SPORTING.

Southland Times, Issue 18843, 8 June 1920, Page 3

SPORTING.

NOTES BY SIR MODRED. The Auckland Racing Cinb’s Winter meeting will be brought to a conclusion tomorrow, when the Winter Steeplechase, £IOOO and York Welter, £750, will form the leading attractions. When the attendance and investment figures for the first day of the D.J.C. Winter meeting were made up the prospects for the success of the fixture did not appear too bright, but the totali.-ator returns by Saturday showed an increase of £10.960. The fact of large attendances on Ihursday and Saturday make a profit on the gathering practically certain. Of the winners of the Great Northe.n Steeplechase in the last five years only one is now alive. 1.1 Gallo, who won in 19L> and again in 1916, dropped dead at Ellerslie. Gluepot met his end in Victoria, while Master Lupin, last year’s winner, broke a leg and was destroyed at Ricearton last August. This only leaves W aimai, who ;s detained at Ricearton owing to the refusal of the transport, workers to handle race horses. The local jumping horseman. T. O'Connor. has taken service with VV. Griffiths, who will take Mr L. C. Hazier.t’s privately trained team to the Wellington ILC. and C..T.G, Grand National fixtures. The team will include; Morccambe, Take Down, Lawsuit, Sanuel, Luigi and Palencia (Pallas-Sstella; who ranks as a half brother to Lochella. On. the concluding day of the D.J.C. Winter fixture two Southland horsemen were requisitioned to steer horses in the Dunedin Steeplechase reputed to be difficult to get round the country. .1 MeChesney completed the course with Diavolo to secure third money (£6O). but Weir was rot quite so successful, although he induced Whipcord to show some improvement. in his fencing. Troyiown was fairly mobbed on his way back to the saddling paddock after winning the Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase. He was in danger of losing most of the hair out of his tail owing to the anxiety of souvenir-hunters to get a memento of his victory. The ancient Awahou ran a good race in the Greenfield Hurdle Handicap at Wingatui on Saturday last, ami his rider declares that the son of Mahaki and Te Hau would have won if he could have persuaded him to jump straight. With half a mile to go he took hold of the bit and O’Connor allowed him to run his own race rather than interfere with such a cunning old customer. However, the ex-North Islander got too close in to the last flight of hurdles ami then ran up the fence to get over safely but. with the loss of enough ground to spoil his chance of winning. At most of his fences he jumped outwards, but at one obstable he leaped towards the rails, and, inerting Jack .Symons, the latter was brought down. A mistake was made in the hurdle race at the D.J.C. fixture on Saturday in. racing the novice Strayshot to the front with Golden Prince, a fast horse, but the roan mare put in encouraging work while she lasted. It. is safe to say that the Glenapp hurdler will win over the battens later on, provided she meets with no mishaps in training. A lady in West Australia, who takes an interest in racing, sent £3 to a Perth bookmaker on May 8, with the following instructions:—£l "all up” fin the favourite for the first race and the last race at the Belmont Park, Williamstown (Vied and Warwick Farm (Sydney' meetings respectively. She was successful in each instance. It is generally thought in Canterbury that the issue of the Sapling Stakes at the Ashburton Trotting Club’s meeting on Thursday next rests between C'opa do Oro June, and Nelson Derby, but there are other youngsters to he considered. M, Edwards has two smart youngsters engaged, viz.. Sir Henry and Phil Smith, and it would not surprise the writer to find the latter, a half-brother by Logan Pointer, to Vice-Admiral, showing a bold front on Thursday next. Bookmaking is hazardous business in Kentucky and the punter who, by means of messenger, telephone, or telegraph attempts to make a bet away from a racecourse in that State also takes a big risk. A Bill parsed by the Kentucky Legislature a couple of months ago provided that not less, nor more, than one year's confinement in the county gaol should be the penalty imposed on anyone convicted of betting elsewhere than at a race track on any race to be- run in or nut of Kentucky. Use of messenger, telephone or telegraph for such purpose is prohibited. For a long time past ail betting on Kentucky racecourses has been restricted to the totalisator. Marching Order appears to have trained off. He was looking dry in the coat at Wingatui last week and Mr F. Moore did not expect very much of his useful little horse. With the son of Soldier’s Chorus our. of sorts the Riverton stable presided over by W. McKay, with A. McKay as head lad, notched a prominent place on the winning list with two other homes, v>.'., Jock and Lady Pallx-c both of whom looked ami galloped well. When Magdala fell in the Third Hack Steeplechase on Saturday last at Wingatui he was taking on a tough proposition in contesting the run to the post and rails r>b•tacie, which brought many good horses to grass, with Dunmure. The latter has been well schooled from Rnrkc’s Drift Ixidge ami was turned out in rare shape by P. T. Hogan. With previous experience in gallops over the fences in company with S;I----vprsptre and Zarkoma, Dunmure was ripe for action tint! J. McChesney sent him tit the stiff jump with every confidence. It was no disgrace, therefore, for Magdala to make a mistake under the circumstances ami he can be marked down for future success, provided his legs will carry him over big country in future. McChesney rode a powerful nice on Dunmure and just landed the stake. where a weaker horseman would have failed to get up to Luigi, on whom L. Hagcrty cut off corenrs and gene-railv caved a great deal of ground. Dunmure is a well-bred gelding, as he is a son of imported Glenapp and Remorse, a useful marc in her day, bred by the late L. Mackay.

