SPORTING.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8752, 28 February 1907, Page 2

SPORTING.

Remington Training Notes. Press Association.—Copyright. FleminGton, February 28., Step Out ran six furlongs in Imin 20sec, Ebullition taking the same time. Pompous ran five furlongs in Imm 4seo. Curtain Lecture beat Tortive and Scotland over six furlongs in Imin 19sec. Dividend and Blue Spec ran two miles in 3min 46sec. Solano did 12 furlongs in 2min 48sec, Realm doing a similar task in 2min 45sec. Miss Bobby ran five furlongs in Imin 6sec. North Head did four furlongs in 53sec. Newmarket betting : 9 to 2 Istria, 7 to 1 Ellip, 8 to 1 Newbury, 10 to 1 North Head, 12 to 1 Pompous, 14 to 1 Grenadier. (Realm remains favourite for the Cup. Taranaki J G. MeetingFirst Day. Press Association. New Plymouth, February 27. The Taranaki J.C. autumn meeting commenced to-day in fine weather. Results : ■' Eawaroa Hack Hurdles —Fretwork 1, Pawa 2, Moosker 3. Also started: Southern Cross and Bagatelle. Time, 2min 51 2-osec. Div, £8 16s, Stewards’ Handicap—Kuku 1, Eustique and Silver Shell dead heat. Also started: Lebeau and Pearl Necklet. Time, Imin 30spo. Div, £1 18s. Pulcaka Handicap—St Maria 1, Engraver 2, Golden Eagle 3. Also started : Peaiiie, The Skipper, Moscow," Catapult, Bellevue, Lantern. Time, Imin Sosec. Divs, £4 Ss and £l. Taranaki Cup—Glenullin 1, Truce 2, Claremont 3. Also started: Scotty, Paritntu, Grenade. Time, 2miu 36sec. Div, £5 4s and £1 10s. "Welter —Silver Shell 1, King’s Birthday 2, "Volume 3. Also statted: Waikato, Makikihi. ■ Time, Imin 46ifsec, Div, £8 16s. . Kaitoko Hack—Shbivman 1, fcFishormaid 2, Aqua Regia 3. Also started: Recreation, Highden, Otaraoa, Pangaroa, Toddy, Lady Sylvia, Slavey. Time, Imm 43 4-sseo. Divs, £3 2s and £1 2s. Flying—Cyrene 1, St Claimor 2, Rustiquo 3. Also started: Kitchenmaid, Regulation, White Star, Pylades,. Time, 16 l-Ssoo. Div,£3ll4s and 12s.

Trial Plate —Integrity 1; Miss Yera2, Major 3; Also started : Lingerer, Eammii, Glengarilf, Uplando, Lady Lancelot, Sweet Sylvia, Daisy, Paul Ney. Time, Imin 18-4 sec. Divs, £2 10s and £5 2s. The totalisator put through £5825 10s, against £3263 10s tho corresponding day Last year, Tho double-machine paid £SB Ss ontho'StMaria-Glenullin combination, Pukaka Hack and Gup. Second Day. ~ Yv’eatber dull and attendance fair. Results: — '■Hurdles.—Southern Cross 1, Fretwork 2. All started. The others foil. Time, 2min sGseo. Dividend, £lB 16s. Grandstand Handicap.—Cyrenc 1, St. Bill 2, Noteorini 3. All started. Time, Imin 3sec. Dividend, £2 2s and £1 .12s. Wharopapa Hack.—Fishermaid 1, Somali 2, Pearhe 3. All started. Time, Imin 15scc. Dividends, £1 14s and £4 2s( Shannon Meeting. The annual meeting of tho Shannon Racing Club was held yesterday-. The weather was delightfully fine, but there was only a moderate attendance. There was no totalisator, but punters were accommodated by a number of odds-layers, some twelve of whom paid a fee of £3 3s for the privilege of doing business. There was a good deal of the win, tie, or wrangle about the day’s racing, and tho local race was somewhat of a fiasco. Results; — Maiden, 5 furlongs.—Sau Toy 1, Consternation 2, Cavalcade 3. Betting ; ovens San Toy. A good finish, necks only separating the placed horses. Time, Imin Bsoo. Shorts Handicap, 5 furlongs.—Kai Errin 1, Chattel 2, Belario 3. Betting: Evens winner. Won very easily by two lengths. Time, Imin 7 4-ssec. Local Race, 1 mile. —Joe 1, Kissmero 2, Picture 3. The only starters. Betting: Evens favourite. After the race the stewards met and declared it no race, on account of several jockeys being not eligible to ride in this event. Hack Scurry, 5 furlongs.—Lothair 1. Betting :2to 1 winner. Won easily. Plying Handicap, 6 furlongs—Chattel 1. Winner, 3to 1.

Final Flutter, 5 furlongs—Kai Errin 1. President’s Handicap, 6 furlongs— Detonator 1, Romney Lad 2, Lothair 3. Betting : 3 to 1 on Lothair, winner 5 to 1 against. A good finish ; won by a head. There was considerable trouble over this race owing to it being alleged that tho winner was trained by a disqualified man.

Farewell Handicap, 5 furlongs—Parvenu 1, Monsieur Beaucaire 2. Betting: Evens Monsieur Beaucaire, 3 to 1 against winner. Won comfortably at the finish.