SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81881, 5 November 1906, Page 3

SPORTING.

RACING IN AUSTRALIA. THE V.R.C. SPRING MEETING. UJSIXBD I'JIKSS ASSOCI iTION —DY ELECT ItIC IELfcIiEAPU,— COFVKIUUT. Received 3rd, j p.m. I Kmingtoo, November 3. The bity meeting of the racing carn val opened auspiciously, though the weaiher might have been finer. Ihe course, which was badly damag-j e"i by the recent Hood's, appeared to be in perfect order. The Government House party included the Nurthcotes, I albot*, BedfordSj and iawkes. The racing generally was good the Derby producing a far belle. exhibition than was generally expected. Remits: — Maiden Piae, one mile.—Benbow, 3.0, 1; "Bendigo, S.o, 2; Moan . 8.13, 3. Five others started. Won by three and a half lengths, five lengths between second and third. Time, 1.43^. Marbyrnong Plate, for two year year old-.—Maliine 1, Scobie 2, Boastful 3. All Parted. The winner drew away from Socialist at the distance and won easily by four lengths. Time, 1.3 J. Hotham Handicap. 7.1, 1; Charmant, 7.(1, 2; Dyed Garment 4, 6.10, 3. Thirteen others started. \Yon by two and a half lengths, half a head between second and third. Time, 2.395. VICTORIAN DERBY.

Poseidon 1 Antonious 2 Booran 3 Betting: 7 to 2 on Poseidon, 8 to i Booran, 10 to 1 lolaire. 12 to 1 Antonious. lolaiie jumped away from a splendid start. At the riverside, Ellis led by four length from lolaire. Approaching the bridge, Ellis was two lengths from Booran, with Poseidon next. At the far turn, lolaire fell awav. and the favour.te moved up and at the straight proper took the lead and won by a length and a quartci, four lengths between second and third, lolaire last. Time, 2.40 J.

MELBOURNE STAKES. Solution i Blue Spec 2 Noreen 3 Five others started. Batting; 9 to 4on Solution. The favourite was first away and cantered into the straight from Dividend, increasing the length as he liked and won by three lengths and a half, a length separating second and third. Time, 2.91. Coburg Stake'.—Benbow I ■ The Castaway 2, Tulkeroo 3. Qastaway made most of the running. Benbow raced up the straight with Castaway and beat him by three parts of a length, three lengths between second and third. Time, i-42i. C.J.C. EXHIBITION MEETING. THE NEW ZEALAND CUI'. SUCCESS OF WAITARA HORSE. Per Press Association. Christchurch November 3. There was a large attendance for the opening day of the C.J.C. Exhibition Meeting, including the Gover ar, Lady Plunket, the Hon. Kathleen Plunket, the Premier, and many members of the Upper and Lower Houses. The weather was brilliantly fine throughout, the racing was highly interesting, and speculation very brisk. The winning double, Star Rose an 3 Captain Shannon, paid a dividend of £2061. The total investment, including £2291 on the double, totalled £29,121. Results: Spring Hurdles of 250SOVS, two miles.—Jack Pot, 10.4, 1; Prospector, 11.10, 2; Sardonyx, 10.2, 3. Also started: Cavalry 11.8, Comfort 10.6, Levant 10.3. St. Lfra 10.2, Eurus9.i3, Magnificent 9.12, The Guesser9.ll, Even!o'e9.3, Wild Cat 9.0. Jack Pot was in a handy position all the way, and won comfortably by three lengths. Prospector a length and a half in front of Sardonyx. Time, 3.45 1-'. Dividends, £3 15/6 and 19/. Maiden Plate of 25osovs, one mile. —lntelligence, 7.2, 1; Buccleuch, 8.2, 2; Golden Cairn. 7.4, 3. Also started: The Lark 8.2, Ostachkoff 8.2, Gazeley 5.2, Silk Web 8.2, Fairy Rose 7.11, Volodia 7.11, Seal Rock 7.7, Field Gun 7.7, Pearlie 7.2, Wateisho"t 7.2. Athena 7.2. Won by two lengths, Golden Cairn a length away third. Time, 1.42 4-5, Dividends, £.2 5 6 and £3 15/.

