SPRTTING

Evening Star, Issue 16398, 14 April 1917, Page 6

SPRTTING

AVONDALE RACES. Tho weather is fine for the second day’s races, and thero is a big attendance. Course heavy. Results: Waikmneti Hurdles, 200sovs. 2m.— Luporino (9.15) 1, To Onga (11.0) 2, Marconi (9.10) 3. Scratched: Sylvan Knight. Won by three-quarters of a length. Time, smin 54b&bc. Dominion Handicap, 140sovs. sf. Oarlysian (7.6) 1, 2,fi1l o’ Gowrio (9.0) 2, Joffre (9.0) 3. Scratched: Rokanui, Kauri King, Cardrona. Won by a length. Time, Imin 4sscc. Nursery Handicap, 150sovs. 6f.—Bingham (8.5) 1, Demotic (8.5) 2, Sanacre (7.7) 3. All started. Won by a length and a-half. Time, Imin 17-lscc.

METROPOLITAN TROTTING MEETING.

Christchurch advises that the weather is fine, and there in. a large attendance at tho Metropolitan oounsq at Addington. The going is soft. Results:

Halswell Handicap (harness), 20dsovs. lim. —Irvur (lOsec) 1. Icicle (9feec) 2, Sir Fulham (9sec) 3. All started. Won by four lengths; length between second and third. Time, 3min o3soc. Harvest Handicap (saddle), 150sovs. 2m. —Red 801 l (14sec) 1, Parkfiskl (llsec) 2, Wild Tree (scratch) 5. All started. Won by a neck; 10 lengths between second and third. Time, smin 6|sec.

METROPOLITAN HANDICAP (Harness), 400sovs. 2m.

J. Knight’s b c Author Dillon by Harold Dillon—Galatea, 4yrs, ssec (B. Jarden) 1 R. M'Donnell’s Einilius, 9sco 2 M. Edwards’s Adelaide Direct-, 7eec ... 3 Others: Our Thorpe 4sec, Sungod lOsec, Brown Bell llsec, Stanley’s Child llsec, St. Ursula 12sec.

Won by half a length; three lengths second and third. Time, 4min oS-fsec.