SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 143, 8 June 1908, Page 3

SPORTING.

AUIiMIJJK IiAUMI, Km-ivcd June 11l p.m. Adelaide, 7. Jlu' I "irtlnlay Cup i« uld-d - inio ,w " '• lA'otiwsl 2. JJcil Bln.uk 3 I'hcre we.', lilteoa :,taru-r s . \V O „ by a length. Jlllle, 2111111 JiAU.VU L\ EMtLA.SU. .... Ijl'inlnll. June :,0 Hie ( >.ik- resulted yi"iiurin- <■''!'! '• I, Saiitirvi 3. J lie Kind's liuix- .Miiniiii uun tin- I I'l-rat. .Surrey Foal Stakes 0 f Wilt) SOVl'l'l'lgllS.

AUCKLAND MEETING,

Per Press Association.

... . ~ Auckland, Saturday. ill" Auckland Racing Club's Winter -Meeting was continued on Saturday in f. 1 ,' 11 »•<'■''her. The attendance „as fair the going was very heavy. Results:-' Ladies Bracelet, one mile.-Aliei I ?■"* (l "" ;i ' J Parted:' Mahoe, Allalia, and l'owln,',. ]!.,„,,. »'«' l«;.l to the distance; ,!,„„ Ahei look charge and won hv four lem-ths June. 1 iiim .- ( :js lM . ° '■ Wj Steeplechase, about ,„„„„,, ' , iml^— Haiitapu 1. Waihekau ■'. Ladv Lanla :|. Scratched: |.;„| v ,| ul , , ;""' Matakokiri. Ilaulapu was'in the ™ practical.,- ~„„,,„!„„,. ~„,"„ I'} tour lengths. Tune. ,-,„,!„ ;!«,,„ , V,'- k ( T';"'"'' ' "'"-■Mnhan.nu, • It" takoba.,2. Celtic :t. All started Won by a |,.„gt|, .„„, , .. ' ' lmin -IS 4-jsec

mi " i " t 7 Un-o, mil* —tvocli i-viic 1 Sol ■> p;,,w . •) All surt,,i. Kv,,:' 1 to,, a:'' bt ~i' l fi "- tho i ils , tillll , wo r" ,ro "« elwlk,n «" by soi, ~y a n,, " k - Ti, " ( - rninjiMl | nV() , LnnihJ\ ; i Sl " uv,,li >n- '■>"' l I tin ;;L n Ti "'"-,

, „ Fi,; ' i, ; ; v »'"'t"'' Hat a,,, six „„, "*"-"'y»l s. I, Dogger Man> '/'"'well Handicap, five furl„,„',sGun wife 1, Foremost ■> T,. ■ '" ' , 11. . . , '.. ll - -ta.na.nupo .). Also started: M.ss Winnie, Dcvo, port '»<•>», Uiiart, France , Frederick lime, lmin 7sec.

HAWKES IUY WEIGHTS.

I Per Press Association. .... , , Wellington, Last Xight. I "Imkau Hurdles. -The Stake a„d Kremlin 11.13 Letheri,, in(i v » • inii s.-, JA.Liu.ini iu.ji, _\ o teoriin "h.ihuweln an.l Xogi in..;, N'lhitahin UN. Juki. U.S.. ma,„a. Ruabon, Wai--I'eka.i, (larabelic, ami |,,dy A.lair !).() Winter Handicap.--Waikaiakn lo.<), ".upiinclm HI.L \ on i, ],, |k , w .,' '- : >»"|<l'"-f Comedian, and Ali.-i Ha M.v Darling i 1.12. San .!,,.,•, Jlu„v,nt ami illustrious !,.7, Mona,-,,,,,, ' ilm [