Riccarton Welter of 30050V3, one mile.—Stronghodl. 8.9, i; Wirial, 8.10, 2; Braghton, 8.3, 3. Also started: EUerton 9.9, Manjess 9.3; Bourrasque 8.13, Chryseis 5.12, Highland Reel 8.11, Somaroff 8.8. Idasa 8.5, Czarfivna 8.3, Gold Seal 8.2, Bagpipes S.o, Fancvwork 8.0, Mont-go 8.0, Balsam S.o, Astrakhan 8.0. Won by two lengths, Brighton a length and a half away. Time, 1.42 35. Dividends, £l4 3/ and ,£1 iSj.

NEW ZEALAND CUP of 2000S0VS. Two miles. Mr J. R. Shore's b h Star Rose, by Daystar—Queen Rose, 6yrs (H. Price) x Mr D. O'Brien's br h Multifid, by Multiform—Heriot, 4yrs J. McCombe) 2 M." F. Preston's br h St. Joe, by Handsome Jack Muriwai, s>rs (S. Reid) 3 Also started: Par tutu 8.5, Lyrist 7.13, Lecherm 7.13. Ghooika 7.9, Armistice 7.5, Martellu 7.4, Ironmould 7.3, Makaruff 7.3, Landwern 6.10, Stepdancer 6.y, Lapland 6.9, Notus 6.7, Blytliemaid 6.7. 'Makaroff led past the Hand, but turning into the back stretch, Star Rose ran up alongside him. Rounding the top turn, Makaroff dropped back, and Star Rose entered the straight with two lengths' advantage, eas'ly staling off a challenge from Multfid. Star Rose won by two and 3 half length, St. Joe a similar distance away, third. Letherin was fourth. Time, 3.29. Div d'nd-, I, 6 and £1 5 , ti. Welcome Stakes of ososoys, four furlongs.—Eona, S.o, 1; Glcnulloch, 5.5, 2; Convent Bell, 8.0, 3. Also started: Elevation 5.5, Pearl Reef 8.5, Amboise 8.0. Pretty Nell 8.0, Primo 8.0, Adrian S.o. Eona was in front all the way, and won easily by three lengths. Time, 49-ec, Dividends, £2 0,0 and 1/. LadVs' Purse of 120-ovs, one mile. —Thunderej, 11.2. 1; Pattypan. 10.9, 2; llemluek. 11.3' 3- Also >;arted: Narcissus 11.4, Farley Grove 11.2, Don Orsino 11.0. Pailada 10.9. King 10.3. Helios 10.2, Design 10.0, Puroje 10.0. Won by two lengths. Div.dends- 3/ and £5 13/6. STEWARDS' HANntCAP of 751 sov->. S'x furh-ngs. Captain Shannon. 7.7••• I Petrovna. 8.0 2 King Billy, 8.6 3 Alsi 'started: Signalman 8.13, Master Allx R.,- t.' :'v Landon 6.yCro- Battery «-7- Munjcet 8.0, Eden fj.io, Savoury Uallarat 7.10, Sir Tri-tram 7. to. K f -d Gauntlet 7.9Aboriginal 7.7. I'a' Seul 7.4, l'Veiron 7.0, Apol!"doris y.o, Declination 0 12.

Signalman was 1' ft al the post, and tnok no part in the raee. l'<trovna. Master Al x and B.illarat formed the lead'ng divison as die straight waentered, and the first-named was in front at the distance. Il'-re Cap'ain Shannon came through with a wellsusta'n»d run and wn by a length and a half. I'.trovna half a length in front of King Billy. Time, 1.14 3"5«. Dividend- £■? 7 ;in d fJ' 4 fl - The Shorts of i 5o c ovs. five furlong-. |Weight Ro S cr f ' The Seer 2. T< s-era 3. Also siarU-d : White Shield. Clementine, G olden Vein Snwsifl'* Rawnvre, Soltvknff. Xikolskv, Gi'paobel, Sant, Ro-alee. I'atuna Royal Grown, Largesse T me. 1.1 3-5. D'vdt'nd- X-5 " and £1 ; 6.

