SPORTING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10184, 9 March 1911, Page 6

SPORTING.

DANNEVIRKE RACES

[By Telegraph—Press Association.] DANNEVIRKE, Las* Night. At the DiUini'Svirk© races to-day, the weather was beautifully fine. There was a large «tendance, and the track was .in excellent condition. Tho ten shilling totafeator proved a great .success. The sum of £9430 passed through the (totalizators, a» against £OOOB on the first day of the last Autumn meeting. Results : . Hack Hurdles.— Marton 1, Waiputere 2, Waifcaraka 3. Also started— Milleaial, Burton, Astraeia. Won by a...short head. Time, 3min. 17 l-sseo. -Makirikiri Huack. —AUdromenlb 1, .Miss Sylvia. 2, Birkliu'e 3. Also ran—San Lass, Fond Memory, Composed, Passadera, and Fianacre. Won by two lengths. Time, lmin. losec. Dannovirke Cup.— Te Puia 1, Font William 2, Ariom 3. Also started— Rauparaha, Ti, Waipaku, The. Rover, Passive, First Consul, Llaiuwern, Teotane. Time, 2min. 28 3-ssec. Won by two lengths. Nursery Handicap. Sin apis 1, Our Queen 2, Gold Bond 3. Scratched!— Blue Lake, Abeircold, Matlow, Grandee, So. Bryde, Redloeh. Won by a langth. Time, 50secs. Talhoraiti Welter. Floater 1, Izel 2, 3. Also ran— Queen of Scot*, Ngakau, All Trumps, Kohupatiki, Riapu. Time, lmin. 31isec. Flying Stakes.— Tigerine 1, Asoalon 2, Irish Rille 3. Also ran— Tina Toa, Lady Doris. Won by 3 lengths. Time, lmin. losetcs. Electric Hack.— Boroniia 1, Ava'tiiiice 2, Jack Pin 3. Scratched Bawbells, Ngakau, Mafoara, Matipo, Finola, Aurora. 'Won by ..a length. Time, lmiiii. 2 3-sssc. Tamaki Welter— Peacemaker 1, Captain Bell 2, Daisy Paul 3. Scratched— Fort William, Mahuta, Cheddar. This was the best race, of the day. The Ithree placed horses finished almost in line. -Won by half a head. Time, lmin 28 4-5 sees.

TURF MOTES.

(By "Zetland.")

The Easter meeting of the Feikl- | ing Jockey Club is to be held on I Monday and" Tuesday, April 17th and 18th. Nominations close on Friday, March 31st. An offer of £750 has been refused for the Otago owned horse, My Lawyer. ~, R. Hatch was riding .in good form at Timaru last week, where he passed the judge first in six races. Lady Medallist is to be shipped to Australia. Sho may be ridden over there by C. Jenkins. The Soult colfc Eiysian is.again in work at Eilerslie, and appears to be quite sounid. Ribotone Pippin was purchased by Mr J. R. ■ McDonald : oii the morning of the second day's races aft Wiangamii. As 'lie'won the Hack, Hurdles a few hours later,- the. purchaser soon, received a goodly portion of his outlav.

Lord Soult is at present running out at' Hastings, and may not be put into Amrk foi 1 some weeks. Notwithstanding (this, the Soult gelding is practically first favourite for the Great Easier Handicap. Lovers of a good horse will. bs. glad to learn itliait Bohvikoff is doing, satisfactory work- at Napier Park. Merrivonia. vrm slightly sore after running in the Wah'ga'nui Oup, and "will be spelled for a time. The steeplechaser Nero is to be ridden about as a hack preparatory to ibeing put into work for wimter events. Mr Josiah Tocker, of Feaitherston, the owner of Livonia, dam of Merrivonda, has <a yearling colt by Achilles-from the first named, thait is highly spoken, of. Hilarian will make (his first appearemce*—after an absence of many •months from public tracks—<at the Mastoerton meeting this month. . Simplex is ' doing .satisfactory work at the Clareville course. The members of the Racing Commission have visited several racecourses in the Wauganui and Taranaki districts, and this week will tour the Weat Ooastt for the same pm-pos©. This district will probably come under the notice of the Commissioners next week. Marton made his first appearance over hurdles at Danhevirke yesterday, and won in good ■style. The Maluchi gelding has a lot of pace, and as he is a good weight carrier should be useful over the sticks durrng the winter. Allurement, winner of the Makirikiri Hack at Dannevirke, is a member of the successful Soult family. She was. recently purchased hy Mr J: Jamieson from. "Mr High-

den." Followers of form favoured Te Puia for the Dannevirke Cup, and the Sau Fran mare scored from j.'or!t' William. Te Puia ran a sterling race in the Wunganui Stakes last week, finishing second to Lady Medallist. On this running the San Fran mare appeared to be a good proposition for the Dannevirke Cup. As fully expected, the St. Ambrose filly, Sinapis, accounted for the Nursery Handicap. H. Fletcher lias this filly in splendid racing condition just now.