SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8097, 30 April 1906, Page 3

SPORTING.

AUSTRALIAN RACING. Received 29, 5.23 p.m. Sydney, April 29. Tattorsall's Handicap: Refrain 1, U luster 2, Pcraclcs 3. Seven starters. Betting • 7 to 2 Tatterdemalion, 5 to 1 Refrain, Won by a length. Time, 2.10^.

WELLINGTON RACES. SECOND DAS'. —5 PEB PBESS ASSOCIATION. Wellington, April 28. The weather was -somewhat boisterous for the second day of the Wellington Racing Club's Autumn meeting. A fresh northerly gale was raging, while a heavy shower fell as the contestants tiled out for the Autumn Handicap. There was a good attendance, including the Governor and party. The turf was in good order, though on the slow side. The racing, generally, was an improvement upon the first day, and m the case of the Autumn and Suburban-Handicaps, the finishes were keenly fought out. The sum of £13,407, inclusive of £1,280 on the double machine was put through the machine, making a total of £25,076 for the meeting, as against £11,527 for the corresponding meeting of last year, and eclipsing the record sum of the Autumn gathering in 1903 by £3,289. The winning combination (Lyrist and Gawain) paid £33 17s in the double machine. Uesults .

Second Hurdles Handicap: Defoe 1, Slow Tom 2, Mocassin 3. All started, Won Dy a couple of lengths, Time, 2.51. Dm., £6 12s and £1 lis. Hutt Handicap: Maui 1, Marguerito 2, Jolly Friar. All started. A due finish between the placed horses. Won by barely half a length. Time, 1.411-5. Divs., £7 13s and £1 18s. ' MurataiHaek: Riilemaid 1, Soultmaul 2, Cavatina 3. Won easily by three lenths. Time, 1.31 3-5. Divs',, £8 7s and 16s. Autumn Handicap : Lyrist 1, Achilles 2, Gold Crown 3." Achilles led until entering the straight, when Lyrist and Gold Crown put in a strong challenge, and a ding-dong finish saw Lyrist obtain the verdict by a length, Achilles beating his stable mate by half a length for second place. Time, 2.12 2-5. Divs., £5 2s and 15s. Suburban Handicap: Gawain 1, Exiuoor 2, Black Squall 3. All started. A magnificent finish, Gawain winning by a neck. Time, 1.31 1-5. Div„ £5 Bs. Pacific Handicap: Contender 1, Mwngista 2, Ito 3. All started. Won comfortably by three lengths. Time, 1.17 3-5. Divs., £4 12s and £2 19s. New Zealand St. Luger Stakes: Isolt 1, Clanehuttan 2. The only starters. This was merely au exercise gallop for Isolt, who finished a dozen lengths ahead of her opponent. Time, 3.112-5. Div.,£l2s. Belmont Hack: Hatley 1, Soultmaid 2, Tekanvi 3. All started. Won by three-quarters of a length. Time, 1.17. Divs., £3 6s and 16s.

AROUND THE STABLES. [By "Moturoa,"] A visit to a training "establishment is always interesting to a lover of the thoroughbred. I had the pleasure last week of visiting It. Barlow's stables, and found four boxes containing occupants. One could not help noticing how the horses appeared to enjoy their beautifully clean and comfortable quarters, everything being in " apple pie" order. " Bob" lias a very nice compact little place, handy to the racecourse and town. Tha first box contained a 2-ycar-old brown (illy, by Chasseur, out of a tiou'-wester marc. The next one I saw wns a .promising luoking 2-year-old bay filly, by St. Clements, which he intends brcakiim in shortly. Idasa (Seatou Dclavrl—lda) looked i perfect picture, though carrying a fair amount of condition, it is some time now since the man faced the starter, her last sijrcess being in tUe Hawcra Cup last year. However, she has becu accepted for at the meeting this week.

Panguroa also looked well in her comfortable box, having enjoyed a short spell since the Taraaaki meeting. On leaving, my attention was drawn to St. James, enjoying himself in the paddock It will be remembered this gelding raced over hurdles about three years ago.