SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 January 1917, Page 8

SPORTING.

TAKAPUNA RACES.

SECOND D,\Y EESULTS,

By Telegraph.— Press Association,' Auckland, Last Ni«ht. . The Takapuna races were concluded to-Jay in good .weather. There wa>- a largo attendance. Tli sum of £41,2f)0 passcel tliro-.igli the totalisator, as against £28,458 last vear, an incvo.no of £12,83.'!. The total for the meeting was £75,214 10s, against £62.475 His last year, an increase ! of £12,739. liesi .Its:—

MOANA HANDICAP.—S Boivlo(O'Shea) and 4 Last Call (Sinchhl, dead heat, 1; 11 Porphyry ii. Also started: 1 Erroneous, 0 Thrace, 3 Keystone, 8 Bezmar, 1 Plciiipotent, 2 Cnil-l-'ain, 7 St. Carl, 6 Uncle Ned, !) Royal Arch. 10 Eosoti. The third horse was two lengths away. Time, 1.111-5.

TAKAPUNA lIANDICAP.-2 Lune;no 1, !1 Kaiwhakahaei'o 2, 5 3. Also started: 1 Yankee Doodle, 4 The Celt, fi Merry Dan, 7 OHitevino, 10 Ssmlspire, 3 NnkuLawhiti, 11 Delijmar, 8 Pnraniahone. Won by half a length two lengths between second and, third Time, 3.1. SUBURBAN JIANDICAP.-l Th-.0-veka veka (Sinclair) 1, 3 Lady Glen 2, 4 Lightning 3. Also startciT: 2 Kin;; Lupin, 5 Arran. AVon by a neck, half a head between second and third. Time, I.S 4-5. ' ''. •

■ JOCKEY CLUB HANDICAP.—I Iridy Vinury (A. Reed) 1, 1 King Lupin 2. 3 Tabasco 3. Also started: 2 Bedford 5 Loyal Arch, 6 Royal Irish. AVon by l-r.lf a length, a similar distance separating second and third. Time, 2.0 1-o

HOBRON HANDICAP.—7 Empire (It. Manson) 1. 1 Agnestes 2, 2 Bingham 3. Also started: 1 Sanacrc, 0 Ponthcai'.i-a, ," Malava, 4 Princess Bee. 10 Lady Brusc, S Shower Gold, 0 Backfire, 13 Tiillivi'.n, II Royal Prince, 5 Cambridge, 12 Dansense. Won by a neck, two lengths be-tv.-een second and third. Time. 52 1-3. RANGITOTO HACK.—B Rookfietd (Carmont) 1. 2 Fabriquette 2, 10 Monod/n 3, Also started: 1 Gaycium, 3 Britis.li Arch, 3 Last Call, 7 Blue and Black. IV Independent, 4 Cultriform, 13 Hiero. (i Mill o' flowric, 14 Kiriwinning, 10 Ahuriri, 12 Autumn Rose, 11 Harlestort. IS Salvia, 0 Homeric, 0 Sylvan Knight

, r . Silver Pine. Won by a head, a length ard 'a half between second and tlnr;,. Time. 1.10.

WATWERA HURDLES.-3 Te On°a (MeFlinn) 1, 4 Clucpot 2, 1 Ta'raru .lack D Also started: 2 Fisher, fl Barbwire, !) Takanini, 7 Merry Dan. Won by two lengths, three lengths between second am,' third.. Time. 3.201-5. ANNIVERSARY WELTER.—7 Ta:t (Chaplin) 1. 3 Waiuta 2, 4 Minister 3. Also started: 12 Kauri King, 1 Housewife, 2 Pendoon, 9 Silver Lupin, 10 Achilledos, 8 Alt' Dclaval. 11 Gold F*an, V, Fionmiala. 5 Carbiness, 0 ,Soultane. Won by lialf a length, three-quarters of a leng'ffc between second and third Time, 1.431-5.