SPORTING.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 611, 15 October 1913, Page 7

SPORTING.

The Australian Jockey Club's Spring meeting was brought to a conclusion on Saturday. New Zealand figured on the winning list on the last day per medim of Glenmore, the consistent cross-country horse owned by Mr J. H Cameron. Earlier in the meeting Glenmore lost his rider in a steeplechase, and for such a happening to occur to a seasoned and reliable fencer like Glenmore, indicated that Dame Fortune was in one of her frowning moods as far as Mr Cameron was concerned. However, the Captain Webb gelding made no mistake in the Dowling Steeplechase, and his win would be Eome compensation for the previous disappointment. The meeting will be memorable to New Zealanders as a problem in form on the part of the Dominion's representative in the Derby. Soltano had been high ly tried in public up to a mile and ran like a stayer, but when the crucial test was applied he failed badly at a mile and half. His brilliant success in the Clibbom Stakes, with 9.1 in the saddle, looked as if the Derby running was all wrong, for, although the event he won was three furlongs iess than the big race, still he appeared to have won easily, and as if the extra distance would not have troubled him. The Craven Plate, of a mile and a quarter,i n wln.eh he only had 7.11 to carry, was looked forward to with interest, nut when his older rival Duke Foote went up 10 him half a niila from home he collapsed badlv and eventually finished last. To sum up his performances one is forced to the opinion thai: a solid run rr.iie and a Laif vviil probably always find a weak spot in the hviliiarct Soltsno. The Now Zealand-bred Anna Carlovna which is one of the favourites for the Caulfkid Cup bad a run in tha CaulhVid Stakes on Saturday, finishing in third place. The Caulfield Cup i 3 a hard race to win, but th" Mew Zealand mava is favourably handicapped, and her work or, the track has been pleasing the experts immensely. Domino having been scratched for

ihe scratching 01 Rmaldo i New Zealand Cup points to the fact that Mi' j. E. Keici's coit will be reserved for tha classic events ahead, and he may be depended upon to !■ con the beat cf Ihe id rnovinc. Mi Geo, Morse has declared the following wpightc . for tiie City Handicap of IOOOoOvs., one mile and a quarter, to be run at the Auckland Racing Club's Spviing meeting:—Los Angeles 9.5, Goldfinder, Blenofc 9.1, Prince Merriwee 8.9, Kaka.na, .lack Dciaval 8.6, Maxwell 5.3. Jolle Fiile b.2, Tiresuniß 7.13, Kaween. Seatondale 7.11, Gloy 7.10, Awahou 7.!>, Royal Irish, Tragedy King, Monorail, Mummer 7.8, Diavolo 7.6, Allegation, Lady Menschikoff, Advocate, Worcester 7.5, Colonel S.ult 7.0. Soultikoff 61.3, Almeida 6.10, Decorate, Battle Abbey 6.7.