SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 15354, 1 December 1913, Page 5

SPORTING

FEILDTNG RACES. Second Day.—Monday, Torrential rains fell yesterday a.nd last night. The track is consequently very heavy. Tho weather to-day is fine, but windy, and there are good fieds. Resets:— York Strikes. 7f.—Lady Louisa (7.3) 1, Lady Volga (8.8) 2, Glenfern (6.12) 3. Scratched ; Leapuki. Time, Imin 33|sec. Xikau Hack Handicap. 6f. Sunbird (8.8) .1, Iliad’s Hero (8 5) 2. Grattan (8.12) 3 Scratched: Sepoy, Epworth, and Portraiture. Won by'a short head. CADONIA SOLD FOR GERMANY. SYDNEY, December 1. Tho racehorse Cndonia has been sold for 2,000 guineas. Ho goes to Germany, to the same stud as that for which Parsec was bought, from Australia. YACHT AND MOTOR BOAT CLUB. The Otago Yacht and Motor Boat- Club opened their railing season on Saturday with four events—two for sailing yachts and two for motor boats. A nice, steady southerly breeze was blowing, enabling all tho yachts to carry full mainsails, while there was no sea to trouble the motor boats. 'The first race was for first class sailing yachts, and drew eight entries, all of which crossed the lino in tho following order at 5 p.irs. sharp;—Carina, Tuca-na, Matun, Waimana, Annis, Myro, and Thelma. Tho boat to Stuart street buoy opened cut the fleet, and they 1 minded that bncy as follows ;—lncan,;, Waimana, Thelma, Annis. Carina. Micro, Janet, and Matua. On the run down to Challia’s slow spinnaker work on the part o! tiic majority of the crows lost soma of the boats valuable minutes. At this point incana had a hard tight to keep ahead of the champion Waimana. Roundipg Ohallis’s bncy the fleet held over to the half-tide, wall, in eider to got the benefit ~f the flood tide, and the Rattray street buoy was fetched in throe boards. Tueana kept her lead, and repeated her performance of last year. Result : Annis 1, Carina 2, Tucana 5. In the race for second class yachts three vachts started, Rippb being first across the line ahead of Iris, with Lennox Lass three minutes late. Ripple rounded the Stuart stieet buoy first, but in the .run to Challis’s Ins passed her, and eventually won tho race, with some time to spare.. ’ In the, race for motor beats muk-r 8 o.h.p. there were seven entries: Eureka Margnenta. Palmer, Maheno, Imp. Trie' and Kaituna. Eureka and Maheno did not start The fleet lay well up to the line tor the gun, and all'got away in a bunco. By the time the boats ‘had rounded the Ravensbourne mark they ha-d opened out, with Marguerita leading.’while Palmers engine joined the waterside workers, which lost her the first prize. Jhc Kaituna “got there,” landing fi r ,. lt prize, Ins second, and Palmer third Ihree entries were obtained for th" motors over 8 b.h.p. : Calliope, Vida, and -ualanta. calliope got over tho line, leading V 1 da by a. few feet, while Atalanta fiifl not start, her owner considering the water too smooth for her. The two‘boats wont at it haimnei'-nnd-tongs. with CalJuqw drawing cut slightly, anti eventually winning by 26see. Judging by the Maxim gnu exhaust, Skipper Cooke was out to 1!l t, handicapping in all tho races was excellent, and the handicappers will . , a [ ,ai ' d J°b 111 future if they wish to retain the reputation gained on Saturday Messrs Miller ana Purnell carried out their duties as timekeeper and starter respectnoly m a highly satisfactory and efficient manner, and the, club are" to be con£SS||"' mani " S of tta.

NORTH END BOATING CLUB. to mu- f f n T nS i Cl ' e ' VS , baVC been selected to mu m the above club's Pair-oar R rtc o lor non-regatta membersL. Newali rtrokej am! J. Anderson (bow), J. Forrartv (stroke) and G. Duncan (bow), Jas. M‘fntosh (stroke) and A. Dryden (bow). P. Button (stroke) and J. Mitchell (bow), F. Ximl S mPel an(, i F r. J- MTntosh tn hLTi T ' (hf'v), J. Aitflnal mlin'f n L ‘ Latlmcr < bow )- ’The night at 6.50 COranMnced to-morrow

T T \ s lllld «[stood that a well-known North mland racehorse owner has decided to Hike on trotting on an extensive scab* It is also reported that Fred Holmes will leave lor America, shortly after Easter v-ith a view to purchasing racing stock. Prooaoly there is a connection between the two. Ths regrettable Each Mahen case has served to revive the anti-New Zealand feeling which has long existed in certain racing circles in Australia, and the following caustic comment appeared in the Altdbourne ‘ leader Truly the ways' of ' Aew Zealand jumpers arc, like those of the Heathen Chinee, ‘dark and pecuhar. First we saw - Alerton apparently tire badly before getting to the end ‘of a two-mile hurdle race on the Tuesday, and then come out and win at three miles- in brilliant style. .Secondly, at Williamstorni wo are treated to'a wretched display on the part- of another visitor from the Dominion, Loch -Maben (a- horse considered good enough to send out favorite for the First Hurdle Race at Eandwick on 4th nit-.), in a hurdle race, wherein only moderates were engaged. But loaded P lat x 5. , fu '.V accounted for Loch Afaben’s exhibition. And, lastly, we arc treated to fjlenrnora tiring to a walk at the end of the Steeplechase ou Cup Day, in which the time was nothing at all out of the way, and then at the next appearance paralysing the opposition by his speed and magnificent fencing. On Saturday Glen more travelled bo fast- over the last mio and d-half of the Steeplechase that all those who essayed to keep near him toppled over, and he was left alone in his glory to finish the last half-mile at his ease. Yet so brilliant had been his speed for the first two and a-half miles that he completed the three miles in 6nn‘h 24soc, or ony 2sec outside the record. Had Glenmore boon pressed, he could easily have run the ourney in about 6min 20sec‘ Glenmore carried the same weight in the saddle on .Saturday as he did on the Tuesday (12et 21bb”'