SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 268, 22 April 1915, Page 8

SPORTING.

MANAWATU MEETING. FIRST DAY'S RESULTS. AN AUSTRALASIAN RECORD ESTABLISHED. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Palmerston North, Last Night. Tile Manawatu Racing Club's autumn meeting opened to-day in glorious weather, visitors being present from all parts of the Dominion. There was some interesting racing. The totalisator put through .€25,404, against £19,028 last year. Chortle put up an Australasian recbrd for a mile and a quarter. Results: — KARERE HURDLES HANDICAP, one mile and three-quarters.—l Mr. T. Mureott's Sir Donald 11.13 (W. Adams) 1, 18 Killaloo 9.0 (H. Thompson) 2, G The Diver D.O (McDonald) 3. Also started: 7 Sandy Paul 11.0, 2 Aruake 11.2, 5 Sam iPan 10.!), 4 Waipnnoa VII 3, 3 Monologue O.li, 9 Atiki 10.0, Cyra 0.0. Won easily by a length. Time, 3min 13 3-ssee. MAIDEN PLATE, seven furlongs.—3 Mr. R. Barlow's Depredation (F. Foon) 7.11 1, 1 Snub (Imusson) 0.12 2, Welcome Nugget (Cathro) 7.12 3. Also started: 4 Danger Signal, 7 .Squadron, 6 Poliui, 5 Hinemoana, Trials 6.12. Won easily. Time, lmin 29see. AUTUMN HANDICAP, one mile and a furlong.—3 Mr. C. Morse's Birklino 6.13 (Sinclair) 1, 4 Bertrada (W. Bell) 7.9 2, i) Ratana (R. Reed) 0.10 3. Also started: 5 Multiply 8.9 fi Sir Alba fi.s, 1 Sunbird 7.11, 2 Square Deal 7.10, 10 Imarose 7.8, 11 Beldame 7.5, 12 Bonny Rigg 0.13. 8 Crawford, 7 Want, 13 Pursefiller fi.7. A good race. Won by a head. Time, lmin 54sec.

■MANAWATU SIRES' PRODUCE STAKES, of 600 sovs; six furlongs.— 1 Mr. T. H. Lowry's Desert Gold 8.6 (J. O'Shea) 1, 2 Nones 8.0 (Emmerson) 2, 3 Flying Start 5.9 (Bell) 3. Also smarted: 3 Adjutant 8.5, 4 Asterias 8.10, 5 Eligible 8.7, 6"Bonny Dream. Won easily by two lengths. Time, lmin 13 3-ssec. Flying Start and Adjutant were bracketed. A record for the race.

LENTON HACK WELTER HANDICAP, one mile and a distance. —2 Messrs. Richmond and Struther's Hereford 8.7 (L. Wilson) 1, 3 Sir Fisher 8.8 (W. Young) 2, Janitor 8.2 (L. MteDonald) 3. Also started: 4 Midnight Star 8.2. 6 Improve 8.8, 1 Sylvan Dale 7.13, 5 Blue Thread 7.9, 10 Otakura 7.8. 7 Ruapaia, fl No Idea, 12 Texas, 11 Keynote 7.7. Won by a, head. Time, linin 56 2-ssec.

AWAPUNI GOLD CUiP, of 575 sovs; one mile and a quarter.— 4 A. B. Williams' Chortle 8.13 (Declcy) 1, 5 Balboa (J. O'Shea) 8.6 2, 2 Merry Roe (J. Buchanan) 8.12 3. Also started: 6 Ventura, 1 Warstep, 3 Pavlova. Won by a head. Warstep fourth. Time, 2 min 5 l-ssec. An Australasian record.

WOODHEY HACK HANDICAP, six furlongs.—l2 F. Sclwood's Zion (A. Reed) 7.2 1, 5 Fortify (H. Goldfinch) 7.5 2, 3 Jean Lado (11. Lowe) 8.0 3. Also started: 1 Dinner Gong, 11 Tyson, 0 Marimba, 5 Ladogeur, 3 Martlet, 7 Martingale, 8 Vladineau, 2 Veto, 13 Pearlform l 9 Lady Daylesford, 10 Papauira, 14 Collector, 15 Waipolia. Won by a head. lmin 15scc.

TELEGRAPH HANDICAP, of 300 sovs, six furlongs.—3 T. H. Lowry's Tete-a-Tete 7.11 (O'Shea) 1, 2 Chakwana (A. Reed) 8.3 2, 7 Castalia (Clarke) 7.0 3. Also started: 5 lAstor, 9 iPatronale, 6 Ineuru, 4 Grattan, 1 King Chiara, 6 Orleans, 7 Altcar, 4 Bradamante, 8 Zeus, 10 Perceler. Won by a length. Time, lmin 14sec.

SECOND DAY'S ACCEPTANCES. Acceptances for the second day of the Manawatu Racing Club are as lollow: K'AIRANGA HURDLES, one mile and a half.—Sandy Paul ll.fi, Aruake 10.13, Cornelian 10.9, Birkful 10.5 Monologue 9.11, Warpunoa 9.10, The Diver 9.0, Atiki 9.0, Cyra 9.0.

OLOVERLEA HANDICAP, five furtongs.—Tyson 9.13, Marimba 8.13, Tirana 8.11, /ion 8.8, Martlet S.l, Martingale 7.11, Veto 7.7, .Tiora 7.7, Waipoha 0.7, Papauira C.7.

STONYHURST WELTER, seven furlongs.—Multiply 10.!), Patronale 9.5, Zetes 8.9, Crawford 89, Want 8.8, Ararat 8.7, Zeus 8.3, Combustion 8.2, Pursefiller 8.0, Monologue .13, Montana 7.12, Ladogeur 7.7, Lady Dalesford 7.7, Muleteer 7.7, Serenity 7.7.

AVA HACK WELTER, one mile and fifty-five yards.—Hereford 9.8, Midnight Star 9.3, Sir Fisher 9.3, Janitor 8.8, Improve 8.5, Sylvan Dale 8.4, Otakura 7.7, Ruapara 7.7, No Idea 7.7, Collector 7.7.

ELEVENTH MANAWATU STAKES. —G. D. Greenwood's Envperador 9.7, G. D. Greenwood's Bimeter 9.0, Sir G. Clifford's Flying Start S.O, Sir O. Clifford's Adjutant 7.9, T. H. Lowry's Desert Gold 7.12, G. D. Bcatson's Asterias 7.11, D. Buick and Son's Rangiterc 7.9, G. iP. Donnelly's Gold Foil 7.5, G. H. Stead's Bonny Drfam 6.11.

LONG BURN HANDICAP, one mile and a quarter.—Merry Roe 9,8, Pavlova 9,1. Sauci .8.11, Ventura 8.11, Sir Alba 8.5, Kilrain 8.3. Byron 8.2, Birklinc 8.0, Bcrtrada 7.13, Tete-a-tete 7.12, Sunbird 7.10, Square Deal 7.8, Imaroso 7S, Orleans 7.0, Ratana 0.11.

BOROUGH ■HANDICAP, six furlongs. Cliakwana 8.5, Astor 8.4, Avon Park 8.3, Ineuru 7.G, Patronale 7.5, tirattan 7.3, King Chiara 7.3, Castalia 0.13, Orleans 6.13, Bonny Rigg fi.l2, Peroneal 0.10.

■ HACK LYJNiI, six furlongs. King! filler 8.0, Monplouge 7.13, Montana 7.12. 7.13, Jean Laddo 7.4, Danger Signal G. 7, Squadron C.7.