Sporting.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8156, 5 April 1906, Page 5

Sporting.

Manawatu daces* i' N4

A meeting of the committee of the 3N orth Island Horse-owners' Association was hcldatthe' Club Hotel last night. There was&. very satisfactory attendance. Apologies for unavoidable absence were received from Messrs W J. Ralph (Auckland), W. J. Nixon (Wangamu), H» S. Lsard (Wairar&pa). Mi C. E. Major, and Mt N. McLean were elected Vice-President® ot the Association, in place of Messrs ,N, Xtng and J. G. Duncan, Draft rules were considered and approved and will be submitted for final approval, before-being issued in book form, at a general meeting of the Association to be held in Wanganui on May 24th. w°... mee^n 8 have been held at Wellington this month will not be held. It was decided to register the Association under the TJnclassified Societies' Act, 1895.' A proposal was made to; increase ilie committee by another six members and a mption to that effect will be proposed at the next meeting. The proposed increase will be in the following directions Auckland 2 membora, Wanganui 1, Palmerston 1, Wellington i, vVairarapa 1. In all probability it will be decided to always hold the annual meeting at Wanganui in May, sq that any necessary business may be prepared tor the Conference in July. Sci/eral local horse-owners have joined the Association. Owing to the southern steamer missing the Man a watn express yesterday, Sir Geo. Clifford did not arrive in time to see the race for the Manawatu Stakes yestti'day in which he had. Glenowlefc engaged. Sir George, however, saw the race tor the Champion Plate in which ais colors were unsuccessfully carried by Lady Wayward. *' In to-day's issue we publish the programme of the Otaki Maori Racing Jub for its winter meeting. The programme will be generally referred to in icxt week's sporting notes. Solution has been scratched for,all sven ts at the Auckland li.C. meeting. The well-known racing mare Wild Duck, by Somnus—Ngarnatapouri, came o an untimely end at Wanganui yeserday morning. Toe mare was, it ppears, running in a paddock at Sedge>rook, and by some means fell into the reek, with the result that one of her egs was smashed. Her owner, Mr J. I. Nixon, on learning the nature of the lare's injuries, at once gave ordejrs to iave her shot. Wild Duck was a! fair lerformer on the racing track, and rould have, made an ideal hunter, for rhich purpose Mr Nixon intended that he should be used in future by his laughter.

Q Second Day. The weather was showery for the r second day of the Manawatu Racing x Club's autumn meeting, but despite B that fact there was fair attendance at s the course. The results up to the hour . of going to press are as follows .j-r-Bobough Handicap, of 150 soys ; second horse 20 and third horse 10 5 soys from the stakes; seven furlongs. \ 236 Hon. J. D. Ormond's bg Sir Tristram, 3 years, Sir Lancelot I --Thame, 8.0 (D. Price) ... 1 ; 185 Mr C. H. Smith's ch g Gawain, t . 6 years, Sir Lancelot—Delft, 7.4 (McKay) 2 : 197 Mr E.J. Watt's bre King Billy 3 years. Merriwee — Indian ' Qijpen, 8.12 (F. Davis)... ... 3 | Also started; 287Stronghold8.7 and Chryseis 7.11 (bracketed on machine), ! 110 Flotilla 7.0. Red Cross 67. Won by a length, King Billy being three , lengths away from Gawain. Divs, £3 and £1 ss. Time, Imm 30 2-ssecs. Hack Flyixg, of 75 sovs, second horse 5 sovs from the stake; six fur- j longs. 169 W. Dayies* b c Armamento 3yrs, Lord Rosly n—Escapeto 7.9 (G.Price) ... 1 68 Mr A. Mitchell's brm Truce, . Grafton — Naverino, 8.9 (McGregor) . ... ... 2 150 Mr J. Olliver's br m Clementine 4yrs, St. Clements—Aka, 8.1 (W.Price) ... 3 Also started: 141 Lady Wayward 9;7, 112 Windy 8.8, 159 Wailethe 8.1, 75 Merriwai 8.0, 147 Probability 7.12, COWangaehu 7.7, 150 Miss Lancelot 7.2,15 Gauze 7.7,83 Mecca 7.0. Won by three..lengths, neck separating the second, third an 4 fourth horses. Time, Imin 17$ sec. Divs, £5 6s and .£4 7s. Atjtumjt Handicap, of 250 soys; second horse 30 and third horse 20 sovs from the stakes; 14 miles. 233 Mr E. J. Watt's b h Melodeon, oyrs, Medallion—Melodia, 8.9 (F. Davis) ... ... ... f 97 Mr E. Courier's b m Bonheur, syrs, SeatonDelavel—Charente, 6.13 (A. Oliver) ... t 172 Mr J. Greaney's br h Roseal, oyrs, Handsome Jack —Rosalind, 5.2 (McKay) 3 Also started—343 Lyrist 8.2, 193 Flamen 8.1. Divs, Melodeon £2 ss, Bonheur £5 Bs. Time, 2mins 12 1-5 sees. Tibitka Hack Hubdlks, of 75 sovs, second horse 10 sovs and third 5 sovs from the stakes ; 1| miles. 191 Mr H. Brown's Hydrant, 6yrs, Jet d'Eau—Cartouche, 11.9 (Carmont) J. ... ... 1 124 Dr. Graham's b g Flanaghan, aged, Catesby—Kepose, 10.0 (Miller) ... ... 2 128 Mr J. Green's br g Durban aged, Kimberley—Hayden, 9.2 (Morris) ... ... ... ... 3 Also started: 153 Anadega 10.9. Won by a length. Div., £2 16s. Time, 2min 56 l-sth see. i FITZirUUBEBT HI-RDLES. ? St Lyra ... ... ... 1 , Defoe ... ... ... 2 Kohunui ... ... ... 3 DiV, £'2 9s. ;