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Greymouth Evening Star, 5 July 1915, Page 3

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MEW ZEALAND CUP. THE NOMINATIONS. JSY *ELEOEA3?H—PBB PBESO ASSOCIATION. CHRISTCHURCH, July 3. fc The following nominations have been s received lor the New Zealand Cup ; s Ardenvhor, Blitz, Palisade, Indigo, 6 Warstep, Snub, Chrysoiis, Sea Pink, p Blackall, • Tangihou, Alnnmier, hl.«I----1 tiply. Snaps, llewi Polo, Chollies, All - Ready, Bonny Helen, Sunbird, Rint aldo, Fender, Lord Multifid, Midnight a Star, Anlhos, Banhsia, Colonel Sonlt, r p|.j nce Laddo. Plunder, Redshire. Fair I Rosamond, Maniaroa, Marc Onthony, 1 John Barleycorn, Moonglow, Potoa, ’ Sir Alba, Konya, Three. Coldstream, • Specialform, Treadfire , Wise Bird, !- Nmhtwatch, Slogan. Bee, Briar Patch, s Croesus, and Mystification—Stepdaught ter gelding. r AUSTRALIAN RACING. I GRAND NATTONAT; hurdles. £ MELBOURNE. July 4. a The Grand National Hurdles resnlt- > e,l Rathfarnbam (9.0) 1. Lord Grey f (10.5) 2. Wimrarava (10.5) 3. All the ' acceptors s!,a bled. Adinfhil Grand s fell at the first hurdle, Milkaha led ' for one mile and a half from Wingar- ! ara, I’othfarnham. Jack Rice, Ino Yet, Flavel and Uxbridge. Ralhfam--1 ham overhauled Wingara rounding the i> Ivnd and led over the last hurdle, i Won ensile by len lengths, a neck bc- , tween second and third. r l line 5.451. t Record and Clontaft broke down, f and will b rt unable lo race again. • Raibfarnham cost bis owner 62-t J guineas in March. | IMPROVEMENTS TO COURSE. AT OMOTO. ■ PROGRESSIVE WORK'S IX HAND. r The general scheme, of improvements 1 now being carried out at the Omoto racecourse is progressing salisiaclorily ami will be completed in time for tlie (! rev month Jockey Club's October i meeting. The course was visited by 1 (he Committee last week and pleasure - expressed at the alterations which are i being carried out under the direction > cf Mr. 11. J. Rignell. Included in the • improvements noted, is the removal ot , flio second grandstand a distance ot about 100 feet further towards the golt f links. This has bad the desired ef- , fort; of about doubling the area of the ; lawns as well as making room for a : new and up-to-date totalisator bouse, a contract for which latter has been 5 let to Mr. I’. Moran for £339. This 1 building will be 43ft. by 26ft., and 1 when it is mentioned that Die old “tote” house is a building of 15ft. by ’ 30ft. it will be seen at a glance that . (lie replacing structure will be more [ commodious and in every way superior. A new silent machine (capable of cloal- • ing with £20.000 per day) will he ini stalled, and in this respect will be in- ■ finitely bettor and preferable to the 1 old methods, in addition to which the ’ investing public will appreciate the • extra facilities to be provided in the way .of purchasing tickets and collocts ing dividends —when they “strike ’em” —for the ground space round the machine house lias also been considerably enlarged. Another innovation bv this Club will be a dividend board raised above the roof of the totalisalorliouse. A good deal of Tdling-in at this portion of the course is being undertaken and an ample supply in this respect is being obtained Irom mounds inside the racing track. A new judge's box is to be erected practically on the site of the old one, and will be equipped with a numerical system to indicate flic numbers of the placed horses immediately after a race. A small fence will enclose the new judge’s box. Another verv noticeable improvement is the extension of the lawns Irom the main stand towards the main entrance. Extra room lias been provided for hero and altogether the lawns have boon more than doubled in area. Another noted new work is the enlarging of the bird cage, which, when finished, will be dolblcd in area, finis providing more room lor the horses on parade as well as giving the public better facilities to “pick their iancies.” Track improvements will consist in the ploughing, of the inner or training track as well as providing hurdles and brush fence for schooling purposes. This latter provision is being undertaken at tin' request, of owners and, should sufficient inducement offer, in all probability a hurdle event will be reinstated in the future 'programmes of the Club. The imnrovemenis and alterations noted wil) cosf. approximately £I2OO and as alreadv indicated, will bo completed for Ibo Club’s Spring meeting. GISBORNE RACES. SATURDAY’S RESULTS. (Per United Press Association.) GISBORNE, June 4. The Gisborne Racing Club’s Steeple chase Mectin.tr was concluded <>n Satur day in beautiful weather and a record crowd was present. The totalisator handled £\ 5.402 as compared 'wYi’A /jifi.yS;; on the same day last year, nuking - a total for the meeting- 0f£,’20,91 S compared with £y> s ?ls last year. The results arc as follows; MAIDEN HACK, 100 sovs, 5 olng’s.—5 MULTTONE (0.0) (Oliver) I 4 MOSS MAN (q.S) - I—G OLDEiNLYTE ft). 5) 3 : Also rap 12 —durian, 4 —Lord Airis, lie, 6 —Waiaka, 9 —Lory Olwyn, it Master Roger, 10 —Muhina re, A— Otara 7 —bliss Lnpinns. Won by a I neck the third horse a length away. Time f. 4 . - r WAT KAN A E HANDICAP, , Sc * 7 furlonp-s: 6 DTAVOLO (r (.4) (Oliver) 1 7 PERCELER (9.3) 2 Also started; a —-Birkline, s—Cas-

