SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 223, 19 March 1912, Page 8

SPORTING.

THE AUSTRALIAN TURF. j : NEW ZEALAND HORSES. \ ;. By Cable—Press j | Sydney, March 18. ; Lady Medallist and Sunburnt ran at the Rosehill meeting, but did not secure a place. , "■ THE AUSTRALIAN CUP. | Received March 18, 11.45 p.m. j Sydney, March 18. i Ladies' Man remains in the Cup. Ab-! dieator has been scratched. I OPUNAKE RACES. Perfect weather conditions prevailed for the annual meeting of the Opunake Racing Club yesterday, and this drew a| large crowd to the coastal club's course at Pihama. Motor-cars, drags and horse-drawn vehicles 'of all kinds were utilised' to convey country patrons to the meeting. A feature of the hor&e paddock was the array of motor-cars, last year's record being easily beaten. The country club, of which Mr. G. W., Rogers is the energetic secretary, have| made great improvements to, the course | and its appointments, and on all sides could be heard praise of the excellent management. The racing was good. Mr. I A. Morse, who controlled the barrier, 1 got his fields well away, though on some I occasions they were large, and one of the horses was as usual,inclined to be fractious. Mr. W. V. Young, in the judge's box, had some very close finishes to decide, but proved equal to the task. During the day the sum of £7782 was passed through the totalisator, ?.-, against £5550 last year. Results:— MAIDEN PLATE, of 35 sov&; 6 fur-, longs. I R. H. Campbell's Simple Sam 8.11 I (Nodder) ; \ M. Brown's Kiwitahi 8.11 (Jackson) 2 D. Barry's Rouge Dragoon 9.0 (Mc- ' Intosh') 3 Also started: Brown Star (Graham), 1 ' Red Coral (Raynor), Millbanks (Cole-I man), Tollgate (Holmes), St. Prior (Monk), Mihirau (Barlow), Crawford (Milne), Princess Flo (McArten), Topic (Goldfinch), Royal Simon (Price), Pa-| tronale (Lambess). From an even start Simple Sam was first away, fol-l lowe by Topic and Kiwitahi, and they finished in that order, Simple Sam winning easily by a length, a length separating second and third. A protest was entered against Topic for carrying slb. allowance. The protest was allowed, the race not being a handicap one, and the dividend and second money awarded to Kiwitahi. Rouge Dragoon was placed third. Royal Simon, the favorite, was not sighted. Time, lmin 17 2-ssec. HANDICAP HURDLES, of 45 bovs; 1%1 miles. J. M. Laurent's Clemency (Pine) 9.2 ll W. Coffey's Darby Paul (Jones) 10.10 2 R. H. Campbell's Te Roti (Craer) 9.7 3 j Also started: Forward (Cochrane) and Flipfiap (Sheill). Flipflap led for half [ a mile, followed by Te Roti. ,The pace - was slow. Clemency went to the front and got a big lead, winning easily, Darby Paul getting to within a length and a half at the finish. Time, 2min 55&ec. FLYING 'HANDICAP, of 50 sovs; 6 furlongs. Mrs. J. Fogarty's Dover Straits (Goldfinch) 7.11 I D. King's Clemoes (Price) 9.0 2 W. E. Vine's Billington (McArten) 7.0 a

Also started: Piriwai (Barlow), Royal Dragoon (Brown) and Silver Hope (Fowler). A good start. Piriwai led, followed by Clemoes and Silver Hope. » At the straight the field closed and after a good finish Dover Straits won by half a length, Billington a length away third. Time, lmin 17 3-6«ec. • OPUNAKE RACING CLUB HANDICAP, of 120sovs; 1% miles. J. T. Kadford'a Manawakaha (Holmes) e 8.12 ; l i G. Mumby's Sandy Paul (Barlow) 8.8 2 J. J. Fitzgerald's Cornelian (McArten) 7.9 3 ■> »r AIsO started: Ngatiranui (Price), . Master Tupuhi (Brown), Minora (Gold- • tach) The Child (Monk), Glenfern (Fowler). After some delay caused by Ngatirua- . nui refusing to join the field, a good r start was effected. Glenfern led, closely 1 followed by Manawakaha. At six furongs Glenfern was done, and Manawakaha, went on and wo ne&sily, Sandy Paul coming fast from the distance and ; finished second. Ngatiruanui, the favorite, -was fourth. Time, 2min 13 2-ssec. ELECTRIC STAKES, of 45 sovs; 4 furlong*. , R. H. Campbell's Simple Sam, (Nodder) 8.0 ! A. Alexander's Patronale "(Barlow j 8.0 o M. Franklin's Galtee (Jackson) "8.0 3 Also started: Watine (Johnson), Topic ?T ( Br0 ™), Crawford (Milne) Lady Gordon (McArten), Glenrock. (Graham), Sylvan Glade (Cochrane), Lady Van (Holmes), Rector Girl 7i ay ?? ) ' CairDbr °g i e (Era), Terohonga (Monk), and Emily (Willis). This rw was simply a procession. Simple Sam went to the front and won easily, Patronale who had been lying third behind Galtee, forging into second pla* e o n the post. Time, 50 4-ssec. HANDICAP TROT, of 45 sovs; 2 miles. L. Goodyer's Uniform (Bxley) 20sec J J. C. Montefiore's Pukekura ( Barraclough) 30sec 2 F. Trascott's Lucky Child "(Hamilton) 30sec <# . _ 3 I Also started: Myrtle Palm' (Cotton), f a^ ra £P. (Morgan), Echuca (Bradford), Elsie's Child (Butler), Ba Z elle (Manship), Jack W. (Arden), Tauniaara (Fleming), White Cliff' (Flemfng un), and Lrttle Maid (Clarke) Tukekura established a big lead in the tot mile with Lucky Child lying second and Uniform third. Uniform began to close as they entered the strait, where Pukekura broke and enabled Uniform lengths third horse six lengths Time, smin 54sec. y " WELTER HANDICAP, of SOsovs: 7 furlongs. ' MrS ',J- , 8 Dover Straits (Pine) 9.4 j W - o Ansti ' s R °y al Simon "(Price) |j W ' 8 9 ViM ' S *[

I Also started: Rawinia (Brown), Silver! jllope (Coleman), Rouge Dragoon (Mc,lntosh), St. Luap (Holmes), St. Prior I (Pearce), Kiwitahi (Jackson), and Mihi|rau (Barlow). A good start. Royal i Simon led to the straight, where Dover j Straits drew alongside, and a slashing j finish all the way up the straight re- ; suited in a dead heat, a fair third. Time, flmin 31 4-ssec. 1 FINAL STAKES, of 35 sovs'; 5 furlongs. J. Melville's Lady Fran (Nodder) 9.0 1 ; J. T. Wade's Millbanks (Coleman) 9.0 2 ! Mrs. C. Ruscoe's Royal Dragoon I (Era) 9.0 3 Also started: Piriwai (Barlow), Galtee (Jackson), Glenrock (Graham), Sylvan Glade (Cochrane), Lady Van (Lambess),' (Lady Gordon (Price), Red Coral (Rayinor, and Tirohonga (Monk). A splendid race, four or five horses being right in j it up to the post, half a length separat- | ing placed horses, Galtee fourth. Time, I lmin 4 2-ssec.