SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 November 1926, Page 4

SPORTING.

WINTON MEETING. OVERDRAWN WINS CUP. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Invercargill, Nov. 17. The Winton Jockey Club’s annual meeting opened to-day in good weather and before a large attendance. The track was holding after heavy rain in the morning. The totalisator handled. £14,568, compared with £15,996 on the first day last year. Results: — TRIAL STAKES. Of 105 sovs. Six furlongs. B—GIPSY MAID (C. East wood) .... 1 3 MUDLARK 2 I—BATTLE COLOURS 3 Also started: 5 French Belle, 6 Spean Bridge, 10 Haphazard, 12 Grand Eclat, 2 Sparkling Eyes, 14 Golden Fleet, 7 Stratnavan, 9 Parader, 4 Glenham, 13 Boldmark, 11 Taramoa. A length each way. Time, Imin 18 4HOKONUI TROT HANDICAP. Of 145 sovs. Two miles. 3 REVOLT (J. Purdue jun.) .... 1 6—WEE SPARK 2 B—CHIMER 3 Also started: 4 Nelson McElwyn, 2 Day Pointer, 7 Sandown, 1 Underviewer, 5 Golden Dawn. Won by twelve lengths, six lengths between second and third. Time, smin 13 l-ssec. WINTON CUP. Of 320 sotg. One mile and a-quarter. 1— OVERDRAWN (E. A. Ellis) .... 1 4—FULL SWING 2 3 APACHE 3 Also started: 2 Corn Rigs, 5 Bugle Note, 6 Kilfane. A length each way. Time, 2min 15 2 FIRST STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP. Of 150 sovs. Two miles and a-half. I—ANDY (A. E. Ellis) 1 4 GREENSTONE "2 B—NYANZA 3 Also started; 3 Cartoon, 6 Kipling, 7 Londonderry, 2 Vice Grand, 5 Mangamae, 10 Nimrod, 11 Grand Fleet, 8 Night. Won by a length and a-half, third horse four lengths back. Time, smin 31see. ■- FLYING HANDICAP. Of 145 sovs. Six furlongs. 4—SWEET MELODY (T. Metcalf) .. 1 3 CORN MONEY 2 1— DANCING DAYS ....’ 3 Also started: 2 Baldowa, 5 Ecuador, 8 Master Sandstone, 6 Geranial, 10 Cupidon, 9 Francaise, 11 Valdamo, 7 In the Pink. Won by three-quarters of a length, third horse one length and a-hal£ away. ■Time, Imin 17 4-ssee. BARKLY HACK HANDICAP. Of 115 sovs. One mile’and a-half. 13—’KING CUP (R. Beale) 1 (t—THOLOMON 2 7—JACK O’ LANTERN 3 Also started: 3 Good as Gold, 9 Equerry, 12 Obligio, 2 Spearmaid, 5 Diviiiial and Piton (coupled), 11 Paris, 1 Dismantle, 8 Flying Mist, 4 King Balboa, 11 Rippling Lake. Won by a length, third horse half length back. Time, Imin 19sec. OTAPIRI TROT. Of 125 sovs. One mile and a-half. Saddle. 2 DESERT STAR (A. McLellan) .. 1 lO—VASILIKI 2 3 SEA HAWK 3 Also started: 14 King Adonis, 1 Revolt, 13 Ferry Stream, 7 Queen Betty, 5 Logathete, 15 Pert Pointer, 4 Fair Lad, 9 Breadonghe, 8 Baker Boy, 6 Chiming'King, 11 Greystone, 12 South Star. '

Won by six lengths, with ten lengths between second and third. Time, 3min 48 3-ssec. TRADESMEN'S HANDICAP. Of 145 sovs. One mile. B—KILBARRY (R. H. Burns) t 2—BILBO (L. J. Ellis) t B—BLOOM -• 3 JDead heat. Also started: 1 Receipt, 3 Doleful Ditty, 7 Queen Balboa, 4 All Style, 5 Ardour, 6 Soldier’s Hope. Won by half a length, with third horse a length away. Time, Imin 52sec. NEW PLYMOUTH TRACK NOTES. Both the plough and the trial grass were available yesterday and both tracks were in capital order. Anolo was too good for Te Mana over half a mile. No Respense and Otapawa went five furlongs, the last four taking 54see.. Orcadee finished in front of Quillfire over five in Imin 5 2-ssec. Miss Mercia pleased in a three furlong flutter with Melissa in 38 2-ssec. Merry Jest took 38 4-asce from a standing start for the same distance. Te Monanui did two rounds of steady work. The brown horse looks well. Hipo, assisted by Oration over the last four, ran seven furlongs in Imin 32sec. He will contest the principal race in Levin to-morrow. Breezy took Imin 6sec for five furlongs. Jazz Baby and Willow Wai were sent half a mile. E. George leaves for Levin with Hipo and Jazz Baby this morning. THE LEVIN MEETING. R, Johnson left New Plymouth by the mail train yesterday morning with Bay Dighton and Vivo to fulfil their engagements at the Levin meeting on Saturday.