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This information was published in 1966 in An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock. It has not been corrected and will not be updated.

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RACING, TROTTING

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Inter-Dominion Championships

An Australian Trotting Conference was formed in 1935 to run a series of Inter-Dominion Championships. The first was held in Perth in 1936.

Successful New Zealand horses:

Year Place Horse Driver
1936 Perth Evicus F. Holmes
1938 Christchurch Parisienne R. B. Berry
1948 Auckland Emulous W. K. Tatterson
1949 Adelaide Single Direct E. N. Kennerley
1950 Melbourne Captain Sandy J. D. Watts
1951 Christchurch Vedette M. Holmes
1953 Perth Captain Sandy R. Pollock
(Then owned in Australia)
1955 Auckland Tactician M. C. McTigue
1960 Sydney Caduceus J. D. Litten
1961 Christchurch Massacre D. C. Watts
1962 Perth James Scott D. Hall
1963 Adelaide Cardigan Bay P. T. Wolfendon
1964 Melbourne Minuteman E. Hurley

The first championship grand final in 1936 was worth £1,500. The largest stake, £15,000, was paid in Sydney in 1960.