(By "Moiuioa. : ') Another \ew Zealand Cup ha* parsed, and th*- excitement attac.u;J to tlti- <-v lit hj.- somewhat subsded. It was expected that the Cup would be won bv .1 Taranaki horse, but it wa- not generally anteipated that Sar Rose would b'- the successful reprc-entaiiv. . The time for the rare was 15th nf a second better than Norluifornt's performance last year, so that it was by no means a flmvlv run race. The div'dend is the large-' that ha- been paid in the historv of the race. .Star Hose is by Daystaf from Queen gosg, and l* a «ix yea: old

horse, who has bom erroneously quoted as a male in several reliable journals. His performance* for last year were as follows :—ist, Waitara Cup- Chr'sima-. Handicap, Taranaki Summer Meeting; Autumn Handicap. Taranaki Autumn Meeting, 2nd in Prince of Wales Handicap, Waverlcy; Stewards', Taranaki Summer Meeting; Opunake Racing Club Handicap; St. PatrickV Handicap, Stralfoid; and Taranaki Cup.

TO-DAY'S ACCEPTANCES. (Per Press Association.) Chrifitcliuvch, November 4. Criterion Handicap of 400'sovs, seven furolngs.—Pi'trovna .X.u, Master Alix 8.7, Munjeet S.o, Savoury 7.12Intelligence 7.10, Ballarat 7.10 Red Gauntlet 7.9, Pas Seud 7.3, Buccleuch 7.3, The Laik 7.0 Grenade 6.13, Gazeley 6.13, Apollodoris 6.12, Stratagem (1.7. Irwell Handicap of 2oosovs four

furlongs.—Grafton Loch R. 3. Moriarty 8.3, P''arl Reef ,S.o. Suumi S.o. Master Lesl c 7.11. Piim 7.9, Pretty Nell 7.5, Cockleshell 7.0. Vas.i 7.0. Adria 6. 11, The Libyan 6.9. Jahangir 6.9, Ambuscade 0.7. Epsom Handicap of 25osovs- six furlongs.—Captain Shannon 10.5, Stronghold 10.0, Wirral g.5, Grandsta d 9.2, Jolly Roger 8.13. Replete 8.10, Highland Reel 8.9, Brghion 8.8, Fram 8.7- Gold Seal 8.6, Koputai 8.6, Curiosity 8.6, Mango 8.4, Kng's Guest 8.3, Hemlock 8.0, Pearlie 8.0, Largesse 8.0, Don Orsino 8.0.

Middleton Hurdle Handicap of 200 -ovs, one mile and three-quarters.— Prospector 11.13, Jack Pot 1 j. 6Cavalry 11.4, Levant 10.0, St. Lyra 9.13, Comfort 9.12. Eurus q.S, Evenlone q.o, Wild Cat 9.0, Wee MacGregor 9.0.

' Derby Stakes of looosoytf, one mile and a half—Seal Rock, Huascar, Grand Slam, Field Gun, Zimmerman, Lapland, Blazing Star, Mungista. Juvenile Plate of 400S0V, five furlongs.—Fireiron 8.4, Kliamia 8.4, Huascar 8.0. Eona 7.9, Glenculloch 6.11.

Metropolitan Handicap of 750 sovs, one mile and a half.—Boomerang 8.13, l'aritutu 8.9, Crichton 8.9, Letherin 8.3, Star Rose 7.13 Ghoorka 7.13, Mystification 7.12, Armistice 7.12, St. Joe 7.11, Ellerton 7.10, Ironmould 7.3, Stepdancer 0.12, Czarevna 6.7. Otaio Plate of 250SOVS one mile and a half.—Bourrasque 9.7, Intelligence 9.4, Stepdancer 9.3, Notus 5.13, Blythemaid 8.13, Thunderer 8. 13, Mont go 8.10, ldasa 8.8, Tsitsihar 8.7, Somaroff 8.6, Royal Crown 8.6, Pallada 8.0.. ANTICIPATIONS. (By "Moturoa." For the second day of the C.J.C. Meeting, which will be held to-day, 1 select the following as likely winners:

