SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

Evening Star, Issue 11894, 23 May 1903, Page 7

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

DUNEDIN WINTER MEETING. following entries and acceptances were received last evening for the winter meeting on June 3 and 6: Hurdles, of 70 jots. One mile and thr C e-quarter S .--Victor 11. 11.7, Southerly Buster 10.9. Snider 9.12, Waikaia 9 10" Khaki 9.0, Call Boy 9.0. First Hack Handicap, of 40 sovs Six furlongs—Bombaitfo 9 9, Red Ronald 8 8 Phutcontis 8 5, Almanac 8.2.. Komitai 7.12, Bellini 7.11, Witch Winnie 7.7 BIRTHDAY HANDICAP, of 200 so vs. One mile and n-hnlf. Bt lb ct lb Lady Lillian... 9 9 Vladimir ... 8 0 Terrapin ... 8 6 General Svmons 7 8 Kelburn ... 8 1 Lady Rosslyn. 6 7 Maiden Plato, of 50 sovs. One mile Miss O'Connell 8.5, Skagway 8.5, Western Bell 8.5, Narcissus 8.4, Kimua 8.4 Phaetontis 8.4. Bellini 8.4, Mayo 8.4, Almanac 8.4, Juniper 7.12, Koputai 7.9. Casque

Winter Welter, of 70 sovs. Seven furlongs.—Glenelg 10.3, Tugela 9.8, Ardnarff 9.6, Lady Rosslvn 9.6, "Count of Kolmar 9.5, Bombardo 8'.12, Flower o' Cluthaß.ll, Transport 8.0, Wild .West fl.o, Battler 8.0, Noblesse 8,0. Selling Race, of 40 sovs. Seven furlongs.—Battler 8.11, Ixia 8.4, St. Ronald 8.4, Mayo 7.11, Picket 7.11, 'Vandyke 7.11, Caliver 7.5. TRADESMEN'S HANDICAP, of 100 sov*. Six furlongs. st lb st lb Tsaritsa ... 9 9 Vladimir ... 9 2 St. Denis ... 9 9 Red Gauntlet 8 8 Scylla ... 9 8 Lolah ... 7 10 Petrovna ... 9 2 Noblesse ... 6 7 Novel Handicap, of 50 sovs. Six furlongs. Mayo, Bristol, Picket, Witch Winnie, Battler, Vandyke, St. Ronald, Caliver. Farewell Handicap, of 50 sovs. One mile.—Lady Rosslyn, Sirius, Kelburn, Narcissus, Lolah, Bombardo, Juniper, St. Denis, Phaetontis, Terrapin, Glenelg, Ardnarff, .Wild West, Tugela, St. Ronald. ASHBURTON RACES. The stewards decided to refund all I moneys invested on the Ashburton County Stakes, in which it was alleged that Pallas had carried 41b overweight without making a declaration, and to hold over for fourteen days the disposal of the stakes. The totalisator recaipts for the two days amounted to £3,473 10s, as compared with £2,783 10s last year. The concluding events on the programme resultedxas follow : JUVENILE STAKES, of 40 sovs. Six furlongs.—Lee-Enfield (6.12) 1, Firebrand (6.7) 2. Also started: Secret Society (9.8), Gladisla (8.9), De la Rey (8.8), Dusk (7.), Miss Hamilton (6.7), and Leonore (6.7). Won by two lengths. Time lmin 18sec. Dividends: Lee-Enfield £7 10s, Firebrand £l. WINCHMORE WELTER HANDICAP, of 40 sovs. Seven furlongs.—Catherine Gordon (8.9) 1, Zealous (9.13) 2, Antigone (9.9) 3. Also started: Kin" Stork (8.2), Shobeleff (7.12), and King Dick (7.7). Won easily by two clear lengths; a head between second and third. Time, lmin 31Jsec. Dividend, £3. . WAKANUI HANDICAP, of 50 sovs. Five furlongs.—Hypnotist (8.6) 1, Goldenmere (7.9) 2, Ordnance (7.9) 3. Also started: Cora Linn (9.2),. Lady Brandt (8.4), Ayrdale (7.7), Covenant Maid (7.7), and Rye (6.7). Cora Linn, the favorite, stumbled at the start and lost a lot of ground. Inside the distance Hypnotist came through on the rails, and won easily by two lengths. Time, lmin 4sec. Dividends: Hypnotist £4 14s, Goldeiimere £6 4s. WANGANUI MEETING. The totalisator receipts for the meeting amounted to £12,916, against £14,331 last year, the shrinkage being due to the poor fields. The concluding events on yesterday's programme resulted as follow : HACK HURDLES, of 80 sovs. One mile and a-half.—Tom Flvnn (9.0) 1, Highlow (10.3) 2, Nat Gould (9.0) 3. Also started* Ranui (10.6) and Pangoroa (9.0). Won easily by two lengths. Panjioroa fell, bringing clown Ranui. Time, 2min Dividend, £2 Bs. FINAL STEEPLECHASE, of 100 sovs. j About two miles.—Pipi and Cronje were : the only" starters, and the latter, who was ! always in trouble, fell tutoring the planta- ' tion, but finished the course. Time, 4min ; 30sec. Dividend, £1 6s. i FAREWELL HACK FLAT, of 70 sovs. ! One mile.—Waimoe (9.0) 1, Taura (9.3) :2, Ballarat (8.2) 3. Twelve others ran. : Worn by two lengths. Time, lmin 49sec. Dividends: Waimoe, £8 0s 6d; Taura, £1 | 8s 6d. { NOTES FROM CANTERBURY. I Our Cbristchurch correspondent wires: I The Ashburton County Racing Club's ' autumn meeting, which had been postponed from the previous week, was opened on Thursday under Ministerial patronage in : the person of the Hon. J. M'Gowan, and j in the presence of a large gathering of | spectators. The weather was fine, and : not very cold for the time of the year. \ The course, though slow owing to the heavy rains of the previous week, was not; : bad going. The racing was interesting, | and one or two events bordered on the ex- ! citing. The two most noticeable features ' of the first day's sport were the success of Derrett. (who rode four winners in a style ' reminiscent of his palmiest days) and the protest against Pallas in the Ashburton County Stakes. The ground on which the protest was entered was that whereas the horse's proper weight, inclusive oi penalties, wits 9.10, he carried 10.0. General Symonds- found little difficulty in landing the odds laid on him in the Ashburton Handicap. Of his two opponents, Clan- ■ hum made a feeble display, and Zealous ; was not in her happiest frame of* mind. Bayonet, who was only taken out of the paddock a couple of weeks ago, lasted but •a couple of furlongs. In the County Stakes Cannie Chi el was ridden out in an attempt to catch Pallas, but the latter, after leading practically all the way, won easily. Sir George Clifford's horse has lost the dash necessary for* a race of this description. Among a small field the County Hack Race fell to Miss O'Connell, a useful mare, bv the Nordenfeldt

