SPORTING.

North Otago Times, Volume CVI, Issue 14173, 15 July 1918, Page 8

SPORTING.

WELLINOTON WINTER MEETING. , &ECOND DAY'S RESULTS. (Pei Press Association) WELLINGTON, Juh U Tor tli« concluding (lay of the Wei lington Hating Club's -muter meeting, the A~i' was line, except foi a couple oi showois late iu tho uftciuoon. Tlioie Has a good attendance, but the going was again lica\j. The totahsdtor li.imllcd J. 37,037 10s, against £4G,079 on the second d.n last ieai. Results'— TALAVERA HURDLE HANDICAP, ol JoO ho\b, one mile and a half.-4'! Uastti BonsOO, 1, 8 Undecided 90, 2, 2 Kahunungu 114,3 Also fctaitcd* 5 Loul Ainslic, 0 Paraoa, 7 Otara, .! Delage, 9 PaiM, 1 Rcfoimatiou, 1 Cloldeu Pimce, 12 Mount "Vietoiid, 11 Rojdl Battel), 11 Chattamooga, 10 On)nnc. Won by three lengths, 'lime, Sniiii,

LIApRPOOL HANDICAP, of 200 so\a, six furlongs—B Foun Up 110,1; 6 SiUdnua 9.7, 2, 5 Memo Poto 90, J , Also started: 2 Hyllus, 0 Glenroj, l'j Tip Up, 10 Revocation, 7 , 9 Rajput, 11 Good Hope, 4 riectham. Won by tlnee lengths. Time, lnun 17sec. i HACK AND HUNrERS' STEEPLE CHASE, of 200 ,two miles and I a half.-1 Ormesby 10.8, 1, 2 Gaeknar 10,0, 2; 4 Arlington 12.0, 3. Also Btaited: 5 Mastei Hamilton, (i Ad\anccr, 8 Silver Tim, 7 Koreio, 2 Brown .. Joe, Won by half a length. Tune, Cmin 4 i-Sscc.. y ';.■■•./: ; ,\. ■•'. '■"". y '■•■'' / ."■ CRQfITON HANBIOAP, of 150sovs;' I 'qne : ;!}/ [ lQ;Hastie ; -10.8 1 '2; i'MauulMJ,' 3;;' Also 1 .Black' sili," ilwMoniac,,' 2 ; Prince,,■ I;.Glucik^',-13' Consulta-' i 'tioii,;7;Quittii!s Ppst,| WaTnith,;s:Benr ;rine,• J..iGiassificatip}i,.> I ;s«!,•.;by'::tiireeilengt^;;";:.!Kijie f ; .iinit ;: thre'ejmilw^ >''|t]iJlni)B'tf|o f :;'% j^Cpalitloii^ni^i.^ ;Zaj|oinap 4 : ' .'. J iQ; Merrie ■-. Nita, ■ Jack. .Thei-placed. liorses, i'oijgiit, outj'a 'jtaiUiug^fn ! isji,.':Boii.Revo;ginning: by -.' half aUengih.;. IfinjejvOniin^Sspbi), • V ," ■] iINTER V oSHANMCAP^f'JO!j) ; bovs; ono; inilo^l,;Sir- Agnes, 9.3f1';. 8 Detroit 9.8; 2; q.2, 3.; Also ■ Tfessldaj^ul-. ■ 4aiue>''9 i.Bapsdale/ lO; Sarah Grand, .7 Priucev Bela,vFAr'e,'' 6\. Persian ; Bjinee. . Won by two lengths, \iFimc, Umin iio^sec;H r^/-;v; V.-'.v,.'-'. i ; HANDICAP, of ,3opj:'soy# ■': one 'wifoamt threerfjuaiters. < (Styra*s),i,'Alsp ; sfartcd:Wishful,: 4>Cploradb/^.^olyi3airton.\;Wa ; lengtirsJ Tiiii?, 3niiu,2U l-ijaed,*,', /', , ;i fKIA'GR A' HANDICAP, of|so;,soys;' ; six . Fle'qiliam \;8 ■ 2; Pip 0:9.9,, sturtetl: Vl" Royal: ! 1 - AVliakatlnaJ 2; Valleyj:' J5 .Skcdaddjc,, 7 Tnckeiyj^lO,-alirpeiiite, . 11) Occasion, 17 Sea^Fpaui,. 13,, Moor ■ ..' nbbe, 12 Liylana,;l2 Probity, 41;Cadei, I'■: .11 :WarSf!ot. a length;. Tiuie, ; ' lmiu. l'j 3-ssec. . ■;■,' .'•'■■'■• ...',

