SPORTING

Northern Advocate, 19 August 1929, Page 9

SPORTING

! RACING FIXTURES • j j August 24 —Pakurnnga Hunt OluK j August. 24 —Hawke’s Bay Hunt Chib. | August 28—Daunevirkc Racing Ckih. j August 29—Dannevirko Hunt Club. August 91 —Taranaki Hunt Club. September 4, s—Marton Jockey Club. TROTTING DATES i New Brighton - T.C. —Sept. 7. Aletliven T.C. —Oet. 5. Waikato T.C—Oct. 12.. New Brighton T.C. —Oet. 19. Greymoutih T.C. —Oet. 20, 28. Auckland T.C,—Oct. 20, 28. Northland T.C. —Oct. 28. Oamaru T.C. —Oet. 28. Wellington T.C. —Nov. 2. N.Z. Atetropolitan T.C.—Nov. 12, 14, 15, Otahnhu T.C.—Nov. 20, 23. Forbury Park T.C. —Nov. 27, 30. Nelson T.C. —Dec. 0, 7. New Brighton T.C. —Dec. 14. Ashburton T.C. —Dec. 20. Gore T.C—Dec. 20. Westport T.C. —Dee. 20, 27. South Wairarapa T.C.—Dec. 20, 28. Auckland T.C.-^—December 27, 28, 31, Winton. T.C. —Dec. 28. Inanahua T.C. —Dec. 30. GRAND NATIONAL MEETING. BLACK DUKE AT LAST. ■ SURPRISE IN SELWYN. (Per Press Association, —-Copyright.) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The “curtain” was rung down on the Canterbury Jockey Club’s .1929 Grand National Meeting on Saturday, the following being the results of the concluding events: — Heath cote Handicap, of 300 sova; one mile. —1(3) Black Duke, 10.0, 1; (5) Tab*o, 9.3, 2; (I) Otairi, 10.3, 3. All started. Won by half a length. Time —1.42.

Redeliffs-Handicap, of 250 sovs; seven furlongs. —1(2) Honeycomb, 11.0, 1; (1) Narrative, 10.10, 2; (5) Glyn Dhue, 0.3, .3. All started. Won by a length. Time—l.3o 1-5.

Selwyn Handicap, of 300 sovs; seven furlongs.—>(.l4) Subdivision, {).(( 1; (2), BonognCj 9.10, 2; , (6) Kaiti, 9.1.3, 3. Taboo and Prickles.were scratched. Won by two lengths., Time—l. 26 4-5.

AUSTRALIAN RACING.

QUEENSLAND' T.C. MEETING,

VALPARAISO WINS KING’S CUP,

(Australian Press Association.) (Received 8;31 a.m.) BRISBANE, This Day. The following is 'the result of the principal event at the 'Queensland Turf Club’s meeting:— ' •

THE KING’S CUP, r pf 2000 sovs and , Gold, Cup, presented by His : esty. One mile and -a. half.-, VALPARAISO, 8.6 ....'.l ROYAL FAVOUR, 8.0 . 2GUNCRAPT, 7.1 , 3

Won by a. short length, with Grimeraft a length and a half furthei away. . Time —2min 30 3 sec. Sea town was sixth and Oratrix tenth.

Taking up the running going out of t lie straight, Valparaiso led all the way and was well' clear into the straight, where ho was challenged by Gun era fit and, RoyaJ Favour. Valparaiso finished strongly, ' Oratrix was prominent early, but faded out, finishing .well back. Seatown did not run as-well as earlier in -the meeting, but finished well, considering that the race was run within a. second of. the Australian record and half a second faster than the Queensland record,.

ROSEHILL RACES

WIN FOR BONHOMME

{Australian Press Association.) (Received 8.48 a an.) SYDNEY, This # Day. ’ At the Rofiohi-U ■ Taco -meeting on Saturday, the Hurdles Handicap, two miles, resulted :---®onhomme (N'.Z.) 10.0, 1; British iScrilbe 9.0, 2; St. General 0.2, 3. Ten. started. Won by a head. Time —3.40. BAY OP ISLANDS CLUB. ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the Bay of Islands Racing iClub was held at Kawakawa on Wednesday night. Mr G. Leaity, who presided, stated that the club was to be congratulated on the balance sheet presented., lie felt that the club had now turned the corner, and with-the improvemcnt-s-madc to-tlfe course and appointments, horses would he coming along in great numbers. The report and balance sheet wore adopted. The following officers were elected for the incoming year: Patron, Hon. V. iH. Reed, M.L.C., Hon. W. Stewart. ■M.L.C., Captain Rushworth, M.P., -Mr Tan Henare, M.P., Col. Allen Bell, and Mr Fred Andro-wos. President, Mr G, L. Leaity; vice-president, Mr .1. F. Wall; treasurer, Mr .L F, Wail; stewards, Messrs C. F, C. Miller, A. H. ■Morgan B. G. Squire, H. L. Irving and W. A. Pearson; members stewards, Messrs .1. P. English, A. H. Morgan and .1. Keatley; hon auditor, Mr E. H. Blundell,

Trotting Events. —The matter of including trotting events ■ in the programme was left in the hands of thecommittee.

Mr W. Adams (Auckland) was elected a member of the Club.

The meeting placed on record its regret ai the loss sustained by the Dnrgaville Racing Club in the death of one of its former presidents, Air Gv X, Hayes, and a letter is to b e gent to that effect.