SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7809, 29 April 1905, Page 2

SPORTING.

O "' RACING FIXTURES. 1905. May 8, 4—Marlborough 8.0. Autumn May 8, 4—Hawke'a Bay J.C. Autumn May 6-Christchureh R.O Autumn May 10, 11—Eguiont B.C. Winter. Hay 11, 12—Ashburtou Count}' lI.C. Autumn May 20, 24—Takapuna J.C. Winter iMay 24, 25-Wangunul J.c. Winter May 24, 26—North Otago J.C. Win-

ter. June2, B—Dunedin J.C. Winter. .) une B—South Walrarapa J ,C. An-

nual. June 3, 5-Otaki-Maori R.C. Winter. June 3, 7, 10—Auckland R.C. Winter I une 21, 22—Hawke's Bay J.C. Win-

ter. I una 28, 29.—Napier Park R.C. Win-

lulv 0. 7.-Ci»borne H. C. Winter. luly 11, 14.—Wellington «. C. Win. ter. DATES OF COMING EVKNW i una B—Great Northern Hurdle Uact lubc 7—(Jieat Northern Bleopl*chase

WESTLAND RACING Civlß'S EAB- - MEETING. " SECOND DAY RESULTS, (Per Press Association.) HOKITIKA, April its.

Miner!*' Purse.—Cairngorm 1, • In[span 1, Apprentice 3. Iliree othent started. Dividends, *8 7s and 18c

Electric Handicap.—Hcpletaj 1, Bonutroff 2, Uicy 3, Four oUwnt started. Dividends, £2 VM taA losv Provincial Trol.—Scrutineer l,Uo« gey 2, Minnie May 8, Nine other* started. Dividends, £l9 11a an 4 I£3 18s.

Hurdles.—Sunaio» 1, Zealous 3. Only starter*. Dividends, £2 fla, Delancy, rider oi Zealous, was disqualified for 12 months for suapicious running. Racing Club Handicap.—Cairngorm 1, Kreelattd 2, ApprenUp 8 % Four others started. Dividends, £4 13s and 10s. County Trot.—Comrade 1, Ttt» saken Child 2f, Protector 8. Eight others started. Dividends, £6 Va and £2 3s,

Farewell.—Sympathy 1, Hinetaupariki 2. Five others started. IHdonds,, £2l 8s and 17s. I The sum of £2448 was handled la the machine for the two days.

ASHBUHTON RACING CLUB'S AUTUMN MEETING,

! ASHBURTON, April 38. The following handicaps hove been decdnrod for the first day's racing at.the Ashjburton County Racing Club's autumn meeting ; Long Uench Hnck.—So ranges 0.9, Guard of Honour, Somaroff 8.10, Ulythomaid 8.8, Ettarec 8.7. Cub> asetfil 8.5, Gewgaw, BonibaKM 8.3, ttelinda 8.0, Blue Slocking, Great Gun 7.7. Taxpayer 7.0# Wisseinbouis, Prohibitionist 0.10. Ashhurton Handicap.—Convoy 9.8, Tirole 9.1, Calibre 8.7, Ttic MoWcan 7.18, Claotourn 7.9, Stopdancer, Speculate 7.7, Boyal Crown 7.< L l)e JLa Key, Wet Blanket 6.9.

* Fall-held High Weight Handicap, ono mile.—Speculate 9.18, Ucftu Seaton 9.12, Manjtw 9.11, Httppy Home, Saraoges 9.3, Jolly Roger 9.2, Somaroff 8.5, Rongoa 8.2, First Shot, Theloa 8.0. Grove Funn Handicap.— Master Allx 9.13. Sandy 8.13, Bagpi|>e« 7.9, Laxly Lyonorq. Black Tracker 7.5, Pensive 7.4, King's Guehl 7.8, Guard of Honour 7.2, llljtheuwld 7.0, Grand March 6.7.

Trial Handicap—CulressclUi 9.3, Black Dlainort ».10, Myrtle Berry 8.8, Great Gun 8.7, Narrmgane 8.0, Teroa 7.11, Grosvcnur 7.7, Boisterous, Heartfelt, Con ueross. Escort 7.(\ Uoscaslle, Silver' Finch, Lifebuoy 6,7,

XOTES BY " MOTLItOA." Acceptances close to-day for the autumn meetings of the Hawke'a Bay Jockey Club and of Utc Marlborough Hoeing Club. Tho ».s. Kurawa brought most of Uie local hoi-ses down on Friday morning that were engaged at the Auckland Kacing Club's Autumn Meeting-. Messrs J. George, J. 1 (niton and A. i;him|'i.i> uene patten?or» by the same vessel.

