SPORTING.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17121, 16 April 1921, Page 12

SPORTING.

I'iual payments for the Hawke s Baj Stakes fail due on Monday Tvhen acceptances' for the Hawke s Bay J-*-'-Autumn Meeting must also bo made. Tho Hororata Racing Club's Annual Meeting, which takes place to-day, will provide some interesting 6pprt as as an enjoyable outmg. A special •passenger train will leave Ohristchurcu for Coalgate at 9.5 a.m., returning at 5.50 p.m. The Auckland Trotting Clubs Autumn Meeting opens to-day, Mr It. B. Luflk, the well-known North Island judge, is at present an itunate of "a private hospital, having undergone a slight but painful operation (says the Auckland "Star").' He expects to be about again shortly, but was unable to officiate at the I'ranklin Meeting last Saturday, and will also bo urujjblo to be in tho bos at tho Auckland Trotting Club's Autumn Meeting. ,Mr E. Sutherland acted at Pukekohe last Saturday, and will take Mr i.usk s placo at Epsom to-day and on AVednesday next. The three-year-old oolfc Speciality, who brought off a surprise in tho Donoaster Handicap, and iyho subsequently won wcight-for-ago honours in tho decision of the All-aged Stakes, has to be 'included list of bargains. "When a yearling Speciality was offered by auction, but the bidding for him only reaching 85gns', lie was passed in ; to bo subsequently sold privately to his present owner,"Mr J. Leahy, for lOOgns; a good investment, seeing that Speciality's two recent wiDs at Randwiek carried £4844 in prize-money. Prince Carl, the Carl Rosa gelding, • who had not won a race in the interval since lie brought off his surprise victory at ; Elleralie last November in tho decision of tho Hobson Handicap, won the Franklin Cup on Saturday last, the •distance of which extended to a mile and a quarter. The race at Pukekoho "had to 1)9 run on a heavy course (writes "Phaeton" in the "New Zealand Herald"), and with rain in evidence, Prince Carl proved himself' an accomplished mudlarker. i MAXAWATU T.C.'S ANNUAL MEETING. - : (special to "the press.") PALMERS TON NORTH, April 15. . X'iic Manawatu Trotting Club's Annual Meeting was hefld to-day in fine weather, and tl»wo was a largo attendance. The totalisotor investments v.-erc i' 23,222, as BKi;:nst £21,423 last year. Hesnlts: — HtIAL HANDICAP (in liarned?), oi 110 sovs; '4min class; ljm—l Moon I>iift scr K. J. Munro 1; 3 Special 'l'racey 36yds bhd 2; 2 Azeizion. 'SSyds bhd 3. 9 ' Turbine-scr; 4 May Dom ■scr;'6 Kanee Ecr; x 6 Palm Dillon scr; 12 "Wallace Itcid acr; 10 Bill Todd -ecr; 14 Master Bing-ann. scr; 13 PaspaJum scr: 8 Indicator hi; 17 Big B/n scr; 18 i'eirailiti 86yds bhd; 11 Nectwine. 36; S Pillage 38; 1 Rockaivay 36; anU 15 Lyall Bay 10S also stiii-ted. AVon easily. Time, 3m 39b STEWARDS' HANDICAP (iu harness),. of 150 soro; 5.0 class; 2m—2. Brandon scr l>aly 1; 3 Humariki 12yds bhd 2; 1 Sidelight scr 3. 5 Princess Bnico scr; and 4 Elect 36yda bhd tiiso started. Won. by two lengths. Time, 5m 9s. i LINTON HANDICAP (in saddle), of 110 [bcvs; for unliopplcd, trotters; 4.6 class; IJm It Mat Patch ecr; H." Barrackugh 1; 1 Simple Petei- 36yds bhd 2; 7 Bobbie B. 72yds bhd 3. a Catelpillar scr; 8 Nerl Diilon scr; Hi Primd Boy scr; 13 Sir Boberfc "Wood 5 Wp,imairi 34j'ds bhd; 11 Golden iioho 24;2 Miss Mur[)hy 36; 6 Miss Pirate 30; 3 Night Hawk 72; and 12 Pactolus 132 also started. Won by ten lengths; five lenjths tetwoen second and third. I'imo, 3m 525. ' MANAWATtf GOLD CUP (in harness), of 460 sova; 4,50 class; 2m—o "William tihe Fjtist 48yds bhd A. K. Adams 1; 5 Wailock 48yds bhd 2j 11 Waiteranui 48yds bhd 3. 