SPORTING NEWS

Greymouth Evening Star, 30 January 1919, Page 3

SPORTING NEWS

TAKAPUNA RACES —FIRST DAY cur WON by windoram. (Per Press Association.) The Takapuna races opened in line weather. Following are the remaining results : 7P IT,INDIA HANDICAP. 7 fur-

/iiliAL/.YIN Ulil lliliN-UJ , / iUilongs. —(8) Hyllus 1, (7) Kereone 2, (9) Stilts 3. Fourteen others started, Taiahai .and Munster being the favourites. Won by a neck. Time 1.30 1-5. lI A UR AKI HURDLES, 1£ miles.— (2) Master Lupin 1, (1) Notability 2, (11) Lady Lyddite’ 5. Nine others started. Won by several lengths. TAKAPUNA CUP of 1000 sovs. ; I£ miles.—(lo) Windorah (6.7) 1, (1) Teka (9.1) 2, (4) Tinopai (8.4) 3. Also started —(2) Uncle Ned, (7) All Over, (4) Glenopal (coupled with Tinopai), (6) Cvnic, (12) Roval Irish,, (5) Form Up, (11) Housewife, (3) All Talk. (3) Killard, (8) Blue Cross and (13) Marble Star. Teka took command ~ enter 1 •■’g the straight, but was immediately challenged by Windorah. In a hue finish the latter won by a neck. Time 2.33. FERRY HANDICAP, 5 furlongs. — (5) Ohinewarua 1, (3) Flowing Bowl 2, (1) Actrice 3. Sixteen others started. Time 1.4. CALLIOPE HANDICAP, 5 furlongs.—(l) Iletaua 1, (8) Mistress Biddy 2, (4) Tleathermoon 3. Six others started, Canowindra being second favourite. Time 1.4 4-5. GREW A HURDLES, 1 3-4 miles.— (1) Master Lupin 1, (2) Thrace 2, (4) Tenacious 3. Also started —(4) Mahzoltcv, and (5) Otter. Won easily by two lengths. Time 3.22 2-5. STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, 6 furlongs.—(l) Spanner 1, (3) Downham 2, (5) Lightning 5. Also started—(2) Xing Abbey, (4) Athens 11., (6) Mossman. (7) Lord Kenilworth and (8) Cyrtsian. Won easily by, two lengths. Time 1.15 3-5. METROPOLITAN TROTTING CLUB A NEW COURSE. (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, January 29. For the purpose of a. new trotting course, the Metropolitan Trotting Club has purchased a very fine area of ground in the Riccarton district, comprising 87 acres, at a cost of £21,030. Tiie Club’s properly at Addington is only held on lease, which lias still seven years to run, but it is likely that racing will be in full swing on the new course before that period elapses.

/ RACING IN AUSTRALIA. NEW ZEALAND HORSES. a t.mn ' MELBOURNE, This Day. New Zealand horses have been allotted tile following weights : Newmarket Handicap.— Biplane (top) 9.11. Bi meter 7.10, Cilmaine, Lingerie 6.10, Kilhope 6.9, Eilfoyle 6.7. Australian Cup.—Rebus, Kennaquhair (lop) 9.7, Estla.nd 9.3, Biplane 9.2 Finraark 8 5, The Toff 7.7. SYDNEY. January 29. The New Zealand racehorse, Biplane, will have to undergo a week’s quarantine here aboard the Moeraki.