Heroism was paying about £4O In the A.R.C. Easter Handicap, in which he finished In tWrd place, a performance of merit in a strong Acid of 19 starters.

The magnificent performance put up by Machino Clun In t|jc Ureal Hauler Handicap will take some wiping out, lOst 41b being the heaviest weight yet carried to victory in that event. IVoin January 24, 1900, to Kd>-

ruary'9, 1905, L. H. Hewitt roda Mr G. 0. Stead e horses in 17il races. Ho won BJ>, was second in 32, third in 14, and wus unplaced in 41 events.

'l*o A.K.C. Buster Handicap | rt\s od a (food belting race, the bookmakers laying 8 to 1 the Held right up to the start. Mr 0. U. Stead's colt l>eUu.ira was made « strong favourite fur (ho Oroat Northern Champagne Stoke*, his only engagement at the meeting. Ho ran very disappointingly, d.r be was dead la trouble when half the distance was cqverod, and finished about nine lengths twhind the winner. Mr 1). O'llricn's Muhlud wo* another who was expected to uraka a better, show, but, apparently, ha did not relish the heavy going. On the concluding day, with vftunc Stevens in tnc saddle, he won tb» Victoria Handicap, live furtongw, verjc uawily. Curl Hosa. the favourite, got left some lettgliis at the Mart, nut made up a lot ot ground to get into third iJacc. All the sane, t fancy from the way Multlnd anished he would huvo luodc Carl Rosa. stretch himself. Mark Ryan hud the mount ob MultilW m the Cluitunagne BUkes. und Ellerslie Handfcup. Regulation' was only seen out on one day of the A.R.C; Meeting. Wftitoto is an unhicky borso, being again an the Hick Ibrt. Ho got badly cut about in the Easier Handicap through being galloped on. Miss Lottie (St. Hippo-lotlie) t» now a„ inmate <rf F. Macmaneinin» utafilc, having been purchased by Mr 1. MoHrath after the running of tho AuTumn Handicap last Tuesday. ...fj "".l 1 * ■ tho P°l» u, «r horseman. Mr u. Cutts acted a* courae in--Doctor at tho A.R.C Meeting T SS tUTO of Ulc meeting wm the splendid starts effectod by Mr e 0 Connor. ' *"• had Wha l^° n °," S ,but KrWM "« ,h °' hls le f** OB «»iy cut houU t*' ,CUP °" Mwidaj ' «* W? home in the Klect.fe Handl«, *W on in, the da,. i t was «£J go. and hud Hohoro been ug *!% IcertaWty he wou , d have * turned the winner. "*** **■ I'. Macmunemin and fv Woal *~~ stone. J ?' and «»**■ u.l luT.u l^ 1 " "W A. Hal* chtoe „,"^ nC , ,s Wpectivoly *W U) i" \; '• *J ul "«vun (King iwKrenelrl, °K rUShBU (""IwrfaK II ..? ,0l 7 1,u ] f «■««>. W. Irwin (t it ~'•''• ••« 11. Williamson <irti*\ » "eoifc. (Chola), R. h„M <S* A»* ••ones (R„,„e„)' " w,v «"*». and I*, » Sou, and s- r" C, '! ,K , w,,K «**Mby c" Lu„ , wi, " lln K representaUM*; and CurtasHier, Merriwea, iSt. U«V. K t ' , i. Bt ." tt ' 8a l4mt me each T ' Mullifor,B - »*»««*

Amongst the jockey coiiiprilftff at . 1. ™* Attt »«"» M«'lf«W ». IJM•'A and 1. Julian were euuul witlr 'lire,' winners while Julian Kot home flm r*mt*C. 4 lively wlthUiaj Jluih-. UdrXSZT and Fashionable. .1. ;»mnj*i with Ki„ s Wy.Jft£SL healer in 811-Hth.ivon »!£ "on outrlßht „„ \u«crSt J ? , *!s* , *» dead-heater «» n J " , " wr, K*. mod «. !K>r*onwn were : "■>--