SPORTING

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 1037, 9 June 1924, Page 3

SPORTING

CONCLUSION OF DUNEDIN MEETING. Per Press Association. DUNEDIN. June 7. For the third day of the winter'meeting the weather iviti tine and the course was in excellent order.- The racing was again interesting. The totalisator took £31,462 10s for the day,, compared with £29,540 for the third day last year, making a total of £96,780 10s for the meeting as compared with £39.452 last year. Additional results: Dunedin Steeples, about 2j miles.—Kipling 1, Ruddy Gold 2. Juan 3. Also started : Palcncia, Mettle Drift. Won by four lengths, twelve lengths between second and third. Time, 5.31 3-5. Domain Handicap, 6 furlongs.—Paddy's Hope and Queen Halboa dead heat 1, Soltoe 3. Time, 1.17 4-5. Tahuna Steeples. 2 mile and a. furlong.— Red Sol 1. Sherlock 2, Flag Lieutenant 3. Won by two lengths. Time 4.25. Farewell Handicap, 7 furlongs.—Avispado 1, Golden King 2, Ouncase 3. Time, 1.29 2-5. TROTTING AT ASHBURTON. ASriRURTON. Juno 8. Tho Ashburton Trotting Club's Winter meeting was held yesterday. The totalisator handled £20,157. against £23,937 last year. Additional results: Acton Handicap, IJ, miles.—Percy Dillon 1, Katie Thorpe 2. Albert Logan 3. Won by two lengths. Time, 3.32 1-5. Stewards' Handicap, 2 miles.—Queen Ida 1. Woodlass 2, Peter Timmerman 3. Won by twelve lengths. Time, 4.50. ' Winter Handicap, lj miles.-—Ladv Swithin 1, Golden Devon 2, Ben Ohau 3. Won by two lengths. Time, 2.53 2-5. Farewell Handicap (saddle), 1 mile. — Oak Nut 1, Ladv Embrace 2, Downcast 3. Won by four lengths. Time, 2.17 4-5. RACING IN AUSTRALIA. SYDNEY, June 7. The. Jockev Club Hurdles resulted: Les Paddington. "12.5, 1: Gindi, 10.6, 2; Clan Robert. 12.2, 3. Won by three lengths. Time, 4.25 i. First Steeples.—Chrysostom 1, Palbi 2, Carawock 3. Time, 4.24±, a record for the race. * * Ellcsmere Handicap.—Duke Napoli 3, Farceur 2, Ellkin" 3. At Brisbane, tho Wereton Handicap resulted. —Ardglen 1, Serenoko 2, Woodripe 3. Time,22. 2 . At Adelaide, the Birthday Cup resulted. —Standby 1, Imputation 2. Paratoo 3. Time, 2.50. Napoli won the- Ellersmere Handicap by four lengths in 2.62. Delusion broke a fetlock in the hurdles and was destroyed.—Press Association.' OBJECTipN TO MORE RACE DAYS. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, June 8. Believing that the legislation promised in the coming session will considerably enlarge gambling facilities, the Council of Christian Congregations has circulated a businessmen's petition to Parliament urging that no further gambling facilities should be granted to racing or trotting clubs. A letter, signed by Archbishop Julius, the president, and the Rev. J. J. North, secretary to the Council was sent to some 300 business men, whose signatures to the petition were solicited. Accompanying the letter is a memorandum en tho economic aspects of racecourse gambling, signed by Professors Condlifi'e, Murphy, Grossman and Woodthorpe. Andrew Mac Kay, the jockey who was injured at the Dunedin Club's meeting at Wingatui on Saturday, was reported to be sbowing a slight improvement yesteday afternoon.