SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 March 1919, Page 3

SPORTING.

RACING FIXTURES. By Telegraph.—Press Association. , March S-Napier Park B.C. Autumn. ' March 8, 10—Te Aroha J.C. Annual. March 18, 14—Wairarapa RC. Autumn. March 17—Opunake E.C Annual. March 19, 20—Woodville ,T.O Summer. March 19, 21—Auckland RC. Autumn. NAPIER PARK RESULTS. Napier, Last Night. The Napier Park meeting opened in good weather, there being a large attendance. The totalisator handled £20,060, against £16,330 for the corresponding day last year. Results: HURDLES.—2 Ore Ore (R. Thompson) 1, 1 First Line 2, 3 Kahumangu 3. Also started: 4 Warmth, .5 Sensitive, C Tigerland. Won by three lengths. Time, 3min 131-ssec. ESK HAOK HANDICAP.—I Statuette (0. Emerson) 1, 2 Lord Muskerrr z, 5 Honey Bee 3. Also started: 3 Hymarty, 4 Starglow, 6 Lady Kilworth, 8 Asterial, 9 Stutter, 7 Orateur, 10 Muree Won V two lengths. Time, lmin 21-ssec. CUP.—3 Battle Song (H. Young) 1, 5 Tressida 1, 4 Rewi Poto 3. Also started: 1 Hendra, 2 Palm Oil, 6 Powder King. Won by two lengths. Time, 2min 8 W sec. TRIAL HANDICAP.—I Ethiopian (E. Manson) 1, i Wakaterc 2, 2 Livland 3. Also started: 3 War March, 5 Birkelot, 8 Kockbottom, 9 Mayform, 7 Brighton Lass,' 6 The Pagan. Won by a length. Time, lniin 15 2-ssee. WELTER.-3 Retard (E. Hanson) 1, 5 Maraetotara 2, 1 Altercation 3. Also started: 4 Kiltess, 7 Tavistock, 2 First Salute, 6 The Speaker. Won by half a length. Time, lmin 28 4-ssec SAPLING STAKBS.-l Hetaua (Emerson) 1, 7 Makere 2, 2 Magistrate 3. Also started: 3 Crenides, 1 Stammer, 8 Asterina, 5 Night Time, 6 Sycorax, 4 Mirk, 11 Pawanui, 9 Mosthenes," 10 Cashmere Rose. Won by a neck. Time, 1 min 12-ssec. REDCLYFFE WELTER.—2 Transmission (H. Young) 1. 1 Lovematch 2, 4 Crosswords 3. Also started: 3 Eheipa, 0 Carillon, 6 Wolahra, 7 Recreation, 8 Kohu. Won easily. Time, Imin 484-ssee FLYING.—2 Sweet Corn (Emerson) 1, 4 Rawakore 2, 1 Elocution 3. Also started: 3 Chortle, 6 Demagogue, 5 Sea Lord, 7 Meli. Won by a length. Time, Imin 141-sscc. SECOND DAY ACCEPTANCES. Napier, Last Night. OMAHU HANDICAP HURDLES, 1J miles.—Kahumangu 11.4, First Line 11.3, Oreore 10.10, Sensitive 9.8, Hiwitapu Warmth, Juan, Tigerland, Manhattan 9.0.

TELEGRAPH HANDICAP, six furlongs.—Lord Muakerrv 8.12, Hymarty, Woodlark 8.2, Starglow 7.9, Orateur 7.1, Livland, Asterial 7.0.

McVAY MEMORIAL, 1 mile and a distance.— Rcwi Poto 9.2, Hendra 8.11, i Sweet Corn 8.0, Elocution 7.10, Palm Oil 7.9, Bagdad 7.2, Silver Tongue 6.9, Maraetotara 6.7. HIGH WEIGHT HANDICAP, once round.—Altercation 8.13, Kiltess 8.10, Eheipa 8.3, Manhattan 8.0. ST. PATRICK'S HANDICAP, six furlongs.—Chortle 9.10, Rawakore 7.13, Demagogue 7.7, Sea Lord 6.12, Tavistock C.9, Meli, The Speaker 6.7. KUAO HANDICAP, 4% furlongs.Crenides 9.11, Asterial 8.0, Night Time 7.10, Hepda, Magistrate 7.5, Sycorax 7.4, Demades, Makere 7.2, Paonui," Cashmere Rose, Stammer 6.7. STEWARDS' HACK WELTER, seven furlongs.—Lovematch 9.1, Transmission 8.13, Torchlight 8.3, Crosswords 8.0, Powder King, Tari, Lady Kilworth Recreation, Belgian Maid 7.7.

TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa.") Concluding day at' Greenmeadows. Opunake acceptances close on Monday at 5 p.m. -\lteration figures in the hurdle events at Bulls. Nobleman, is reported to be going very well at present. Whatever beats Vance at Opunake will have to travel fast. Rumor says that offers of 1000 guineas for Bitholia and 700 guineas for Paroranpi have been refused. The Thrace business has caused a flutter in the Auckland sporting world. How dare a little country club like Hamilton bump a wealthy turf patron like an Alison! 80-Peep has been running most consistently during the past three months, and all but Spanner's backers weTe phased to aee Mr. Herbert get a win at last. Only twice in his career has Rorke's Drift carried less than' 7st., and some cove with a fondness for mathematics Ims estimated that the game little son of Calibre ha? 'lumped" four and a quarter tons of jockey in his 7* races, The ex-New Ze'alander Lingerie nearly won a race at Aspendale recently. After running a dead heat she just failed to win the run off, thonjrh the betting suggested that she should have been '-'in and dried." Handiejipper Maemancmin had a chance to rc-handieap Rude fcr the Hamilton Cup after life win a( Wan<r?.n,ii, but did not consider it neccssarv. How the public niched Tillay's geloii'.g. anl the latter never left it in doubt, is nnvr history. I "is m<.M]. (Mar hi wit! Ie: about, twenty rDce meetings in progress totalling nearly thirty racing da/s. Coming so soon after the summer meetings it is no wonder that there arc so many tired horses floating about. | A trotting enthusiast, whose horse wen races recently at Petone and at Wanganui, is puzzled to know whv the Wanganui frolting Club deducts about S per cent, from his stakes won as war tax., .while the first-named paid the strikes in full The success of the steeplechase events at the Egmont spring meeting is responsible for that popular class of racing being placed permanently on the club's programmes, and it is stated that there is a possibility of an open steeplechase find a hack and Imnters'-'steeplechasc bein? placed on each day's menu at the next gathering at Hawera. A lengthy meeting of the Hamilton R.C Judicial Committee was held 014 Tuesday night, in connection with statements made by Mr. Fwen Alison at an inquiry held in the afternoon into the running of Thrace. After the hearing of evidence it was unanimously decided that under the Rules of Racing Mr. Ewen Alison, jnr., he disqualified for twelve months.