SPORTING.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8731, 4 February 1907, Page 2

SPORTING.

Takapuna Meeting. Third Day. For Press Association. Auckland, February 2. TUo Takapuna J.C. concluded its summcr meeting to-day in excellent "weather. There was a good attendance. The sum of .£12,135 10s was put through the totalisator against £8761 on the corresponding day last year, making £32,825 10s for the meeting, compared with £25,000 10s for the summer meeting last year, an increase of £7,738 10s. Itesults : Marine Handicap, 4 furlongs—Wauchopo 1, Leira 2, Noy 3. Scratched : Pohutu. Won easily. Time, 52 2-ssccs. Divs, £2 Is and £l. Waiwera Handicap Hurdles —llautapu 1, Silicia 2, Soultfish 3. Those were the only starters. Won easily. Time, 3min 20soca. Dir, £1 16s.

Borough Handicap, 4 furlongs—Black and Gcdd 1, Hikuia 2, Omati 3. Scratched : Miss Winno. Won very easily. Time, 51 2-ssecs, Divs, £3 13s and £2 15s. Summer Handicap,, one mile —Syren 1, Landlocl: 2, Lebeau 3. Scratched : Geordie, Loo’u Buhie, Bully. A great race, won by a head. Time, Imin 41 l-ssee;i. J-Divs, £7 12s and £1 17s.

Pony Handicap, 51 furlongs—Cyrona 1, La Annie 2, Sonoma 3. Scratched : Hopscotch. Won by a length. Time, Imin 11 4- 3soo. Divs, £ll 16s and £2 12s.

Dovonport Handicap—Omati 1, Miss Winnie 2, Sweet Alice 3. Scratched ; Millie and Engraver. Won comfortably. Time, Imin lOsecs. Div, £3 ss.

Ponui Steeplechase, 3 miles —Pierre 1, Loch Fyno 2. The Frenchman also started. Won after an excitin ; race by half a length. Tima, Omiu X7secs. Div, £1 ids.

Welter Handicap, one mile—Uranium 1, Dully 2, Freemount 3. Scratched— Akarana, Henry Havelock, and Syren. Won by two lengths. Time, Imin losecs. Divs, £3 19s and £3. The winning double Black and Gold and Syren, returned a dividend of J£l4l ICs. Hotos by “Tarf.” Woodville nominations close to-night, with Mr E. J. Gothard. Mr Morse’s adjustments for Wanganui Cup and Flying are duo on Kith instant. Young Murlitt, who was riding at Wellington and Pahiatua, is only 5 stone, lib is a son of George Murlitt, formerly well known in Palmerston as a trainer of trotters.

A won;; the entrants for open hurdles at Wanganui are several cemits from hack ranlc.s, including Eookby, Sen Sim, and Maui, ail of whom should prove welcome additions.

Tho dual wins at Paliiatua second day of -Mr Lambert with Makikihi, were well deserved. Old Prioress’ daughter has been racing very consistently of late. I understand Mr Lambert threw in for a good iyin in addition to tho stakes. After seeing tho Mahaki mare Mauira at Foxton, I wrote favourably of her appearance, and anticipated her doing better later. She won at Paliiatua second day and should lie heard of again, Jimmy Hathaway scored, a well deserved compensation with Rosegrove at Paliiatua after just missing at Poxton. Eangipul'.i’s sou is a very fair sort up to a mile.

Edgar Russell, of New Plymouth, had no reason to regret his somewhat long journey down to Paliiatua, capturing a double with Cvreue.

Although Mr Angus Keith, who has proved himself a very capable starter, went over to Paliiatua the second day of that recent fixture, he did not officiate, as was expected by many at tho 1 larrior. It is generally understood, however, ho will be appointed for this important position at future gatherings of tho Paliiatua E.O. Recent Wellington meeting is said to have given tote odds layers throughout tho colony one of the severest drubbings they have had for many years. Achilles (twice), Pink ’Liu (twice), and Mnujeet first day were sorted out by everybody in singles and doubles. That popular breeder, Mr G. F. Mooro is the most liberal patron of the Ashhurst Club for its next Guineas, He has nominated eight. Euroelydon, Sylvia Park, Day-star, Nestor, and his own sire Chasseur (by Cuirassier) are represented.

gsfi'hu.i the Me Ibounm Leader: —“ The sensational mare of the spring, Solution, is gradually being moved along by SI. Cannody in anticipation of recovering some of her lost prestige during the approaching autumn campaign. Although she iiad run into flesh during her interval of rest, Soult’s talented daughter has never lost her freshness, and is always anxious to show her former dash when {iuLhing her morning lessons down the straight. There can bo no manner of doubt that Solution would have .appeared to more advantage in the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups but for her record smashing gallops boro morning after morning, gho is cast-iron to have survived the campaign as she did. Cannody

is scarcely likely to adopt a system which brought such disaster, and on a comparatively light preparation, such as worn her the Metropolitan. Solution will in all probability retriev e her lost reputation in the near future,”