SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 20, 15 October 1900, Page 2

SPORTING.

THE MIDDLE PARK PLATE. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) KccoiTod 11, 5.4G p.m. Losook, October 13. At the Newmarket meeting the Middle Park Plate resulted Floriform ~ ~ 1 Orchid 2 StarshoDt ..3 CAULFIELD RACKS. ' [PBU PBHSS ASSOCIATION. (Received 13, &.20 p.m.) [ - Mklbodons, Oatober 13. | Fot the Cauliield races the weather .was fiuo ( and ihere was a good attendLnctt. [The results were Stakes.—Severity, 1; Tar Iquin, 2; Paul Pry, 2. Ten others itarted/ including Seahorse. Won lasily. . Tims, lmin. 58|seo. Hurdles.—Carbineer, 1; Soult, 2; MetMloid, 3. Won easily, Time, 4min. 56|seo.

QuineAs,—Kinglike, 1; Finland, 2; ilalater, 3. Scratched: Everytime and Urbanity. Fides led to the straight, when Kinglike and Finland ffent in front, the former winning by three-quarters of a length, Time, lmin. 45sec,

Steeplechase.— Riccarfcon, 1; Wilfred, 2; Gladys, 3, Won easily. Time, 4min. Ojsec. Debutante Stakes. liaan Hampton, 2; Altitude, 3. Won easily by two lengths. Time, 51.jsec. Toorak Handicap. Lochaber, 1; L'ho Idler, 2; Barbarossa, 3. Won by tour lengths. Time, lmin, 44]aec,

Einglike is now favourite for the Oaulfield Oup at 6 to 1.

Reooired 14, 9,28 a,m. SlKLßouasa, October 13. Things are very dull. In the rooms there is no business, backers waiting for acceptances. Offing to winning the Guineas Kinglike came to 6 to 1 on the course, and was quoted this evening at sto 1. Sagacity was at 8 t« 1, while 12 to I were laid against Oornquisb and Inglestone. Severity is quoted at 10 to 1 for the Melbourne Cup, D.J.C. SI'RING MEETING, SECOND DAY. Dunkmh, October 13. Beautiful weather was experienced for the second day's racing of the D.J.O. Spring Meating, the course being in good order. The attendance was scarcely up to that of the first day, but this to some extent was due to unsatisfactory train arrangements, only one train, a slow one, leaving to«ra after 12.30. Speculation was fairly brisk, .£4730 10s being put through the totalisator, making £9503 10s for the meeting, as compared with £4372 10s last year. The racing was interesting. Results: —• Second Hurdles, GOsovs; 1 j milej, Mr. Wise's Ilex, 12.10 (Robertson) 1 Mr. Smith's St. Hiko, 9.5 (Cotton) 2 Mr. Livingstone's Dundee, 10.13 (Higgins) Pipi and Southerly Buster also ran. Won by a good length. Time, 3miii 12secs. Div., XI lGs.

Telograph Welter Handicap, of 50sovs; six furlongs. Mr. McMaster's Tsaritsa, 8.12 ~ ( Ki "g) 1 Mr. Griffin's Eidelweiss, 9.3 (McComb).. .. .. .. 2 Hon. G. McLean's La ltoine, 8.1*2 Won by six longths. Time, lmiu 17 2-ssees. Div., £3 18s. llanfurly Handicap, of SOsovs; ono mile. [Hon. G. McLean's Pamporo, 7.5 | (Hewitt) 1 j Ellis Bros.' Jupiter, 9.7 (McComb) 2 Mr. J. McKoweu's Nihilist, 9.10 (Brown) .. ..3 Also started: Fulmon, 8.11; Maremmn, 8.3; Olcnelg, 6.11. Won' comfortably by tin co-parts of a length. Time, lmin 44secs. Div., .£8 Bs. Trial Handicap, of .'iOsows; 7 fm lon-'s Mr. W. Itoird's Sub llosa, 8.12 " (Higgins) .. .. '__ + Jlr, It. Bro«vn'a Waimate Maid. 6.12 (Lloyd) ~ ~ + Wq tbitd pkcod, iiluvkpool,

I Galileo, 7.1 ; aUo ran. A good rata, Time, lmin 34 1-smc«. bin., Sob Rosa XI 12k, Waimate Maid £8 6*. 1 Shorts Handicap, of 50/ jot« ; 6 furioo)gtf Mr. W. Cmsan's St. Dannk, (Brown) .. ~ „ | Ellis Bros.' Abercrombie, 8.7 (MoOornb) | Mi-. J, Ourran's Vanilla, 8. 13 (King) | Brisa also started. Woo by a nod half-length. Time, lmin 17mm. jwr„ £\ 10s. * Second Hack Handicap, of SOwn* <1 furlongs. ' Mr. Smith's Bracken, 8.5 (King).. I t Mr. L. C. Hawaii's Season, B.T (McComb) Mr. J. McKewen's lial, 9.0 (Brown) I Three others nw. WoDoon&fUlr by a length. Time, lmin Uiv., £i 16s. Farewell Handicap, of 4Qson : 1 mik. Mr. F. Griffin's Kidelweiss, 7,8 (LM) Mr. J. Too may's Mimul 8.0 (Hewitt) „ .. S Ellis Bres.' Jupitir, 9.8 (MoOotnb) 8 Won by a dozen lengths, lmin 45sec». Dir., £1 16s. Thapub' lie made a demonstration aa the hnrni weighed in.