SPORTING.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXII, Issue 8964, 4 November 1907, Page 2

SPORTING.

V.R.C. Meeting. (Press Association— Copyright). Molboiirne, November % , The we a (.her unpleasantly hot for Derby clay; There was a largo anil fashionable attendance, moulding the Governor-General and most of the State Governors. Results Maiden Plate.—Muifera 1, Hayrick 2 Fiddles 3. Four others ran. Betti’u<r: Even money the winner. A\ on by°a length and a half. Time,

I'ga/ 'Maribyrnong Plate, 5 furlongs.Mother Goose' 1, Borodino 3, Kuban 8. All started. Betting; sto 3 against Miss Bass, lu to U Mother Goose. The latter led most of the way and in the straight came away aucl wOn by two lengths. iimo, Hotham Handicap. 1 mils. Tnlfeerod 1, Carl Dour 3. Melodrama 3. Eleven others ran. Betting: 3to 1 against Carl Donr, 9 to 3 Tulkeroo.

A good race, won by three quarters of a length. Time, 3.89. Derby, 1 mile.—Mountain King 1. Porn 3, Welcome Trist 8. All started but Golclmouut. Betting ; 8 to i on Mountain King. Taugaroa indulged in the lead until entering the straight where the favourite came on the outside and easily stalling off challenges by Peru and Welcome Trist, won by a length, the other pair being close together. Time, 2.89. Melbourne Stakes, J>., mdes.— Poseidon 1, Apologues, Ebullition 3. Also ran, Tartan, Knox and bins. Betting: 3 to 1 on Poseidon won

by a couple of lengths. Tine, Coburg Stakes.—lolaire 1, Biimie 2 True Scot 8. Sixteen others started. Betting: sto Sv. Kyeudgorie. « to 1 lolaire. Tv on by a Icugth'and a quarter, lime, L 43. November 4.

Tiie Herald says that the Victorian Derby field was well up to tho average in point of numbers, and possibly in point of quality. Mountain King won tho raco with a length to spare, but by modus ot an impressive performance at the bottom of tho straight Peru appeared

to have his measure, and it was rather a case of Peru stopping than tho big coit going ou. It cannot bo said that Welcome Trist was ridden a good race as ho was kept in the roar division right round _to tho abattoirs and shortly after his rider was disappointed in trying to got up in tho inside, and the colt again tell hack to last and remaining there to the home turn in tho final struggle lie finished game enough and lost the second money by a head. Tho result so far as tho winner was concerned might have been the same under any circumstances, but Welcome Trist was asked to give Moantain King an almost impossible start from the homo turn. Taugaroa showed plenty of pace in the early stage of tho race but ho tailed to see it out. Master Foote, the Herald adds, was the greatest disappointment of the lot, but tho stroug wind was apparently much against him. The time was fair yet tho field seemed to got no pace on. Tangaroa, who led, was pulling double a,-, he showed thc|way down.

Melbourne Cup. RUN TO-MORROW. Per Precss Association. —Copyright. Melbourne, November 3. Tho hotting market for the Melbourne Cup is very unsettled. Apologue is still favourite at 3to 1. Ot the others nibbled at tho following are the latest prices ou offer: —Mountain King at (> to 1, Welcome Trist 100 to 10, Tartan 100 to 0, Dyed Garments 100 tO 7. November a. _ Melodrama covered half a mile in 54secs, Lady Diffidence a similar ■journey in 51, Proccedor a mile in 1.53 It is reported that Mountain King, Taugaroa, Socialist and Mazariu are unlikely starters in the Oup. Apologue is favourite at 3 to 1 against."

