SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 March 1917, Page 8

SPORTING.

RACING FIXTURES. March 17—Opunakc R.C. Annual. March 21, 22—Rangitikei R.C. Animal. April 7, it—Auckland R.C. Autumn. April 7, !)—Wairnrapa R.C. Autumn. April !)„ 10—Feilding .J.C. Easter. April o—Waimatp Plains T.C. Annual. April 0, 10—Canterbury .(. C. Autumn. April 11, 14—Avondale .T.C. Autumn. MASTERTON MEETING. SECOND DAY'S RESULTS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Masterton, Last Night. There was fair weather for the second day of the Masterton races, and a large attendance. The totalisator handled £15.381 10s, making £31,748 lOs'for the meeting, as compared with £31,410 last vear. Resu/ts:— GRANDSTAND HACK.—C Sardinia (C. Reed) 1. 1 Bairnsdale 2, 10 Te Opai 3. Also started: 8 Lord Laddo, 0 Revalenta, 5 Kukri, 4 The Bnronet, 2 Captain Glossop, 3 Pohehe, 7 Consultation. Won by four or five lengths. Time, Imin. 2S TELEPHONE HANDICAP.—I Waimatoa (W. Price) 1, 2 C'arlysian 2, 3 Lady Black 3. Also started: 6 Menelaus, 7 Bradamante, 4 Lady General, 5 Splendidus. The winner led from start to finish. Won bv a neck. Time, 00 3-ssee. HACK SCURRY.—3 Brown Study (W. Young) 1, 7 Tutioom 2, 4 PawereWere i. Also ran: I Robur, 5 Lady Mascot, 8 Black Hill, 11 Royal Battery, fl Idyllic, 2 Altitude, 10 Lady Chatsworth, 0 Crescent Moon. HIGH WEIGHT HANDICAP.—I Rylstone (Mr. Beatson) 1, 0 Hastie 2, 3 Lord Nelson 3. Also ran: 4 Ruatangatu, o St. Bees, S Last-Hope, 2 Thruste'r, 12 Sir Thomas, 7 Takapau, 10 Le Chat, 11 Torchy, Lady' Boris. Won with ease. Tim*, Imin. 4CJsec. WAIPIPI HANDICAP.—O Botanist (Bagby) 1, 1 Perfidy 2, 5 Tango 3. Also ran: 5 Ararat, 0 ilerrie Gain, 7 Tavistock, 2 Devotion, 3 Multicipal, 0 Mistic. Multicipal was left at the post and took no part in the race. Botanist led from start to finish and won in a canter, paying the biggest dividend of the meeting Time, Imin. 52Jsee. RAILWAY HACK HANDICAP.—2 Comment (1 Young) 1, 3 Carlatour 2,5 Merric Potd 3. Also ran: 1 Sabana, 4 Kiltess, 6 Ngarua, 7 Perrier, 8 Master Boris. Won on the post by a head. Time, Imin. 14 3-asee. FINAL WELTER.—I Nystad 1, 2 Pearl Marie 2, 9 Haumakaka 3. Also ran: 4 Goldstream, 10 Undecided, 3 Dowr'mm, 8 Bradamante, 11 Sir Solo, 0 Sir bv a length. Time, Imin. 2Ssec. 'ELECTRIC HACK.-7 Tutioom (Sagby) 1,0 Humorist 2, 3 Foeman 3. Also ran: 1 Birkenetta, 4 Splendidus, 8 BlackLake, 5 Gold Shot, 9 Silver Webb, 2 Galore. Won easily. Time, Imin. 2scc.

