SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 12762, 15 March 1906, Page 1

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

• NAPIER PARK RACES. One of Say-well's starting machines, was used at the "Park yesterday for the first time, and gave great sofefactkxn, Mr Chadwick's handicapping also came in for favorable comment. The totalisotor turnover was £6,936, an increase of £1,586 compared -with the corresponding day of lust year. I'he.coiiclnding events resulted as follow:—Trial Hack, Merriwig (£8 3s) and Torere (£2 10s); Welter, St. Albert (£1 lfis); Sapling Stakes, English Channel (£5 ss) and ftp (£1 6s) } Redclvffe Hack Welter, Oasis (£2 17s) ami Flower Girl (£1 6s); Flying, Staxshoot (£6 4s). STRATFORD RACES. The. sum l of £4,913 was put through the totaJiaator yesterday. Roseal won lie Cup,-9f, m lmin 581 sec, and.paid a dividend of £2 16s; while the backers of Cyrano, the second horse, were returned 16s. The Flying ■ Handicap went to Rustique (£2 16s), .with Clementine (£1 3s) second. In the Borough Stakes the rider of. Kararoa, was disqualified' for twelve months for palling his mount. NOTES FROM CANTERBURY. [Special to tiie Stab,] CHRISTCHURCH, March 14. The weal her took a turn; for the-better towards tho end of last week. Saturday was fine and Sunday glorious. There have been few , finer and hotter mornings this summer tht.n Sunday morning, when the thermometer registered 81 indoors. Fiiv: weather is wanicd at Riccartom The heavy downpour of Tuesday week soaked the plough gallop, and though the tan and grass have been available trainers - want no further interference with training opararions before Ea&ter Cutis is persevering with Kirieman and the daughter of Clanranald, in spite of her lameness in standing up to her -work. She has done one or two gallops lately in a stylq which shows that she lias lot-'t none of her early brilliancy. She was lame after each, but not seriously enough to keen her idle. It is strange how often horses auflcring from knee lameness will stand a preparation. Since htr victory at the Akaroa meetina last week Czarevna has changed hands, Mi Friedlander having sold her for £350. The piiee seems a stiff one,' but the purchase): was the filly's trainer, F. Holmes, and be ought to be the best} judge of her value. Czarevna has won four races in succession in three weeks. Mr R. Allen is over the worst of his severe illnesa During the early part of last week the worst was feared, but latei the patient took' a favorable turn, and h< has since been pronounced out of danger. Qnaxryman returned from Auckland lasl week. His injured leg is still much enlarged, bo much so indeed that no further effort will bo made to train him. But the horse himself is in fine order. He is to hi sent to the stud at Stohykurst, and sucfc a fine-looking and well-bred animal,, if judiciously mated, should get capital stock. H. M'Laughlin has left E. Cutts's employ and taken service with J. M'Cracken. The yearling filly by Sant Ilario—Maybud has been named Myrtilla. Le Enfield was given a turn over- tlw hurdles on Saturday, accompanied by W: Waka. He performed creditably for sucl a sour customer. Taggart has taken, up Noxious Weed With a view to preparing him for the jumping season. Ihe Benzoic—Corselet filly Assegai, wht finished second in the Maiden Plate at the Akaroa County meeting last week, has sine* arrived at Riccarton. She is not to remaix here long, however, as it is understood thai she is to go to the stud next spring. Sh« will be mated with Martian Solution's doubtfully-bred relative, En clid, by Seaton Delaval or Soult—Problem, has been slightly amiss. The following business his been done during the ivViek on tho Easter and Autunrr Handicaps:— 1800 to 2 agst Cross Battery and Notus 3400 1 Canticle and' Vladimir IdQO 1 Canticle and Mustifid 10G0—4- Cross Battery and Ghoorka . 1000-—1 Boscastle and Boomerang ' 900 800 600—4 Solution and Solution 600 600—4 Signalman and Savoury 600 600 600 600—3 Signalman and Stepdanter 600 1 Crichton and Delaware 600—1 Crichton and Stepdancer 600 1 Cross Battery and Clanchatran 500 500 s——5 —— Munjeet and Delaware 500 —5 : Munjeet and Melodeon 500 500—1 Crichton and Savoury NEW ZEALAND RUGBY UNION. A NICK PROFIT. At a meeting of the New Zealand Rugby Union last night Mr Dixon, manager of the team which visited Great Britain, presented his report on tho tour. Th& statement of the finances gave an approximate estimate of receipts over expenditure of £9.500. The report spoke in the highest terms of tho conduct of the men on and ■ off the field. The Comnrittee decided to at once repay the Rugby Unions and other donors the amounts subscribed by way of debenture or-guarantee for the tour, plus 5 per cent, interest BOWLING: St. Kilda v. Caversham, on Saturday On St. Eilda Green: St. Kilda—W..Garroll. A. Stoneham, A. Glen, J. Whits (s) • 7W: r N;"Riddell,; J. Brew, J. B. Dick, wl" Taylor (sf; D'.C- Cameron, jun.; E.: W. Merry, H. Lyders,, J. D. Cameron (s| ; W-

Jacobson, C. Mathews, A. Morrison, C. J. " Liggins (s); emergency, SpauL | St. Kilda v. North-east Valley, on, Satur- • day,, on North-east Valley Green.—St. KMa: D. M'Fadane, J. 'E. Aden, J. M'Ourdy, T. Irvine (s) ; E. K. Broad, J.' C. Pollard, H. ,Howes. H. M. Ewing (s) .- E. C. G-ten* J. M. GaJJaway, A. J. Downing. F...T. Anderson (s). Caversham v. St. Kikki, at St. Kilda Caversham -. T. K. Sidey, J. Wilson, R, Hajmiiig, F. Wilkinson (s}; A. Farquharson ,R. Passrrsore, D. Pprrester, G. Walker (s); W. Blackwood, D. H. Hastings, J. A. Kirby, A. M'Gregor (s); W. Speight, C. W. Fogarty, A. Kennedy, F. Partrjdge (s) ; emergencies, D*. Fraser and D. J. Webster. The St. Patrick's sports, heH at Invercargill yesterday in fine weather, were attended by 6,000. The £4O Sheffield Handicap was won by D. Sanson. (9&vds), of Owaka. MTiachlan (scratch) was thrown oiit in the semi-final, but he secured second place in the 440 yards event. In the special semi-final at Sydney for the £I,OOO race Plunkett (New Zealand) sprinted in his boat and got a big break on the'field as the final lap was entered, but tired hi the last .hundred yards, and was just beaten out of third pla'ce. Owing to the unsettled. weather, it has been decided to postpone the Otago swimming Club's sports, which were to have been held on. Saturday, to a date to be fixed later on. " (