SPORTING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCVII, Issue 11289, 8 June 1897, Page 6

SPORTING.

[Per Press Association.! THE ANTI-BETTING CRUSADE. SYDNEY, June 7. In fines and costs, sixty-six bookmakers to-day contributed over £6OO to the revenue for indulging in cash betting. The majority were fined £lO, and a few first offenders £5. TATTERSALL’S CONSULTATION. HOBART, June 7. Mr Mitchell, of the Bank of New Zealand, Port Chalmers, wins the third prize of £414 in Tattersall’s sweep on the Ellesmere Stakes at Eandwick. MELBOURNE CUP. MELBOURNE, June 7. The following entries have been received : MELBOURNE CUP, a handicap sweepstake of 25 - so vs each, with 30(10 sovs added-, the second horse to receive 600 and the third 250 sovs from

AUCKLAND RACING CLUB. [Per Press Association.! AUCKLAND, June 7. The weather was fine. for the second day’s racing of the Auckland Racing Club’s Grand National Meeting to-day, and the attendance considerably over 3000. The racing was of an interesting character throughout, and there were no serious accidents, the only mishaps being to Waldron, the rider of Daisy Bell in the Pony Handicap Hurdle Race, who was thrown, and received slight concussion of the brain, and D. Morrigan, rider of Bombardier in the Tally-ho Steeplechase, whose mount slipped and rolled over him, injuring his collar-bone. The amount passed through the totalisator was .£7248, which, added to the sum handled on the first day, constitutes a total of .£12,840 for the meeting, or ,£IOB7 more than was operated on at the corresponding gathering last year. The following are details of the racing:— MAIDEN HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, of 101 sovs; second horse 10 aovs from the stake. One mile and a half. 136 Mr R. Burke’s ch in Lady Agnes, by Nelson —Sister Agnes, 4yrs, lOst 91b (D. Moir.gan) 1 229 Mr J. Clark’s b m Glauvena, syrs. 10st 21b ' • (Williams) 2 298 Mr J. Eae’s b g Dentist, 6yrs, lOst 31b (Fergus) 3 221 Hairy Legs 9st 111 b, 63 Reflection Ost lilb, 1 Atlantic Out 3 b, 19 Sam sst 31b, 7 Tnihoa. 9st, 9 Kiaora 9st, 11 Maid of Honour 9st and 39 Muriwai 9st also started. ■ Lady Agnes, Hairy Legs and Glauvena were together when the first obstacle was reached, but passing the stand Glauvena had assumed command, and was a length, in front of Sam and Lady Agnes. Glauvena increased her advantage to very nearly two lengths as they ran out of the straight, but once fairly in the back stretch Lady Agues got on terms with Glauvena, and was a trifle to the good as they ran into the cutting. Half-way round the tpp turn Lady Agues drew away, and landing over the fence at the entrance to the straight three lengths in advance,’ she went on and won by five lengths from Glauvena, with -Dentist ten lengths away third. Time—Stem lOlsec. Dividend—- £(> 17s. PONY HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, of 50 sots; second horse 5 sovs from the stake. One mile and a half. 233 Mr N. Dickey’s b % Recruit, by Tettord— Virginia, lyre, lOst. ... ... (Cullies) 1 107 Mr J. Jones’s b g Bob, 6yrs, list' . (Tozer) 2 152 Mr J. O’Hara’s br g Libeller, 6yrs, lOst 21b (Pennell) 3 25S Clayton lOst 111 b, 112 Pororua lOst, 87 Napoleon 9st 81b and 78 Daisy Bell 9st also started. Libeller, Bob and Clayton jumped the first fence together, but passing the stand Recruit ran up to Libeller, and this pair were together at the head of affairs right round to the cutting. Here Bob and Napoleon closed up, and as