SPORTING.

North Otago Times, 11 April 1912, Page 1

SPORTING.

RANDWICK RACES

'By Electric Telegraph- Copyright.) Per Press Association. Received April Ift, at 6.40 p.m. Sydney, April 10. After rain' in the afternoon the. weather -was fair, ipt dull, The course was a tit heavy, The attendance was large. ; -Easter Stages.— Symetris, 7.8 ... ,„ 1 ■Airieewa, 5.5. 2 Banos 3 Fourteen starters. Golden Hop. was quickest away, Symetris soon took charge and was never headed. Won ifiy a length, half a length between second and third. Time, lmin 33-Ji sees. -Cumberland Stages.— Trafalgar, 9.4. (Pike) 1 Eywlass, ?-.li (Smith) 2 iSiaxonite, 9.1- (Lambert) ... 3 . Th» only, starters. Trafalgar went

away first, io r .'low-ed by Eyeglasß an;d, _ Passing the judge's Ito'x. Trafalgar,, led Saxonito fly ;i length, a length 'behind. ■.This.order, was maintained round the' ■bend . along the hack,, At the six furlongs,,:where,the pace was livened, Trafalgar, had half a length advantage,, Sasonite, who was a length ahead of Eyeglass, closed up at the turn. Once fairly on the way home, -the champion came away and won toy four lengths, Saxonite ran wide, and .was three lengths away. No.time ,was,taken owing to . the stoppage of the clock, -City- Handicap,— Dorando, 7:3 1 Matouree, 8.2 tT ,,« », ! Woad, 7.3 ~j 3 Eleven starters, A good finish, Wen 'by a short length, Time, 2 min 67i|sec< . -Sydney Hurdle,Zovho'me, 11.2 ... 1 Dinyah, ,10.9 ... ■. 2 Pakap,.lM ■ „, 3 Six, started. The winner tooK charge at the tack, and was never overhauled, and wen by eight lengths. Pakau ten lengths away third. Time, smin 9}sec.. -AH Aged Stakes,- . Malt King (Wood) 1 Lady, Medallist (Pike) 2 Volsloane (Connell) 3

Starters: Danaus, Aurofodina, Popinjay, Cisco, Wilara and Wolawa',.. A good-start. Wolawa was the, first to show out, and at the half 'mile jopt was half a length in front of Volsloane, Lady Medallist add Popinjay, At the three furlongs Wolawa and; Volsloatia were together ■in 'front, attended by Lady Medallist ■ar.d Malt King. Before reaching the turn Wolawa retired and Volsloane and Lady Modajlist rounded the turn together, and kd into the straight. Malt King, coming Id tit, joined the 'leaders ab tlio distance, and making a fast finish beat Lady Medallist by four lengths,, Volsloana five lengths behindthen came Aurofodina, Danaus and Wolawa. time, lmin 44sec. —Coogee Handicap.— Aliti, 7,6 ... 1 Wassail, 6.13 ,„ ■ ... 2 Kuringai, 8.12.'..; 1. 3 Fourteen starters. Sunlike ar.d Alibi made the running to the straight, where Alibi, clearing out, won by four lengths,, half a length between second and third, Time, 1 mon 59jsec, WESTLAND RACES. l'ei Press Association. Hokitika, April 10. For the \Yustland hating Club's autumn meeting splendid weather prevailed, There was a g°°d attendance, The sum ol' £sl-20, against £-l2i?0 for the first -day of last April, was put through the totalisator. {Results: EAIJjWAY HANDICAP, Of 50 sovs; Z'J furlongs. The Nut, 8.7 1 Miss Sylvia, M « Bridegroom, 7.7 ; i 'i'jtrec otters st.aJrted, iWon easily, by three lengths, Time, imin l-i 2-sth sees, TRADESMEN'S HANDICAP, Of CO sovs ; 7 furlongs, Gasoline, -7.il - 1 Ofcligant, ~, 2 Hillspring, 5.,0 3 Four starters, Won by several lengths. Time, lmin 31 2-ath sees. BOROUGH HANDICAP TROT, Of 50 sovs; I mile, Dolly Varain 11, Usees 1 Laud-erhill, Ssecs « Childless, l7secs 3 Seventeen started. Won easily. Time, 2miu 38 1-Sth sees. ELECTRIC HANDICAP, Of 450 sovs ; 4 furlongs. Grand Jewel, 7,7 1 Redwing,, 8,6 2 Irish Gift, 7.7 3 Five others started. Grand Jewel led throughout, and won with some thing to sparo, Time, ol 1-sth sees, AUTUMN HANDICAP. Of 100 sovs; !}■ nule, Seraphic, 10, JO 1 Corrie, 7.7 ... 2 Portland Bill, (-.2 3 Seven starters. Won comfortably. Time, 2min 17 2-M.h sees. COIiNTY iIANDICAP TROT, Of 70 sovs; mile. Motor, i2sec;i 1 Ola Fred, 22secs Rita H, «stcs 3 Twenty-one cthti's started. Old (linger led until coming into the straight, but Motor carnif with a good run, and aon 1,1/ a few lengths, Old Frefl running into sec )nd place. Time, 3min 60 2-sth sees. HIGHWEIGHT HANDICAP, Of 50 ti'ivs; oj furlongs. Hillspring, 9.E 1 Shannon Lass, 9.1 ... 2 Corrie, 3.0 3 Three others started. Hillspring 1 got- away with the lead, and was ! never headed. Time, imin 28 ~-3th sees.

FAREWELL HANDICAP. , Of 00 sovs; 5 furlcngs, Redwing, B.C> * Grand Jewell, 7.7 2 (Miss Syhia, M w ... ... 3 Six others started, Won by a couple of lengths. Time, lmin' (i "i-Eth spcs,