SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 181, 30 January 1914, Page 8

SPORTING.

TAKAITNA CLUB'S MEETING. TIRESOME WINS TIIK CUP. j Jiy Telcg'apU— Vrm AsiiK'ialion. Auckland, Last .Sight. The Takapuua -lockey Club's slimmer meet in™ opened to-day in ''lmiuui waa-tiier. There was a great attendance. The truck was in line onlor, and the racing wast very interesting. T.ie l/italisator handled £27,745, as against £24,.)!);! last year. Results:— MAIDEN VI,ATK; oik; mile--Tripoli 8.4 (carried 7.15) (Robinson) 1, I'lipura 7.!' (carried 7.4) Centenary 7.6 (carried 7.1) 3. Also started: 1 SoultikotT, "> Mary Ann, 7 Laverne. 9 Field Maid, ! 8 Lord Delavul, (> Goldl'ire. Won all j the way, one and a half lengths between j second and third. Time, lmin 44 3-3 see. ! ZEALAND! A HANDICAP; seven fur- ; longs—Tattoo 8.12 (11. Gray) 1, Gold»ize 8.5, 2; Tinopai 7.3, 3. Also started: Prince -Soult, Overtime, Worcester, Lady Alicia, Almeida, Virtue. A desperate finish, won by a head, third horse three lengths away. Time, lmin 28 1-nsec. IIAURAKI HURDLES; one mile and a half and one hundred yards—s Vestal 9.3 (Percival), 1; 3 .Spalperion 0.0,2;! 1 Huffy 0.4, 3. Also started: 4 ManuvvtTa, G Explosive, 2 Haku, 8 Vic, 7 Nnkuliau, 10 Santiago, Providence, Hukorore, Sesame, Clare. Won easily by a length and a half, the, third horse throe lengths away. Time, 3min lsec. Explosive fell and broke a leg and was destroyed. TAKAPUXA CUP; GOO sovs, one mile throe furlongs and ono hundred yards:— 7 Mr. E. W. Alison's Tiresome, 7.0 (•J. Conquest) 1 8 Mr. J. ■!. Preston's Holdfast, C.7 "2 1 Mr. F. M. .Mill's Cheddar, 8.8 .... S Also started: 3 La Reina B.">, 0 Jolie Fille 7.12, 2 lloyal Irish 7.11, 4 lvakaina 7.11, 10 Tamainupo 7.8, 11 Ivawecn 7.2, 12 Admiral Soult 7.2, 5 Devastation 7.9. Ovation ii.7. Holdfast mode the running to the straight entrance, accompanied by Kakama. Tho field was very bunched. Tiresome put in a claim at the entrance to the straight, and won easily by half a length, the third horso a head away. Time, 2min 29 3-ssec. FERRY- HANDICAP; Ave and a half

furlongs;— 0 Minister, 7.8 (McMillon) 1 5 The Celt, 8.11 2 2 Ilincrewa, 0.0 $ Also started: 3 Glittering Sands,, ft Merry Widow, Tc Coma, 4 Dundy Breeze, 11 Lady Lynette, 8 Maid of Orleans. 0 l'akaka, 12 Chinaman, 9 Kawea, 7 'JTaukiunini. Won easily by two lengths, with one length between second and third. Time, lmin llsec. CALLIOPE HANDICAP, 2-year olds,

five and a half furlongs—2 Chime 8.13 (Dceley) and Delenda 7.5 {O'Shtra), dead lieat for first place; 5 Lady Penury, 8.10, 3. Also started: 4 Gold Necklet, (i Attraction, 7 Zamora, 3 Marble Star. Chime made the running to tho straignt, where Delenda came through, but was knocked back. A desperate finish* tho judge Ving unable to separate the lirst tiro, An inquiry was held into bumping, and O'.Shea and Dceley wero cautioned. Time, lmin 11 l-ssec. OltliWA HURDLES; ouo and threequarter miles—l North East 12.0 (Mcl'abe), 1; 3 Surplus 9.9, 2; 4 Koliripo !)..), 3. Also started: 0 Lloyds, 5 Pip, 2 Cloudy Dawn, 7 Kremlin." Surplus, Kotiripo, and North East were together for a mile, when North-East went to the front and won easily by four lengths. Time, 3min 19sec. STEWARDS' HANDICAP, five and ahalf furlongs—B Tripoli 7.0 (O'Shca), 1; King Lupin 9.2, 2; C Glad Tidings 8.3, 3. Also started: 4 Spalfish, 5 Gold Size, 2 Appelon, Selection, 6 Worcester, 11 Miss Ijevonia, 9 Signo, Salvia, 12 Spinster. Won all the way by a length, and two lengths between second and third.

