SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 223, 3 January 1911, Page 7

SPORTING.

STRATFORD RACING CLUB. first day. jl'lie Stratford Racing Club's annual 'Meting opened yesterday in overcast, stt lrmy weather. The high wind blowing uv 'jde matters very disagreeable for s l ,< Jirting folk, of which there was a recoljd attendance. Racing was keen and e *jiting, and the totalisators handled as against £0315 l'Os last year. ie Ji pcncillfirs were licensed, and apP ei ired to do good business. The Pa tea Band, resplendent in blue and w "fite, supplied the music, and the sectary (Mr. J. R. vMackav) had evcryP'Hig moving smoothly. The day's rac"}3j passed oil' without the slightest, ""'eh, and there were no accidents. Following are details of the racing:—

ta "RTKI WELTER HACK HANDICAP, of 70 sovs, second 10 sovs, third 5 sovs from the stakes; seven furlongs. George's b m Rawinia, flyrs (Cru- , jade-St. Adia), 8.7 (B. Olliver).. 1 "• '.loodwin's rn c Rouge Dragoon, : llyrs, 8.7 (L.Kemp) 2 p. Bremer's blk g Glen Tullock, Svrs, 8.8% (inc. y/ 2 lb. over) (L. iNodder) 3 started: Sandy Paul 9.7 (R. Barow), Coolstream 0.5 (E. Erickson), Silv®r Spur 9.2 (Coleman), Loopguard 8.8 I^ o( :liraiie). Rawinia broke the line and the way to Silver Spur, Glen Tiulj, lo |. an( j Coolstream, with Sandy P au | last. Glen Tullock moved up to t" e leader at the four furlong post, and J U5t showed clear in the next furlong, Dragoon being most prominent of J" 6 others. Glen Tullock was still in "' m L at the home turn, but at the distanci. Rawinia crept up on the rails and Dragoon dashed up on the outside. £ '".'ignificent race ensued, Rawinia, Glen } oek and Rouge Dragoon racing home order, bare noses apart. Silver ®P ll r.-was fourth, Coolstream fifth. Then ® a Sie Sandy Paul, and Loopguard was a ' ja 'l L'ast. Time, linin 32sec. SiROUGH STAKES, of 55 sovs, second | *0 sovs, third 5 sovs from the I stakes; four and a half furlongs, .is {Muir's b m Lady Loo, 4yrs (Cordon Rouge—Factory Lass) , 8.7 (F. Holmes) I . W. Paul's b g Praefectus, 3yrs &.0 (Ward) 2 Sheehy's b g St. Helena, syrs, 8.7 (F. Coleman) 3 ■\lbO started: St. Yenton (C. Coch™ne) 8.7, Ifakuhu (C. Pearce) 8.7, San ~r l "i (R. Barlow)' 8.7, Bonnie Lass (C. £ w kson) 8.7, Wai Rose (R. Gilbert) 8.7, (W. Ayer) 8.7, Katua (H.Tate) ' Sylvania (L. Nodder) 8.7, Marsuum la)' 8.0, Kiwitahi (Ross) 8.0. Marwas fractious at the post, and was tally left. The first to show out iylvania, aaji the little grey filly und the stretch a length nt of St. H?~na, East/wind being md the rest siing out. Praefeeoved up at the i"'<n, and Svlvania to fall away. St., ilena and Praewere fighting out a neck and neck all the way up the straight, but Loo came with a wet sail from the ee, and, catching the leaders a strides from home, won cleverly irly a length from Praefectus. St. i was beaten by a head for second Sylvania finished just outside a and the rest were strung out. 59sec.

