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CONCLUDING results. RORKE’S DRIFT WINS WINTER HURDLES. By Telegraph.—Press. Association. Wellington, Last Night. There was dull, showery weather for the final day of the Wellington unemployed benefit meeting. The course was very heavy. There was a good attendance. Totalisator investments amounted to £59,410, as compared with £85,416 for the second day of last year’s two-day meeting, the total for the meeting being £160,841 10s, as compared with £149,392 last year. Results:—TALAVERA HURDLES.—Good Start (J. McChesney) 1. Passenger 2, Hushman 3. Also started: Mangamahoe, Ruatara, Sir Agnes, Redstone. Sir Wai, Banogue, Rowan, Walton, Totara Jack, Noble, Circulate, Bairnsdale. Won by two lengths, four lengths between second and third. Time, 2 min. 58 see. NOVICE HANDICAP.—Lady Ben (F. Corlett) 1, Comical 2, Good Mark 3. Also started : Orellana, Cochineal, Blush, Potoa Queen, Punishment, Rimutaka, Sponte, Elvaette. Won by half a length each way. Time, 1 min. 22 see. CROFTON HANDICAP.—Pink Rose (F. Porter) 1, Yankee Dan 2, Bitholia 3. Also started: Wrangle, Battle Knight, Urgency, Lord Desmond, Taipairu, Birkenella, Liqueur, Patuki. Won by a head, a length separating second and third. Time, 1 min 37 sec. WINTER HURDLES.—Rorke’s Drift (A. E. Ellis) 1, Penury Rose 2, Gladful 3. Also started: Poanui, Volo, General Petain, Omahu, No Bother. Spook, Royal Gift, Sunray, Kyoto, Falstaff, Kareao, Nautical. Won by a length, three lengths between second and third. Time, 4 min. 29 see. WINTER OATS.—Some Fashion (E. Keesing) 1, Hea.ther&prig 2, Arch Salute 3. Also started: Tame Fox, Printemps, Listening Post, Radial, Gold Kip, Forest Gold, Haurangi, Tenterfield, Whipping Boy, Jolly Princess, Mort Avis, Kilkee, Maehree. Won by a head, threequarters of a length between second and third. Time, 1 mln. 51 sec. JULY STEEPLES.—Romance (T. L. Reid) 1, Master Boris 2, First. Line 3. Also started: Coalition, Oakleigh, Hyginas, Old Gold, Lawsuit, Mattock, Calma, Glenisla, Polthogue, Oak Rose. Won easily by six lengths. ONSLOW HANDICAP.—Capping Day (M. McCarten) 1. Civilform 2, Counter Attack 3. Also started: Miss Gold, Backsheesh, Passionless, Blackmail, Hipo, Astlnome, Counter Stroke, Prince Martian, Callaghan, Mantua. Won by a neck, two lengths between second and third.
KIA ORA HANDICAP.—Big Push (W. E. Pine) 1. Lady Ridicule 2, Loyal Maid 3. Also started: Regard, Moutoa’s Gift, Tekuri, Rippling, Orellana, In the Pink, Loved One, Gold Pan. Won by a head, three lengths between second and third. Time, 1 min. 6 sec. NOTE'S ON THE RACING. (By Wire—Special Correspondent.) Wellington, July 15. The day’s rat?ing opened with a good dividend. Sir Wai, Rowan, Hushman and Bairnsdale were the best backed in the Talavera Hurdles, but the winner wont, io the post poorly supported. Good Start assumed command going through the straight and was still in charge going down the back. At the six furlongs Rowan, Sir Wai, Hushman, and Good Start were well up in the front. Hushman led into the straight. He was soon headed off by Passenger, but. over the last bit GoodStart finished well and won by two lengths from Passenger. Hushman, Sir Wai and Mangamahoe finished next. Circulate ran off at the first fence. The betting was well spread in the Novice Handicap. Cochnieal, Punishment Blush and Good Mark were well supported. Potoa Queen was well up at the start, hut as the field raced on to the course proper several horses had chances. The issue was in doubt at the distance, but there Lady Ben came on the outer and won by half a length from Comical, who just beat the fast finishing Good Mark. Taipairu was in strong demand for the Crofton Handicap. Liqueur led at . the start and Wrangle was just in behind him. With three furlongs covered, Liqueur and Birken■eila were well clear and Battle Knight and Yankee Dan jwere going well among the others. Liqueur and' Birkenella led into the straight, where Battle Knight dropped hack and Yankee Dan and Wrangle came to the fore. The weight beat Wrangle in the finish, but Yankee Dan hung on well and was just touched off by Pink Rose. Bitholia was a good third and Wrangle fourth. Taipairu was last. The winner was an outsider of the field. The Winter Hurdles was a great betting race. Omahu, Poanui, Falstaff and General Petain were fancied, and the outsiders were Kareao, Kyoto, and Rorke’s Drift. The field moved off in good line. the first to go to the front was Royal Gift, who was followed bv Rorke’s Drift. Falstaff and Volo. At the five furlongs Rorke’s Drift had. taken charge, and he was still in command passing through the straight the first time, with Penury Rose, Falstaff and Nautical handy. At this stage Omahu. Gladful and Poanui were in the rear, and Omahu made a bad jump at the fence at the bottom of the straight. At. the mile distance Rorke’s Drift was still in charge, and Nautical had moved up close to the front, while Falstaff and Volo were in behind the leaders. Kareao ran into second place at the seven furlongs. Six furlongs from home the order was Rorke’s Drift, Volo, Penury Rose and Karaeo. Rorke’s Drift led into the straight and over the last fence. Penury Rose challenged, but was beaten by a length in the run home. Gladful finished fast in the third place, Sunray was fourth, and No Bother fifth. „ x The start for the Winter Oats was excellent. Kilkee lost his rider at the rise of the barrier, and the first to show out were Listening Post. Maehree and Printemps. At the five furlongs Maehree took charge, followed by Listening Post and Printemps, with Arch Salute and Heather Sprig at the head of the others. At the turn into the straight the riderless Kilkee came through and carried some of the leaders out. Heather Sprig took charge at the distance and withstood a challenge by Arch Salute. Hearther Sprig looked all over a winner, but Some Fashion finished very fast on the outside and won by a head. Arch Salute was a neck away. Forest Gold was fourth, Haurangi fifth and Maehree sixth. The element of surprise was carried even into the July Steeplechase, which looked a good thing for Coalition. When the field settled down Romance went to the front and he led through the straight the first time, followed by Glenisla. Coalition, and Polthogue. Old. Gold was in the rear. Romance and Polthogue Ted all the. way round, and passing through the straight the second time the order was Romance, Polthogue. Coalition, Master Boris. First Line and Mattock. Hyginas was tailed off. A mile front home Coalition was just behind Romance and Polthogue. and six furlongs front home he went to the front. He
