SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7749, 27 February 1905, Page 2

SPORTING.

DUNEDIN J.C. AUTUMN MEETING HEWITT'S SUSPENSION CONFIRMED^ I (Per Pi-ess Association.) I r DUNE-DIN. Feb. as. The Duncdin J.C. uutumn meeting .was brought to a close to-du.v. The weather was warm, but lieavv ruin commenced to fall in the city' before noon, and materially interfered with the attendance. At Wingatui the rain did not commence till about 1.20,; but it kept on for the rest of the racing, and made things uncomfortable. The stewards reopened Hewitt's case, bud resolved to adhere to their former decision. The sum of £5906 was put through the machines, making £20,097 for the meeting, as compared with £17,970 last year. The results were : ijwiiiro Hurdles, UOsovs, one mile and a half.—Slow Tom 12.4, 1 ; Wonderful 11.2, 2 ; Zealous 11.5. 3. Force also started. Won easing up. Time, 2min Slsec. Dividend, £1 12s Flying Handicap, HOsovs, live furlongs,—llcplete 7.13, 1 ; Stepenfcldt 7.3, 2. Won comfortably by half a | length. Time, lmin 5 l-ssec. Dividend, £1 4s. Warrington Welter Hack, SOsovs, four furlongs.—Woe MacGregor 8.6, 1 ; Red .Uonald 7.9, 2 ; Jewel Case, 7.7, 3. Scratched—Bellini. Hun in ruin, and won troin end to end' by over two lengths. Time, 42 4-Ssec. Dividends, £lO and £7 2s. Anniversary Handicap, 175 govs, one mile.—Cannie Chiel 8.3, 1 ; Lady Wayward 7.7, 2 ; Secret Society 7.5, 3. Scratched—Stepenfeldt. Won by half a length. Time, lmin 45 4-5 sec. Dividend, £2 Bs. Hopeful Stakes, lOOsovs, five furlongs.—Apollodoris 7.7, 1 ; Ingleneuk 8.1, 2 ; Alexis 8.9, 3. Scratched—Grund Opera, Ostachkof. Won by a neck, after an exciting finish. Time, lmin 5 3-sscc. Dividend, £1 18s. Abbotsford Welter, OOsovs, six fur- ' longs.—Heirloom 7.7, 1 ; Koputai 7.8, 2 ; Blackstone 9.5, 8. All started. Won by two 'lengths. Time lmin 18 3-ssec. Dividends, £3 10s and Waihola Hack Handicap, 50sovs, five furlongs.—Lillystone 6.13, 1 ; Captain Kettle 9.2, 2 ; Melford 8.2, 3. Scratched—Cavatina and Gypsoliel. Won by two lengths, 'lime, 1. min 6 3-sscc. Dividends, £6 14s und £1 Bs. Wingatui Handicap, 200sovs, six furlongs.—Prince Loris 0.7, 1 ; Cavatina 6.7, 2 ; Deerstalker 6.8, 3. Also started—Brighton, Sandy, Replete. Won by a long neck. Time, lmin 18 4-ssec. Dividend, £2O 4s. AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUU'S SUMMER MEETING. (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Feb. 25. The Trotting Club's summer meeting concluded to-day. The weather was fine |ta.nd the attendance fair. There was put through the machine in 10s tickets £IBO9 10s. I*o results were : President's Trot Handicap! one mile.—V.S. 6sec, 1 ; Agnes B. 7scc, 2 ; Miss Dunmorc scr, 3. Time, 2 min 50scc. Dividends, £2 2s 6d and 15s. Popatoetoc Trot Handicap, one mile and a half.—Bert 13suc, 1 ; Curbolic 18sec, 2 ; Juliette 4scc, 3 V Time. 4min 2sec. Dividends, £4 12s and £1 15s. „ Second Pony Trot Handicap, one mile and a half.—Fibre 24sec, 1 ; Agnes B 24scc, 2 ; Lance 31scc, 8. Time, 4min Usee. Dividends, £2 12s and 9s. Welcome Stakes Handicap, six furlongs and a half.—Sentinel 7.2, 1 ; Sally Horner 7.10, 2 ; Lucy Godfrey 6.10, 3. Time, lmin 25jsec. Dividend, £1 7s. Criterion Handicap, two miles.— Little Doctor Bscc, 1 ; MacQuarrie 28sec, 2 ; K.D. 13scc, 3. Time, 5 min lOsec. Dividends, £1 6s and £2 18s. Dash Trot Handicap, one mile.— Macquarrie 24sec, I ; Colcnso 7scc, 2; The Officer llscc,3. Time, 2min 00 , sec. Dividends, £4 Is and £1 18s. Manukau Handicap, five furlongs.— Solitary 8.10, 1 ; Orange and Blue 9.5, 2. No others started. Time, lmin ssec. Dividend, £1 Is. February Handicap, one mile and a half.—Young Salisbury lOsec, 1 ; K.D. losec, 2 ; Juliette losec, 3. Time, 3min 48}scc. Dividends, £2 , 8s and £1 7s. GLADSOME WINS FUTURITY STAKES. TRIPLE DEAD HEAT FOR SECOND PLACE. MELBOURNE, Feb. 26. There was splendid weather for the , Futurity Stakes, which resulted : Gladsone (Bardon) 1, Emir (Lewis), Dnrgai (Wheeler), and Billingsgate (Smith), dead heat for second place. Nino started. The betting was 2to 1 on Gladsome, 8 to 1 against Billingsgate, 10 to 1 Emir. At the far turn Attitude and Amazon wero together three lengths in front of Gladsome. The. latter raced td the front at the railway from Dcmas and Dargai. Attitude and Gladsome led into the straight, Dargai following, with Billingsgate outside. Gladsome came on, winning easily, but tho judge could not separate the next three. Time, lmin 29isec.