SPORTING

Grey River Argus, 10 October 1945, Page 3

SPORTING

Auckland R.C.

DIVISIONS AND RE-HANDICAPS.

• AUCKLAND, Oct. 8.

F'rovision has been made for divisions in three races at Ellerslie, the Gordon Handicap, the Welcome Stakes and the Shorts Handicap. Details are as follows; — Gordon Handicap, £6OO, 1 mile. First Division: Sir Leon 9.6, Hunting Loch 9.2, Land Warden 8.8, Esmonde 8.6, The Fake 8.3, General Lytup 8.2, Brown Atom 7.13, Cu-na-mara 7.11, Saffron Walden, Foxstar 7.9, Ballynokane, Pedro,, Hayduk, Beau Martian, Bay Jim, Bettermusk, Homespun, Ring Light, Battle Royal, General March, Some- Swell, Battle Cruiser, Maid of Sherwood, On Time, Mr Cute, Beau Volo, Battle Hill 7.7. Second Division: Don Mac 9.3, Kindroon 9.1, Yorkish 8.8, Playfellow 8.4, Lightmint 8.2, Kitty Green, Fosseway 7.13, Jovial Song 7.10, Peggy O 7.9, Bruno Boy, Omaio, Rajalal, Kath,‘jhara, Royal Honour, Raphael, Slavonik, Yama. Sublime Fox, Lady Adornment, Travelling Star, Chatmoney, Yours and Mine, Seafire, Full Chord. Kanga, Royal Meer 7.7. Welcome Stakes, of £lOOO, 5 furlongs (colls and geldings 8.0, fillies 7.9): First division: Cosmoledo, Abbey Pay, Yusuf, Rating, Beau Le Havre, ‘Sahib, Lord .Revel 8.0, Diamond Doll, Brierly, Kirstymac, Liquid Amber, Coronule, Greek Silver, Night Messenger, Floral Dance 7.9. Second division: Balancer, Karachi, Cornell, Rosswood, Supervision 8.0, Brown Velvet, Bonny March, Maida Vale, Sweet Girl. Mary Jane, Joy Foot, C'lamis Pal, Regal Praise 7.9. Shorts Handicap, £750, 7 furlongs: First division: Lord Chancellor 9.12, Exeter 9.11, Tiger Tan 8.6, Nepeta 8.4, Foxwyn 5.2, Kentish 8.1, Black Beret 7.12, Theophilus 7.9, Black Ace 7.4, Bonny Fay . 7.1, Sir Leon, High 'Span, Kronos, Dinky Di 7.0. Second division: Neenah 9.12, Cambria 9.0, Gaymeer 8.4, Lord Luck 8.3, Peter Gregor 8.1, Sweet Biscuit 7.13, My Bonnie 7.9, Flying Acre 7.7, Royal Master 7.4, Olga’s Pal, Heroic Star, Saltwater, Good Bay, Bueno, Autoscore 7.0. .

Starting times are: 12.0,- Gordon Handicap; 12.45, Manukau Hurdles; 1.35, Welcome Stakes; 2.20, Shorts Handicap; 3.5, Mitchelson Cup; 3.45, Onehunga Steeplechase; 4.30, Great Northern Guineas; 5.15, Flying Handicap. Re-handicaps are as follows. — Manukau Hurdles: Royce 71b, making 9.7; Flying Handicap, Fortune’s Smile, 51b making 8.5; Mitchelson Cup, Flying Tor, 81b making 8.13. Scratchings are: Welcome Stakes. Cydonia at 10.10 a.m. and Tactical at 240 p.m.; Shorts Handicap, Gay Star at 11.55 a.m.; Great Northern Guineas, Frontier Mac at 2.40 p.m. Bronzo was withdrawn from the Flying Handicap at 4.30 p.m. to-day. P.A. AUCKLAND, Oct. 9 Scratchings posted for the Ellerslie meeting were: Shorts Handicap: Flying Acre 10.45 a.m.; Great Northern Guineas: Take-A-Lot 12.50 p.m. The appeal of a jockey, V/. Skiffington to the Auckland District Committee against his suspension for one month by the stewards of the Ohinemuri Jockey Club was upheld. Skiffington, who rode Skyette in Maramarua Steeplechase at Paeroa on September 29, was suspended for alleged interference. At -the hearing of the appeal Skiffington stated that in the race, Skyette had broken down in both front legs. The District Committee decided to give the Hdei the benefit of the doubt.

