SPORTING.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17317, 1 December 1921, Page 10

SPORTING.

General entries for the Auckland Racing Club's Summer Meeting, and first forfeits for the Great Northern Derby, Great Northern Foal Stakes, and Royal Stakes are due at 5 p.m. to-morrow. ' In connexion with the Methven Racing Club's Annual Meeting on Saturday, a special passenger train will leave Christchurch for Methven at 7.40 a.m., returning at 6.10 p.m. In winning the Feilding Stakes yesterday, Gloaming registered his eighteenth successive victory. In the season of 1919-20, after finishing second to Poitrel in the Spring Stakes at Randwick. Gloaming won the Craven Plate, and then on his return to New Zealand won the four events that he contested. Last season ho had an unbroken record of twelve wins. Up to the present time he has started in 36 races, won 32 of them, been second three times, and only once unplaced, this being when he fell in the North Island Challenge Stakes. Despite all rumours to the contrary, there is everv reason to believe that the Hector Grav-S.isnnof combination will be on hand at Ellerslie ou Boxing Day. The mighty fallen! Achilles is now standing in the North Coast district of N.S.W. at the very modest fee of five guineas. Public form often proves a better guide than the most inspired information. To this end, "Form at a Glance" should form part of every racing man's equipment. "Form at a Glance." which is complete in every detail in both racine and trotting sections, will be published about the middle of December by the Christchurch Press Company, Ltd. In the Melrose Handicap at Tnkapuna, of the twenty-nine starters, owing to allowances and over-weights, no fewer than thirteen carried other than their handicap weights. Egmont Park, who finished second to Paoanui in the St. Andrew's Handicap at Feilding, yesterday, was not telegraphed as an acceptor in that event. An unusual, objection was raised against the installation of automatic totalisators in South Africa, in that they would be continually out of order owing to cockroaches and other insects getting into the working parts. It was pointed out that no trouble was experienced with these machines in Calcutta and Poona, and India in the rainy season lis a more_ insect-infested country than South Africa. Gold Kip, winner of the St. Andrew's Handicap at Takapuna yesterday, was in the money in this race last year, when Cleft. Bst, won from Tinopai, 6st 187b. with Gold Kip. 7st 121b. and Lord Kenilworth, 6st 101b, a dead-heat for third nlace. Gold Kip was handicapped at 8st"lllb yesterday,, as compared with Bst 81b in the Alison Cup on Saturday, when he finished out of a place. Crowhurst, a double winner over hurdles at Takapuna, is a half-brother by Rokeby to that smart sprinter Bmdle. The" breeding. of Happy Valley, dam of Bhidle and Crowhurst, recalls memories, as she is by Wallace—Faraway, by Bill of Portland—Happy Land, by Musket. It is expected that the South Canterbury Jockey Club's recent meeting will result in a profit to the club of about £2OO. Government taxation on the fixture totals about £2099. TAKAPUNA J.C. , S _ SPKING MEETING. (special to "thu rams.") ATTCKIANBjV Member 30. The Takapuna, J.C.'s. Sptinj-' Meeting; was concluded .to-day '.in ,m» weather. Totahsator investments amounted, to £67.944 10s, as against £66,643 last year, making a total for the Meeting of £136,910, an of *9tin 10s on laet year's figures. Hesuite:— £2 STANLE? HURDLES HANDICAP of 250 sovs; lim-2 Crowhurst 10 11 R. Wood 1-4 Otwa 92; 6 Pepin 95 8. 