EACING AND TROTTING NOTES. ' 'Jlicie passed auay at the Mater I Misencoidiuo Hospital, 'Auckland, 'on batmdnj cu'iiing, attci a shot! illness Mr Tied Leslie, well known to bjioits men ot tlie 1 Australian Tint-and to l'ncsmn bleeders ot Jiew Zealand as a \eiy 'sutcesslul bieedci, Boin in* Lon don in I<%'B, dcienacd was 30 jeau ot , age at the time of his death'. His lii6t atquaintunce with Austialia «as somo uais back, when he tame out under 1 - i i contiatt'to the Queensland Go\ein ment as an aualyst, a position he held, lor Ho yeais before lcawug ioi Mel' bourne. It was in the lattci eil) that, he entcictl on a \ery successful eareei as an ownei of racehorses. Hia stable coinpuscd some fifteen thoroughbreds, ■ninth Tverc pfoimnent in the racing ' Cojiiiiioiinealtl!, soiuo of ": tii? mbre ; 'reiibiviiotl Boiiic'a,':Con- ; elusion, lUgic/ '^iss; '^gggyjfifea ! tllen, ' Lquia, jjilijianmek. ; ; |As a|bbbkmakcr 'i one of '; tpbestkn^ ; and 'Australian' raceeoarsE In New Zealand his uame ; was.'attaehed to a very suee'essM estate for the breeding; of pedigree Fricsian cattle—tlia' 'Brentwood Estate. Deceased had willed .in. New' Zealand for 17 or ISiyear.s. Heleaves a wife and large family to mouri .their Joss. . • ;'.-. '■■< . ■,,. The New Jiouth Wales . iotalisator,-,-1 during'-the financial .yearwhif-li ended? ' on June 30th, yielded to the Treasury? £82)802, representing 'a.-capitai sumof,' a •shade, more'.'than £1,182,885. .The ; iba'chiites at Randwieh, alone handled] ' £500,152 ■ 17 3 / It. U estimated that; ; the.next year will yield 1 a. great itealf more; as the machine, is only in its; . iufaney yet. For the .month of .June? the, totatisator revenue was £11,307; compared with £3522 last year. The- 1 . betting taxes produced; 159,402 for the: , year,- which, added to, .other ' racing sources, ; yielded the ' Goveruineiit . £l42;2oifor the year. '-\ ' '■'_■''■•"" , The two imported horses, Shadowland and lledfeni, are the ruling favourites for the. Caultit'ld and Melbourne Gups, • * , ■ ' * .'"■. ■' * •','■ : At the Williamstowii: (Vie.) Meeting; on June -30, Westendahj brought himself into increased favour for the V.R.C. Grand Nutioiiul Hurdles "by capturing the-Port Philip Hurdles from a bjg field. He was sent out at a short price, and, drawing away at the last obstacle,'scored, in decisive style from Wallalo and Hobgoblin, Westendaleniu in the 'nomination of Mr E.:A, Couuully, who is reported to have thrown'in for a good stake. . ~. '.,.,. ; | o : ' * . * .. ■ i it is. uor'often that a race meeting in Australia lias to be postponed, ivhcu 'once commenced, on account ot ! raiii, but there was such a', happening at