RANCITIKF.f 'acceptances. Bulk, Last Night. Bansitikel acceptances are as follow: TRIAL PLATE (five furlong's (.—Colorado, Rawadorc, Kohekohe, Keyshmn. Lochaber, Record, Breaker, Key, Abormoana, Makarana, Carnival King, E'ldurc, Topsy, Praefectus, Robin, Boa, Holyhead, Granada, Gold Moutoa, Mar."noa, Primato, Carmel Arch, Pawerewere, Patangata, fl.O. SCOTT MEMORIAL (six furlongs).Moutoa Queen S.lO, Curlysian 8.0. interlude 5.3, Veto 5.2, Tree. Lucerne 8.1. Golden Glade S.O, Glorify 7.11, Botanist Gaycuim 7.10, Coropet, Madam Bistori 7.5. OTIAKEA HURDLES (1% miles).— Grey Guard 10.13, Asealon, Simple Sam 10.0. Portland Ladv 10.2. Foeman 0.12, Otter 0.5, Waioture 9.1. Thruster, Blue Thread, Mabipoto, Slipshot, Lady Strowan. Papaterc, Wairua, Sweet Aniv, Waitomo 9.0. CARNARVON HACK (six furlongs).— Starengo S.ll, Bivouac S.!), Sabana 8.5, Vladineau S.O, Rewa Rewa 7.12, Ohoreka 7.9, Mahzoltov, AVestella 7.0, Polynesian 7.3, Durane, Rio 7.2, Bay Prince, General Madero 7.0. RAXGITHvEI CUP (one and a quarter miles). —Lady Middleton 9.0, Multieipal ■7.12, Coldstream 7.11, Bronk Delaval 7.10, Pacific Slope 7.5, Master Moutoa /.2, Spain 7.0, Vietiris, Mystified G. 13, Dribble 0.12. PUKENUt WELTER (seven furlong*). —Sir Wallace 10.0, Dingle 9.9, Spain Vo, Kukri 5.13, Cynic 8.12, Haupai, Naraur 8.7, Golden March S.O, Carmel Arrli. Sail Home, Hastie, Union Jack, Firing Line 8.2, Silenus 8.1, Staiiorte, Crown Imperial 11, War Loan, Polca, General Madero 8.0. PARFWAXUI WELTER (eight and a half furlongs).—Lady Middleton 10.1, Tree Lucerne 9.0, Glorify S.O, Paraoa, Master Moutoa 8.5, Tirani, Victris, Iceberg 5.2. XGATIAPA HACK (five furlongs).Gayciuni 0.2, Starengo 8.13, Bivouac 5.12, Movement 8.10, Rirkenetta 8.1, Silver Wclib 7.13, Munition 7.12, Gold Bearing 7.9, Rawakore 7.0, Tiora 7.5, Key 7.3, Robur, Pawerewere, Vacuum, Vladineau, Topsy, King's Armour 7.2. CANTERBURY J.C. HANDICAPS. . C'liristclmrch, March 15. GREAT EASTER HANDICAP.—Croesus 9.6, Tete-a-Totc 9.3, Oxenhope 9.2, Bee, Bunting 9.1, Panmwre 5.13, Sasanof. Kilboy, Sweet Corn, Egypt 5.9, Toatere, Acjutant Koesian S.S Rangitero, Multlfua'l, Form Up, Chakwana S.O, Shrill 7.13, Llanisben 7.12, Seadown 7.11, Varnish 7.10, Rorke's Drift, Menelaus, Fiery Cross 7.9, Miss de Val, Chelowa 7.8, Ca'zique, Daytime 7.7, Margcrine, Good Hope, Bjorueborg Nystad, Zuland 7.5, Wrestler 7.2, Robert' Bell 7.0, Red Ribbon 0.12, Tango fi.lO, Marsa 0.9, Comely, Beltanp, Jeanot, Sir Malt, Redshire, Disdainful, Volspirf, Cincinnatns 0.7. GREAT AUTUMN HANDICAP— Bunting, Bee 9.4, Toatere, Sasanof, Kilboy 8.10, Adjutant 8.9, Multifual S.S, Egypt 8.7, Rorke's Drift 8.1, Snub, Eangitoro S.O, Mare Antony 7.11, Wishful, Llanishen 7.5, Miss de Val 7.5,

Bjorneborg, Fiery Cross, Varnish 7.4, f enelaus 7.3, Tied Ribbon 7/2, Tango 7.0, eltane 0.10, Mars (J. 7. ! TURF TOPICS. I •

