SPOILING INTELLIGENCE

Evening Star, Issue 13003, 24 December 1906, Page 8

SPOILING INTELLIGENCE

DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB'S RACES. The summer races of the Dunedin Jockey Club begin on Wednesday at the Wirgatui coor.se, the first race to start at the last at 5.15. The arrangements for tbo convenience of the public are such as to ensure pleasure. Plenty of trains are advertised ; the Kaifcorai Band will pmy on [ the. lawn; tho new stand outside is arailable for the public; the alterations to- the judges box will enable " outside" patrons tt> promptly fee what are the plated horses; and from the now frame opposite i the grand stand the starters' and jockeys' names are to bo conspicuously signalled. Everything for the comfort of tbo pub! is has been done except to give a guaranteed list of the winners. Patron" must pick for themselves. At thie point "Old Identity" steps in and make.-; a, few suggestions: Hurdle Race—Wonderful. Salisbury Hack.— (Jorton. Dunedin Handicap.—Grafton "Loch. Otago Handicap.—Stronghold, or, if he will not try, Replete. Trial Stakes.—Astrakhan. Federal Handicap. —Apollodoris. Cavershaiii Hack Race.—Gypsobel. Otokia Welter.—Thunderer. RACING AT RANDWICK. Fine weather was cjrperianced on Saturday for the. opening day of the AJ.C. December meeting. The following was tho re6ult of the Villiers Stakes, of 300 sovs. lm.—Luciana (7.6) 1, Pompous (7.10) 2, Danizic (7.0) 3. There wero twenty-one wartcrs. Betting: 3 to 1 against Luciana, 9 to 2 Jim Dorset. A good race; a neck separating the placed bonses. Time,' train Aisec. SWIMMING. The 220 Yards Swimming Championship of Canterbury was decided at the Richmond Baths on Saturday afternoon. Four competitors entered, and the ©vent was won-by H. Rich in 2mm 53scc BTCY4XE RACES. Tho Exhibition four days' wheel race meeting was continued at Christchureb. on Saturday. The principal event was the Five-mile Australasian Scratch Race, which waa won by 0. H. Brook (New South Wales) in llmin 2£sec, with G. Sutherland (New Zealand) second and D. J. Pinnkert (New South Wale:;) third. | The final in the New Zealand Wheel ' Race Opej; Handicap, of 50 sovs, over a two-mile course, was decided at the Exhibition cycle meeting on Saturday afternoon, B. Campion (80yds) being Suit, -wi4h J. St-mmera (180 yds) second and J. S. Htrtton (310 yds) third. Time, 4roin 29sec. SPRINGBOKS' FOOTBALL 'TOUR. The South Africans beat Cornwall on. Saturday .by 9 points- to 3. The icmaming fixtures are:—December 26, Monmouth County, at Newport; December 29, Llanelly, at Hanelly; January 1, Cardiff, at Cardiff. TENNIS-CHAMPIONHHIP TODRNEYS. The Australasian and New Zealand championship tennis tournament will commence at tho United Club's grounds at Hagley Park on Boxing Day, and be continued throughout the week. The teams' match between the New South Wales and New Zealand lady players will take place on Wednesday and Thareday. The mala competitors include A. F. Wilding (holder of >iiglish and Continental championships), R. Heath (a Victorian, holder of Australian singles championship), and H. A. Tarltcr (holder oj New Zealand, South Austraiian,., .and, Western Australian cfcumKonshiiiii-

GOLF. Several, golfers arrived by the Warrimoo from Sydney to take part in the golf meeting here this week. Amoojj them were Mr Hugh Macneil, ex-champion of New Zealand and Australia; Mr E. P. Simpson, captain of the Royal Sydney Golf Club, ex-champion of New Sooth Wales, and a very well-known New South Wales solicitor ; Mr Shepherd E. Laidley. colliery owner, of Newcastle; Mr G. W." champion of the Royal Sydney Golf Club, and brother of Mr A. R. HoldAip. solicitor, of Wellington; and Mr Cheadk, late State champion of South Australia- who is going to Rheims, France, to stody woolbroking, and . subsequently to Bradford, England. The competition begins at Balmacewen links on Saturday at 10 a~m.. and will be continued over Monday and Toesday of next week. DUNEDIN HOMING PIGEON CLUB. The above club held a race on Saturday last from Orepukj—a distance of 137 miles air-line. The birds were liberated by Mr Bell (station-maacr) at 11 a-m.. Fifteen lofts were represented, with fifty-two birds. The results were as follow:—Mr C. .1. Reeves's bird Lady Monte 1 (time 3h 39imm, velocity I,o7Byds 2ft per minute), Mr M. Holmes's bird Waitana, 2 (time 3h> 44imin, velocity I,o7oyds 2ft per minute), Mr W. Esquilant's bird Phantom 3 (time 3h 46Jmin, a velocity of 1,063 yds per minute. The cluh hold their next race from Stewart Island on January 12. THE AUCKLAND CUP. [Special to the Stab.] CHRISTCHTIRCH, December 24. The Auckland correspondent of th« ' Press' wires, with reference to Saturday's work at EDerslie: —Paritntu. who was meeting Volume, Apologue, Ellerton, and Rustique each on quite 141b better terms than tbey meet in the Auckland Cup, put up a good gallop this morning. With a break of several lengths and a. flying start, running close to the trosties and leading all the way, he covered a mile and a-half and about eighty yards in 2min 46ysec, easily beating Volume and Apologue, who finished together several lengths away. Ellerton was six lengths further back, and Rustique, who was lame after pulling up, last. Apologue covered roost ground. Paritntu accomplished his task so well that he should beat tho same lot under Cup conditions. TJcnuku, with the assistance of Kilderkin, outpaced Grenade, who did not travel too kindly over a mile and five furlongs, and beat him by four lengths, tho last mile and a-half taking 2min Master Delaval and Seotty wero together throughout an excellent gallop of come 65yds short of a mile and three furlongs on the tan, accomplished in 2min 21ecc, Master DcJa-val quite lidding his own at the finish. Armistice, who was a trifle lame behind on Friday, did sound work, with Fontenoy and Colleen to assist. Ghoorka, looking well, did long threr-qnarter-paoo work. Moriarty and Downfall (the former with much the better of the weights) did a good six furlongs on the sand, and Glenculloch and Golden Cairn a good spin over the same distance on the tan. I —Latest Betting.— ! Tho latest betting on the Auckland Cup is : 4 to 1 agst Paritutu. 6 1 Apologue, Sootty, and Master Delaval. [ 7 1 Armistice. 8 1 Ghoorka. il4 1 Volume. 20 1 Douche, Rustique, Fasbiot* able, Akarana, Zimmerman, and Grenade. 60 1 Ellerton. fPjiß United Press Association.") AUCKLAND, December 24. Cambrian was scratched for the Anck« land Cup on Saturday. liona was scratched for all engagements at the sniuner meeting, and Zimmerman for the Cup at 7.40 this morning. MANAWATU SUMMER MEETING. A Palmerston North wire says: —Theie was a large attendance of spectators on the tracks this morning to watch the final gallop?. Achilles and Marguerite galloped six furlongs on tho plough. The marc ' received a start of several length?, but ! was caught at the top of the straight, 'where Maui picked the pair up, Achilles finishing in front, and covering the di;*tancc in lmin 16rcc. The gallop will earn Achilles a lot of support for the Palmerston North Stakes. Munjeet ran five furlongs outside of tlie course proper in ; lmin fcec. Submarine, Signalman, and ; Savoury were associated over seven furI longs, which they negotiated in lmin 33sec, Submarine easily beating the other two.