SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 11252, 28 May 1900, Page 1

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUBS RACES. Day.—Saturday. The telephone at the Wingaiui comae broke down just ae our reporter began sending his messages, consequently our report could not get through. Voltaire made no show at alt in the Hurdle Race, in which, after S'. Hiko end The Fly had made the running, Waikaia triumphed with something to spare. I'uo lour starters lor the Inver- 1 may Welter were together all the way, and St. Denis won by only a neck. First Blood seemed to be blocked on the rails. The puoiic were vtotuily out in making Scottish Minstrel favorite for the Provincial Handicap, as this colt was one of the two starters that never had a say in the race. Fulmen made his run from the distance, but was easily cut down by Brisa, who won so easily as to suggest that if she hid been stutten lor the Birthday Handicap she must have nearly got home. The Novel was a gift to Hippomenes, who on being submitted to aucvou was bought by Mr John M‘Kay at £35. Goldspur made a one-horse race of the Wairongoa Handicap, Ousting Romanoff from the lead in the first 100 yds, the ancient one was never vapprouohed, and he pulled up without any sign of lameness. Glenogle was never dangerous, and Conqueror’s run died out before reaching the home turn. First Blood and Kornanoff ran respectably, but as a matier of fact there was nothing at all in the race but Goldspur. The Hack Handicap was another runaway affair. La Rriue slipped her field from the start end was never headed. Some of them, apparently, did not burst themselves in the endeavor. For the Farewell Handicap the non-acceptors were Hippomenes 7.12. Black Pool, 7 5, Waikaia 7.3, Bonaparte 7.2, The Siumbercr 6.12, Southerly Buster 6.9, and Juggler 67. Of the six that started Jupiter was made favorite, and won rather comfortably at the fiuish. Emmersou, Ruthvcn, Hae, Hewitt, and M'Comb were fined £1 each by the starter for breaking away at the post in different races. Messrs Mason and Roberts put £4,434 through the totalicat'or during the day, making a total of £9,482 10s for the meeting, or £1,517 more than last year. - Mr H. Piper, the starter, did consistently good work during the day, and Mr Dowse’a handicapping beat the critics in nearly every one of the seven races. L)ur ng the afternoon the attention of the club’s officials was drawn to the presence of a man whose name appeared on tho unpaid forfeit list, and he had to “ walk his chalks.” The weather continued fine throughout the day, but the course did not dry op very much ; indeed the going appeared to be particularly sticky, aud t-h« ivi, r- not favorable to fast lime. Result* wem ... f .l'.ow ; HURDLE HANDICAP, of (D sov* ; second 10 ■ rovf. One rnilo uiut 01 —Mr W. G-dfrevV b K W.l’iki ii. Or Fpi. „, cure, aged, 10,10 ... (J! li-i./.iqi 1 (01—Mr It, Smith's Or g St. Jiiko, ay mi -it wr ~ . ~ , f.l.Ctitan) 2 191—Mr V. Lairds b g.Clinker, 0 jr-. 10.M ~ „„ (Minks) 3 Also ran : l ie Fly (10.0, W Shaw). Southerly luster <9 t», MV.rath), Magic 19.2, .1. Shaw), and Voltaire (11.12, M'LanghliQ). The Fly aud St. Hlko made ihe p»ce together for a mile, Waikaia yh-g a t-ouplo of lengths behind to the point named, where The Fly commenced to fall buck, and once in the straight Waikaia dispme i of St. Hiko very easily, winning by a couple' of lengths. Yoltaire finished lnurih, M-.-jo last. Tim". 3n : n 3<-c Dividend, £5 UK IKVERMAY WELTER HINDI CAP, ofCOsovs; second 10 sovs. Six furlong-. IS3l—Mr W. Crossan’s ch g St. I!«ni-- by St -,, Cl f i £- KathU " da ' 5 9- s .. (Hip Jus) 1 1.10 —Mr J. loomeysb g Mm-mma, aged, as GO}—Mr J. B. Nichol’s b g Picket, aged, 8.11) 113 —Mr R, Platt's hr hj First P.lo <l. G vrs, <IJ2 (M'l.o-.igoiin) 0 Maremma assumed tho lead fr Jin Picket, •D. Ucuio last, nut all ilo-e l-g.- n.-t til well into the where First 15 oud looked dangerous, hut ho seemed lo get hampered by being on the rails, and St. Denis, on the outside, gradually crept up and won a well-judged race by a neck, perhaps with a little to spare. Tun-, Imin 2liaeo, -Dividend. £2 S■. PROVINCIAL HANDICAP, of 150 sovs ; second 10 s> vs. One m le. 178 —Hod. G. M'Lu.iit’s b in Bn.-u, by St Clair . " Mi t s > tra V 4y . rs '. 7 . B - (L- Hewitt) I D2}—Mr J. Borland sb hj lulmeu, 5 yr.-q 8.12 10S}—Mr J. M'Kewen’s br hj Nihilist. 4 vrs 8 G (ilruv.-u) :j Al-o ran : 338} Scottish Minstrel (7.11, Pireb 80 V.-u dyke (7.10. Burn-), 2G Vanilla (7.5, T. O’Brien), aud 30} Abercrombie (7.4, Mathie), Vandyke and Vanilla were in .the lead, side bj aide, Fulmen lying last, for about five furlongs, when Vandyke lost his place and Nihilist challenged Vanilla and Fn men improved his position. At tbe bend for home Fulmen was challenging Ni uLst for the lead,land low down in the sir ught the rop-w.