talia, 2- —-Multikoff, 3 —Suratura, A stirriny finish. Won bv a short nock third horse close up. Time 1.3 r. GISBORNE HURDLES , 200 so vs, if miles: 4—BLACK NORTHERN 12 n) T I VI (10.6.) 2 6OR MOL 01 D (0.0) ..., r 3 Also started—2—Flavor, Master Timi, s—Monorail.5 —Monorail. The race was a chapter of accidents. At the obstacle at the turn Master ‘Timi toppled over hrinyiny Monorail down and Player landed on top of the tw-o horses, and broke a ley. This sni!l left: Black Northern and Vi in possession of the field, Ormolnid having run oil at the first hurdle. BlaotNorthern won as he liked. Ormoloid was set yoiny acrain and completed the course for third money, balk-in.nr at every hurdle' and talcing fully fifteen minutes to yet round amid amuse ment of the crowd. Time for the racer 3.20. TEHAPARA STEEPLECHASE, 200 sovs, 2I miles.— 2 —iFAGOT fi0.13) ■ (Marchant) r 3_THE MOUSE (q.ra) 1 4 —FJREAWAY (10; 10) 3 Also started: I—Golden1 —Golden Glow. after a yood race by three lengths, same distance between second and third. Time 5.26.

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SECOND HACK FLAT, 123 sovs, 6 furlongs : . 1— KAURI KING (11.5) (McMullen) i 3—POTENTIALITY (9.7) 2 10— BRUNSWICK (9.3.) 3 Also ran: 4 —Multifual, 7- —Toki, 5 —Bodenham, 6—King- of Athol, 12— Mullivious, 13 —Armageddon, a—Royal Mary, 9 —. Brookfield, 11 —Puna Rakau, B—Waiaka. Won by hall’ a length, a length between second and third. Time 1.16 L T U RANG A NUI STEEPLECHASE 150 sovs, 2 miles; ! —MASTER MALACHI (10.6) 1 S—THE CHEF (10.2) 2 3 —SANT TA GO (9.7) 3 Also started: 4 —Rustic, 2—Nimble foot, b —Katun, 7 —Rulfiaiia. Won by a couple of lengths. Time 4.7. FAREWELL HANDICAP, ISo sovs 1 mile;— 2 BTRKLTNE (io.ii) (Young) 1 I—RUAPANI 10.9) 2 3 MULTI AN O (9.0) 3 Also started : 4 —Carburetter, s—•5 —• Scorch. who went out one of the hottest favourites ever seen on the course was beaten by half a length 011 the post after leading all the way, Multiano 3 lengths away. 1 hue i-44 2-5 .