SPORTING.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 March 1926, Page 1

SPORTING.

SOUTHLAND R.C. RESULTS. []!Y TKLECII.U’H —I-lilt rI!F.SS ASSOCIATION. 1 INVKIiCABGILD, March 10. The Southland R.C. Autumn meeting opened in dull neat her. There was a good attendance. The tote handled £15,019 10s against £16,668 last year. Results: Roslyn Handicap--Receipt 1. Bran Rio 2. Black Duke 3. Won hy three lengths. 'Time 1.1/ 4-3. Waverier Trot—Filial McKinney 1, Macarnmla 2. Leith Chimes 3. Won by half a. length. Time 3.10 -1-5. Flying Handicap -Corn Money 1, Warhaven 2. Soltoc 3. Won hy four lengths. Time 1.15 2-5. Southland Steeples—Kipling 1, Cas-:-Hs 2. Frenchman 3. Won hy 12 lengths. Time 0.21 2-5.

Southland Cup Mountain Lion 1, Full Svittg 2. Tommy Dodd 3. Won hv three lengths. Time 2.9 1.-5. [liven iirgill Trot Terence Dillon 1. Lady Freeman 2. Stockade 3. AVon hv 12 lengths. Time 3.37.

Stewart Island Handicap—Soldla 1. Ohligo 2, Jack O'Lanteru 3. Won by half a length. Time 1.36 3-5.

Tradesmen’s Handicap—Apache 1. Queen Balboa 2. The Cheat 3. AVon hy a length. Time 1.41 3-5. 110AY OAT.R ROYAL TEA. SYDNEY. March 10. Considerable controversy has arisen over the handicapping of the New Zealand gelding Royal Tea. which won the Second Division of the Nursery Handicap at Rosehill on the sixth. It is the general opinion that Royal Tea carried a stone too little. The handieapper’s champions assert Royal tea was weighted as a horse which had not previously raced, instead oUas the winner of a race and the runner-up ot another in the Dominion. Support for the allegation that the horse was not correctly registered is given by the fact that the race hook did not show the initials of the country wherein Royal Tea last raced, as demanded by the Australian Jockey Club rules.

Some of the l'Rce owners are demanding an enquiry.