-u-ht hud it, hot o-iy tor about fifty yards, for Bria Middmiy jumped away from one pack, pa-sol Fulmen with the greatest tase, and won with a lot in hand by a couple of lengths. Theorrbrof the unplaced four was; Scottish Minstrel, Abercrombie, Vanilla, Vandyke. Time, Imin 48sec. Dividend, £5. NOVEL HANDICAP, of 50 fovp. Six" furlongs. 119—Mr L. C. Hazlett’s ch g Hippomenes, by St. Leger—Atlanta, ated, 8.5 (M'Comb) 1 31—Mr D. O'Connell’s dig Patron, 3 yis, 7.7 (L. Hewitt) 2 84—Mr G. Smith’s b g Bracken, 5 yrs, 8.9 (King) 3 Hippomenes at once took the lead, and with the greatest ease headed Bracken tlm whole way, winning by a couple nf leugihs in the same time as the Welter—namely, Imin 21Asec. Dividend, £1 14*. The winner was bought by Mr J. M'Kay at £35. WAIRONGOA HANDICAP, of SO sovs; second 10 sovs. Five furlongs. 58}—MrT. Godfrey's b g Gobispur, by Rubezahl—Rosespur, a<ed, 7.9.. (L. Hewitt) X 143}— Mr W. Crossan’s ch g Romanoff, 3 yrs, C.13 ... ... ... (T. O'Brien) 2 143 —Mr R. Platt’s br hj First Blood, 6 yrs, s.y . (Derrelt) 3 Also ran : 188} Conqueror (9.3, W. Shaw), 287 Glenogle (8.10,Pine),59} Edelw-iss(7.l2, JlTomb). 42} Vanilla (7.11. L. King), 31} Gladys II; (7.5’ Mathie), aud 14} Red Banner (6.13, X. O'Brien). Conqueror, Proposal, and Vanilla did a little fooling about at the post, but Mr Piper effected a good start. Conqueror hung for a second, and Romanoff was first to get galloping, but Goldspur headed him in half a dozen strides and kept tbe lead all the way, winning very decisively by a little over two lengths. Conqueror made a run midway, but never got near tbe front, not even up to Romanoff, who, while unable to catch Goldspur, kept ahead of all the others. Time; Imin 6sec. Dividend £l4 18s. HACK HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, of 40 sovs; second 5 sovs. Five furlongs. 191}— Hon. G. M'LeaU’s b m La Heine, by St. Clair —• Lady Gertrude, 5 yrs, B.i 207 —Mr L. C. Hazlett’s b g CO -«r t> n . V V. (M'Comb) 2 68 —Mr B. Curtis s cb m Proposal, 4 yrs 8 9 (Rae) 3 Also ran: 27} Far Niente (9.2, Emmerson). 77 Witchcraft (8.13, L. King), 39} Quickshot II $-12 Ruthven) 46 Galileo (8.11, M'Kldowney). 97}Mitra (7.13, Sweeney), and 14 My Fancy (7.7, T. vßritnX

So, far as the starter was concerned it was a good start) but the horses.straggled out at once inters procession, La Reins at the head and My Fancy at the tail. A -few changes took place in the intermediate division, but van and rear kept their positions through--out, the Hon. G.M‘Lean's mare winning by a couple of lengths. Time, Imin 7eeo. Divi dend, £3 12a. ■' FAREWELL HANDICAP, of 60 sovs; second 000 1 ,, BOVS the third (5 eovs. One mile. 238 -"-Messrs Ellis Bros.’ ch g Jupiter, hy St iftu M-ur~o Ven lnjjStar.Syrs.S.iflil'Oomb) 1 1544—Mr W. Crossan’s oh gSt Denis, 5 yrs, M'Keweu’s b iTnKW * l 812 (Brown) 3 -Also ran: 834 Maremraa (8.10 L Hewit.fi 7a Scouflor)^ 7 6 ’ l °' Briea> ' SEE* V” Won by a length and a-half, Nihilist two lengths away. Time, Imln 49aec. Dividend, £2 12s. RACING IN AUSTRALIA. The race for the Birthday Cup, one mile and a-half, run at Rsndwick on Saturday, resulted as follows Ace of Diamonds (7.8) 1, Crosslako (7.8) 2, Rosebery (8.0) 3. Seventeen started. Betting: 4to 1 against Dandy, Bto 1 Ace of Diamonds. Snoozer took charge at five furlongs and led into the straight, where Ace of Diamonds oballenged, and, drawing away, won by six lengths. Time, 2min 44seo. TROTTING IN CHRISTCHURCH. At the second day of .the New Zealand irottmg Club there was. a moderate attendance. The results were Innovation Handicap, Pen (£3 14s); Pony, Dock (£3 80; Winter Trot Dakota (£2 Ss) ; Progressive, (** , I2a ); Spreydon, Monte Carlo !w, Electric, Rothschild (£9 Qa) ; ' Dash, Vul (£2 12s). Bellman won the Limit Handicap by 100 yards. The stewards met and decided to disqualify Bellman and the driver (L, Robertsor ) for twelve months. Notice of appeal to the Aew Zealand Trotting Association was given, and the stake and totalisator mooey (dividend, £l2 4s) was impounded in ihe meantime. The concluding events at Takapuna on Saturday resulted thus Pony KunilePipuiharauroa (£3 12s) ; Victoria Handicap! , 12a): Stee P lea - Voltigeur ll! m l9 '' ’ VVe .‘ ter > Canopus (£3 18s). The Dunedin Harriers held a most enjoyable run at Halfway Bush on Saturday ulurnoon. Starting from Burning's store, a course was taken across the golf links in ihe direction of the reservoir, aud a run homo was indulged in along the base of the hills. The members made the pace brisk, and J. was agsin E-uooeasful in the final 1 sprint. Next Saturday the club journey to