SPORTING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CV, Issue 12422, 11 February 1901, Page 6

SPORTING.

VICTORIA RACING CLUB. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. \ ! SI'DNEY, Feb. 0. Advance has bean backed for the Newmarket Handicap for fully £BOOO, at 100 ;to 7'and 8, after which the best price on. offer was 10 to 1. VICTORIA AMATEUR TURF CLUB. . (Received Feb. 9, B.IG pin.) iVOKLBUURNJi, Feb. 9. .The ■following is tiie result of uio Ualdeigh Plate'and. Purse,;.a-"divided handicap' bt lujc sovs; fivo furlongs , and a half:—Oakloigh Plate: Wakeful 1,. Songbird 2, Cliuru a. Wou easily. Time—lmin Bsec. Oakleigli Purse— United States', 1, inquisitive 2, . \ engasma ti. Won;, by two lengths.' , Time—lmin- u^sec. JOCKEY; CLUB. IPdk Piuiss Association.] A'UCJiLAivJJ, iVcb. 9. The Takapunu, Jockey Club's Summer Meeting was commenced to-day. The weather was fine and the attendance good. The aim of £8l)&7 was put through the totalisaior. T'hi following are results: HANDICAP .MAIDEN" PLATE, of GO sovs; ono mile—Vol'ie, 7st 101 b (rJuohamwi), 1; The Frenchman, Bst 21b, 2; Peerage, Bst 12-ib, 3. Corveito Bst, Swiftloot Bst iiJb, Don Bst a.b, Donnybrook Bst, Telephone 11. 7st 121 b, B&i----birnio 7si 101 b, Black Rose 7st 101 b and lJourerero 7st Sib also started. Won by two lengths. Time—lmin 46see. Dividenus—lnside £A 10s, .outside £3 14s. CALLIOPE HANDICAP, of 100 sovs; six furlongs—Hikipene, 7st -lib (Buchanan), 1; Rata, Bat 12lb, 2; Crecy, Sst, 8. Despatch 6s t 12lb and Jessamine Bsu 12ib also 'started. 'Won ail out by three lengths. Time-—lmin 2,1 1-osec. Dividends—lnside £3 Is, outsxde £i 10s.

ZEALANDIA HANDICAP, "Si 7a sovs; five furlongs—Hastings, Sst 41b" (Gallagher), 1;-. Val Rosa, Bst 71b 2; Tommy Atkins, 7si 101 b, 3. Takapuna Bst 4ib, Lady Dash 7st 131 b, St Olga '7st 41b, Momtent 7at 2ib, Deim Rose 7st, The' Slave feo 12lb, Rosiphcle (is. 12lb and. Brigham Young 6si 7lb also, started. Won by hall a length alter a good,-finish. Time—lmin 3 4-saoc. Dividends—lnside i!3 103, outsido £3 6s. . :■ ,'I'AJtAPUNA CUP, of 400 sovs; one mile and a half—St Ursula, 7st 131 b (Chaafe), 1; Dayntrefij 7bt 121 b, 2; Cavahero, Bsfc : '4ib, 3. Blub Jacket\ 9st 6,b, Eormuva "7st 10lb, Regalia 11. 7st 101 b, Admiral Hawk :7st Gib, Knight of Athol 7st, Matamataharakiki 6sc 10lb, Blair Carrig Gst 101 b and Regulus 6st 71b also started. Won by a neck after a desperate finish. Time—2miii 41 l-ssec.' Dividends—lnside £5 6s, outside £Q 16s. ;' FIRST HANDICAP, of 50 sovs; five furlongs—Highlander, 7st 2lb (Abbott), 1; Nerid, 7st, 2; Progee, 9st +, Bacchus, 7st 21b t. The Waster 9st 41b, Balbirnic Bst 51b, Francis Bst, Love Joy Bst, Valedictory 7st 101 b, Sunlight 7st 71b, Apparition 7&ifc 71b, Golden Tress 7st 41b, Crescent-7st,, Zeehan 7ist, Rangitira 7st and Zuleika 7st also started. Won by half a length. Dividends—lnside £ls Is, outside £l9 14s. --. •■ ■•' FIRST HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, of 100 sovs; two miles—Voltigeur' 11.,. lOst slb, (Mitchell), 1; Tim, list 51b, 2; Nor'-wesst, list 21b, 3. , Won by five lengths. ' Time—3min 58sec. Dividends—lnside £3 13s, outside £3 Bs. *