C.J S G, Meeting. FRISCO WINS THE OUP. Press Association. Christchurch, November 3. Tho weather was line for tho opening day of the Oup Mooting, though a keen easterly breeze made matters unpleasant towards the close of the afternoon. Tho attendance was large, iucludiug a Yicc-Regal party. A good afternoon’s sport was witnessed. The totalisator handled tho largo sum of £28,0-11. Rcults; — SPRING HURDLES, 3 Milos. Lo Beau, 9.9 .... 1 Loosidc. 10.1 .... 3 Southern Cross, 9.3 3 Also started: Asteroid 11.9, Black Rovnard 10.7, Sen Sim 10.0, and Tii-ole 9.0. Won by three lengths, with two and a half lengths between second and third. Time, 3.48. Divs, £0 10s (id and £3 os.

MAIDEN PLATE, 1 Mile. Dawn, 7.7 .... 1 The Libyan, 7.4 .... 3 Paragon, 7.7 3 Also started: Notus 8.3, Sea King 7.10, Hoortbon, 7.11, Hilarity 7.11, Gold Braid 7.7, All Red 7.7, Koran 7.7, Sister Ann 7.2, Ontlauder 7.2, Golden Way 7.8, Ohrysopraiso 7.3, The Orient 7.4, and Mercy 7.2. Won by threeqnarters of a length, two lengths between second and third.' Time, 1.43 1-3. Divs, £3 Is (id and £3l 19s. (id.

RIOOARTON WELTER. 1 Mile. Ivanoffi, Ul3 .... 1 Gwendoline., 9.4 .... 2 Ucuuku, 9.3 .... 3 Also started: Pas Soul 9. 3, Graf ton Loch 8.13, Swimming Belt 8.9, Stratagem 8.8, Ambrose 8.8, and Don Orsiuo 8.7. Won by two and a half lengths. Time, 1.43. Divs, £l4 13s Cd. and £2 13s 6d.

N.Z. CUP, of 2000 sovs.; 2 miles. Mr P. Preston’s b.c. Frisco, 4yrs, by Earwig—Lake Placid, 7.2 (A. Oliver) ... ... ... 1 Mrs M. Coombs’s b.g Master Delaval, 4yrs, by Seaton Delaval —Campania, 8.9 (J Buchanan)... ... 2 Mr H. A. Knight’s b.g. Lapland, 4yr?, by Finland—Neroli, 6.13 (F. Yarr) 3 Maniapoto, Soult —Lady Fisher, 9.0 (S. Reid) ... 0 Zimmerman, Birkenhead —Solitaire, 8.3 (F. D. Jones) ... 0 Paritutu, Castor—Yattaghan, 8.3 (W. Young) 0 Armistice, Mahaki—.Melinite, 8.3 (W. Price) ... ... ... ••• 0 Grand Slam, The Possible —Scotia, 7.11 (L. Wilson) ... 0 Mahuta, Mahaki —Spring, 7.11 (F. E. Jones) 0 Gazeley, Grey Leg—Lygia, 7.10 (H. Price) ... ... ... 0 A pa, Addington Munwai, 7.8 (D. Price) ... ... ... ••• 0 Elevation, San Francisco —Stepfeldt 7.8 (J. MoClusky)... 0 Probable, The Possible—Primula, 7.10 (G. Price) 0 Astrakhan, Stepniak—lrene, 6.132 (McDonald) 0 Saga, Soult—Vala, 6.7 (E. Young) ... 0 Mahuta made most of the running until the straight was reached, Armistice, Elevation, Probable and Frisco being his nearest attendants. After a mile had been traversed Master Delaval, Frisco and Elevation were lying closest to the leader, Mahuta. A furlong from homo MaImta bad shot his bolt and Master Delaval and Frisco wont on. A splendid struggle took place between these two. At the distance Master Delaval appeared to have the race won, hut in the final struggle, which was a desperate one, the lighter weighted Frisco outstayed the Auckland crack and won a magnificent contest hy a length. Lapland was a similar distance behind Master Delaval. Elevation finished fourth. Time, 3.28 4-5. Divs, £4 4s and £2 2s.

