SPORTING

Taranaki Daily News, 16 April 1920, Page 3

SPORTING

WELLINGTON RACES. ** FIRST DAY'S RESULTS. / I I BLACKJLUL wins challenge I STAKES. I By Telegraph,—Press Association. i Wellington, Last Night. Tno autumn* meeting of the Wellington Racing Club opened In dull weather and bea big attendance. The going was dead, the new electric totalisator worked well, •inu handled £53,734 I.os, against £34,507 103 last year. Results:— ««.-! Esplorer (A. McDonald) 1, 2 LuJce 2. s) Chummy Abo wilhf'', 8 SeA D °wn, T Lochella. 1 wishful, Zeus, 4 I'addmgton Green, 0 Sen,la'ly I>cns,a ' 10 Balrnsdale, 11 Master Boris. Wishful was coupled vrltli fcsplorer A irreat finish resulted In, Exf™. w . lnniln f fcy thjee-qunrters or a length ' w i'° waa lml£ " len S th 1,1 front «f tTJ!! i l ' &eil Dmvn nas cios c up fourth, um vvi B s?' ~ vhldl. v;f ' s almost on level tonms Time 3154 r a 6 Way WaS last

-N'.Z ST. LKGEP. STAKES, of 530 sots. For three-year-ol'i. One mile and threequarters. F^ a - Easton ' s e. Amythas, liy Demosthenes—Gold Treasure (J. CampDOll) . . . 1 - 3 ~; ! , i . r ~o <\ c ' Clifford's' uV' g. * 'Nichtraidp'r', b.v Martian— Glenowlet o ?r »> W ' R , Kemt,iin '» !)• K Eebiiff,"by Martian—Lai-y Disdain ... 3 a ?' y , startera - Amythas was two lengths in Jrant on turning for home, and f easily by thrae lei >Rtl>a. Nliiitraider and Rebuff jnit up a great fljht for second place, the former securln" the verdict by a neck. Time, X.!i. XI:|iSKRY HAMWCAP.-1 Itacc- * i Tucker) 1, 3La Pair 2.2 Wake ,1. Also ran: 4 Canyon. 7 Island, G Asknri, 0 Jn«\iroo, 8 Maritaa, 5 Fortune Teller. Raoetui, a warm fav<*rite, won fairly easily by a good length The third horse was threequarters of a length away, closely followed TKOKPSV)N HANDICAP,—I Arrow,rnVith (H. Grayl 1, 6 Onslaught 2. 3 Maiobn 3. Also ran: 9 Fiery Cross. .' Vagabond, 8 Mlchnela,, 7 Imarihbon, 2 Bonnctte? 14 Battle Son?, 3 Lingerie end 80-Peon, 12 RLslngham, 10! Hyttus, 13 Mustard Pot, 15 Esncrance, II i Dainty Step The sum of £0490 was In-! jester! on the racc. Arrowsmith was n hot favorite. At the turn 80-Peep closed up Into second place. Onslaught bring in front. The position w.ts imiirh tho same entering th«

r.trnisht At the distance Arrowsmilh mid Maloha ohallongc-d, and the former drew a\v;',y and the post a jrood lenpth nheail If Onslaught. Maioha was a teneth nwiiy, Risinsham was fourth; and 80-Peep fifth Jmar.'biwn w,-s loft at tho post, and Jir.tshed '"St Time. 140

