SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 12307, 23 September 1904, Page 3

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

RANGITJKEI RACES. The following are the results- of the concluding races on Wednesday's programme. The amount put through 'the totalisator was £4,328—a. decrease on last sprite' meeting of £127; Willowbank Hack, of 50 sovs. 6f, — -St. yVlbert (6.11) 1. Bcmnorc (7.15) 2, Alaorilaud (6.11) 3. Scratched: Daredevil, Hatua, Chartrcus. Fourteen started. Won by a length. Time, linin 21|sec. Dividends, £ls 14s and £6 10s.

Rangitikei Steeplechase, of 125 sovs. About. 2|m. —Moccasin (11.9) 1. Towhatu (10.5) 2. Union Jack (9.7) 5. Rhyl, Bahrein-, and Te Kohau fell. Won bv several lengths. Dividends, £7 and £1 2s.

!4pring Handicap, of 80 sovs. l|m. — Armistice (7.5) 1, Halberdie 18.8) 2, l.’ercelot (6.10) 5. Wan by half a head. Time, 2miu IQiscc. Dividend, £5 10s. RangitoU) Handicap, of 50. sovs. 1m. — Submarine (7.5) 1, Hattua 2, Marinella 3. Dividends, £2 2s and £1 Is. Second Day.—Tiiup..sday. The weather was fairly good for the second day’s racing of the spring meeting of the Rangitikei Racing Club. It had been raining till last night, and the course was very sloppyr Results: Ngaio Rack Hurdles, of 55 sovs. About 11m.—Defoe (10.12) 1, Morelli (9.0) 2, Ontario (9.5) 5. Also started: Moeraki (10.9), Delight (9.4), Saraband (9.0), and Intrigue (9.0), The last-named fell. Time, smin 12sec. Dividends, .£6 and £4 13s. Telegraph Handicap, of 60 sovs. sf. Matnku (9.0) 1, Parksbot (6.10) 2, Auratus (7.2) 3. Also ran: Promotion (7.2), Sanfoin (6.11), and Tainbourina (6.7). Won bv a length, lime, linin 10|sec. Dividends, £1 18s and £1 6s,

