SPORTING.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2474, 11 March 1882, Page 3

SPORTING.

WANGANUI J.O. AUTUMN MEETING.

Second Day, Maboh 10.

[PBBOB ASSOCIATION TBLB3BAM.] Tho weather was again splendid, and the attendance was an improvement on the first day. Messrs Hill and Poole did a business with their two totalisators, £4529 being put through to day. The racing was an improvement on the first day. The Oup was a complete boil over. Hailstorm’s prjee at starting being 100 to 8, and the totalieator paid a dividend of £l4. Sir Modrod was a warm favourite, but refused to try when Goodman called on him ; Virginia Water ran a very game race, but suffered a defeat by two lengths. The time was slow, but the course was slower than last year. The Eailway Plato was also a boil over, Mr Walters’ filly fairly cut the favorite down after going one mile. The following are the events as they were run:

Handicap Hurdle Hack of 75 aova. Distance, 2i miles. Mr Butler’s Agent, by Oliver Cromwell, aged, 12st 51b (T. Lyford) 1 Mr O’Brien’s Catch-em, 6 yrs, Bst 101 b (P. Potts) 2 Mr Brewer’s Totara, 4 yrs, Oat ... (Murphy) 0 Mr Lovejoy’s Skylark, aged, 9et 51b (Hamilton) 0 Agent was tbe favorite at 6 to 4, with Skylark next in demand.

The horses were sent away on the second attempt, and Potts led over the first jump. Skylark struck hard and unshipped his rider, but was caught and remounted only to oome to grief at the back of the course. Totara and Catoh’em were allowed to out each other down for a mile end a half, after which the veteran was lot go, and soon took tho lead, notwithstanding the efforts of the light weights to keep with him at the last jump. Totara struck hard, and Murphy was unshipped, leaving Oatoh’em to follow the Agent in for the barren honor of second place. Time, 4min. 4secs. Hack Hurdles, of 10 sova j once round. Mr Biggie's Alaric, 4 yrs, by Day Dawn (Johnston) 1 New Year 2 Tartar - . 3 Good Bye, Totara, Mias Otto, Bugler, Kelpie, and Basel a'so started. This was a fine set to between the local jumpers, and was run at a clinking pace from start to finish. Alaric took the lead at the fall of the fl-ig, and although Tartar and New Yoar did all they could to race him off his feet, they did not quite succeed, although he struck the last hurdle very hard, and knocked it clean away, sending Johnston almost on to his ears, but the lad managed to get cleverly back to his saddle, and sitting down won by two lengths in the fast time of 2min. 14£sec. Maiden Plate, of 60 eovs. Distance, H

miles. Major Morse’s Odd Trick, by Day Dawn, 3vra, Sat 31b, including 51b penalty (Wattie) 1 Mr Wasaell’s Kinoraig, 3yra, 7st 131bs (Williams) 2 Mr Rich’s Bonny Doon, 3yra, 7st 31b (Endings) 3

Frivolity also started. Tally-ho, Kinoni, Totara, and Holy Dublin were scratched. , , _ . , The betting was 3 to 1 on Odd Trick. Major Morse’s colt led from the jump. Kinoraig made an attempt to get on terms with him at the back of the course, but failed. Bonny Doon finished close behind Kingoraig, Frivolity about three lengths behind her. Time, 2min. 52 1 sth sec. Wanganui Cup, of 600 sovs ; second horse to receive 75 sovs., and the third 25 sots, from the stakes; miles. Mr J. D. Powdrell’s Hailstorm, by Pacho, aged, 7st 81ba (T. Taylor) 1 Mr P. Martin’s 'Virginia Water, 4yrg,Bflt4lb (B ibinson) 2 Mr Westmaoott’a Dauphin, 3yrs, Bst 71b, including penalty ... ... (Hoskins) 3 Sir Modred, Libeller, and Wilberforce also started. Somnus end Blnegown wore scratched. Betting—3 to 1 Sir Modred, Virginia, and Libeller, 10 to 1 Hailstorm. A good start being effected, Dauphin was the first to show in advance, attended by Virginia Woter and Wilberforce. After a mile had been done Sir Modred was taken up, and with Libeller and Dauphin made the pace warm. Halt a mile from home Hailstorm commenced to go up, and Goodman was hard at Sir Modred, who ran unkind, and Hailstorm passed his horses one by one, and entered the straight with the lead, the rideis on Dauphin, Virginia Water, and Libeller all riding desperately, but were unable to get on terms with the son of Pacific, who won comfortably by two lengths. Time, 4min. XSaeo. Railway Plate, of 60 sovs, II miles ; weight

