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The Club arranged a motgage of £1,400 and the committee gave consideration to selling some of the property.

A change of rules of the Club was made to provide for the bracketing of horses produced by the one trainer.

Credit: CPTC: Centennial History

March 1902.

The Club arranged a mortgage of £1,400 and the committee gave consideration to selling some of the property.

A change of the rules of the Club was made to provide for the bracketing of horses produced by the one trainer.

Credit: CPTC Centennial History

CPTC
The Club ran into difficult times and reduced the stakes for the main races from £120 to £60.

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Stakes of £598/10/- were paid for a two-day meeting on March 10 & 15, with prizes from £25 to £60 for each event.

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1900 PLUMPTON PARK TROTTING CLUB SPRING MEETING: FIRST DAY

The Spring meeting of the Plumpton Park Trotting Club was begun today (Friday, 3 November) in beautiful weather. The sum of £2934 passed through the totalisator. The following are the results:-

TRIAL HANDICAP of 35sovs. Two miles - Royal Tar, 12sec, 1; The Fly, 12sec, 2; Jerry H, 10sec, 3. Four others started. Won by 10 lengths. Time 5min 35sec. Dividend £5 12s.

PONY HANDICAP (harness) of 30sovs. One mile and a half - Rushlight, 30sec, 1; The Duckling, 29sec, 2; Gipsy, 27sec, 3. Seven others started. Won by four lengths. Time 4min 22 2/5sec. Dividend £5 14s.

SOCKBURN HANDICAP of 90sovs. Two miles - Rothschild Boy, 13sec, 1; Kingston, 22sec, 2; Wenlock, 19sec, 3. Three others started. Won by eight lengths. Time 5min 10sec. Dividend £2 10s.

PROGRESSIVE HANDICAP of 50sovs. Two miles - Forsaken Child, 27sec, 1; Eltee More, 11sec, 2; Miracle Jack, 15sec, 3. Six others started. Won comfortably by eight lengths. Time 5min 40 1/2sec. Dividend £2.

SELLING HANDICAP of 35sovs. Two miles - Lady Audley, 32sec, 1; Bess II, 22sec, 2; Michael Malone, 10sec, 3. Three others started. Won by about 100 yards. Time 5min 49 3/5sec. Dividend £1 14s.

PLUMPTON HANDICAP (harness) of 100sovs. Two miles - Little Archie, 22sec, 1; The Heir, 24sec 2; Victory II, 3sec, 3. Collector (3sec) also started. Won by a bare length. Time 5min 9 1/5sec. Dividend £1 10s.

ELECTRIC HANDICAP of 50sovs. One mile - Honest Jack, 13sec 1; Principal, 18sec, 2; Linda, 13sec, 3. Four others started. Won by a length. Time 2min 32sec. Dividend £7 10s.

DASH HANDICAP (harness) of 50sovs. One mile - Rimu, 18sec, 1; Valour, 6sec, 2; Hollis II, 11sec, 3. Four others started. Won by six lengths. Time 2min 36 3/5sec. Dividend £3 2s.

Credit: Otago Daily Times 3 Nov 1900

1900 PLUMPTON PARK TROTTONG CLUB SPRING MEETING: SECOND DAY

The Spring Meeting of the Plumpton Park Trotting Club was continued today. The attendance was fair and the sum of £4612 10s was passed through the totalisator. Results:

INNOVATION HANDICAP (harness) of 45 sovs. One mile. - Royal Wood, 8sec 1; Robex, 10sec 2; Modesty, 10sec 3. Eight others started. Won by a length and a half. Time 2min 41sec. Dividend £1 10s.

PONY HANDICAP of 30 sovs. One mile and a half. - Rushlight, 28sec, 1; Evelyn, 37sec, 2; Tim, 23sec, 3. Seven others started. Won easily by 10 lengths. Time 4min 13sec. Dividend £8 18s.

HORNBY HANDICAP of 100 sovs. Two miles. - Premier, 1sec, 1; Shylock, 7sec, 2; Dictator, 5sec, 3. Four others started. Won easily by eight lengths. Time 4min 50sec. Dividend £2 6s.

