SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 13144, 28 December 1908, Page 4

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

DUNEDIN JCK3KEPT CLUB RACES, Second Day.—Monday. The weather was ehowery, nevertheless the course was in very fair order, The same eight bookmakers plied their calling from Saturday. The Kaikorai Band played j on the lawn- Tho attendance -was very fair. Results:— v I MILBURN HURDLE HANDICAP, of 100! sovs, second horse 10 bovb, and third .5 soys. lim. j Mr H. Schulter's Storm, 6 yre, Euroclyxdon=rLucy, 9,0 ~. .., (Q. A. Pine) 1 Mr P. T. Hogan's Royal SheU, 9,4 (A M*Ken?ae) 2 Mr H. Friedknder's Leonardo, 11.11 (W. Better) 3 Also started: Stormont (12.5, W. Jarvis), Bingman (9.7 } H. Ooker), Grosvenor (9.2, Storm made play, and Royal Shell followed. Grosvenor clouted the stand hurdle very bard, and Secular wee cheered for his clever recovery, but both his feet went through the irons and he lost control of the' horse. Storm led Royal Shell along the back of the five-furlong mark. ••■ Leonardo ran up to Storm, but fell away at onpe. With half a mile to go Storm was leading Royal Shell and Leonardo, the .latter pair together. .Storm kept in front down the straight, and just staved off a good run by Royal Shell, winning by a nose, Leonardo two lengths away, and then Stormont. Leo-nardo-was favorite. Time, 2min 52|sea FERNHTLL HACK HANDICAP, of 100 sovs, second horse 10 60vs, and third 5 sovs. 6f. Mr T. Sheenan's Passion, 3 yrs, Pa, grim's Progress—Greek Maid, 9.3 (G. J. Pine). 1 Mr R. Sneddon's Spinning Flight, 8.7 ' (J. P. Byrne) 2 Mr A. A. M'Master's, Balaclava, 8.5 (E. Cotton) 3 Also started: Jessie Lewars (8.0, F. Yarr), Flavour (7.12, J. Beale), Adjudge (7.8, J. M'Cluskey), Ngawewr (7.7, J. oW), Erskine (7.5, A. H. Wilson), Cashier (7.3, C. Hack). Jessie Lewars drew back and lost a lot of ground, and Passion also got off badly. Flavour and Erskine made the running side by side for three furlongs, where Ngawere joined them. "Hie leaders made a wide turn into the straight, and Passion luckily slipped up on the inside, thereby gaining an advantage, which she held to, the end, winning by a length from Spinning Flight, with Balaclava only a nock' away. Both these j horses finished fast, but they could not trouble the winner. Adjudge was fourth, I and Ngawere fifth. Passion started favorite. Time, lmin 18£ sec. ALLANTON WELTER HANDICAP, of 100 sovs, N second horse 1Q sovs, and third 5 bcvs. 7f. Mr J. Barr's Heirloom, aged, Casket— Tangi Maid, 7.9 E. Calton 1 Mr W. C. Harrison's Eons, 8.1 (W. Emmerson) 2 Mr T. Tansey's Ard Roigh, 9.7 (F. Yarr) 3 Also started: Oiyoi (9.1, J. Beale), Mango (8.9, J. Olsen). Cuirosettia (7.11, J. Rae), Red and Black (7.10, J. key)The race was run in a smart shower. Eous and Heirloom were the first to move, and showed tho way from Cuirosettia.' Heirloom had worn down Eous after going about four furlongs, and he turned into the straight with a substantial lead, and wae never troubled, winning by between three and four lengths from Eoub, with Ard Reigh two and a-half lengths away, and Oiyoi fourth. Time, lmin 31 2-ssec. ST. ANDREW'S HANDICAP, of 150 sovs, second horse 15 6ove, and third 10 sovs.' lm. Hon. G. Al'Lean's Apollodoris, 6 yre>, Phoebus Apollo—Brisa, 7.4 (A. H. Wilson) 1 Mr F. H. Pyne's Rose Moble, 7.13 (R. Derrett) 2 Mr H. A. Knight's Tikitere, 7.11 (W. Emmerson) 3 Also started: Grand Slam. (8.5, L. G. King), Harvest (8.1, E. Cotton), Astrakhan (8.0, J. M'Cluskey), The