■{ATFORD CUP HANDICAP, of 125 sovs, second 20 sovs, third 10 sovs the stakes; nine furlongs. uvlJsoril's-1> li First Mate, aged (Bluejacket Jenny), 8.3 (F. Coleman) 1 J. Sheppard's eh g Solus, Byrs, 8.7 (inc. Ulb. penalty), (B. Olliver).. 2 J. iForemnn's br g Mallet, aged, 7.0 , (J. Monk) 3 Also started: Te Puia (C. Cochrane) 8.8, Lethean (R. Barlow) 8.5, Shannon Lass (Raynor) 8.0. Mr. Budge effected a beautiful start. Passing the stand the- first time the order was, Solus, •Shannoiij Lass, Lethean, First Mate, Te Puia and Mallet. Shannon Lass closed on the Auckland horse live furlongs from home, arid the pair raced abreast, several lengths in front of First Mate round the bottom. The field closed up, and they swung ijnto the straight almost in line, Te Puiaf being the only one beaten. At the distiince iSolus and First Mate were together, but the latter got the best of a rattlijng erood finish, and scored by half a length. Mallet was a couple of lengths away in third place, and then came Shannon Lass, Lethean and Te Paia. ' rime, lmin 58sec. MIDITII !ST HACK HANDICAP, of SO sov 5, second 10 sovs, third 5 sovs froj n the stakes; one mile. ,W. Lov: ett ? s br h Shining Star (DavStar—Prioress), Syrs, 0.1 (inc. 71b pen.), (T. Trask) 1 J. Fom nan's br h Silva, syrs, S.l (inc. pen.), (J. Monk) 2 bile m Lady Heroine, Gyrs, (H. Goldfinch) 3

Istarted: Tam Glen (L. Kemp) 8.3, :anui (F. Holmes) 7.5, Silver Spur i'ers)i 7.5, Sinn Fein (A. Ward) Mississippi (J. Goodwin) fi.lO. he exception of Xgatiruanui, all oft' in line. Shining Star and >d a bunched lot past the stand. t out of the straight the same iwed well clear, Xgatiruanui closEast. At the fonr-fnrlong post the oto colt dropped back again, and Heroine improved her position. Star and Silva were together hey straightened up for the run the former winning without a y over two lengths, Heroine a away third, and Tam Glen fourth, i'ein and Mississippi, who were lten, before reaching the straight, \ a long way back. Time, liuin k. HACK HURDLE HANDICAP, of ) sovs, second losovs, third 5 sovs m the stakes; one mile and a f. 's b g Paul, aged (St. Paul—itto), I'O.K) (inc. lOlb. penalty),

i ill's b g Waiitapu, aged, \ O'Driscoll) 2 • ker's oil m Chase Mab, II) (X. Williams) 3 1 ed: Golden Glow (Kelly) 10.0, av.-hrane) 10.7, Clemency (11. The field was despatched in ( loklen Glow momentarily Tout. The favorite, Paul, asslead as the sextette ran out ght, and cracked on the pace 'le. Golden Glow and Clenilis nearest attendants at the >ng post, Kotare being last. was four lengths clear of ilf a mile from the finish, and was tip with Golden Glow, falling away, Paul came turn with a commanding lead, ithout a whip by half a dozen im Waitapu, and Chase Mali same distance away third, w and Kotare were close up, incy was last. Time, 2min ' PLATE, of 50 sovs, second 10 r>m the stakes; one mile. I> g Smilax, (Obligado vulus), 1i0.7 (Mr. Clout).. 1 ler's br g Sir Tullock. 4vrs, lr. O'Driscoll)' 1 ."... 2 's br g Darby Paul, 4yrs, Mr. Best) 3 irted: Zante (Mr. Higginson) r Clusel(Mr. S. McCrae) 11.0, ery (J® Audrey) 10.7. The

starter was loudly applauded for his splendid send-ofi'. Smilax immediately went to the front, and was never headed. Sir Tullock was in second place, running along the back, The Mystery leading the ruck. Smilax was very easily by over two lengths, from Sir Tiilloc'k, and Darby Paul was a length away third. The hot order, The Mystery, whipped-in the field. Time, linin'3o 1-5 sec.

