SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12068, 11 September 1902, Page 6

SPORTING.

AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY CLUB'S

SPRING MEETING.

THE THIRD DAY'S RACING, By Telegraph.— Association.—Copyright. Sidney, September 10. The A.J.C. held the third day's racing of their spring meeting to-day at Randwaok. The weather was fine. Tho following are the details of the racing:— THE SECOND HURDLE RACE, a handicap sweepstakes of ssovs each, with 250sovs added. About three miles. Mr. R. Wootton's oh g Marathon, aged, by Corinth—Mantilla, 9st ... ... i Mr. J. Graham's blk g Marion, aged 12st 911.i '. 2 Mr. H. B. McLachlan'a br - Matoßg, aged, 9st ... 3 Six horses started. Betting: 2 to 1 Kingpin., 20 to 1 Marathon. Marathon won by a, length and a-half. Time, 6m. lis, THE CRAVEN PLATE, a sweepstakes of lOsovs each, with 500sovs added. p or three-year-olds and upwards. One mile and a-quarter. Mr. C. L. Macdonald's b m Wakeful, ftyrs, by Trentonlnsomnia \ Mr. A. Lawrence's b h Sir Leonard. 4yrs 2 Mr. J. T. Mayo's b h Sequence, 6yrs ... 3 Also started: Brakpan. Betting: 4 to 1 on Wakeful. At five furlongs the order was:—Sir Leonard, Wakeful, Brakpan, Sequence. Then Brakpan retired and the others landed in the straight, abreast. Wakeful drew away in the run borne and won as she liked by two lengths. Time, 2m. 8.9. THE SUBURBAN HANDICAP, a handicap sweepstakes of ssovs each, with 250sovs added. For three-year-olds and upwards. One mile. Mr. W. 11. Mate's ch h Ibex, 4yrs, by Co.-soon — lOst 311) ... ... 1 Mr. J. Woodbura's b g Transvaal, aged, ■ 3st 111b '. 2 Mr. J. B. Inch's b g Milos, lOst 61b ... 3 Seventeen horses started. Betting: 6 to 4 against. .Milos, 4 to 1 Ibex. Ibex won by two lengths. Time, lm. 41s. THE DUFF MEMORIAL STAKES, a sweepstakes of 6sovs each, , with 300sovs added. For three-year-olds. Special weights, with penalties and allowances. Olio mile. Hon. A, Wynne'.j cli c Greet, Scot, by Lochiel— Mary, 9s lit- (including 51b penalty) 1 Mr. R. Phillips' eh e Abundance, B,<>t 10il> (including 141b penalty) ... 2 Sir Rupert Clarke's b 0 Free States, ?^t ]01b . 3 Nine horses started. Betting: 10 to 9 Abundance, 4 to 1 Great Scot. Great Scot won by six lengths. Time, lm. 40?. THE METROPOLITAN STAKES WINNER. S'dnev, September 10. It transpires that Queen of Sheba, the winner of the Metropolitan Stakes, was backed by the stable to win £5000, at long prices, ranging from 100 to 3. OHINEMURI JOCKEY CLUB. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] PaEBOa, Wednesday. The annual meeting of the Ohiuemuri Jockey Club was held in the Criterion Theatre, Paeroa, last evening, and was well attended. Mr. Phillips, chairman of the committee, presided, and the report; and balance-sheet were read by the secretary. These showed that the season had been a. most successful one, and the club had made a profit of £336 on the meeting. A number of improvements had been effected on the course, and a new totalisator house erected. The election of four members of the committee then took place, the following being successful: —Messrs. P. Delaney, Clarkson, A. E. Fielder and W. J. Ellis. The Avondale Cup and plying Stakes is engaging a. fair amount of attention at the hands of backers. The most favoured selection, is Formula and Wairiki. During yesterday the stable mate--.. Grey Seaton and Lavalette, were supported. Acceptances in connection with the Avondale Jockey Club's Spring Meeting close to-morrow night at nine o'clock. Lavadcl was yesterday struck out of the Maiden Plate, "to lie rim on the opening day of tho Avondale Jockey Club's Spring Meeting. The privileges in connection with the Avondale Jockey Club's Spring Meeting are to be offered by auction at the Haymarket to-morrow at noon, by Messrs. Alfred Buckland and Sons. The same firm will also oft'or the following horses on the same day at half-past twelve p.m. :Lady Bobs, 2yrs, by Soult—First Love: La. Polish, by St. Leger—Polish ; Blueeap, by MuskapeerJennie; Blueskin, by Pinfire— Bess; brown filly by Sonlt—Jennie. Owing to the owner having decided to give up racing the- Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company will offer by auction to-morrow, at. th» Durham Yards, that smart filly Austerlitz (by Sonlt— Sappho), winner of the A.R.C. Musket Stakes and Avondale Two-year-old Handicap, and the four-year-old gelding Sentinel (by Blairgowrie—The Shelah), winner of a. number of pony races last season. • The following lots will also be offeredßrown filly. 3vrs old, by Soult—Dolly: the thoroughbred mare Friendship; bay filly by Leolantis—