\orT?r i PMXn CHAJASSGB STAKES, of THO sots. W'oight-for.gge. Seven fur4—Mr !. G ■Duncan's ph. f Bl.iekmtiH, by Be2<miiut—Klstnrtette, 2vrs (L Morris). 1 2—Tfeors Slf. \V J ])ct!2!iis's blk. f. netaa-i. by DemosV.wnes Fairy Cold. t—Mr. W R Kemtotl's cli. c. Hymcstra, by Hymottus—Strain, reoi! *. rt Also r.intl M!S* Colt 1 , a Blackmail. Blackmail tonic tho load e:irlv find n'as never headed Hyniert.ru an J Kef.ma came through rt die distance. hut cr,i;!d rot reach the lender, who na<?ed the post, n lenirh ami a ouarter of Hetiuia. Ilynicstr.i vas n Mnrfit end a half away. i'r.Jrl wr.s fourth and BlccHirart i.-st. T!mo, 12S 3-5. SFF,VBRSTRI3Mr HAXDIOAP. 1 Svctr-ax •H Cray) 1, n ChecSraatA 2. 7 Wight" Com-■-nander 3 Also ran; '.) Active, r. Kltemt, 3 *Mntemjß. 4 fawrani!. 2 JMvnauit" S Ethiopian. 10 Ohiti. Won by lialf a hr;nd half a Innefh hotwe«" weond and th'rt! liiljour w.*,s fciirth Tinio, !.41 1-5.

BAIT,WAY HA\WrAl>.—l Eindlo 111. Gray) '. 4 Bon Spc 2. (1 Trmpass 3. Alio ra'.i t 2 Tierltijfr., .1 E.iWy Dawn. 5 Santorinl. 7 Matatun A iVlons from home Bindlo had Bon Spec's raeararc. and won comfortably by a length Bon Snec beat Tresnr.ss by a neck Tijritiya ivrs fourth, and Ear'.v Dawn fifth. Time, 1.12 3-5. TIXAKOItI HANDICAP Tucker) 1. 3 P.-nnnul 2. 1 Tuunaha 3 Also ranr 12 Sarty McDonald. 13 Arch Lassie. 8 Phllctwta. 5 Royal Exchange, 2 Nertamho (coup'cd with the winner), 4 Mosfiienos 7 Probate, r, Import. !) Yannlslt. 11 Idleness.' la Kalmoio. 14 Silk P.ein. 1(1 CastlHan. Won hy two lentrths. the some distance between sworn! and third. Moslhenes was fourth Time, 1.13 4-5.

THE RACING DESCRIBED. EAST WIN FOB AMYTHAS. OUTSIDER WIXS CHALLENGE STAKES. (By Telegraph.—Special to Dully Xews) , , Wellington, Last Night. Tho days rncins opened with the First Hack Hurdles, from which Zela. and Lepanto were withdrawn. Explorer was sent out u a (rood favorite, and Luko was next In demand. Lady Penza led nt the start, and was in tho van soinj out of the straight but at the hurdle at tho mile post SensU live shot to the front. He led round the uaek, and half a mile from heme was joined by Luke, and the pnfr ran in front to the turn for home, where the field bunched. Sea, Down, en the rails, showed up at the and it good raca to the post ensued, Ihlrty 3 nrds from the judge Explorer forced ahead and he beat Lulce homo by a neck. Chummy was a head further away, and then came Sensitive and Sea Down together. Zealand St. Leger was an easy thing for Amythas, who led nil the way and won in a. canter by two and a half lengths. Nightraidcr cjid Rebuff fought out*i good finish for second place, and tho Southerner beat Rebuff by a neck.

The Piunicet Xursery Handicap was a coo* batting race. P.ar:eful was favorite from the start and wound up better bi"-'-»rt than Wake ami La Pair. Maritiza. lei: at tne start, and though it ran rather green was firsij, into tho straight. The field! was DUcnea at the horn's turn, and several had chances. Baceful came through at tho distance and from there on was not fully extended. La Pais made an effort over tho Jaflt bit, but could not make tuiy impression <m the winner. Baceful won by a bnirth i -tS f ' three-quarters of a length avmy third. Canyon was fourth, an,d Maritza fifth-

