SPORTING

Taranaki Daily News, 23 April 1919, Page 8

SPORTING

CONCLUDING DAY AT CHRISTCHURCH. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Cliristehureh, Last Night. Tl'e Canterbury Jockey Club's Kaster meeting was concluded to-day. Thera was ideal weather and the attendance was good, but the track was not .is fast as on the previous day. The totalisator handled 1138,157 10s, making' £85,092 iOs for the meeting, against £82,020 10s last year. Results: — PEERS WICK HURDLES—2 Vascular 1, 1 Achilledes 2, 4 Calma 3. Also started: 3 Naupata. Won by a length. Time, 3inin. lfisec. AUTUMN NURSERY HANDICAP—2 Royal 'Stag 1, 3 Some Kid 2, si Kilgour 3. Also started: 1 Sundance, 4 Nursing Sister, 6 Silent King. Won by nearly two lengths. Time, lmin. 12 3-ssec> YALDHURST WELTER.—2 Hurry Up 1, rlndus 2, 3 Moorabbe 3. Also started: 9'Zuland, fl Belair, 4 Sir Fanciful, 7 Jingo, 5 Charley, 8 Kilbarry. Won by a neck. Time, lmin. 28 2-asec. GREAT AUTUMN HANDICAP.—9 Pur.ka 1, 3 Glendower 2, 8 Rcrke'a Drift 3. Also started: 1 Red Ribbon, 2 Rewi PotOj a Margerine, 4. Vagabond, 7 Marsa, 0 Heathereote, 11 Almoner, 10 Rose Pink. Won by two lengths. Time, 2mm. 33 2-5 sec. / ADDTNGTON 'HANDICAP.—2 Fabiseo 1, 1 Cerberus 2, 4 Bondage 3. Also started: 3 Sacramento, 7 Harlequin, 5 Tunic, 0 The Finn. Won by a neck. Time, lmin- 404-ssec. CHALLENGE STAKES.—I Gloaming 1, 3 Surveyor 2, 2 Sunart 3. Also started: 4 Miss Mimic. Won by a length and a half. Time, lmin. 2'64-ssec. TEMPLETON HANDICAP .-2 Kilbrogan 1, 3 Lionskin 2, 1 Old Gold 3. Also started: 4 Kilboyne, 5 Braid, 6 Trentham Rose, 7 Recorder. Won by a neck. Time, lmin. 13 3-ssec. FINAL HANDICAP—3 Eleus 1, A Nystad 2 i 1 Melee 3. Also started: 8 Msrsa, 4 Gamecock, 7 John Barleycorn, a Claverhouse, 6 Sisyphus. Won by three lengths. Time, lmin. 404-asec. FEILDING MEETING. SBOOND DAY'S RESULTS. Feilding, Last Night. For the second day of the Feilding races there was a good attendance and the weather was fine. The totalisator handled £83,852 for the meeting. Results: — KAWA HURDLES.—S Papanui (J. Caddy) 1, 7 Royal Park 2, 3 Want 3. Al°o started: 0 Sir Fisher, 2 Sweet Tipperary, 9 Styrax, 1 Husliman, 8 Diavolo, 4 Yankee Jack, 10 Tarero. Won by a" neck. Time, 2min 47 3-oscc. WAIATA STAKES.—I Olynthus (AReed) 1, 5 Omalm 2, !) Bold Boy 3. Also started: 10 Kawhau, 4 Cotillion, 7 Golconda, 8 Amberine, 2 Achillion, 6 Festival, 3 American Beauty. Won by half a length. Time, lmin. lOsec. EASTER HANDICAP—2 Master Moutoa (A. Reed) 1, 1 Nobleman 2, 4 Mart queteur 3. Also started: 7 Client, 3 Paraoa, 5 Pacific Slope, 6 Palm Oil- Won comfortably by a long neck, Nobleman being a nose ahead of the third horse. Time, 2min. 7 l-ssec. OROUA HACK HANDICAP —2 Tiranga (M. McDonald) 1, 0 Pomeroy 2, 4 Vacuum 3. Also started: 3 Clavis, 5 Jiu .Titsu, 1 Perfect Day, 7 Nemaline. Won by a length. Time, lmin. 47secDENBIGH STAKES—I Acre (C- Price) 1, 2 Simonides 2, a Chimera 3. Also started: 3 Bonny Briar, 6 Samarang, 4 Carmel Arch, 7 Tirana, 3 Philomela, 0 Sea Lord, Won by three-quarters of a length. Time, lmin. 14sec. REWA HACK HANDICAP.—3 Wonder (A. Reed) 1, 2 Black Mark 2, 1 Matatua 3. Also started: 0 Tempo, a March On, 7 Piano, 4 Some Boy, 8 Kareao. Woa easily by 2% lengths. Time, lmin. 152-ssec. AWAHURI WELTNR.—2 Railand (W. Bell) I. 3 Tdls Talk 2, 4 Tunatau 3. Also started: 1 Ethiopian, 0 White Ranger, 5 Dasher Boy, 7 Hautawa, 5 Tirairaktu Won by thro.; lengths. Time, lmin. 29 l-ssee. MAKINO WELTER—I Simonides (A. McDonald) 1, 5 Play Off 2. fi Master Iney 3. Also started: 4 While Blaze, 2 Zola, f« Kiitess, 7 Minister. Won by four lengths. Time, lmin. 2Ssec. Zola broke a blood vessel TROTTING. CHRISTCHURCH ACCEPTANCES, SECOND DAY. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christclwrnh, April 22. The acceptances for the second day of the Metropolitan Trotting Club's Easter Meeting are: — HARVEST HANDICAP. Treasure Seeker scr., Mushroom Isec.. Cvaihwood 2, Chub, Billy Parole, Patard, Te Ivuiti 3, Koraki, Miss Lorn a, Colonel Havelock 0, Dragoon, Junior, Jessie's Dream, James Madison, Ben Bell 9. APRIL HANDICAP.—Granger scr., Peter Mac 2sec., Mahinga 4, Irviugwood j G, Underscnib 7. | HALSWELL HANDICAP.—Lord DilUirdwood, Joan of Arc 4, Annie Dillon, j Red Prince, Proud Spring, Bridgewood, | Pas 5, Acushla Machree 0, Seychelles 6. | TROTTERS' HANDICAP. Hardy ! l.Tardy Wilkes scr., Whispering Willie 1 .'sec.,' Red Heather (>, Electrocute 7, Rita ! Peter, Imperial Crown 9, Paul Huon 10, I Harold Lander, Gay Wilkes 11, Lady | Patricia 12, Truganini 13, Beeswing 14. ! PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP—Sashwood, Erin's Queen 3sec., Irvar 4, Hectorata, Cole Nut, Rorke's Drift 4, ViceAdmiral 5, Hannah M., Bundura, Captain 1 Stanley fi. I HIGH-CLASS HANDICAP.—Author Dillon scr., Admiral Wood, John Dillon, ' Willie Lincoln 2sec., Trix Pointer, Albert G'linff. Moneymaker 3, Cora Dillon, Chid 4, Stockade 3, Genoral Link 8. OXFORD HANDICAP—Lord Minto, Huon Patch scr., Sir Fulhani, Tamarisk, Quick, Rorke's Drift 4sec. oFaI'PION STAKES—AII Bell, EmHigh Admiral, Queen Pirate. f i'- iNSTRATION AT RICCARTON. Christclwrcli, Last Nieht. \ demonstration, that at one time ...(•mod to have ugly possibilities, occurred of fticcaitou R&cecouise after

