SPORTING.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15535, 10 March 1916, Page 9

SPORTING.

X-B-C. AUTUMX MEETING. r THIRD DAY, go* Cable— Pres3 Association. —Copyright.) (Bcceivod March O.n.j p.m.)

■ .. MELBOURNE. March 9. The Victoria Racin~ Club's Autumn Meeting rrae continued to-day in fine weather and a large attendance. Results: —

-AUTUMN HUItDLE RACK, a handicap • eweepsiaics of 2 sots cach. witii 3.50 nova jdded: second TO eova, s-r. j third 35 sots from 3taJtc. Three railed. Jl. Phillips's b <r Jaliundur, by Challenger—Yiida, Srrs. l«'et !)!b .. 1 p. O'Brien's br z Dwiackss. by Hercuies— Miss Dtmiop, ased, lOs't o!b .. 2 ■yf. Byan's h or br « Me.-rirnax. by ilernitoo— Maiima, aged, Ost Oib .. 3 . Fifteen started.

Dunacjee wont to t.iio front in tho last jjjile and Jal'tindur challenged at tlie turn, jetting up i» time to win by half u. ntck. Tunc, Sniin 5'J.-kc. C. H. LLOYD STAKES, a fiv.-eejistakes of 9 govs each, «i!ii JCf.'O 'OVf, added; stcond 200 sovs, and third l'>> sovs from etake. \Vei?ht-for-aa:e. One mile. yf r Landaie's b in Anrata, by — Carissirn.i. syrs, Sst 12.6 .. .. 1 Jf. Power's b or br <■ Durraiadcen. by . Bobadil—TC"iiari's sister, 4yr«, !>st .. 2 A. Foley'fl b c (Jim. by Antonio—Virtu, <yrs, Ost . • .. .. .. .1

High Rock Pet lib. li'.vnit !)st lib, AVoora Set. and Traqnctto gpt llib also started.

Woorak v/aa axay, Traquetto and ■ Aroata beiriß ciightly left. Tra/justto -.vaa ■ goon into ln-r htndo. and v.-es in frcrru at the end of a fnrlonp. v.hon the older v.-a« Tragaette, AVcorak. lownit, Am::ta, ;md (iiru. At .'.'* he half-mi.'e post Truanrite ■ »nd three-quarters out from Woorak rnd Bnrrabadeen. was flirt into the ,»tliisht, but Amat-a ar.d [Jin boi.lt .comfnt; very faat, displaced Woorak, and. pa.?s.'ine Tra<]tiette, raecd n-.c]: anel ne<-!: to the' "jogt, Amata getting the verdict by half a geek. Time, lniin 38' sec.