A beautifully conditioned field or r„od inlio-rs paraded for the Thompson Handicap. The only wifhilrawalJ were Tfenitiya mrnl Early Dawn, and the starters numbered sixteen The public had ne-rer soen the topweiffht Arrowsmith. looking so wel', and ho did a good preliminary. Others who went down well were Vagabond. Itisingfcam. Onslaught, and Imaribbon. Imaribbon ga.ro a lot of trouble ut the post, and eventually pot hopelessly left. Onslaught hopped nut first, and followed by Mustard Pot, led the Held down ilu» back stretch, with Lingerie well up. Arrowsmltli was in a forward position. Hyttus gnt. bumped and Inst his position. With half tho journey gone Onslauffht was sflJi in front, -and Hn-Ppr-p had moved -up Into a lending position Or.iv had Arrowsnilth wall placed, and Mlchaela was movlnc up, with Vagabond handy o n '- sioutrht fortred ahead when the field turned for home, and at the distance he seemed tn he wlnnlns, when Arrowsmith appeared in tho middle of Mia course callonlns like a champion, and ovwhauline tM leaders in remarkable style. Onslaught stuck to it well and finished fast, but Arrowsmith mowed htm down and won by a lencth anil a quarter Jfalnlin, who ran a coed race, was a leticth further bock, with Rislnshim fourth Va»«bond was eioso up. "

Thd North Island Challenge Slakes drew a amali field and the Kemball bracket firmest™ and Jliss (Sold, were packed down t" even money. ' Helaua w:is ilrst out of the barrier, but Blackmail, tho outsider of u,e field, was soon rushed tn the front. Hetaua dropped back after poing a couple of furlong Blackmail led Into tho straight and came on full of runninc. Below the distance Hetnrni moved up again. Ho cut down the others but could not resell Blackmail, who won W over a letißtli Hymcsti-a war, a fair third Mlns Gold fourth, and Blockhead last The Sllverstrciim Handicap sow k cr.od bettlnK contest between Checkmate Xyec,r>x and rrlntemps. In the early stages' Paroraitßl and Trlntemns In], but at the bottom of the straight. Checkmate tool: c.iiarse. Chec'-. matf led to Inside the distance, when fJrav on Syeorax, was allowed to get a break of several lengths. Checkmate camn atrai'n buf. failed by a head to jret up. Fll"ht Commander Wan a leaicth away third "toivneattx fourth, Kllgour fiftit, and J%intemjis sixth. Some of the oj-owd on the lawn hooted' the judge's vordiet. but it was the correct one. Checkmate should have won. Tho opart six" furlongs was untested by a field of seven. Blndle nnd Tinritlya we.ro evenly and heavily backed cm the machine.. flsn Spw bmn welt end was ently in tu»

lead, with Trespass handy. Bon Spec -and Trespass led Into the straight, whore Tigrltiya joined them. At. the, distance, Bon Spec hat! shaken r.flf Tr&spasa, tout here Bmdlo put In a claim, a.nd cutting tlown Iho leader, won by three-quarters of a length, Bon Spec bGat Trespass by a neck. Tigrltlya was fourth and Early Dawn'fifth. Taunnha, with Gray up, was a very warm favorite in the last, event, but the imploring Vaailkov and Paonui both beat him.