SOUTH CANTERBURY J.C

ACCEPTANCES.

P Ai TIMARU, October 9. Acceptances for the South Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting on Saturday are as follows: —• ’ Otaio Hurdles, of £225, l-I miles.Sandy Cape 10.1, Lunaria 9.10, Lord Broiefort 9.9, Sir Saladin 9.6, Spanish Main 9.5, Sterling Lad, Prize Ring 9.3, Kohara 9.1, Lisheen, Robert, Commemorate, Comic P’aper, Tameilane 9.0. Spring Stakes of £175, 6 furlongs. —Belle Leone, Baracha, Black Bridge, Count Roger, Celleni, Dont Regiet, Dowlair, Espadrille, Foreign Ways, Gold Spur, Greek Slipper, Kiltie, Kyron, Kernel, Liquidate, Legal Label, Lone Robin, Peculate, Royal Vestments, Rubble, Robot, Superlative, Scotch Tweed, Skyline, Smock, Sword Dancer, Tenor Royal, Tan Lady, Western Front, all 8.5. Washdylie Trot, of £220, 3.33 class, miles.—Battle On, Good Rc-view, Hunting Lass, Lady Ngaio, Margaret Hall, Navy Queen, Pony Express, Pencarrow scr., Czardas, Dyrham Lea, Jackie 12, Glenholme, Lockheed 24, Teschemaker Handicap, of £550, 13 furlongs. —Kevin 9.0, Beau Cheval 8.6, Palfrey 8.4, All Night 7.13, Silver Sal 7.12, Weld Cona 7.9, Eastern Coin, Sascha 7.5, Silver Mask 7.0. Taiko Hack Handicap, of £2OO, 6 furlongs.—Gold Lance 9.0, Double Cross 8.8, Centime 8.5, Ration, Montezuma, Inscription 8.4, Ruling Moment, Hansel 8.2, Finalist, St. Joachim 7.13, Air Lord, Good Friend 7.11, Record Voyage, Silverstroam, Black Light 7.9, Legal Right, Baracha, Haughty Lad, Royal Vestments, Wild Ribbon 7.7. ’

Flying Handicap, of £330. 6 furlongs.—Gulf Stream 9.4. Whackie 8.11, Burberry 8.0, Grand Forest 7.10, Whitley, Irish Note 7.8, St. Nattar 7.5. Powys 7.3, Nurnie 7.1, Loch Derg, Bali 7.0.

Hadlow Trot, of £250, 3.29 class, 11 miles.—Margaret Hall, Navy Queen, Netherby, Pony Express, Quite New, Sunny Nelson scr„ Gamble King, Sir Julien 12, Windermere 24, Terry O’Shea 48. Kerrytown Hack Handicap, of £250, 1 mile and 35 yards.—-Boolamskee 9.4. Gold Lance, Prince Leighon 8.10, Olga’s Choice 8.9, Milton Abbas, Essay 8.8, Baffling 8.6, Ration, Forage 8.0, Sir Bernard 7.13; Twelve Pointer. Douglas Haig 7.9, Black Light. TurnStile, Ever Ready, Kyron, Foreign Ways, Belfort, Avonbridge, Record Voyage, Lady Welbeck, Tropical Night 7.7. TYPHOON’S POLICE GUARD WELLINGTON, October 9. A Sydney cable report t hat lie had warned the New South Wales police that attempts might be made to orevent Typhoon’s running in the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups was denied by the Commissioner of Police i-ir. J. Cummings. He said he had given Sydney the usual routine ad'vice of the departure of the horse for Australia. He had added that re was informed that large wagers had been made on the horse in which the owner was not concerned. He had no information of likely. attemps to interfere with the horse, and if t.ht New South Wales police did they knew more, than he.