SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 November 1915, Page 7

SPORTING.

C.J.C. MEETING. WARSTEP WINS THE CANTERBURY CUP. DESERT GOLD SECURES THE OAKS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christehurch, Last Night. For the third day there was fine weather. Results:— SUBURBAN HURDLES.—2 Art, I; 3 Master Hamilton, 2; 4 Naupata, 3. All the acceptors started. Won by a length and a half. Time, Sniin 3 Ussec, SPRING NURSERY.—2 Nvstad, 1; 3 Sasanof, 2; The Toff, 3. Scratched: Sabana. Won by a neck. Time, 49 3-ssec. AVON WELTER.—IO Sartorze, ]; 1 Ardent, 2; 1! Robert Beli, 3. Scratched: Roumania. Won by two lengths. Time, lmin 29 3-ssec.

CANTERBURY CUP.-l Warstep, 1; 2 Indigo, 2; 3 Balboa, 3. Snub also started. Won by six lengths. Time, 4min 2se.\

.TOCKEY IIUB HANDICAP.—I Flying Start, 1; 0 Martins, 2; Chortle, 3. All the acceptors started, Won by a neck. Time, lmin 41 3-ssec. NEW ZEALAND OAKS. 1 Desert Gold, 1; 2 Nones, 2; 3 Bonny Dream, 3. The'only starters. Won "by a bare length. Time, 2min 35 2-ssec.' RANDOLPH HANDICAP. garine, 1; 1 Limpet, 2; 10 Zuland, 3. Scratched: Week End, Panmurc, Bonny Dream. Bandy, and Findboy. Won by half a length. Time, lmin 13 2-ssec.

OTAIO PLATE.—2 Welcome Nugget, 1; 3 Ardenvohr, 2; 1 Multiply, 3. Scratched: Montana. Won by half a length. Time, 2min 38 i-ssec. The totalisator handled £36,84-1 10s a 9 against £32,880 on the corresponding day last year.

ASHHURST WEIGHTS. Following are the weights for the Ashhurst Racing Club's Meeting: HACK HURDLES, one mile and a half.—Papador, Prince Eddie 10.9, Rexer 0.13, Epworth 0.12, Kuropotangi fI.U, Roseblush , White Plume 9.9, Rongomau, Cokeley, Hymen, Gwynne, Cyra 9.5, Abercoed, La Motte, Ringcy 9.4 . POHANGINA HANDICAP, six furlongs.—Aster i&s 9.0, Avon Park 8.11, Lady Middleton 8.9, Hushabye, Evddne 8.8, Pursefiller 8.7, Black Lupin 8.5, Lady Laddo 7.11, Powder Fox 7.9, Improve 7.3, Tangnvaf 7.2, Bootle, India 0.0.

FLYING HACK HANDICAP, five furlongs.—Sea Lord 9.3, Multiplication 9.11, Coropet 8,7, Bradamante 8.6, Martlet 8.3, Whisperer 8.2. Vladineau 7.11. Tiora, The Nile 7.10, Lady Daylesford 7.9, Maim, Papapauira 7.8, Seaweed, Ally, Tiora 7.7, Jean Laddo 7.4, Trials 7.3, Need 7.2, Wairenga 7.0, The Baronet 6.9.

ASHHURST CUP, one mile and aquarter.—Multiply 9.0, Maniaroa 8.9, Square Deal 8.8, Jem 8.1, Wild Lupin, Pursefiller 7.13, Rumania 7.4, Ceylon, His Eminence, Sicily 7.3, Bunting, Rauparaha 6.7. KOMAKO WELTER HANDICAP, seven furlongs.—Combustion 9.13, Rumania 9.9, Glacier 9.8, Black Ada 9.5, The Summit 9.4, Improve. Sir Fisher 8.13, Bronk Delaval 8.10, Melodist 8.9, Mystified 8.3, Florist, Lady Nolan 8.2, Field Force 7.13, Awapuni 7.9. Tarero, Gwynne, Woolahra, Battle Tide, Waitomo, Keynote 7.7. RAUMAI WELTER HANDICAP, seven furlongs.—Jem 9.7, Avon Park, Wild Lupin 0.6, Lady Middleton 9.4, Pursefiller 9.3, Evadne 9.0, Zeus 8.13, Zetes 8.12, His Eminence. Black Lupin, Peroneal 8.11, Orleans 5,9, Lady Laddo 8.8, Combustion 8.4, Laclify, farigiwai 8.2, Glacier 7.13, Bunting, India 7.9, Mystified, Epworth, Muleteer 7.7. MANAWATU GORGE HANDICAP, six furlongs.—Sea Lord 9.0, Coropet 8.4, Tavistock, Miss Kelly 8.3, Bradamante 8.2, Whisperer 7.9, Vladineau 7.5, The Nile, Melodist 7.7, Lady Daylesford 7.6, Manu 7.5, Ally, Pomeroy 7.4. Jean Laddo 7.1, Lady Nolan, Trials 7.0, Abercoed 6.7.

TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa.")* Tangihou's victory in the New Zealand Cup came as a big surprise to most followers of racing, but the comparatively short price returned l>y the Feilding horse was even more surprising. Barring the men who "told you so," and those champion prevaricators who never back losers, nobody appears to have "got his load on'' here as a result of Saturday's Cup. The complete defeat of VYarstep, Indigo, and 'Rinaldo, is a poser for followers of "form.'' How anyone not favored with stable information could "fancy" a hack for the Cup is also a mystery. It just shows what may happen in a two mile race, where the two or three known stayers are cni-sli-ed with weight to give a crowd oi 1 hacks a chance to keep in sight. The result is that a satisfactory race is seldoui served up. Although Tangihou won handsomely enough at the finish, there was not a great deal of merit in a victory under Cst 7d. The honors of the race go to Warstep, who carried her 9.5 in front until less than 100 yards from home. Blackall ran a line race, and his showing on .Monday serves (o conlinn the idea that he is a worthy son of lii-i famous dame. La Xotte. On spring form, Multiply did well to get into third place. Me is a horse of moods, and even Declev cannot do anything with liini at times. Indigo failed just when his supporters expected him to lie running on, and his win in the Metropolitan Handicap leads one to assume that he is more partial to a twelve furlongs course. Uinahlo and the veteran Sinapis (who won three years ago], were well beaten, and Cioldstreani showed no staying power whatever. As a guide to future "distance"' events this year's New Zealand Cup promises nothing at all. Probably the Auckland Cup will prove things to be altogether different. Black is white, and white is black—very often

—in the racing game! The success of Croesus iit the Stewards' Handicap only went to prove that popular opinion—right from the day that weights appeared—was quite correct. Yet it was s'trango how the crack son of Royal Fusilier and Aura'ills came to pay almost a s.ore. Arthur Olliver was on top. and he has few equals in a sprint event. The imported Three ran right up to top form, and, although only second he was by 110 means disgraced. Three ran another fine race in the .Tuveniic Plate on "Monday. when he gave Fgypt lSlbs and a beating over jive furlongs. Tete-a-tete, First (llancn, and. Bee ail shaped well ill the Stewards* Handicap, but the solid pace set by Three and Croesus left tlieni with a lot of ground to make up at the finish. The time, 1.12 1-ase.s, was a record lor the race, beating IVarstep's 1.13 of two seasons bank. Tangihou, who was quoted at anv old price for several months prior to the Cup. name suddenly into favor for that event at the last moment, while Croesus, who was an early Stewards' favorite, went right out of favo-

Welcome Nugget came near landing a coup when he ran Sedd-el Ba.hr to a neck in the Spring Plate. The Hawera horse was paying a great price, and even his second dividend was almost as big as ho has paid in any of his victories. Two close seconds at Waverley, followed by a neck defeat at Riocarton reads like a hard luck story! ■Desert Gold's Derby win confirms the idea that she is head and shoulders above the season's three-year-olds. Last year she was equally successful, and won £3065 in stakes. What her winnings will lie this year can only be guessed at, but she looks like passing her previous season's record.

Sweet Tipperary was a strong away-from-the-course tip for the Welcome Stakes, and many layers were paralysed when the- Wellington nag's dividend came through. Snapdragon, after many disappointments. came to light again in the Apprentices' Handicap, and won in good style. She was ridden by "Nolly" Shore, whose "pa" is a well-known Wanganui sport. Ngapoto's victory in the Manukau Hurdles at Ellerslie was made easy by the favorite, Black Northern, running off. The Taranaki horse paid a nice price. Vascular'* torni at Riccarton, even allowing for the different class on the two first days, was bard to follow. Ormond's nag was beaten hopelessly on Saturday, but duly landed the mustard on Monday. And stay-at-home punters were all there at the psychological moment,

Ambassador, who has been threatening to win a steeplechase for some time, paid a fair dividend when hj" beat a poor field in the Hunters'. Steeples at Ellerslie en Saturday.

But for getting badly left Colonel Soult would have reversed positions with Merry Roe in the King Edward Memorial Handicap. He came through the big field in fine style, but the mare just lasted long enough to win. Merry Roe was a very hot order on the machine.

The Canterbury Metropolitan meeting will be concluded on Saturday, when the Stead Memorial Cup (one and a quarter miles), will bring together a fine field. It promises to be the of the meeting.

Country Belle's brilliant victory in the New Zealand Trotting Cup, and the defeat of fancied horses like Admiral Wood, St. Ursula, and Our Thorpe must have cost punters a fair amount of coin. The time was only fair. Reputation was sent out equal favorite witl* Lavendo in the Melbourne Cup, hut the New Zealander got into trouble early, and was never sighted afterwards. There is a lot of luck in winning a big race like the Melbourne Cup, and the work that goes on at every bend would rattle the nerves of a Serbian warrior.

Tangihou, winner of the New Zealand Cup, was bred by Mr. J. B. Reid, at Elderslie. He is the second St. Ambrose to win the Cup, Sinapis being the other. Tangihou was foaled in 1907, so is now eight years old, probably the oldest New Zealand Cup winner on record. As a yearling he cost tho late Mr. J. R. McDonald the modest sum of 80 guineas, and it is a remarkable turn of fortune's wheel that has given Mr. Lindsay McDonald sueli a big prize as the New Zealand Cup in his first season as an owner in open company.