SPORTING

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 October 1928, Page 6

SPORTING

DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB.

SILVER PAPER WINS GUINEAS.

(Per Press Association.)

DUNEDIN, October 13. The Dunedin J.C. Spring Meeting concluded in fine weather. The track wiis in good order and there was a large, attendance. . The tote handled £20,611, compared with £19,147J on the' second day last year, making a i totdl for the meeting of £34,818, compared with £35,532£ last year. An inquiry was held as to the running of Red Heather, but the explanation was accepted. The results were: Wai'kari Hurdles, 1J miles.—2 Red Heather 10.8 (Thompson) 1; 4 Carinthia 10.5, 2; 1 Diana’s Lad 10.11, 3. Also started: 3 Hard Prince 9.10, 7 Jovial 9.5, 6 Apple Dighton 9.0, 5 Erin-Go-Bragh 9.0. Won by three lengths; ■one and a-half lengths. Time 2.47 3-5. Dominion Handicap, four furlongs. 2 Stealth 8.5. (Voight) 1; 3 Nedda 7.9, 2; 1 Stately 7.10, 3. Also started: 4 Captivate 8.2, 8 Jack-a-Dandy 8.1, 11 Leading Boy 8.0, 10 Solornar 8.0, 7 Sailing Home 8.0, 6 Fair Money 8.0, 12 Arrogant 8.0, and Blue Metal 7.13 (bracketed), 5 The Graphic 7.9, 9 Sunny Paper 7.9. Won by a length and a-half; half a length. -Time 49sec. Kaikorai Handicap, on mile. —3 Amor 8.3 (Emerson) 1; 6 Wine Tray 7.8, 2; 7 Full Flight 7.7, 3. Also started: 1 Tardy 7.11, 4 Amourette 7.11, 5 Royal Flower 7.10, 2 All Comment 7.13, 9 Coloiiel. Crawford 7.2, 10 Busy Lad 7.7, 8 Whiffler 7.2. Half a length each way. Time 1.44 1-5. Dunedin Guineas, of 650 sovs; one mile'.—l Silver Paper 8.1-0 (Didham) 1; 2 Childsplay 8.10 (Emerson) 2; 4 Noteworthy 8.10 (Pine) 3. Also started: 3 Phastar 8.10 and Pound Note 8.10. Won by half a length; eight ' lengths. Time 1.42 3-5. , Ranfurly Handicap, one mile. —3 Set Sail 8.11 (Powell) 1; 2 Town Bank 7.11, 2; '4 Queen alboa 7.10, 3. Also started: 6 Count Cavour 9.9, 1 Pink Note 8.10, 7 Taboo 7.10, 2 Hoylake 7.6, 5 Overdrawn 7.11:1. Won by a length; a short length. Pink Note fourth. Time 1.41 4-5. Shorts Handicap, six furlongs.—2 Royal Saxon 8.5 (Powell) 1; 1 Rin Tin .Tin 7.6, 2p 5 Solrose 8.0, 3. Also started: 8 Booster, 7 Money Order, 9.9, 10 Receipt 8.10, 4 Sjlver Coot 8.0, 3 Tripaway 7.12, 6 Money Mine 7.4, 9 Eaton Bells 7.7 g, 11 Erne 8.2 g. Won by a short length; a long neck. Time 1.14 3-5. Telegraph Handicap, one mile. —4 Lucy Locket 8.13 (Voight), 1; 2 Quarterdeck S.li, 2; 3 Camisader 7.7, 3. Also started: 1 Front Rank 8.8, 5 . Vaward 8.7. Won by a length; nearly three 7 lengths. Time 1.43. Clarendon Handicap, six furlongs.— 2 First Raid 9.4 (Humphries) 1; 1 Royal Tractor 10.4, 2; 10 Some Signal 3. started: 3 Battle Maid 8.9, 4 Waving Corn 8.6, 7 Red Jazz 8.5 and Win Abbey 8.0, 6 Impertinence 8.3, 5 Proud Khight, 13 Broadfield, 14 Salmo Salar, 11 On Watch, 9 Battle Screen, 8 All Smiles, 12 Stringbow 8.0. Won by a head; two* lengths. Time 1.14 ' 4-5. •

