SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 231, 23 September 1908, Page 3

SPORTING.

| DISQUALIFICATIONS. Bj t'eiegiaph.—Press Association. (Jhristchureh, Last Night. On the recommendation of the ay peal luii.mitlee, tile Canterbury Jockcj ui;.i:> g.ncial committee yesterday dismissed the appeal of J. lirecn against iae uisqiuililication of himself and litis marc, pietty Null, for twelve months by the Ainberley Steeplechase Club. At iiie same time the metropolitan body increased the disqualification 0; JJ. J. Price, joc-key, from three mouths to twelve' months.

TURF TOPICS. (By "Moluroa.") Fine weather, a record attendance, large fields, and interesting facing were the order of the. day at Avondale 'on Saturday.

Despite twenty-live bookmakers field ing, the tote showed au increase 011 last year's figures.

The Maiden Plate drew 18 runners. Wainiangu (Dceloy) being installed favorite. Froiilino mane play to tile distnnee, where Sedition and Inglis passed him, finishing in that order. The winner ran Talepitciier to a head hi last year's Avondale Stakes but failed badly 011 each of uio ouier starts. Duiability (It. Hatch) was never prominent.

N'uiiMiai was "hoi stub •' for the Henderson Handicap, and win. lmemost and Taimanupo was the first to break Mie lii.e. At tile nglit-nanded bend for home Xauiuai ran wide, ,1......g Foremost lo score by a couple of lengths from laimanupo, who nan ).i.-t caught Naiimai a few strides imai'iae post. Goldeu Dream put up 2ib>> overwyiglit to have the services of Hatch, but tile combination had 110 chance with the placed horses.

Five out of six contestants In trw: Avondale Stakes woie sired by Soull, and Elysian, who carried most money, never gave his opponents a chance, winning in hollow fashion liy tnree lengths from Soull. The time recorded, sfbccs.. stands as a record for the

llauuipu won the Hurdles Imm end to end, the favorite Dolores finishing last. Creusot was pulled up after going a mile and was bleeding at tiie nostrils. .

Leonalor and Carl Kosa carried most money in the Cup, and after Dardanus bad made tbe pace, a cracker to the distance Leonator won by a lenghi lrom Carl Kosa, who maoc up a. lot of ground in the last half mile. Waileihe (Hatch) finished nearly last. The popular fancy, Goldsmith, made a big bid for victory in the Steeplechase, but Crisptss carried too many guns for him, and beat him home by a couple of le7igths. The veteran Pipi ran prominently for a time, and was just beaten out of a place, and Cinque fell at the last hurdle. Coioniandel had most admirers in the Plunket Handicap, but faded away to nothing in thy last furlong,, leaving itlhc pony Manapouri to beat Soultmaid and Octoroon, who dead-heated for second money. Master Dclaval was fourth, and Mikotahi not sighted. Waihuka ran into third place in the Flying, Loehbuhie scoring in the final streak from (die favorite Master Soult. Grenadier ran wry poorly. Mighty Atom returned from Australia at tbe beginning of the week. The defeat of Golden Slipper in the Spring Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday came as a great surprise to most turf followers. • Poseidon, lolairc,- Melodrama, Mooltan, Seddon, and Soulirine were the best of those, engaged, and the! distance was a mile. The highpriced New Zealandur was set to can-v Bst.

Soultline showed "fitralians a glimpse of I)is best form when he won the Camellia Slakes. The acceptors included Hewlett c, Croat, Master Foote, Sea King, and twenty-two others, Soultlnie living loaded with !l-t slb. Cross llaMery failed under 8.8 in the Rosehill Handicap, ly, miles.