SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 October 1922, Page 3

SPORTING.

TROTTING. CONCLUDING DAY AT AUCKLAND. • By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. The Trotting Club’s spring meeting concluded at Alexandra Park to-day, there being a large attendance. The totalisator handled £51,266. against £47,930 last year, the total for the meeting being £102,613 10s, against £87,650 10s last year. Results:— ELLERSLIE HANDICAP.—Big Ben (Willetts) 1, Spirit Bell 2, Peter Kaeo 3. Also started: Flat, Salesman, Bellson, Daylight, Never Fear, Sir Robert, Jerry Wallace, Golden Downs, Rosalie Patch, Battery Bell, Bonny Jean, Marvin, Eclipse, Anseline, Favour Royal, Timbell, Miss Pirate, Nikora. Won by a length and a half, a length between second and third. Time, 3min. 51 2-ssec.

NEWMARKET HANDICAP.— Rockaway (J. Conway) 1, General 2, Coal Light 3. Also started: Her Ladyship, Silvery Golden Park, Logan Rothschild, Gold Cast, Directive, Pearl Fisher, Liberty Belle, Paddy Dillon, La Merial, Irish Bell, Gold Bud. Guinea, Blair Audubon, Anselm, Gold Sound, General Hypo, Boycott, Peter Scott. Won by a length and a half, a neck between second and third. Time, 3m!n. 32 4-ssec.

ALEXANDRA HANDICAP.—Snowshoe (Toinklnson) 1, Alto Chimes 2, Blue Mountain King 3. Also started: Pttaroa, Comedy Chief, Steel Bell, Gold Boy, Nita Bell, Man-o’-war. Won by two lengths, a. head separating second and third. Time, 4min. 33 3-ssec.

REMUERA HANDICAP—PearIie Chimes (Tomkinson) 1. Nipper 2, Aerial Bingen 3. Also started: Lord Roberts, Guinea, Gineta, AmAmberite, Hula Girl. Succory, Grattan Abbey, Harry Audubon. Won by a length and a half, four lengths between second and third. Time, 4m!n. 47 3-ssec.

MANUKATT HANDICAP.—Kewpie (McKendrick) 1, Ail Bell 2, Moneymaker 3. Also started: Miss Rolfe, Wakanul, Salamander, Kelson Derby. Rothcliffe, Lady Dunmcre, Huon Grattan, Logan Queen, Pitaroa, Gold Boy, Prize Pearl. Won by three-quarters of a length, a length and a half between second and third. Time, 2nrin. 50 3-ssec.

JUNCTION HANDICAP.—LengIen (C. F Lee) 1, Reliance 2, Red Star 3. Also started: Anselm, Gold Sound, Grey Peter, Goldman, Haricot, Queen Chimes. Brenda, Tiny Locanda, Ben Wallace, Sal Pointer. Won by a length and a quarter, a length between second anfl third. Time, 3min. 32 2-ssec.

HILLSBORO’ HANDICAP—WiId Lad (McFarquhar' 1, Speeulatpr 2, Pyramus 3. Also started: Succory, Grattan Abbey, Theseus, rflnt, Al Mac. Won by a head, a neck between second and third. Time, 4min. 38 S-5 see

INSULATION HANDICAP-'Jewel (Monk) 1, Albert Patch 2. Derby Dillon 3. Also started: Illumination, Lady Somerset, Ruanui, Treanae, Ranglatea, Erua. Great Britain, Ramaroa, Queen Chimes, Enid, Hedgewood. Mint Boy, Temple, Medway, Rothcllffe, Mintson. Won by a length and a half, half a length between second and third. Time, 2m In. 19sec.

POVERTY BAY HUNT RACES. THE ACCEPTANCES. Gisborne, Oct, 25. Acceptances for the Poverty Bay Hunt Club’s meeting are : HUNTERS’ HURDLES.

Aurore 11 0 HANDICAP TROT. One mile and a quarter. Flyaway Limit Miss Marvin 24yds. Holly Boy .. Gladiolus 48yds. The Infant .. Peter Dean 60yds. Glady’s Cole .. ft. Red George 84yds.

„ RACING IN AUSTRALIA. NOTES FROM MELBOURNE. By Telegraph.—Press Assn —Copyright. Received Oct. 25, 10.5 pjm. Melbourne, Oct. 25.Burnished, a candidate for the Derby, has arrived from Adelaide. Jockey George Harrison has recovered from his broken leg and will resume riding on Saturday. Grlngalet is returning to Queensland. Repique has gone to Adelaide. Margot has been scratched for the Cantala Stakes.

