SPORTING

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 27 December 1913, Page 5

SPORTING

AUCKLAND MEETING.

CUP WON BY SIR SOLO.

KING LXJPIN TAKES THE BAILWAY HANDICAP.

(By Telegraph—Prtu Auoeiation.) AUCKLAND. Last Night.

The A.11.C. Summer meeting opened to-day in glorious weather, there wa-s a great attendance at Ellerslie, estimated at 40,000. The tote staff were busily engaged during the day, handling £63,611, as against £54,479 on the corresponding day last year. The course was in great order and the times were fast. In the Railway Handicap Postillion fell and Dawn lost his rider in the Hurdles. The results are as follow:

Shortland Plate, 300 sovs, 1 mile—--2 F. Stenning's Monojack, 7.7 (B. Deeley), 1; 1 Austin, 8.2, 2; 11 Banian, 7.1 3. Also started. —4 Antiphone, 15 Battleabbey, 18 Romanui, 3 Decgrate, 13 Excavator, 14 The Celt, 5 Lady Elgina, 10 Laverna, 11 Makura, 10 Parawai, 6 St. Francis, 12 Belasio, 17 Self, 7 Unity, 8 Mint. Time, lmin 40 3-sseo> G.N. '-Foal Stakes, of 1000 sovs, 6 furlongs.—4 G. D. Greenwood's Recontre, 8.5 (W. Young); 1; 5 Troy, 8.7, 2 j 1 Hyettus. SJLO, 3. Also started—A First Flight, 1 Hymettius, 4 Marsa. Time, lmin 15 2-ssec. Robinson Handicap, of 130 sovs., 7 furlongs.—lo Harvey Patterson's Silver Shield, 8.3 (W. Scobie)y 1; 12 Opposition, 6.12, 2; 8 Salvia, 7.7, 3. Also started—2 Historiette, 3 Matawerewere, Barbwire, Jai-denT, Ovation, 7 Tinoreka, 9 Motorman, 5 Holdfast, 6 Moddite, 13 Fleetarrow, 14 Prestwick. Time, lmin 28sec. Auckland Cu'p, of 2X50 sovs., two miles.—l F. Dorset's Sir Sold, 7.10, (F. E. Jones), 1; 14 J. D. Kemp's Ptince Merriwee, 8.2 2; 7 6.L. Stead's Bon Ton, 8.5 3.- Also started.—3 Potoa, 2 Jack Delaval, \2 Bleriot, 4 La Reina, 14 Jolie Filie (coupled, with Prince , Merriwee), .10 Santa Rosa,. 5 Colonel Soult, $ Sea Pink; 13 Quarantine, .9 Tiresome," 6 Royal Arms, 17 Guiding Way,/ 15 Soultikoff, 18 Ma*coni, 11 Marshall Mac Donald. Won by three-quarters of a length, the third horse two lengths away. Time, 3min 2ITU-ssec. Grafton Hurdles, of 3tX) Sovs., two miles.—C. Mumby'e Sandy Paul, 10.10 (McCabe), 1; Phroso, 11.2 2; Umeraboy, 9.3, 3. Also started— Waiputere, Dawri, Regain, ; ;Y<s?stal. . Spectre- JT ipae, , 3taiii; 47, •lVpsecr/jV / I'-f'' furlongs.—; 3 -R, Hannpn's-;Kirig' Lupin; 7.0 (Robins), 1 • -9 Crown Pearl, 8.9, 2; 8 Beldame, 7,2, 3. Also started.—l Postillion, • 2 Culprit, 5 Prince Soult, 4 Merry Roe, 15 Haskayne, 11 Gipsy Belle, 5 Goldsize, 6 Kakama, 14 Salute, 13 Rose de Guerre. 10 Salzburg, 12 Glad Tidings, 13 Sir Malt. Won by a neck, with the third horse one and a half lengths away. Time, lmin 13 l-ssec. Nursery Handicap, of 300 sovs., 5 1 furlongs;—! . H. Lowry's Balboa, B.lb (O'Shea), 1; "7 Mon Emma, 7.2, '2; 6 Delenda, 7.3, 3. Also started—--4 Oharmilla,"3 Mullingar, 7 Fabrikoff, 5 Purseform, 8 Intelligible, 9 Golden Petal, 11 Gold Necklet, 11 Silver Mane, 14 Manukau. Won all the way by two lengths. Time, lmin 1 sec. .

