SPORTING.

Mataura Ensign, 25 January 1912, Page 6

SPORTING.

TAPANUI RACES. EEOM OBE SI'ECIAL REPGRTUK. TAPANUI, Jan. 24. The Tapanui Racing Club commenced their meeting in fine weather though heavy showers set in towards the of the day. The attendance was well up to previous records and good fields being forthcoming, the racing easily the best seen on the course for some time past. During the day the sura of £2630 was put through the totalisator, or £1360 in excess of last year, when the bookmakers were licensed. MAIDEN PLATE, of 25 sovs. Second horse 3 sovs. Five furlongs. W. Black's ch g Silvario, by St. Ilario —Silver Fish, 4vrs 8.11 (P. Milne) 1 Ellis's Mosgiel, 9.0 (R. Ellis) S Atkins' Picnic Gun, 8.12 (Boult) ... £ Also started —Paulette, 8.1, (Beale) ; Arahea, 8.11 (Messent), Muircock, 8.6 ; ■(A. McKay). Won by thru lengths, a length between second and third; Muircock was fourth. Time, lmin s£sec. PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP of 25 sovs Second horse 5 sovs. Six furlongs F. Griffon's br m Pure Gold, by Cold: Reef—Areata hi, syrs, 31, (J.

McComb) 1 Bunten's Pabtte, 8.9. (Messent) ... 2 Clark's Officious, 9.5, (A. Mckav) ... 3

Also started—Grafton Laddie. 9.7 (Rae), Punchinella, (Paul), Gryta, 7.10, (T. Humphries). Punchinello was left. Won by a length, four lengths between second and third; Grafton Laddie was fourth. Time, lmin 16 2-ssec.

HANDICAP TROT, of 30 sovs. Second

horse. 8 sovs. One mile. C' E. Newton's ch c General Elmo, by General Mac, 2yrs, 15sec. (T.

Logan) 1 Gr e en'sEreyf us, lOsec (McGillivray) 2 Forbes'Arbitress, 9sec (J. A. Forbes) 3 Also started—Georgina B. (15sec), Elita B. (15sec), Wando (15sec). Won easily by over four lengths, eight lengths between second and third. Time, 2m in 39sec.

TAPANUI HANDICAP of 40 sovs. Second horse 5 sovs. One mile and a-quarter. Ellis and Cunningham's ch h Adage, by Casket—Motto, syrs, 9.4 (L. G. King) ... 1 Robertson's Wairaki, 8.0, (M. Pankhurst) 2 Lindsay's Red, White and 81ue,'7.11 (Humphries) 3

Also started—King Post, 8.0, (J. McCombe), Picnic Gun, 7-12, includ. 121bs over (Boult). Adage was smartest out, but Picnic Gun raced past and; led to the half mile post, where Wairaki and Adage went past the last-named pair and landed in the straight together. Red, White and Blue coming with a good run joined the leaders and a good l finish home saw Adage score by a short neck from Wairaki, who beat Red, White and Blue by half a length, the others beaten off. Time, 2rnin 14 2-ssec. KELSO HACK HANDICAP of 25 sore

Second horse 3 sovs. Five furlongs. A. B. Armour's ch c Russo, by Stepniak—Eileen, syrs, 8.3 (A. H. Wilson) , 1 Ellis' My Glove, 8.3 (R. Ellis) ... 2 Bunten's Paulette, 9.0 ;(Beale) ... 3 Also started —Aranea, 8.7 (Messent), Driftwood, 8.0 (J. Olsen), Kooka, 8.0 (Pankhurst). Aranea and Russo were smartest out,, bub Paulette and Driftwood were in charge at the bottom «f the straight. In the run home Russo took charge and won by a length from My Glove, Paulette a length away and Driftwood close up fourth. Time. Imin 5 l-ssec.

DISTRIST TROT of 25 sevs. Second horse £ sovs. mile and a-half.

