SPORTING.

Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 99, 24 October 1904, Page 5

SPORTING.

WELLINGTON RACING CLUB'S SPRING MEETING. SECOND DAY'S RACES. Compared with last year, speculation at the Wellington Racing Club's Spring Meeting, was concluded on Saturday, showed a falling away, though the general results must be regarded as satisfactory. The investments on the second day totalled £9817, making £18,395 for the meeting, as against £20,878 last year. The attendance on each day was large, the racing was interesting, and the perfect weather helped materially in making the outing enjoyable. The arrangements throughout worked smoothly, thanks to the care' exercised by the stewards and the Secretary (Mr. A. E. Whyte). The big event — ithe Pearce Handicap — resulted in Lass-o'-Gowrie adding to the laurels she won on the previous day. Nine out of the ten acceptors went to the post, Convoy being the best-fancied in the betting market, with Lass-o'-Gowrie seventh on the list. The mare took a prominent part in the proceedings from the start, and when the field entered the straight, she went to the front and won a gamely-run race with something in hand. There were 136 tickets under her name on the machine out of a total of 1417, and she paid a dividend of £7. Convoy ran a good race, but the pace was too solid for him. Ghoorka also showed to better advantage than he did on Thursday, and for a mile the Lochiel colt shaped' really well. Mahutonga, who fretted a good deal at the starting post, finished fourth. Full Cry did not start. Twelve started in the Hutt Park Handidcap, which was won by Blazer. Bounce, on the strength of his running on the first day, together with his handy impost, inspired the confid!ence of backers, was made favourite. But the aged winner of the Wainui Handicap never left the result much in doubt, and he won comfortably. Quickfire and Regulation filled second and third places respectively. Loch Erne, who was well fancied, was not very quick off the mark, and finished fourth. The totalisator on the double — the Pearce Handicap and Hutt Park Handicap— attracted 1070 tickets, and was picked by ten investors, who each received £96 6s. Coxswain was selected by the majority of speculators to win the Spring Trial Stakes, but the gelding did not get a situation. Benair, the winner, finished in a Tather sensational manner. There appeared to be nothing in the race but Somaroff and Benzai until about fifty yards from, the post, where the topweight came with a great rally on the outside and snatched a • victory from Somaroff by a head. Jubilant sUpporteivs — there were 96 tickets on the winner out of 1017—^collected £7 Bs. Mr. Prosser's filly Marguerite surprised onlookers with her performance in the Juvenile Handicap, which she won in splendid style from Medallist and Boris. The favourite, Boomerang, gave a disappointing display. Ballarat made no race of the Nainai Handicap, and Defoe's defeat of Killamey came as a surprise to many. St. Winifred ran a good race in the Taiurua Hack Race, and Chivalry's win in the Spring event was a popular one. The racing throughout was a compliment to Mr. Chadwick's adjustments. Hutt Park Handicap, of 150 soys ; second horse to receive 20 soys from the stake. Seven furlongs. 