EXTRA EDITION. SPORTING.

Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 89, 12 October 1904, Page 6

EXTRA EDITION. SPORTING.

OTAKI SPRING MEETING. [Br Telegbaph.l (From Our Special Reporter.) OTAKI RACECOURSE, This Day. The Otaki meeting opened to-day amid depressing conditions. Heavy rasii fell throughout the night, and a penetrating south-easterly wind, accompanied by showers of rain, swept the course this morning. Results : — Maiden Plate, of 35 soys; six furlongs —Mr. Davies's St. Winifred, by Sylvia Park— Leda, 9.0 (G. Price), 1; Seagull, 9.0, 2 ; Swop, 9.0, 3. Also started—Malosi 9st, Red Bird 9.0, Caravel 9.0, Pistola 9.0, Windlass 8.8, Olaf 8.8, Olivia 8.8. Won easily by two lengths. Time, lmin 24sec. Dividends, £2 2s and £3 17s. Flying Handicap, of six furlongs.— Ngatarua, 8.3, 1; Coxswain, 7.8, 2; Present, 7.3, 3. Scratched— Hippodrome and Tomairangi. Dividends, £1 14s and £1 4s. NAPIER PARK SPRING MEETING. [BY IBLEGBAFB — PRESS ASSOCIATION.] NAPIER, 11th. October. There was a, good attendance at the Napier Park Club's races to-day, and speculation was much brisker than on the first day of last year's spring meeting, £4701 being put through the totalisators, as against £3989 last year, an increase of £712. Additional results: — Napier Stakes, of 250 soys ; for two and three-year olds ; five furlongs. 167 Mr. E. J. Watt's King Billy, by Merriwee— lndian Queen, 2yrs, 7.3 (Kemp) 1 196 Sir George Clifford's Signalman, 3yrs, 9.0 (Ashby) 2 64 Mr. H. Friedlander's Beau Seaton, 3yrs, 8.7 (H. Donovan) 3 Also started— 79 The Stake 8.4, 27 Whakawehi 7.11. King Billy led from start to finish, and won by three lengths. Time, lmin 3 4-ssec. Dividend, £2 17s. Spring Welter Handicap, of 50 soys; seven furlongs. — 57 Hon. J. D. Ormond'a Galahad, 3yrs, 'by ,Sir Lancelot — Auray, 8.0 (J. Gallagher), 1 ; 42 Jewel Gun, 8.0, 2; 57 Hinetaura, 10.1, 3. Also started— 109 Blazer 11.0, 132 Tyrone 9.8, 95 Hardwork 9.3, 73 Paria 9.2, 28 Taura 9.2, 64 Tukapa 9.2, 43 Tattle 8.5, 19 Athol Maid 8.0. Galahad, Jewel Gun, and Paria were first away. Jewel Gun retained command until the straight was reached, when Galahad again put in a claim, and, after a good finish, beat Jewel Gun by a neck, Hinetaura a close third. Time, lmin 31 4-s&ec. Dividends, £8 10s and £3 17s. Ahuriri Hack Handicap, of 50 soys ; five furlongs. — 138 Mr. A. Wilson's Catspaw, syrs, by Sou'-wester — Kate Ferguson, 8.10 (T. Wil&on), 1; 124 Perdita, 7.13, 2; 111, Maoriland, 7.12, 3. Also ran— so Pa Tuna 8.11, 56 Merry Kate 8.6, 27 Horatia 7.9, 135 Polyanthus 7.9, 16 Anadeja 6.8, 31 Cadeau 6.7. Catspaw led throughout and won by a length. Time, lmin 4 l-ssec. Dividends, £3 7a and £1 4s. Railway Handicap, of 70 soys ; six furlongs.—l 93 Mr. W. Hoggard's Wet Reef, 4yrs, by Gold Reef— Waima, 7.13 (Kemp), 1; 77 7.0, 2; 64 Mystification, 6.7, 3. Also started — 168 Forest Ranger 7.0, 55 Governess 7.0. Wet Reef was first and Assayer last away. The former maintained his advantage to the end, though Assayer put in a strong run from the home turn, and was only beaten, by half a length. Time, lmin 17 4-ssec. Dividend, £2 11s. This Day. The weather is showery to-day, and the course is heavy. Results : — Puketapu Handicap, of 50 soys; seven furlongs.— Benair, 7.9, 1; Pushful, 7.13, 2; Galahad, 8.5, 3. Also started—Patuna 8.2, Sleepwell 7.5, Kohatu 6.7. DUNEDIN RACES. DUNEDIN, This Day. The Spring Meeting of the Dunedin Jockey Club opened to-day. There has been no rain since early morning, and under a favouring breeze the course is drying rapidly. It is, however, heavy. Following are the results : — Spring Hurdles, of 60 soys ; one mile and a-half. — The Guesser, 10.12," 1; Mohican, 10.13, 2. Victor 11., 10.4, also started, but fell att lie last hurdle. Dividend, £2 16s. SALE OF CANTEEN. (Recehed October 12, 11.43 a.m.) FLEMINGTON, This Day. Canteen, by Castor — Oissie, has been sold to Sir Rupert Clarke for £3000, including probably the Cup bets held by the late owner. [Canteen, according to New • Zealand ideas, has been sold at a fancy price, due probably to his fine performance last Saturday in the Caulfield Stakes, when, after being left at the post, he ran into third place. His greatest achievement in this colony, where he was bred, was in winning the New Zealand Cup last year in record time. As a thiee-year-old he won three events, his total winnings for the season being £530. The following year he improved on this by securing four races, including the C.J.O. Jockey Club Handicap, his total that year amounting to £870. Last season he started oft with the New Zealand Cup, followed this up with two events 'at the D. J.C. meeting, and then appeared to become soured, his form for the balance of the season being disappointing. Yet he secured £1505 in stakes for his owner for the season. Judging by his running last Saturday he is coming back to the form shown at this time last season, and his chances in the Melbourne Cup are very favourably viewed.] Wingaroon.h firmer in the betting for the Caulfield Cup, otherwise there is no alteration in the position of the favourites: Acrasia and Ballark have both been backed at outside prices.,

There was an interesting discussion at the meeting of the Northern Bowling Association last night on the subject of the expenses of the tournaments held under the rules of that body. The discussion arose in consequence of the Devonport Club, Auckland, having written severing its connection with the Association, on the score of the heavy expenses which the Association tournaments entail on entertaining clubs. The club said that had there appeared to be any certain prospect of the expenses (or a, fair proportion thereof) of future tournaments being defrayed by annual levy on all clubs affiliated no action would have been taken by it. The Chairman (Captain Edwin) said that the club v. club system had worked well in the pafct, but owiug to the increase in the number of clubs it was necessary to consider what arrangements could be made to meet the present circumstances. After a lengthy discussion, during which, it wa-s suggested that the North Island might be divided into two, with a tournament for each half, it was decided that the Chairman and Messrs N. M'Lean, T. Bush, W. Gray, G. MacMorran, L. Andrew.*, and J. E. D'Emden form a committee to report upon the question of tournament expenses. Members of the Wellington Accountant Students' Society are reminded of the monthly meeting to be held in the Chamber of Commerce tliis evening. A discussion is to take place on the answers to queries handed in through the medium ftf, tho "Auoeido.n. Bojtt"