5 Tinokaha, 9'l0: 1 Approach ,9 8; 8 Stirrup Cup 9 6; 9 Smul 9 2; 8 Octoplete 9 1; 11 Anna Hoon 9; 12 Auburn 9; 10 RoUpr 9; and 7 No Mistake 9' also started. Won by two lengths and a half: three-quarters of a length second and third. Time 2m 625. CAUTLEY HANDICAP, of 400 60vs; 6f--1 Tama-a-roa 8. 6C. Reed 1; 7 InfanteJß 2:9 Broadwood 6 7 8. 3 Golden Bubble 9 4-4 Pavo 9; 2 King Abbey 8 6 and Queen Abbey 7 5 bracketed; .6 Dovelet 7 13; 6 Namutere 7 6pand 6 Leithfield 6 7 also started. Won by a head; two lengths second and third. Time lm 14*. VAUXHALL HANDICAP, of 250 sova; 1i —4 Wrangle 8 6 C. Keed 1; 11 Gold Bud 7' 9 2; 14 Midget 7 7 3. 18 Phyllona 9 8; 9 Royal Mark 9 8; 2 To Akitai 9 6; 1 Cold Bteel 9 4; 5 Wanigan 9 1;,6 Lady Patience 9- 3 Dactylis 8 18; 10 Irish Knight 8;, I'M Quaestor 7 9; 16 Gwenette 7 9; 8 Pengwen 7 6- 21 Lucy French 7 8; 19 Herchies 7 7; 15 Princess Roll 7 7; 20 St. Waipa 7 7; 17 Baldoyle 7 7; and 13 Lady Varco 7 f also started. Won by a length and a half; neok eecond and third. Time lm 295. ST. ANDREW'S HANDICAP, of 700 box*; 9f—3 Gold Kip 811 3. O'Shea 1; 5 Stork 82; 2 Tinohoro 8 4 8. 10 Starland 8 8; 1 Illumination-8 4; 6 Geoffrey 82; 4 Baceful 7 13; 8 Forest Gold 7 7; 9 Right and Left 7 6; 7 Fenona 7 1; and 11 Sunray 6 7 also fltarted. Won by a length; three-quarters of a length second and third; Starland was fourth., Time lm 64 l-sa. BAKING HANDICAP, of 600 sove; 61— 2'Uncle Ale* 9 6 A. Reed 1; I Refinement W2; 8 Ad-Astra 74 3. 4 Shebang 88; 6 Juet 8 B;i3Pipiw>a 7 11; 12 Bay Dighton 7 U; 6 Bretland 7 8; 16 Flying Comet 7 6; A Graceful 7 6; 14 Roulade 7'6; 8 Royal Fame 7 8; 7 Owen 6 8 car. 6 12; 11 Dorinda 6 7 car. 7 7; and 10 Lucky Lu 6 7 oar. 7 7 also started. Won by a head, length and a quarter second and third. Time lm Bs. .

PUPUKB HACK. HANDICAP, of 800 sots;' 91—3 Boomerday 9 8 J. O'Shea 1; 4 Some Fashion 0 8 2: 10 Mangawhero 8 4 car. 7 11 8. 1 Prince Abbey 10 4; 5 Ben Bolt 9 7; 2 Nunrant 8 8; 8 Formalin 8 8; 11 War Tank 84; 6 Marble Bell 8 car. 79; 9 Marble Slab 8; 13 Bright Light 7 18; 7 Navana 7 184-17Polini 7 12; 12 Tireless 7 12;. 14 Esplanade 7 10; 18 Winsome Arch 7 7 oar. ,7;-16 Commission. 7 7 car. 7;- and 16 Treso 7 7 car. 7 also starred. Won by two lengths; neok.between eecond and thira. Esplanade was- fourth. .Time lm 56 2-Se. KAWCT HURDLES HANDICAP, of 300 toVs;'lJm—3 Loyal Arch 10 10 W. Percival 1; 8 Otara 92; Multiplane 92 3. 1 Hyginag 12 &; - 4 Killard 10 10.; 5 Tenacious 10 S; "6 Poanui 9 6; and? Snake 9 2 alco started. Won by two lengths and a-half; ten lengths second and third. Time 3m 20s. WELTER HANDICAP, of 450 sore; 7i—--4 Arohin 9 3 A. Reed 1; 5 Rockfield 8 9 2; 3 Royal Abbey 10 93. 12 Demagogue 9 1; 1 Arch Salute 8 12 and Lightning 8 coupled; 2 Scrap o' Paper 8 6; 7 Cionmel 6 5; 8 Queens' Up 8 4; 11 Lovelight 8 2; 9 Pure Laziness 8; 8 Prince Charleroi 7 11; 15 Tresor 7 7; 14 Cantoris 7 7; 10 Mimiwhangata 7 7; and 13 Mumble 7 7 also started. Won by a length; three-quarters of a length aeoond and third. Cionmel waa fourth." Time lm 28s. NOTES ON THE RACING.

