SPORTING

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 134, 9 June 1904, Page 2

SPORTING

GREAT NORTHERN STEEPLjjH CHASE. MOCASSIN An"ea S y WINNh|H , (Per Pross H AUCKLAND, Juna B.M Tho Auckland Racing Club's Stall pleehaso meeting was continued to 9 day in fine weather, and before M good nUendunce. The course 'wal heavy, owing to roce»t rains. ToUiJ lisator takings amounted to £11,269 for the day. Rcsulta:— ' •■ Orakel Hurdle Handicap, one mild and three-quarters.—Medallius u| Oreiisot 2, Swagsman 3. All staojl ed, Time, .'tmin 30 3-Qscc, DividnMH £4 4s (id and £1 lis. ■ Ranfurly Welter Handicap, ono rallq -Rose Shield 1, Sir Oilead 2, BonJ hour 3. All started. Time, limn ofl 3-ssec. Dividends, £2 12s and Xlfl 12s Od. jp Great Northern Steeplechase, thrS miles and a half.—Mocassin 1, SloW Tom 2, Hylas 3. Also started—Hay? l dn, Cannongate, Princess of Thule. Comfort, l'apatu, Kohunui, Oresplaf Hutana. Mocassin mudo practically all tho running from Uie start, «na passed tho poßt Ave lengths in front of Slow Tom. Kohunui, Haydn, and Papatu came to grief, mid Hutana refused to jump. Time, Bmln 38sec. Dividends, £lO 6a fld and £3 2s fld. i Rcmuera Hurdles Handicap, twfll iniies.—Hippowai 1, Aka Aka 2, Hanana 3. All started, Time, 4mln 7sec. Dividends, £4 15s 6d and 18s. Prince of Wales Handicap, seven furlongs.—Marshal Soult 1, Avar lanche 2, Putty 8. Scratched—Re-" gulation, Durable, Hohoro, Nunia, Koso Shield, and Waikato. Time, lmin 36 2-ssec. Dividends, £6 Is 0(t and £1 14s fld.

Tally-ho Steeplechase, about threg miles.—Star 1, Kiatare 2, Dingo S. All started. Time, 6mln 88sec. Dividends, £4 Is 6d and 15s 6d.

Ladies' bracelet Handicap chuae, onco round.—Taranaki "TT Frances Lovejoy 2, Hangamahaki $,, Scratched—Kiatore, Aesop, Pukeri-i inu. Time, 3min 3£sec. Dividend.' £2 17s. j

WEIGHTS FOH SATURDAY, The following weights aro declared for the third day (Saturdayl of tho Great Northern meeting : Pakuranga Steeples.—Kiatere 12.8, Star 11.9, Dr. Bill, Matarania 11.7, i'uni, Taraaakl 11.5. Ngaru 10.7. Flower of Gold ASsop, Pukerimtt: 10.0. j Tainaki Steeples.—Comfort II.OJ Prances Lovojoy, Lady Bell 10.M Hipstone 10.0, Mangamahaki, Poml Simple, The Abbott, Hevoaler, Nil tivo Rose, Kakino, Kuranui 9,7, II York Wolter, ono mile.—Durable tm 7, Float, Scotty 11.0, Hiss Lottl 10.7, Tho Needle 10.5, Newtown 10 t I, Putty, Kose Shield 10.8, Up-tor Hate, Dolores, Lady Hune, Maro 10,' ■), Geordie, Nuina, Geologist 9.10J Lo Beau, Waikato, Zuleika 9.7, Stl Olga 9.5, Hinckoa 9.4, Solo, Wood* 1 lield, Defender 9.8, Jack Brown, LaV lah Kookh, Southorn Cross, Yolotfe! Wollcast, Talune, Tukapa 9.0. ! Winter Steeples, about three mile*.' -Haydn 12.2, Cannongate ll.XOtj Slow Tom 11.0, Mocassin 10.13. Princess of Thule 10.7, Nor'-west 10\ 5, Dingo, Comfort, Papatu 10.8, llvd tana, Kanaka, Hylas, StrayblrdJ Catherine Gordon, Klllarney, Crea* pin 10.0, Ranana 9.10, Tunl Marine, Eclair, Puffing Billy, Stockman, Kowhai, Kohunul 9.7.

