SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 151, 2 December 1914, Page 8

SPORTING.

SALE OF THOQOU-G-HBREDS. By Telegraph.—Per Press Association. , Eeilding, Last Night. The salo of Mr. Donald Eraser's yearling and tv.'o-yenv thoroughbreds by Advance and Mai'tcllo drew a large attendance of buyers from all parts of the Dominion. There was good competition and the highest prices were: Yeairing coll. by Advance—Seagull, 2-ti guineas; yearling colt, Advance—Endeavor. 200 guineas; black colt, Advance —Jiallarat, SO guineas; Waielc col.t, Advance—Sou'wester mare, 152 guineas, Othoi' yearlings were 2'fl to 51 guineas' and two-year-olds 28 to 51 guineas EORBURY PARK MEETING. TROTTING. ■ m . Dunedin, Last Night, i liie Forbury Park Trotting Club's spring meeting opened to-day. The weather was fine until after the first race, but a very heavy shower fell a little later, and the remainder of tho afternoon was unpleasant. The attendance was fairly good, and £12,054 went through the machine, as compared ivitli £11,093 10s 011 the corresponding day last year. Owing to the bad state or the track, the match between Win Soon and Country Belle did not take place. Results:

i!? AMATEUR HANDICAP, in eaddle, 100 sovs., 11 miles.—lo Ivory Bells, 4see., 1; 9 Blackball, 7sec., 2; 4 Syliiv.' Maid, 4sec., 3. Also started: 3 Victor Chief ssec.,.lS Miss Financier / sec.. Park field 7sec., 14 Little Ceorgma / sec., 2 Tin 13arn 7scc., 7 Trugela isee., 13 Lady Nelson Ssec., 0 Starry Night Ssec., 10 James Madison Bsec. 8 Young Quincy Usee., 1 Master Ebon" feec., 12 Degree !)sec., 15 Oku Usee., 17 Octave Osec,, and 5 Peter Duncan !)sec. Won l>y a length. Time, 4min 1 4-sspc PROGRESSIVE HANDICAP (harness), 100 sovs., 1-J miles.—,'! Prince Toronto lOsee., 1; 5 Dot Bobbins scr., 2- 4 Honest Mac Usee., 3. Also started: 9 Jell Hoy L. scr., 7 Volcano 7sec., fi Honounki lOscc., 2 Soarchficld 12sec., 8 Silver Cloud 12sec., 1 Flora Tracy 12sec.' Pearchfield kicked and bent a wheel, and was sent back to the paddock. Flora Tracy won by two and a half lengths, but a protest entered on account of a cross and the stewards awarded the race -to Prince Toronto. The stewfinis also decided to return the money on Searehfield, less 10 pc-r cent Time 3miu sSsec. " '

SPRING HANDICAP (saddle), 130 sovs., 2 miles.—4 Black Jet 4scc., 1- 3 Black Satin Bsec., 2; 2 Frank Henry 2sec., 3. Also started: ICarretta scr 0 S.M. 4sec. Won by a length. Time Bmin 0 2-ssec, PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP (harness), 250 sovs,, 2 miles. —2 Frandocia scr., 1; Wallace Wood scr., 2; 3 Piecework 2sec., 3. Only three starters. Won by about seven lengths. Time smin 0 3-ssec. • CAVERSHAM HANDICAP , (saddle), 100 sovs., 1} mile.—2 Flora Tracy 7sec., 1; ,5 Rue Patchen 7sSc'., 2; 1 Aero 7sec.,-3' Also started: 4 Doris Wilkes, gcr, 8

Silver Slioe 4sec., 9 Paris 4s'cc., 6 Larkum sscc,, 7 Coleena sacc., 3 Maid of Darringall 7sec. Won by six lengths. Time, 3min 54 2-ssec.

DOMINION HANDICAP (harness), 135 sovs., 2 miles.—l Eostrovor lOsec., 1; 5 Olive L. scr., 2; Truganini 6sec., 3. Also started: 7 Adventure 3sec., 2 Gardenia Bscc a , 3 Annie K. 13sec., 6 Almon Jr;, lOsec. Won by 25 lengths. Time smin 2fisec. DASH HANDICAP (harness), IfiO sovs., 1J miles. —3 Crown Prince 4sec., 1; 2 Schoolgirl 2scc., 2; 7 Bipon Child 2see., 3. Also started: 6 Bell Metal scr., 4 Prince Poole • Ssec., 3 Wallace Wood 4sec., 1 Tranzalena 4sec. Won by three lengths. Time, Smin 9 3-sst'c. ST. KILDA HANDICAP ('sad die), 125 sovs., 1 mile.—3 Bonny Jenny flscc., 1; 8 Cuth 7see., 2; 1 Bequest 5 see., 3. Also started: 0 Breeze scr., 9 Millwood 4sec., 5 Stanley's Child ssec., 2 Hinemoa 7sec., 10 Fred 7see., 4 Lucky Chance 7sec., 1 Belette 7sec. Won by a length. Time, 2min 30sec. TAEANAKI J.C. MEETING. Weights for handicap events arc due on Friday, the 4th in.it., and acceptances and entries for Hi'atok: Plate, and Tikorangi and Warea Scurries on Friday, 11th December, at 9 p.m.