. Of the twoWe starters for tbe Stanley Handicap, Approach and Crowhurst nearly equally supported, carried almost half the pool. Pepin led past the stand, but at the back Approach, Otara, and Crowhuret drew up, and coming for home, the last-named had the race in saie keeping, winning by two lengths, a good race for second place ending in Otara beating Pepin by a neck, Uctoplete being fourth.

There were ten starters for the Cautley Handicap, Tama-a-roa being made a very eoiid favourite, with the Cambridge pair, King Abßey and Queen Abbey, bracketed, next in demand. Queen Abbey led Namutcro and Golden Bubble for three furlongs, and then Golden Bubble had his neck in front tor another furlong, but entering the otraight Infante- an 1 Tama-a-roa came on the scene, and drawing away, fought out a good finish, Tama-a-Toa winninc Hy' a head. Broadwood finished wall in 'third place, with Pavo fourth and Golden Bubble next, . The fine field of twenty-two came out for the Vauxhail mum. Cold Steel was a heavily backed one, and Te Akitai came in for more rapport than Dactylis, 'Wrangle, and Wanigan. The lead was-taken-after they had gono a furlong by Midget, but before the last quarter was entered, upon a number w«ie well bunched, Midget, Gold Hud, Wrangle, and Lady Patience being well in the lead. In the straight Wrangle came " out to win jiarriily by a length and a half from Gold Bud, who beat Midget a neck, their' coming Lady Patisnco. Backers of the divkiei.d payers had reason to be more than. pleated with the returns they received. Ten were left in the St. Andrew's Handicap after.the scratching of Tama-a-roa, Insurrection, Arch Salute, ai d Queens Up. Illumination was the heaviest buppbrted of the Meeting, but Tinohoro had also a big backing, and then came Gold Kip, Raeefui, and Stork, jplje favourite began the smartest from an excellent start, and led past the

stand out of the straight and' round the bnck, where Geoffrey was racing in second place. Three furlongs from home the field wa? well bunched. In the straight with heads turned for homo there was a great race. Gold Kip, Stork, and Tiuohoro came - on nbronst. and the top weight finishing t the strongest, won by a length, Tinohoro ■, less than that off third: Starlarri, Ilhif mination, and Geoffrey ue'l up. A field of sixteen two-year-olds lined out for the Eakino Handicap, Refinement being j- a decided favourite, though Kncle Alex, who won on Saturday, was C.190 well supported, ns were Ad Astra and Shebang. The public summed up the situation well. Uncle Alex ' led practically all tho way, and ridden oujt only won from Kefinement by the narrowest . margin, Ad Astra, who came. through from the middla of the field, setting into third s place, just in front of Flying Cornet. p A field of eighteen came out for the i Pupuke Hack Handicap, Prince Abbey and t unrant being nearly equally fancied, with n Boomei'iay and lte:\ lioh a.so well supported. . Prinoc Abbey made a s°°d deal of the running, but over the concluding stages e Boomerday and Some Fashion stayed on, 1- the