SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 13149, 4 January 1909, Page 4

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

SOUTHLAND RACES. •Second Day.—Monday. The meeting was continued this afternoon in fine weather. Results : Summer Hack, of 35 eove. 7f.—Fulmor (8.8) 1, Radiator (8.5) 2, Waiju (8.3) Roelyn Trot, of 60 eove. l|m. —Bloemfontein (14see) 1, Bell Metal (scratch) 2, Duncan M'Gregor (llsec) 3. Southland Handicap, of 80 bovS. lm Id.—Siriua (7.2) 1, Hiro (8.12), Gold Dredge (8.2) 3. Also started : Jack Ashore (8.8), and Astrakhan (9.1). Won by a length and a-half. VINCENT RACES. Second Da*.—Satobdat [Fiiom Otm Own Reporter.] The Vincent races were concluded on Saturday in line weather. The attendance Was not so large as oil the first day. The fields were small, but the going was better than on the opening day, as the track had dried considerably; The sum of £1,146 10s was passed through the machine on the second day. making a total of £2,383 10s, compared with £2,999 last year. Inquiries delayed the racing considerably on Saturday. After the opening race an inquiry was held into the running of Vyvyan, and the result was that the horse and rider (Dwyer, who holds an amateur rider's license) were disqualified for three months. Results : Five Oaks Welter. 6f.—Luplirte 1. Time, lmin 23f sec. Vyvyan was the only other starter. Trot. l£m.—Rockdale 1, Chevron 2, Whisper 3. Eleven starters. Won all the way; a good race for second place. Time, 4miii 19sec. Railway Handicap. 6f.—Nikolski 1, Metford 2. The only starters. This race was ran twice (the judge being absent on the first occasion), Nikolski winning both times. Time, lmih 25sec. V.J.C. Handicap, lm.—Pretty Face 1. Quagga 2, TTiile Range 3. Four starters! Won by a length after a good race. Time, lniiti 47fse>\ Valley Handicap. sf.—Kastromd 1, Simon Pure 2, H'.sine 3. Five starters. Won easily. Tin'f. lmin 6§sec. Trot, lm.—Tiiejh, 1, The Gallant 2, Whisper j. Nine flatters. Won comfortably, after a good race. Time, 2min 34gsec. Lauder Handicap. 6f.—lmaginary 1 Quagga 2, Priilce Loris 3. FoUr staffers. Won by a head, after leading all the way. lime, lmin 21|sec. Farewell Handicap. sf. Oliver 1 Simon Pure 2, Rifle Range 3. Five starters. Oliver came from behind, and won on the post. Time, lmin ojjsec. CALEDONIAN SPORTS. The following were the principal prizewinners at the Otago Caledonian Society's sports:—Chalmers (.Dunedin), running, £24 10s; M'Kechnie (Dunedin), dancing, £18; F. Forde (Southland), wrestling, £l7 ss; A. Stewart (Alexander), dancing, £l2 16sP. A. M'ColL (Wellington), walking, £l2 ss; M. Forde (Southland), wrestling, £9 10s; Jamieson (Christchurch), cycling, £9 ss; J. Kendal (Ihvefcargill), wood chopping and £9 ; Riordan, wrestling, £8 ss; S. H. Major (Dunedin), running £8; J. Ogg (Duiiedihh dancing, £7 ss; Michaelson (Dunedin), running, £7. The Hon. J. A. Millar's special gold medal in the wood-chopplrig combetition was won by J. Kendal. The Special gold medal for the best all-Tound athlete and Sir J. G. Ward's gold medai for the best all-round liandicap athlete (.handicap events only) have not yet been awarded, but it is likely that olie will go to #. Forde and the other to Chalmers. THE PERTH CUP. Melbourne papers to hand to-day give the following as the result of the Perth Cup, of 2,000 sovs, 2m :—Scorcher, by Simmer -Lebel (7.2) 1, Loredano (6.7) 2, Valere (7;6) 3. Twelve others started. Won by half a length. Time, 3min 30 4-ssec.