WELCOME. STAKES, for 2-year-olds, 4 furlongs. Armlet, 8.0 .... 1 Pleetfoot, 8,.0 .... 2 Staidan, 8.3 .... 3 Also started: Guiding Stop 8.5, Aborigine 8.5, My Lawyer 8.5, • Step Out 8.5, Kautnau 8.0, and Sweet Angelas 8. 0. Won easily by two and a half lengths, same distance between second and third horses. Time, 49sec. Divs, £1 8s (id and 18s. LADIES’ PURSE, I Mile. The Rand, 11.3 .... 1 Ruapehu, 11.6 .... 2 Monkey Puzzle 11.3 3 Also started: Czar Kolohol, 11.12, Persuader 11,8, Patey Pan 10.10, and Parole 10.0. Won by a head. Time, L 46 2-5. Divs, £1 18s and £5 5s (id. - STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, of 750sovs, (5 furlongs. Gold Crest, byGold Reef— Nymph, 8.3 1 Lord Soult, by Sonlt— Lady Antrim, 8.3 ...' 2 King Billy, by'Morriwee— Indian Queen, 8.3 .... 8 Also : started: Muujeet 9.3, Full Rate 53.,, Fire .Iron 8.2, Cross Battery 8.1, Idealist 8,0, Huascar 7.11, Ballarat) 7.10,

Contender 7.10, Red Gauntlet _7.8, Kairoma 7ro, Medallist 7,8, Rose Noble 7.8, Apollodons6.l3, Waihusa (1,18, GuichVifo 0.13, and Tremulous 6 7, Considerable delay took place iit tho start, Gold Crest d|sl o <lgjef? his rider alid bolting into thofcre s, Municet was quickest to begin Ml was sooii joined by Lord .Sottltand Gold Crest. In tho straight Gold Orest drew away and won easily by two lengths and a half. Time, 1.14 3-5 Divs, £9 3s Gel and £1 19s Ocl. ‘ THE SHORTS," 5 Furlongs. Eons, 7.7 .••• i Cockle Shell, 7.7 8 Bocastlo, 7.7 •••a, 3 Also started; Aclria 7.7, Clementine 7.7, Tekaroa 7.7, Jahangir 7.7, Chrise and Bine 7.7, Jolly Roger 1.1 , Sonia 7.7, Mangrove 7.7, Strathlulan 7.7, Taiho 7.7. Won by a length aucl a quarter. Time ,1.3 3-5. Divs, £l4 16s 6d and £1 4s hd.

THE CUP WINNER The winner of the New Zealand Cup, Frisco, is leased by the wellknown Ox Marton bouiface, Mr S. J. Gibbons, who races under the nora-do-course of ‘‘F. Preston,” whosO horses St. Joe, Apa, and hrisco. me trained by tho successful I’orcleU mentor, Fred. Tilley, who lias not previously had tho pleasure of supnlyiu" a Now Zealand Cup winner. Last season Frisco, as a three year old raced unsuccessfully, start■jn« on seven occasions without being returned a winner. Ho, however, captured a race at the. recent Marton meeting when lie euoctocl a big surprise by pipping waikaiaka outlie post. . . ~ The general opinion m sporting circles regarding tho two horses, Apa aucl Frisco, which “Mr Preston” started in tho Cup was that the former would be tho stable elect, and that Frisco was ouly being started to act as pace-maker. Apa and Frisco wore coupled cm the machine, which accounts for tho comparatively small dividend declared.

Second Day. November 4. Tho weather is line and there is a good attendance. .Results: " Middleton Hurdles, 1% imlcS.—■ Southern Cross 1, Lcosido 3, Asteroid 8. All started. Won comforably. Time, 3.30. Dividend, £6 13s. Criterion Handicap, 6 Full Rato 1. Kairoma 2, Cotcudcr 8. All started. /Won comfortably. Time, 1.18 l-stii. ELLERS LIE TRAINING NOTES. Per Press Association. Auckland, November 4. There was no work of importance at Blorslio this morning. Chautousc, Loftus, Downfall, and Dan Leno, the now arrivals, were out; The two former wore restricted to trotting and cantering. Downfall did a couple of rounds on tho sand at a strong half pace. : The colt looks remarkably well. Dan Leno did a similar task, spurting homo the last three furlongs in 41 3-sths. Wanganui 1C Jackson Stakes.

