SPORTING

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3458, 12 April 1920, Page 4

SPORTING

GREYMOUTH RACES.

GRI*.‘Y.\IOL7TH, April 10.

The G-reymouih Jockey Club-'5 autumn meeting was held to-(lay in fine weather, Results are as follows: Pahaka. 8.6 1, Allsamon B.]. 2, Cheer" Up 8.1:; .3’. All started. Won by a l('|1grl1. Time, 1.12 2-5. 1 Flying Handieap.—Parifo.rm 9.4 1. Hymettius 9.12 2, Parlovna 7.8 3; Scratched: Kolyma, Cheer Up_, Rora. Won by half a length. Time. 1.5 3-5. Electric Handicap.——Chudic 7.13 1, Greekson 8.6 2,_ Kolyma 8.13 8. Scr-at-~ chcd: Hymettus, Divorce, Cheer Up. Won by a length. Time, 1.13. Hann-an Handicap. Consultation 7.11- 1, Rosevear 9.5 2, Rangi Oroha 8.3 3. Scratched: Dick. Won easily. Time, 2.13 2-5. Y:u-rall Handicap.——Divorce 8.12 1, Tunic 8.10 %, Tautalus 8.9 Also started: Rangi Aroha. Lady Lucullus. Won by a neck. Time, 1.20 1-5. AVONDALE RACES. CONCI'aUDINGr EVENTS. AUCKLAND, April 11. Nursery Handicap.—-—Landslide I, Illumination 2, Lovelight 3. Also .'\‘f{ll'l(‘(l: Miss Muriel. Pam Laziness, Commi.~'sion, Ali‘tulnn Hand:'Lcap.——Biuc Cross 1;, ’l‘aia.m:li 2, Tabasco 3. Also Started: Gazique, Queen Abbey, Ruatara, Tama-:1-roa, WV-aiuta.

Mt. Eden Stceplechasc.—Battletide 1, Garl'_vowen 2, Nonnanby 3. Also started: The Channel, John Bunny, Guanaco, Ranza Mist, Jacammla, Gold» en Glow.

Waitakere H~andicap.—Sulvaless 1, Kilbeggap 2, Monocrat 3. Also started? Rocfifield, Tinokaha, Caballero,.

Mistake.

Mt. Roskill Hack H_andicap.—Form-» alin 1, Brodick 2, General Stephen 3. Also started: Mountaizi Gold, Tinchoro, New Zcaland, Glen Canny, North Loburn, Golden ‘Petal, Nunerrant, Gold Plane, Harleston, Lady Bruce, Mary Bruce. . »

Welter Handic:.ap.——Woody Glen 1,. Archie 2, Corregidor 3. Also started: Keredone, Miss Leslie, Clonmel, Lady Glen, Bang. » . ~ RANDWICK RACES. £ RANDWICK, April 10. Following are the results of the Randwick races:— - 4 . 'Rous Handieap.———Bright Night 1,. Budois 2, Whiz Bang 3. Won by :1. length. _. B V Pang-ar Handicap.—King of the Sea 1, New Zealand _2, Carbern 3. Won by 12 lellgths_ . V Nursery IHandicap.——Kilkenny Boy 1, Argenta 2, Scapa Flow 3. Won by three lengths. Stecplechase.——Compromisc 1, Grand Foote 2, Cerise and Gi'(‘.y 3. Won -by six lengths. - » I Randwick Plate.——Poitx-cl 1, Kennaquhair 2, Millienle 3. Time, 1.0%.

THE A.J.C. PLATE FIASCO.

CUT OUT IN STEEPLECHASE TIME.

Received 9.55 a..m.

SYDNEY, This Day.

Randwick has never witnessed a.’ !greater farce than the A.J.C. Plate. Each of the three runners refused to {make the pace, 21111111 actuallyßstolLped a few yards from t e tape. rac'ell£ lon Poitrel, then stole a. march on the‘ ‘others, and streaked away with the llead. After once round in the slow« ‘est of canters they all stopped again. ‘This time Kennaquhair got away With‘ ,the lead, but once the pace was put ion Poitrel easily defeated the leader. |l\lillieme broke a blood vessel and ’pulled up. ~ ’ g Attendance during the four days at Randwick totalled 235,0000. £287,930’ passed through the totalisator. Both are records. Sporting writers scath-. ingly comment on the A.J.C. Plate fiasco, by which the added money was : reduced to £750, owing to the time exceeding—-5.45. Some suggest the omission of three mile events, as the‘ : reduction in prize money had'not the - desired effect.

(The ‘time in which the r£ice_ was run was 6.321-. In 1911 Trafalgar cufl out the race in 5.221%.) '