SPORTING.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 316, 31 January 1922, Page 3

SPORTING.

TAKAPUNA MEETING. (Pur Pros? Association.) AUCKLAND', Jan. 30. The opening clay of the Takapuna Jockey Club's Summer Meeting, postponed from Saturday, was held in fine wealher. The course was in good order, and there was excellent racing. There was a verv large attendance. The totalisalor put through £69,395 10s, against £56,327 on the first day of last vear's summer meeting. Additional results: Mauraki Hurdle Handicap.- -Stirrup Cup (Walls) 1, Miss Melva 2, Wharepo.l 3. Also started: Snake, Signorella, Lady Lyddite, Pepin, Otara, The Gleaner, Myall King. Wharepoa led for a mile, Stirrup Cup then assumed command, and went on to win by lour lengths, with one anda-half lengths between second and third. Sign Orella fell at the third fence, and Snake fell at the last fence. Time, 2mins. 51 4-ssecs. Takapuna Cup. Landslide (A. Reed) 1, Tinohoro 2, Geoffrey 3, Also started: Uncle Ned, Boomerday, Canowindra, Poanui, \ Sylvan, Marble Slab. Uncle Ned lost several lengths at the start. Tinohoro, Poanui, and Boomerday led the field for a mile, when Boomerday dropped back. Entering the straight Landslide challenged, and though carried out in the straight by Tinohoro boring over, won by a neck. Geoffrey was two lengths away, and Marble Slab fourth. Time,'2mins. 34 losees. Ferry Handicap. Midget (L. Manson) I, Gold Bud 2, Narrow Neck 3. Also started: Fort Regal, Fife and Drum, Polini; Tireless, Smoke Concert, Rosman'.e, Miss Hester, Battleplane, Star Love, Dardanella, Selwyn Abbey, Wish Wynne, Steed:'. A good race between the placed horses. There was threequarters of a length each .way. Smoke Concert was fourth. Time, lifn'u 16secs. Calliope Handicap.—Morose (McFlvnn) 1, Florent 2, Ad Astra 3. Also started:' Sir Otway, Refinement, Lady Lois, The Dunce, lai Hot, Our Prince. Pinelli, Tactful. Bonny Canny, Just, Dorinda, Owen. Moross led practically throughout and won easily by three and a-half lengths, with a neck between second and third. Tactful was fourth. Time, lmin. 1 2-ssecs. Orewa Hurdles. Thrace (Copestake) 1,! Rathlin 2, Guerre a' Mort 3. Also started:! Auburn. Rathlin led to the last hurdle,! where Thrace came under' the whip and j won by half a length. Time. 3mins. losecs. Stewards Handicap. Golden Hubble j (O'Shea) I, Prince Abbey 2, Taina-a-i'oa 3.! Also started: Radiant Light, Illumination, Cool Stimulants, Dovelet, Infante. Poet,' Prince Charleroi. Golden Bubble jumped out j first and led throughoul, winning by two; lengths. Cool Stimulant.-, was fourth. Time, lmin. 1-1 4-ssecs, CIHHSTf IH'RCII METROPOLITAN ! HANDICAPS. J (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, .bin. 30. Follow in-- arc Ihe handicaps lor die prinei|i;il events ;ii the Metropolitan 'I rotting j Cliil.V inoeliny : Lin wood Handicap.- Lord Minlo scr, \ Xa.vicr, lien Dillon 3sce. bens. Glen Mavis, j P.irdwood, Porke's Drift, Lord Lytion, j Plc.asani Mount-, Kin" Karri, Star Queen, I Loir-an Queen. Pell Pashiori 3, bear Dillon. j Joyful, I hilduood, Soprano, Landloid, Idris, Letitia. I oter ?dac, Gips\ Kin;;., Gold! Queen. Bum'iura 4. Horeeii Dillon, Corouel, Waielniinn, Thea 5. j Midsummer Handicap.—Man-o'-War sir, ; Whispering Willie 4sec, Partner.; Vice Ad- ' miral 6. Jack Arrali Omako. Auaiho-.. GohLtream 7, Nanc\ Stair, Vilo 8, Locanda . Dillon. Fir>l Carbine I J. Nellie Seoll, Cole- j nut, Sympathy 11. f The Iv'inoM Slakes, run over, six fur- j 1.,,i :s. will he a greal "draw" if Gloaming, 'I hespian I'uHional ami Silver J.ml; go .10 die post.' ! 'Hie llull.-iraiucd Mark Time and (VI- I misia will, it is understood, fulfil 1 Kgtiiotit eiiea.'.'cnu'ul.-. Recent form points to I Vlmisia taking a hand in die scllfenieiil of die. Hying' Handicap. I mill also look;, ill ira; live Vi will go oul a firm t'ijvourii-- it. llie ('up. Mark Time has been lioim.: well 'in the Bulls tracks, and should he hr.rd io settle in the Maiden look. , I liere will lie some, smart hacks seen out \ at the mectiiiL'. noliiblv Roman. Kititi, i Mma.d.i. Sunny Jim and Still Sea. _ j Prin/.ora, winner of ihe Mamnvaiu Hold ( up, iviu piesi uted by Mr L. Gopdgee to . .1. Shaw, neinei of (he Prinz gelding, who I prior to the Wellington meeting, disposed nf him to the New Brighton mentor, K. j Berry. . An Kngiish writer says ihal the question of stipendiary stt-wurds is being much dis- j cussed as a result of Lord Jersey's recent • remarks, hut ii would have required a j very large number of stewards, stipendiary j or otherwise, to follow the racing at Leicester, so bad was the light owing to the tog. This is no uncommon occurrence in Kngland in the. National Hunt season, when Ihe first one sees of the horses is when they appear oui of the fog a furlong or so from the post.