they landed in the straight Recruit was half a length in. front of Bob, and a capital struggle from the last fence resulted in Recruit winning by a neck from Bob, with Libeller close up third. Daisy Bell and Napoleon both fell, and Waldron, the rider of the former, sustained concussion of the brain. Time —3min 12sec, Dividend —£2 I7s. GREAT NORTHERN STEEPLECHASE, of • SCO sovs; second horse 50 sots and tl ird hor--e 30 sovs from the stake. About three miles and a half. 376 Mr C. Archibald’s b g Levanter, by Cnptivntor—Steel All, aged, 12st lib ... (Rae) 1 127 Mr B. Connop’s br m Tally-ho, by l orernnner, 6yrs; lOst 71h ... ... (Mitchell) 2 212 Mr A. K. Byers’s ch m Hiss Nelson, by Nelson—Torment, syrs, lOst 121 b (Katterns) 3 471 St Simon 12st 101 b (Fergus), 163 Kingswood list 61b (G. Hope), 107 Dromedary lOst (J. Laiugt, 79 The Friar lOst (Johnston), 248 Mozel 9st 10lb (L. Collins), 57 Rhino 9sf 71b (Delaney), 11 Glenlora9st7lb (Olive), and 17 Ditto9st7lb (Lloyd) also started. The Friar was quickest away, but was replaced by Rhino when the first obstacle was reached, and with Mozel and St Simon following and The Friar next, they ran up the hill and over the post and rails for the first time. Coming down the hill to the sod wall Rhino had increased his lead to something like thirty lengths from Mozel, after whom came Tally-ho, The Friar and Miss Nelson, with Levanter next. Rhino held his advantage round the back and down to the double in front of the stand for the second time, but was joined by Tally-ho as they ran through the old water jump, where Miss Nelson moved up to third position, with St Simon and Levanter following in the order named. Tally-ho and Rhino ran down the back stretch together, and the former was a length in front as they ascended the hil the last time. Rhino fell at the post and rails, leaving Tally-ho in cpmmand, followed closely by Levanter, Kingswood and Miss Nelson. Coming down the hill Levanter closed up, and drawing out in the straight, won easily by five lengths from Tally-ho, with Miss Nelson ten lengths away third, Dromedary,, some distance away, fourth, while St Simon and the others walked in, and Ditto and Mozel fell. Time—Smin 51sec. Dividend —£4 9 S HANDICAP HUEDLE EACE, of 100 sovs; second horse 10 sovs from the stake. One mile and-three-quarters. 181 Mr E. Burke’s h m Anuahelle, by Lionel— Anna,'6yrs,Tlst 91b ... ... (D. Morrigan) 1. 28 Mr G, F. Baker’s b g Tim, aged, 9st 91b „ (Collins) 2 159 Mr F. Watson’s ch g Dummy, 6yrs, list 21b - (Johnston) 3 -113 Ilex list 71b, 77 Pansy KM 31b, 67 Prince Charlie lOstand 16 Dentist 9st 61b also started. ; Tim was first away, closely followed by Dummy and Ilex, and the three were almost on terms as they raced past the stand. Very little alteration took place as they ran to the fence at the back, where Dummy landed a length in front of Tim. As they ran through the cutting Annabelle closed up, and, catching the leaders at the top of the straight, drew away and won by three lengths from Tim, with Dummy third. Time Smin 47sec. Dividend's 3s. TALLY-HO HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE, of 300 sovs; second horse 15 sovs from the stake. About two miles and a half. 354 Mr T. Hobson’s br g Perform, by Katator, aged, lOst 81b / (Burns) 1 172 Mr K. Connop’s br m Tally-ho, 30 Mr J. J. Harding’s b g Sam, aged, 265 Kingswood list 131 b, 292 Bombardier lOst Hlb, 94 Mozel lOst Sib. 59 Rhino 9sfc 71b and 10 Flukem 8b 1 71 b also started.

