SPORTING.

Taihape Daily Times, 2 October 1918, Page 4

SPORTING.

Nobleman was scratched for the New Zealand Cup at noon yesterday. A cable message from Sydney states that the New Zealand Desert Gold eclipsed all Randwick records for a mile and a-quarter, registering 2m Ills on the course proper, outside hurdles. RANDWICK TRAINING NOTES. SYDNEY, October 1. The weather was fine and the tracks fast for training operations at Rahdwick. , Gloaming, assisted by Molyneux, covered a mile in 1.44. Finmark beat Estland by a neck over six furlongs in 1.185. Biplane traversed a mile in 1.44. Kilhope beat two others over seven furlongs in 1.35. Outlook beat Eastcourt in a gallop over nine furlongs in 1.591. Almoner headed Kilmoon at the end of a similar distance, done in 2.0. Publican, the Epsom Handicap favourite, did five furlongs in 1.55 • Wolaroi registered the best gallop of the morning, covering seven furlongs in 1.30|. Panacre was three lengths ahead of Killowen at the end of seven furlongs in 1.305.

Desert Gold, with a light-weight up, covered seven furlongs in 1.30, the first six being left behind in 1.17. Dick Meagher galloped six furlongs in 1.21# Bee ran a mile in 1.51, Kenn'aquhair doing the same time, while Lord Acre covered a mile in 1.48|. AUSTRALIAN SCRATCHINGS. Received 10.10 a.m. SYDNEY, this day. St. Elmn has been scratched for the First Hurdle Race, and Meirimac for all engagements. MELBOURNE, this day. General entries for the V.R.C. Spring Meeting total 1101, compared with 1074 last year.