SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8018, 3 January 1906, Page 3

SPORTING.

HAWKE'S BAY MEETING. SECOND DAY. Napier, January 2. The Hawke's Bay meeting concluded to-day. The attendance was very good, the sum o! £6513 being invostcd on tlie totalisators. Results : Aotea Hurdles.—Monarque 1, Florio 2, Lady's Link 3. Also ran : Faro, Gold Dust, No Shot. Won easily. Time, 3.20 1-5. Divs., £3 3s and £2 3s. Grandstand Handicap: Medallist 1, Soultina 2, Sylvrie3. Also ran: Hipporofla, Gold Seal. Won by a neck. Time, 1.17 1-5. Div„ £3 Is. Scurry Hack Handicap: Mobility 1, Flower Girl 2, Oafis 3. Also started: The Seer, White Lie, Spark, Merrywing, Moata, Forest Girl, Concussion, Queen's Messenger, Limerick Kosc, Te Whiwhiiui. Won by a length. Time, 1.6. Divs., £2 12» and £3'4s. Summer Handicap: Ballynetty 1, Operetta 2, Lyrist 3. Also ran: Heywood. Won by a length. Time 1.51. Div., £6 9s. Nursery Handitap: Grand Slam 1, Bluek 2, The Squatter 3. Also started: Golden Gate, Ideas, Rutamaha, Whakawira, Croxon, The Duchess. Won by a length. Time 1.6. Divs., £3 16s and 17s. Epsom Handicap: Cinque 1, Onyx 2, Martvrfeldt 3. Also rar.: Paikea No Shot. Won by a length. Time 1.58. Div., £5 12. Matapiro Hack Handicap: Tondcrghie 1, Pantaloon 2, Loiret, Te Haukc 3. Also ran: Moral, Electric Gufi, Mataike. Won by a length. Time 1.30 1-5. Divs.. £2 10s and £1 15s. January Handicap: Polyanthus 1. The Stake 2, Sylvrie 3. The only starters. Won by a length. Time 1.31 2-5. Div., £l 10.

AUCKLAND MEETING. LAST DAI'. PER PHKSS ASSOCIATION. • ArcKLAXD, January 2. The Auckland meeting was concluded to-day, the amount put through the tote being £l'J,B()9. Results: — Goodwood Handicap: Full Cry 1, Bonomiana 2, Leonator 3. Time, 1.40 3-a. Divs., £1 9s and £9. Sylvia Handicap: Conductor 1, Cambrian 2, Celtic 3. Time, 1.17 4-5. Dir., £4 19s, Grandstand Handicap: Landlock 1, Heroism 2, Starshoot 3. Time, 2.10 2-5. Divs., £4 8s and £l9 10s. Eleventh Hoyal Stakes: Cuneiform 1, Multifid and Glenowlet dead heat for second place. Time, 1.14 2-5. Divs., Cuneiform £1 3s, Glenowlet £1 Is, Multifid Bs. Summer Steeplechase : Pharos 1, Inniskillen 2, Hautapu 3. Time 8.12. Div., £3 15s. Newmarket .Handicap: Certainty 1, Carl Rosa 2, Ncr.ino 3. Time, 1.16 4-5. Divs., £l7 19s and £1 13. Auckland Plate: Nightfall 1, . Mahutonga 2, Apologue 3. Time 2.3(i. 1-5. Div, £llss. Pony Handicap: Merry DelaTal 1, SSo*omu 2, Storyteller 3. Time 1.5 3-5. J)ivs„ £2O os and £1 18s.