Christmas Handicaps of 300 . sovs., 1 mile.—7' Mr - S. Lenard'is .Tangiwai, 6.9 (R. Berry), .1; 12 King • Soult, 7.11, T; Royal Irish, 8.2, 3. # Also started.—l Stardancer, 3 Allegation,, Peg, 11 Kaween, 6 Bluestone, 9 Semolina, l& Monorail* iO.Laily, Menschikoff, 13 Advocate, 5 The .Hague, Worcester. Won ."all tlm way by half a length. Time, lmin 39 2-ssec.

MAN AW ATU RACES.

CUP WON BY KILRAIN

PALMERSTON X., Last Night. Beautiful weather prevailed; for the opening day of "the Manawatu Racing Club's Stfmmer meeting. There was a record attendance and the course was in splendid order. The sum of £6148 was invested on the Cup race in which twenty horses started. The sum of £32,702 was passed through the machine, as against £28,976 last year. Results-: Trial Plate ,of 100 sovs., 7 furlongs—W". Smart's Amity, 7,13::(0'"Halloran), 1; Ladify. 7;2, 2; Hiwitapu, 7.0, 3. Also started.—Omauawa, St Elm, Prince Laddo. French Rose. Won. by a head. Time, l:nin 30sec. Tokomaru Hurdles, of 120 sovs., If M. Cameron's Marblehead, 9.0 (H. Trickiebank), 1; Eiiroco, 10;8, 2 j Taurangi, 9.0 3. Also started.— Tewhetu, Maku, Hu:a, Highden, Time, 2min 23 4-ssec. Gillies Hack Handicap, of 100 sovs, 6 furlongs.—J. F." Hatha way's Heather, 8.8 (A. Oliver), 1 ; Red. Book, 8.7, 2 j Charlerose. 7.7, 3. Also started Hero, Aratiatia, Sir Moutoa, Zeus, Wiildemar, Courtley, Wailand, Epworth, Portraiture, Sir Saracen, Sir Fisher, Radiancy. Won by a length and a half. Time, lmin 17 l-ssec. ~ Manawatu Cup, of 700 sovis., 11 E. T. Riddiford's Ivilrain, 7.6 (A. Reid), 1; Lord Renown,. 7.13, 2; Sir Knox, 8.1, 3. Also started.-fMid-night J3un, Los Angelos, S.iiapis, ' Bronze, Birkline,' Roosevelt, Ladoga, Master Laddo, Lady Laddo, Kopu, Mangaroa, Ariom, Odessa, 1 _ Moutoa Girl, Seatondale, Imarose, Moirette. Won by two lengths. Time, 2min 34 Juvenile Handicap ,of 125 sovs., C furlongs.—P. Soame's Martian Princess, 6.10 (R. Hunt), 1; Bertrada, 8.9, 2; Tavistock, 6.12, 3. Also ran —Peronilla, Papanui, Miraculous, Pavlovna, The Spite. Won by two lengths. Time, lmin ssec. Tararua Hack Welter, of 100 sovs, 7 furolngs.—T. Murcott's Sir Donald, 8.0 (W. D Price), 1; Arlington, 8.0, 2; Te Hou Hou, 8.0, 3. Also ran— Braeburn, Monologue, Papamarama, Gerbera, Pavlova, Prince Laddo, Billington, Glenorchy. Won by a head. Time, lmin 33sec. Fitzlierbert Hack ,of 300 sovs., 6 furlongs. —W. G. Stead'® Bandiera, 8.4 (A. Oliver), 1; ' Sanguinary, 7.6, 2; Lady Louisa, 7.5, 3. Also ran

Gladiole, Blue Lake, Immer, Mount Victoria, Secret Link, Eocene, Styx, Parewanui, Sartovna. W'on by three lengths. Time, lmih 15sec. Grandstand Handicap, of 150 sovs, 1 mile and 55 yards.—F. W. Fitzpatrick's Mummer, 8.0 (H. Watson), 1; Coromandel, 7.7, 2; Lady Nolan, 6.9, 3. Aleo ran—Merrie Frank, Ngatimaru, Black. Lupin, Semaphore. Won easily by two lengths. Time, 1 min 46sec.