first nnnieU winning by two lengths, 0 Mangawhero and Esplanade, either of whom 5 would have pa>J a big dividend following J the pair home at close intervals. Boomerday has steadily improved, and has kept earning ' more weight after each performance, and w ;1 still in the hack class, and so also is Some Fashion. Tho Kawau Handicap Hurdle field num- : bered eight. Hyginas, the favourite, fell at • the first hurdle. Poanui was leading Killard n at the last hurdle, where both fell, and ■X, Loyal Arch came on and won by over two lengths from Otara, whose fourth race it was during the two days. Multiplane and v Snake wera well back. E. Warner, the rider t of Poanui, was brought in in tho ambulance f apparently suffering greatly. The other riders were not hurt. , The business of the Meeting wound up r with a sixteen horse field in the* Weltor - Handicap. Arch Salute was favourite, with 1 Scrap 0' Paper, Royal Abbey, and Archie r next in demand. Over the last quarter of - a mile it looked like Archie, and this gelding came in. easily a length olear of Bocks' field, who beat Royal Abbey by nearly the - same margin. Clonmel, who was prominent s for five furlongs, was several lengths away 1 at' the head of a strung out lot. FEILDING J.C.'S SPRING MEETING. (rRESS ASSOCIATION" TELEGRAM.) FEILDING, November 80. ' The Feilding J.C.'s Spring Meeting openr ed to-day in fine weather. Totalisator inr vestments a mounted to £29,499 n» against n £44,740 on the first day last year. Results:— WAITUNA HURDLES, of 300 eovu; ljm ? —Kyoto 9 13 H. Burt 1; Kiplin.- 10 1 2: "" Ore Ore 11 5 3. Ngakanui 10 8; Athens 11. 10 1; Royal Exchange 9 11; and Paworewero j 9 also started. Won easily bv three lengths. „ Time, 3m 20 i-ss. ° AORANGI TRIAL, of 200 sovs; weight « 8; Gf—Roman T.V. E. Pine J; Matareka 2; r Lady Thurnham 3. Whiritae, Miss Gaseley, 3 Savory, Kada, Volita, Slave Mart, Solstice, s Adrina, Muraahi, Pantler, Zero Hour, Ambitious, Lady Nassau, Panache, Redlogue, Submerge, Big Gun, Kumenga, Adtose, Plea- " 6ure, Penaltv, and Springtide also started. 9 Won easily by two lengths. Time, lm 16 1 4-sa. ' ST. ANDREW'S HANDICAP, of 750 sots; ljm—Paoanui 7 12 H. Griffiths 1; Egmont 8 Park 7 2; Pluto 8 10 3. Molyncux 9; LoveS match 8 10; Bonelter 8 6; Festivity 7 i: , Kilgour 7 13; and Matatua 7 6 also started, fc Won by a neck. Time, 2m 36 2-6s. 1 KOWHAI HACK- HANDICAP, of 200. eovs; 7f-Kail 7 7 1; Valley Rose 7 9 2; \ Sunny Jim 8 8 3. Explorer 8 9; Malingerer i 8 8; Equitable 8 6; EarthshineS 7: Spare 1 Moments 8 2; Hallbwroz 8 2; Notajrede 7 13; - Rebuff 7 12; Siberian 7 12; Zircon 7 2; Sleeping Beauty 7 4; Yolande 7 2; March On 7 2; Erie 7 2; Generous 7; and Le r Forte 7 also started. Won by half a length, r Time, lm 31 2-6s. FLYING HANDICAP, of 400 sots; 6f Amber Tips 7 1 G. C. Young 1; Dainty ' Step 9 12; Bonny .'Briar 6 12 8. Inah 8 6; Marqueteur 8.3; Kinsem 8 3; Astenna 8 1; " Punka 8 1; Hyrinia,' 7 13; Income 7 11; f Birkie 7 9; Nursing Sister. 