SPORTING

Greymouth Evening Star, 25 February 1927, Page 11

SPORTING

NELSON JOCKEY. CLUB. (Per Press Association.) NELSON, February 24. The second day of the Nelson races was held to-day in fine weather, with a moderate attendance. The tote took £7,403, against £13,644 on the second day last year. Remaining results: — Flying Handicap. —IBuwyant (R. Mackie) 1, 5 Royal Game 2,2 Misgovern 3. Also ran: 3 Glen Innes, 4 Corn Rigs, 6 Corinthic. Won by one length; two lengths. Time 1.14 4-5. Wakatu Trot. —2 All Fours 1, 4 Red Comet 2, 3 Hal Joy 3. Scratched: Star of Hope, Latest Fashion, Great Wilkes, Velocity, Nellie Parson. Won three lengths; half a length. Stoke Handicap.—s Riverna (Goldsboro) 1, 1 Arch Arrow 2, 4 Molto 3. Scratched—Note, Jumelle. Won by a head; three lengths. Time 1.14 4-5. Glen Memorial.—l Gold Mint (D. Cotton) 1, 6 Corn Rigs 2, 6 No Response 3. Scratched —Bonhomme, Cheer Up. Won by one length; two lengths. Time 1.41 3-5.

GORE RACING CLUB.

GORE, February 24.

The Gore Racing Club’s Summer Meeting to-day concluded in fine weather with a good attendance, satisfactory fields and interesting racing. The tote took £10,817 10/, compared with £11,434 10/, the same day last year, the total for the meeting being £23,346 10/, against £23,805 last year. Remaining results : — Progressive Trot. —3 Lucky Harold 1, 6 Storm Bell 2,2 Bricklayer 3. Also ran: Wilile Wilkes, Catriona, King Pointer, Queen Betty (coupled with Bricklayer), Cameo, Golden Dawn. Won by lour lengths; ten lengths. Time 3.49.

Trial Plate.—l Royal Saxon 1, 4 Lucky Locket 2, 5 Red Fray 3. Also ran: Takaka, Lady Dilatory, Pleasant Rose, Ace of Hearts, Grand Ecalt, Countermare, Symons. Won by half a head; a head. Time 1.15 2-5. Borough Handicap. —1 Solrose 1, 3 Receipt 2,2 Miss Winkie 3. Also ran : Bugle Note, Bloom, Sweet Melody, Bright Mark, Andate, Salero. Won by half a length; a length. Time 2.27 1-5.

Telegraph Trot. —UThrift 1,2 Imperial Logan 2, 1 Sea Hawk 3. Also ran : Gillie Callum, Homelight, Lady Zita, Needles, Princess Pointer, Quo Vadis, Rosaleen, Sun Cross, Aard, Sunshower, Dawson Bingen, First Toll, Golden Dawn. Won by a length ; half a length. Time 3.1 4-5. President’s Hack Handicap—s Overhaul (9.2) 1, Wingatui (8.2) 2, 1 Battle Colours (8.4) 3. Also ran: Tholomon, Soldier’s Hope, Strathnever, Sasham, Fairy Ring, Piton, Beau Vogue, Parader. Won by two lengths ; half a length. Time 1.49.

MARLBOROUGH R.C. HANDICAPS

NELSON, February 24.

