SPORTING.

Evening Star, Issue 14524, 28 November 1910, Page 8

SPORTING.

?ORBURY TROTTING CLUB'S RACES. Second Day—Saturday. The attendance seemed to be quite up to the average, and tho briskness of the speculation mav bo judged front tho totalisator turnover," £8,143. It would not nave been so mrch if all the bookmakers who applied had taken out licenses. Ag a fact, oulv six called tho odds on Saturday, lour insi'do and two out, the others withdrawing because they objected to the position assigned to tho bookmakers. 'Backers were protty well informed, for though on.lv three first favorites (Lord Chancellor," Vigorous, and Embrace) got home, four races found the favorite second, so that an investor who followed the public fancies would have done very weli. Miriam I?, won tho Suburban Handicap easily. She at once forged to the front, and "stayed there. Dum Bum (favorite) was slow in commencing, 'they say that ihe stable were not at all confident about Miriam 8., and she went out fifth in the order of the machine wagering. Gladys M., the punters' pick for the Advance Handicap, never got amongst the leaders at any part- of tho race, and «die was the .disappointment of the day. The Dairymaid, fourth fancy, promptly secured the lead, and the further they wont the surer ohe seemed all the way. Walnut jibbed at the start of the Forbury Cup, and took no part in tho race. 1/ord Chancellor was or.ee caught by Discoverer, but the latter at once felt the pace, and hurt to surrender the lead. Latcr'in the race Hell Metal cut down Lord Althorpe and Discoverer, and I at the home turn looked like ovei hauling j Lord Chancellor; hut the favorite never j faltered or slackened his pace, _ and | Pringle's confidence w;is Tewarded with a decisive win, licit Metal going to pieces in ihe straight. Ihe Second Amateur Handicap was a gift to Lady Baron, who had tho race won after seven furlongs. Hot opponents wore a bad lot. Tho St. Clair Handicap was a peculiar race. White Rock, who did not trot kindly in the early stages, seemed to have the race won a marter of a mile from home, hut approaching the Inst bond Fcrira, who had so far i ever settled down, got- going in earnest, and, aided by a luckv and clever turn into the home rtretch, Ferira slipped io the front an<l won comfortably. The- Flectri': Handicap was quite a . surprise. Coram-., the favorite, secured a. strong lead, and v.ith five furlongs to go was twelve lengths ahead of Enchanter,' with Flower Child threo lengths further off; but in the last quarter Coranz tired, and Flower Child raught her in time to win by two lengths. Teddy M'Kfwen was awarded a round ot jppla'nso for his driving of the winnci. Vigorous made the Victoria Handicap quite ii. one-horse race, and 'ipihi as easily beat the cab horse Joe L. The Recovery Handicap produced tho heaviest betting of any race during the meeting, and Embrace, the favorite, had no less than £4BB 10s invested on her in the machine. Certainly she looked a fair tiling on tho handicap, for she was receiving osee from Pinewcod, to whom s!ic had tried to give 4see the (ov before : and, getting out at once, she i.-dn vet-v decisively. It is said that, prior to the. y-econd (lav's Tare she was bought by Pringle, and that he did not back her. The following concludes our report: St. Clair Handicap, 120 sovs. 2m.—Mr M. J. Groat's Ferira, by Franz—Flowerwood, losec ilv S. Groat), 1 ; Mr A. i'ringle's White Rock, losec (Owner). 2; Mr M. Allan's Urgent, 12sec (Owner), 5. Also started: Walnut (snatch), Little George (lsec), Dick G. (TOsec), Maggie 1). (Usee), Bermaline (losec). and Tory (20sec). I'rgent got to the front at about a mile, and stayed there till two furlongs from home, where White Rock, the favorite, passed her; but at the home turn Ferira settled down to a rush that took him to the front for a decisive win by two and a-hali lengths. I'rgent was six lengths further away, and Dick G. fourth. Time, srain. Electric Handicap (harness), 100 sovs. '..'