141 Mr. H. Jackson's b g Blazer, aged, by St. Clair — Mountain Lily, 8.10 (King) 1 86 Mr. W. Woodroffe's eh f Quickfire, 6.7 (Cotton) 2 156 Mr. J. Sinclair's b m Regulation, 8.8 (Young) 3 Also started : 51 Exmoor 9.1 (Jenkins), 178 Loch Erne 8.7 (Donovan), 131 Shrapnel Shell 8.4 (Hewitt), 112 Full Cry 8.2 (Wilson), 63 Melodeon 8.2 (Davis), 193 Bounce 7.6 (Danahay), 97 Promotion 6.13 (Boliver), 71 Wind 6.9 (Price), and 66 Bowman 6.8 (A. Oliver). From a straggling start, in which Exmoor fared badly, Bounce, Blazer, and Quickfire were the first to show out prominently, Regulation and Loch Erne being in the ruck. The latter improved their positions slightly at the end of four furlongs, where Quickfire was in charge, but Blazer was soon on terms with the filly, and piloted the field past the stand with three lengths in hand. Loch Erne finished fourth, and Shrapnel Shell fifth. Time, lmin 31|eec. Dividends, £6 8s and £3 10s. Ruahine Hack Handicap, of 80 soys; second horse to receive 10 soys from the stake. Six furlongs. 324 Major-General Babingfcon's b g Chivalry, 4yrs, by Conqueror — Justice, 9.6 (Jenkins) 1 121 Mr. A. G. Havill's b h St. Albert, 8.3 (Kemp) 2 111 Mr. W. Davies's b m St. Winifred, 7.12 (Price) 3 Also started : 106 Laertes 7.7 (Carroll), 54 Rotoano 7.6 (Young), and 88 Togos 7.6 (Buchanan). Chivalry and St. Albert got away well together, with St. Winifred next, and the others spread out some distance away. The positions were unchanged at the end of /the journey, the top weight winning by a long neck; over a length between St. Albert and Winifred; Laertes fourth, and Rotoario fifth. Time, lmin 18sec. Dividends, £1 13s and £1 9s. Juevnile Handicap, of 100 soys; second horse to receive 10 soys from the stake. Five furlongs. 107 Mr. J. H. Prosser's b f Marguerite, 2yrs, by Stepniak — Huguenot, 6.13 (A. Oliver) 1 168 Hon. J. D. Ormond's b g Medallist, 7.10 (Buchanan) 2 216 Mr. R. T. Tumbuirs eh c Boris, 9.4 (Jenkins) 3 Also started: 384 Boomerang 8.5 (Davis), 90 Promotion 8.2 (Gallagher), and 7.7 Vardo 6.9 (Danahay). Vardo was the last to get away. MedaUist's colours appeared in front first, Boomerang and Marguerite being close up. Rounding the bend Boris improved his position, Boom-, erang dropping back. Marguerite, still running gamely, took command in the run home, and finished a little over half a length in front of Medallist, who was about the same distance away from Boris. Boomerang finished fourth, and Promotion fifth. Time, lmin 4sec. Dividends, £6 11s and £1 7s. Nainni Handicap, of 100. soys; second horse to receive 10 eovs from the stake. Five furlongs 435 Mr. Ross Alien's blk m Ballarat, 6yrs, by Gold Reef — Brown Spec, 8."9 (Price) 1 92 Mr A. Peters's eh g Pure Silver, 6.9 (Danahay) 2 91 Mr. F. Stohr's br g Paikshot, 6.9 (Carroll) 3 Also started: 202 Kremlin 9.2 (Lindsay), 267 Matulcu 8.3 (Jenkins), 286 Gold Diedge 7.2 (Cotton), 117 Va^ois 6.7 (A. Oliver), and 47 Sunfish 6.7 (Byrne). Ballarat jumped away at the start, and was never troubled, winning as she liked. Matuku had a bad run on the fence. Matuku finisned fourth, Sunfish fifth. Time, imin 4|sec. Dividends, £2 7s and £3 15s. POVERTY BAY TURF CLUB. [BY TELEGRAPH— PRESS ASSOCIATION.] GISBORNE, 23rd October. The following acceptances have been received :—: — Hurdles, of 50 soys; one mile and three-qUarters. — Cavalry 11.5, Lady Raven 10.4, Tcha 9.0. Spring Handicap, of 80 soys; on© mile.

