SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 227, 18 September 1908, Page 2

SPORTING.

A succiassnx jockey, lv „London, September 10. ru,l, fin U ' i<H ' kß y from -Australia/ ™ce 8 yXd™" UrS St l ' W Warwick I!A.\(;ITI]vKI .MEKIIXU. SECOND DAY. By Telegiaph.— Pregg Association. . • , ~ U*t Kiifbt. ii.| M>n ),old oil' fur the HtronT day. Jbc attendance was f a j r wai heavy. IleaulU:- oUr "° Ngaiu ijack Hurdles. - - l'a,«i r( .l,ln 1. -Master Douglas 2, l„yrist 9. Also rau' (ileaan, I'apatawa, Dane, ~,,,1 Forest. A : good luce. W'ou by half n length. Time 3min 1 3-.)hcc. ' Telegraph Handicap. (iolden Gate 1, •Splendid Idea 2. These were the only starters. Won easily. Time, lmln 8 i-5

_ Clifton Steeplechase.—,lanella 1, T«' Kohau Jin 11 worth 3. ALso tiln: Starlight, Maliue. liner, and Moosliun. Mahoe fell at the first jump. A good race. Won by a length. Time, Bmin 13 2-s»ec. Killeymoon Hack—Tuntahi 1, Flying Wind 2, lionnie Doon 3. Also ran: lioosevelt, Thaler, and I'ytehlev. Won by a short head. Time, liuin 5 3-ssee. Ngatiapa Steeple.—Ballanee 1, Arolia 2, lvuranui 3. Also ran: Clarabelle, Senorita, Wai'toa, Whimper, Izara, and' tlood-niglit. Won easily by three lengths. Time, 4min 32 2-ssec, September Handicap. Tan San 1, Saga 2, Toa Tuhi 3. Also ran: (jlenullin, Aloloch, .Malwriuiui, Eandweru, Lamidorlf, and .Mussoll, Won by a tiaiff length. Time, luiin 47 3-asec. Welter Hack.—Zoraida 1, Windage 2, Illustrious 3. Also ran: Sandstream, Nicotine, and Maida. Won easily by a length. Time, lmin 20 4-ssec. Twelve bookmakers wore present. Tha totalisator returns showed a deficiency of £181)8 over the amount put through for the two days, namely,i £0351), againtt last spring meeting. The Stake was sold by auction for £35.

THE WANGANUI MIiLTIXG, Wwnganui, Last Xiglit. The following weights have been declared for the first day's lmck events oi the Wanganui Jockey Club:— Putiki Hack Jlandieap, Whetumdraiua 11.2, Mullet 0.0, Windage 8.0, humdorjl' 8.3, Illustrious 8.1, lteercation 8.0, Research 7.13, Ijidy Lucy 7.10, Splash and Investment 7.11, Nicotine, Crucinelhi, and Llnnvwrn 7.8, Dr. Shimose 7.0, D'Nit 7.5, Anemone and Marathon 7.1, Ruv patea, CI rand, Myrella, Waddy, and Loiiginar 7.0. (lonvillo Hack Hurdles. Top Rose 11.2, Pnparahi 10.13, The Stake 10.12, Snip 10.10, Gleam 10.7, Speciosa 9.1 i, Peregrine !>.», Tonderghie and Otaroa 0.8, Bagatelle and D'Nil 0.5, The Bane, Cloudy Morn, and Ancyole fl.l, Netherby, Araluiru, Whimper, Bon Cyr, Moose, and Waimana 0.0.