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INTERNATIONAL HISTORY

The Titanic, on her maiden voyage, hits a iceberg in the Mid-Atlantic and sinks. The death toll was put at between 1,500 and 1635 passengers and crew.

Robert Falcon Scott dies in the race to become the first team to reach the South Pole, this was achieved by the Norwegian Roald Amundsen who arrived there a month earlier.

LOCAL HISTORY

January 1-3 - Davis Cup final (Austalasia v USA) held at Lancaster Park.

May 30 - First netball match in City.

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RACING HISTORY BUILDINGS & FACILITIES

GRANDSTAND FACILITIES

The 1912 NZ Cup field turns into the Showgrounds bend led by Ravenschild. Note the old stand in the middle.

RACING HISTORY FEATURE RACE COMMENT

Albert H & A Hendrickson

1912 NEW ZEALAND TROTTING CUP

The siring influence of Rothschild was never better illustrated when he was represented by seven sons, three grandsons and one great grandson, and the first three home were by him, a feat only later matched by Light Brigade.

This was further underlined by the fact that the winner Albert H, who outfinished Ravenschild and Glendalough in the slog home, was from a mare by the thoroughbred Son of a Gun, who had been runner-up in the NZ Cup at Riccarton in 1888.

Grand mare Emmeline, who held the national mile record, gave away starts of eight to nine seconds to most of the field.

Credit: NZ HRWeekly 1Oct03

CLUB HISTORY

CPTC

July: Members Subs were set at 10/6.

November: Mr Horace Shirley was appointed caretaker of Plumpton Park at £2 per week.

Credit: C P Cenntenial History

CLUB HISTORY FIRES & THEIR PREVENTION

The first fire reported on in the NZ REFEREE was an outbreak one afternoon in October 1912 when eight or ten horse boxes in the outside enclosure, adjoining the Canterbury A & P Assn’s property, were destroyed together with a number of boxes in the Showgrounds. If the fire had not been discovered early considerably more damage would have resulted. The boxes which were destroyed were replaced in time for the Cup Meeting.


Credit: NZMTC: Historical Notes compiled by D C Parker