SPORTING.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 7 November 1924, Page 3

SPORTING.

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES. Nov. B—New Zealand Cup. Nov. 8 and 10 —Hamilton R.C. Annual. Nov. 8, 10, 12, and 15 —Canterbury J.C. Metropolitan. Nov. 21 and 22 —South Canterbury J.C. Spring. Deo 26 and 30, Jan. 1 and 2—Auckland R.C. Summer. FLEMINGTON MEETING. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION-COPYEIGHT MELBOURNE, Nov. 6.

For the third day of the Victorian Racing Club’s meeting the weather was showery." Light rain fell most of the afternoon and the going was very soft. The attendance was' satisfactory, the Governor being among those present. Gloaming was scratched for the Linlithgow Stakes at 1.2 p.m. The first prizes in the Linlithgow Stakes and the Oaks to-day were worth £lll6 and £lll2 respectively. There was an exciting finish in the Hurdles. Fairland beat Pacemaker and Knut Lad narrowly. The winner has won four hurdle> races this season, and was ridden for each win by Dinsdale. Laveuse was the early leader in the Mimosa Stakes, but Petunia won easily, being ridden by R. Lewis. Nigth Patrol led over the last seven fuTiongs of the Linlithgow Stakes and won easily. The winner is owned by the State Governor and had a. magnificent reception on returning to scale. The horse.was also ridden by Lewis. Night Patrol makes J. Seobie’s third winner at this meeting.

Valorem was lying third in the first part of the race for the Carnival Handicap, but led into the straight and ' t made no mistake about the result. | 3 Miss Disraeli led for the last six fur- r longs in the Oaks, and Avon easily. The t last mile occupied 1.54. h Jackstaff led over the last mile of 0 the Veteran Stakes and Avon in an ex- f citing finish. 1 Results: — | NoA r ember Hurdles —Fairland 1, Knut v Lad 2, Brown Amos 3. Eight started. 1 Won by a neck, with three lengths and n a half between second? and third. 1 Time, 6.13. r Mimosa Stakes —Petunia 1, Laveuse 2, Varium 3. Also started: Lord Read- v ing. Won by tAvo lengths, Avith four £ lengths betAveen second and third, Time, I.lß}. LinlithgOAv Stakes—Night Patrol 1, * The llaAvlc 2, Bold and Bad 3. Also started: Englefield. Won by a length and a half, Avith three lengths between ■ second and third. Time, 1.46 J. r Carnival Handicap—Valorem 1, King Pan 2, Beeline 3. Seven started. Won by three- lengths, the same distance between second and third. Time, 2.16. , Oaks Stakes —Miss Disraeli 1, Chickling 2.Versine 3. Six started. Won by e six lengths, with two lengths and a half t betAveen second and third. Time, 2.511. Veteran Stakes- —Jackstaff 1, King of j Mirth 2, King Ingoda 3. Eight started. g Won by half a length, three-quarters of t a length betAveen second and third. Time, 2.484. p —— . c ME GREENWOOD COMING HOME. <j ' c, MELBOURNE, Nov. 6, c Mr G. D. GreenAvood is leaving Mel- o bourne to-day to join his steamer at Svdnev for New Zealand. c — ( NEW ZEALAND CUP MEETING. I THE FINAL GALLOPS. r 1 RICCARTOX TRAINING NOTES. (BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION. ] CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 6. s The. weather was dull for the final gallops at Riccarton this morning. g Outside the course proper Ayas slightly dead. . , ( Royal Divorce did six furlongs in. 1.18 3-5; Palestrina doing 1.17 3-5. „ , Sunart and Tarleton were two lengths in front of Musketoon over li miles, covered in 2.16 2-5. Wild Hind and Top Score ran seven 1 furlongs in 1.34 3-5. j Red Wink and Lucinette did five tuv- ‘ longs in 1.7 2-5. . Tukia. coA'ered five furlongs in 1.4 i 2-5. ■ s 1 Bonogue ran four furlongs in 51sec. 1 Ma Boughal and Dubious ran "six ( furlongs in 1.20 2-5. t Mireusonta did five furlongs in 1.3 i 1-5. ‘ , 1 Runny mode covered four furlongs | easily in 53sec. , ,< Inferno beat Agitato easily oye.r nine , furlongs, in 2.1 2-5. Gold Light heat" Deucalion over I.V 1 miles in 2.43 2-5. c Avola easily beat Murihapo over five ’ furlongs in 1.3 1-5. < Tanadees beat Clandhu over fiA’e fur- ' longs in 1.7. Money Order and Waterloo, ran four J furlongs in 51 2-5. Mantua and Dame Stvaitlace ran nine furlongs in 2.3 3-5. 1 Victory Rond and Gyrene, heat Circu- < lation over four furlongs in 50 3-oseo. « Bonhomme beat Carpentier over a < mile, in 1.47 4-5. j Ilka did a mile in 1.46 3-5, AA’ith a . mate for the last half. Bonnie Winkie ran seven furlongs in i 1.34 2-5, Giantkiller going the last six. Enthusiasm did 11 miles well in 2.15. Reremoana. and The Banker covered five furlongs in 1.5. Count Cavour easily heat Prince Fevouz over a mile in 1.48. Suggestion and Rouex covered six furlongs in 1.18 3-5. Kukume and Kalakaua ran a mile in 1.50 1-5. Kuhio and a mate covered .six furlongs in 1.22 4-5. Limelight did 14 miles in 2.47 2-5. Winkle’s Rebel beat French Rose over a mile in 1.53 3-5. Boadicea, going easily with Opliir and Winkie’s Best, ran seven furlongs in 1.36 2-5. ' Te Anau Lad beat Comic Song over six furlongs in 1.19 3-5. Finora did ftA'.e furlongs in 1.4 4-5 To-day’s avrum-ls from the north were Vindictive, Lake TJru, Empyrean, Ecuador, Master Sandstone, Degage, The Tank, Gardant, Wliariti, Last Crust, Pnssin’ Through, Santiago', Ron Marche, and Pant-ler. NOTES AND COMMENTS. (By Maecenas.) Te Kara Avas A’ery vicious \vhen at the post for hie races at the Auckland meeting, and on the second day Starter O’Connor was tolcl to stand him behind the field. Trainer Jamieson was very confident about the chance of Spoony in his only start at the recent Auckland meeting, and the big dividend returned was a great surprise. When at the post for the Flying Handicap on the opening day at Ellerslie, Thunderclap was badly kicked, and mav not be able to race for some time. This is unfortunate for Ownertrainer Abbott, who had Thunderclap very well.