MASTERTON R.C. SPRING ROYAL GAME AND BLIMP TIE. jMASTERTON, October 13. The Spring Meeting of the Masterton Racing Club was' held to-day at Opaki, with a good attendance. Rain fell during the first three events. The track was in good order. The tote investments were £13,979,. as compared with £12,901 last year. Results: —• Nursery Handicap, four furlongs:— I Royal Flyer S.B (L. G. Morris.) 1; 6 Equitant 7.9, 2; 12 Duellona 7.8, 3. Also started: Courtlike 8.1, 8 Emotion 8.0, II Several Assembly 8.0, 7 Sunward 8.0 and Sunny Hairs 7.9 (bracketed), 10 Insurgent 8.0, 5 Push 8.0, and Sapieiit 7.9 (bracketed), 14 Painting 8.0, 13 Bay Ronald 8.0, and Cluny 8.0 (bracketed), 2 Coon Song 7.13, 4 Winlock 7.9, 9 Catilex 7.8. Won by half a length; t»wo lengths. Sapient fourth. Time 50 4-5 secs. Maiden Stakes, six furlongs.—2 Tcheka 8.8 (A. Jenkins) 1; 14 Lady Spear 8.8, 2; 3 Stanchion 8.8, 3. Also started: 10 Grey Witch 8.8, 16 Kiriana' 8.8, 12 Chief Singer 8.8, 6 Tupos 8.8,8 1 Rillet 8.8, Hygrade 8.8,. 13 Ripsdale 19 Abbortsford 8.8, 19 Atholsphdre 8.8, 5 Mothplane 8.8, 15 Balloon 8.8, 8.8, 9 Battle Torque 8.8, 8 Water Spear 8.8, 17 Areamo 8.8, 10 Dainty Ways 8.8, 4 Vacluse 8.8, 18 Guido Light 8.8. Half a length each way. Mothplane fourth. Time 1.18. Rillet lost his rider (T. Green). Highweight Handicap, one mile.—2 Shining Armour 10.11 (A. Hobson) 1; 6 Star Area 10.7, 2; 1 Starboard Light 10.6, 3. Also started: 11 Sunart 10.13, 3 Lady Gay 9.12, 4 Lin Arlington 9.9, 5 Pantagruol. 9.8, 7 Grand National 9.2, 9 Sir Moment 9.2, 8 Hymgreat 8.0, 12 Lady Passenger 9.0, 10 Panpadair 9.0, 13 Fair One 9.0. Won by half a length; a length. Lady Gay was fourth. Time 1.45. Lansdowne Handicap, six furlongs. —2 Arrow Boy 7.8 (Wiggins) 1; 11 Ramoses 7.11, 2; 10 Cold Air, 7.7, 3. Also started: 3 Historic 8.9, 6 Kalos 8.12, 1 Veronese 7.13, 12 Raukura 7.11, 7 Grey Mist 7.9, 4 Baskier 7.6, 5 King Quex 7.3, 9 First Ruler 7.0, 8 Bourse * 7.0, 13 Red Glow 7.0, 14 Salt Petrol 7.0. Three-quarters of a length each way. King Quex fourth. Time 1.16 2-5.

Masterton Handicap, H miles.—2 Royal Game 8.1 (R. J. Mackie) and 1 Blimp (A; G. Murray) 8.1, a dead heat 1; 6 Wild Pigeon 7.2, 3. Also ran: 2 Black Mint 8.11 (bracketed with Royal Gamo), 3 David Garrick 8.0, 5 Kilmiss 7.G, 4 Vigilance 7.0, 7 Imperial Spark 7.0. Dead heat for first; third horse three-quarters of a length away. Black Mint fourth. Time 2.10 3-5. Lawn Handicap, one mile—6 Courageous 7.2 (Savage) 1; 5 Billion 8.2, 2; 3 Imarosebud 7.11, 3. Also started: 4 Gold Cure 8.3, 1 Moorgas 8.2, 8 Holus Bolus 8.4, 9 Spearmiss 8.1, 7 Rotowhero 7.12, 2 Full Mark 7.12, 10 Volplane 7.7. Won by one and a-half lengths: half a length. Full Mark fourth. Time 1.44. Grandstand Handicap, seven furlongs.—l Commendation 10.13 (L. G. Morris) 1; 5 Teri 8.0, 2; 4 King Midas 9.5, 3. Also started: 2 Horomea 5.2, 6 Pangolin 8.7, 3 Kilmezzo 7.8, 7 Decoy Bird 7.8, 8 Lin Arlington 7.8. Won by two lengths; one length. Horomea fourth. Time 1.29 2-5. Electric Handicap, five furlong's.— 3 The Dove 7.0 (T. Metcalfe) 1; 1 Dry Area 8.0, 2; 5 Water Spear, 7.0, 3. Also started: 2 Miss Gowrie 8.3, 4 Sky Bird 7.2, 7 Bridle Wreath 7.0, 6 Tatrina 7.0 Won by two lengths; one length. Miss Gowrie fourth. Time 1.3 4-5.

WAIKATO RACING CLUB, HAMILTON, October 12. The divisions for the Trial Stakes on the first day of the Waikato Racing Club’s spring meeting (next Saturday) are :— First division : Ah Wera, Bert Hinkler, Crown Arch, Joke ’Fall, King Fame, The Jack Jumper, Valroe, Any Day, Becalmed, Foreign Fancy, Handstitch, Muscari Maid, Rose Arch, Vai da, Claremore, Kingsland, Paterne, Taneriri, Valuation, Violation. Second division: Asmodeus, Black Maire, Glena Bay, Kawa Karai, Taxamai, Upoco Whitiora, Archette, Ten<mro, Furrie, Just Nell, Ossian, Tarrapeen, Arcade, Indolent, Nulli Secundus, Red Lion, Te Teaone, Mon Star, Wild Mint.

AUCKLAND TRAINER DEAD.

(Per Press Ass jclation.)

AUCKLAND, October 13. W. Tozer, the well-known Ellerslie trainer, died this morning,

AUSTRALIAN RACING.