3 Day Drift scr; 1 Lady Pointer scr; 12 Tho Bath scr; 14 Lobster scr; 9 Bushchild 12yds bhd bracketed with William ther First; 4 ,Kila. Rye 24; 13 Jew*?l Wood 48; 7 Shintß' Bell 60; 6 Bella Lojait 60; 10 Ben Lomond 60; ; 8 Nelson Derby 72: and 3 Onyx 84 rJso (started. Won by 'half a, length; the same, between second and third. Time, "4m 49 3»55. ! NOB.TH ISLAND LADIPJS'' BRACELET HANDICAP (in harness), of 120 ecTB; 3.57 j c'aw; lJm—4 Special Tracey 38yds bhd L. ' Goodger 1; 1 Azelzion 48yds biid'2; 3 HuraaTiSa. 108 yds bhd ,3. 0 Sidelight; scr : 6 May | •Doni sex; 11 Hanee scr; 13 Palm Dillon scr: 5 Waitepopo scr; 2 James Conway scr; 10 Indicator scr; 15 Maxtor Richmond scr; 14 ] Big Ben HCr; F-erranlla 36yds bhd; 16 1 Ftineess Bruce 36; 8 Hocltaway 30; Hbl ' Joy 86; 7 Annis Black 72; and J2 Hoeina Elect 108 also started. Won easily. Time, 3m 435. AWAPUNI HANDICAP (in saddle), of ISO sovs,! 3.2 claßs; ljm—3 Jewel Wood 12yds bhd J. JShaw 1; 4 Peace scr 2; 1 Princo Burlington 60yds b'lid 3. . 8 Bann Chikl 3cr; 3 Avenue scr; 7 Never Will l>hd; 5 Blue King 12; and 6 Lovejock 36 also started. PALME'ItSTON HANDICAP (in harness), of 160 sovs; for unhoppled trotters; s.s class; 2m—2 Lady Nan scr B. Shadbolt 1; 1 Nig-Ji-borii 48yds bhd 2; 5 Pactohis 36y is bhd 3. 6 Miss Pirate scr; 3 Peterfon ew; and 4' Eio Grande 108yda bhd alao stnrt.jl. Won by. two lengths'; a»fcngth" betwejn second and third. Time, 6m 5 4-5;?. | PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP (in *lmirn€Bs), of 200 sovs; 3min clnss; lJm-5 Phil Smith Edwards 1; 2 Onyx 36yds bhd 2; 6 Bren Lomond 36yds bhd s". 1 Ladv Pointov per;, 9 Peaco scr; 8 The Bath scr: i l!e----joice scr and Eita Rye 12yds bhd bracketed; 8 Warfook 12: 11 Nev?r Will i2; 30 Inora . 12; and 7 Nelson Derby 60 also started. Won by half a length; the,-same betw«n second and third. Time, 3m 3 2-52. NOTES ON THE KACING. Owing to tho unoveu. state of the track, a largo number of horses failed to himdle the going, and three accidoiits happened during the day. Moon Drift was backed down to afinost even money in tho Trial, Handicap, and, beginning smartly, won, by n. .hundred yards from Special Traoey, who was driven by J. Bryee, junr.,. and -finished"'a similar distance in fro mi of Azslzioh. The winner made tho pace so solid that beforo half the ' journey had been covered tho majority of the wore in trouble, and hopelessly out of the race. May Dorh and Pillage made the 'best show of tho unplaced division, but there was little , merit in their efforts. ' The scratching of Moondriit, Palm Rose, War Lord, Eligwood, and Rio Grande in the Stewards' Handicap left a email field of five. Sidelight, the favourite, showed no pace and was well beaten info third place. Brandon j ied throughout, and owed Jus win to the j fact that l:e mado no . anistake-s. Huiua- j riki had tiic race won three times, .but was j • not driven -v/ith good judgment, princess i Bruce did not leave correctly, and Rosir.a j Elect performed indifferently. . ■Simple Peter was backed down to a short'| price in /the Linton handicap, with solid j support flor Mat Patch. Both Jforses were favourably handicapped. mrd a mile from! homo practically had" tho race to themselves. ! Ir. the back stretchy Mat Patcft broke and Simple "Peter too-_ihe lead, but Mat Patch enmo again, and, finishing strongly, beat

