SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 January 1921, Page 3

SPORTING.

RACING IN AUSTRALIA. ENTRIES FOR SYDNEY MEETING. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Jan- 5, 8.30 p.m. Sydney, Jan. 5. Entries for the Doncaster total 149, including Finmark, Biplane, Arrowsmith and Karamu. The Sydney Cup entries total 110, including Finmaiik, Biplane, Kilrush and Karamu.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn, TROTTING. AUCKLAND MEETING. CONCLUDING DAY’S RESULTS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. The Auckland Trotting Club’s summer meeting concluded at Alexandra Park to-day- The weather was fine and there was a large attendance. The totaiisator handled £58,443 10s, giving a grand total of £190,642 10s for the meeting, against £173,393 10s last year. Results:— \

TAMAKI HANDICAP.—My Junior (McSweeney) 1, Bon Bon 2, Carbine 3 f Also started: Roi Alto, Lady Lonsdale, Audex, Norland, Timbell, Ctirbinea, Lord Roberts, Huia Girl, War Tank. Fairbairn, Appeal, Wild Nut, Marble Hall, Maggie Girl. Four' lengths each way. Time, 3min. 42secs. PARK HANDICAP.—Ambush (Kinnimont) 1, Gold Flake 2, March On 3. Also started: Black Prince. Gold Bud, Reliance, Bellova, Peter Eden, Christonia, Wildwood Direct Archwood, Peter Scott, Plain Peter, Reveille, Levrine, Golden Wave. Four lengths each way. Time. 3min- 36sec.

PRESIDENT'S HANDlCAP.—Rangitata Lass (F. E. Jones) 1, Huon Grattan 2, Oruarangi 3. Also started: Temple, Lord Rose. Gold Boy, Steel Bell. Nqrth Creina, Dean Dillon, Man o’ War. Huon Grattan was the early leader but was passed by Rangitata Lass six furlongs from home, and the latter, finishing well, won by a length. Huon Grattan was a neck in front of Oruarangi, with Dean Dillon close up fourth. Time, 4mm. 32 2-ftsee. Man o’ War, when racing strongly, shied at something on the track, and breaking his gear, was pulled up.

ASSOCIATION HANDlCAP.—Homeleigh Dick (Hendircksefi) 1, .Speculator 2, Rio Grande 3. Also started: Ambush, Tiki, Kirikiriroa, Pura Bell, Overrate. Hova. Peter Timmerman, Billy Parole Won by a length a neck between second and third. Time, 4min. 37 3-'ssec. TELEGRAPH HANDlCAP.—Salamander (McMillan)-1, Albert Patch 2, Inora 3. Also started: Resurrection, Gallipoli, Ruanui,. Prinzora. Dorothy Dimple, Prince Berlin. Won by a a neck between second and third. Time, 2min. 18sec. NEW YEAR HANDICAP.—WiId Lad (Fisken) 1, Homeleigh Dick 2, Auckland Girl 3. Also started: Speculator, Blackthorn, Lena Patch, Billy Parole, Bronze Patch. Won by four lengths, three lengths between second and tnird Time, 4min. 44sec. ONSLOW HANDICAP Eccentric (Julian) 1, Ena Bell 2, Huon Grattan 3. Also started: Nelson Derby, Manuka Park, Rotheliffe, Nita Bell, Derby Dillon, Royal Step, Wonderland, Strategy. Moneymaker. Gold Girl, Dillon Wood. Won by a head, 2| lengths between second and third. Time, 2min. 12 2-osec.

