SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 309, 8 June 1915, Page 7

SPORTING.

AUCKLAND RACES. FINAL DAVIS RESULTS. By Telegraph.;---Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. The Auckland Racing Club's winter mooting 'concluded to-day in dry, dull weather, and before a large crowd. The totalisatov registered £15.01):! for the day, a s against, £tl.3S2 last rear, making £128.070 for the meetiiiu' as against £l-23.837 last vcav. Results:--

11LWT CLUB STEEPLECHASE, 0 f 2IK) sovs, about three miles—.") Advancer 10,1i2 1. 0 Fireawav 11.7 2, Tarero 10.7 3. Also started: 3 .Master Leslie, 2 Waiwai, 8 Caiplain Lr:-k, 2 ILusin. 7 Heather ,Boy. Won by (wo lengths and a half and a length be; ween second and third. Time Omin MUo?. TAMLVKi: STEEPLE.'HASK. of 300 sovs, two miles and c, half —2 Dogger Rank !1.10 1, 1 Ladv Sabretache 10.0 2. 3 Black Hobs 0.7 3. Al-o started: 4 New York, 5 Santiago. 7 ■llallv Oowau, 0 Wakanui. Won by two lengths, and thirty lengths between second and third. Time Sniin 13sec.

YORK WELTER HANDICAP, of 050 sovs, one mile—2 llaskayue 10.11 t, 1 Bluest-one .9.7 2, 4 Prime Soult f1.7 3. Also started: 7 Lady Ladoga, 5 Tinopai, 11 fioldlire, 0 Self. Ml Rationale. 13 Camipoador, 0 Cold Fran, 12 Tripoli, 3 Red Book, 14 Minister fi Castalia, 8 King Chiara, 17 Worcester. 11l Combustion, 15 Tangiwai. Won by a neck, one length and a half between second and third.

WINTER KTE'MFI .K CHASE, of ".in sovs about three miles—2 Golden Glow 10. ; li{ !. 4 Cloudy D.vwn iI.S 2. 3 Sandy Paul ».!.'! 3, Also started: 1 .Tackiinui, 5 ..sportsman, 0 .Nimble-foot. Won liy two lengths find a half, a length between second and third. Thin' (imin 2/.) sec. CAMWIELL HURDLES MAC?., of 400 sovs, twe miles—2 Harbor T.i.-lifc 0.0 1, Conic lfl.ti S C lile.i.k Northern 10.(1 !1. Also started: 3 Tragedy King •"> Ail - miral Soiilt, 7 Immensity, 4 Monathul. 8 Pip. Won by half a length and two lengths and a half between second and third. Time 3mm ."> l-3scc. FITZROY WELTI'R HANDICAP, of 200 sovs. six furlongs— l Toki 0.1 1, Kauri King 10.12 2, 10 Glocian 0.1 3. Also started: 8 Doncaster, 7 Mossman, 4 Rose, 11 llrookfiehl. 14 May field, 1:0 Crescendo, 17 Medali. i) Fionniiala, 12 GUietanus, 13 lOarbiness, 5 Heather Mixture, 15 Opposition. Won by half a length, and two lengths and a half between second and third. Time lmin 20see. FAREWELL HANDICAP, of 350 sovs, five -furlongs—2 Milestone 9.1) 1, 4 Taet 10,0 2, 1 Tatterley 11.3 3. Also started: 5 Hyettus, 3 Bimeter, 8 Lady Middleton, fi Tyson, 11 Toreador, 0 Cold fire, 'l2 Salvia, 13 -K'aniki, 7 Zion, 10 Try Fluke, M Maninui. Won by a length, .a head between second and third. Time lmin 4sec.

GOLF,

WITIORA CLUB. At Witiora the ladies will play the second round for the aggregate prize to-day.. INTERESTING FOUR-BALL MATCH. WIN FOR PROFESSIONALS. The four-ball match at Miramar (Wellington) on Saturday afternoon, Mr. A. Duncan and Mr. J. Watt against E. S. Douglas and J. McCormick, was followed by about three hundred enthusiasts, and it is safe to say that a more interesting match, or a finer exhibition of the game, lias seldom been seen in Wellington, says the Dominion. Douglas was seen id Ids best form, and his score for the round iviu seventy-one. Mr. Duncan was also playing excellently, but. unfortunately, he missed two or three shorts putts, otherwise the match would iindouhtedly have been decided on the eighteenth green. The actual result was a win for Douglas and McCormick by three ii]> and one to play. Douglas throughout the matcli 'was playing right up to championship form, his wore -for the first half being 35, and for the.second half 30, but Mr. Duncan 'was responsible for some brilliant play, which roused the spectators to enthusiasm. At the seventh, for instance. (37(iyds), his tee shot being slightly pulled, he had to play his second over the long ridge, and playing a perfect iron shot he put his ball about three feet from the flag. Again, at the tenth (210 yds), his drive finished a few yards" past the pin, whilst at the thirteenth (400 yds) he played two perfect shots, which put him within easy putting distance, anil at the, next hole his tee shot found the green.

The whole of the proceeds from sales of tickets will go to the fund for our wounded soldiers, and it is expected that "when the return? are made up. within the next few days, the amount will be found to 'he over .£4O.