Campbell Hurdles.—Spalpeen, • Ul* to-dato 11.11, Woiwero- 11.10, Slow Tom, Aka Aka 11.6, Hlppowal, Haui tapu 11.0, Klllarney 10.7, Ron* Shoot, Mars, Dr. Bill, Princess 0 Thule, Ranana 10,!>, Cavalry 10.(1, Prances Lovejoy, Iloseplot, Medak lius, Lady Dell 10.0, Tahivo 9.1& Merry Hoy, Creusot 9.lo,««4J}iyor* 0.8, Olasgow, Val Rosa, Bother 9:7, Lady Haven 9.5, Ainahantaß 9.0. Fitzroy Welter, six furlongs.— Liberator 11.7, Lady Hune 11.0, Le Boau 10.10, Waikato. Tc Aroha 10.8, '« Delaval 10.5, Scrgius 10.8, Cer« tainty 10.0, St. Harp, Kuku 9.11, Woodmount 9.10, Wellcast, Stepney, Strowan, Morpeth 9.7, Soultfish 9. 15, Bloodstone, Korcru 9.5, Lurchc* 9.4, Whakahim 9.3, Kohlna, AlhueJ Rob Roy, Lady Lottie, Sir G ileal Baltimore, Mikado, Mauku, Silvet] mere, Soabird, Jeanne, Amahantai 9.0. y

Farewell Handicap, Ave furlongs,'' Hohoro 12.10, Liberator 11.7. Newtown 10.11, Avalanche, Bother 10.7, Roso Shield, Marshal Soult 10.6, Geologist 10.5, Waikato, Nmrny Parltutu 10.3, Sonoma, Green and Gold 10.0, St. Olga 9.12, Lady Bob| 0.11, Woodfiold, Bonomlnna, Solaj] Orange and Blue, Anchorite 9.1 a Oordon Rouge, Sergius, Black and Gold 9.7, Cygnet, Te Arolm 9.0, Al* >a Roso, Leo Dolaval 9.5. Royal Shell 9.4, Jack Brown, Seabird, Albuera 9.3, Amahantas 9.0. THE RULES OF RACING. M One probablo result arising out ol he decision of the ConvoyLGladsome use will bo that all racing club! will consider tho advisablenesa of put ing the ruleß of racing in order. I'his will no doubt bo done through heir representatives at tho racing onference. For several years past l havo listened to tho discussions at lie conference annually held in Wolinglon, and had the opportunity ol -xchanging opinions with some oj ho gentleman who havo attended .hem. Mr 0. Samuel, president and chairman of committee of tho Taraiaki Jockey Club, has beeu looked ipon as tho leader of tho opposition n tho "Turf Parliament." The re-, liresentativo of tho Taranaki district litis done good work, but on several occasions he has been beaten >y tho "three-fourths" majority, which ho unsuccessfully tried to al>.er a year ago. Tho strong conserv■ttivo clement in tho conference ousted to tho three-fifths majority. Mr Samuel, who desired to see the ules put in order, moved : That It )o nn instruction to the executive tp prepare new Rules of Racing, and \ith that object to cause throe com es of the draft rules when prepared o bo forwarded to each registered lab at least three months before the •onferenco to bo held In or about the .nonth of July, 1904, and to invite mggestiona thereon from each such lub (to bo posted to the secretary >f the conference not later than one nonth after tho draft rules shall mvu been forwarded to such club), md thereafter to revise such draft ules, and forward thqpo copies thero>f as revised to each club not less I lian one month before such confer nee, in order that at such coriJet* nee tho existing Rules of Racing" nay tie rescinded and new Rules ol iincing made. Tho romarks of some if the delegates who discussed Mr ■Samuel's motion prove interesting at tie present lime. Mr Friedlander wanted to know why- the conference ind met year after year ? Had ft ■ol been for the purpose af improvng the rules? If Mr Samuel was o keen why did ho not prepare new tiles, and bring them forward him•elg. Sir George Clifford protested against Mr Samuel's remark that the ules wore, a disgrace to any racing •ody. Ho thought the existing rule* tvere a credit to tho conference,whose members had for years been working 1 hard to perfect them. Mr Samuel, ! n reply, thought he had been misiindorstiood. He did not ohject- to the matter of the rules. It war'the form and arrangement he did not like, lie further stated ho had brought tho matter up several times before, and if defeated ho would not now feel the defeat so keenly as ho formerly had done. Mr Samuel was iviiuestMl to act as one of the Judges in the Convoy-Gladsome appeal case, but was unfortunately prevent-, ed by private business from acceptmir. It is to K< hoped that gentleman will ngain bring up the question of revising the rules at. the conference to be held next month. It will be safo to anticipate that the majority of the delegates will he in favour of tho proposal, and the arguments of tliOßo against it less amusing than those who spoke against It a year ago.—"Advance," in N.Z. Mail. ;■>