SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 72, 14 August 1914, Page 8

SPORTING.

<iiiAMl v.V;-i, :>;.w, :> ; .. :KT!X ,._ SECOND DAY. UOYAL ARMS Wl\S Till- GRAND NATIONAL KUUDLIOS. f U.v -telegraph—Press Association. Chrislckr.ivh, L.vt Night J»e weather wa , i- t ,ld anil wintry t(><lay tor the ("onli.i:a.ion of the' New /."aland Grand National Meeting The aUcmlance Wlls (;i :„sc".,eiitly considerably alleged. hm the track was in very air 0rj,,,. considering the rain that had laden, fesuks:— HUNT CLUB CUP. three miles.-4 L JI.-J-.H-an's Lady Bibbero, 11.5 (J. McLean), 1; 8 .Selwyn, 10.0 (Mr A: C. t'lhy), 2; 9 Golden Grape, 10.7 (W. ]s" , l' n 3 /, f?°„*J: arU ' d: 5 Kingsway tJ-», I lolstoi 11.6, 2 Avon 10.11, 6 Jocuer 10.!), 11 Hibston Pippin 10.7, 7 Otehau 10.7, 7 tlimitangi 10.0, and 10 i'airy Finn 10.0. The race was a chapter of accidents, and out two got round without a mistake. Lady Bibbero won very easily by 20 lengths from "Iwyn. Golden Grape was remounted and gamed third place. Time, Grain 32 P rotcst w "« entered against Lady Bibbero on the ground that she bad missed a fence at the top of the !3Vf'„. but was etterwards withdrawn. Mj-YIMOU. HANDICAP, one mile.-] L, Fun-i (Gazette, 9.0 (A. Oliver), 1: 3 Chrysotis, 10.2 (15. Di-lev), 2; 10 Glenroy, 0.0 (i>. Gibbons). 3.' Also started: 4 Banian 11.7, 11 Montana 10.3, 0 Moilditc f1.13, 0 Madam-, 9.0, 3 Miss Findland 0.4,-2 Sir Hamilton 11.4, 7 Charlerose 0.3. 13 Snowiaker 0.0, 12 So-so 9.0, and 8 Kim 0.0 Won by a, bare neck. Gienroy was haif a icimth away third. Time, Imiin 48 4-osec AUGUST HANDICAP, of 4.00 govs: six furlongs.— 3 11 Sutherland's Clynelisli, 10.2 (S. Reid), ] ; 2 Crown Pearl, 11..J (A. Oliver), 2; 14 Briar Patch 9.0 (L. King), 3. Also- .star ed: 7 Haskayne 11.8. 11 Mummer !0.0, 1 Raupani 10.5, 5 Gipsv li,!l c 10,2, 4 Kew 9.13. 12 Sveaborg 0.13, 3 Salzburg 0.12, 10 Silver.Shield 9.4, li Euworth 9.0 7 Listen 9.0, and 13 ]{ t v:,: Sceves 9 0 Won easily hy a length n..d a-half, haif a length between second and third. Time, Ithin 18 3 .".-ec. MOW ZEALAND ORAM. NATIONAL HURDLE HACK, of !2,- ovs. About two miles. J. George's iloval Arnis,.a"ed, «-!3 (H. McSwcencyi 1 3—Hon. ,1. D. Grmond's .Uorecainbe. aged, 9.12 (inc. Sib pen.) (F. \V. JL'Cabe) 2 o—Mr T. S. Bristol's Lconta. aged., 10.4 (\V. Young)' ?. Also started: 1 Piavej- l'l.V, 5 K;l----mey 11.2, 8 .Morning ll'.l. 9 Gray Kill" 10 12, 4 Admiral Sunt 10.5. 7 Cheddar ».12, 11 Sunbeam 9.8, and 10 Corrie 9.0. Royal Arms came round .lie top turn with a lead of eight lengths from Morenambe, with Leoiua and Conic moving up. Royai mt,m still led iuto the stfaight, with Morecambe, L'ionta, and Cori'ie following in order. Royal Arms had a good lead after \he last fence was crossed, bu\ in the run home he was stopping, and in a great finish he beat Morecambe by a bare halflength. LeMita was only a neck awav third. with Corrie three lengths furtiier hack, fourlh.. Then came Morning-, Sunbeam, and Plawr, Time, 3inin o-j 3-.) see. • BEAUFORT STJiIi.PLFCU.VSK H\\'DICAP. of 500 sovs: aboii; two miles, and ahalf.—l Bnnvll and Taylor's ■latkman. ]].(,' (A. Wane), I: j KauI'oa, 9.11 (\V. Adams), 2; True Blue, 9.7 (,1. Hughes), 3. ALo started: The Spaniard 11.9, 8 Paritutii, 2 SilverAloll- - lO.li. -1 Daylight Bill 9.13, 7 Strol--•'r 9.13. (i K _ V a) .Medal 9.11 and 9 Fritz 9.7. Won by li lengths with a similar distance separating secern! and third. Time. smin -.0 3-ssec. SPRIOYUOX HURDLE RACE HANDICAP, of 21.') >ov, ; one mile and rhrec-cpmr.ers.—;; Raimiond and fitru-] tilers' Hereford. 9.0 (A. McMullan), 1;| 1 Merry Guy, 1,1.0 (!!. Thompson), 2; 5 Cast Iron, 9.0. .!. Also started: fi Goldwater Way 10.11. r, Marg;: 10.11. 3 Manitau 10.5, 4 '.).:). and 7 Chatmos 9.0. Y\ on casijr. by 12 lengths. Cast Iron was three lengths away, ',hird, and then wine Marge'and Chatmos. Time!' Snrin 27 4-.) sec ' ISLINGTON HANDICAP of 250 sovs. - out! mile.—l A. B. Williams's Multip'v, 10.4 (li. Dee!,.y). 1 ; (i Mount Victoria. 9.7 (Sid Reid). 2; 4 Kaniki. 10.3 (11. Batten), 3. Also started: 3 Tannhauscr and Tlirax (coupled), 2 Kimbombi, .") Black Lupin, 9 Gnome, 7 Troon, S John Bunvan. ami 10 Andrea. Won by half a length. Kaniki was half a length away third, followed, by B'aek L'.ipin, Tlirax and. Troon. Time, lmin 4S l-ssee. WOODSTON PLATE, v:f 120 sovs: weight, fist; six furlongs.- i V MacHell's Tevio.dale (11. iWnovan). I; 0 Medallist 1.1. Pine), 2. 1 Sea King (F. 10. .lone s| 3. Also kartell: 12 Somnambulist. 7 Trilby, 4 St. Petersburg, 10 Clanmenn. 3 Query. 11 Nitludalc, '."> Waldeniar. S lOagOestone, 9 Glenthorpc. After a 21' eat hutile Tevio.dale gained the verdict by a long nwk. Sea King two lengths away third. The tcte taking- were £33.827, and la.-t year £-+5.151.