(By "Moturoa.") Opunako races to-day. Rangitikei on Wednesday i:e:;i. Waimate Plains nominations close mi Monday. Gang Awa' won in hollow fashion on Thursday, but the price was small. Cardrona and Sabsina have had some great battles lately. Both are of a good sort. "No money Hopfield" is what the Bar Vons say about the Easter Handicap. What does it mean? V AII Wanganui was on Gang Awa' at Masterton, and there wasn't a spare '■' no reply'' in town that afternoon. Form Up's failure on the second at Napier was owing to A. Reed losing his stick in the straight, otherwise he'd Imvc been second. Those who condemn racing should note that £(>'26 was collected on the Masterton racecourse on Thursday for the Bed Cross funds. In addition the Government ta:.'es for the day ran into about £2OOO. On top of this the profits of the meeting go to patriotic funds. Comment is unnecessary. Cabled from 'Stralia recently that The Monk had been scratched for the Australian St. Leger. The Monk has been dead about twelve months. The Opunako Handicap attracted five horses, of which Crawford, Zctes, and Hushman appear to stand out as the best performed. Hawera

track-watchers prefer Zetcs, but Crawford lias only to be caught in a galloping mood to keep the best of busy. The minor events at Opunake all give promise of interesting racing. Revocation, Dingle, Simplrsum, MunitfefnT Shandon Bells, Staccato, find others have been galloping well lately, and considerable outside interest will be taken in their running at the meeting. In each of her wins at Nelson, May Horn showed great finishing powers. Those who saw her run at Stratford at New Year sorted her out as a promising sort, and after a heap of bad luck she duly materialised. H Goldfinch is still "resting." the A.R.C. committee not taking his case last week. ' Toatere has plenty of weight in the Great Easter Handicap, but in the Great Autumn he reads really well. Ilendra, winner of Hie Maiden at Naoier, is an Australian bred tjelding by Royal .Artillery—Hecuba. He won verv ensilv, leaving the five furlongs behind in 1.0 4-5. JOCKEY CLUB FIXED. •\At the North Pnlmerston Magistrate's Court,- on Wednesday, Mr. S. E McCarthy. S.M.. delivered reserved judgment in the Police v. Woodville Jockev Club ease, in which fleora Henry Redwood. a member of the dub, did permit investments to be received on the totalisator in respect to certain races ttfti.T the time notified by such elub for the starting of such races. In the course of a lengthy judgment, in which details of the times of starting of various races were siven and amounts received by the totalisatoT after the times notified by the club for the startiii!; of such races, the Magistrate said:—The total of the sums received between the official noti'iod and actual time of starting in respect of all the races, the subject of the information, was .-C855-2. The settled policy of tho-c in charge of the machine was to ignore the time of starting and to continue to receive investments thereafter. It is not sugO'ested by the police that there was any corrupt conduct in the working of the totalizator. There can. however, lie no doubt that the tendency of the policy adopted by the club is to encourage corruption. Not only is this so, but, if once an excited and ignorant rabble on a racecourse gets suspicious, it does not wait to ask questions, it wreaks summary ven- > seance. It, therefore, behoves jockev clubs to avoid even the appearance of ' corrupt conduct. In this particular in-. ■ stance the club acknowledges that it. in common with other clubs, received a 1 warning from the Minitser of Internal ' Affairs, conveyed to it through' the secretary of the New Zealand Racing Conference. The club bav\s the justificatidn I of their action on that circular. That ' circular point? oi)t the impropriety, if 1 not illegality, of starting the race'after > the oHicially notified time, and suggests •i precaution to be taken when ~ that • happens. It does not seek to justify , receiving investments after the official notified time. If it did, it. would be en- • couraging a breach of the law. If it be- , conies necessary during the day to altei .■ the officially notified time of starting , my race, ample notice should be given in time to allow of investments and to I avoid any suspicion of unfairness. If , the contention raised foi the defence , were sound, it would justify receiving ■ investments even after the altered time of starting. It was given in evidence that- some clubs ceased receiving invert- , inputs at least five minutes before the ■ officially notified time of starting. In ; my opinion a serious breach of the law , has been proved and indeed not denied , The penalty inflicted must be such as will mark the Court's senes of the breach. Defendant will be convicted and fined £2O, ana ordered to pay costs amounting to is, in default two Hionths' imprisonment with nurd labor.—Times.