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and a quarter. — Taura 9.13, Douche 8.9, Roseplot 7.12, Hinetapuariki 7.2. Flying Handicap, of 50 soys; six furlongs.—Replete 9.3, Douche 8.12, Soultina 8.5, Paria 8.2, Maoriland 7.8, Tukapa 7.7, Hinetapuariki 7.4, The Pearler 6.9, Guillietta 6.9. MELBOURNE CUP. FLEMINGTON NOTES. (Received October 24, 11.15 a.m.) FLEMINGTON, This Day. Canteen covered five furlongs in lmin 4^sec, Sylvan King ten furlongs in 2min 17Asec. Following are the latest betting quotations for the Melbourne Cup : — 7 to 1 agst. Murmur (8 to 1 wanted), 8 to 1 Canteen, 10 to 1 Sylvan King, 14 to 1 Wairiki, Lord Cardigan, and Acrasia. Cato has receded to 50 to 1. St. Ambrose has been backed at 16 to 1. RICCARTON GALLOPS. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Very little work of importance was done this morning. Signalman went once round on the plough at a steady half-pace. To-morrow and Stronghold finished together after running half a mile from a standing start in 51sec. Calibre moved freely once round at half pace, and then trotted a circuit. Canticle spurted two furlongs. After breakfast Secret Society did cantering exercise. Ronga and Wet Blanket were schooled over six flights of hurdles. The former ran off at the second fence, but otherwise both shaped moderately well. ' Among those to do steady to half-pace work were : — Cannie Chiel, Chryseis, Catherine Gordon, Ability, Makaroff, Czarevna, Count Gouton, The Mohican, Huku, The Guesser, Zealous, Tupara, Malakoff, Handel, Slow Tom, Ingleneuk, Glenowlet, Roseshield, Phaetonitis, Shellfire, Ordnance, and Miretta. AUCKLAND WEIGHTS. AUCKLAND, This Day. The following weights have been declared for the Auckland Racing Club's Spring Meeting: — Flying Handicap, of 100 soys, six furlongs. — Geordie 8.10, Numa 9.8, Muskerdale 8.7, Austerlitz, Alba Rose 8.4, Annoyed, Liberator 8.3, Rambler, General Average 8.2, Golden Sands 8.0, La Cigale 7.12, Geologist, Calle Iris 7.10, Lady Annie 7. a, Parkshot, Promotion 7.4, Romola 7.0, Lilymea, Methuma 6.7. • Hunt Club Cup (handicap steeplechase. — Taranaki 12.10, Tip 12.9, Flower of Gold 12.0, Wild Rose, Swimmer, Perseverance, Ngaru, The Turk 11.10, Wairaka Aesop, Reckless, Kuroki, Cloister 10.7. Hunt Club Hurdles, of 50 soys ; two miles.— Taranaki 12.13, Tip 12.11, Flower of Gold 12.0, Perseverance 11.12, The Turk, Wild Rose, Swimmer 11.10, Terence 10.11, Wairaka, Mozart, Reckless, Warden 10. President's Handicap, of 100 soys ; one mile. — 'Lady Hune 9.0, Seabird 8.4, Golden Sands 8.3, St. Harp, Liberator 8.2, Sergius, King Paul, Sirgilead 8.0, Noj teorine 7.10, Romola, Woodfieia 7.8, I Waikato 7.7, Escape, Cabaret 7.6, Hu- | kiria, Leo Delaval, Seatonia 7.5, Soult- | fish 7.4, Terence 7.3, Bonomiana, Daffo- , dil 7.2, Cuirragno, Baltimore, Simple Siiron 7.0, Lualla 6.12, Moititi 6.9. Shorts Handicap, of 100 soys ; five furlongs.— Numa 9.3, Black Gold 8.8, Green and Gold, Alba Rose 8.6, Liberator, Annoyed, Bother 8.5, Lady Bobs 8.3, Swagsman, The Middy, General Average 8.2, Ben Blair, La Cigale 8.0, Desdomoana 7.11, Guinead 7.10, Te Aroha 7.8, Parkshot 7.6, Woodfield 7.3, Waikato, Certainty 7.2, Laodike, Whakawhi, Albuera 7.0, Celerity, Daffodil 6.10, Merry Soult, Silica 6.7. Pony Handicap, of 100 soys ; seven furlongs. — Sonoma 10.5, Orange and Blue 8.3, Girton Girl 8.2, Fashionable 7.10, Gladys Rose 7.8, Miss Cuirassier 7.7, Lucrece 7.5, Whawhai, Manoeuvre 7.4, Epina 7.0, Storyteller, Little Mabel 6.10, Lucy Godfrey 6.7.