Air Henrys has declared the following weights for the first day (March 3) of the Marlborough Racing Club’s Meeting: — Cup, I 4 miles and 150 yards—Goosestep if.O', Gamecock, Buyant 8.11, Bonhomme 8.10, Katakana 8.6, Kilperon 7.11, Ritmerro, Viewpoint 7.5, Ardlinann, Alyson, Royal Game, Misgovern, No Response, Cheer Up, Asleep, Stream, Conviction, Hallownoon, Magic Star 7.0. Pelorus Hack Handicap, 6 furlongs —Bronstell 9.0, Arch Arrow 8.10, Gardant 8.10, Hallownoon 8.2, Molto, Note, Carrigallon 7.13, Gourment 7.7, Motion 7.1, Red Courier, Wetstick, Rose Blossom 7.0. Summer Handicap, 6 furlongs. — Buoyant 9.8, Gamecock 9.1, Glen Tunis 8.9, Bonhomme, Corn Rigs 8.0, Phantasy, Para, Royal Game, Misgovern 7.13, Gold Mint 7.8, Anthonie, Benmure 7.7, Piccaninny, Rivema 7.1, Carrigallon, Cheer Up, Bestir 1. 0. Brookby Hack Handicap, 6 furlongs.—No Response 10.9, Arch Arrow 10.5, The Tank 9.11, Note 9.9, Gourment 9.7, Dominion Rose 9.5, Petal 9.3, Kilmoyler 9.3, Motion 9.1, The Bolter 9.0, Silver Cord 9.0, Dick 9.0, Hokio, Illumination, Ellah, Lucre, Red Courier, Panorama 9-0.

Blenheim Handicap, 1 mile.—Bonhomme 9.13, Corn Rigs 9.6, Para, Kilperon 9.3, Gold Mint 8.13, Jovial, Viewpoint 8.11, Misgovern 8.6, Alyson 8.5, Ardfinnan 8.3, No Response 7.12, Piccaninny, Conviction, The Tank, Gluement, Asleep, AH Gold, Stream, Twink, Magic Star 7.11.

VICTORIAN RACING. (Australian A N.Z. Cable Assn.) MELBOURNE, February 24. Heroic covered five furlongs in 1.2 at Mentone to-day. Phonic did four in 50secs at Flemington. The chief Newmarket Handicap barrier positions are: —Heroic 12, Fuji San 27, Valicare 17, Chrystal 26, Com us 1, Adjong 28. The final acceptors for the St. Leger Stakes are : —Cyanide, Batza, St. Pep, Bicolour, Epilogue, Cyder, Lanson, Break. NEWS AND NOTES. The jockey, P. Dinsdale, who died on Sunday night from injuries received when six horses fell during the running of the Stanley Steeplechase at the Victoria Amateur Turf Club’s meeting was aged 25. He w'as Melbourne’s leading jumping rider. D. Glennon, who fell from Bannoch and fractured his skull, is in hospital in a bad way. E. Scoullar intends to keep Countersign moving along in useful work. The Paper Money filly may make a trip to Trentham next month with the Thompson Handicap as one of her engagements.

R. Emerson has had Miss Minerva and Lady Swinton doing useful work for a week or two. The former was unsound when she went out for a spell some time ago, and it remains to be seen whether she will stand another preparation. It is probable that Limerick will leave Wellington for Sydney on March 18, an arrangement which would permit the crack three-year-old and any other member of F. D. Jones’s team booked for the trip to race on the first day of the Wellington Racing Club’s autumn meeting. An estimate of the amount won in stakes by The Hawk, published in Australia up to the close of last season, gave the same at £20,891. The opinion has been expressed in the Dominion that the total was well in advance of that quoted. From the fact that the amount allotted to second and third horses is not given in the Australian Turf Register, the exact amount won by horses is difficult to assess. However, in raking up figures relating to The Hawk’s exploits the

facts are beyond dispute that when racing in New Zealand at two, three, and four years old respectively, the son of Martian won stakes to the value of £7260. The prize money attached to the five races The Hawk won in Australia at five years amounted to £6,336 and at six years old the eight races he won there added a further £8569 to his total, and at seven years old one win that caine to him was worth £5Bl. This season The Hawk has won two races in the land of his birth worth £lO5O, which brings the total to £23,796, irrespective of other place moneys, which he earned at five, six, and seven years old respectively in Australia. The Hawk’s winnings can safely be set down as over £24,000, of which the sum of about £17,000 has been won for his present owner, J. M. Cameron, who purchased the brilliant Martian gelding at a law figure in the summer of 1923.