SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 March 1918, Page 5

SPORTING.

WAIRARAPA MEETING. 'FIRST DAY'S RESULTS. By Telegraph.--Press Association. Featherston, March 14. The races commenced in splendid weather. The course was good and the attendance well up to the standard. Many thousand soldiers were present. Results:

TRIAL HACK HANDICAP.—Tonukohe 1, Street Singer 2, Justification 3. Scratched: Utjwai and Puketoi. Time, Imin. 1 l-ssec-WARDELL HANDICAP.—Chimera 1, Crowlmrst 2, Vermillion 3. Scratched: Xanna, Waimatoa, Lingerie, and Parisian Diamond. Time, lmin. 12-t-iisee.

MOKAI -HACK. WELI'ER HANDICAP, Momac 1, Skedaddle 2, YY'hakatina 3. Scratched: Multive, Imaribbon, Consultation, Fabisco, Coalition, The Golfer, Dick, and Miss Margaret. Time, lmin. 2i)sec.

WAIRARAPA CUP—Red Ribbon 1, Trials 2, Miss de Val 3. Scratched: Mascot, Square Deal, Good Hope. Time, 2 rain. Osi'c. a. record for the race. 13. Docley was fined £2O and the ease reported to the Auckland District Committee lor breaking an engagement to ride Miss do Val in the Wairarapa Cup. - WANGAIMOANA WELTER.—Parisian Diamond and Rradamante (dead heat) 1, Mascot 3. Time, lmin. 27 4:-ssec. SOLDIERS' CUP—Battle Song 1, Cooing 2, Mnltive 3. Time, lmin 55 2-ssec. NURSERY HANDICAP.—Torfreda 1, Demos 2. | MAKAHI HACK HANDlCAP.—Association 1, Itiijput 2. (The results were not wired complete last night; hance the meagre nature of I the above report. SECOND DAY ACCEPTANCES. Masterton, Last Night. Wairarapa acceptances for the second day are as follow: TAWAIIA HACK WELTER, seven furlongs.—Wliakatina 0.0, Consultation 8.13, Imaribbon 8.11, Coalition 8.5, Skedaddle 84, Reinzi 8.3, Manu 81, Occasion, Justification, 'Miss Margaret, Sarbonite, Transmission, Royal Battery S.O. RUSSELL six furlongsCliimera 9.1, Crowhurst 8.10, Lady Black 5.5, Black Ada 712, Comment 7.11, Ayah, Vermillion 7.0, Sea Lord 7.3, liradainanto (i.13. Colonnade G. 7. AUTUMN HANDICAP, one mile and a distance. —Multifual, Miss de Val 8.1, Devotion, Nanna 7.12, Gold Soult 7-7, Rose Pink, Mascot 7.4.

•R'UAMAHUNOA HACK HANDICAP, six furlongs.—Association 0.2, Galore 5.3, Street Singer 711, Broola 7.0, Perrier 0.13, Blue Gown, Orawia, Blighty fi.l2, Try Again, Roval Battery, Californian 0.7.

JUVENILE HANIDICAP, five furlongs. —Torfreda 0.12, Demos 0.3, Trentham Rose 8.3, Oratress 7.0, Damien 7.5, Ri«ingham (i.lO, Esperance, Gipsy Gold, Matatua 0.7.

RA'WIRI WELTER HANDICAP, seven furlongs.—George 8.0, Consonant, Sea Lord 8.7, Glorify, Probation .0, Haumakaka, Bradamante 8.4, Multaine 8.3, Good Hope 7.13,1-ariform 7.10, Sir Agnes, Colonnade, Bairnsdaln 7-7.

CAMP HACK HANDICAP, one mileBattle Song 9.0, Momac 8.13, Cooing 5.9, Multaine 8.8, Idyllic 7.11, Whakatina 7.9, Consultation 7.7, Rcinzi (1.12, Warmth 0.0, Aiiliia, Lady Phvllis 0.7. PIRIXOA HACK HANDICAP, five furlongs.—Association 9.3, Ayah ,~,.)3, Birkenetta S 8, Humorist 8.7, Rajput, Galore, Tonukohe 8.4, Mareuga, Street Singer 7.13. Porvolo 7.7, Lilydale 7.0, Livland, Good Defenco 0.7. DESERT GOLD'S DEFEAT. Australian Cable Association. Sydney, March 14. The Daily Telegraph's critic says that the analysis of the circumstances of Desert Gold's defeat in the King's Plate ought to satisfy the unprejudiced that her defeat does not prove that the mare cannot run two miles, and a further test should be awaited- She may not be a true staver, one of Hie Carbine kind, but surely it is too early to juuip to the conclusion (hat the champion nnirn is only a middle distance performer.