SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 307, 22 May 1911, Page 5

SPORTING.

THE ENGLISH TURF. | By Cable—Press Assooiation—Copyright London, May 19. Sunstar is favorite for the Derby, with Steadfast and Adam Bede next. , King George secured his first victory on the turf in "the Fitzwilliam Stakei at Doncaster, lijs horse Pintadcan winning, Svetec being second and Eiderdown third. THE AUSTRALIAN W. ' iM Beccived 21, 5.5 p.m . I Newcastle, Last Night > The cup resulted: Strathroyle 1, Flam 2, Brackenburg 3. There were 23 start* era. Won by a head. Time, 2min tote, Brisbane, Last Night, The Stradbroke Handicap resulted*} Lady Hope 1, Gun 2, Rhondda 3. Fifteen started. Won by a length. Time, Inia 14% sec. . . TAKAPUNA WINTER MEETING. |

FIRST DAY. 1 By Telegraph.—Press Association. ' Auckland, Saturday Night. The Takapuna Jockey Club's winteii meeting was opened to-day in fine weather. The course fas in fast golngl order and the attendance large. Re» suits: Handicap Maiden, Plate, seven fur» longs.—Ruatangata I, Haku 2, St. Amans 3. Twelve others startel. Won by a length and a half. Time, Imin 33 4-ssec. First, Pony Handicap, five and a hall Atom 1, Miss Stella 2, Red Lupin 3. Six others started; Won by three lengths. Time, lmin 12 3-ssec. Empire Handicap, one and a quart** miles.—Domino 1, Sea Elf 2, Electrakoff 3. Eight others started. Won by three lengths. Time, 2min 6 l-ssec. '■'■ Maiden Hurdles, one a half miles*— Miss Explosion 1, Captain Paul 2, Denbies 3. Six others started. Won easily by two lengths. Time, 3min 7 l-s»ec. Hauraki Hurdles, two miles.—Don> Quex 1, Delegate 2, Sol 3. Three othen started. Won by a length. Time, 3mm 56sec. Boyal Handicap.—Sir Artegal 1, Elegance 2, Captain Soult 3. Six othert started. Won by one a half lengths. Time, lmin 33 2-ssec. Ngataringa Handicap, five and a Imlf furlongs.-Lady Betty 1, Blue Mount 2, (Tiresome 3. Nine others started. Won by, a couple of lengths. Time, lmin 4«ec. During the running of the Ngataringa Handicap Countree fell, bringing down Jollie Fille and Falchion. O'Shea, rider of Countree, sustained a fracture of the frontal bone of the skull and was taken to a private hospital.