FIRST PONY HANDICAP, of 60, sovs; five furlongs—Orange and Blue, 7st 21b (Barr), 1; Lady Avon, 9st 101 b, 2; Cuisine,' 7st Mb, 3. Eight others started. Won by rather more than a length. Time—-lmin 6sec. Dividends —lnside £b 17s, outside £D 14s. 'STEWARDS' HANDICAP, of .100 sovs; six furlongs—Val Rosa, Bst 3lb (Lindsay),l ; Rosella, Bst Sib, 2; Tommy Atkins, 7st 61b. 3. Corvette 6st 101 b also started. Won .by half a length. Time—lmin lOscc. DividendsInside £i 13s, outside £5 Bs. ■ POVERTY BAY TURF CLUB. GIS'BORNE, Feb. 9. The following handicaps have been .declared for the Fovertv Bay Turf Club's annual race meeting:— ~r' COUNTY STAKES HANDICAP, of 30' sovs; one mile—Argyle 9st, Paria - B'st 9lb,'Ahititi Bst 21b, Thistle 7st 101b,' Craftsman 7st 81b, Tynedale 7st Sib, Blue Moon 7st,' Rena 6st 121 b, Cadean 6st 71b, Autotintifist 71b, ; FIRST HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, of 40 sovs; one mile and three-quarters—Hair-trigger list 41b, Pistol Grip list, Cronjeyst 7ib. XAURANGA STAKES HANDICAP, of 100 sovs; one mile and a quarter—Donovan Sst ,l'3lb, Regalia 11. Bst 71b, Wlutirea. Bst Kb, Wilson 7st 10lb, Heiress 7st 91b, "Argyle 7st 9lb, Pinepinetekura 73t 61b, Lady Raven 7st 61b, Paria 7st 41b, En Hakkoro 7s t, .Warwick 7st, Moonraker 7st. FLYING HANDICAP, of 50 sovs;' six furlongs—Donovan 9st 41b,. Regalia 11. Bst 121 b, Yv'ilson Bat lib, Argyle Est lib, Heires3 Bst, Lady Raven 7st 121 b, Paria 7st jlOlb, Warwick 7st slb, Moonraker 7st 51b,' En Hakkore 7st 51b, Mongonui 7st, Vathck 6st 71b, Rcna 6st 71b, Cadean 6st 71b. . Knight of Athol and Lady Lome have been scratched for all their respective engagements. WELLINGTON, Feb. 10.", Advance and Boreas were shipped to Sydney last night. '; A DECISION REVERSED. [From Our CoitßKsroxDEXT.] DUNEDIN, Feb. 9. The committee of the Dunedin Jockey Club sat last night to consider the appeal of Mr Swale against the Southland Racing , Club's disqualification of Zo-ehan, and after carefully ■considering the e\'idence resolved to uphold the appeal, thus reversing the Southland Club's decision.,' RICCARTON TRAINING NOTES. Saturday. A dull, clcudy morning, with a cool easterly wind blowing, greeted the trainers on their arrival at the course.this morning. The tracks were in capital'order, and all°of the work was done on tho grass and ploughed tracks. Cutts was out as soon as the gates were opened, and despatched Glenaladale and Somerled for a strong seven furlongs on the plough,' which was loft behind in lmin 32Jsec, 4he former appearing to have slightly the better of the gallop. Sornsrlud, .who has been unsound for some littlo time, pulled up slightly sore, as he has done since going lame, but it docs not appear to affect his galloping. Goldenmere had an advantage of Windwhistle at the end of a six-furlong spin, which occupied -lmin 21sec. Rc-ugcmont brushed over five furlongs in lmin 4jfsec on the plough, while Gleuoglc, alone, g'alloped six furlongs. Scottish Minstrel dashed over a mile in.'lrcJin 47Jsec, Cannie Chiel, who was sent to assist him tho last seven furlongs, being of no use to his companion at the finish. Paladin and StraiLnairn were associated in a six-furlong spin, Which was left behind in. lmin 20see ou the grass; the former came away at the finish. Dundas and Benzoin galloped tho Craven Plate journey in lmin iiusec, the former having art advantage at the finish. Benzoin pulled up slightly lam'e. Medium to steady pacing was the task allotted to Blazer and Battler, while St Denis, brushed over half a mile in 50sec, Cora Linn doing a similar task. Cherrystone ran six furlongs in lmin 19 l-ssec on the plough, and Clandeboye was better than Whirlwind over a furlong further, run in lmin 3j?.oc ou the grass. Military defeated Calibre over si:: furlongs, which occupied lmin 20 3-asec. Antigone held Hawthorn safe at the end. of a fivc-furiom; spin, run in lmin 6st-c. St Ronald, Tulcan and. Redan were companions over a six-furlong gallop on the plough, which was left behir.-d in lm-in 20 -1-5260," the trio finishing together. Cameo and Cadet, under a strong pull, ran.the. same jcuniey in lmin 22sec, .while Huku, who had considerably the better of the weights, dcfeated'Hermosa over a fast m'ite, which was run in lmin 45Jsec from a racing start; tho former was kept going until he reached the mile post again, which mada it once round for the Midsummer Handicap candidate. Spider took lmin 7 2-ssec to complete five furlongs on the grass. The Shaughraun brushed over six furlongs, Derry assisting him the last which occupied 52 1-5 sec. Skipper was given a light task, and Hypnotist finished fast over the last two furlongs of a steady circuit on the cinders. After breakfast strong work was accomplished by the following:—Lady Dundas, Bonaparte, We 0 Drappie, Battlecry, Ladykiller and th Son-of-a-Gun—Tired filly, While several ethers did' steady pacing. -., - ... Dundee arrived yesterday, and was out this morning, doing half-pace work; he looks in .capital health. G. Hope is expected front Bangor to-day, and A. Shearsby is due from the north. Blazer was scratched for the Craven Plate, to be decided at the Canterbury Jockey Club'3 Summer Meeting, at 10,55 on;Saturday morning,' and Advance and Boreas, for all engagement-:? at the same fixture. Nominations and acceptances for events fo bo decided at tho Canterbury '{Jockey' Club's Summer Mec'.ing and- acceptances for the* Egmont Racing Club's Summer Meeting must bo made to-day. - Final payments for the Canterbury Jockey Club's Middlo Park Plate and Champagne Plate are due to-day.