RACING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 161, 10 July 1922, Page 8

RACING NEWS.

j . WELLINGTON WINTER MEETING. MASTKII STKOWAN WINS STEEPLES. illy Telegraph.—Press Association, i i WELLINGTON. Saturday. I At tlie Wellington Uncing Clubs Winter Meeting Ihe sum of •;.-,.!.r,0:; was passed tlirouyli Iho lotallSiilor. compared with EU3.070 Id on ilic corresponding day last year. The following were the results of the later events :— i wi:li.in(;tox stkkplkciiasf. of fiisoo. 1 About three miles and a-o.uarter. Mr. I". S. Kaston's li g Master Htrowau. I aced. by Strowan—dam by The Artist. IU.IO i\\. VounK) 1 Messrs. <;. and I-\ I'eac-lis b -A Uaklei;h. aged, 10.11 J ' Mr. A. N. lUngle's l> X Waikarctu syrs. ji.ri ?. t Also .started.—Coalition Xgata 11.7. Deil lll.jt, Khartoum 10.(5. Kohu in.-. , . First Line 10.0, Lawjuit O.S. lied Cent y.ii. <il,l linld i«.(i. Master Koris 0.1, I.lkeliliood ».O. (Jlenisla l). 0, Calnia i'.n. Master Strowau won by half a Icnsth from nakleigb. who was '_'<i len-.-tns in advance of Walkaretu. Time. 7.::. CHARITY CUP of 500SOVS. One mile. Arch Salute. lU.O (A. J. McFlynni 1 <!old Kip, i<l.l 2 Demos, lll.il :: Also started.—Tame Kos v.l. Dainty I Step 10.11. Printemp.s 10.10, Chimera 10.7, Heather iSpris 10.7. Iloyal box m.:i. Forest Uold 10.i>. Some Kid 10. U. T:ntertield !).!). Kllrueb !!.!'. llanransi n.7. 0.7' !».3, Uacdad o.2,'stork !».2, Mort Avis o.l". Kilbee st.O. Inu.h I'ourage i.M. Prince Hal o.l', callashan !>.(>. Mantua 0.0. Mlswland n.o. Arch Salute won l>y throe lengths from (;old Kip, who l>.;it homos by a hend for second place. Time, 1.47. TKKNTIIAM lIL'RDLK IiACK. (Jne mile anil three-ijuarters. (ieneral Petatn. ln.ln (McMillan) 1 Penury Rose, O.S -j Kalstair, 0.8 :; Also started.—Fisher. 3 1.]:;. Volo 11.5, (iladlul 11M3, No Bother 10.11. Alteration 10.10-. Spook 10.7. lioyal (Jift 10.1, Kareao O.!S. Kyoio il.il, Dick !>.:!. (Jeneral I'ctuin won by five lengths, a lenjrth separating second aud third. Time. :>.--4. TK AHCI HANDICAP. Six furlonss. Wranjtlc, lO.lu 11". Corlptt) l Liqueur. 0.8 i! Push a ■ Also started.—liitbolla 10.10. Battle ! Kniirhr HMO. Sir liurnett lo.it, Taipairu lii.."> Birkeneila 10.1. Yankee Dan 10.1. Economist 10.0, Te Kuri H.lO. Uipplins O.n. l.oyal Maid !(.t>. In the Pink 0.7. Uonibrook I U.S. Moonstruck 11.5, Zero Hour 0.5, Jtoset O.J. Punishment 0.0, Misrule 0.0. Spoute 0.0, Danoguc o.n. i Wnmirle won by a nose from Liqueur, which was separated by a length from Bip Push. Time, 1.17. V.R.C. GRAND NATIONAL. WON BY MOLXTAIX GOD. MELBOURNE, Tuly .S. The Victoria Unclng Club's Grand National Meeting concluded at Flemingfon 10-iiay. As a result of heavy rain which fell over night the rare track was in a sodilctierl condition, and several portions of the course and lawn were under water. The

weather was, however, fine overhead. The following was the result of the leading* event:—

THE V R C fiRAND NATIONAL, •STEEPLECHASE, a sweepstake of £2O each with £20000 added. About three miles and a furlons.

MOTiSTAIN <;OD. or k. aged, by Mountain King—Demoiselle, (Mr. J. S. Feehan), 13.7-8. Reid RESEMBTjER. b jr. ascd (Xγ. D. Campbell), o.l—Warner

MONROSE, gr g. ased (Mr. H. Connolly). 12.0. including 71b penaltyConnolly

Twelve started. Kins Hijrh showed the n-av round the first time. Near the mile ami a nuarter pnst KUlgf Hisn and Haomi fell Approaching the last half-mile Mountain God was sixth. Berribee led into the straight but below the distance Mountain Ood came with a great rnn and cutting down the opposition he drew away and won easily by a lengtb and a half. Wooloo was fourth and Poiran last. Time. 6.381.----iA. and N.Z. Table).