Flukem, Kingswood and Mozel led alternately to the hill for the first time, when Rhino went to the front, and was half a dozen lengths in front at the post and rails. Rhino was still in command as they raced over the sod wall to the water jump, with Bombardier and Tally-ho together a couple of lengths away. . Rhino refused at the water, and Perform took command a length in front of Tally-ho, and then came Bombardier, with Kingswood last. Perform was a couple of lengths in advance at the back, with Tally-ho and Bombardier together next, but as they ascended the hill Tallyho closed up. Perform, however, jumping excellently, drew away again at the post and rails, where Bombardier blundered and fell back, and Perform came down the hill half a. dozen lengths in front of Tally-ho. Perform jumping the stone wall in fine style, went on, and clearing the obstacle in the straight six lengths to the good, won very easily from Tally-ho, with Sam third and Mozel fourth. Time —smin 41sec. Dividend —£3 4s. SECOND WINTER WEI.TER HANDICAP, of 100 sovs; second horse 10 sovs from the stake. .Seven furlongs. 55 Mr R. H. fsldpwith’s ch h Bonnie Blue, hy Clan Stuart—The Gift, aged, 9st 51b (Taylor) 1 129 Mr D. Tead’s blv Pyroxylin, Oyrs, 9nt (Creamer) 2 57 Mr A. Standish’s hr h Donovan, syrs, 9st (Uuobanan) 3 55 St Kilda list 1211), 71 Panoply list 61b, 31 Sabretache 19st 91b, 347 Lady Anna lOst 7ib, 103 Doris lOst 71b, 183 St Gordon lOst 41b, 45 Lady Marion lOst 41b, 60 Swordfish 10at 311>, 17u Regal Hst X2lb, 30 Cleopatra 9st 101 b, 25 Retaliation 9st 41b, 21 The Sharper Pst 41b, 4 Taihoa 9st, 0 The Drone 9st, 1 Samoa 9s t, 3 Recruit 9st and 13 Seabreeze 9st also started. Lady Anna and Pyroxylin were quickest away, and the pair showed the way to the cutting, witirthe others close up, Donovan joined the leaders as they ran round the top turn, and Lady Anna retired at the Derby stand, where St Gordon was imfront half a length ahead, of the others, flight up to within a dozen strides of the judge’s box the race was most open, but here Bonnie Blue shot up on the outside, and won hy a neck from Pyroxylin, with Donovan close up third. Timo —Imin 39sec. Dividend—£22 los. With reference to the police taking the names of cash bettors at the Ellerslie racecourse, in each instance a detective or an- assistant wagered with the cash bookmakers. It is understood tliat proceedings are to be' taken against the bookmakers by the police, NELSON JOCKEY CLUB. . NELSON, June 7. The following nominations have been received for the Record Reign meeting of the Nelson Jockey Club: — HUBDbE HANDICAP-Raupo 11.. Roderick Dim, Kiaora, Boreas. Cheque, Hector, Randy Boy, Sluiden, Daisy Bell, First Result, Violence and Lo Grand. WINTER HANDICAP-Loveshot, Bloomsbury, Boreas, Seabreeze, Miranda, Seabird, Voltaire, Silver Hose, Salvo Shot, Sir Agnes, Albcstis and Taumrere. HANDICAP TROT (in saddle)—Tom. Khanda,llah, Zalladoch, Norah,"Maggie, Myrtle, Billy BuHons, F. 8., Pilot, Heroine, : Pantent,- Star of H onour, Meetare, Blackpool, Cable, Holly, Clyde and Torpedo. JUBILEE PLATE Loveshot, Bloomsbury, Boreas, Cheque, Seabreeze, Seabird, Slaiden. Voltore. Silver Rose, Salvo Shot,. Sir Agnes, Albestis and Tamarere. HANDICAP ‘ TROT (in harness)—Maggie, Myrtle, F. 8., Heroine, Star of Honour, Blackpool, Cable, Hollv, Clyde, Torpedo, Mack and Fair Play. HACK HANDICAP—Raupo 11., Roderick Dhu, Kiaora, Millstream,. Miranda, Hector, Seabird, Awatere, First Result, 'J amarere, lota, Miss Lillie a id Cornelian.

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