SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 194, 20 September 1909, Page 3

SPORTING.

THE AUSTRALIAN TURF.

By C*ble.—Press Association.—Copyright Received 19, 5.5 p.m. Sydney, September 19. ' ffhe Rosehill Spring Stakes resulted: ' Malt King 1, Lady Ruenalf 2, Blue Book I 3. Provocation held the lead from six I furlongs, except for a brief displacement i into the straight, where the placed' horses beat the 'New Zcalauder. tlirc" lengths separating the first and second and four lengths the third, Provocation i a head away fourth.

i Received September 20, 1 a.m. Sydney, Last Night. t>»lden Slipper won the Rosehill Camclia Stakes, doing seven furlong in lrnin. 2«'/ 2 sec., which is equal to the Australian record for the distance

AVONDALE SPRING MEETING.

FIRST DAY.

By Telegraph-Press Assosiation. Auckland, 'Saturday Xi«ht The opening day's racing 'in connection with the Avondale Jockey Club's spring meeting wa. held this afternoon. Hie weather was fine and the course >n good order. Results:— Maiden Plate Handicap, six furlongs -Admiral Soult 1, Uratiui 2, Fleet Arrow 3. Also started: Royal Scotland, Prince Leo. Monsieur Soult, Reka. Dainb-, Frnnl.cn, Spectre, Lady pi 10ebc . I Sabre, Lloyds, Fuso, Lady Doon. Won . easily. Time, lnira 17sec. L P ? e S?,T , !, H "" diC!,l) - LlMi }' Frencl »'. Tarma, Alalnnga, All's Well. Won bf

two lengths. Time; 4!) 4-ssec Avondiile Stakes, four furlongs-A<Oi-hl, King Bou.lt 2, Irriation 3? A!,!> ' started: Doughboy, Vivacu, Echo, Solus Blue Vale, Vcntalia, Lady Obie Z ue . •.TV™? 089 S ° Ult ' Ud ? Waterford, Tt M S! aae - Woabyt ™ '*

..First Handicap Hurdles-Ladybird 1 i Commander 2, Master Paul 3 Avondale s Cup Handicap-Mr. J wi.. i « Y*.- y) ' '* E| ysian, 7.7 (H. Grav) 2; Section 8.3 (Julian) 3. Other starters: Grenadier, Lochbuhie, Ben Jonion Vycia. At the distance Tattoo, eo in<r strongly, was in front of E ysian* 5 hv pair fighting out a great punishment, Tattoo snatching a victor J by a head. Sedition was two Wthi away Time, 2mi a 9 4-ssec. ° First Handicap Steeplechase-Red McGregor 1 Pierre 2, Good Faith 3 Tan gl e foot. RedV by John I? dis P>*«a ny jonn. At the distance Waihuku sprang out, and, finishing in *ood st -1» Hyras States Hnndicnp-Jfecktic 1 Tanekaha 2. Aimwell 3. Other start V.' Do ?ge r Bank, Impulsive, Imprimus a,i Wild West At the distance Necktie