SPORTING.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4456, 10 November 1885, Page 3

SPORTING.

PETANE RACES.

Notwithstanding tho favorable weather only some five hundred pcoplo attended this gnthoring, which, from a racing point of viow, proved the best of all tho meetings ever held at Petane. Not a single accident marred the day's proceedings, there was not a protest nor dispute iv any event, nnd with the exception of a long wait between tho first and second races while tho hurdles wore being erected, the public had much to thank tho stewards for in their successful efforts to make tho meeting a ploasant ono. Nearly two thousand pounds passed through the totalisator, but as tho favorites won tho majority of tho contests, tho dividends during the day wero small. Tho following are tho details :—

MAIDEN .LATE. Of 35 soys ; weight for ago ; distance 1\ milo. Mr R. Massoy's b m Gipsy, syrs, (M'Kenny) .. .. .. .. 1 Mr W. Y. Donnott's br g Silence, 3yrs., (11. Dennett) 2 Mr P. Martin's br g Tho Arrow, 4yrs (Robortson) .. .. .. .. 3 Mr Robinson's brg Rifleman, 4yrs, (F. Mann) 0 Mr H. Monteith's blk g Wnllabi, aged

(Griffiths) 0 —Mr W. Y. Dennett's b f Aimeo (iyrs), Mr R. Johnson's b g Rimu (iyrs). and Captain W. R. Russell's b g Flemington (6yrs) were scratched. Tho Arrow got away with tho lead, but passing tho stand Gipsy had supplanted fiim, nnd tho other four were all of a bunch. Shortly afterwards Rifleman overpowered his jockoy and ran into a fenco, throwing Mann, who was not, however, hurt. At the back of tho course Gipsy still led, with The Arrow second, and tho former maintained her position to tho end, winning by three lengths, Silence boating Tho Arrow for second place by two lengths. Dividend, £i 15s. nANDICAP inrRDLE RACE, Of 50 soys. Distance, about 2 miles. Over 8 flights of hurdle* 3ft Oin high. Mr W. Ellingham's b m Denbigh, Gyrs, 10st (Mann) 1 Mr W. Y. Dennett's b g Faugh-a-balhigh, aged, list 71b (Chambers).. 2 Messrs Stock and Cotiroy's Assegai, oged, lOst 21b (Gilpin) .. ..3 Mr It. Massoy's b m Gipsy, syrs (Red-

moud) .. .. .. .. Mr J. E. M'lvor's b g Mountaineer,

aged, 9st (carried 01b over) (Pilmcr).. 0 Mr W. Fox's b g Dhudeen, aired, 9st (carried 31b over) (W.Fox) .. .. 0 -—Mr P. J. Murtagh's eh g Romeo, aged (list), and Mr C. Johnson's b g Rimu, 4yrs (9st) wero scratched. Faugh-a-ballagh, as usual, jumped away with the lead, followed by Denbigh. Fussing tho stand tho order was Denbigh, Faugh-a-ballagh, and Mountaineer, Dhudoon already tailing off and out of tho race. At tho back of tho courso, all tho horses jumping beautifully, the order was Mountaineer, Denbigh, Faugh-a-ballagh, Gipsy, Assegai. Passing tho stand tho second timo tho order was tho samo. At tho baclc of tho courso Denbigh took tho lead, Faugh-a-ballagh being just in front of Mountaineer, and Assegai closo on tho quarters of the big bay. Denbigh held her position to tho end, winning by a longth a fast race, with tho top weight second, and Assegai third. Gipsy, Mountaineer, and Dhudeen finishing in the order named. Dividend, £3 10s. HACK HURDLE RACE, Of 20 soys. Distance, 1 milo. Weight not loss than 9st 71b. Crummy (Redmond) 1 Tho winner got well away, was never pushed, and won somewhat easily. Dividend, £2 Os. PETANE CUP niNniCAP, Of 100 soys; distance, 1J milo. Second horse to receive 15 soys out of tho stakes. Mr W. Douglas's b f Waitiri, 3yrs, by Musket—Uira, Bst 21b (M'Taggart).. 1 Mr R. Massoy's b h Heroulauoum, 6yrs, Bst 51b (M'Kenny) 2 Captain W. R. Russell's b g Flemingtou, Oyrs, 6st 71b (Reeves) .." .. .. 3 Mr ii. Monteith's blk g Wallabi, aged, 6st (carried 81b over) (Keys) .. ~ 0

