SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 311, 30 December 1908, Page 3

SPORTING.

ASHEURST RACES. By Telegraph.—Press Association. IPalmcrston North, Last Sight. The. Ashhurst-rfohangina races were held to-day ill line though windy weather. There was a large attendance, and the sum of .CIO,(KS was put through the machine, ltesults:— Trial Hurdles, one mile and a-half.--lloose 1, Hipporotlla 2, Scenery 3. Also started; Aneyle, Waikareao, Xeotanter, and Strathmere. Won very easily. Waikareao fell. Time, 2min -tilsee.

Flying Hack, live furlongs.—Taunumo 1, Teru •>, Royal Maid 3. Also ra.'i: The Saint, Cute, and .Miss Vera. Won by a length, the same between second and third. Time, lniin 2sec.

Ashhurst Guineas, one mile.—Waitoto 1, Midian 2, Pikiho 3. AWu rnu: Bravery. Won by a neck, I'ikolio a poor third. Time, Imiu 4(^ec.

Ashhurst Cup, one mile and a-quurtcr. —Waipaku 1, Taugimoana 2, .Moloch :i. Also ran: Probability, Ritleinaid, A'Clight, and Carissima. Won by two ami a-lialf lengths, Moloch a length ami aliall away. Time, 2min ll'/jsee. Koiuiko Welter Hack, seveij furlong!'. —Roosevelt 1, Tangeroa 2, Milduni 3. Also ran: Higliden. Windage, First Mate, Anemone, and Prince Hassen. Won by half a length. Time, linin 30sec.

Poliangina Handicap, six furlongs Tumut 1, Advantage 2, Ballarat 3 Also van: The Saint, Mussel, and Contour. \Vo, a easily. Time, lniin l-i'/jsec. Maiden Hack Handicap, four and alialf furlongs.—Conqiiestiiia 1, Komi Memory 2, Toanga 3. Also ran: Kimnierian, tilenora Park, Dauntelien. and Arevore. Won by a bare length. Time, 56 I-ssec.

Manawatu Gorge Handicap, seven furlongs.—U: the ran 1, Miss Vera 2, Loiret 3. Also ran: Merrie Zealand, Sir Antrim, Waicola, and Flotilla. Won comfortably. Time, lniin 29 3-ssec.

TURF TOPICS.

(By "Moturoa.")

Races at Ellerslie to-day. Winning owners secured stakes at the Taranaki Jockey Club's Christmas meeting as follows:—Messrs J. Clareburt £lls, Te Hikaka £ 115, Miss Dempster £IOO, Messrs. H. Eva £IOO, A. Robertson £95, C. E. Major £BO, R. 11. Campbell £7O, J. O'Driscoll £6O, W. Elliott £55, A. Ryder £55, W. F. Hawke £SO, H. Spratt £45, G. D. McKenzie £45, H. Fryer £2O, W. G.' Glassford £2O, A. Morton, E. Uncle, I. Hardley, f>. E. Cooper, L. Bremer, Weraroa Kingi and F. Jackson £lO each; S. McGuraess, J. Foreman and H. Cleland £5 each.

Honors were fairly evenly divided amongst the jockeys. W. Raynor, R. Copestake, T. Coleman, C. Jackson, J. Clareburt and E. Barton- rode two winners each, and Mr. O'Driseoll, J. Stanley, F. Lind and C. Cochrane were up on one winner apiece. Trainers W. Raynor and J. Clarebu-t scored double wins with Astraea and Lady Menschikoff respectively. Tanekaliji and Waieri, two representatives of T. C. White's stable, won races. C. Jackson scored a like distinction with Mendip and Clonpett. Favorites had a glorious time at the meeting. Seven firsts and five second favorites caught the judge's eye, and the bookmakers must have had a "gruelling." No. 5 was the lucky saddlecloth, beng up on four winners, and No. 1 was carried by three winners. Master Douglas will be making bis first appearance at Ellerslie to-day in the Ponsonby Hurdle Race, but will have to be at his best to have a chance with Luscombe and Reservoir. ( Armlet ran a slashing race in t'ne Railway Handicap for live furlongs, and is a likely starter ia the Visitors' Plate to-day. The forward running of the veteran Paritutu in the Auckland Cup on Saturday was surprising. The old fellow had the services of Buchanan, and acted as pacemaker for eleven furlongs. All Red and Bobrikoff were lying lif-idy at this point, and Jenkins rushed i -1 Red to the front and slipped Bobrikc:' anil Co. Bobrikoff came with a grea run in the straight, but could not eaten All Red, who won by two lengths. Paritutu was a length away in third place, and then followed First Gun, Ikon, Carl Rosa, Paliutu, Diabolo and Stratagem, the top-weights, Master Delaval and Zimmerman being last. All Red is a greatly improved horse, and with .leukins up always takes a lot of lieating. From B.(i, he lias jumped to !1.8 in tin; Summer Cup to-day. Elysiaii, who figures as top-weight in the Criterion Handicap, ran a line race to Broadsword in the Great Northern Foal Stakes. Clifford's two-vimr-olds have won the event the last four'years, and in Saturday's race Brodasword lia.l, to run lmi;i 14 3-. r >see to win

Of tlic ve»;y poor cjro»"ri" m the Waitomata Handicap. Edition, at tlie top of the handicap, finished second to X.irapuka in the Robinson Handicap, run over seven furlongs.