AUSTRALIAN MEETING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8051, 19 February 1906, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN MEETING.

Received IS, tf.oS p.m. Lox'uox, February 17. JUngsy weather prevailed at the Victoria A.J.C. Meeting. Results . Oakleigh Plate: Wandin ], Deeolete 2, Step-out 3. Nineteen starters. Betting: ato 1 against Estria; 7to 2 against Northwood; 7 to 1 against Candor; 20 to 1 the placed horses. From an excellent start Northwnod made the runuing to the trai, ivhere Wandin ivas second. The latter took charge at the distance from Step-out and Dccolete, and won easily. Time, 1.8. Received 18, 4.40 p.m. Svdxev, February 17. St. George Stakes •. Lady Wallace 1, Gladsome 2, Scot Freo '3. Betting; 2to 1 Gladsome, 3to 1 Wallace. The race resolved itself into a match between the first two, and in a terrific race home Lady Wallace won by a head. Time, l.oOif. I'EB PHESS ASSOCIATION. Wanganui, February 17. 1 Glcnullin was scratched this morn- 1 ing for the Wangarun Cup. Paritnlu has received 8.5 in the \\ anganui Cup, the same weight as the Castor gelding carried in last year's race, when he ran second to Quaivyman.

Of I lie 28 horses handicapped for •he Wanganui Cup only five started in

last yea-'s Cup, vk, Peril ntn, Mclodeon, Rosea], Ghoorka and Heroism. The nominations received by the Damuv-ke J.C. for their annual meeting are a record for the Club and represent an increase of 131 compared with last year.

The Miili^o™—Bloomer filly Petticoat, is reported to have injured herself t b 'ouglt getting into a barbwire fence. F. D, Jones, the crack light-weight formerly associated wilh the Yaldhu.'st stable, accepted an offci* made by cable last week. He left for Eii"land last Thursday by the Tnrakina. It is understood Jones will ride for Major Edward's stable at a retaining foe of £SOO a year. "Winners at the Egmont meeting have incurred the following penalties at the Woidville meeting:—Hack Hurdles, Geologist 101b, Lionhcart 101b; Wbariti Hack Handicap, Maharaliui lOlti; Woodville Cup, Boomerang 10lb i Telephone Handicap, St. Claimer 101b, federation 101b; Victoria Hack Handicap, Pangaroa 101b. RANDOM NOTES, [By "Motvhoa."] Ihe hgmoni Racing Club's summer meeting passed off very successfully, (iuiic a number of local sports mado the t.';p lo Hawei'a each day, aud no doubl benefited by the forn .u'd run•ling of the New Plymouth horses. Pangaroa and Geologist each secured a winiiins bracket, whilst Mr Dan u' 13-' en s (j'ron ule acted us rimuer up to ih f winner of the ur.uei pal event each I.l''. Grenade was paying over five tineas in the Cup. Had he managed :o gee home, local backers would have h.id a good H ,'n. as the colt had a strong o'lotviug, bolli s.raight out and in doubles. Boii.'rasque, the live-yeav-old gelding by Sou wester out of Lady Isabel, has i.ow won hvo Cups in succession, viz., Foston and Egmont. He is owned by M-' L, Pascal, i.iul trained by A. at Levin, The gelding is just out of the back class, and has won on the two occasions he has started in open company. Bourrasque showed feood form ill hack events this season, 'though his record last season was not in any way attractive. It reads, one first, one third, aed six times unplaced oat of eight starts. The gelding scored somewhat easily in cacti Cup race, and should be worth watching in some of ihe big autumn handicaps. Regulation was in good form at Hawei'a, the bay daughtor of Hegel securing a f:'st and second, Hemlock, the winner of tho Trial Shakes at tho C',J,C. meeting last week is an Australian-bred three-year-old colt by Padlock, out of Kate Craig. Mr G, G, Stead's representatives have won the C.J.C, Middle Park Plate on thirteen occasions. Sir Geo, Clillord won the principal handicap each day at the C.J.C. meeting, scoring with Cannie Chiel and Cliryseis. The latter was a hot favori to for the Craven Plate ihe 11 \st day, but was just beaten for third place. The Yahlhurst representatives, Soltykoff and Cream Jug, failed to gain a place in their engagements at Christchurch last week. |

At Kiecartou lho G.J.C, appointed three special stewards to watch the running, oae being Aliened at tbc start of each. race, one about two fi.rlongs down the straiaht, and the other at the finish. Acting on the report of one of these officials, an inquiry was made into the running of Boscas'le, the favorite in the Hornby \Velter, but no action was taken, Racing at Woodville next Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. The cross country horse The Swimmer, is lion- a stable mate of Putty, Waitata, and Co. The Wauganui Jockey Clvb have decided not to have a telegraph oH ! ce on the course at the coming meeting. GlcnulUii lias raced twice in open company, the Loelticl colt's record being one nin and once unplaced. Mahutonga still claims an engagement ii) tlje Australia!) Cup. A Welhig,on writer states (hat Crhoorka is being specially trained for the Wanganu! Cup.