SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 May 1922, Page 3

SPORTING.

WANGANUI MEETING./ FIRST DAY'S RESULTS, KHARTOUM WINS STEEPLECHASE. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wanganui, Last Night. The Wanganui Jockey Club’s winter meeting commenced to-day in showery weather and tire going was holding. The totallsator handled £27,326, against £42,009 on the first day last year. Results:— BOROUGH HANDICAP.—KInsem (M. McCarten) 1, Rational 2, Orchid 3. Also started: Hipo, Blackmail. Miss Gold, Weldone, Red Bob, Kilreld, Birkie, Demos, La Paloona, Comic. Won by two lengths, two and a half lengths between second and third. Time, imin. 15 3-ssec. Blackmail and Comic fell, Dixon and Garrett (the jockeys) breaking their collarbones. .HACK STEEPLECHASE.—Oak Rose (P. McGuire) 1, Ngakanui 2, Master Boris 3. Also started: Te Maire, Hyttus, The Baronet, Dumper. Won by two and a half lengths, a length and a half between second and third. Time, 4<min. 4 2-ssec. Dumper lost ita rider WANGANUI STEEPLECHASE. Khartoum (E. Copestake) 1, Omahu 2, Kohu 3. Also started: Coalition, Sturdee, First Line, Maniahera. Sir Solo, War Loan. Khartoum beat Kohu and Omahu over the last fence and won by three and a half lengths, Omahu beating Kohu by a neck for second place. Time, 6min. 4sec. Sir Solo and Maniatera fell. . KAITOKE HACK HURDLES.—Whizz Bang (MS D. Young) 1, Simonides 2, Voluble 3. Also started: Wamba, Vagabond, Ladogeur, Ruutara, Matatua, Ethiopian, Guianform, Noble. Won by two lengths, four lengths between second and third. Time, 3min. 21 3-5 sec. CENTURY HURDLES.—PoanuI (M. D. O’Shea) 1, Spook 2, Alteration 3. Alsostarted : Explorer, Gladful, Gamecock, Whanoko, Kyoto. Poanul went to the front at the half-mile and beat Spook by four lengths. Alteration was two lengths away. Time, 4min. 21 3-ssec. Kyoto fell.

CONNOLLY HANDlCAP.—Printemps (L. G. Butler) 1, Marqueteur 2, Banetter 3. Also started: Tame Fox, Punka, Correspondent, Mangaunahoe, Scion, Sunny Corner, Cleasanta. Stork, Erie. Won by a short head, two lengths between second and third. Time, 2min. 14 2-ssec. PURUA HACK HANDICAP.—Mort Avis (H. Goldfinch) 1, Merry Queen 2, Gold Star 3. Also started: Crossfire, Left, AH Cerise, Marble Crag, Lady Nassau, Blrkenella, Martulla, Te Kuri, Skylight, Molleen Oge, Yankee Dan, Manchester, Fiddlestrings. Sweet Song, Santiago, Merry Ann, Patrogun. Won by three-quarters of a length, three-quarters of a length between second and third. Time, Imin. 54 3-ssec. NEW BRIGHTON TROTS POSTPONED. Christchurch, May 18. The New Brighton trots are postponed until to-morrow owing to rain, which has been falling since Monday morning. THE KING’S HORSES. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, May 17. The King’s Derby horses, Weathervane, St. David and London Cry have been withdrawn.