SPORTING.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXII, Issue 8964, 5 November 1907, Page 2

SPORTING.

Melbourne Cupper Preoss Association. —Copyright. Melbourne, November 4, Melodrama covered half a mile m 54secs, Lady Diffidence a similar iouruev iu 51, Proceodor a mile iu 1 53 It is reported that Mountain Kin" Taugaroa, Socialist and Mazariu lire unlikely starters in the Gup. Apologue is favourite at 3 to 1 against. _, , Melbourne, November 4. i Steady rain fell all the afternoon, ! but the weather is clearing and nmmieoa to bo fiuc for Cup The citv is crowded with visitors, and there is no great amoun^of «SN° S ■ f'r •• Trist and Mountain King, 10 to i Dved Garments, 14 to 1 Tartan, 20 j to' 1 Spinaway and Lady Diffidence, 2g to 1 Peru and Tulkoroo, oo to i Melodrama. . 1 The trainer of Mountain -Kin*. ! says that the colt is unlikely 19 start 1 iu the Gup if the weather is an- | favourable.

C.J.C. Meeting. Second DayPer Press Association.

Christchurch, November 4. The Now Zealand Gup Meeting was continued to-day at Riccarton m flue weather, though as on Saturday there was a keen east wind blowing. The attendance was largo, the Governor anl party being again present. The racing was oven more interesting than on Saturday, the finish for tho Metropolitan Handicap being very exciting, u hue the Derby was also a fine race, xiie totalisator investments amounted to £37,139, against £33,751 last year. Results; — ~ T . r ~ „ ~.x Middleton Hurdle Handicap, ip-i----mlos : Southern Gross 1, Leosido «, Atseroid 3. Also started : Son Sim and Faro. Sen Sim struck the hurdle in front of the stand and threw his rider, Telford, heavily. Won by a length. Time, 3mm 20sac. Dividend, £0 Ss. Criterion Handicap, 7 furlongs . Pull Rate 1, Kairoma 3, Contender 3. Also started : Idealist, Pirciron, Muskerry, Helen Portland, Ivanoll, Huascar, Ballarat, Gwcndolmo, Apollodoris, Ueuneku, Tho Libyan and Stratagem. Won by a length, half a length between second and third. Time, Imiu 23 l-ssoc. Divi- _ * _ rt.t ,1 Art lO* ft/l

deuds. £l3 18s Grt and £3 13s Oil. Epsom High Weight Handicap, b furlongs; Moriarity 1, r, Swimming Belt 3. Also started: Medallist, Replete, Pas Seul, Oxtou, White Cockade, Rose Noble, Hons Hilarity, Giovanni, Spinning light and Shimmer. Moriarity was quick ■ to begin, and leading into tho straight, stalled off a strong run by Petrovna, won by three-quarters ot 1 a lontgh. Time, Imin losec. Eivi- ' deuds, £5 15s Cd and £5 17s , Dn-by Stakes, L 3, Gold Orost 3 Bonny Glen o. Also started:' The Raml t Dawn, • Gleucnllocli, Red Ram, and All J Red. Gold Orest repeated _ batur- • day’s performance by unseating ms 1 rider and bolting before tho race. He - tried to make the running all the • way but Elevation out-stayed bim ? and won by three-quartros of a 3 length, Bonny Glen two and a bait lengths away. Gleucnllocli toll and lost" his ridor at tho top turn. Timo, Smiu ilGsec. Dividends, £3 23 and 13s. , Juvenile Plato, five furlongs: Armlet 1, Sister Anno 2, All Gnus a Also started: Nancy Stair and •’ Stop-Out, Won by a length, Time, .1 Imiu 2soc. Dividend, £X -is I Metropolitan Handicap. JM' 1 ?"' 00 • ,1 Master Deluval 1, Apa 2, Seal Rock 3 Probable was scratcned. A S splendid race ; won by a bare head, . Time, Min 'W■ 8-6sep, Dividends, ; £3 : l2s Cd and £1 8s Cd. • Irwell Handicap, four furlongs: ; Discipline 1, Aritllery 2, Diamond Star’d. AU started. "Won by a neck 'Time'' Sluec, ' * Dividends, #2 is and I’ Otaio Plato Handicap, IK-miles : “ Saga 1, St. Joe 2, Monkey Puzzle 3. Fandango was scratched. Won by a length'. Time, Smin sSseo. D lVl ' fl dends, £6 6s and £1 2s 6d.

Ellersiie Training Notes.

Ter Tress Association. ■Auckland, November 5. TheTwcatber'Vvas flue for training operations at Ellsrslie this morning. Tho track outside the course proper was open as well as the sand and tan tracks. Carl Rosa and Scotty ran a round of tho tan in 1.54 3-oths, Pohutu joining in tho last mile. Carl Rosa, who is very welt, bundled on terms with Pohutu, and Scotty was four lengths away. Downfall did six‘furlongs alarm on the outside course in 1.19,1 a good gallop. Lord Seaton and Celtic finished together over seven furlongs on the sand m 1.30 "an exceptionally fast performance. Ohauteuso spurted four furlongs outside the course in 41 Cg-ths, TJhlfinde beat Waipnna over a mile and a quarter outside the course iu 2.22. The latter moved bettejr than on Saturday and appears to be coming on. After breakfast Santa Rosa finished better than Waimaiugu. PyraUs covered over four furlongs on the course proper iu 51 8-otlis. Taimauupo beat Luros over five furlongs on the course proper in 1.7 2-sths. General Soult easily bold SSllitith ao uie cud of five.“furlongs on the course proper in 52 A-athgi *!'e ArOha dld a similar task inoo 4 : sths.;' RaupaVahao moved pleasingly over seven furlongs on tho course proper, the last six in 1,39 4-sths. Sol jumped the hurdles, and Potiki, Loo’h Hyile, Lady Laura, and Grey Dawn were sent round the steeplechase course,. The quartette jumped splendidly!