CAULFIELD CUP TO GOTHIC.

(Australian Press Association.)

MELBOURNE, October 13.

The weather was fine and bright for the Caulfield races, which the State Governor attended. There was a large attendance, including some New Zealanders.

Gothic won the Caulfield Stakes, bringing his total winnings to over £13,000. He was second early, but finished most strongly, and won brilliantly, gaining a popular success. He is trained by a former New Zealander, Lou Robertson. The rider, Pike, won this event more easily than on The Hawk. Junot King, who was prominent throughout won the Steeples easily. The favourite, Tryst, fell at the third fence. Howson, rider of the winner, also scored at Flemington the previous, Saturday on Willanjie. Balmerino finished with a lightning run and won the Guineas in the last stride. The time equalled the race record. The winner, which is trained by the ex-New Zealander, Dave Price, has 7.3 in the Melbourne Cup, and is also engaged in the Derby. Spear King won the first division of the Welter all the way, his rider (Wilson) scoring his seventh success in four days. - Headmore was prominent throughout, and beat the fast-finish-ing pair, Tyrant and Pinnacle in the second division. The. time equalled the race record. Brady, rode the winner. Headmore and Spehr King are both sons of Spearhead. Bel Rouge led early in the Debutante Stakes, but Parkwood, finishing fast, gained the verdict. His. trainer, F. Musgrave, also has Spear King. Parkwood is a son of the Melbourne Cup winner Backwood, and was bred by Baillieau brothers, and ridded by Duncan. Kalloni, from being second early, led into the straight and won the,Toorak Handicap easily, making its fourth successive victory, and Duncan’s second winner of the afternoon. The time constituted a course record. Tryst fractured a stifle in the Steeples and was destroyed. Results: — Wtelter: First Division. —Spear King 8.0, 1; King’s Consort 8.10, 2; Stralia 8.9, 3. Seventeen started. Won by a length; a neck. Prince Viol fourth. Time 1.56. Welter: Second Division. —Headmore 8.0, 1; The Tyrant 9.4, 2; Pinnacle 8.3, 3. ■Seventeen started. Won by a long neck; same. Phocion fourth. Time 1.541. Debutante Stakes. —Parkwood 8.10, 1; Gallamine 7.11, 2; Bel Rouge 7.11, 3. Twenty started. Won by threequarters of a length; a head. Valaisanne was fourth. Time 483. Caulfield Stakes: —Gothic 9.4, (J. Pike) 1; Amounis 9.1 (J. Munro) 2; Vaals 9.4 (H. Cairns) 3. Nine started. Won by a length; three lengths. The Banker fourth. Time 1.52.

Steeples.—Junot King 9.0, 1; Liverpool 9.0, 2; Orange Park 9.0, 3. Seven started. Won by six lengths; three lengths. Time 3.59. Nelanjie and Tryst fell.

Caulfield Guineas. —Balmerina 8:5, (A. Reed) 1; Ramulus 8.5, (M. McCarten), 2; Merab (F. Dempsey) 3. Won by a short half-head; one and a-half lengths. Mollison was fourth. Time 1.303.

Toorak Handicap.—Kalloni 7.9, (W. Duncan) 1; Highland 9.7 (J. Pike) 2; Reputed King 7.11 (H. Knevitt) 3. Twenty-two started. Won by four lengths; half a length. Myarin was fourth. Time 1.391.

CITY TATTERSALL’S MEETING.

SYDNEY, October 15. City Tattersail’s meeting results are as follow: —

Novice Handicap: First Division. — Perception 9.3, 1; Miss Australia 7.13, 2; Gwilliam G. 8.2, 3. Fifteen started. Clarendon piloted the field in the early stages, but Perception led into the straight, and won by three lengths, With the third horse five lengths further back. Timo 1.373. City Tattcrsall’s Handicap:—Don Moon 8.6, 1; Dion 7.3, 2; Valamita 9.2, 3. Fifteen started. Lead Light assumed charge from the start from Dion and Don Moon; then Dion led from Don Moon and Leadlight, and showed the way into the straight. Once there, Don Moon pushed forward to win by three lengths, with Valamita half a head away. Time 2.54.

DUKE OF YORK HANDICAP.

LONDON, October 13. Tho Duke of York Handicap resulted:— Rob 1 Delius 2 Pan torn 3 Thirteen started. Won by a head; two lengths.

TROTTING- NOTES

A fine day and brilliant sunshine

induced trainers to take their charges out on the track at Victoria Park yesterday. Owing to the long period, of

unfavourable weather training operations have been considerably hampered and practically no fast work has been done.

Caretaker Watson has the track in splendid order, and, all going well, fast times should be registered at the club’s fixture on Saturday and Monday. 'l'ho following horses were given easy work yesterday : —Harina, Plain CJny, Vai Logan, Proud Pointer, Great Author, Black Locanda, Royal Review. Allanora, Sedmere, and Mawhera Girl.

With, the Grey Trotting Club’s Spring Meeting opening on Saturday, local trainers will require to hurry their charges along this week. The more forward will be extended, and give track watehers a glimpse of their form.