SELLING HANDICAP (harness) of 35 sovs. Two miles. - Perseverance II, 24sec, 1; Skipper, 25sec, 2; Jack II, 3. Five others started. Won comfortably by four lengths. Time 5min 52 1/2sec. Dividend £3 16s.

MIDLAND HANDICAP of 50sovs. Two miles. - Sydney, 23sec, 1; Tonic, 30sec, 2; Miracle Jack, 17sec, 3. Six others started. Won easily by eight lengths. Time 5min 20sec. Dividend £1 18s.

RICCARTON HANDICAP (harness) of 100 sovs. Two miles. - Lancewood II, 17sec, 1; Victory II, scr, 2; Worthington, 25sec, 3. Five others started. Won by a length. Time 5min 10sec. Dividend £1 8s.

TELEGRAPH HANDICAP of 50 sovs. One mile. - Principal, 13sec, 1; Linda, 13sec, 2; Premier, 2sec, 3. Five others started. Won by four lengths. Time 2min 33sec. Dividend £11 10s.

FINAL HANDICAP (harness) of 50 sovs. One mile. - Little Archie, 11sec, 1; Valour, 4sec, 2; J.H., 8sec, 3. Three others started. Won by 70yds. Time 2min 27 2/5sec. Dividend £1 18s.

Credit: OTAGO DAILY TIMES 9 Nov 1900

1900 PLUMPTON PARK TROTTING CLUB SPRING MEETING: FIRST DAY

Splendid weather favoured the Plumpton Park Trotting Club for the opening day of their Spring Meeting yesterday, a pleasant contrast to what has been experienced during the past week.

The attendance, although above that of previous years, hardly came up to expectations, and under the circumstances the totalisator returns, which totalled £2934 10s or £911 more than was handled on the corresponding day of last year's Spring Meeting, must be considered satisfactory.

Taken all round the sport was of an interesting character; indeed, it is seldom that a better set-to has been witnessed in Canterbury than that between Little Archie and The Heir in the principal harness event. The Electric and Dash Handicaps also produced good contests, the result in each case being in doubt till within a few yards of the winning post.

Results:-

TRIAL HANDICAP (saddle) of 35 sovs; second 6 sovs from stake. Two miles.

P Lynskey's br g Royal Tar by Royal George, 6yrs, 12sec (Owner) 1.
H Wright's The Fly, 12sec (Owner) 2.
J Smither's Jenny H, 10sec (M Edwards) 3.

Michael Malone scr, Impudence 18sec, Ayrshire Lad 18sec and Souvenir 19sec also started.

With a quarter of a mile gone Royal Tar had taken the lead, Jenny H second, The Fly third and Michael Malone last. No change took place to the finish, for although Jenny H closed on Royal Tar she could not pass him, and going on he won by seven lengths from The Fly, who beat Jenny H on the post for second place. Time, 5min 35sec. Dividend - £5 12s.

PONY HANDICAP (harness) of 30 sovs; second 5 sovs from stake. One mile and a half.

G Bush's b g Rushlight by Young Irvington, 4yrs, 30sec (Cox) 1.
T W Price jun's The Duckling, 29sec (T Price) 2.
T Frost's Gipsy, 27sec (Owner) 3.

Daybreak scr, Ken-I-No 16sec, Evelyn 22sec, Specify 25sec, Pansy Irvington, 26sec, Bliss Irvington 27sec, Lady Zetland 30sec and Mero 30sec also started.

Rushlight was the first to show out, having The Duckling in attendance. This pair had the race to themselves, and after an interesting finish Rushlight won by six lengths. Gipsy just showing in front of Bliss Irvington and Daybreak. Time, 4min 22 2/5sec. Dividend - £5 14s.

SOCKBURN HANDICAP (saddle) of 90 sovs; second 12 sovs and third 8 sovs from stake. Two miles.

