SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume X, Issue 223, 5 October 1920, Page 2

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

TURF. FIXTURES. Oct. 6—Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club. Oct. 7—Kurow Jockey Club. Oct. 14, 16—Masterton Racing Club. Oct. 15, 16—Dunedin Jockey Club. Oct. 15, 16 —Whangarei Racing Club. Oct. 23, 27—Auckland Trotting Club. Oct. 23, 25—Gore Racing Club. Oct. 23, 25—Wellington Racing Club. Oct. 25—Waikato Hunt Club. Oct. 25—North Canterbury and Oxford J.C. Oat. 25—Waverley-Waitotara Racing Club. Oct. 26 —Walpawa County Racing Club. Oct. 28, 29—Poverty Bay Turf Club. Oct. 36— Poverty Bay Hunt Club. Oct. 30—Taratahi-Carterton Racing Club. Nov. 6, 10, 13—Canterbury Jockey Club. Nov. 6, 10*-Auckland Racing'dub. No. 17—Horowhenua Racing Club. Nov. 17, 18—Winton Jockey Club. Nov. 20, 24—Takapuna Jockey Club. Nov. 27. Dec. I—Otahuhu Trotting Club.

EARLSTINE CHANGES HANDS. Melbourne. Oct. 4. Earlstine was sold at auction to Mr. D. Price for 350 guineas. Salitros and Orion arrive bn Wednesday from Sydney. Nautical returns the same day. A.J.C. SPRING MEETING. N.Z. HORSES SHAPE WELL. Sydney, Oct. 4. The weather was ideal for the second day of the A.J.C. spring meeting. Over 80,000 were present—a record attendance. Thi course was in excellent condition. The New Zealand representatives. Star Ascendancy and Vespucci, were the first to justify the trip across the Tasman, although beaten by Erasmus. Pershore and Finmark commanded tremendous admiration in the Metropolitan, and justly so, Pershore receiving an ovation on weighing in. The Steeples provided an exciting tussle, particularly as Tararua Jack ran wide under the judge’s box, many thinking Taralie the winner. Results:— Shorts.—Elkin 1, Julian Grey 2, Elf acre 3. Won by a head. Time 1.13 J. Clibborn Stakes. —Erasmus 1, Vespucci 2, Tich 3. Vespucci was outpaced by Erasmus in the straight. Won by two lengths. Time

Metropolitan.—Pershore 1, Ecarte 2, Syce Knight 3. Pershore came away at the distance and wearing down Syce Knight won by one and a half lengths from Ecarte. Syce Knight was a neck away. Time 1.44}. Steeplechase.—Tararua Jack 1, Taralie 2, Cerise Grey 3. Won by a long neck. Time Breeders’ Plate. —Vaccine 1, Woorissa 2, Popaway 3. Won comfortably by two lengths. Time I.IJ. Squatters’ Handicap.—Daarewin 1, Red Cardinal 2, Sylvaforte 3. Won by one and a half lengths. Time 2.224. GO4.F. LADIES’ TOURNAMENT. Christchurch, Oct. 4. There was a tie for the Mellsop Cup awarded for the best gross aggregate of three medal rounds in the Coronation Medal, Donnelly Cup and L.G.F. ChallengeBowl matches. Mrs. Slack (Cambridge) and Miss Wright (Timaru; each scored 265 and Mrs. G. Williams (Masterton) 266. The principal scores in the Ladies’ Golf Union Bowl were:—Miss Alison (Auckland) 80. Miss Gamrill (Wellington) 82, Mrs. Cook (Otago) 82, Miss P. Anderton (Christchurch) f2. Mrs. Slack (Cambridge 84, Miss Watson (St. Clair) 86, Mrs. Richards (Christchurch) 86. Miss Bell (Wellington) 88. Miss Wheeler (Miramar) 89, Mrs. L. Martin (Palmerston) 90.

RIFLE-SHOOTING. WAIPUKURAU DEFENCE RIFLE CLUB. There was a good muster of members of the above club for their opening day on Saturday last, October 2nd. at the Mount Vernon Range ,a teams match being the order of the day, President’s Team versus Dept.-President’s. The President’s team were the winners by the narrow margin of f points. The following are the scores. The ranges being 200 yards and 300 yards; 7 shots and a sighter. PRESIDENT’S TEAM. 200 300

Total 657 DEPUTY-PRESIDENT’S TEAM. ' 200 300

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Yds. Yds Tl' Rflm. A Chambers 32 28 60 Rflm. F. Fryer 32 28 60 Rflm. R. McLean 30 29 59 Rflm. .1 Atkins .... 28 31 59 Rflm. T. Sullivan .... 33 25 58 Rflm. H. Butler 28 29 57 Rflm. Geenty ... 29 26 55 Pres. J. W. Harding: .... 26 26 52 Rflm. F. Mackie 20 29 49 Rflm. G. Robinson 22 26 48

Rflm. D. Ricky Yds Yds. Tl. 3,1 31 64 Rflm. A. Hansen 31 30 61 Rflm. W. Booth 30 29 59 I Rflm. N\ Shepherd 32 26 58 Rflm. Cocks 32 24 56 Rflm. L. Taylor .... 7.5 28 53 Deput.-Pres. L. Monckton... Rflm. G. Bryce Rflm. A. Roach 24 20 52 20 22 50 26 25 51 Rflm. A J. Jack 28 20 48 Total 552