Aitei the Inst diusion ot the' Rich moml Plate h.id been decided, the jQckeji) engaged m the second dnision pioteslcd against going on with the racing owing to the daiigcious touch tion ot the track, flinch by this time w-as undei watm. The stew aids then met ami decided on a postponement. t * * Iu thc.httle betting that lias been in dulgcd in o\er the Epsom and Metro politau Handicaps, Biplane, Ccligne,' Colugo, Dame Acie, Panacre, and Wola roi are most in demand for the tonuci, while at least a do«n die almost equally fancied foi the fnllc and a half contest,

liming retired to the stud, Alecon uci, -who was lecently ldffled on be halt of the Red Cioss Funds, has been taken out of the Caulfield and Mel bouine Cups. i i It was Mi E A. Connolly who pur chased Wcstendale lor 300gna from I Messrs Tjo Bros about a neek'pnoi i to the VRC meeting On his \erj hrst cfloit in his new owneis' colouis the son of Birkenjicad got Inore than his i price back for his uew owner by ap pTopiiatmg the Port'Philip'Hurdles'at Wiliianibtonn, anil that aictoiy made his prosjiects , in tho VRC Htudles look i exceptional!) good. Unfoitunately, came to grief at the last i hurdle at Plemington, only foi which i he would iu all piobabillty ha\e been I first oi second,

JJnder. ,newly formed , A iUiiisj,: |lace|gtters L at yonjy-V'OiiG; iiiqrqV jfogistered^, partitfulari. : sy3tonLof;wa';! vbp^bpUsli^'mj.the liew^eca-;! [i&n^ieh^H;bcgin';'in.August;,.; //i|

jliefraciiigin] the^ebnd'^ivK; ittie'g'ii'. , J& ; 30'fo^ twp,.jpcil(eys', Fadd^aifd;' J. lioiue,. toVt'fe^ rgqiierii 1 ,^P^[>i^a3,J ;iyiibrc i'^Ltldy' clied aloul •ainjciutfftf be r)a dnii s'sicin, ; e onf: ;cus3ioji; beiiig. tile cnusq ';of death. Lonio Is Btill!,^i-,'a'l'eerio jis 'cbnti^**".•''.'" '-'v ' ! -TJie : l?rver ton:Uaciiig t Oliib •■;iias' vet ed} $550; -,k ■'.',-■ ;-':?,'■ !'<'■•'.-■ --'■'' : - [ ';;;,#..T' 'i- It •'' ..- '',•:'•: ~': •; .-^Np"'fe%er*th3n{7s;4i6rse3 .figure; on ;the' C; ;, U; ; ';\i:'ittiier - - b'f-i ttib'i .Wcl-'j 'HngtonJ.SteepipchasdVbiif W^ ; with'remarkable consistency, lliis^ 'seaseiijliavs^ :bi!goiM ; 'out'}6frflvo -gtarts bVer : country.; .' Tstir teiri-! 'iir s a-.'.'flat' 1 ' race t)' tho\ : Otaki : ' Maori' EiC/s Kpring 'Meeting, -but''fin{ l3hed' : : put'- : bt"a\:pia'(!ei;; 1 '; y J-)' }'-■ '..'.;!

" Thp>Ofa'ulileicl£Gup'''iß ■;iu;'-;bp. ■tuii'/on boruke .Uup-piiTuesday}'-NoyeiiibcKoth. '■'' - ! ' , ? llijg. : ' ";vpiriuer" ; - r 6f-' <"'t.h'b '"'ilii-r. rtoolt';; riico ■ ruu. } at- ilauKi 'iM'o; ''Jiiiie - 22ndJ;Iwas l -got; ; "by- -Tlie ji'u'-a've;- 1 £k'&tl r -''fiose: V^Sho^'was^gbt^liy' i'ili-', 'Jaud'irotfJ'fipsd ' f . ; '" ;i - '■ ■ The'ffcallmill'; stallion' - Applegarth (btoth'ei'ipAiitumiius) has be'eu sold to &; Qucensiaiid ; ,buycr,,, and''! was' ieiieiitly i shipped'to his now home.' Applegarth has beeu paiticularly buccessftil in the Bhon ring, and holds no fenei than uinc champion'badges, .Applegarth is making lib second visit to Austulia, as he"was shijiped to Melbourne some jcais ago, but aftentaids brought back to his native land.