The following nominations have been received for the Jackson Stakes to bo run at tbo 1909 Autumn Meeting of the Wanganui Jockey Club Wiri Tokeua’s cb t Paiono and b li Martcllo. A. Sand’s b h Bunyau. F. Preston’s b f Equites. Toxford’s b'f Lady Lucy. G. F. Moore’s blk c Guiding Step, hr c Signor, br; « Montcalm and b g Dusky Morn., W.'E. Bid well’s b c Gravitation, b c Attraction and b g Expansion. G. G. Stead’s hr o Nauitform, b f Perlo D’Or, ch f Vesper Bell and Royal Marino. Cambria Stud Co. ’s hr c by Soult Orccy hr c by Soult —Dreamland, hr o by ’Soult—Sprite, hr c by Eton —Souga. b c by Eton—Lute and b f by Soult—Miss Annie. G. P. Donnelly’s b g Toiurulo and b c Formative. J. R. MacDonald’s b fby Conqueror—Loredie, b c by Conqueror—Vallauce, and ch c Gold Orest. J. H. Prosser’s hr g Hereward. J. Monk’s b c by Sto.pniak—Tortulin, and b f by Stepmak—Bello Lowry’s blk g Bobrikoff, hr c by Eoval Fusilier—Bijou, hr c by Morriwee— Lady Helen, b f by Mcrriwoo—Cantatrice, blk f by Soult— Lissadurnlpaml ch gqby Gold Reef -la- „ ,

J. Buckley’s b c All Red. ,T. G. Johnston's hr c by Pilgrim s Progress—Certificate. SirG. Clifford’s b c Glenculloclt, br f Discipline , c -'br c Husbandman, b c Millionaire, ch f Fleottoot, b o Whistlecraft, b c Broad Sword, br e Applegartb, b c Taskmaster, ch 6. Full Sail, oh f Fasua Kyle, and ru f Ploughshare, Henry J. J. Rose’s b c by Phaeton —Forest Rose. - H.McManaway’sh c Projectile and hlk e Mahuta. ■ ■ . W. Lovett’s hr c by Daystar—PriorOSS. G. Clarebutt’s b f by Meuchikoff —Sister Fraucess. G. G. Russell’s br f by Lupin— Ultramarina. L. McGorman’s br f by Lupin— Domestic.

“PB J. Watt’s blk c by Mcrriwco —Shannon, hr c by Mcrriwoe— Indian Queen, b c by Kilcliorau— Armada, b f by Kilchcran —Mosque-

teric. , F. E. Lindsay’s br c by Torpedo —Lady Heart. Hon. J. D. Ormond’s b c St. Aidau, b f Maudola, Pellnle, b c Diamond Star, Simois, Rock Forty, b c Fiddler, b c Xylophone, br g Day Beam, b c Chanter, br g Idealism, and br g Elfish. W. J. and A. F. Douglas’s ch cKopn. D. Scally’s h f hy MusketrySomnolent. . J. B. Reid’s br cby Stepniak— Fairy Maid, br c by Stepniak—Gitauclla, br o by Stepniak—Madder, b c bv St. Ambrose —Marlin, br c by Stepniak—Miss Dalyrymplc, b c by S t. Ambfosc—Fauna, br f by Stepniak—Conronne, eh c by St. Ambrose—Sea Shell, ch f by Stepniak— Armigora, br f by 'St. Ambrose —Savannah, cli f by Stepniak—Miss Nionte, cb f by St. Ambrose and b c by Stepniak—Reel. % J. R. MacDonald’s ch c. Budge’s b c St. Clements—Foul Shot mare.

D. Moraghau’s Master Soult. D. Bnick’s br h Raugapapa and br c Abcrbrotbock. W. Davis’s ch c by Field Battery —Loda.