Seer (7.3, J. Oteen), Speculate (6.7, F. Thompson). Grand Slam and Rose Moble jumped off in front from a good start, but were at onoe passed by The Seer, who held control in front of Rose Moble, Grand Slam, and Speculate. After going two furlongs Grand Slam was in front, and Astrakhan had taken second position. In the next furlong Astrakhan rah into the lead, and three furlongs from home looked like winning again, but at the entrance to the straight lie was joined by Tikitere and Apolkdoris. Below the distance Rose Moble also got up, and AsUriklian there fell away. Tikitere was in charge 150 yds from home,' but was then challenged by Apollodoris and Rose Moble joining in, A good finish wae seen, in which only a neck separated the first three. Astrakhan was fourth, and Grand Slam fifth. Time, lmin 46|sec. CROMWELL RACES. [Special to the Stab.] The annual race meeting of the Cromwell Jockey Olub was commenced oh Saturday, and attended with fine weather. The attendance was smaller than lost year, due probably to an overcast sky and intermittent showers. However, in the afternoon the weather cleared, and the day turned out warm. Poor fields were the order of the.day,-and the track was very rough in a number of places. The sum.of £1,501 passed through the totalisator. Two bookmakers pUed their calling. Results; — j Maiden Race. 6f—Nipul 1, Vyvyan 2, Simon Pure 3. Five starters, Won comfortably. Time lmin 18|sea Cromwell Handicap. 7f.—Lord Olutha 1, Rifle Range 2, Quagga 3. Four starters. Won all the way. Time, lmin 34|sec. Lqwburp Hack, lm.—sSoltykoff 1, Prince Loria 2, r Nikoteki 3. Four starters. A grand race. Won by a neck. Time, lmin 47860. ! Upper Clutha Trot, 2m. Harold's Childe 1, Whisper 2, Lauradale 3. Six starters. Harold'a Childe won by three lengths after leading most ol the journey. Time, 6mln I9sea. Flying Handicap, 6f. San Seveno 1, Quagga 2, Metford 3, Four starters. Won faaily, Time,' lmin 19Asec, —Hack Flutter. 4t—Vyvyan 1, Soltykoff 2, Swoon Pur© 3, The only starters. 'Won easily. Time, oßsec ! Kawarau-Trot. j. lm,—Memoir .1, Boojum 2,*Aratu6 3. Six starters. Won easily by, Time,-2min,-42se«' _ J J.. Mi )*

Beautiful T^MV-&d times wei«-tebbi4Bd t <.9%e<%iy«fqbr'tmi present.- The scan' of *I7|BBB mm sm*& throuhg the totahsator, and <w*r was received from the bookmalcem. ]fe, «lt»i-=-Kelvin Hack Hurdles, of 100 aovs. Ijnv —Yosami (9.8) 1, Commander *. Don Oarios (10.9) and Mikotahi (9.13), tfee other starters, fell. Won all ibeway. Tarawa Hank Welter,' of 100 eevs. 7£ -Boisevelt (9,0) 1, Oriria (8.6V2, Gel* Treasure (8.11) 3. Six others ran. W«K by half a bead. Manawatu Cup, of 659 sots, lim.*Tangimoana (8.0) 1, Blue Ribbon (6,7) % Apa (B.U) 3. Also started t Kopu (8.3), Bottrrasque (7.18), Musketry (7.13), Gl»«•*»*J?;W. I Moloch (741), Bine Maid (7.3), White Lie (6.13), Aroligbt (6,13), Truganini (6.18), and Qwis«ma (6.7). Tin, , thn» placed borax passed the post abreast, Tangunoana forging past by Tjalf a taad on the last stride, Apa a head behind Blue Ribbon. Time,- 2min 36iieo. Tokomaru Hurdles, of 130 nova. Ifo.— Aorangi (11.6) 1, Tonderghk (9.0) 2, Gold Dust (11,5) 3, Also sfirted: Paparatti W. 6), Prospector- (10.3), Haerems7-S.OL Won by two lengths. , Fitsherbert Handicap, of 250 sow. 6f, -•Ballarat 7.10) 1, Kangipapa (9.2) 2. Tumut (7.13) 3. Wei by a length. Gillies Hack Handioan, pf 100 soys. 6f.—Longner (8.10) 1, Pewiine (8.5) 2, Contour (6.7)'3. Six otbpvS Won al the way. Nursery Handicap, of 150 sovs. 5i.