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CANTERBURY TROTTING CLUB: Meeting Fri 10 Aug 1894
1894 CANTERBURY TROTTING CLUB SPRING MEETING
The Spring Meeting of the Canterbury Trotting Club was held at the Show Grounds today. There was a large attendance, and the weather was fine, but the course was very heavy in places. The following are results up to the time of going to press:-
MAIDEN HANDICAP TROT (in saddle) of 30 sovs; second 5 sovs. Two miles.
Mr W Mouat's b g The Duke, by Berlin, aged, scr (J Allan) 1.
Mr W McClellan's gr g Silverwood, aged, 10sec (J Murray) 2.
Dingo 8sec, Molly 8sec, Dan 10sec, Weary Gleaner 10sec, Forrester 10sec, Telegram 12sec, Little Stanley 12sec, Toi Toi 12sec, Strathcommon 12sec, Imogen 15sec, Ruby 15sec and Fan 15sec also started.
The Duke got to the front early in the second mile, and, though breaking several times, held command to the finish, winning by four lengths from Silverwood, the others distanced.
Time 6min 6sec Dividend - £2 2s.
A protest against The Duke on the ground of his having previously won a trot, was dismissed, the owner to make a declaration that the horse had never been awarded a race.
SELLING HANDICAP TROT (in harness) of 30 sovs. Two miles.
Mr J McKewan's b g Butcher Boy II, by Blackwood Abdallah, aged, 8sec (Owner) 1.
Mr T Walker's br g Energy, aged, 30sec (Owner) 2.
Mr A Dale's b g Geodie, aged, 30sec (Owner) 3.
Tommy 30sec, Merry Dancer 33sec, Dingo 33sec, Te Kooti 38sec and Waterbury 40sec also started.
Energy led to the end of a mile, but before completing another round, was passed by Butcher Boy, who went on and won by six lengths from Energy, Geordie a good third.
Time 6min 1sec Dividend - £1 19s.
A protest on the ground of unfair trotting was dismissed.
NATIONAL HANDICAP TROT (in harness) of 275 sovs; second 40 sovs, and third 20 sovs. Three miles.
Mr A Fish's b g Kelpie, aged, 60secs (Hammond) 1.
Mr J Barnard's b g Opossum, aged, 42sec (Owner) 2.
Kentucky scr, Nilreb 22sec, Springfield 34sec, Sea Foam 42sec, Milly 48sec, Colonial 48sec, Little Bob 48sec, Medjidie 50sec, Bluegown 50sec and Cowboy 52sec also started.
Kelpie set out at a strong pace, and at the end of a mile had actually increased the distance between himself and his nearest opponents, who were headed by Cowboy, Opossum, Medjidie and Bluegown, in the order named, Colonial and Springfield already outpaced. In the third round Opossum ran into second place, Little Bob third, Sea Foam, Medjidie, Bluegown and Nilreb being the next division. This order was continued to the finish, Kelpie winning by fifty yards from Opossum; Little Bob just distanced, Kentucky fourth, Sea Foam fifth and Medjidie sixth.
Time 8min 53sec Dividend - £16 13s.
HANDICAP PONY TROT (in saddle) of 25 sovs, second 5 sovs. Two miles.
Mr C Kerr's b m Camisea, 4yrs, 20sec (Owner) 1.
Mr R Gibbs's cr m XYZ, 4yrs, 35sec (A Free) 2.
Mr C Newell's blk m Cricket, aged, 37sec 3.
Microbe 14sec, Nipper 18sec, Sambo 20sec, Sandy 22sec, Merrybody 25sec, Ruby 25sec, Peggy II 33sec, Tit 35sec, The Scrubber 35sec, Miss Harewood 35sec, Pride Of Kilkenny 35sec, Bustle 35sec (coupled with Cricket), Lily 37sec, Biddy Biddy 37sec, Vera 40sec and Senator Bill 40sec also started.
Cricket led most of the way, with XYZ close up. The former broke a quarter of a mile from the finish, when Camisea took command, and won by five lengths, same between second and third.
Time 5min 58sec Dividend - £5 7s.
SIRES' STAKES HANDICAP TROT (in harness) of 50 sovs; second 10 sovs. Two miles.
Mr T W Oliff's b h Bluegown, by Remedy-Arab mare, aged, 35sec (Keith) 1.
Messrs Mangan and Wilson's b h Imperious, aged, 2sec (C Kerr) 2.
Kentucky scr, Berlin Abdallah 2sec, Prince Victor 8sec, Vaucliffe 30 sec also started.
A protest against Bluegown for having galloped was dismissed.
Bluegown, who galloped repeatedly, led to within a hundred yards of home, when he was headed by Imperious (who had trotted in grand style). Bluegown then broke, but was steadied and got up in time to beat Imperious on the post by a head, breaking again immediately. Kentucky was a hundred yards away and the others were pulled up.
Time 6min 6sec Dividend - £3 16s.
CANTERBURY PLATE HANDICAP TROT (in saddle) of 100 sovs; second 10 sovs, and third 5 sovs. Two miles.
Mr C Hammond's b g Te Wanahu, aged, 35sec (Owner) 1.
Mr A G Holmes's b g Fairchild, aged, 33sec (C Kerr) 2.
Mr J Fraser's b g Victon, 6yrs, 40sec (Owner) 3.
Kentucky 9sec, JH 11sec, Contractor 20sec, Nilreb 20sec, Invictus 25sec, Springfield 30sec, Opossum 37sec, Boston Girl 40sec, Messenger 42sec, Creole 42sec, Cowboy 45sec, Bondri 45sec also started.
Te Wanahu, followed by Fairchild, quickly went to the front, and the latter breaking twice in the last round after he had gained the lead, enabled Te Wanahu to win by twenty yards; Victon a moderate third, and Contractor next.
Time 5min 31 1/2sec Dividend - £7 3s.
Credit: Star 10 Aug 1894
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