BLAST FROM THE PAST
NZMTC SPRING MEETING: Tuesday 10 November 1903
NZMTC SPRING MEETING FIRST DAY
Handicapper, Mr H Brinkman; Starter, Mr H Reynolds
The New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's Spring Meeting opened to-day in disastrously wet weather. Rain fell in torrents, and the track was very heavy. The attendance was poor. The following are the results:-
MAIDEN HANDICAP (in saddle) of 85 sovs; second horse 8 sovs and third horse 4 sovs from the stake. Two miles.
Mr J Pettie's b g Directo, by Directum, 5yrs, scr (D Price) 1.
Mr T Thompson's b m Lady Rothschild, 5yrs, 12sec (M Edwards) 2.
Mr R Burgess's b m Teresa, 5yrs, 12sec (Owner) 3.
Glenroy 8sec, Bonnie 10sec, Ironwood 12sec also started.
Lady Rothschild at once went to the front, but after running a mile Directo had closed on her, and easily holding the mare for the rest of the journey, won hard held, by ten lengths, Teresa twenty lengths away third. Time 5min 34 2/5sec. Dividend - £1 14s.
LADIES' BRACELET HANDICAP (in saddle), of 25sovs value, with 50 sovs added; second horse 5 sovs and third horse 3 sovs from the stake. Two miles.
Mrs Mumford's b m Miss Viking, by Viking, aged, 20sec. 1.
Mrs K H Smith's br f Lady Irvington, 8yrs, 24sec. 2.
Mrs Price's b g Austerlitz, 5yrs, 6sec. 3.
Spec scr, Transvaal 3sec, Vanity Fair 5sec, Alma L 12sec, Royal Money 14sec, Scottish Lass 16sec, Royal Tar 17sec, Straybird 20sec, Berlina 24sec and Teresa 25sec coupled, Mirth 25sec and British Pluck 25sec coupled also started.
Lady Irvington at once drew, followed by British Pluck, Straybird and Mirth. At the end of a mile Lady Irvington was well out from Miss Viking and Straybird. Entering the last lap Lady Irvington was still well in commnand, but Miss Viking and Austerlitz were closing on her. Rounding the back turn the three were in line, but Lady Irvington was tiring, and in the run home Miss Viking outstayed the other two, and won comfortably by eight lengths, Austerlitz three lengths away third. Time 5min 42 1/5sec. Dividends - £11 4s and £6 4s.
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP (in harness) of 225 sovs; second horse 22 sovs and third horse 11 sovs from the stake. Two miles.
Mr C H Evans's br g Collector, by Lincoln Yet, aged, 11sec (C Kerr) 1.
Mr E Bowes's b g The Orphan, 5yrs, 13sec (R Day) 2.
Mr J A Buckland's b g Verax, 5yrs, 7sec (C Piper) 3.
Vickery scr, Monte Carlo 3sec, Perewiti 8sec, Lopp 11sec, Lottie Derby 11sec, Onward 13sec and Fredrick 13sec also started.
Lottie Derby refused to settle down to work and took no part in the race. Passing the stand The Orphan and Fredrick were leading from Collector, Onward and Perewiti, but at the end of another round The Orphan had drawn twenty yards clear of Fredrick, on whom Collector had closed. At the mile post the gap had been reduced by half, and a little further on Collector passed Fredrick, and went in pursuit of The Orphan. With a lap to go they were separated by three lengths, and catching The Orphan two furlongs from home, Collector won easily by twenty lengths, The Orphan being a similar distance in front of Verax, who was closely followed by Fredrick, Monte Carlo and Vickery. Time 5min 16 2/5sec. Dividends - Collector £6 14s, The Orphen £3 16s.
SPREYDON HANDICAP (in saddle) of 100 sovs; second horse 10 sovs and third horse 5 sovs from the stake. Two miles.
Mr R Mussen's b h Lignite, by Experience, 6yrs, 15sec (R Day) 1.
Mr J Brankin's ch m Cocoanut, 5yrs, 7sec (Owner) 2.
Mr J Vallance's b g Big Jim, aged (A Binnie) 3.
Wildberry scr, Theresa W 13sec, Bushman 15sec, Spec 16sec and Rex 16sec also started.
Rex and Big Jim led from Spec and Lignite at the start, with Cocoanut making up her ground fast. At the end of a round Rex and Big Jim were two lengths in front of Lignite, with Cocoanut six lengths away. At the mile post Big Jim, Rex and Lignite were together in the lead, eight lengths in front of Cocoanut, but entering the last lap Lignite was four lengths clear of Big Jim, with Cocoanut a length away. Cocoanut drew up to Lignite three furlongs from home, and the pair fought out a good finish, Lignite winning by a length. Big Jim was eight yards away third and Rex fourth. Time 5min 31sec. Dividends - Lignite £1 8s, Cocoanut £2 14s.
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Extract Evening Post 11 Nov 1903
The sum of £8003 10s passed through the totalisator.
Additional results:-
MIDDLETON HANDICAP - Valmond, 1; Pygmalion, 2; Logan, 3. Dividend, £7 18s.
ADVANCE HANDICAP - Viva, 1; Piccaninny, 2; Logan 3. Dividends, £4 4s and 16s
ELECTRIC HANDICAP - All Day, 1; Ben Hur, 2; Lexie, 3. Dividends, £2 14s and £1
DASH HANDICAP - Pygmalion, 1; The Orphan, 2; Flora G, 3. Dividends, £2 16s and £1 10s.
Credit: Star 10 Nov 1903
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