CANTERBURY RACING NEWS. TWO JUVENILE PACER? IN TROUBLE. (Special to the Times). CHRISTCHURCH, June 7. The following are the re-handicaps in con Diction with the Ashburton Trotting Club’s meeting; —Longbeach Handicap—Lovebird, penalised 36yds; Ashburton Hanrlicaji— Silvcrnut, penalised 12yds; Stewards’ Handicap—Lovebird, penalised 30yds, Miss Chancellor, 24yds; Winter Handicap— Stockade, penalised 24yds, Miss Edith 24yds Silvcrnut 24yds. Mr G. Craw's two-year-old pacer, Nelson Derby, by Nelson Bingen—Nonce, ran a nail into one of his feet at the end of last week. He was very lame, but ho is on the road to recovery and it Ls hoped that the .tilt will be able to race this week at Ashburton, where he is engaged in the Sapling Stakes. The two-year-old colt Copa dc Oro Junior, by Copa de Uro —Ivy Dillon, met with a mishap recently. It is not known how the accident occurred, but it. has necessitated the colt being eased in his work during the past week. This is very unfortunate, as it must prejudice his prospects in the Sapling Stakes at Ashburton on Thursday. TENNIS. LONDON, June 5. In the final of the North London Tennis Championship the Japanese Shiraidzu beat A. Lowe o—3,0 —3, o—4,0 —4, o—4.0 —4. Shimidzu is attracting much attention by his remarkable ■peed on the court and accuracy of placing.