Middleton Hurdles, one mile and thjee-quartcrs.—Cavalry or Prospector. Criterion Handicap, seven "furlongs. —lntelligence or Grenade. Epsom High-weight, six furlongs. —Curiosity or Grandstand. The Derby, one mile and a-half. — Zimmerman or Grand Slam. Juven.le l'laie, five furlongs.— Eone or Glenculloch. Metropolitan Handicap, one mile and a half.—Armistice or St. Joe. Irwcll Handicap, four furlongs.— Moriarty or Pearl Reef. '' Otaio Plate, one mile and a half.— Stepdancer or Montigo. AUCKLAND RACING CLUB MEETING. FIRST DAT. (Per Press Association). Auckland, November 3. The Auckland Racing Club's Spr'ng Meeting opened to-day in splendid weather to a fair attendance. The sum of £8862 11/ was passed through the totalizator, as compared with £gSgi for the same day last year. Results: — Pres'dent's Handicap, one mile. — Cclt'c 1, Ben Johnson 2, Tui Cokabou 3 Scratched: Franklin. Time 1.41. Dividends, £2 11/ and 18/. GREAT NORTHERN GUINEAS for three year olds. One mile. Cambrian, by Cyrcnian—Miss Annie, 8.0 1 Loftus, 8.7 2 Volume, 8.10 3 Also staited: Conductor, Sweet Alice. Won as he l,kid by five [lengths. .Time, 1.41. Dividend. £1 4.' •

Welcome Stakes, for two year olds five furlongs.—Finery (by Birkenhead —Bijou), S.o, 1; Cadence, S.o, 2, Necktie, 8.0, 3. Scratched: Wauchopc, Frontino, Blue Light, Princess Ena. Time, 1.2 4-5. Dividends, £2 6/' and £1 2/. Manukau Hurdles one mile and three-quarters.—Dolores, 10.5, 1; Silica, g.io, 2; Cuiragno, 11.10, 3. Swagsman, the only other starter, fell when winning at the last hurdle. Time, 3.20. Dividend, £5 7/. Shorts Handicap, five furlongs.— Certainty, 8.5, 1; Cyrcne 7.0, 2; Strathavon, 8.9, 3. Scratched; Omali, The Middy. Time, 1.2 4-5. Dividends, £5 19/ and £s. City Hand.cap one mile and a quarter.—Master Delaval, 7.1, 1; Delania, 7.2, 2; Apologue- 7.q, 3. Scratched: Landloek, Leonator, Ironmould. Time, 2.9 2-5. Dividen's, £ll 8/ and Xj'i 11/. Hobson Handicap., seven furlongs. —Loch Buhie, 8.4, 1; Lady Nellj 8.4, 2; Pearl Necklet, y.o, 3. All started. Time, 1.30 4-5. Dividends, £$ 8/ and 13/. Flying Handicap, six furlongs.— Pink Un, 7.6, 1; Carl Rosa, 8.3, 2, Claremont, 6.13. 3. Scratched: Te Ar ha, The Middy. Time, 1.5 4-5. Dividends, £j 4; and £1 7/.

MASTERTON ACCEPTANCES. Acceptances for the first day of the Taratahi Carterton Racing Club's annual meeting on November yth and 10th are i

