SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 15914, 21 September 1915, Page 7

SPORTING

CHRISTCHURCH DOINGS. 'THE WANGANUI MEETING. (Special to the 1 Stab.’] v CHRISTCHURCH, September 21. ' The Chokebore team fop the Wanganui meeting are all well forward in condition, and Battle Eve has been galloping so freely at Riccarton as to suggest him putting up a good race in the Wanganui ; Guineas, in which his most formidable rival will be Nones. Next Thursday’s contest will throw a ■ lot of light on Derby prospects, and it is a great pity that the argument will not be made more conclusive by the inclusion of Desert Gold in the field. ‘ As the result of his pleasing gallop with Warstep on Saturday morning. Snub has come into some favor for the New Zealand Cup. In the event of anything going wrong with the favorite Martian’s son would make a worthy substitute. After having been in a bad way for several weeks as the result of a fall sustained when being schooled over hurdles at Riccarton, Toki was well enough to be shipped home to Gisborne a few days ago. When the extent of his injuries are considered it must be admitted that the Multifid gelding made a wonderful recovery. After a spell he will resume training. 1 RUGBY UNION. At the weekly meeting of the O.R-.F.U. Committee last evening it was decided to inform the Port Chalmers Club that the High School team did not default to tha Taieri Rovers, as that team had withdrawn from the competition prior to the date on which they should have played the High School team. It was further decided that the High School v. Southern third match be played next Saturday. It was agreed that "the match Alhambra Fifth v. Port Chalmers Fifth be awarded to the former, owing bo Port having played third-grade players. THE ASCOT THOUSAND. MELBOURNE, September 20. The Ascot Thousand, for ponies 14.2, was rim to-day, with the following result:—Carwelkin J7.01 1, Poesy (7.131 2, Raratonga (9.0) 5. Twenty-ono started. Won by a length and a-half, with a head between second and third horses. Time, . Imin 47|sec-.