} B ™P' e th, post. • Of tha Murphy trotted j TheJ&anawatu Trotting Club Gold Cup . provided a fine raco, Lady Pointer being . favourite ami carrying almost twice ss much money as Day Drift , wilh Onys. Rita Eye. • >arlock, end BeUe Logan the best backed of the others. The favourite failed to leave : the mark correctly, and lost several seconds. [ In the nudd.e stages she made up a lot of ; pound, and tvro inrlongs from home -was third, but the effort proved too great, and • she retired beaten. The winner, "William the First, was m a generous , mood, and assisted ' rac ?> ™>n all out. by , a neck. ■William tho I'irst is a sis-voar-old griding and owned and trained by A. E. Adams, of Hawera, who tvon tho mile saddle race at the recent Hawcra Meeting. Warlock finished very fast, and defeated Waiteranui for second money by- a narrow margin, the next to finish being Ben Lomond and Onvx, come distance behind the placed horses. The Bsth and Bushchild were beaten at the end of ten furlongs. N.elson Derbv held & good position with lour furlongs to" go, but failed to etay- on. Day Drift fell after going 4 hundred yards, and his driver, E. J. Munro, bruised his shoulder and received a severe - shaking.Special Tracey, who finished second to Moondrift in the Trial Handicap, e&siiy ac- j eounteS for seventeen others in the North ] Island Ladies' Bracelet, and paid a useful dividend. Azelzion benefited by tho race he had earlier in the "day, and made a good | showing, but had no chance with the winner; Humariki, from 103 yds behind, paced a 1 nfucji better race than in the- Stewards' Handicap, and finished third. James Conway was backed by his connexions, but. failed to strike his gait at the start. Once he got. going' he snowed sufficieat speed to suggest that he would have been hard to dispose of. Jewel 'Wood won the. Awapuni Handicap from Peace and Prince Burlington with a lot in hand. The son of Jewel Chimes went to the front in the back 'straight, and drew right away from the rest of the field, TSace easily defeating Prince Burlington for second money. Avenue mixed his gait soon alter the start, and interfered with Blue King, • who fell, and gave his rider, W. Toon, a severe shaking There were only six starters in the Palmerston North Handicap. Lady Nan and Nigliboi7i_lost ground at the start, and after Peterson 7iaJ led for five furlonga»Lady Nan took charge and, elthough challenged by Highborn, won with a lot in hand. Pactolus trotted much better in harness than in saddle, but failed to sustain his effort in the concluding stages of tho race. Peterson, Miss Pirate, and Bio Grande broko rcpaatedly, and finished a long way behind tho placed horses. The ecratobinjj pen was freely used in tho President's Handicap, Tim "Wilkin, Taikorea, Saints Bell, Waiteranui, Belle Logan, and Mary Hill declining their engagements. Lady Pointer «nd Onyx each carried over £IO9O, .with the coupled horses, Warlock and Lovelock, the best backed* of the others. Tho race was robbed of considerable interest, as Rita Eye broke badly after going three furlongs, and Warlock collided with her, thus interfering with Ben Lomond and others, and a hundred yards further on The Bath fell and Nelson Derby collided with him, G. Craw, driver of tho latter, breaking his leg. Lady Pointer buckled her sulky wheel, and was pulled up. Onyx also suffered, as, alio was sent wido on the outside of the field, and was forced to cover o. lot of extra ground. The winner, Phil Smith, did not begin any too well, but, patiently driven, came.