Mr Py Mißer,; as president, and Mr : L. CVHazlett,'as yie'e.-president; of the. J^uiiediii;'Jockey', been, r'e- ■ 'elocted';'Jihbpppsed. v '' ; . : ' .'••' '■ '^' : ' :^V:';l''U'l; V.'J'^' ,; " : .' "■ ~ At, llie^receut : race/ ueedle^:tliriisrint6; itsi-'fbUocks.'' TJie-' ;|ciryo]:waß/Mrj ( 'candiilate': for tho last event' thd Powdal.'s injuries were'ofsucli a iiatiire-1 ;,thatit ; iliih. A', «ee sucju aa is used by ■' ■veterinary surgequsy Vas'found to have' tack ten■don. it;'isi siated" that 'other' horses' taking parf>in tho.meeting were injured ,in a similar, 'manner,' John Wilson, a in tlie district/was arrested.. !

■ ; w.>,-- !■• :• .<■ ■ > '■■ \ .One of 4)iC! surprises in Maoriland in.liideji^;io,the'.ivflfr,,says theßulletin, isjthe increase ?in'[tlio : t'otaiisator turnover. iVlieu the disturbance started and Hie youagM. section Mtliccommunity racing, clubs ''commenced' -to reckon on [.having a cold time hi'the cash box, But , their, reyenueV are greater than ever. •Tote; kvestments have not grown by .-an odd thousand or so here and there butvhave bouiidell upwards by barrow--loads everywhere/ At.'small meetings 'it, is. •the.(,'same [sis'. at' big 'ones—cash .wheeleUyup, in, ever-increasiug volunic, ;\VJU}ther ,it is 'that, the ;old. men have ;. a ty or'. tho army is giving jhe;p%.^il;ajtlutter r piily."the heaveus iCan about the.iiiifense .popular ty'i'Vhk winners' no -possible doubt fcxi3ts,:Mi)au3yjiiio':tlie law which probijiittr fhp publicatibii of dividends ■|u thq;;n;ewspapers;is.,doihg to well that N' 0 what{haV happenedi'fivo minutes after the fibers jjo''iiji.'This wowserish \>w iiiVitbuigaiiist:■ priiitiiig the most imuortant oeciifreiicb 'iucideutul'to the greatest national .pastime or foolishness' or-whatever: it;ifi/'isj'a queer business. It look's as if Maorilaud goes ruck 1 * k the:iiuine spirit asl'a-lot of it habitually goes' to get a be'er,* ' ■ '■'•' •'; ;. The, T'ol'bury Park Trotting Club-has paired:;an' area- of ground adjoiuing its; course^W.:esteasiou y pui'pbsus. The (ioininittee iuteuds .improving the totaJ iaatoi'f■ liciidmnroifutiou'; hi the uear future, •' •",■;' '':■ ' ''■' ■ ' . }B , .o^.iii; / _iii;ybifk:ufleri'u short spell at Hi will ruce'duriiig the comkg season iu the interest of Messrs McMulliii au^-%r U ; ;'

•■'(. •'' ■■' ,' ■ '■'' ■ ■'■\''\'■ ''.'<"''• "r ' )• - (B.. J cd an"a'dQitro'iiHo'llls•tcim'ia-.tli'c 'sKajio of a : maidenipacer by; the 'Young irvijigtou horse, - ] False "Alarm. • V ; / ; '.'•*■' .■'■■•■■ •*.. ,v.'- '-. " » ',■ J --' :' , .Sy , riipitljyr ; ivili : 'be extended to 'A, ; I'ringliy the Aeliburtoit trainer, ini.: the death of his mother." 'Z \ '■ •V'j '■ ■ i ■ ; . ■•. "." ''„;'■'■'.■.'' ■'",■ . jAt the Conference on Tues< ..day' th6: ; i'ollpwiitg' ! 'ihotiou proposcdv'by; llio;' Westpbrt .ITrottiag Club,;^aVdo-' feated^'ThatHhe^^estport-Trotting' Club bb'granted ; pccScniber .';2otlr-aiid 27rli^biii'which to vace.'fbr season jll)18 ; 19, aud'that oue ; day'.bo■ taken vi'rom Asliburtoiii : also," that,* in "i'vttliro during 'tlio'. coiitiuuaiicc of -t|b 'war, ' L WetJtport and' Ashburtbn'/raco| alternately 'itffo; days and one,day respectively;'yeijr"ail'd;: .year aiwui.'!,, ;':. V) j;'."- : '.' :i • "'■ '," ~ ' ' , ' ; ,i.i>'i , /'-' v -' l '.'-'.''* l '-»:, , . i ' ii - ' & ' ■}•'■' ''';'