AUCKLAND RACING CLUB. LOCHELLA COMPLETES THE DOUBLE. (Per United Press Association.) AUCKLAND, June 7. The Auckland R.C.’s Winter meeting was continued at Ellerslie to-day. A heavy fog hung over the course early in the clay, but cleared off before the first race came up for decision. There was a large attendance. The totalisator investments amounted to £65,155, as compared with £79,966 on the corresponding day of last season. Results: — HUNT CLUB CL’P, £275. About three miles. Totara Jack, bv Spalpeen—Vila, syrs 11.7 1 Maim, 10.7 (W. Rennie I 2 Mcstee, 10.12 3 Also started —Southland 12,5, Koura 11.7, Woodpecker 10,7. Won by ten lengths, third horse 150 yards away. Time Gniin 54socs. RAN FUR LV WELTER HANDICAP, £275, One mile. J, McSwecney’s ch g Royal Abbey, by Quin Abbcy--Uranium, 4yrs, 11.3 . . 1 Demoiselle, 10,7 2 Ngat a, 10.S 3 .-Visa ran Khuhlai Khan 10. S, Marble Slab 10.1, 4)cad Sweet 10.1, Scottish Knight 10.1, Tuipa 10.1, Monocrat 9.12, Ohiti 9.5, North Loburn 9.5, Golden Petal 9.5, Texas Lass 9,3, NunerraAt 0.2, Octopletc 9.0. Won by three lengths, half a length between second and third. Time, linin 47 3-osccs. REMUERA HURDLE HANDICAP, £SOO, Second £IOO, third £SO. Two miles. A. M. Gibbons - ' b g Kauri King, by Soulfc Sawdust, aged 10.12 1 Rekamii 10.13 2 Gluetanus, 9.10 3 Also started Thrace 11.8, Pendoon 10.1. Won by half a length, with Gluetanus half a length away third. Time, 4niin Isee. GREAT NORTHERN STEEPLECHASE (handicap:, £ISOO. Second £3OO, third £SO. About three miles and a half. R. Acton-Adams’ b g Lochella, by Grafton Loch—Kstella, aged, 11.0 (G. Fielding) 1 Hon. E. \V. Alison’s b g Slowcoach, syrs 9.7 2 W. R. Kemball’s b g Old Mungindi, aged 11.10 " 3 Also ran —No Surrender 11.8, Gladful 11.4, Omahu 10.12, Tenacious 10.5, Pcneton 9.8, Golden Glow 9.7, Garryowen 9.7. Slowcoach and Garryowen were in the van when they went up the hill the last tune, but the latter fell. Lochella, who hod been well back in the early stages, challenged Slowcoach and, coming along in fine style, downed the 'lightweight, to win by two and a half lengths, with Old Mungindi twenty lengths away third. Time, Smin 32secs. When he fell Garryowen broke a leg and had to be destroyed. KING GEORGE. HANDICAP, £750. Second £l5O, third £75. Seven furlongs, IT. Hardman’s hr c Glen Canny, by Pistol —Bridge of Roses, 3yrs 10,0 (C. Reed i 1 W. J. Irwin’s Hyllus, Gyrs. 9.11 2 G. D. Batson’s Parisian Diamond, aged .11.4 3 Also started -King Abbey 10.12, Rockfield 10.9, (Towhurst 10,0, Trespass 10.6, Gold Kip 9.11, General Advance 9.8, Bezant 9.7, Tama-a-roa 9.5, Lady Ball 9.4, Waiuta 9.3, Arran 9.1, Ohinewairua 9.0, Te Oro 9.0, Archie 9.0, Lady Glen 9.0, Some Fashidn 9,0, Tabasco 9.0. Half a length separated each of the placed horses. Time, linin 33 3-osecs. PAN MU RE HURDLE HANDICAP, £275. One mile and three-quarters. 11. Heale’s hj g Keystone, by Marble Arch Monoquil, aged 9.12 (Marehanti 1 Kereone 10.11 2 Ma Copper 9.0 3 Also started —Deviation 10.12, Glenspire 10.3, General Stephen 9.7, Ohoreka 9.3, Cambridge 9.2. Attila 9.2. Mary Bruce 9.1, Multiplane 9.0, Peri a 9.0. St. Carl 9.0, Middlemark 9.0. Time, 3miu 35 3-ssecs. CARBINE PLATT'.’, £275. Gentlemen riders. One mile. A. Brown’s b g Monopole, by Monoform— Post Score, svrs, 11.0 1 Kinkora, 11.0 2 Sir Fanciful, 11.0 3 Also ran—Colour Sergeant 11.0, Guerre a Mort 11.0. Master Rohan 11.0, Mountain Gold 11.0, Nunerrant 11.0, Paratu 11,0, Pepin 11.0, Sera;; o’ Paper 11.0, Nighttime 11.0. Won by four lengths, two lengths separating second anti third. FOOTBALL. NEW SOUTH WALKS v ENGLAND, (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.' SYDNEY, June 7. The New South Wales team to meet the Englishmen next Saturday is considerably altered from Saturday's players. Ve.-t, Watkins, Burge and Johnstone replace Lawrence, Caples, Tye and Latta. Critics are impressed by the strength of the visitors. who deserve their win as they were the better team. They showed excellence of combination with wonderfully fine backing up in which the home team was weak. This largely won them the game. Only the fine individual play of some of the Sydney men saved them from a worse beating. With further practice the Englishmen are considered capable of even better things.