Herculanoum and Flemingtou had a spin by themselves, owing to a falso start, tho former nearly doing tho courso beforo ho was pulled up. When despatched it was to a bad start, Wallabi being all behind, and Flemingtou getting tho best of it At the buck of the courso the order was Flemingtou, Waitiri, Horculaneuin. Entering the straight tho order was still the same, Flemiugton having a two lengths' lead. Beforo tho stand was reached tho three closed up and passed tho box all together in a lino, except Wallabi, already toiling hopelessly in tho rear. Shortly afterwards tho want of condition told on Flemingtou, and he dropped back beaten, and ouly two wero left in the race. At tho back of tho courso 110-culaneurti drew ahead and established a good lead, but Hearing the turn Waitiri was let out and entered tho straight a length in front of tho Poverty Bay horse. A good race, on sufferance, ensued all the way down tho straight, resulting iv a win to Waitiri by a length, third horse twenty length's oil. Dividend, £1 10s. HACK. FLAT RACE, Of 10 soys; distanco 1 milo ; catch weights. Mr W. Hague's b g Orwell (M'Kenny) 1 Five started, Curlew getting well away leadiny tho greater part of tho distance, but entering tha straight Orwell came away and won somewhat easily. Dividend, £1 15s.

princk or wales' stakes, Of 50 soys. Distance, : piriile

Mr W. Cli fiord's b g New York, Iyrs, by Jav'lin—Robra, 7st 101b (Reeves) 1 Mr W. Douglas's blk m Christina, 9st (M'Tatrgart) 2 New York had tho best of the start, but was immediately supplanted by Christina, but the maro only held tho lead for a short distanco. at the back of tho course Now Yorlt leading by a length, and tho distance never being reduced. The maro was ridden without spurs or whip. Dividend, £2 lis. NAPIER BREAKWATER HANDICAP, Of 35 soys. Distanco, 1 mile. Mr W. Douglas's blk in Christina, -Iyrs, by Jav'lin--Cascade, 9st (M'Taggart) 1 Messrs' Stock and Convoy's b g Salis-

bury, 3yrs, 7st lib (M'Kenny) .. 2 Mr W". Y. Dennett's b f Aimeo, Iyrs, Gst 101b (F. Stowo) 4 Mr P. Martin's br g Tho Arrow, 4yts, 7st (Stowo) , • • 0 Mr H. Monteith's blk g Wallabi, aged (Gst), was scratched, Aimeo got well away, Tho Arrow next, and Salisbury, who was a warm favorite, last. Opposite tho stand Christina took a strong lead, Aimeo lying second, both Tho Arrow and Salisbury being a long way behind. The race was never in doubt, Christina winning somewhat easily, Salisbury coming fast, just beating Aimeo for second place. Dividend, £2 12s.

(Per Watt vtipu at Wellington.) Tho Sydney Morning Herald of tho 4 th instant states:—" The news of tho victory of Shoe. Anchor was received by tho crowd with silence, and after discussing tho result for a fow minutes, tho assemblago slowly melted away, leaving only t\ fow seedy haugors-on of tho tii-f _ in possession of the roadway, and these, seeing they were conspicuously prominent, soon

merged into ordinary passers-by. Very few of tho Sydney public have gained by Shoot Anchor's triumph, Nordenfcldt, Despot, and Trenton being idols of speculation, but in Melbourne and Ballarat ho was heartily supported." The special correspondent of tho Herald wired as follows;—" The severity of tho paeo told on Ceriso and Blue, St. John, Metal, and Brown and Rose, and then ensued tho most desperate struggle that was over run for a big race iv Australia. Sheet Anchor, Trenton, Grace Darling, Nordenfcldt and Minerva raced up tbo straight at a terriifio pace, and at each stride the quartette were gaining on Sheet Anchor. Trenton, who had been disappointed at tho entrance to tho straight, was answering overy call, and Nordenfcldt, who was interfered with at the distance post, had much to contend against, all being locked in a bunch. With whip and spurs at work, thoy flashed past the post, and even the judgo was unequal to the task of separating them, for ho placed Shoot Anchor first, Blink Bonny second, and Trenton third ; whereas, as a matter of fact, it was Sheet Anchor, Grace Darling, and Trenton, who were not a head clour of _Toi_enfot-t. Tho numbers as first hoisted were flashed, all over tho colonies, aud as tho judge, Mr Wnkeley, also made a serious error with regard to tho Derby, it becomes the duty of tho club to ask him to resign."