SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13762, 29 May 1908, Page 8

SPORTING.

THE GREAT NORTHERN" MEETING. Kvkrtthijkj augur* well for the successful inauguration of tin- Great Northern meeting at .EUerslie to-morrow. The .-pell of fine weather experienced during the past few days has had the effect of greatly. improving die course .-and its surroundings; and should Jupiter Pluvius be conspicuous by his absence to-morrow the scene on the metropolitan ground'; will' rank as one of the most noteworthy of the season. The programme i- to lie run off in the following order: — Maiden Steeplechase of 150,-ovs. about two miles and a half; Jervois Handicap of 10$ sovs, five furlongs; Maiden Hurdle Race of llOsovs, one mile and 'three-quarters; Great Northern Hurdle Race of 650sovs, two miles and a-half; Cornwall Handicap of 325sovs, one mile and it-quarter; Ladies' Bracelet of lOOsovs. one mile and a-half: Members' Handicap of 150soyS. five furlongs. • ' A very keen interest continues to he maintained in connection- with the Great Norm- j ern Hurdle Race, and a popular opinion pre- J vail* that the contest will prove one of the j best that has eventuated at Ellerslie. Waipu. who distinguished himself in the Century Hurdle Race at Wauganui on .Monday lust, created a good impression on making his de- j but at EUerslie yesterday, and the son of j Torpedo will, it is thought, command suffi- | cient, support to send him out favourite. . The name of Revolver, under which the four-year-old gelding by Kegel—Volley has been nominated at the Groat Northern meeting by Mr. YV. Lovett. having been disallowed, the new title of Royal Shot has been selected for him. ELLERSLIE TRAINING NOTES. The weather was fine for training operations yesterday morning, but the going was somewhat, sloppy. All work was registered on the sand. Leonator ami Celtic were iira out, and ran a mile in lm. 465. finishing together. Scott j beat Lord Sea ton over a similar distance, the last .seven furlongs taking lm. 355. Waihoihoi easily beat Waiotahi over half a mile in 51s. Mark Time took lm. 38 3-ss. for seven furlongs. Delegate and Veronica were together at the etui of five furlongs in lm. 4 2-ss. Maheno finished in front of Loongana over a like distance in the same time. Cuiragno heal Sol and .First Gun over a mile and a 'half, 'he last round taking 2m. 9 3-ss. Foremost was going better than Ereemautle at the end of five furlongs in lm. 7s. .Shrapnel defeated Om'at-i and Inniskillen .over a mile and a half in 2m. 485., the last round taking 2m. ss. Rimlock, Expletive, and Duart: did light, tasks. After breakfast Imprimus ami Dainty finished together over five furlong!) in lm. 7 3-ss. Guidwife took 535. for half it mile. Bobrikoff beat Ahei over a circuit in 2m. 0 2-55., the latter being eased up over the last furlong.' Tamainupo sprinted five furlongs in lm. 3 3-ss. Aorangi beat Vasa six furlongs in lm. 20s. Royal Soult easily defeated Weldon over five furlongs in lm. 10s. Haldane ran a like distance in lm. 4s. White Lie held Recreation safe over seven furlongs, the last six taking lm. 24 3-ss. Frederick took 525. for the last four of five furlongs. Rauparaha, assisted at intervals by Epsom Lass and Cyrano, ran seven furlongs in lm. 325. English made hacks of Carlyle and Matakokiri over and mile and a-half in 2m. 51 2-ss. Pearl Necklet ran away from Landloek-over a short mile and a-half in 2m. 46 3-ss. Trephine, who assisted the last mile, .finished in front, taking lm. 535. for that distance. Lady Betty beat Lord Crispin over live furlongs in lm. 7s. Mighty Atom was going easier than Wauchopc over a like distance in lm. 5 2-ss. After jumping two hurdles Lady Hune and Dolores ran a short ; mile and a-half in 2m. 485., the first-men-tioned having the best of the gallop. Marangai sprinted half a mile, the last, three furlongs taking 38 4-ss. Dogger Bank did a like ! distance, the three furlongs occupying 37 | 4-ss. Lady Frances got.over five furlongs in lm. 6s. Waihekau jumped two hurdles, and then went a round at three-quarter pace. Paritutu beat lie Beau oyer a short mile and a-tpiarter in 2m. 15 4-55., the last round taking 2m. 2 2-ss. Loch Fyne and Flint Island finished together in front of Kotiti and Cavaliero over a short mile and a-half in 2m. 48 l-55., the last round occupying 2m. 8 l-ss. Franklin jumped two hurdles in good style. San Paulo negotiated seven flights at a slow pace, jumping well. Rotoiti assisted over the first two and then pulled off. Nadador and Pierre gave a pleasing ex-' hibition over the steeplechase country, starting at the sod wall, going over the hill, and finishing over the double and stone wall. The pair kept together throughout. Advocate, Escamillo, Lady Lanta, Kapurangi, To Kainui, Aletta, Showman, Waipu, Euros, Maliaranui, Lueio, Octoroon, Lochbuhie, and Certainty did.useful work.

CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB, [IIY TELEGRAPH.— ASSOCIATION.] CmusTCitUßCir, Thursday. At..the annual meeting of the Canterbury Jockey Club' this afternoon the chairman (Mr. F. H. Pyue) said that £26.780 had been given in stakes during the season, a marked, increase over the. previous season. The profit was £4921 6s 4d, as against £5313 8s lid in 1907 (Exhibition year). The tctalisator had not been seriously affected by.the licensing of- bookmakers. A matter which deserved the attention of the Racing Conference was the large number of short, races of from five to six furlongs which now appeared.on many programmes. The excuse was. of course, that short races filled as well and paid as well, but he thought if it were compulsory to have less of those short scrambles." in which the element of luck so largely entered, and in which there was very often foul riding, owners would train their horses, to gallop further, and if the distances were longer the entries would be'just as large. The chairman also made reference to the" death during the past year of Mr. Geo. O. Stead. Mr. G. E. Calculi. Mr. J. W. Sinclair, Mr. E. M. Turrell, and Mr. Cecil Louisson. ' ■ A motion was carried recommending the incoming committee to put on a mile weight-for-age race at the November meeting as a memorial to Hie. kite Mr. Stead.