SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 226, 8 October 1901, Page 3

SPORTING.

■ V.R.O. MKBTING. By Electric Telegraph—Copyrioht. per press association. Melbourne, October 7. jt A cable correction, icseived on Mon■tj day, states that the October Handicap ~was won on Saturday by Haymaker ] (as oabled), with Graespan second, and j George Frederick third. 'IUWKfi'S bat j.o. mbeting.-beo-OND DAY. Napieb, October 7. October Handicap, of 100 eovs, one mile.—The Shannon 8.3,1; Perfection 7.7, 2; Warwick 6.7, 3. Won by a head, the same distance between second and third. Time, lmin 42 Jseo. Divs., £3 12s and 18s, Trial Hack Handicap, of 50 sovs. once round, —Comfort 7.9,1; Despatch 8.10, 2; Bluckwing 7.13, 3. Won by a length. Tim«, lmin 51|sec. Divs, £2 5s and Us. Hawke's Bay Guineas, of 300 sovs, one mile.—Menschikoff 8.10, 1, Nonette 8.10, 2; Windwhisfcle 8.5, 3. Won easily by six lengths. Time, lmio 41|i o c-a rrcord for the race. Divs £1 3s and £1 10s. Second Handicap Hurdle Eace, of 100 sovs, 1J miles.—Scallywag 10.10, 1, Sylvanus 9.3, 2, The Phantom 10.2, 3. Won easily. Time, 3min 22|sec Divs., £1 9s and £1 Is. Spring Handicap, of 100 sovs, 1| miles.-Palaver 8.6,1; Battleaxe 9,5 and Sirius 7.5, dead heat. Won by half a length. Time 2min 9sec. Divs., Pahver £3 ss, Battleaxe 7s, Sirius, £lss. Juvenile Handicap, of 85 sovs, 4£ furlongs.—Gold Purse 7.7,1; Wheellock 7.7, 2; Northumberland 8.5, 3. Time, 56|sec. Divs., £76 3s and £3 4s. Second Hack Handictp, of 50 sovs six furlongs —la 8.0. 1; Fleka 8.12, 2; Oulcita 7.9, 3. Won by half a length. Timp, lmin 17£ sec. Divs., £3 3s and £1 3.

Final Handicap, of 100 sovs, 5£ furlongs. Okoiri 9.11, 1 ; 86, 2; Pearl Diver 6.10, 3. Won by a neck. Tim", lmin B|seo. Divs., £2 4s and 18«. NAPIER PARK HANDICAPS. Napieb, October 7. The following handicaps have h«w>n declared for the Napier Park B.C. spring meeting: Criterion Stakes Handiop, 50 sov., 1 mile —la 90, The Miner 8.4, Munnur 80, Daphne, Lidv's Link 7.12, Reliance, The Weaver, Kowhete 7.7.

County Hack Handicap, 50 sov«., 7 furlongs.—Pe«r"tch 8.13. Fleka 8.12, First Light 8.7, Comfort 85, Blackwing 7.12. Mongonui, Jingle, Benefactor 7.10, Robin Gray, Rnukura 7.9, Rain 7.4, Cobra, Andromeda 7.0 Andrex, Pearl G"n, Trade Wind 612, Te lkahoringsta, Notoriety, Miss Kale, Aroha 6.7.

Nursery Handicap, 100 snvs., 4 fur. tones. - Gold Purse 85. Rijah, Optimist 7.9, Ringman 7.8, Apprentice. Gold Seal, Bounce, Stargazer 7.7, Gold Dust 7.6, Eland, Lyonesse. Madrigal, Fairy Dream, Bijoutry 7.4, Liquify 72, Oamelo*-, Drackenburg, Spring Bok 7.0, Balnety, Tuata 6.7. Park Stakes Handicap, 200 sots, one mile and a quarter.—Jabber, Battleaxe 9.9, Okoari 9.6, St. D°nnis 8.10, Volley 83, Tauhei, Cure 7,10, Perfection 7.9, Sirius, St. Mark 7.8, Goyfc 7.7, Papbos 7.6, CMceolario, Kahuwai, Menura 7.0. Tirea, Tigress 6.10, Rubin, Des'royer 6.7. Spring Welter Handicap, 50 fovo, 7 furlonss.—Paphos 10.5, First Blood 10.0, The Miner 9.8, Lidv'a Link 9.7, Warwick, Dapbn« 96, Relhnce 8.7, Paosinn Fruit 8.4, The Weaver 8.2, Torowai 8.0,

Handicap Hurdles, 70sovs, l|-miles.' —Derringcotte 12.0, Scallywag 10.12, | Dartmoor 10.6, Grey Ribbon, The r Duffer 9.13, Sylvanus, Waterport, I Cbris, Wakelyn 9.0. i Ahuriri Hack Handicap, 50 fovs, 5 I furlongs.—l», Apres 9.2, Assaverß 12, Moneonui, Robin Adair, Jinkle, Oul- i cita 7 12, Mol skin, Aeneas 7.8, Rain: 7.6, Roseplot 7.5, Arrival 7.2, Trade ] Wind, Pearl Gun, Opal 7.0, Te Ikahoringata, Waimarere 6.9, Miss Kalo, ] Maeillicuddy, Consistent, Ontario, Spring 6.7. Railway Handicap, 100 sovs; six furlongs.—Jabber 9.12, Palaver 9.6, ■ B*. Dennis 8.13, Th« Shannon 812,): Tauhei 713. Terror 7.12, Rinclet 7.7, j i Murmur 7.2, Pearl Diver 7.0, Warwick 6.12, Destroyer, Torowai, Aeneas, Kowhete 6.7. DUNEDIN ACCEPTANCES. Hurdles. Ijrailes.-RolW 11.9, Dundee 11.4, Hnirtrig?er 11.2, Derry 10.7, The Slumberer 9 5. Hack Handicap, six furlongs.— B°anclerc 78. Pretrena, Fony 7.5. Lady Madee 72, Secret Service 7.0, Western Belle 6.12. Mosgiel Handicap. 1J mil?.—Pampero 9,0, Fu'men 8.10, Canteen 7.13. Electric Handicap, sir furlongs.— Muscovite 8.3, Red Gauntlet, Battler, Forward Guard 7.12. October Handicip, sev?n furlongs. FigbUn? Mao 9.12, Vandyke 9.8 JVulcan 9.4, Red Banner 8.12, Wild West 8.10, Blackpool 8.2, Senior Wrangler 8.0. Maiden Plate, seven furlongs.—The Slumberer, St. Donald, Secret Service 8.6, Donna Rosa 8.4, Ayrdile 8.3, Western Doux, 7.10, Foray, Spring Gun, P u - Irovr.a 7.8. Selling Race, sis furlongs.— Nor' wester 8.13, Off Obance 8.11, Hippomenes 7.13,