WITH THE TROTTERS

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 68, 22 April 1929, Page 4

WITH THE TROTTERS

Per Press Association.

ASHBURTON CLUB'S AUTUMN MEETING. LARGE ATTENDANCE RECORDED.

ASHBURTON, Saturday. The Ashburton Trotting Club's Autpmn meeting was held to-day, the weather being overcast and cold Tbe attendance was large, however and the ccurso was in good order. Results: — IMPROVERS' HANDICAP. 13 Purser (L. 0. Thomas) ... 1 1 Kelp 2 7 Levanter ... 3 M'on bv two lengths, third horse half a length away. Time, 3min. 31 2-5SCCS. ALLENTON HANDICAP, 1 Admiral Bingen (F. Holmes) 1 6 Acciinmlator 2 4 Blue and Gold 3 Scratched: Ailecn M'ood. M'on hy one length, second horse ten lengths back, Time, 3min. 42 3-5 secs, DURBAR HANDICAP. 2 Linkman (owucr) 1 1 Evelyn Locanda 2 13 Omaha 3 Scratched : Baynut. M'on hy two lengths, third horse two lengths back. Time, 4min. 34 3-5 secs. AUTUMN HANDICAP, 13 Torchlight (J. D. Smitli) ... 1 1 Mountain Ore 2 4 Alpine Melody 3 Scratched : Yal Logan, Kelp, Sononia. Laddie. M'on hy a head. Time, 4min. 42 3-5 secs. HARVEST HANDICAP. 7 lone (E. C. McDcrmott) ... 1 2 Tmnatakura 2 3 Wild Vovage ... 3 Scratched: Nonsuit, Beckj' Mine, Rose Marie. M'on by a neck. Time, Smin. 26 2-5 secs. Golden Author fell in front of the stand at the end of the -race and b rough t down Auto Minto, Loiteror, Denver's Doll, Rnllo and Delightful. There were no scrious injuries. UTILITY HANDICAP, 2 Aecumulator (owner ... ... 1 3 Kereta 2 7 Oval 3 All started. Won by a neck. Time, -lmin. 49 3-5secs. RAKAIA HANDICAP. 4 Author Jinks (T. M'allis) ... 1 8 Slump 2 12 Hector's Own 3 Scratched: Lulu Lad, Golden Author, Erin's Lynn, Milo Minto, Baynut. M'on by a neck. Time, 2min. 42 3-5 secs. FAREWELL HANDICAP. 4 Mavis M'ood (owner) 1 11 Young Bingen 2 10 Black M'attle 3 Scratched : Rap, Logan Princess. M'on by half a length. Time, 2min. 17 2-5secs. Tbe "tote" bandled £16.940 10s, compared with £17,738 last year.