led into the straight front Master Boris, but his weight was finding hint out, and Romance was the first over the last fence. In the run home Romance won by six lengths from Master Boris. First Line was hunted along and lust, beat Coalition for third place. The public fancy in the Onslow Handicap was Passionless, but Civilfornt. Backsheesh and Astinome received a good backing. Capping Day began smartly and led to the home turn, the field pulled out on to the good going. '-1 Backsheesh shot up on the rails. Capp 11 Day held the lead to the end, but only just squeezed home from Civilform. Counter Attack was placed third and Counter Stroke fourth. Tn the last race Lady Ridicule led to within a, few yards of the post, where she faltered, and Big Push got up and won. Loyal Maid was third and Rippling fourth. ENGLISH TURF. THE ECLIPSE STAKES. London, July 14. The Eclipse Stakes resulted: Gold Myth 1, Tamar .2, Monarch 3. Received July 16, 5.5 p.m. • London, July 15. There were twelve runners in the Eclipse Stakes. Golden Myth was ridden by Eliott, Tamar by Bullock, and Monarch by Jellisa.
I Wo nby a head, with three lengths between | second and third. Tamar, on Derby allowing, I was regarded as a certainty for the race, i which the owner Lord Astor) won the three previous years with Buchan twice and Craiganeran. Golden Myth completed a wonderful treble—the Ascot Vase, thq Gold Cup, and today’s Stakes, RACING IN AUSTRALIA. TWO NOTABLE HORSES DEAD. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received July 16, 5.5 p.m. Melbourne, July 16. The Leamington resulted:—Chrysostom 1, Pistolier 2, King Neptune 3. Nine starters. Chrysostom led throughout and won by two lengths In 4 min. 2% see., equalling Pistolier’s previous course record. Sir Moemon, the 'winner of the 1919 Grand National Hurdles, pulled up in the race and afterwards dropped dead in Its stall. Received July 16, 5.5 p.m. Brisbane. July 16. Earl Kitchener, winner of two Brisbane Cups, who was injured in running at the Ascot meeting, was destroyed. TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa.”) New Zealand will shortly be invaded by a powerful string of ’Strallan trotters, which promise to make things interesting at the spring meetings. Mr. W. J. Tomkinson is in charge, and F. C. Dunleavy will accompany the ..team as first horseman. Ten horses are likely to be brought across, namely Happy Voyage, Realm, Snow Shoe, Escort, Weaver, Centreway, Kean John, Chimes, Wimmer a King and Bismurate. *Mr. Tomkinson has secured stables near Christchurch. "Pilot," of the Sydney Referee, states that Gloaming is looking strong and hearty, and is pleasing Mason by the way he is bowling along on the Randwick trades. The Derby candidates. Farceur and Tressayr, are in excellent trim for the time of the year, but the former is the more stylish of the pair. Cupldon has not only thickened out, but has grown upwards and lengthened out since he was last in Sydney. His action gives the idea that he will have no trouble in getting a long journey. There appears to be every possibility of legislation being introduced to allow of racing in divisions, each race so divided only counting as one, irrespective of the number of divisions. There is no doubt that crowded fields, are dangerous, and anything that makes for greater safety in racing ia worthy of consideration. On the other hand, the system should not be abused, as it is in Sydney, where, at the pony and other suburban meetings, as many as sixteen and eighteen contests are got off in the one day. There is a medium In all things 1 However, the increased cost of'training, conveyance, etc., of racehorses, and the reduced stakes. Increased riding fees, and various Government. taxes, etc., are driving a lot of owners out of the game, and unless matters are made much easier for the men who pay the piper, the number of horses in training will be oonsiaerahly less next season, and with few exceptions the fields will be very much reduced. If the present laws could be amended, allowing of two races only being run in divisions on any one day’s racing, the said divisions being limited to two per (original) race, that should fill the bill. An Otago scribe solves fhe imystery about Lochella’s nomination for the Grand National Steeplechase. For some time the horse has been under a cloud, and out of work, but he still carries a. bit of condition, and is to bo given a final trial —make or break—and after all it only cost Mr. R. Acton Adams a quidlet to nominate for the Grand National. So there you arc. It’s as clear as mud—lngleAlf. Morse will probably do a good deal of starting next season. He has proved his ability with gallopers and trotters, and there is.no doubt that there is a good opening for the right man at the present time. Some nf the. alleged starting that we see nowadays v.< .ilrl .make a. inan swear off races, and setile down to waste his superfluous wealth in derrink.
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