N.Z. CUP SCRATCHINGS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, Oct. 25. Taipa’.ru was scratched for the New Zealand Cup at 12.20 p.m. Vlyella has been scratched for nil engagements. Insurrection was scratched for the New Zealand Cup at 1.25 p.m. AUCKLAND SCRATCHING. Auckland, Oct. 25. Volo was scratched for the Trial Hurdles at the A.R.C. spring meeting at 9 a.m. TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa.”) Poverty Bay races to-day. Poverty Bay Hunt annual to-morrow. Heathersprig is due to score shortly. Queens Up may be a bit rich for the Gisborne sprinters. Goldscene should pick up a hurdle race at “The Bay.” Aotearoa is not worth the proverbial tin of sardines. Chaplin will put his backers in a merry mood very soon. Ruddy was backed and beaten at Waverley. Equitable’s form at Trentham was not up to N.Z. Cup standard. Mark Time, who has been sore lately, is in work again at Bulls. On Waverley showing, Complex should be useful over a distance of ground. Lady Nassau has turned sour, and appears to run her races In patches. If Whizz Bang had been brought to Waverley, he could hardly have failed to win the Hurdles. Jockster C. Edwards was riding well at Waverley. Two firsts, two seconds and a third are a good day’s work. . Most of the layers in the Mnaawatu received a row jolt whnh Wag*

iplng paid a remunerative second “div.” at Waverley. i Saturda y’ s second acceptance account ofr | Sunart, Income, First Salute, Admiral Codrington, Bonetter, Tressayr, Verbosity, Corn Rigs, Bonnie Heather, Omahu, Battle Knight, Lin den, Martini, Erie, Urgency, Lady Nassau and Bonnie Nurse, leaving a bare twenty in the N.Z. Cup.

The consistent. Otauru Kid, who has won four hurdle races on end, paid a false price on the first day at Wellington. Passenger’s fine track form made him favorite, but he was one of the last to finish. Mattock was going well in tlie First Hurdles at at Trentham when his rider’s leg became entangled In the reins of the riderless Cerberus, completely spolHng Mattock’s chance of being second, though nothing had a show of beating Otauru Kid.

There will be something doing when Bathos, Top Score and Murihaupo meet In the C.J.C. Welcome Stakes.

Enthusiasm ran a great race in the Champion Plate, and will be hard to beat in the classics at Riccarton.

As anticipated, Glentruin played a prominent part in the open sprints at Trentham, but her backers had to be content with a very short price on Monday.

Feilding sports supported Wapping for the Mouniahaki Stakes at Waverley, and the splendid second dividend was received with “loud cheers.” Mick King has the old horse looking very well.

Tamatete’s sister, Tukia (Absurd —Tahua), was unlucky at Trentham, scoring two close seconds. There were many who thought she should have won on the second day.

Marqueteur strolled lu “backwards” at Waverley, and his chances of winning a good race at Riccarton next month look promising. Possibly two miles may be beyond his tether, but there are plenty of shorter races (carrying big money) to be ' S set” for.

An overcrowded field in the Farmers’ Plate at Claudelands resulted in two jockeys receiving serious injuries, while two horses w‘ere killed. It is hard to know how to limit fields, but the best idea appears to be to materially- increase the distances of hack races, making the training and racing of “weeds” an unprofitable and futile business.

The sporting spirit which induced the owners of Winning Hit, Enthusiasm and three others to send their horses out to test the champion Gloaming in the Champion Plate resulted in the public being supplied with a splendid contest. The crack horse had to gallop to win, and that he pulled through in flying colors was as much to his credit as to that of his opponents, who tried him out every yard of the journey.

One mile and a half. Coh 12 9 Ha uhau 10 9 Nowra 12 5 Mayfield 10 7 Aurore 11 1 SWATHMOOR MAIDEN HACK. furlongs. Markcver 9 0 Prince Late Night 8 7 Imperial 8 •"> Mona King 8 7 Cairo 8 2 Hine 8 7 Moreau 8 o Kings Up Stern Lady 8 5 8 2 Heatherite 8 2 HUNTERS’ BRACELET. One mile. Ahura 11 12 Mayfield 1 1 0 HEXTON HANDICAP. Six furlongs. Hookah 9 0 Golden Light 7 13 Hyrax 8 11 Black Lace 7 11 Ora.wia 8 0 Pitch 7 8 Martini 8 2 Persian King 7 4 Demagogue 8 0 Patetonga 2 HUNT CLUB STEEPLES. Two miles and a hah. Nowra 11 13 Golden Point 10 7 Aurore 10 13 Hauhau 10 RAPANUI HACK FLAT HANDICAP. Seven furlongs. Golden Light 9 0 Taringaroa 7 3 Highway 8 4 Silver Stride 7 4 Chaplin 8 3 Perky 7 0 White Hope Westerner 8 1 Mali la * 0 HUNTERS’ FLAT HANDICAP. One mile and a quarter. Con 12 5 Carburetter 11 0 Ahuri 11 10 Mayfield 10