horse Pallisei"; and the Melrose Galloway 1 Handicap to a polo pony' named Rangitikei, the property of Mr A. E. G. Rhodes. The winner, who hails from the North Island, is by Wapiti. Black Tracker, a three-year-old by Phsethon, from a mare named Throway, appropriated the Laghmor Plate, and Antigone scraped home a head in front of the disappointing Firebrand in the Fairfield Welter Handicap, the latterV former" stable companion, Skobeloff, showing a glimpse of his bert form, and finishing third. Lady Brandt, who started favorite for the Grove Farm Handicap, led to the distance; but Derrett's" phenomenal run of luck failed, and she was passed by Hypnotist and Goldenmere, the former winning comfortably. The weather yesterday was as fine as Thursday, and the course was a trifle firmer. Miss O'Connell made a gallant effort under a welter burden in the Hack High-weight Handicap, but was beaten by Beira and Helios, the former whining, and returning his supporters a J dividend of £44. The Trial Handicap fell j to Don Bell, a son of PJjaethon, and the I Kolmar Galloway Handicap to Hearts, a 1 mare by the Grand National Hurdle Race winner KulnLne. Pallas, of course, commanded a large following in the Autumn Handicap, but he finished out of a place. Secret Society made the running for half the distance, after which Kelburn assumed command, and gave the lie to the running at the Christchurch meeting by beating his former conqueror easily by a length, a length and a-half separating Secret. Society | from' Zealous, who finished third. The | Juvenile Stakes was reduced to practically a match between Lee-Enfield and Firebrand, and for the second time at the meet- . ing the latter second. I A fair amount of business has been done i over the New Zealand Cup. Among the i horses sought after locally are Orion", I Treadmill, Lady Lillian, and Pallas. Gladsome has resumed work after a well- ! earned rest. | The hurdle racer My Lord, who is now j at Riccartotl, is to be schooled over the • big fences. I The Canterbury Jockey Club's annual meeting' will be held on Thursday. The operations for the past year left a profit I of £2,933 4s 6d, and the club's assets are £?..V°«2, which include a cash reserve of £4,000. wall reference to a. case which has created some interest, the ' Weekly Press and Referee* publishes the following in its current number:—"On the 4th of February last we published an article headed 'Bribery and Non-starting.' The result was that an action for libel was commenced by F. Leslie against the 'Referee.' After the action was commenced Mr Leslie offered to submit his betting books for examina- : tion to a special committee of the Canterbury Jockey Club, consisting of Sir Geo. Clifford and MessT.s Geo. U. fctcad and B. L. Lane. After a careful examination of the books tendered, these gentlemen decided that although the books bore evidence of irregularities they did not contain evidence sufficient to support the statement published in the 'Referee' last Fi braary. It lists been agreed that upon our publishing the foregoing the action shall be withdrawn. The action referred to in the above statement has,been withdrawn, each side paying its own costs."

The full text of the report by Sir Qeo. : Clifford and Messrs Geo. G, Stead and B. j L. Lane on the two betting books sub- j mitted by F. Leslie reads as follows: , "We have examined two betting books, j the property of F. Leslie. They appear to have been kept irregularly, and contain in- | ttrlineations which debar us from expres- j sing any definite opinion based upon their j contents." i CHESS. . The Otago' CheSs Club have decided to give lessons in chess to beginners in their club rooms, Liverpool street, once a week

(Mondays). Mr R. A. Cleland will commence the course next week by delivering a lecture on the royal gome. All are cordially invited. A thatch by telegraph between the Otago and Timaru Chess Clubs will be commenced this evening. A telegraph instrument has been installed in the Otago Club's rooms, Liverpool street, and all desirous of witching tne .proceedings are cor-dially)-invited to attend.