SECOND DAY WEIGHTS. * Auckland, Last Night. Tbo following !iro the weights for tho second (lay of the Takapuni Racing Club's meeting:— HOIJSON HANDICAP: four furlongs. -Chime 0.10, Delenda 8.1, Hon Enma 7.11, Last Call, Kitty Bekirs, Lady Penny 7.2, Hadj 7.0, Gold Necklace, Graduate, Attraction, Golden Petal, Lucitauia, Carnation, Zamora, Marble Star 0.12. WAHVERA HANDICAP HURDLES; one and three-quarter miles—VorthEast 13.0, Merry- Max 10.K, Watchehain, Lloyds 10.6, Pip, Surplus 10.1, (Imidv Diyvn !).7, Vestal 9.0, Kotiripo 9.5, UufTy, l'restwiclf, Dogger Dank, Kremlin. Explosive, Sunrose 9.0. ANNIVERSARY WE LT ERI-Chedda r, Tattoo 9.9, Tiresome 9.7, .lollie Fille S.r), Knkama 7.!), Spalfish 8.0, Devastation 8.4, Kaween, Admiral Soult, Holdfast 8.0, Tinopai 7.13, Ruatangnta 7.12, Worcester 7.10, Maui Nina 7.9, Soultikofi 7.8, Ovation, Almeida, Matawerewer?, V'lufit Arrow, Papura, Centenary, Virtue

RANGITOTO HANDICAP; five, and ithalf furlongs—Tripoli (1.11, Soloraa 8.12, Higno 8.9, Spinster 5.5, Rusede Guerre, Makura 8.2, .Salvia, Munster, Yankee Doodle 8.1, Lady Elgina 8.0, Pupura 7.13, llinercWii 7.7, Starenoa. 7.11, Glittering Sands, Centenary. Spalperion 7.5. Cordite 7.3, Tecoma, llawea, Dandy Breeze, Cogneut, Maid Orleans, I'akaka, Chainman 7.2. •SUBURBAN HANDICAP; live and nhalf furlongs—King Lupin 9,3, Waiorcwa 8.9, SpallLih 8.3, Tripoli, Salute 8.0, Appellon 7.10, Selection 7.8, Overtime 7.3, Koloma, Worcester, Monoline 7.1, MiS3 Livonia, Maui Nina 7.0, Piogey 6.14, Signu 0.10. Salvia, Tikitapu, Spinster 0.7. MAIDEN HURDLES, one and a-half miles and a. hundred yards.--Vestal 10.0, Dawn 10.-1, Tiri 0.1), Spalperion 9.8, Manuwera- 9.7, Rult'y 9.5, Prestwick 9.!, Lad.v Dot, Snnrose 9.:!, Mortite 9.2. Explosive, Tlaku 9,1, Vic, Tukubau. Santiago, llukurere, Sesame, Oki Oui, Clare. Ciminman, Navy Line, Weka 9.0. T.-1.0. HANDICAP, one and a quarter miles —Prince Merriwec 9.0, Cheddar H. 9, 1 iresome 8.7, La lieina 8.2, Prince Soult 7.13, Goldsize 7.11. Jollie Fi'le, Kakama 7.9, Royal Irish 7.8, Devastation, Tamainnpo,' 7.4, Cloy, Holdfast 7.1, Kaween 7.0, Admiral Soult 0.13. Virtue 0.8, Ovation (1.7. Almeida 0.7. iMOANA HANDICAP, seven furlonys - Minister 9.4, The Celt, 9.2, .Merrimax K. 13, St. Francis 8.11. Glittering Rands, Centenary 8.8, Goldlibre 7.5, Marv Airi, Merry Widow, Dandv Breeze, Laverna, Lady Lynetle, Field Maul, Talciimii. Lady Wairapa S.I. Flving Feather 7.:,Tecoina 8.1, Lord Dclavul 8.1.