7 9; Tommy Rot 7 5; Mireusonta, 7; and Voluble 7 also started. Won by a length. Time, lm 16s. " FEILDING STAKES, of 650 'sovs; weight--1 for-age. 6f. f Gloaming .. .. G.Young 1 1 Eational i. ■ .. •• 2 Rouen .• ■• ,".'.,■ Pirouetto, lola, and Wairarapa also started. Won in a canter by two lengths; four lengths between second and third. Time, lm 1 3-sa. ''■''_, FITZROY HACK HANDICAP, of 200 a sovs; 6f—Celmisia 9 11 H. Ryder 1; Warfar wee 8 2 2; Mixture 8 18. Awake 8 13; s Cr'emo de Mlenthe o 3; Lord TJ«k 7 11; I Melting Moment 7 10; Mida 7 8; Demades I 7 8; To Maire 7 7; Passionless 7 4; Hindi 7; . d'Aubepines 7; and Cochineal 7 also started. t Won by three-quarters of a- length. Time, I 'kIWITEA WELTER HANDICAP, ofß3o . sovs; lm 54yds—Missgold 8 18 &. Orrell V, 1 American Beautv 8 6 2-;' Ngata Bvlß 3. ; SiH mohides 9 9; Crucelle 9; Rose Wreath 9; a Railand 8 11; Passin' Through 8 5; Betroit • o 1; and Festive 8 also ■ started, won .by a neck. GLOAMING'S. VICTORY. 9 (SPECIAL t« "THE TRESS.") b . FEILDING, Number SO. 1 There *as glorioue weather for the o'peninjf 5 of tlit. Fcilding Jockey Club's Spring MfeotinS » to-day, and a good attendance to witness a 1 capital afternoon's racing. The star »J*m in the card was the Sixteenth Feildahff Stakes, ' in-which a good tussle between Gloaming and i Rational was expected by people whohnf, ; accepted the current istory that Gloaming was 1 a good deal below his beat form, and that the a three-year-old had been galloping, extraordinU arily well. The owner of the ohampiory who 1 was paving his first visit to the course, made ; no secret of the fact that he had come-up ; to tee his horse win, and that he would be V a fairly good bet at substantial'odds_ on. • Rationale 'riends, on the other hand, doubted the ability of the gelding, with his penalty of • 101b, to make much of a show against t Gloaming, who was looking extraordinarily 1 fresh and well. The race seemed little more 1 than an exercise tantor for.the champion. He t drew the outside r.osition in a field of_ halt a a dozen, and George Young did not hurry b bim over the first couple of furlongs, prefer- . ring to get the vails "behind Rational and Wairarapa, but once in the straight he drow up on the inside, and came on to. Wirr with I the sreatest ease by two. lsngths ? tional, with Rouen aight lengths-further I away third, and the up. The tune for the five furlong*' was lmin 1 .MSmo, out. L the ground for 'the first furlong was a trifle 1 holding, and the winner was never fairly ex- ; tended. If lie retains his form till the Auck- ' land Meeting, Gloaming will be a very nara > nut to crack at Ellershe. SECOND DAY'S ACCEPTANCES. I) CHELTENHAM HURDLES, of 250 sovsj ; ljm—Zola 11 6; Ore Ore 11 6; Ruddy 11 4; 1 Mill 'o' Gowrie 11 8; Sir Fanciful 11 1; 1 Kyoto 11; Ngakanui 10 5; Kipling 10 4; ; Athens 11.9 12; Gold Problem fl- ; YORK HANDICAP, of 800. sow; 7f—--7 Dainty Step 9 6; Marqueteur 8 7; Tariß4; 9 Amber Tips 8 3; Asterina 8 8; Kinsem ti 8 2; Inah 8 2; Boreilis 8 1; Income 7 9; i Nursing Sister 7 8; Bonny Briar 7 3;. Volv üble 6 10; Festive 6 7. 