C W Hammond's ch g Rothschild Boy by Rothschild, 13sec (Owner) 1.
J Vallance's Kingston, 22sec (Binnie) 2.
E Bowes's Wenlock, 19sec (Day) 3.

Shylock 5sec, Flowerwood 15sec, and Miss Brownwood 22sec also started.

Miss Brownwood showed the way for the first half mile, Wenlock in second place, Kingston third. With a mile gone Wenlock was in the lead, Rothschild Boy well up, and Shylock handy. Half way through the second round Rothschild Boy got to the front, and eventually won by ten lengths from Kingston, Wenlock just in front of Shylock, the rest a long way off. Time, 5min 10sec. Dividend - £2 10s.

PROGRESSIVE HANDICAP (saddle) of 50 sovs; second 7 sovs and third 3 sovs from stake. Two miles.

T Frost's b g Forsaken Child by Rothschild, 6yrs, 27sec (Owner) 1.
Miss Gaskin's Eltee More, 11sec (J Taggart) 2.
A Cameron's Miracle Jack, 15sec (Munro) 3.

Daisy 5sec, Secrecy 14sec, Tim 17sec, Vancliffe 18sec, Narragansett 19sec and Florence 22sec also started.

The limit horse went well away, and with a round gone had a good lead from Eltee More and Vancliffe, Secrecy in fourth place. From this out Forsaken Child had matters all his own way, for Eltee More tired, and Vancliffe stopped. Half a mile from home Secrecy came well, and caught Eltee More, but not being persevered with let Miracle Jack get third place. Timw, 5min 40 1/2sec. Dividend - £2

SELLING HANDICAP (saddle) of 35 sovs. Two miles.

N Price's b m Lady Audley, by Young Irvington, aged, 32sec (N Price) 1.
W Shutter's Bess II, 22sec (Cole) 2.
F W Wright'sd Michael Malone, 10sec (Owner) 3.

Annie Rooney 12sec, Milray 24sec and Wokahe 28sec also started.

Lady Audley went off the mark at a good pace, and with a mile gone was right out by herself. From this out the result was never in doubt, for the leader had matters all her own way, eventually winning by a hundred yards. Time, 5min 49 3/5sec. Dividend - £1 14s.
The winner was bought in for £19. Two drivers were cautioned by the stewards for not persevering with their horses.

PLUMPTON HANDICAP (harness) of 100 sovs; second 12 sovs and third 8 sovs from stake. Two miles.

M Edwards's b g Little Archie by Mambrino King, 4yrs, 22sec (Owner) 1.
J A Buckland's The Heir, 24sec (C Piper) 2.
D J Price's Victory II, 3sec (Owner) 3.

Collector 3sec also started.

Before going a furlong Little Archie was on The Heir's wheel, and a little further on went to the front, Victory II showing in front of Collector. So they ran for a mile, Little Archie having six lengths lead of Fritz's brother, Victory two hundred yards off. In the last half mile The Heir started to gain on the leader, and, making up his leeway in determined style, was only two lengths to the bad when the entrance to the straight was reached. A battle royal then ensued right to the post both colts taking their punishment with the utmost gameness, but the task was just too much for The Heir, and he suffered defeat by a bare length. Then came Victory II over a hundred yards away, half that distance in front of Collector. Time, 5min 9 1/5sec. Dividend - £1 10s.

ELECTRIC HANDICAP (saddle) of 50 sovs; second 7 sovs and third 3 sovs from stake. One mile.

W Hopworth's b g Honest Jack by Young Irvington, aged, 13sec (Owner) 1.
J Milne's Principal, 16sec (Owner) 2.
W J Parson's Linda, 13sec (T Price) 3.

Redmire 7sec, Boswell 11sec, Daisy 15sec and Michael Malone 18sec also started.

Michael Malone held command for the first two furlongs, Principal and Daisy being his nearest attendants. At the half mile post Honest Jack was with the leaders, and Linda had improved her position. A little further on Honest Jack took command, Principal and Linda being just behind him, all the others being by now beaten. Approaching the straight Principal gave Linda the go bye, but he could not quite get to Honest Jack, who won with a little in hand by a length; Linda four lengths off, third. Time, 2min 32sec. Dividend - £7 16s.