AUTUifN HANDICAP, w f?:vrrp.-*.'(r t rf: nf sots (act, with 500 sors added: rrcond 300 sovfi, and third 50 sov3 from stake. One miio and five furlong. ■¥. Fo/fl b h The Christian Broi her, by Something Irish—Charmed Life, syrs, 7st 11lb .. .. i 'T. Payten's br c First Ixv.son, by Hi-Jin;; Master —Tliali.i, ,"yrs, Cat l-!b .. 2 J. Wilson's b m ifiish .Money, by Bobadil —Remain. syre,° 6st 7ib ' .. .. S Atora aUi skirted. First Lc*son made the <ar!v running. but ' The Chri ian Brother Jod into Ih:> ftjaijrhi and won by half a length. Tim*. 'Jmiii sLsec. •MARCH NURSERY HANDICAP, n sweepstakes of 3 so;\s ea«h. with 300 sovs ' . added; eccond (iO novr,, and third HO sovs / from stake. For two-year-oldd. Six fur"v' lon pa. -jßarn and Connolly''s blk f -Manaro. by Comedy King—Snowy River, B=t nib .. 1 ; Lealie English's b f Poitrir.a, by Tho Wclkin— Axmigera, Bbt Sjl> .. ..2 -W. H. Richardson's b c Ptaroj, by Po<;:'taDO—Fides, 7st .. .. .. 3 Eleven started. Poitrina led to the distance, but Mi naro . challenged strongly and won by half a head, i Time, lmiu lGlsec. JJOCE PLATE, a sweepstakes of 7 roys each, with 750 sovs added; sccond 150 soys, and third 75 govs from 6t;'ko. Weightfar age, with allowances. Two mi Ice, ■ '■J..Roger and J. Rivera's b ot br I Carlita, ■ v -by Charlemagne ll.—Couronno, 4yvs, Bst 111b .. .. .. ..1 K. Hawkor's b h Cyklon, by Spcarij.> mint—Cya.nc.rn, 6yr3, flat 41b .. 2 -J]L Ellis's b c .Francis Foy, by Yaaco—Madder, -3yrs, 7st (Olb allow!) .. 3 Priie tighter Ost .llb also started. ' f Carlita was leading by about t-cn lengths k »t tho milo poet, when Cyklon went in purnut. Tho English horse, however, failed ,-by two lengths to reach Carlita. when the TV post was passed. Time, 3itiin 30sec. "ftEIYER HANDICAP, a sweepstakes of 3 tors-cach, with 300 sov a added; seconds*) sovs, and third 30 6ovs from stake. On© ■ mile and a quarter. ,P. O'Day's br g Positaa, by Positano— Laura, 6yrs, 7«t 7lb .. 1J. E. O'Dwyer's b m Goldon Charm, by *i Aurum—Charming:, 6yrs. 7st-7lb .. 2 -Messrs Baillieu's b f WaJJachia., by Wallace—Carissima, 4yre, Bat 51b ..' 3 Thirteen started. . Won by half a head. Time, 2min 81-soc. /' REDUCTION OF RACING. (By Cable.—Press Association. —Copyright.) C (Received March Oth, 10.25. p.m.) u . .'i '-. SYDNEY, March 9. la tho Assembly, replying to a question curtailing of racing, Mr Holman declared 'that the ..only effect of such i s coarse would be to-: throw a number of ■; -people out of work. • NELSON- J.C.'S ANNUAL MEETING'. f l *® l3s association telegram,). ''fern: -n- _ NELSON, March 9. i£i v Th« fiGlson Jockey Club's Annual Mcetin* etmduded in perfect weather to-day, and a eood track. The totalisator inveetmen ts were £8533, making a total for the £17,015, an increase'of £8040 over t year. Results:— JC HACK HANDICAP, of 65 furlongs—3 Samisen. 10st 7lb 1>nt, Bst 13Ib, 2; 1 Humorist, 7st Tat Olb, Trickery 7st -7lb, •t 7lb. Baby 7st 7lb, Meron««l 7 S t 7st 71b, and Bayform 7st 71b also Kme. lmin 4aec. HANDICAP TROT,- of 80 sow -Micjpy Man, 18sec, l;/3 Bapura, > Brachycombe, 17sec, 3. Bobby limaxio flaec, Major Election ssec, S. 14eec, Irish Sing 20sec, W«lOsec, Governor Jack 24sec, and Mclaec also started. Won easily, l 23sec. 3D MEMORIAL, of 200 eovs; one l quarter—l Want, Bst 2ib, 1; 2 4. 4lb, 2;4 Rotlmania, Sat 61b, 3. _ Bst 121b, Imarose Bat 2lb, and Tet 51b also started. Won by a a half. Time,.2min 10 3-54h ecc. HACK WELTER, of 80 nova; ngs—l Martial Air; 9st 21b, 1; ftst, 2; 5 Mollymawk, Bet 7lb. 3, t 61b, Improve Bst 61b, Red Light 1 Shield 'Bst, Rekura 7st 71b, and 7lb also started. Won by a bead. 30sec. HANDICAP, of 130 sovs; six Bradamante. 6st 121b, 1: 1 Need, 2 Caraid Dileas, 7st 121b. 3. 3 toria Sat also started. Won by .■ Time, lmin'l6 2-sth eoc. HANDICAP TROT, of 65 boys; L General Advance, 22«4c, 1; ' 5 n,. 215ec,.2; 3 Promotion, ecr, 3. 4sec, Lady H. 16sec, Halo 21sec, 22sec, and Heirloom 22sec also Ton easily. Time, 2min 35 2-sth SACK HANDICAP, of 80 sovs; —1 Totaranui, 9st, 1; 5 Trickery, 3 7st 9lb, S. Kenepuru by 7st 71b, and Pinlr ORibbon 7st rted. .Won by a length. Time, ill" Handicap, of 100 aovs; six Heeltap, Set, 1; 2 Want, &t 51b, 1 Dileas, 7st 12lb. 3. 3 Rongora started. Won by half a length. 15 4-5 th sec. CANTERBURY AND OXFORD JOCKEY CLUB. al meeting of the North CanterIxford Jockey Club was held a.t at evening. Present—Messrs H. Asch (in the chair), M. Scott, C. C. Pateraon, G. Cudby, C. V Hopkins, •W. L. Jamieson, S. Votheispoon, W. Kelcher, J. G. D. Newman, and A. J. Tutton Allington and H. "Hill as -were ibers. ■* 1 ice-sheet, which was adopted, rcocipts as £1051 13s 3d, made ws:—Oxford Jockey Club £50, ibscriptiora £76 4s sd, totalisator 17s 3d, nomination fees £320 6s ney 19s, rac« cards £29 16s, >ooth £25, and other sources £2. itane totalled £811 2s Bd, intes £501, Government tax £135. ciaJs £56 14s sd, printing and 5 6s 9d, and sundries £67 14s BdL redit balance of £240 10a 7d, as tebit of £3 lis J6d at the beth» year. The bank balance to be £200 Os 9d after meeting ■ere elected aa follows .-—Patrons, iddo, M.P., and Messrs P. x»uscli tt; president, Mr H. C. D. Van presidents, Messrs A. Henderson, Wotherspcon, J.G. MSwdonald, I, and W. Cunningham; stewards tee Messrs K. Gunn, G. Cudby, • F - Hopkins. H. Dix, w F at ? rßon - p - MoCraeken, in, W. L. Jamieson. J. H. Power! 7- D. McGrath, C. Allington, W. R. Frizzell, J. W. Frizzell, and secretary, Mr A. J. Tutton; twal, Scott; auditor, Mr H. C. Wil- ? committee, the president and' r. Lynskey and J. G. Macdonald. ecided that all other officials ppointed by the committee. jolved that the secretary should » per annum for his services from date. ' lotion of Mr C. Paterson it t the subscziptiona of ail soldier i active service should be paid. «y was instructed to wriuTto irell Bros, asking them to combuildings without further ib back in W. McDonald's