SECOND DAY'S WEIGHTS, I Wellington, > Last Night ! Wellington weights for the second day are: 1 SECOND HACK HURDLES—Explorer 11.11, Sea Down 11.5, All Talk 11.1, Lochella 10.10, Zeus 10.0, Wishful 10.2, Bombproof ft. 13, Luke 9.12, Paddington Green 9.12, Spanglo, Gold Soult 9.10, Pavilion !).8, Sensitive 9.4, Wirokino, Rienzi, Lnpanto 0.3, Prince Delaware 9.2, Jseia, Lady Penza, Balrnsdale,* Master Boris, Trickery, Whetoki 9.0. HUTT HANDICAP.-Imaribbon 10.9, Bonnetter 10.2, Demagogue 10.1, Lingerie 9.13, aiarqueteur, Taunaha, Jutland 9.8, Rislngham 9.7, Trespass, Lord Is'agar, Mustard Pot 94, Hyttus 9.3, Old Gold, Nightraider 9.1, All Talk 9.0. Dainty Step ft.l2, Falstatt 8.7, Matty 8.5, Sycornx 8.:-), Active, Prince Delaware 8.0. 3IURITAI HANDICAP.—Taunaha 10.5, sSycorax 9.1, Miss Maid, Kilgour 8.8, flight Commander 8.6, Printeimps, Prlmum 8.4, Hallowvonia 8.i3, Parorangl 8.2, Pavilion 7.13, Philomela, Moiyne&ux, Fuljca, Checftimate 7.12, Royal Exchange 7.11, MesUienes, EmpjToan 7.8, Ethiopian 7.7, Probate 7.5, Grange 7.1, Sweet Song 6.13, Grim Joke G. 12, Ohiti, Coalition, 3andy McDonald, Mystified, Student, The Digger, Negambo, Silk Rein, Kn'motu 0.9. AUTUMN HANDICAP.—Fiery Cross !!.0, Kilmoon 8.11, Onslaught 8.10, Imarlbbon 5.9, Rockfiftld 8 5, Red Ribbon 8.4, Mele*, Bonnie Maid 8.1, Maiolia 8.0, Hetaua, Lovematch 7.13, Battle Song, Bonnetter, Royal Stag, Demagogue 7.12, Lingerie 7.9, Punka 7.8, Rlsir.ghom, Alarqueteur 7.7, Lord KenilwortU 7.5 Nightraider 7.2, Royal Star 7.1, Miss Gold r.-O, Bagdad 6.12, Kllgour, Active, Rebuff, Esperancc, Falsiaff, Grange C.7. PACIFIC HANDICAP.—Humbug' 10.2, Moorfowl 9.8, Winter Wind 9.7, Chrysostom 9.5, Blackmail 8.13, Insurrection S.C, Wake Raceful 8.5, La Paix 8.0, Blackhead 7.5, Samomer, Ropen 7.'i, Canyon 7.0, All Cerise, Woden 6 12, Island. Askarl Jackaroo, Fortune Teller, Maritza 6.7.

SUBURBAN HANDlCAP.—Arrowsraith 10.9, Bindio 9.3, Michaela Onslaught 8.12 Hyenestra 8.10. Tigritiya 8.7, 80-I'ecp 8.4; Bon Spec 8 2, Hetaua 8.1, Jutland 7.11, Trespass 7.3, Mis-> Gold 7.2, Miss Mimic, San tori nl, Risingham 7.1, Mustard Pot, Silver Teak 7.0, Astinome C.12, Mp.tatun. 6.10, .Early Dawn 6,9. Royal Exchange, Sweet Memory, Parorangl, JSgmont Park G. 7.

BELMONT HANDICAP—EarIy Dawn, In? coaie, Va&Hkov 8.9. Flight Commander ?> 7, Prwtcmps, Parcminjfi 8.4, Hepta 8.3, Arch Lassie X 0, Paonul, Philomela 7 12,. Itoyal Exniange, Otauru Kid 7.11, Empyrean 7.9, Mosthenes 7.8, Probate 7.5, Timidity, Mllitalre <.4, Impcrt 7.1. Sweet Song G.lli, Mannish, Piropiro a 12, Idleness,-Prince Mark ti.9, Kaimotu, Silk Item, Sandy McDonald. Gold Pan, vindictive, Lady renaa. Castellan, EUteis, Judaea, Some Fashion 6.7.

DAMAGES AGAINST RACING CLUB. Br TeloErnph.—Fresi Assn —Copyrlsht. , Sydney, April 15. i Jlr. ado wis awarders £3075 damages -sainst ihe\ liosehlll Racecourse Company in connection ivitli the death of Estlnr.d, who had , i™® d 1 J ; futr suffering injury from lUttinK his foot In IV rabbit hole while train■tig on the course. THE THOROUGHBRED SALES. .. „ , Sydney, April 15, At the thomuchorecl sales. Linsle fetched ;«*!"«?»! George Civves was passed in at „o Burnetii; Iter? sold at 1000 guineas; Bemmon -v.is passed m at 9T5 guineas; AmaZ?" |lruv 'S llt '•'() JKiiieas, and Wediie 440 ,u.i.e..s, rfipla.no was passed In at T7V juiner.s. :