SPORTING.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 October 1924, Page 1

SPORTING.

BY TELEGRAPH —PIUMS ABBN-, COPYRIGHT.

WHANG A RE] RACING CLUB. WHANG A RET, October 15. The spring meeting of the \\ ha.ngarei Racing Cluli opened to-day in hue weather, with the track ill fair older. The ntteiidame was large.

Maiden Plnle— C'awnpore 1. Pinion Arch Anne 3. Won hy two lengths. Time 3.'lf! --5.

Kensington Haile 11 undicup—Sandstar I. W’inkie'.s 'Wheel 13, Praiseworthy Won hy a length ami a hall’. Time L.lti 2-T. 11 niin i Hai l, 11 in <!!«•?■ Tom Moore I. T,. Tahi o, Soollish Knight It. Won In- tour lengths. Time 2.0i1. .Inst. Quietly Jell. Whangarei Cap—Hold ducket 1. par Xorlli 2. |{uapapa 8. Won hy two lengths. Time 2.20 1-35. County Jlttmlicap—Jloariri 1, 'Jitancss 2, Quaestor It. Won hy a. long head. Time 1.17 2-T. A protest against the winner for alleged interference with Titancss was not sustained. The rider of llonriri was severely cautioned for careless riding. Hiknrangi llttndieap —A\ inkie’s Wheel 1, Taetiiinn 2, Sleepy Sol !3. Won hy two lengths, 'little 1.21. Malinin Handicap.—Ahhey ]!ell 1. Nocturne 2. Joy Hide 2. Won hy four lengths. Time 1.135 2-35. Raraliaki Handicap.—Cool Siimtt].ints 1, Te Kmi 2. Lapidary 2. Won hy half a length. Time 1.20. The tide turnover was 118.001 against 118,8T1 for hist year.

IIKSTItICTroXS REMOVED. OAMAI! I", (). tidier 10.

Replying to a complaint hy the editor of tlie ‘‘.Xorlli Otago Times" regarding Post (lllice regulations prohibiting press telegrams containing order of favouritism on the tntnlisalor, the Poslinasler-Oeiieral writes under date Oetolier IT: ‘T beg to inform yon that instructions have now boon issued that telegrams containin'' names of horses that lake part in a rate, and order of l.i vonrit ism on totalizator of such horses are to lie passed without rjttost ion." 1!K( ‘OXSI DEI*. KD. WKIdJNCTO.V. Oct. 17. The postmnxter-denernl stales, in rol"cretice to the telegram from Oamnru ro th(> publishing of the tote order of favouritism in races, Hint circumstances have since arisen which necessitated the reconsideration of the matter. MELBOERXE, October 10. Suomi is under a cloud, owing it is understood, to leg trouble. Tie neat to the beach to-day. The Hawk over-reached himself when galloping- It is not thought serious, Cut he was visited hy a veterinary sur-

geon. (treat interest is still living shown in dloaming. He ran three furlongs easily ill ‘l-1 seconds to-day (a. good working gallop). He is likely to meet Heroic on Saturday week at Mooneo. Voitov, which course is a nine furlong track. (i. Young rules Tho Monk in the CnnlHeld Cup.