SPORTING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1868, 24 September 1906, Page 4

SPORTING.

AVONDALE RACES. I'UKSS ASSOCIATION Auckland, lust night. Tho Aiondalo J.ckoy Club’s Spiing Mcot n? tommcuoed yeet.-rday, Tho weal o." was lino and tho attendancegood. Tho amount put through tho totuheator wiis £B9ti6, an inorcaso ot on tho tame day Inst year. Tho results woio : M.lidon Plate—Lord Seaton 1, Mai-to-Uru 2 Caobuka B. Scratched : Bromido, Koop Strp, Loekbubie, Chief Btcword, and UhLndcr. Won hy half a lor gth. Ttmo 1, D vi £lO 5s and £4 3s. Handicap Hurdles—Swagsman 1, Defender 2, Ktuger 3 Soratobed : 801. Wou by a length. Aqua Rcgiu foil. Time 3.55. l)i\a £3 133 ani 14?. Awndftlo St ikes— Q luiltoo Hiora^eh 2, Cadonoo B. Sorulobcd : Explosion— Miss lt-se colt, Hotchkiss —Aleger oolt, Cyroniau - Dreamland filly. Hicraroh led till nearing the winning post, when Q ladron headed him, and wou by three, q.ia tors of a length. Time 53 sies. Divs £lO l‘li and £1 lie. Avondale Cup, 1] miles. Gladstone, 8.7, Gallagher ... 1 Akarauo, fi 13 ... Apologue ... ••• •••

A'Mtart-d. llautapu led till two furlings from homo, when Gladstone wont to the front, winning comfortably by a lergth. Time 210 2-5, Divs £2 6i and £1 18i.

Plonket Hnndic p —Sou'lmaid 1, Clarrmoot 2 Bonomitiuu B. So atehed : P-ri* tutu and Lochbuhir. Wou by foor lengths. Time 180 3-5. D.vs £3 Bi aad £1

Hand cap Steeplechase —Cannongato 1, IL.kn.iia 2. Oibor etsitere : Looh Fyne and Z-ra. the la'tor fell. Wen anyhow. Tims 013 D.v £2 10'.

Pony Hsndioip—Storyteller 1, Ruata niv.ta 2, Forth 3. Alan started : Hercultan. Won by half a leDg'h. lime 1.18 1-5 Dn s £4 17s.

Flying Stakes —3oultmaid 1, Sweet Alios 2, Black and Gold 3, Soratebed : Miliie, Miss Winmo, and Waikato. Win by a length. Time 1,17 1-5. Divs £3 lls and £8 10s,

WANGANUI ACCEPTANCES.

PRESS ASSOCIATION Wanganui, Inst nighr. For tho Wf.Dgr.nui Jookey Club’s spring muting iho acceptances ore as follows : Spring Handicap, 1 milo.

Whak&webi 8 4 Barca ... 7 5 Rurtiq is ... 7 10 Submarine... 7 2 Mnriello ... 7 10 Tiuce ... 7 1 Flamon ... 7 8 Helen P’rtl’r.d 613 Poljoasta ... 7 8 Lidly Warwick 610 'J aii ... 7 0 Tmloru ... 6 9 Okchu Hurdles, 1 miles.

Exmoor ... 11 10 Weary 8i11... 9 10 Sr Lyra ... 10 12 Waitvon ... 9 0 Lovant ... 10 5 Kohunui ... 9 0 llamaoy King 10 3 F ying Handicap, 0 furlongs, Medallist ... 8 9 White Star 7 7 D.dnmore ... 8 1 Gizi'oy ... 7 5 Glenuhi-i ... B 1 Btsu Hose ... 7 3 Copt Shannon 7 9 Si Bill ... 6 12 Truce ... 7 8 Crimson Lake 6 10 Fouteooy ... 7 8 Wanganui Guineas, 1 mile. Vjlulto ... 810 Frisco ... 810 Golden Cairn 8 10 Gion Gowrie 8 10 Biz ng g.ar 810 Tangiao ma 8 5 Moscow ... 810 Ito 8 6 Grand Slam 3 10 Loftus ... 8 5 RACING IN AUSTRALIA.

PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT Reoeived 4 25 p.m,, Sept. 23. Sydney, Sept. 22, Iq tho Hawkeaburv Hurdles, Satinvador 9.8 boat Hydrant 10 8 by six lengths. Adelaide, Sept. 22. The Derby resulted : K'smet 11. 1, Kooringa 2. Flosh 3. Tbero were sixteen sta-Urs, Won by four lengths; time, 2.45; div. £5 13s. Pooeived 4.31 p.m , Sept, 23. Sydney, Sept. 23. The Spsing Handioap rosultcd : Poroidon 1, O -ltgra'tou 2, Pri cisd 3. The betting was 2 to 1 Po-eidon, 3 to 1 Oakgrafton, Wen by three lengths ; time 2 15,j-. Hydrant’s performance in too Huidles mokes him a likely winner at tho spring meeting. Ho oertainiy did not jump as perfectly os m'ght bo oxpeetc-d, but ho galloped particularly woll throughout, and wO3 j ironing twice as fait gb anything in tho race wbon tho end came. Maximizes performance in winning tho Fiying Handicap had tho effect of install ing her i qual favorite with Bertbier for tho Epsrm at vix on.