the Autumn Nursery Handicap. There were six starters, whose names were posted separately on the totalisator, and the public assumed that, following the ordinary practice, there would be two dividends. Notice was posted on the machine blackboards that Sun Dance and Kilgour, though ostensibly belonging to different owners, were coupled, Sun Dance being raced on lease from the owner of Kilgour. This eliminated the second dividend, but, for some reason, the authorities recorded the investments, on the horses separately. Many of. the investors were ignorant of the coupling, and when only one dividend was paid out the backers of Some Kid, the second horse, made a demonstration in front of the totalisator, and subsequently in front of the stewards' stand. Many of them invaded the course just as the next race was about to start, and the police had to take steps to clear the course. Some of the crowd showed a disposition to be noisy and argumentative, but the police handled the business tactfully, and th demonstrators gradually reverted to silence. SYDNEY YEARLING SALES. Received April 22, 10 p.m. Sydney, April 22. Despite the auctioneers' assurance that racing would be resumed almost immediately, yearling sales evoked little interest. Beragoon progeny topped the market. A Beragoon—Lady Rufus colt fetched 725 guineas; Beragoon—Gomlet colt 550 guineas; Reputation—Dismay colt 410 guineas. TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa.") Large attendances and fresh toalisator records were the.principal features of the Easter meetings. With the war over and the steady flow of "sports" from the various fronts swelling the crowds on our racecourses, big things may be safely prophesied in the racing world this year. The smaller racing clubs will require to enlarge and improve their appointments in order to cope with the rush, and, no doubt, many improvements which were held over during the war period will now be effected. In this respect, it may be mentioned that the Opunake Racing Club has already started a big programme of improvements, which will bring that popular club right up to date and allow it to take its place among the leading country meetings of the Dominion. The new course will be one mile one chain in circumference, and \vill be marked off so as to give straight runs from the five, six, and seven furlong pegs. The course will be railed in accordance with the standard fence suggested by the Racing Conference, and a training' track is to he laid down inside the course proper. A concrete grandstand, to accommodate about 1200 persons, is to be built. This will be somewhat on the lines of the Egmont Club's stand, about two-thirds of the size, and will be faced by concrete steps leading to the lawn. The main lawn will be enlarged and will be a chain and a quarter deeper than the present one. These improvements will be completed for next season's meeting, and the club is to be congratulated upon its go-ahead policy. The reward will come later. The Waimate Plains Trotting Club's meeting was a most enjoyable affair. Good fields and interesting racing did much to popularise the harness horse in Taranaki, and, all things considered, the public picked winners remarkably well. First favorites won twice, aiui were second twice, and only in two races were big dividends returned. The totalisator arrangements were well carried out, except that more pay-out windows should have been used. process of collecting, especially off the favorites, was unnecessarily protracted. The public betted warily at the start, but soon warmed up to it, and, despite a poor on the Taranaki Futurity Stakes, the total for the day reached £18,412, an increase of £1327 on last year's figures. All the officials worked hard to make the meeting a successful and enjoyable one, and they succeeded admirably. The Canterbury trainer J. Bryce was the most successful reinsman at the meeting, winning the Cup rather easily with Some Boy. and the Futurity Stake's with Hocknagar. In addition, he steered Lord Rokebv into second place in the Auroa Handicap, and Idris into a similar position in the Stratford Handicap. G. Mouldey, H. Barraclough, E. Bennett, F. Holmes, H. Jones, and A. Pringle also won races. Owners and trainers are reminded that entries for the Egmont Racing Club's winter meeting close to-morrow at 8 p.m.