.m.—Mr D. W. M'Kewen's Flower Child, dv Daren Rothschild —Florist, 7scc (K. U'Kcwen), 1; Mr E. Bowes's Coranz, lOsec (C. Kerr), 2; Mr W. Holland's En;hanter, 12scc iDwyer), 3. Also started : Wilkie (scratch) and Motorist (7scc-). Coranz got tho lead afte- going two fur longs, and Flower Child passed into second place halt a mile from home. Coranz tired in the last quarter, and Flower Child had him dished 200 yds from home, going mi for a great win by two lengths. The crowd cheered the rider. Time, 2min 57sec. Coranz was favorite. Victoria Handicap, 115 sovs. 2]m.— Air C. Michael's Vigorous, by Valiant— Sunbeam, 18: sec (F. Clement), 1 ; Air T. Connolly's Opihi, scratch (E. Al'Kewen), 2; Air W. Carson's Joe 1,., 16sec (A. Ness), 5. Also started: Bamboo (Bsec). Harold's Child (16seo, l'itch Dark (IBscci, Dow Bells (lßsf-c), Acrobat ilSsec). -Arbitration (ISseel, and Becky Tracy i2osec). Vigorous, the fuvor'te, secured the lead . after going halfway, and he won by | lOOvds or more from Opihi, who beat due j L. twenty lengths. Bow Bells was fourth. Time, smin oS^sec. Recovery Handicap, 100 pots'. Int.- - -Mr I'. Chevne's Embrace, bv Almont- - Cling. ssee'i Pringle). 1: Mr T. Harold's Eulogy, scratch 1.1. Kiiinoyi. 2: Mr 'l'. G. Fox's "Ned Corbrtt. scratch iM. Allan). 3. Also started: l'inewood i2sec>. Captain Tracy (2sec), Silver Black lssecl, Kelly issec), and Claremont (6seci. Embrace I shot out like lightning, and won by six ; lengths from Eulogy, v.-ho beat .Ned Cur- ' belt by four lengths. Kelly was fourth. , Pinewood began well, but hrolce undi ;• pressure. Time, 2m in 23sec. ; Mr L. C. Hazlett started faultlessly both ; (lays. Mr If. Rrinkinau was the 'hund!rapper, and Mr V. Miller the judge. A RACEHOBSK~kTLLK!). At the conclusion of tiki Trial Handicap j at Takapuna races on Saturday, an Auckland wire states that lleta crashed into a ! horse ridden by a mounted constable, j Heta was so badly hurt that he had to be destroyed. MOTOR CYCLING. The Otago Motor Cycle Club held their first petrol consumption test on Saturday afternoon, the course being over a dMauve o p thirty-eight miles, from Dunedin to Outi-am and back. Their were fourteen 6tarters,_ and each competitor was allowed Ih 50min to complete the journey. The result, which was worked out on a "formula dividing the weight of machine and rider by the petrol consumed in ounces, Is as follows: A. M'Dougall, Triumph: petrol consumed in ounces, 44 ; weight, 4601b ; figure of merit, 10.454 ... ' l T. Ferguson, 3£ Centaur; petrol, olAoz ; weight, 3101b; figure of merit, 9.841 2 W. Lambert, &j Humhcr; petrol, 4Coz : weight, 3251b; figure of inerii, 8.125 3 L. Forrester, 3J Triumph ; petrol. 4"oz ; weight, 33Clb; figure of merit, 7.5 ... 4 .]. Jamieson 3£ Premier; petrol, 450/ ; weight, 3251b; figure of merit, 1.752 5 A number of competitors suffered from tyro troubles, for which 15min were allowed, iind five riders were disqualified for exceeding their lime. The measuihig of petrol mid weighing and despatching competitors was in tho hands of Messrs Edwards, Fancourt, Bedford, and Secular, and everything passed off without a hitch. The Committee desire to thank Mr E. 11. Lough, the manager of tho Crown Milling Company, vho pkieed the scalea at th" crab's disposal, also Messrs Stedman and Wilson for their donation of £2 2s for lirst prize. Arrangements are well forward for the reliability trial to Naseby and back for the Hislop Cup on Saturday week. In art riition to tho other prize* offered, the Committee have decided to award certificates to all those making a non-stop journey.