-, fast in the concluding stages, and beat Onyx, who tired over the .last furlong. Ben Lomond made a good recover}- from the first accident, and with a clear passage would probably have won, as he finished very' fast in third place. SOUTH CANTERBURY J.C.'S WINTER MEETING. v. (PBESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) TIIIARU,, April 15. The following acceptances havo been redaiv*d: — MAIDEN PLATE, of 130 sov.;; weight 8; 6f—Axljutor. Amendment, Bolie Lake, Blazes, Foreign Stripe, Headlong, Kerry Stfcr, Marauder, Miss Mom, Necessity, Petunia, Red Gown, Bed Vest, 8a n Salvador, Sherlock, St. Easel, Staff Officer, WeivJ, White Tips, Will Prosper, Sai'tina. ' GLADSTONE HACK WELTER of 160 govs; lm—Mandrake 9 3; Lpcholla 9 3; Indus 8 14; Cannie Jack 8 9; Kilbarry fl 8; Good Start 8 7; \Buddv Gold 8 3; OsteimMi 83; Vice-Regal 88; Cninatowu 8 3; Linton 8; Placid 7 13; Samurn 7 11. ' SMITHSTELD HANDICAP, of. 030 sovs; 5 furlongs—Radial 10 9: Killowen 98; Satisfaction 9 3; Pvjamit 8 9; Mustard Pot 8 9; 'Red Pal 8 3; Killala 8 2; Link Up Going Up 7 6; Samarang 7 i; Palladium 1 6 12; "Sunlit 6 7; Thcda. 6' 7; Lady Blissful 6 7. i TIMAIIU CUP, of 500 to vs.; lim—Royal StSg 9 9; •Eorke.'s Drift 8 11; Kiikee-8 6; Clean Sweep 8 6; Mel'ee 8; Bengftroop 7.13; I Sunny Corner 7 13; Linden 7 12;, Malaga 7 11; Egotism 7 10; Palamon 7 U; Palstafl 17 4; Miss Muriel 7 2; Dutch Courage 7 2; ! Twinkle 6 7; Jock 6 7; Night AlSrm 6 7. 1 OTIPUA STEEPLECHASE, o? 2oo_ sovS; Tljmi— Golden Prinio 11 13; Lawsuit 11 13; Silver Swro 11 5; Barrister 10 U; Zarkoma 'lO 10; Duntuure 10 1; Sartomart 9 7; Tmtisfallen 9 7. ELECTRIC STAKES, of .160 sovs r 5 furlon'Ts—Bon Tave 8 5; Bgrownie S 5; Cleveland b5; H«x Silva S 5; Sherlock 8 5; St. Easel' £5; Weii'l 8 5; White Tina 85; Humboldt 8; Janus 8; Killerg'B; Unio 8; Valdamo ; Whipping 1 Boy 8; ROSE WILL HACK HANDICAP, of 350 sovs; Gf—Benny Mao 8 11; Pit Prop 8 9; Timepiece 8 1; Lima, 8 1; Ostermftiii 7 9; Gossard 7 8; Lady Links 7 7; Pallah 7'31 Bothnia 7-2; Whiplock 6 13; Fdieign Strife 6 12. . DONCASTER WELTE'R,' of 230 sovs; 7f -Borodino 9 15;. Macduff 93s Marohing Order 9 2; Counter Attack 9 2'; General Advance 1 8 11; Iliranga, 8 9; Miss Camouflage 8 8; Braid 8 8; John' Barleycorn &,7; Twinkle 8 4", Golden King 8 4; Bells-hire 8,4; Comment 8 aSJSlarianno 7 18; Starlike 7 11; Kaaiwh'ero' ~ 11; Austin 7 11. A.J.C. MEETING. ■.... . ' FULL PRIZE' PAID OUT. (By C#bls —Prtag Association—Copyright.) (Auntnliin- and NrZ. Cible Association.) . . ' S.YDNEY. April 15. The committee of tho Australian Jookey Club hna decided that the full prize money shall bo paid to. the owner of David, winner of tho A.J.C. Plate at tile Antump Meet- ■ ing. - ■ ' (There were only fouri starters for, th* A.J.C. Plate,: ' which David' won in 6min 5215e0! One of tho conditions • is" that unless the race is run in smin 4o6ee th© added money will be, reduced from iE2COO to £750, and the place money in proportion. .It is specified that .the committee, having re* gard to the stato of>tlie going, may, i{ they Iliiii!; fit, at any time'up to an hour before th-- start of the race, alter the time limit fixed. Although the going was very heavy on the the A.J.C. Plat© waa run, no alteration in "tho time limit was" made on the ccursc, but it was subsequently announced' that tho matter would be considered at tho noxt meeting of the committee,, witli Ibe rc- 1 suit given above.)