for age. Mr Walters’ Hippo-Slander filly (Hadfield) 1 Mr Goodman’s Sir Modred ... (Owner) 2 Mr Rns".eU’a Kinoraig ... (Williams) 3 The others wore scratched, tir Modred was a hot favorite at 10 to 5 on him. Kinoraig led for half a mile, when the other two passed him, and the filly drew away and entered the straight with a slight lead. Sir Modred came with a determined rush, but could not get on terms with the filly, who won by a length. Time, 2miu 46i«ec. District Handicap, of 100 sovs ; 2 miles. Mr Chitham’a Dan, by Pacific, Sat 101 b (Hollands) 1 Major Morse’s Odd Trick, 7stslb (Williams) 2 Mr Daria’s Taipei 3 A good race, wan by a bare head. Time, 3min 4215e0. Consolation, of 40 sovs; one mile and a distance.

Venture, 7st J Came lia, 7*t “ Eocleston, 6at 71b ... ••• ••• •>. « Won eisily.

SPORTING NOTES.

The fines imposed on some of the jockeys at tho Dunedin Meeting gave rise in one instance to a most unseemly and disgraceful fraoss between a prominent member of the jockey club and the stewards. On the fine being enforced this gentleman, who web the owner of one of the horses whose jockey had been fined, made use of the most abusive and offensive language. This the stewards very properly would not tolerate, and inflicted a heavy penalty in consequence, and further threatened, it ho did not behave himself, to give him in charge of the police. This firmness of the officers of tho club had the desired effect, and conclusively proves that the club have tho right men at the head of affairs. While on the subject of fines, some more stringent rule should shortly be made relating to scratching. In two events of the Dunedin Meeting, particularly in the case of Billingsgate in the Consolation, tho horse named continued on the board to the very last moment; in fact, tho start was delayed, waiting for him to come to the post. In the meantime tho animal was being well backed by the public in the totalisators, and, very naturally, groat dissatisfaction was expressed when, after all, tho horse did not go to the post. The same thing is constantly occurring, perhaps not quite so bad as the above case, but still enough so to repeatedly cause a certain loss to many of tho public. As the clubs receive part and in some cases all the profits of the totalisators, surely they should see that tho public are not being misled when contributing towards the finance of the club —of knowing what positively is not g olc 8 before they put down tboir money. Some important sales of blood stock are announced to take place during the O. J.O. autumn race week. First, on the morning of the last day’s racing (April 11th) Messrs Ford and Co. are instructed by Mr Q. Q. Stead to sell some half dozen youngsters, all by the imported horse Leolinus, from some of his choice and well bred mares. They comprise yearlings and two-year-olds. The imported L’Ociont by Knight of the Orescent from Egyptian bv Touchstone claims two —a two-year-old filly and a yearling colt; Naiad, sister to Lurlino, a yearling filly i the imported Miss Laura by Trumpeter from Diadem by Coronation, a yearling colt; Equation by Demonstration from imported Conceit by Pyrrhus the First, a two-year-old filly » an( * Giesip, sister to Calumny, by Traduoer out or Gitana, a two-year-old filly. On Wednesday, about the same time as the above, will be offered by Messrs Ford and Co., the whole of Messrs Mason and Vallanco’s horses in training and young stock. Finally, on the day following, tho usual sale of Middle F ar *■ yearlings will be held by Messrs Wilkin and Co., on this ooaasion, at Tattersa l’s Horse Saleyards. Thelastof old Traducer’s stock ore sure to attract keen competition, and c- 8 “ r Stead’s are also to be sold without the the slightest reserve, a splendid opportunity awaits investors of obtaining some first class animals at reasonable prices. The Ohoka and Eyroton Race Committee presented their secretary, Mr W. Taylo r i la,t week with a handsome writing desk, a 8 a flight recognition of his services as secretary to the club. Acceptances tor the Waverlsy-Wn'totara Autumn Meeting are due on Wednesday, March 15th.