Hyde Park, the two-year-okl halfbrother to Kauri King, is a most consistent youngster, and on the second day at Ellerslie had the race won from barrier rise.

The 'defection of -lloyal lilood’s name from the acceptances for the Stewards’ Handicap was a big surprise to northerners, as they looked on this gelding as having a great chance in the big southern “sprint” race. The Banker way regarded as unlucky to miss winning the Waverley Cup, so on this form the Hawlratramed gelding should have a following in the Apprentices’ Plate at Piccarton on Saturday next. Tarleton finished at a great rate in the Champion Plate at Trenthnm, and his connections are confident he will do better in the New Zealand Cop tomorrow. Gold Light is a first-class performer over a 10 or even 12 furlong course, but’ it is doubtful if she will be capable of carrying 9.0 to the fore over, the difficult two miles of the New Zealand Cup. Opinions differ as to whether Musketoon. is generous in a race, some contending that the imported horse does not like being fully tested. Personally, I think the Hnglish-hred horse a real good one, and fully expect him to give his opponents more trouble than they want in to-morrow’s big race. The trainer of Royal Divorce gives that equine a great" chance in the, .Stewards’ Handicap, to be run at Riccarton to-morrow. Royal Divorce is a good one. After racing in the Wellesley Stakes at Trentham Lady Cavendish showed signs of a slight cold, but her trainer \was hopeful that such would not be serious. If at her best Lady Cavendish will be hard to beat in the Welcome Stakes to-morrow. Deucalion was supported last week for the New Zealand Cup, a race in which he ran creditably last year. In what one can call a field of unproved stayers Deucalion should certainly run ell to-morrow. In-his two-vear-old and early three-I jar-old career Tarleton was considered le makings of a good horse, but a id attack of influenza sent Tarleton ght back. Prior to the decision of ie Australian Jockey Club’s Derby st year Mi* G. L. Stead, who then vned Tarleton, was offered, ’hut reused, 5000 guineas for him. Will arleton make good to-morrow? The richly endowed Mitchelson Cup as won four years in succession by aranaki-owned and trained horses, amely—l9l9 Depredation, 1920 Volo, 121 Stork, 1922 Income. A verv °*ood icord. * ! Stork has as much pace as ever, and as a trifle unlucky not to win the lief handicap on the second day of ie recent Auckland meeting, as a furng from home Stork tore" off one of s .plates, and even then just failed i reach Gold Jacket and Ruapapa. Pteremoana won very decisively at ie Wellington meeting and promises » strip even better for the Stewards’ andieap, so on these grounds' one ay be foolish to look for one to beat c-remoana to-morrow (Saturday). Roy/al Divorce did not run well at ie recent Wellington meeting, but it ould be foolish to accept this form as irrect; in fact, it will be found that lis English bred one is quite capable f holding his own in any company, oyal Divorce may be even the hardlit to beat in the Stewards’ Handicap >-morrow. Some of the well informed ones exeot the Trentiham pair of stable lates, Royal Divorce and Fool’s Paraise, to take no end of beating in the towards’ Handicap at Riccarton on aturday. Reremoan a promises to ive most trouble. With a Roy Reid or a Hector Gray ii Musketoon iu the New Zealand up, one could look to the imported orse running a great- race with all is penalty. Certainly Ryan wins aces on this horse, but rarely gives inch help in a race. When Tula fell at Ellerslie on Monay he appeared to land on top of H. lurt, who; was rendered unconscious, nd when Tuki rose the onlookers r ere horrified to find that the in®enible rider was caught in the stirrup, uki started to- run off, with his rider ragging, when to the relief of everyne the rider’s foot was released from lie iron, thus preventing almost cerain death. That H. Gray is, still capable of ridig a masterful race when called on o use judgment was clearly shown in is handling of The Lamb on the secnd day of the recent Auckland meetag. Not, a gcod stayer, The Lamb 'as taken to the front by Gray in the opes that he could, choose liis' own ace, but Shut-eye joining The Lamb arced that gelding to- go much faster *7hen Shut-eye, retired after entering he straight Gray went on with his iring mount, sitting as close as posible. Gray just failed to land, his aount a winner; The non-appearance of Royal Blood's aroe in the list of acceptors for the towards’ Handicap has caused his wner more surprise than it has, the ;eneral public*, for Mr. Scholium tates that, wdien making a progress ■aymen.t- of 4 sovereigns last week the ecretary of the Canterbury Jockey Tub was advised to make all further layments, due for Royal Blood in conlection with the race. At the time f writing Rbyal Blood’s owner was in onim unication with the secretary of he Canterbury Jockey Club. Royal Rood and Ruapapa., which are both ery well, left for Riccarton last veiling.