SPORTING.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 952, 9 February 1911, Page 3

SPORTING.

KG MONT MEETING. The above Club’s summer meeting was opened in beautiful weather yesterday. The attendance was large and the racI iug interesting throughout. The ; amount that passed through the \ machine was ,£10,891, as against : ,£6866 for the corresponding day last year. The following are the I results ; , Hawera Stakes. —Rill i, Lethean i2, Te Puia 3. Time, imin 4486 c. j Whareroa Hurdles. Maggie i Paul 1, Playmate 2, Paul 3. Time, | 2tniu 48sec. Ohawe Hack Hurdles.—Wiu- : Chester 1, Chasemah 2, Starlike 3. 1 Time, 2tnin 4psec. Meremere Hack Flat. St.

' Toney 1, Red Lupin 2, Jack Pin 3. Time, imin ssec. B. Deeley, i rider of Jack Pin, failed to weigh ! in, and was fined £ 2, third money j being awarded to Contralto. I Ladies’ Purse. Con the | Shaughraun 1, The Mystery 2, j Rouge Dragoon 3. Time, imin I 47 i-ssec. I Egmont Cup.—Meudip 1, Lady j Medallist 2, Shining Star 3. Time, I 2min 37 4-ssec. Flying Handicap.—Gladiole 1, True Shot 2, Golden Loop 3. I Time, imin 14 2-ssec. | Waipapa Hack Handicap. ; Smilax 1, Leolanter 2, Attention 3. Time, imin 29 i-fisec. I NOTES. The locally-owned horses, The Rover and Waipaku, have been nominated for the Woodville Cup to be run on the 22nd inst. St. Brandon, after a lengthy retirement from the racing track, has been put into commission again at Masterton

J. N. M’Gregor, the New Zealand hurdle horseman, rode another winner at Williamstown on January 30th. Merry Lawn is enjoying a slight respite from activity preparatory to being taken in hand by J. Hathaway, for winter racing. Mr Middleton Melrose’s Truganini won the Anniversary Handicap at the Williamstown meeting on January 30th. Band Rose was recently sold for 200 guineas, and at the forthcoming meeting of the Dunedin Jockey Club she will run in Mr J. Johnston’s colours. As a result of a cable received from Buenos Ayres, S. Reid, the well-known horseman, will leave for South America before the first week in April. A. Whittaker is now at the head of the list of winning jockeys, with H. Gray second. A. Wilson, B. Deeley and W. Price are close up. At the Whakataki races at Castlepoint on Monday, the Castlepoint Cup was won by Miss Vera with Kalypso second and Prince Hassen third.

Lady Zion and Carnation (late Picotee) two ponies wbo used to race in New Zealand, recently won races at the pony meetings at Sydney. W. Young, the well-known and popular horseman, has during this season, counting hurdle rides, ridden no fewer than 43 winners. A Whittaker, the Auckland horseman has ridden 40.

Lady Meux, the breeder and owner of the English Derby winner Volodyovski, died in England last month. The defunct Auckland sire Phoebus-Apollo carried Lady Meux’s colours when he raced in England.

The death is announced in London of Birch, who won the Grand National Steeplechase on Moifaa, the New Zealand horse, in 1904. Death was due to the effects of an accident at Gatwick in 1906. The Masterton Racing Club has decided to recommend the removal of the disqualifications passed upon R. S. Henry and G. A. Coogan about twelve years ago in connection with the famous “Ethel” ringiug-iu case. Prior to running in the Takapuna Cup Tanekaha was sold to an Australian buyer, and will be shipped to his new home next week. Sir Artegal was also priced by the same buyer but no business resulted.

The locally-owned horse Waipaku has accepted for the Taranaki Cup to be run at the T.J.C. autumn meeting on February 15th. The Conquerer Element mare will carry 7st. 6lb. and should be amongst the leaders at the finish. The English pony Refresher, now racing in India, must be something out of the common. In the International Pony Plate at the Calcutta T.C. meeting he was a hot favourite and won easily from the New Zealand bred mare Etna.

The non-arrival of Lord Soult from the recent Pahiatua meeting was a bitter disappointment to many’ sports, who had gathered at the railway station to see the famous Soult—Lady Antrim gelding. It is understood that the owner, Mr J. Symons, who recently removed to Hastings, has taken him into that district so that he will be able to witness some of the “favourite’s” training.

The absence of bookmakers from the racecourses of the Dominion will result in an increase of business at the totalisators. Though a substantial increase was expected at the last day of the Takapuna meeting on Saturday, few expected that the returns would show an increase of nearly ,£6OOO over the corresponding day last year, the figures being ; 1910, £ 11,226 ros; 1911, £i7,oir. At the Canterbury meeting, which was held since the bookmakers have been deprived of their status, the increase, compared with last year, was about ,£IO,OOO, the figures being : 1910, £7764 ; 1911, £> * / >“5/ •