RANQTJKEI MEETING. SECOND DAY. ilißTO.v, January 2. Plfl PRESS. ASSi?C"TIO»". The wcAther was wet for the second day, arid there was only & pioderate attendance. Totalisator retotw.* for the two days were £16,807. liesultis s—Telegraph Hack: Apa 1, Waugaehu 2, Federation 3. Scratched: Contender. Won by a length. Time, 1.19 1-5. Divs., £3 2s and £1 ss. Clifton Handicap: Ropa 1, Flotilla Delaiuere 3. Also ran: Recoil. Won by two lengths. Time, 1.32 1-5. Div., £4 4s. Sandon Hurdles: Wild Cat 1, Kohonui 2, Levant 3. All started. Won bv a length. Time, 3.2. Divs., £2 5s and 17s. Killeyinoon Hack: Victoria Park 1, Booheur 2, Prospector 3. Scratched: Federation. Won a length. Time, L 36 4-5. Divs., £2 lis and £1 Is. Greatford Stakes: Nonnctte 1, Black Beynard 2, Submarine 3- Also ran lUplii. Won by half a length. Time 2.14.5. Div., £2 as. Tramway Hurdles: Ontario 1, Dalky 2, Inglewood 3. Scratehed: Bosegrove. Won easily. Time 2,68 3-5. Divs., £44 15s and £2 Is. Raumai Welter: Captain Shannon J i jiuitique 2, Kopa 3. All started, by two lengths. Time 1.20 2-5. Di Tg | . £$ 16s and £l9s. p arcv »aaui Scurry: Windy 1, Destruction ?,• Splendid Idea 3. Also rail: CliftoTi Kiowa, Lomaria, Kai Errin, Apelles, Paper, Chinchella, Almirii, fy" Time 52 2-5. Div*, £3 13s an.4 £1 l fa -

WAIRARAPA MEETING. PER PEKBS ASSOCIATION. J Mabtebtos, January 2. Tor the second day of tlie Waira- • npa raises tlie weather was showery. The sum of £0833 was put tkrougb. the machine. Kcsu'.tsTautamii Hurdles: Eeali 1, Swop 2, Hawea 3. Also started: Moetoropuku, Grand Jury, Tjlsop, Fairfield, Buster Brown. Won by four lengths. Tinic, 3.25 J. Dits., £1117.s and £ll4s. Tawaha Hack: Sir Percivale 1, Pretty Maid 2, First View 3. Also started: Dulcittei, Lavinia, Moloch, Phcmic, Dai Letlla, Little Sister. Won by a length and three-quarters; Time, ■1.32. Divs., £4rlls and 16s. Racing Club's Handicap: Boris 1, Martian 2, Capulet 3. Also started: .Aberration, Spoil, Lctherin, .Silverline. Won by half a length. Time 2min. IDivn, £2 5s and £ll4s. Wharepapa. Hack: Curcnagh 1, The Buler 2, Oko 3. Also started: iW- iron-Jaek, Bonnie Prince; Won I e tsify. Time l.oil. Divs., £2 7s aud| i' ( ' j Wnialiunga Hack: Probability], Phe E*i(! 5, Pekaiuui 3. Also started: Elfr, Letheliue, Goldfield, Sen Sen. Pat. Won easily- Time 1.4 1-5. ijivs., £3 2« and £4 16s. Kuss. 'U Handicap: Sir Percivalc 1, Wind V Variation 3. Also started: Exmoor Blarawu, Spoil, Fancy Work, Seagull,' I easily. T. Dns., £6 IJs and 42 os. Piranoa 1. W:. .Declination 1, White Squall 2. Th< ' il'oU'-JK-r 3 - Also started: Devonia, \l 'tie 31;uO, Horowhenua, Oneiros, Aeol V, Woe easily, lime, 1.71-5. Divs.,. i' 2s aml los - Haniri Handi cajl t Ailsa 1, Sardonyx' 2, Ingleneuk A«' so started: St. Albert, Marctta, Co.vsw.nm. Won In-a length. Time, Ui 4-5, l&vs., £3 Is and £1 Ms.