Clifton Steeplechase, of 90 sovs, About 2im.—Tekohau (9.15) 1, Moccasin (12.8) 2, lowhatu (10.11) 5. Also ran: Eclair (11.4), Hutiuia (10.13), Umslopogaas (9.9). \Voa by two lengths. Time, 6min 12scc. Dividends, £4 16s and 17s, Ihe Welter Hack was won by Togos (£ll ss), with St. Albert (17s) second. Seven starters. Hack Steeplechase, of 50 sovs. About 21m. —Peruvian (10.5) 1, Juanita, (9.7) 2, (10.1, o. Dividends: £2 9.s and £2 September Handicap, of 70 sovs. Im, Lass o’ Gowrie (7.2) I,' Hard Work (6.9) 2. Sanfoin (6.7) o. Also ran : Hull Cry, Armistice, Jeanne dArc (6.10). W T on bv a length. lime. Imin Sljsec. Dividends £4 _l4» and £1 12s. Killeymoon Hack, of 50 sovs. .MarincLla (6,12) 1. Te Hauke (6.10) 2. Sea Lion (8.12) o. Dividends, £5 11s and 17s. A VOX DALE RACES. Tile following concludes our report of Wednesday's racing. The sum of £5.100 was passed through the totalisator. Results; Plumpton Handicap, of 170 .sovs 1m - Durable (8 2) 1 Idosa (7.0) 2, Avalanche l^o. uj o. \\ on by a length. Time, linin 52sec. Dividends, £5 os and £4 15s! Kingslaud Handicap, of 50 sovs. 6f. Seabird (7.6) 1, Sir Gilead (7.8) 2* Cahatet (7.0) 6. Won by two and a-half lengths, •Time. Imin 22sec. Dividends, £4 16a 6d and £1 6s 6d. Second Pony Handicap, of 50 sovs. 5[ (9. if 1, Storyteller (6.5) 2. Little .Mabel (7.0) o. Won bv five lengths. Dividends, £ll 5s and £2 12s. Mount Albert Handicap, of 100 sovs 6f —Lady Bohs_ (7.11) 1, Bt. Olga (7.5) 2.' J ukapa (7.8) o. Time, Imin 25-lsec. Dividends, £5 19s and 19s 6d. GYMNASTICS. The- High street Ladies’ Gymnastic Club held their annual handicap competition in tiie High street Gymnasium on Wednesday, when twenty competitors faced the judge’ The competition consisted of Indian club, dumb-bell, and wand exercises, and exercises on tlie parallels, boi*se, rings, and ropes. After a close competition tlm pride of place was secured by Miss E. Ross with 194 points. Miss Y. M'Beath (195 points, from scratch) being a, good second. Miss C. Marks (IS4) came next-, and then followed Miss L. Caradns (179) and Miss M'Corkindnle (174). All the competitors gave a good account of themselves. Mr F. C. Higgins was judge. CRICKET. An enthusiastic preliminaiy meeting of those interested in forming a cricket club in Mornington was held last evening, when it was decided to roform (ho Mornington Cricket Club of some vears ago. A general meeting will be held next week, when it is hoped that all interested in tho welfare of the club will attend. HOCKEY'. Owing to the North v. South Islam! football match, tho Otago Hockey Chib will not hold any practice (o-morrow. The followmg team will play the St. Clair Ladies’ Hub at I< orbury ; —J. F. Peake (captain), J. G. Seelyc, E. G. Seelyc, J. W 7 . Gowie, R. Sparrow, IV. Dempster. ATHLETICS. The secretary of the Otago Centre is in receipt of word from the New Zealand Council stating that tho Council are compelled to drop the pro|>osal to invite a team of American and English athletes to tour tiie colony, owing to some of the interested unions being unable to find the necessary guarantee. The Council intend at once to bring forward another scheme for a visit of the team next year. LAWN TENNIS. Parker (Now Zealand) dropped out of the New South Wales Championship Singles after a, well-contested game with Pockley. Tho latter has steadily improved from the opening of the tournament. With two sets iu apiece, the deciding set was fought tenaciously, the local player havino- the, best of it with good net play. The result was a, win for Pockley. 6—4, 4—6 V 6;. 6 7 -3, PocUey and Rice are left in the final. In the Doubles, Parker and Miss Rracmer teat Griffiths and Miss Grafton 4—6, 5—2, 6—5. ’ The Tennis Associations of Australasia met yesterday at Sydney and appointed a committee to draft a, constitution to establish a T riinis Council, and aflirmcd the desirability of securing a visit from the Doherty brothers, the celebrated English plavers. A desire, was expressed to have Australasia represented iu England next year in the competition, for the Da-via cup. bL Andrew Harriers held their luree-mile Championship and Sealed Handicap Race at Forbuxy Park on Wednesday. The track was very heavy, but the race was run in good time. Nine competitors faced the starter (Mr W. Talboys). Clarke made the pace for the first quarter of a mile, but Christie and Willla™ TwbiaUy drew away from the pack, and Williams afterwards had it all his own way, Christie retiring at the end of tho lJusdi mik, Clarke, Guinness, and Gill were

running together till the end of tbe second mile, when Gill took tie lend for second place, and was never caught, although Clarke made a splendid sprint to overtake him in the run home. M’Cracken was the only other competitor to finish, running a very plucky race. The result was ns follows:—Championship: F. Williams 1, H. Gill 2,- A. L. Clarke 5. Scaled Handicap: A, E. Clarke (45sec) 1, J. Guinness (50sec) 2. F. Williams keeps the cup, valued at £4 4s, which he has won two years in succession. His time was 18min Bs.ee. At a committee meeting of the Dunedin Amateur Boating Chib, held last evening, Messrs M. Garden and James Crisp were elected to the vacancies on the Committee.