Indies ISracolot. - Lethcriu 12.10. lemiku 11!). Chatterer ij.j;i. [;„.<,.„ M.12, Polyanthus 11.11, Aliei II 7 CoiniiMii.ler ll.li, j.ia„ | j( , ll0 H - j,,.; uuiii 111 IX Hi,,,,,,,,! and llighdc,, I'l.li. UoUikawa HI.U. Keputc. liopi, Aneveie. Olympus, Dreamer, .\lcnv >ger. Alfalfa, .Norther,, Star, and Lady Adair 1(1.7. J

Hawkes Hay Steeplechase. -- L„eh •v.n-' 11(1. Xndador and Kaipelipcti l».l:i. Hums in.ii. iHni.kin,.,, ]„,,' ~, Mean Hl.li. Faro Hi.;,, IVlifu! Hit Miss lung and L„l| l,i.:i. T( . K „, |; „, ,„„ Pierre !t.!), Valiina ami l'„,i |[ ; ,,t.- 'l7 ' Scurry Handicap.-Chrysoprasc 111.;,. Mona and Lochicla M.|:|. (anon ~„,[ Samlsiroaiii !(.!!. Formidable !1.,H. Iriinin !•./. .\lini>t.-r ll.li, llntiuai. Mjss \dranee, and Pronoun !>..!, California 11. 1 1° lupin and .Miss Time >).:(. Muritai. Sir Antrim. Waiuriki, Alfalfa. Wharcpom<a and Adventure ll.li. n

Uawko's liny Hurdles.- Shrapnel II !l •"'ld Dust ami Hlaek lievnard II;,' ttaipu 11.(1. Asteroid H 1.,, Lull H 1..!. 1... Keau 1n.2, Prospector !l.l;j. i;,,rns !l.||. Slmwiiiiin !!.!(. .Strong'hold !1.;,. .\|,, un t Cook (1.2. .Monanpie, Floi-io, 1!(.,,i,1,.-. and Wlintikura !).().

Herctaimga llamlieap.—Mvstilication H).!l. .Narcotic H 1.;,. Kookbv and Krl The Seer. North Hole, ami licndrock !1.4. Mussel and Comedian !I.:|. Millcnial Coldficld. and ISallynetty 11.11. TIT.F TdIMCS. Illy ■•.\lotur„a.") Sul ran three seconds at the Ureal Northern Meeting. MaharantiT'w.is very much al home in the heavy going ~„ Salurdav. and -eiired a comfortable win in the Vork Welter.

A. (illiver and 11. Hatch rode three winner* apiece at the Otaki meeting. Prior to the last race at (Itaki Miss \ei-ii. Mulga Hill, and Spccio.sl were |iut up I" iiuclion. but tailed to reach tTieir

reserves. Miss Vera was passed j„ at Wgs and the others at ;>ilgs each. MoLoa was made a warm favorita for the Railway Handicap, and was kept in a rear po,ition until half-va'. up the straight, where the Conqueror horse came with a splendid l,ut illtimed run on the outside, and just failed to catch Simplex. After the race a wouhl-l>e Inner asked Mr. Messena to put a price on Motoa. Hie vcplv was !H)llgs and C2HII out of the first win, or £IOOO net cash. .\o business refilled. ify.stiliejitiou was back to his best form at Otaki, and on the lirst day came very last at the linish of the liua-

kawa Cup. getting tu within a length of Wailethe. On the eoiieluding day Mystilieatiou improved upon his performance by winning the lluin Handicap in good style from All lied and a good iieJd. The Apremoiit horse tinished with great gameness in each of his races, and was well handled l,y \i. Wilson.

King's Jlirtlnlay is on the improve

On Wednesday he was only beaten in the last bit l,y Sir Frisco in the Birthday Welter, the seven furlongs (Xeupy-

