SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 February 1919, Page 8

SPORTING.

PUNEDIN MEETING. *! | By Telegraph.—Press Association. Dunedin, Last Night. The Dunedin autumn meeting o[>enedt in splendid weather. The attendance was very large. The totalißator handled £27,372, against £23,272 10a 6d last year. Results: HURDLES.—2 Vascular 1, 1 Jeannot 2, 3 Colma 3. Also started: 4 Nocturnal, 5 Euripos, 7 King Star, 9 Kaupahro, 6 Glenthorpe, 8 Silver Shield. Won by a length. Time, 3mLn. 132-ssec. GLADBROOK HANDICAP.—2 Red Tape 1, 1 Eleus 2, 5 Lady Edith 3. Also started: 4 Glenwood, 3 Tliistleerown. Won by four lengths. Time, linin. 43 sec. CHAMPAGNE STAKES.—I Miss Mimic 1, 2 Kilroy 2, 3 Sunart 3. Also started: 5 Rust, 4 Margery, 3 Link Up. Won by a length and a quarter. Time, 'lmin. 164-ssee. CUP—6 Rorke's Drift 1, 3 Glendower 2, 4 Punka 3. Also started: 2 Melee, 1 Heathercote, 12 Samiel, 9 John Barleycorn, 10 Marsa, 11 Rose Pink, 8 Linden, 8 Royal Star, 7 Winter Cherry, 13 Thaddcus, 14 Mazama, 5 Burrangong, 16 Fleetham, 15 Take Down. Won by a short half length, the third a length away. Time, 2min. 35 4-osec. APPRENTICE'S PLATE.—I Wild Night 1, 3 Lady Links 2, 8 Moneymusk 3. Also started: 5 Cataland, 2 Muisk, 8 Lady Blackstone, 7 Adjustment 6 Glamis, 4 Fabianus, 10 Queen Ruth. Won by half a length. Time, lmin. 18 3-osec. PUBLICANS' HANDICAP.-4 Lionskin 1, 1 Kilbrogan 2, 11 Redshire 3. Also started: 2 Killjoy, 7 Buller, 9 Caverock, 3 Daytime, 12 Palamon, 0 Helicon, 5 Pyjama, 8 Trentham Rose, 13 Orderdown, 10 Barley Rigs. Won by a head. Time, lmin. 17sec. STEWARDS' WELTES.-5 Tin Soldier 1, 2 Marianne 2, 0 Gunrest 3. Also started: 7 Sedd«el-Bahr, 3 Bellshire, 4 Aycliffe, 1 Tyne, 8 Bon. Won by a length and a quarter. Time, lmin. 45 4-5 sec. BERWICK HANDICAP—7 Lady Superior 1, 1 Sleepy Head 2, 5 Rokelaine 3. Also started: 2 Post Haste, 6 Glenwood, 4 Pat, 3 Osterman. AVon by half a length. Time, lmin. 31 3-ssec. EGMONT RACING CLUB. ■ SECOND DAY POSTPONED UNTIL TO-DAY. Owing to the wet weather, continuous rain having fallen all night, tlie committee of the Egmont Racing Club met at 9 o'clock yesterday morning and decided to postpone the second day's racing until to-day.