Belvedere Hack Handicap, six furlongs.—Moloch 8.0., Pytchley 7.12, Sunbunnct 7.10, Stratlifillan 7.10, Lomaria 7.3, Lebecciu 0.12, Nanow Escape 0.7. Railway Handicap, six furlongs.— Platypus y.o, Pardon 8.7, Wind 7.12, Variation 7.8, Petticoat 7.7, Riflemaid 7.0, Elfrida 7.0, Voucher 6.7. Torarua Hack Hurdles, one mile and a half. —Faro 11.it, Silverlne 10.12. Kangitoto 10.5, Liberator y.12, Black Oil y.o, Hatley y.o,'War Dog ij.u, Te Arai y.o, Te Kainui y.o, Sen Sim y.o- Pemmican 9.0. W : a:rarapa County Cup, one mile and a , quarter.—Submarine y.o D<uclie 8. to. Ro-eal 8.6, Jolly Fr or 7.8. Lady Warwick 7.7. Ae»lu- 7.5Operetta Oa-is (1.15, Coxswain O.io La Torpedo 0.8, Wanganioana 0.7. King Edward Hack Handicap- one mile. —Aeolus 9.4, Moloch 7.13, St. Brandon 7.13. Bandmaster 7.12, Silken Rein 7.8. Marseaillaise 7.5. Marstone 7.5, Satis 7.4, Unity Tolty 7.3, G»ld Guard 7.2. Lavitna 7.0, Ratu

6.7Gladstone Hack WVlfr, twn furlongs.—r'arco 10.7, Truthlul 0.7Tangerine Houy loity i)-3- Hatlev (j.3. I'ri-onor y-3. Maid "1 A>Lu--lat 1).3. Gold Guard y.2, Naphtha 5.13. Full Rate K. 12, Black 0 ) S.;. Arahura 8.7, Riflcttc 8.7. Wa'rat apa Hark Guinea-, seven furlons". —San Ju'ic. I.urrictus, Flint Gun'. Maid of Astolat. WaipaUu. Simplex, Taleteller.

TURF TOPICS. (By "Mnturoa.") The Auckland Racing Club and several other clubs have recently ad-verti-ed the following notice:—"No money w 11 be received by the club f r investment on the tntnli-ator from any peison not present 011 Iho cotirsV This is certainly a step in ibo light direction to assist the bookmakers; for. instead" ot sending money to ihe machne for investment, t will now b.' reee'ved by tin- bookmakers in the different towns. So there yet seems to be a good time in store for the "Knights of the I>ene'l."_ A report from Wangaruii slates that neither Helen Portland or Fonlonoy will take part in the C.J.C. Meeting. A well known performer in Wet Reef died recently at his owner- training establishment at Haukes Bay. This will be a serious loss to Mr Donnelly who not long ago gave 500 guineas for Go'd Reefs son. Irish Rifle is said to be show'ng good form on the Wanganui tr.iek and should secure a race at the Waverlej! Meeting,.

A party of Opunakc residents paid - a visit to Mr K. Morrow's farm at t K.tlmtti with a view of having' a look i a h 8 hor-es, states an Opunakc i writer. The first bux opened v.a- ten- . anted by tile San Fran-Okoari fit. 1 Mr Morrow gave 5. hj gu neas tor h.s ; dam ,and in selecting the Au-tral'an- - btcd stall.on as the mate a very wise • cr.o ce ha» been made. The co't is just thirteen months old, a light bay '.n color, with three white feet, and a white b aze down the fate. He has a set of legs liko steel bars, and feet, claimed to be by an expert in the party, of the very best. lie has plenty of size, but no lumber, great driv.ng power and is beautifully rib bed up. lie is as docile as a kitten, and when moving is an exact reproduction of his sire. Mr Morrow's intention is to keep the colt until three years old before training him, si that hj? will have every chance, and if he is not some day hailed as the winnei of some big event it w ll indeed be astonishing. The next to be shown was a filly by Jingal out of an loni< mare, and a great credit she is to lid young sire. She is a yearlng ant io" nearly big enough for a two ycai old, and a most 11 kelv looking ga! lupcr. Old St. Laura was running out aniont the cows. This beaati ful male is difficult to breed from ant the la*t attempts have proved ftuit less and Mr Morrow has decided t( give up trying, which seems a grea pity. Jingal, the remarkably shap ed son of Hotclikiss and St. Laura was brought out of his box for inspec tion, and what a picture of a hors lie is, notwithstanding his hoiloi back. His stock are very prornis ing and show no signs of the defec lu is inflected with. There is a bi, future before this stallion and he wi soon be sought after by breeders.