; A .hpjso^iike:Joseph 's^cbal, \ ol'';lnany Mms, ' 0a Uiieniioipd ;. liy (lejbga tc; .^calalid'.. in... supporting a.'Tcsfilutibii'"' \Mj ■, the; .dwii£r';of a ■peil^i-,"to'.' register,, of? -'hisIjt orse,; IJ e clare 4: t & 4t; l|e' knti tv :;a}jliofs6' .that ;ife * : colour' s||lii;icV' within a few!months/'lt'was a'jhprse' ■■'-■.■. ■ '■>'.-,-- : ' , -i , .:"-''l<- k i''.v.'-.'!l-■■<•!■■;•■■: '■ »' pt many, cplbur.§,':''.''lf T had 'not.seen the brutei V' declared^tho delegate,•■'' 1 v jv;oultl. o ;iidt;' r havp' l&bwii •■!'hini>;'' One i hionth~ '. iiisidC of six' week's he'.- Had cha«iei' to 'black,aud iiwou'ld, believe ■it': that: a hi' wjjcksiiater tfio'Jruto * •&. downers. s r' iioloufV',iiuf ore racing .u.hprje, \ ■.'. ... .. i! j.'-., r , :;: :'''•"]»'':.'. V ■'.< t.\ 4 '■ '

A prhatc letter received in Auckland ifrom'W. H. Windsor, writtcnj befoie the niishnp to GlucW,, stated thali'the so|i of Gluten liiul dime remaikauly tvell smcq lie armed m Australia, and Wind Bor was confident, he iw quid run piowincntly' in, iiis, Nafionaj' ciigigeiilent. B,(s other-charge, John Buuujy\JHH in tlio, beat'fit 'fie'ajth; and imi\\ s'lake, should come his s\ay • befoi c' be is brought Zealand

I At a lecent meeting of tlio committee of the Wiuton "Jockey Club the prize .money in i tlio Winton Guineas was allotted as follows:— ( Wmnci J.EO and trophy \alucd at £2O, second J6 \ma, third 20 so\a, anil bleeder of tlic 1 VMnuei 10 bo\a. i * » » I At JRiccaVtonA.Fleming 'lias"a tcamj of scuii in picpaiatiou August! uicqtiiig, comprising Our Thorpe, Hardy! W illtes, Willie Linioln, Pitaioa, Lady, Patricia, Lrin's Queen, and Nihilist. 1 I'lho last named is a»ieccut addition to the stable, and though most of his past cffoits ha\o beon legistered under saddle, he gnca equal! promise usa liar lirss horse. is- gradually bnildmg up, but it) will be some tunc bcioie lie tan bo , r couditioiieii foi a Be\cro picpaiatiou.

i" There has been a big increase m the prize mono) ottered for distubulion at tho Auckland Tiotting Club's bumniei Meeting, which will total £(iBJO for the t|iree The next Auckland' Trotting Cup w ill ibo worth £1350 and {open, to 4 J9 horses. This will make it the second most important lace of its kind in the Dominion / » » ', The well-known. Australian-bred trottci 'Paul Huou changed hands recently, and will ui iuturc be an inmate of C. James's Stable. A * \ . ffhe two imported horses, Gaj Lad mid baxbj, aro now regula* niembci* ot W MiDonald'q team jit lUctartou Both look in lute order to be -jot riadj lor tpiiug engagemecnts, Mr J. L'. Henrja armed back m Wei lmgton in time for the Meeting at Trenlhani, and ho will issue his adjubt ments for tho Grand National Staple 'diase, Winter Cup, and Grand fyational Hurdle Eace on the loth mst. ► » lr 1, Calais was not a competitor in the VBG. Grand National Hurdle Bate, having boeu withdraw a«fon dajs bo toro it 3 decision t As ft lesult of Jus uctory m the Williamstown Steeplechase on June JO WpHitpa' aihaneod to'the'position "of for tu,e VJi.C. Grand Aatioiia| Steoplocliasc, to be decided ou Salurdaj Boohgal, according to latest aihiccs, continued to hold his position in favourite, toailo iCabrjm, C'oradiil, Culluleiainc, and Old Mungmdi weie also in demand