OPUNAKE B.C. ANNUAL iHACK MEETING. I (By "Morrnoi.") J Tlie annual meeting ot ibc Opunalu* j H C. was held <m New Yftir * I'ay at 1 the Piharna raeeeourse. The weather , was fine and tlie attendance well lip t" the average. Mr J. H. Stewart was judge, and Mr H. -F. Mcoe'l jnted us starter, using a ilag tor Ft" purpose. Though tin- liehls u 111 small the starting was very unsatisfactory, horses getting away iu straggling order, and m -ome eases getting badly •left, Messrs Hey lon and. Spriggens ■[ * worked the totalisator, handling the i, snm uf i"is2l on the eight events, <.r A protest

owner of Jean, for alleged inconsistent running in the Final Stakes, was dismissed. The officials, especially the Secretary. Mr G. W. Rogers, were indefatigable in their efforts to secure the success of the meeting, to which l lie Kapouga Band, under Bandmaster Eccleston, also contributed. Results: HANDICAP HURDLES. 113 F. R. Weston's Mawhiti ... 1 31 S. B. Corrigan's Haereroa ... 2 Also .started: Geologist and Tambowic. The field, except Haereroa, got away on even terms, At the second fence Geologist stui ib!ed, losing his rider, and at the f jurth Tambowie came down, leaving Mawhiti with a substantial lead, 1 lacreroa being the only other starter t j complete the course. Time, 2.59 2-5.1 Div., £2 3s. I FLYINjG HANDICAP. 15 A. Alexander's Tambourina ... 1 27 F. S. Cooper's Lualla 2 19 J. Melville's Miss Jack ... 3 Also started: Jean and Compass. Tambourina never left the issue in doubt. Miss Jack was a length away from Lualla, with Jean close up fourth, Divs., £3 16s and £2 2s. MAIDEN PLATE. 117 T. Fisher's Flying Cloud ... 1 93 W. Johnston's Ebbtide ... 2 •18 A. Stalls Tilikum 3 Also started: Silver Shell. From an even start Tiliknm at once led round | the back stretch, followed by Silver Shell and Flying Cloud. The latter imj proved his position as the bend was reached, and coming through entered the straight with a length's advantage. Won in good style by a length, Time 1.48. Div., £2Cs.

OPUNAKE R.C. HANDICAP. 162 Alexander and Gray's Glenullin ... 1 59 J. Grant's Star Rose ... 2 G1 J. George's Cyrano 3 The only starters. Glenullin at once shot to the front and galloping in great style ran home the easiest of winners by three lengths. Time 2.16 1-5. Div., £1 lis. ELECTRIC STAKES. 25 J. Melville's Miss Jack ... 1 113 S. Anion's Sporting Queen ... 2 193 R. Johnston's Silverlead ... 3 Also started: Clyde, Tilikum and Goodshot. A straggling start was effected, Sporting Queen being in the front as the field swept round the bend. Entering the straight Miss Jack came through and won by a length. Time, 52sec. Div., £l3 2s and 15s. WELTER HANDICAP. 23 A. Alexander's Tambocina 1 75 F. S. Cooper's Laalla ... 2 31 T. Fisher's Flying Cloud ... 3 Also started: Compass. Tambourina led from start to finish and won by over a length without the whip. Time, 1.34 1-5. Div., £6 2s. NEW YEAR STAKES. 139 F. H. Lambert's Makikihi ... 1 90 C. Wood's Claremont ... 2 99 B. Russell's Southern Cross... 3 These were the only starters. Claremont and Makikihi raced into the straight neck and neck, the latter winning by half a length after an exciting struggle. Time, 1.18 i-o. Div., £2 2s. FINAL STAKES. 183 R. Brough's Jean ... ... 1 06 A. H. Lucena's Silver f-lic'l 'i 28 S. B. Corrigan's Haereroit ... 3 Also started: Tambowie, Sporting Queen. Sporting Queen got the best; of a poor start, being closely attended by Jean and Silver Shell. On reaching the straight Jean came throifgh and won comfortably by a length indj a half. Time, 1.4 3-5. Dirs., £1 M# i and £1 9s.