mj; lmiii lid l-asec. (In tl*e second day, with A. Oliver up, tlio Sou'-wester horse was kept, well behind tin- leaders until tin.' strah/ht was reached, ivlu-n the came nn<l won by a couple ui lengths limn Llit- favorite. Comedian. 'i'hi' slarl for the Toli-raph llamlicii|. ill Olaki was dclavcl halfaa-hour tliniiij;li I'll.- Dunce K.iviil Milnl. (miipicr. jiikl Wharckuni breakin". thi' liipi's timi' alter tinu'. \\licn tin' lii-lil eventually awav Mul(.m IJill was lir>t tn «It'i\\ out. Imil Natituai, ns mmiiil. forced iilii'iiit iiii.l uaini'il 11 I.U liriMk on Hit' Mil. Wharckura came willi ii nittli' in tin' slriiijilil. and i-mi'.'lit ami pii.-.i'iT -Nauiuai in (lie last few strides. Til.- time recorded, linin I :i-.". sec. inb fairlv snltrv lor lim-k company. Mr. Siil. Pitt's Timotliy was with the leaders in Hie .Maiden at the entrance to the straight, nut his chance, was spoilt liv a lnim|i. and the lie-t he could do was'tn e.et third tn IVaimi and lllue Ribbon, (hi Live -con,l dm- Timothy tared U'tt-r. and gathered in the final lla.k Seiirrv in easy fa-hion from Pronun and ciopi.i. Mount took had a comfortable win in the Haek lliii-illes mi eaeli iliiv. lint was imliiekv to lose the lirst slake through r iiiabiliiv to draw the weight. It is liavil h to sav'what weight Mount Cook acta- '- ally earried ill the lirst event, but he 'l was only raised llli en the original

weights fur the second day's rare. [ Harry distance, the once - famous i jockey," who rode twenty times in I lie Dcrbv and won it three times, died in lOiijrl.'iud recently. He was (IT years old. ■ The King knew Cu-taucr and his lmv-r----iniinsliip'wcll. When he hunted with the Ulaiikiiey years ajjo during his visits to Mr. Chaplin, distance used to he told oil to give His Majesty a lead. Two of his contemporaries and friends weif \\>l)s and Korilliani. and it was Fordl*™ who persuaded him a- a hoy . | 0 leave where he was horn, and join the slalde of Mr. -Ned" Smith (of "liell's Life"! at F,p-om. Ciislance lirst came into public favor m

]SSS. wlieit lii- won mi Uipi-licl. in tin' f'..<iir.-wit<-h. His popularity was in creased in tlic -iiriiiff "I" luiiii liy a victory <m ('"iiiifni'M'r in iln' I'ily and Snl,nrliiin :. 11,-v ,i dead-heal with Wells r,„ l,old S.'lsi.ll. This vietulv preceded

~.veral ntlii'i- f'lf -Mr. Merry, until m last, in tlic yellow mill lilnck cap. lh ' won lii- tir-t Dt-rliv on Tlioriuanliy. Six vcars later !»■ will a.uain l.y a head on Lord l.viiii. ami lie won Iln' SI. h-jjer fcy the'same distance. Mis tliinl llcrliy hi- won in 187-1. wlien In- null' |.-|V<lericl;. Hi' l'o<li' I'"' "f IIN I went v Deri,v. on Lord Douiiliis Corilon'- ('ailiifj.u'i. distance m-v.-r won tin(lak- nor llii' Two Tliousanil Cuineas. an.l U,rd l.vuii «•:» bis only winner m tin- St l.i-"i-i-. jlllniimli he »'ii> si-i-on.l „„ f„„V ,»;„i I'll' won tin- .W..1 ,",,,1,1 Cup for Mr. Cartwvijiht mi Wy. after a dcad-lieat willi Fnrilliiini on i;.,i,..r;i| Peel, ami Iln- liomlivoml Clip mi Iln- -aim- liiii-st-. tin' Chesterfield (up mi (i-ln-ai'i-. r.ronniii'law. ami Vespasian, llio Klior Handicap on Lnuiso A'icluriii. tin' Ureal Yorkshire Slakes on lliu'ilcr ami tin- Autumn Cup at Liverpool mi Sterling. His nicin'ff career cnili',l in victory, for lie voile the winning Lollvp'on in the AII-Arcl s'tal-es ut the. Newmarket Houghton meeting in IS7D-