~ Boanerges (7.3) 1, Kilwinning (9JJ) gL Fasnakyle <8,11) 3. FourTthers ran! Won by half a lencth,. ..♦«*«. Grand Stand Handicap, of 200 eovs. Antrim (6.12) 1, Flotilla (6.71 8 Full Bate (8.9) 3. Also ran- Vasa ,(l£t (6.7). After a great finish Passive von by a neck, hut weighed in nearly 31b oyer, and had to be disqualified. There was great dissatisfaction at thia, and also at some of the starting. Third Day.—Monday. The weather is fine for the concluding day of the meeting. The attendance « very good, including Lord Plunket and party. Results:— Whitmore Hack Hurdles, of 100 sov6. Hm.—Aotea (9.12) 1, Coy (9.3) '2, Don Carlos (10.9) 3. All started. Aotea led all the way, and won by two lengths, Tune, 2min 48$ sec An ipgniry washeld into the running of Aotea, and was adjourned till to-night. Ckudeboy Wefter, of 150 «Qvs. lm,— Sandstream (9.7) 1, Probability (9,9)"2. Aboriginal (9.7)" 3. Also started: Roge- ? r0 ? e A 8 40 - Won bv a " *"**< Time, lmui 44|sec. Temaiiai Hurdles, of 130 «om llm.— Lull (11,4) 1, Tonderghie (9,7) H, Capulet (10.10 U. Time, SmhTlQsed. ' P AUCKLAND SUMMER MEETING. The fallowing are the acceptances for the second day's racing, which takes place on Wednesday:— Summer Cup, of 650 sovs. ljm,—All Red 9.8, Downfall 8.13, Loch Buhle 8.6, Master Soult 8.4, Bpon 8.1, Aborigine 7.11, Douohe 7.10, Stratagem 7.10, Sunglow 7.6, Pphutu 7.2, Nobel 6.13, Dnnborre 6.7. Alexandra Handicap. 7f.—Looh Buhie 8.11, Cambrian 8.9, Sir Tristram 8.8, Chantense 8.4, Tui Oakobau 7-7, iaglia 7.6, Santa Rosa 7.5, Maheno 7.3, Aristocrat 7.1, Tamainupo 6,12. Visitors' Handicap. sf.—Cambrian 9.0 Flitaway 8.1, Tarina 8.1, Gold Lace 7.12, Lucio 7.9, Devonport 7.8, Wanohope 7T6 Quidwife 7.0, Ooromandei 6.10, Griaelle 6.9, Salisbury Welter, lm.—Paritotu 10.2, Advocate 9.0, Waimangu 9.0, Rauparaha 8.10, Celtic 8.7, Aristocrat 8.7, Delegate 8.5, First Gun 8.5. " * Criterion Handicap. 6f.—Elysian 9.5, Xylophone 8.8, Golden Water 8.5, Snowfoot 8.5, Kanana 8.3, Hyperion 8.1, Sharpshooter 7.11, Merriwai 7.4, Excalibur 6.12. Ponsonby Hurdles, lfm.—Master Douglas 11.7, Lusoombe lO.lli Reservoir 10.8. Dolores 10.6, Okihau 9.1, Waihekan 9.0 ban Paulo 9.0, Darkness 9.0. Bowen Handicap. 6f.—Rarala 8.8, Doggerbank 8.8, Ngapeka 8.5, Miss Advance 8.3, Carroania 8.0, Heathen 7 2 Hohungatahi 7,2, Blue Mountain 7.2 ExTi«l» 613 1181 613 ' Analogy 6.13, Waitemata T Handioap. Utn.-«editioi 9.0, Epsom Lass 8.1, Mark Time 8.1. Cv rona 8.1, Rimlook 7.8. ' 7 THE PLUNKET BHIELD AUCKLAND v. OTAGO. THE VISITOrFgOOD START. TWO WICKETS FOR 2.0. WILSON TOPS~~THE CENTURY [Prr UNiTBn Pnsss Assocution.] AUCKLAND, December 88. ■lne match between Auckland and Otag< for tho Plunket Shield commenced at Victoria Park at 11 a.m. to-day in fine weather and on a good wicket. . Wilson won the teas for the vimtore, and deoidod to bat. He opened with himself and Howden to the bowling of Relf and Hadden. Both batsmen shaped confidently at the bowling and scored fairly freely, making 45 runs in the first halWiour's play. Mason went on in place of Hadden, and Hadden replaced Relf, but run 6 continued to come slowly, 78 being recorded at 12.30—Wilson 48 and Howden 26. The oentury appeared ae the result of ninety-eeven minutes' play. Then Howder was caught by Sale off Hadden. 100—1—33. Score at 2 p.m.:— ' Otaoo.—First Inninga. Howden, c Sale, b Hadden 33 Wilson, not out ... HO Howden, c Sale, b Hadden 33 Hopkins, run out 21 Siedeberg, not out .., ]8 Extras u .„ ... 18 Two- wickets for 20C