DASH HANDICAP (harness) of 50 sovs; second 7 sovs and third 3 sovs from stake. One mile.

M Edwards's b m Rimu by Young Irvington, 5yrs, 18sec (Owner) 1.
J A Buckland's Valour, 6sec (C Piper) 2.
C F Thomas's Hollis H, 11sec (D Price) 3.

Utah 8sec, JH 8sec, Amelia 9sec and Wild Wave 19sec also started.

Rimu quickly deposed Wild Wave, and at the quarter post was well clear of Hollis H, JH Close up in third place. With half the distance gone, the leader had relinquished but little of her advantage, and although Valour, Hollis H and Utah made momentary efforts none of them could get to Rimu, who won with something in hand by five lengths, Hollis H a fair third. Time 2min 36 2/5sec. Dividend - £3 2s.

Credit: The Press 3Nov1900

1900 PLUMPTON PARK TROTTING CLUB SPRING MEETING: SECOND DAY

The Spring Meeting of the Plumpton Park Trotting Club was brought to a conclusion yesterday in perfect weather. By starting time the attendance was not up to expectations, but as the afternoon wore on, it improved, till, by two o'clock, it was more than equal to that of the opening day.

The improvements that have recently been effected by enlarging the saddling paddock, and resowing the lawn, were greatly appreciated on all sides, while another attraction was provided by the Christchurch Professional Band, who performed numerous selections in first-class style.

The track was again in excellent order, and at the present time is faster than ever, good time being put up in several of the events. Altogether the racing was of a rather uninteresting nature, for it was only in the principal harness race that the result was close enough to be exciting.

The stewards were very much on the alert all the afternoon to notice any suspicious running, and they also had several riders before them to explain their conduct in committing slight breaches of the rules.

A sum of £4612 10s was passed through the totalisator, making a total of £7547 for the two days, an increase of £356 on the amount handled at the Spring Meeting last year.

Results:-

INNOVATION HANDICAP (harness) of 45 sovs; second 7 sovs from stake. One mile.

D J Price's b g Royalwood by Wildwood-Waikari, 4yrs, 8sec (Owner) 1
W Doyle's Robex, 10sec (T Frost) 2.
J Raymond's Modesty, 10sec (M Edwards) 3.

Veto scr, Vancliffe 5sec, Lady Audley 5sec, Fleetwood 7sec Cincinatti 9sec, Perseverance II 10sec, Cashier 10sec and Chummy 14sec also started.

Before reaching the quarter mile post Royalwood had the race in safe keeping, and with half the distance gone was our by himself, well clear of Robex, Modesty in third place. No change took place to the finish, Royalwood stalling off a final effort of Robex, and won by nearly two lengths. Modesty fifty yards off third. Time, 2min 41sec. Dividend - £1 16s.

PONY HANDICAP (saddle) of 30 sovs; second 5 sovs from stake. One mile and a half.

G Bush's b g Rushlight by Young Irvington, 4yrs, 28sec (Cox) 1.
A Reid's Evelyn, 37sec (Smith) 2.
H A Beatty's Tim, 23sec (J Price) 3.

Bliss Irvington 17sec, Vanity Fair 30sec, Nita 31sec, Whokake 34sec, Gipsy 37sec, Blue Fire 41sec and Mero 43sec also started.

Passing the stand the first time, Evelyn was showing well clear of Mero, Nita in third place, and Rushlight well up. Going out of the straight Rushlight closed on the leaders, and half a mile from home went to the front, and won easily by twelve lengths. Tim finished in third place, having passed Nita in the last furlong. Time, 4min 13sec. Dividend - £3 8s.

HORNBY HANDICAP (saddle) of 100 sovs; second 12 sovs and third 8 sovs from stake. Two miles.

W Hayes's b g Premier, aged, 1sec (M Allan) 1.
V Harris's Shylock, 7sec (J Milne) 2.
S Tapp's Dictator, 5sec (M Edwards) 3.