I*LYING HANDICAP, of 1,(10 sovs, second l'O sovs, third 5 sovs from the stakes; six furlongs. J. Smith's ch g Golden Loop (Lupin— Docility)', 4yrs 8.8, (R. Barlow). 1 C. Maybin's b m True Shot, 4yrs, 9.7 (inc. 71b pen.), (Ayers) 2 T. Bowcn's L> g Cyrene, aged, 7.7 (Monk) .' 3

I Also started: Te Roti (Ward) 8.10, Miss Advance (Eva) 7.12, Lothair (Ross) 7.0. The colors of Te Roti showed out first, but they had not travelled a furlong before Cyrene had taken the lead. Lothair was lying third and Golden Loop next. True Shot, who swerved out at the start, was last. Te Roti and Cyrene were together at the willows, Golden Loop rattling up fast in third place and True Shot improving. Golden Loop was first into the straight, and won very easily by. a couple of lengths from True Shot. Cyrene was over a length away, third, and then followed Te Roti, Miss Advance and Lothair. Time, lmin l,7aec. RAILWAY HACK HANDICAP, of 70 sovs, second 10 sovs, third o sovs from the 'stakes; six furlongs.

D. J. Goodwin's b m Contralto (Sylvia Park—.Madame Cole), oyrs,*B.l2 (inc. 7lb. pen.), (Kemp)." 1 G. F. Bonnor's b m Bow Bells, 4yrs, 8.0 (inc. 71b. pen), (Ayers)' 2 J. Ryan's hr g Con the Shaughraun, Syrs, 0.10 (Richardson) 3 Also started: St. Helena (Gilbert) G.lO. Contralto shot out with a good lead, and at the five furlongs post was well clear of St. Helena. Con the Shaughraun dropped away back to last. Bow Bells appeared to stumble near the willows, but came fast before the straight was reached. Contralto was the first to turn for home, and won very easily by a length, and a half from Bow Bells. Con the Shaughraun came again in the straight and beat St. Helena for third money. Time, limin 10 2-ssec.

CARRIXGTON STAKES. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Sydney, December 31. The Carrington Stakes resulted:—Sunlike 1, Savoire Faire 2 r Poi Dance 3. There were twenty starters, and the race was won by three-quarters of a length in Imin 13 l-ssec. ELLERSLIE BLOOD STOCK SALE. By Telegraph.—Pr»Sß Association. Auckland, Saturday. There was an attendance of over five hundred at J. Williamson's stables at Ellerslie this afternoon, when Mr. H. 0. Nolan, on behalf of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, conducted a blood stock sale. The first nine lots offered belonged to Mr. William Patterson, of Motiti Island, and comprised yearlings and two-year-olds, most of whom were liy the Castor—Sapphire sire Motiti. Eiglit lots were disposed of for 188 guineas, the best figure reached keing GO guineas for a racev-looking yearling colt named All Worthy by Motiti from the now famous Tauriki. Six lots were submitted bv the Kai Iwi breeder, Mr. G. M. Currie, five of these lots being by Field Battery. Competition was keenest for a yearling by Field Battery from Our lady, a brother to Bronze, who lias been winning of late. This youngster reached 120 guineas, at which figure he was knocked down to the Te Awamutu owner, Mr. A. H. Dingle. In all, the six lots brought 2C7 guineas. Mr. H. R. MeKenzie, of the. Ascot Stud Farm, offered five lots, four of which were disposed of for a total of 102 guineas, the main contributor to this sum being a sturdy chestnut colt by Monoform—Daffodil, which was secured by the Gisbornc sportsman, Mr. F. Loomb, for 100 guineas. Mr. W. Dunn, of Rosedale Park, Pukekohe, sold three out of five lots for I'OG guineas. Mr. Donald McKinnon disposed of one lot and withdrew another. Three yearlings by Powerful, brother to Seahorse, were placed under the hammer by Mr. J. D. Kemp, of Awhiti, the trio bringing in 08 guineas. Of tliis lot one was a halfbrother to Electrakofl', which went cheaply at 3!) guineas to the owner of the' latter. Messrs R. and R. Duder parted \\ ith two out of six lots for 42 guinea.®. Two hundred guineas was offered for a brown filly by Soult-Cuirasette, at which figure the yearling was passed, the Messrs Duder expeeting'at least 230 guineas. Four out of the five lots submitted by Mr. E. P. Paul, of Mangere, were . passed. A two-year-old half-brother to Ngapuka realise:'. 40 guineas. Tn all 32 lots out of 4o were sold for 997 guineas.