SPORTING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1396, 6 March 1905, Page 3

SPORTING.

BAOING IN AUSTBALIA,

GLADSOME UNPLACED IN THE NEWMABKET HANDICAP.

By Telegraph—Press Assooiation—Copyright Beooived 7.25 p.m., March 4. > - Melbourne, Match 4. The Autumn Meeting opened auspioous ■ Jy, tho weather conditions being very fine. There was an average attendance of the publio. The results wero : Hopeful Stakes—Kildoau 1, Tno Amazon 2, Belish B. - St. Ledger Stakes—Mundorah 1, Blinker 2, Lord Fitzroy 3. Betting: 5 to 1 Blinker, 6to l Mundorah. Won by 1J lengths, with a short neok between seoond and third. Time B.IOJ. Newmarket Handicap. Playaway ... 1 Lord Ullin’s Daughter ... 2 Medallist ... ... v-.... 3 ' Step Out 4

—All started. The betting was 4 to 1 Gladsome, 11 to 2 Playaway and Abing-tou,-6 to 1 Medallist, 20 to 1 Lord Laughter. Playaway, who hold a handy position in the earlier stages of therpoe, took charge in the straight, Step Out' fol lowing. Lord ' Ullin’s’ Daughter then spurted past, aDd gained second place, Step Out dying away. Playaway won by a length, three quarters of a length separating scoond and third. Tho time was 1.14 J-. Sires Produce Stakes—The Infanta 1, Scotland 2. Charles Stuart 3, Betting: 4 to 1 Scotland, 10 to 1 The Infanta. Won by two lengths. Time 1.16 J. Essendon Stakes —Dividend 1, Emir 1, Bailark 3. Batting: 2to 1 on Emir, 4 to 1 against Dividend. Won by half a length. Time 2.86^-. Brunswick Stakes—Bawden 1, Gunstock 3. Bides 3. 6to 1 Bawden and Bides. Won by half a neck. Time 2 9^.

HAMILTON BACES. Per Press Associations Hamilton, last night. For the Hamilton races on Saturday there was a large attendance. The results were : . . Trial.—Nervine 1, Sol 2, Tauranga 3. Div., £1 23 and £l. Hurdles. —Evermore 1, Bolf 2. Div <6l 17s 6d and 15s. -

Cap. 80rne0.... ... ... ... 1 The Needle ... 2 Annoyed ... 3 i Geordie, Corporal, and Soultdsh also started. Divs., £1 17s and 15s. Pony.—Forth 1, Sally Horner 2, Storyteller 3. Div.' d6l 10s. Steeplechase.—Beckless 1, Euranui 2, Hylas 8. Div 42 Is and 9s. Tradesmen’s Plate.—Seabird 1, Needle 2, Annoyed 8. Div. <6l 16s and 9s.

Hack Bace.—Whakahihi 1, Tauranga 2, Sol 3. Div <6l 6a and HI. Flying.—Desdemona 1, Certainty 2, La Cigale 3. Div <6l 3s and 9s.

WESTPOBT BACES. ’{Per. Press Association. 1 ) Westport, last night. For the second day of the Westport Jookey Club’s autnmn meeting there was bne weather and a large attendance. The sum of 41917 was put through the totalisator, as compared with <61492 for the second day last year, and 43540 for the" meeting, as compared with 43123 last .year. The results were:— Westport Coal Co.’s Handicap.—Contingent 1, Opaeae 2. Div 42 12s. Charleston Hack Handicap.—Ohio 1, Alletta 2. Div., 42 lie.

Granity' Handicap Trot. —Juanita 1, Blacklock 3. Div., 43 10s and 12s. Buller .Handicap. Abaydoa ... ... ... 1 Artillery Maid... ... ... 2 Also started: Siandra. Won easily" Time, 2.2 2-5. Div., 41 18s. Mokihmni Hack Handicap.—Blsssbok 1, Tiroha 2. Div., 41 IQs. v* I Waimangaroa Handicap Trot.—Hadee 1, Stiver 2, Hassan 3. Divs., 439 12s and 17s. ■ , K Farewell Handicap.—-Tiroha 1, Contingent 2. Div., 44 17s.

FORBURY PARTC^AGES. (Per Pres3.yssoclatlob.#k B She Gluts' meetiof was in fine weather. Tjea| wasEa ®odjf atfegadanee. Twentys«roS boJKniMfeiip were licensed. The t : ®fst~Sarchedon. 1, Metford 2, Redis art 3. ■ S Trot Handicap.—AvenaNkl, Broadwood | Forbury Handicap, of 40aj|ysy 1 mile. | i Stepenfeldt ... .if. 1 | Kuputai .... \ Jf %SgL 2 }. j Visionary . •jg I|.VB » ®Two others ran. .aSKpujflby three parts of a length. Timejjjf.®^' , Hack HandicgpSS-lj&paroo 1, Trump 2, Handicap.—RedEjjMr l, Eoputai