Florrie scr, DIC 7sec, Redmire 9sec and Lady May 12sec also started.

Lady May went off the mark at a great pace, having a substantial lead of Shylock when the back of the course was reached, Dictator third, and Premier in fourth place. Passing the stand, Lady May had relinquished her advantage, Shylock now going to the front, having Premier within four lengths of him. Lady May and Dictator next. Premier gradually overhauled the leader, and before reaching the mile and a half post he was on terms with Shylock, and this pair ran on terms for the next two furlongs, Dictator, fifty yards off, third. Approaching the straight Premier drew away and Shylock, leaving his feet, allowed the Dunedin horse to go on and win comfortably by ten lengths, then came Dictator, two lengths behind Shylock, Lady May fourth. Time, 4min 56sec. Dividend - £2 6s.

SELLING HANDICAP (harness) of 35 sovs. Two miles.

J G Weir's br g Perseverance II by Young Irvington, 24sec (Owner) 1.
C Davidson's Skipper, 25sec (Owner) 2.
W Lenhart's Jack II, 30sec (Davidson) 3.

Wairuna scr, Milroy 24sec, Hector 32sec, Hamlet 32sec and Chummy 32sec also started.

Chummy led round the back. Jack II, Perseverance and Skipper following in that order. Passing the stand Perseverance was in command, Jack II and Skipper next, the rest at long intervals. From this out Perseverance had matters all his own way, as Jack broke repeatedly, and Skipper beat him for second place by a head, the pair being four lengths behind Perseverance. Time, 5min 52 1/2sec. Dividend - £3 16s.

The winner was bought in for £16.

MIDLAND HANDICAP (saddle) of 50 sovs; second 7 sovs and third 3 sovs from stake. Two miles.

J G McConachie's ch g Sydney by General Tracey, aged, 23sec (McConachie) 1.
J Vivian's Tonic, 30sec (T Price) 2.
A Cameron's Miracle Jack, 17sec (J Munro) 3.

Flowerwood scr, Daisy 9sec, Elteo More 11sec, Secrecy 16sec, Zeta 17sec, Narragansett 24sec and Heather Belle 30sec also started.

Tonic had a commanding lead at the half mile post, Syney, Zeta and Narragansett following well together. With a mile gone Sydney was within ten lengths of the leader, and going to the front three furlongs from home won easily by twelve lengths. Miracle Jack twice that distance off third. Time, 5min 20sec. Dividend - £1 18s.

RICCARTON HANDICAP (harness) of 100 sovs; second 12 and third 8 sovs from stake. Two miles.

M Friedlander's br g Lancewood II by Wildwood, 17sec (W Kerr) 1.
D J Price's Victory II, scr (Owner) 2.
V Harris's Worthington, 25sec (Albaugh) 3.

The Heir 16sec, Rimu 18sec, Booby 19sec, All Day 23sec and Big Jim 25sec also started.

Worthington was out by himself when the back of the course was reached, and at the stand was four lengths to the good of Lancewood II. Victory II in third place. A little further on Lancewood took command, followed by Victory II who had made up his ground in great style. This pair from this out had the finish to themselves and although Victory closed up the gap between them he was still a length to the bad when the post was reached. Worthington forty yards off. Time, 5min 10 1/2sec. Dividend - £1 8s.

TELEGRAPH HANDICAP (saddle) of 50 sovs; second 7 sovs and third 3 sovs from stake. One mile.

J Milne's blk h Principal by Imperious, 5yrs, 13sec (J Milne) 1.
W T Parson's Linda, 13sec, (T Price) 2.
W Hayes's Premier, 28sec(incl 4sec pen)(M Allan) 3.

Moana 6sec, Occidental 7sec, Spec 18sec, Michael Malone 19sec and Daisy 20sec also started.