1 NOVICE STAKES, of 200 sovs; weight 8 8; 7f—Big Chief, Fran, Whiritas, Yoland*, J Lady Nassau, Savory, rledlogue, Panacre, 1 Generous, Muraahi, Matariki. Pantler, Sub- - merge, Eon, Mark Time, dig - Gun, PleaS sure. » MANCHESTER HANDICAP; of 450 sow; ; ljm—Dainty Step 9 1; Lovematch 8 8; i. Trespass 8 6; Festivity 7 13; Egmont Park - 7 7; Matatua 7 6, ; NIKAU HACK HANDICAP, of 200 sov»; ; 6f—Celmisia 10 8; Helen Rufus B 11; Awake ■ 8 11; Mixture 8 5; Minsk 7 13; Sunny Jim 9 7 11; Valley Rose 7 8; Lord Uek 7 8; Be--9 mades 7 7; Mida 7 7; Regard 7 8; Te Maire 5 7 3; Lady Thurnham 7 2; lola 7; Lady . Kotiripo 6 13; Sleeping Beauty 6 12; Hindi 6 11; Slave Mart 6 11; d'Aubepines 6 11. v RONGOTEA HACK HANDICAP, of 200 s sovs; lm and 54yds—Warrawee 9; Malingerer 8 7; Explorer 8 6; Equitable 8 5; Kuia 8 4; Kail 8 3; Earthshine 8 3; Zircon 8; Notawede 7 13; HallowToa 7 18; Spare - Moments 7 13; Siberian 7 12; Bliesrnlneaa T 7 9; Sweet Song 7 9; Zero Hour 7 7; Radft - 7 5; March On 7 5; Erie 7 1; Penalty 7; 1 Le Forte 7. EMPIRE WELTER HANDICAP, of 300 1 sovs; lm and a distance—Simonides 9 8; ) Festivity 9 5; Rose Wreath 8 13; American i Beaiity 8 12; Railand 8 10; Passin'Through 3 8 4; Mort Avis 8 1; Detroit 7 13; Malingerer 7 7. T J TEOTTING NOTES. [ ' Nominations for the New Brighton T.C.'a t 1924 New Zealand Derby Stakes, and a nayt rr.ent of 1 sov for the 1922 New Zealand Derby Stakes are due to-day, at noon. • Nominations for the Auckland T.C.'i SumJ mer Meeting clcse to-morrow. } Final payments for the Auckland x.C* Great Northern Derby, 1921, and first aor coptanoes for tho Great Northern Derby, 1922, are due to-morrow. Ifr F. W. Edwards .has been . appointed J handicapper for the Wellington Trotting J Club. After a short spell Dillon Direct has been j recommissioned by E. Carlyon.. _ t A substantial offer was recently made for . the pacer Silver Shoe, and declined, t Royal Step has left F. E. Jones's etabla, 1 at:d is now an inmate of W. H. Munro's t stable. . ' August© Dillon is reported to have changed 1 hands, but still remains under N. C. Price's j care. -. Billy Dillon in future will no* in the,in» . terest of Mr W. H. Young, one of the part - owners of Willie Lincoln. Tho St. Kilda Handicap at Forbury Park f promisee* to produce a keen contest. I Amongst the likely starters .are Bellfashion , (G. C. Smith), Mako Mako (A. Pringle), Bluo • Chimes (A. McLellan), Greystone) CF- <&» t Jonee>, Lewis MoKianey" (F- Legg), 'Sihex

Shoe (O. Reed). Gladeye (D. TTithen), Hirl n Galindo (J. Mesnervey, jun.l, ~uk» Whip, (J. McLennan), Cromrtall i'A. Bins), Sanih Star (W. Buxrows\ Locanda Dillon, Chimes, and John Pool. The Olive sportsman. Mr R. ShtoTboit hoe ft fin* crop of foaJs I>v hij proajjjjj vowng (rotter, Native Kir.?. Raww, Starr, Flitaway, Rcth?rluM Klect, M d Fair Puritan have each produced !i!iie«, and Kir. wee, Tlie Limit, Mi?* Audrer. Muriel D»rt T Calmlv and Pufcckiirii ench a celt, whit* that speedv mare i'olo is duo tr> foal it i DT time. Mr Shadbolt has recommi»»ion«4 Native Kirar, and recently purchased Hui» Dillon, who wf.l replace Naliw Kir.tr it tbe gtud this season.