SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 201, 23 February 1914, Page 8

SPORTING.

AUSTRALIAN RACING. 15} Cable—Press Association—Copyright Received 22, .5.5 p.m. Sydney, February '2l, At the Warwick. Farm races, the Jumpers' Flat race resulted: Rajah 1, Grafcil 2, Floating .'i. Ten starters. W on by one and a-lialf lengths, thr-<> lengths between second and third. Time, I mill 40'/ 3 sec. Melbourne, 'February 21. The Alma Stake-; resulted: Ra'hoeu I. l.icoups 2, Van Bienc 3. Fourteen starttrs. An exciting' liuish. Won by a head, with one and a-lialf lengths between second and third. Time, lmin J s '/, sec. Futurity Stakes: Brattle 1, Cider 2, Rathlea and Roval Laddie (dead heat) I 3. Fourteen .starters, including Broad- | sword. Taking charge as soon as the Held got fairly going, Rrattle was never headed, and won by a neck, after a splendid finish, the dead-heaters lining one and n-quarter lengths behind Cider. Time, lmin 28sec. Hawsburn Handicap.—Gold Brew 1, Averse 2, Owonee 3. Twenty-one starters. Won by naif a length, with thrcequaiters of a length between second and third. Time, lmin 14!/ 2 sec. DUNKDIN J.C. MEETING. By Telegraph—Press Association. Dunedin, Saturday. 'llie Dunedia J.C. meeting was concluded to-day in glorious weather. There was a larw attendance, and the racing was good. Tli(> totalisator investments were £20,020, as against £23,190 on the eoi responding day ci last year, making a total for the meeting of £07,402, as compared with £54,340 last autumn meeting. Results:

OWHEUO HURDLES; v/ a m iles.I'ure Gold 1, Silver Monarch "2, Kiftgsway 3. Also started: Sunbeam, JiK:k Ashore, Optician, and Tommy. Won by eight lengths. Time, 2miti .52sec PLYING HANDICAP; six furlongs.AI tear 1, Clmdic. 2. Briar Patch 3. Also started: Mount \'ictoria, Icilma, Baritone. Won by three-quarters of & length. Time, lmin 15 l-ssec WARRINGTON HANDICAP; six furlongs.—Silver Shield 1, Slogan 2, Buller ■>. Also started: John Barleycorn, Aliss Kolmar, Moriliine. Bridegroom, Aftou Loch, Jacobite. Won by' a long nee;.', lime, lmm )7sec.

JOCKEY CLUB HANDICAP; u n P mile and a quarter.—Specialform I, Capon 2, Tlirax 3. Also started: Glenlianan, Ogier, Troon, T.;e Cornet. WOll by a good length. Time, 2min 8 4-osec, HOPEFUL HANDICAP; five furlongs. —Anglica i, Misbird 2, Brocade 3. Also started: Roiimpia, Atheldann. Won kv a neck. Time, lmin 35sec.

ABBOTSFORD WELTFR; seven farlongs.—Glenowl i; Trusso 2, Fender 3. Also started: Parable, Czar Kolohol, Kongahere, Gregory. Won by a length and a-lialf. Time, lmin 30sec WAIHOLA HANDICAP; six furlonw. - Sveaborg 1, John Barleycorn 2, Kazan 3. Aso started: Sir Bridge, Mv Glove, Judith, Summertime, Lady ' Query. ''X oVl ' r two lengths. Time, lmin 11 2-twec.

WINGATUf HANDICAP; seven fur-longs.-Mertim 1, ,j o au 2, Veritas 3. Also Started: Gnome, Aphaea, Quirinus. Wonby a short neck. Time, lmin 30sec.

WANUANUI TIIAINING NOTES. Wanganui, Last Night. I lie weather was fine on Saturday morning, ami the track was in, capital Older; but the majority of tile horses fleie restricted to light work. i'heCup candidate, Sir Solo, was the first to strip, and he was sent once round at a strong gallop, finishing up /us task plwwm^ly. Gipsy Belie finished a long wa... ahead O Memphis over a fast half-mile, the I'Oing representative moving alone attractively. ' ® llu: liest gallop 0 f the morning was that put lip by Stepney, aocompanied by frln o fi' f ' Sl ''l" u '-> r S°t a flying start tli,. four-furlong p o st, a?d together the pair hung, .Stepney drawing away lom Ills stable mate and finishing half--length in front. The time for the journey was 40 seo

Aruake went twice round at a sound lip d " t a,s " ' s, l uare Vania, and Brunswick.

Allegation, Tiresome, Aratiatia, Historiette, Mis Knnnence, Ruffy, Los Anglos Canute, Sweet Vane, Emperador Szr" " thcw «•'