Michael Malone was showing the way to Spec and Linda when well under weigh, the last named having Principal as her nearest attendant. With half the distance gone Linda had the leader's measure, and went on by herself to the entrance to the straight. Here Principal started to overhaul her, and getting the best of the final struggle, won by three lengths. Premier, who had gone at a great pace, twice that distance away. Time, 2min 33sec. Dividend - £11 10s.

FINAL HANDICAP (harness) of 50 sovs; second 7 sovs and third 3 sovs from stake. One mile.

M Edward's b g Little Archie by Mambrino King, 4yrs, 11sec (Owner) 1.
J A Buckland's Valour, 4sec (C Piper) 2.
W McFarlane's JH, 8sec (R Day) 3.

Amelia 10sec, Hollis H 10sec, and Wild Wave 19sec also started.

Before reaching the quarter post Little Archie had caught Wild Wave, Hollis H being in third place, and Valour well up. Little Archie then took the lead, being out by himself when half the distance had been gone, Wild Wave, Valour and Hollis H together some fifty yards off. Rounding the home turn Valour had Wild Wave settled, but though going in great style he could not get nearer the leader, who won pulling up by forty yards, JH half that distance behind Valour. Time, 2min 27 2/5sec. Dividend - £1 18s

Credit: The Press 9Nov1900

MARCH 1900 BOARD MINUTES

Stakes of £598/10/- were paid for a two-day meeting on March 10 & 15, with prizes from £25 to £60 for each event.



Credit: CPTC CENTENNIAL HISTORY

LITTLE HERO RING-IN

Like so many clubs racing about the turn of the Century, the Plumpton Park Trotting Club had an involvement with a ring-in case. This concerned the horse, Little Hero, after he had raced and won under the the name ov Maxim at a meeting of the Sheffield Sports Club in the autumn of 1899. The Plumpton Park committee became involved after Little Hero had raced at one of their meetings in 1900.

The first time the Little Hero case was mentioned in the Minute Book was after a committee meeting held on November 21, 1899. It was decided to wait until the secretary of the Sheffield Sports Club became available to provide information.

In March, 1900, it was recorded that a letter had been received from the Malvern Sports Committee saying that action had been taken in the Little Hero case, but the actual penalty imposed was not recorded. Apparently Little Hero raced and won at a Plumpton Park meeting as the minutes of a meeting of the committee held on April 5, 1900 said: "Resolved that a letter be written to Mr J Ward informing him that as the horse Little Hero, has been disqualified by the Trotting Association, the club will pay out the stake in the Midland Handicap to the second horse."

This was by no means the end of the club's involvement in the case. On April 12, 1900, Mr Ward, a farmer of Swannanoa, was interviewed by the committee. He said Little Hero had raced in his name at the Cust Sports Club's meeting the previous September, and he had finished third at Ohoka. Mr Ward said he had never heard of the man S Stewart, who had been disqualified after Little Hero had raced under the name of Maxim at Sheffield. He could not say whether Little Hero had raced in his name or that of another person at Greymouth. Mr Ward told of how he had ordered a third party to uplift the stakes won by Little Hero at Greymouth, but this had not been possible as the funds involved had been impounded.

On April 19, 1900, Mr Sheppard, secretary of the Sheffield Sports Club, told the committee that the sports committee had made every endeavour to find out the true identification of the horse, which had raced as Maxim. They were satisified that Maxim and Little Hero were the same horse. The person named Stewart refused to meet the Sheffield committee. Messrs Leecham, G rutherford, jun., and I Cresswell, who saw the horse, Little Hero, when he raced at Plumpton Park , said he was identical with Maxim.

The Sheffield committee was of the opinion that Mr S Stewart was acting on behalf of someone else in the affair. The Plumpton Park committee decided to ask Mr Rutherford to forward the description of ther horse, Maxim, as recorded by him at Sheffield the previous April. Mr Rutherford's reply was that he had mislaid the description of Maxim was received by the Plumpton Park committee on May 17, after which it was decided that as the horse had been disqualified at Sheffield, the horse, Little Hero, should not be placed in the Midland Handicap run at Plumpton Park.

Credit: Canterbury Park TC: Ring-In