Acceptances for the 3lasterton Racing Club's Autumn -Meeting are duo thus evening. Nominations lor tuc bouth Caiitcibury Jockey Ciub'-. Autumn - -Meeting clom' this evening. „ , . „ Nominations for tup Pahiatua ing Club's Annual Meeting close this evening. ~ , Nominations for the Canterbury Jockey Club's Great Kaster and Great Autumn Handicaps close tits evening. Another Martian, callcd Zens, from Steplyinip. therefore tull-fiister to Zeus, won a race on February -6th at Millthorpe (N.S.W.J. . I'esemblanco (H. McGregor) and Glenyar (U. McSeveny) wero schooled ovi;r'tbe pony hurdles again at Biccarton yesterday, and both gave interesting displays for novices. The" Martian—St. Regis fillv, Lov-ely Night, won another race in South Wales on February 29th. This was the Novice Handicap at Menanglo Park, in which she was favourite, and beat sixteen other runners.

At the Ascot Races (N.S.W.) on February 20tii, tho Achilles —Celaeno filly, Jiriseis, again scored. Starting an odd.s-on favourite in the Flying Handicap, she h::d no trouble in defeating ten others, to all of whom except one she was conceding weight. Mr Charles .Morgan. a well-known trotting enthusiast, died in Christchurch on .Monday. A few days ago he entered the Hospital, and was operated on for appendicitis, and was aftenvardci reported to be progressing satisfactorily, nut <1 turn tor the worse came, and tie never rallied. 'fhe late Mr Morgan, who was about it (J years of age, was well knov.n in trotting circles on the West Coast, and will be remembered as having piloted the Reef ton-owned horses Peony and Voter K> their recent victories. Hib parents reside at Sydenham and lie also leaves two brothers and two sisters to mourn their loss.

A well-known and popular resi- ! dent of Poverty Bay in Hie person of -Mr M. Maher\ passed away at. the Uisborne Hospital on Sunday, at the ago <>1 !!i years. From Jiis early youth lie had been engaged among - horses, first being in tho sorvic.c of Mr Duncan Hepburn, as a trainer and jockey, and subsequently he rode and trained lor some of the leading sportsmen in New Zealand, including the laic Mr Allan McDonald, Mr D. McDonald, and Sir James Carroll To the last-named ho had acted as private trainer for a lengthy period, and he only relinquished that position owing to tho breakdown in nis health, wnich has had so unfortunate a termination. One of the best horses lie rode over hurdles was Catif, on which he Avon a hurdie racc at Hawke's Hav. putting up a record at that time for New Zealand over a mile and'three-quarters, running the distance in 3.17. He also trained Herculanium when he beat Waitiri at •Makaruka, the latter being-barred on the machine. Old-time frisborne sports will remember a match that created a lot of interest at . the time between Disturbance (ridden by Maher) and Catif (ridden by I>. J. liarry), one mile over fences, for £25 a bide, the former winning. T-he best-horse the deceased trained was Mahutongn, who ran second in the New Zealand Cup, and then went to Auckland and won the Auckland Cup, carrying Bst 121b, also winning the C.J.C. Winter Cup 9st 101b, and Metropolitan Handicap Bst, and numerous other races for Sir James Carroll. Maher possessed a very fine disposition, and had a good word for everyone, and was very well liked: trainers throughout the Dominion who knew him always had a good word for Mick. The family will havo tho sympathy of a larjje number of 1 sportsmen.