PREMIER HANDICAP.—Sir Henry (Hendricksen) 1, Treanae 2, Overrate 3. Also started: Lady Burlington, Mykot, Blue King, Prince Childe, Oro, Rangeatua, Erna, Kempsey, Master lima, Lady Somerset, Miss Rolfe, Te Maple, Antonia. Won by a length, 2| lengths between second and third. Time, 2min--54 2-ssec. THE AUCKLAND MEETING. ' THE WINNING PAYMENTS. The following is a list of the winning payments to be made over the Auckland Racing Club’s Summer Meeting: G. L. Stead, £2900; . R. Hannon, £2670; estate W. J. Douglas, £2350; W- G. Stead, £2050; G. D. Greenwood, £2050; A. B. Williams, £1800; G. D. Beatson, £1000: A. Alexander. £750; W. G. Emeny, £700; F. Ross, £700; W. R. Kemball, £650; H. W. Brown, £600; B. T- Bennett, £525; E. W. Alison, jr., £500; J. Molloy. £500; Sir George Clifford, £500; G. Green, £500; F. Dorset, £450: S. J. Gibbons, £400; J. S. McLeod, £400; P. W. Scally, £350; H. E. Troutbeck, £350; W. Colebourne, £300; Mrs. J. Hughes, £300; W. H. Madill, £300; K. S. Williams. £200; G. and F. Peach, £l7's; G. M. Currie, £150; EJ. Rae, £150; E. Alison, £150; W. M. Taylor, £130; J. McNicol, £100; F. Earl, £100; C. Elgar, £100; James Paterson, £100; H. R. Burrett, £100; Mrs- M. A. Perry, £100; Webber and Coyle, £7O; Hawkins and Thornton, £7O; H. C. Tanks, £7O; C. J. Bennett, £5O; E. R. Murphy, £5O; H. D. de Latour, £5O; E. Gibbs, £3O; Roulston Bros., £3O; J. R. Murphy, £3O- - £257100. , JOCKEYS’ FEES AT ELLERSLIE. The following is a statement of the sums earned by the leading jockeys at Ellerslie during the A.R.C. Summer Meeting:—H. Gray £332; T. 'Glover, £252; R. Reed, £l6B 15s; B. Deeley, £124 ss; R McTavish, £122; A. J. McFlinn. £lO4 15s; J. B O’Shea. £lOl 10s; W. Bowden, £B2; J. Barry, £Bl 10s; S. G. Dixon, £74; H. Robinson. £73 '10s; H. Wiggins, £6B; S. Henderson, £6l; R. Mackie, £59 10s; W S. Jarvis, £53 10s; R. Copestake, £53. TURF TOPICS (By “Motufoa.”) Phew! Thank heavens the holiday meetings are over! It has been a strenuous time for punters, horses, and all concerned. The racing boon» continues with unabfted fury. Increased attendances, bigger fields, and record betting figures everywhere. What will be the end of it? In a day or two the papers will be flooded with kill-joys’ condemnations of this betting orgy. The Something-or-other Synod will loudly “deplore,” and Ithe Reverend Thingimy-Bob will wax furious. But the ever growing racing fraternity will move swiftly and ser-

enely on, treading the road that leads to God-knows-where; and the condemnations, the weepings, and the fury of the kill-joys will be drowned in the noisy jangle of the revellers in the maelstrom of riotous pleasure seekers. Who cares if the greedy Tote ate up a cool million and a half quidlets during the holiday racing carnival? There seems to be plenty more where that came from, and next year the Tote won’t be satisfied with less than a paltry two million! It reads like a dream—wonderful, unreal; beyond words! i Apart from the increase of betting—and Taranaki helped in this respect—it is a matter for congratulation that our recent meetings provided first class sport; that fields were larger, “class” more attractive, and racing more interesting than before. The various handicappers did their work well —too well, in fact, for the majority of backers—while the various other details which, en masse, either make or mar success, were all attended to in a manner above reproach. Taranaki horses mopped up the bulk of the stakes offered at New Plymouth and Stratford, though a fair share went to Auckland, Waverley, Wanganui, and Hawke's Bay owners. Taranaki is still strong in hacks, while Volo, Marqueteur, Egmont Park, Simosides, Income and others can still hold their own in open company. Walton, Scrap o’ Paper, Malingerer, Celmisia, Simon, and other “outsiders” also performed with success, and their presence was welcomed by the general racing public—if not by local owners and trainers. Needless to say, horsemanship was not a strong feature of the Taranaki meetings. In the absence of Gray, Deeley, O’Shea and the Reeds, the Wanganui lad, P. Rayner, H. Goldfinch, O. McCarten, and L. Manson showed up best* Some of the “Christmas jockeys” seen on horseback rode no better than could be expected of boys whose opportunities of . gaining experience are reduced to a minimum.

Taranaki horses racing away from home during the holidays were few in number, but they made their presence felt. Silver Link and Paddington Green did big things at Ellerslie (more power to them!), and Tiranga proved quite a champion on the West Coast. At Marton, Rational and Simonides held their end up nobly, while the Haweraowned Man o’ War pulled off the Auckland Trotting Cup.