SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 September 1919, Page 7

SPORTING.

MARION MEEIINQ. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Martah, Last Night. At the Jf.irton meeting the weather was fine and the at i<iance fair, hut the going was very heavy. The totalisator Investments were £22,271. Results : HACK HURDLES.—I Yankee Jack 1, 5 Combustion 2, 4 Papanui 3. Won by a head. Snatched: Sweet Tlpperary, Cello, Mettle Poto, nnd Cyra. Time, 3.2. BELLEVTJE HACK HANDICAP.—I Egmont Park 1, 2 Nursing Sister 2, 3 Tempo 3. Won by half a length. Scratched: Sir Fanciful, Black Mark, Ruddy, Empyrean, Kawhau, Halcombe, Ellcleston, Little Pick, and Coral Queen. Time, 1.5 4-5. VIEW HALLOA STEEPLECHASE.—B Patn,rlkl 1, 4 Argo 2, 8 Mao 3. Won by eight lengths. Time, 6.6. MARTOV HANDICAP.—2 Omahu 1, 5 Penury Rose 2, 3 Zola S. Scratched: All Over, Yolo, Tlranga, Bingham, Roso Queen, Trom-' bone. Won by a length. Time, 2.18. VICTORY STEEPLECHASE.—S Mattock 1, 3 First Line 2, 4 Kurapai 3. Won easily. Scratched: Gang Awa', Time, ».SG. RAILWAY HANDICAP.-* Sweet Corn 1, 5 Kipling 2, 4 Ermine 3. Won by a neck, a head between the next. Scratched: Black Mark, Gaycium, Ttentham Rose, Gold Problem. Time, 1.20. LADY'S BRACELET.—S Khartoum 1, 1 Sail Home 2, 2 Silonus 3. Won by a length, use* lengths botween the next. Scratched: Pawerewero, Colonel Paul, Walker's Ridge, Kafur. Titus 22 U-G TUTANUI HACK WELTER.-2 TJluWal 1, I Sir Fanciful 2, 7 Coral Queen 3. Won by a length, two nnd a half lengths separating the next. Scratchod: Tlranga, Omahu, Rose Queen, Empyrean, Zela, Bell o° the Camp, Cheer Up, Toddy. Time, 1.37,

NOTES ON THE RACING. (By Wire.—Special to News.) Bulls, Last Night. The Marlon meeting opened in splendid weather. The course was heavy, and the attendance large. Taranaki stables were well renresnted, two winning, Egmont Park and Khartoum.

The racing opened with the Hurdles, Yankee Jack being heavily supported. Master Boris made most of the running, but Yankee Jack took the lead at the turn and won easing up from Combustion.

Punters sorted Egmont Park and Nursing Sister as the best of the runners in the Bellevue Handicap. Nursing Sister led to the distance, but .Egmont Park outstayed her In the run Hum*. The View Halloa Steeplechase was a chapler of accidents. Deeslde fell at the first of the doubles, bringing down Stetson and running off Aurllre and Noflsche. Onlpoto then had the race in hand, but wont Inside die flag, leaving Patarlkl to win easily from Argo. The Speaker and Omahu carried the bulk of the money in the Marton Handicap. Penury Rose tried to win from end to end. but Omalm easily beat him in the run home. Robur shaped poorly. First Line and Mattock led all the way In the Victory Steeplechase, hut the tatter fenced the better and won comfortably. Sweet Corn led always In the Railway Handicap, winning easily from Kipling and Ermine, who were abreast. Ahlka was left at the post, but finished a close fourth. Sail Home waß a hot order In the Bracelet and looked a winner at the turn, but Khartoum finished best. Sir Fanciful was odds-on in the Welter, and Jed Into the straight, but Utuwai came on in the middle of the course In better going and won nicely.

TO-DAY'S ACCEPTANCES. _, „ „ , Marlon, Last Night. The following are the acceptances for to-day: HUNTERS' HURDLES. One and three-quarter miles—Deeslde 12.0. Sail Home 11.9, Khartoum, Pawerewere 11.4, Metallum 10.13, Manlahera 10.3, Baukawa, Martlnello, Haukaka 10.0. ELECTBIC HACK HANDICAP. Si* furlongs. Sir Fanciful 9.3, Egmont Park 8.8, Tempo 8 2, Zela 7.10, KlamanaWannl 7.3, Farce, Mannish, Tunatau, Halcombo 7 0. BANGITIKEI HUNT CLUB CUP. Three miles.—Stetson 12.3, Sllenus 11.13, Onlpoto 11.10, TatarlM 10.3, Argo 10.9, Papatere, NeBsche. Aurlke, Mae 10.7. CROFTON HANDICAP. One mile and a distance—Omahu 8 8, All Over 8.5, Zola 7 12, The Speaker 7.7, Sweet Tlpperary 7.0, Penury Hose 6.13, Robur, Arrowfleld 8.10, Bingham 8.7.

STEWARDS' HACK HANDICAP. Seven furlongs—Sir Fanciful 10 3, Utuwal 9.11, White Ranger 9.1, Zela 8.10, Coral Queen 83, Slgnorella 8.2, Hautawa, Toddy, Self Alliance, Pomona, Cheer Up 8.0.

SILVERHOPE HACK STEEPLECHASE. Two and a half miles—Want 11.3, First Line 10 12 Master Webster, Mattock 10.10, Kurapal W.l! Onlpoto 912, Austin 911, Sensitive 9.9, Multum, Motoklo, Ring! 9.7,

TELEGRAPH HANDICAP. Six furlongs.Sweet Corn 9.10, Volo 9 2, All Over, Blrkenvale 83, Kipling 8.0, Hurry Up 7.12, Oratress 7.2, Doric 6.10, Ahlka, Bingham, Gold Problem 8.7.

FAREWELL HACK WELTER. Eight and a half furlongs.—Trombone 95, White Ranger 9.1, Yankee Jack 8.11, Rio 88, Papanul 8.6, War Star, Master Boris, Pomeroy 8.0.

NEW ZEALAND CUP. Chrlstchurch, Yesterday. Borke's Drift was scratched for the New Zealand Cup at 9 o'clock this morning. A Sydney wire states that Poltrel broke the grass track record by doing nine furlongs at Randnlck in 1.55.