LATEST SPORTING NEWS

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1137, 4 November 1904, Page 3

LATEST SPORTING NEWS

V.R.O. SPRING MEETING I w THIRD DAY, J GLADSOME SCORES ANOTHER VICTORY. Pr*u Aiio»ittion.— CjpyrUhv Memoobnb, Nov. 3., Tbb weather was showery for yesterday's races. There was a good atteudauoo. Results:— HURDLES. Trent 1 Kudos 2 Bluo Rook 3 Eight others ran. Betting 5 to 2 v, Trent, who won by ono and a-quarter-lengths. Tiint), 8,54. NURSERY HANDICAP, North Head 1 Infanta 2 Scorcher 3 Eight othors ran, Betting 5t04 on the winner. Won by throe lengths. Time, 1.18. FLYING STAKES. Gladsomo 1 Bylvanito 2 Billingsgate 3 Four others ran. Betting 7 to 4on Gladaom?, who won by lmlf a longth. Time, 1.29 J. ' OARNIVAL HANDICAP. Cato ... , 1 Sweot Noll ' 2 Sweep Clean 3 All the others ran. Betting 3 to 1 Cato, who won by two lengths. 'lime, 2,9}. OAKS. Redstronk 1 Impress 2 Gunstook 8

Throe others ran. Betting ovon money Redstreak. Impress was in tho load nearly all the way, but at tba turn RcdBtreak, who was bumped at tho back of the oourae, oamo through, and won easily by throe lengths. Timo, 2 42. VICTORIAN STAKES. Now Broom 1 Patronus 2 Pliablo - 8 Betting 15 to 1 the winner. Won by two lengths. Time, 2 J. NEW ZEALAND CDP. By Telegraph.—Press Association. CnitiSTCHTJiton, this day. Tho following aro tho final acceptances for the Now Zealand Cup Convoy ... 8 6 Full Cry ... 7 3 Grand Rapids 8 5 Mabutonga... 7 0 Molodeon ... 711 Calibre ... 612 Fleka ... 7 4 Blackstono... 6 7 LATEST'BETriNG. 't Telegraph.—Press Association. CnßisToinincH, this day. Betting on the New Zealand Cup is still very quiot. Following are tho laiost quotations—--5 to 2 Grand Rapids 4 to 1 Mahutonga 5 to 1 Convoy, Molodeon, nnd Calibre 20 to 1 Full Cry 25 to 1 Fleka 83 to 1 Blaokstone. RICCARION GALLOPS, By TeleertDh. —Vre«i Association. Ohuisiobohoh, this day. A norwost gale was blowing after broakfast yestorday which uiaie all tho half gallops faster. Signalman (McCluskoy) was soveral lengths ahead of Cannio Ohiol in a mile and a-quarter go on tho plough in 2.18. To-morrow ran six furlongs on tho 6ame track from a standing start in 1.18 J. King Billy covered half a milo on tho grass from a flying start in 48}. Ho went WBll. ,

Alix belt Crown Imperial and Framontana over tho same ground in 49|,

Quarryman and Chiysies spurted fivo furlongs round the back. The Mohican, Tho Guesser, and Stepdancer ran six furlongs. Tho latter was ridden oat and finished several longtbs in front in 1.19.

Stronghold beat Teasorn by three lengths at the ond five furlongs on tho plough 1.6 Blackstono (Milne), Molodeon (Hay), and Full Cry (Price) ran a mile and a-hnlf on tho grass, Melodeon finished nearly a length a hoad of Full Cry. Blackstone, who tired badly the latter part of tho journey, was beaten by four lougths. Timo 2.48. Molodeon was pacing on his best. Petrovna spurted three furlongs. Beau Soaton nnd Master Alix finished togother over five furlongs on tho plough in 1,4}.

Vladimor (King) had bost of Red Gauntlot at the end of six furlongs on tho grass fo 1.17. Brighton started with them but was not porsevcrcd with, Chivalry easily hold Shrapnel Shell during a gallop over six furlongs on tho -grass in I,lß], Convoy was far too good for Flnmon during a milo upon tho grass in 1.43J-. He beat him by four lengths without being fully extonded. 'Zetland ran a milo ut throe quartor pace.

Mahutonga (Buchanan) kept alongside Floka (Carroll) for a mile anil a half 01: tho grass iij 2.441/5. The former was going well within himsolf all the way. De la Key ran a mile on the grass, Tingani assisting him over the lust live 'furlongs in l,ii\ Ballarat and llopa finished togothor over half a mile from a standing start on the grass in 40 1/5. Zoblous and Tupara wore both belter than Taxpayer, whilo running a mile on the plough in 1.51, After broakfast Khollliro boat Sandy over a milo on Lho grass in 1,46. Tbo former was unshod,

Miss King, who riddon out, ran a milo on the grass in I.4'J 1/5. Achilles and Aisla woro working, but wero nntslrippcd. Mr Monk's Champion will (j ■ : i ii 1 bo ablo to start at the meeting i improving.

The weather waspcrfcol, and tho course and tracks very fast for this morning's gallops. All the Cup horsoa worked steadily, with the exception of Oolibro, who ran a milo on tho plough oowlorhbly in 1.45 2/5, Stronghold, four furlongs on the plough in 53.

Solution and Tupons, live furlongs on tho grass from a flying start in 1,4.1, Ballarat, four ftu longs on tho plough in 49 see.

Ropa, tbo last four of fivo on tho grim iu 50 sec, but finished badly. Flnmon, six furlongs on tho grass in 1.18 2/5, and was all out. Chivalry assisted over the first four, boiog then pulled off, Aohilles, half a mile on lho grass in 49 3/5. Ho appears quite sound again. The majority of tho othorsv did atoady euevciae or short spnrls. There is every prospect of grand woathor for Cup day, The going is in excellent order, being fast but not hard.