It. Pollock's b g Battleaxe, by Stanley, aged, lOsec (Owner) 1 'Forbes'Monsoon, scr (Owner) 2 Milligan's Taney, 11 sec (E. McKewen) '.. 3

Also started—Lochiel (14sec), Prejudice (16seC'. Mysoon (16s<?c). Lochiel stood G3- the mark :\vA T V,,00n took charge h' r <e go:'ng a ■;.:•* '. \\i 'nixed m the straignt, a.ri riutriefixo won by four lengths, Toney twenty ]e::£tbs 9way. Time, 3min 57seo. \v j "Ell HANDICAP of 25 sovs. Soc-I ond horse 5 sovs. Four furlongs. E. Simpson's b g Taft, by Freedom —King Fisher mare, aged, 9.0 I (J. McCombe) 1 J. Cursey's Obi, 7.11 (D. King) ... 2 J. Ellis' Mosgiel, 7.10 (11. Ellis) ... 3 Also started—Otakeho, 8.7, (A. McKay), Xyloidine, 8.7 (Beale), Miss De Vere, 8.7 (Messent), Quota, 8.7 (Wilson), Lady Margaret, 7.1t (Rae). Xyloidine declined to face the barrier and the field Mas sent away without him. From a good start Otakeho led until turning for home and inside the distance Taft took charge and 1 won all out by a short length from Obi, who beat Mosgiel by half a length; Quota, Miss Devere, and Lady Margaret finished right up with the third horse. Time, 52 l-ssec GRANDSTAND HANDICAP of 30 sovs. Second horse 5 Six, furlongs. E. C-u.vjjn:>g!<*v'i : . !•,:•'; Gauntlet, Ir; liei: • .-. ot. Ouida, 5 yrs. *U> .:. --..amphries) 1 Rogers' King torrent, 7.10 (A. Wilson) 2 Clark's Officious, 9.0 (A. McKay) ... 3 Also ran—San Severo, 9.4 (Messent), Punchinello, 8.0 (Paul). Punchinello re. j fused to leave the mark, and Buff Gauntlet and King Torrent drew out from the others. San Severe unshipped her rider after going three furlongs, and in the Tun home Buff Gauntlet woa comfortably by close on three lengths; Officious six lengths away. Time, limn 16 l-ssec.

WELLINGTON It.iCES. ekU UNiiUP i'l.'l.So , ..ui.-t. WiiLLliSuxo.», Jan. 24. The tiiird and uuj'h racing oi the W.il.C. tojix x m line weauier ihe inures for the day were £25,549 10s, as against £16,3i3 iUs tor the corresponding day of last year, maiiing a .„, ~_c miee dajs of iS. : i,iij.o. ds .j, „...,; witn £o'2,W4 for last bdiimiei _...•£. V»'ai;.it.•...;,.. iu.ii.er lie*..u.cp.—Mallard, i.,, x, >.;. ;u:oii, 9.0, -, 0... x'etersburg, S.iC, ,i. ici-atchea. y.IU. Won by a length. Tune, xobec. iVIeJ .•()-.,., : ; ,, •-oronje, y-o, 1; iii. xciiA, 8.2, 2; °\ ■':'■ "'on nv . ■..£•.& and a-iiu.i. . ~.. , , : ,, a 26 2....^.. - Glade, i.u, i , i v C rcacai, ..^ v , 3. All stf _ . a a,. Summer Handicap.—lreland, 7.10, 1; Kau.ou, „. io , , Jiiscou..., 0.0, 3. All startea. li mej l m i n 40 2-osec. Selling r iUl ,., .ui gun, ~,, i ; Bally bhaniioii, t> ~, _, . Jig u w , _ ()- Also starts ~ j i mg . i, tuit.^ tine B.v. „,. u , papai. , •■•■ , on an . y oy a kngi-i' "■• ■■■ ....i. Tim. ,Ib 2-o sec. . i —- i>-—t. . j} 3.1), :L " ] ' -aS .'. -X.1.- :■'-■• ><£■ '■'■ : . (.4, J - j \ J 6.i, 1 ' . ,'-" h. Ll iiandicap.—Otiesca 6.10, '.V,) ~■:!—(.. . ,' 8.9^ ■' ; _ i-.got 7.L. ;, .i.,,h 7.2. •. igth and a ,j:-:!i. Time, 2min 9sec. •p.—Doartst 8.3, 1; Full Rati ■ .;• Moyal Scotc-,. 8.,:.-, 3. Also #*r'-- : -Hole 9.1 Gipsv lk-lle 8.8, Hermia 7.13, Kohinoor 7.0, Outward 6.12, Deploy 6.7, Purakau 6.7. ' Time, lmin 15sec.