SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14074, 31 May 1909, Page 8

SPORTING.

THE TURF IN ENGLAND. ''; •': I RESULT OF THE OAKS. ]*' DEFEAT OF THE KING'S FILLY. By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright.. London, -May 28. Vr the Epsom Summer fleeting to-day the following was the result of the principal '. event: ' •*-■ . - THE OAKS STAKES of SOOOsovs, by subscription of SOsovs each. • For three-year-old fillies, 9sfc each. The nominator of the winner to receive 400sovs out of the stake. ' The owner of the second to receive 20Q*ov9, arid the owner of. the third lOOsovs. One ',; ' mile- and a-iialf. ' I ' ■- W. Coopers ch i Perola, '~ by Persimmon— ' ••■ ,•••". •;•/-.' ••■ His Majesty's b f, Princcsso do Galles, by ... '.■"■• •'•• ■ * ,T. B. Joel's blk f Verne, /by Bill of- - ■•■'. Portland— La Vierge; ■; ."..., ■ •'••[ ":■••■ 5 Perola, who was'; bred 'by, Sir. Daniel Cooper, was sent up. to auction.when a yearling, when she was purchased by Mr. W. J Cooper (a ; , brother to Sir Daniel) at 620 m guineas. The filly showed herself up in the light of a bargain directly, she was called upon to carry silk, as she captured the; Woodcoto Stakes of 930sovs at Epsom, and later on she won the'. Exeter Stakes of 670sovs at Newmarket," the Rous Memorial * Stakes of 118550v3 at Goodwood,.'and tho Hardwicke Stakes of 467sovs at Stockton. -'■'■' Mr. W. Cooper is'identical with the Aus- , tralian sportsman in whose colours"tho' Auck-land-bred * Trenton» finished * second ; : for the Melbourne Cup of 1886. The King's filly i Prinoesso do Galles, who filled the , role'of runner-up -to Perola, was one of'the , star performers of last season's two-year-olds, her record being the brilliant one of four wins and two second* out of that number of starts. In the decision of tho One Thousand Guineas - at Newmarket last month Priueesse de Galles came, home second to Mr. L. Neumann's filly Electra, so that her record now stands at - four wins' and an equal number of seconds. Perola is not engaged in the St. Leger, but tho King's felly figures in the great Doncaster race. _■ : . ; -"- THE ' GREAT NGPiTi^EBN-MEETf^;; '■■'/■ NOTES FROM" ELLERSLIE. t During Saturday a good amount of school- j ins work was performed, at Ellerslie. Chief j interest was, of "course', centred in tho do- :■'■■ ings of those horses / claiming engagements ii\ the Great Northerns. Reservoir and . r Crkisot wore led homo by a maiden candidate hi <.h« 'shape, of Loo in a,round over hurdles, whose . performance was distinctly : promising. The Napier pair, Waipu and Kairoma,. were companions in ,a gallop ex- ■ tending to a, milo and three-quarters, which ■ embraced the jumping or six hurdles. Waipu, > who is very well,' $m '/~>ft a taking -performV ance, and ,' fairly ri«t-*.vver his opponent.. .' There was quite an aliaenco of. dash on tho >'-,' part " of Kairoma ; ill negotiating the obv>. stacles, j and this tended to greatly dull his

. Great .Northern prospects. , Bully and New- »' ■•'-town put in a circuit, the efforts of each ;' over tho battens being quit© satisfactory f, -until tho concluding - obstacle "was reached, . ,'- which' both". struck. No damage, however, '.-. resulted. Tho steeplechase course, being - 'Available,-several batches were sent over tho •.; i bill. . A quartette "in » t be shape of. Kia'ere, ■; ..;■,. l\V.. Young;), Le* Beau (W, Pinker), Armagh ~ • (MoKinnon), and Rouseabout jumped off to-' \ gether for a round iof tho- big fences.. They .all got . round in safety. Beau and Kia-'- -* tero, came home together, well in advance of p : the other pair; 'and the*''manner in which Lo *. Bc*au :: wad '■• handling himself ■■.' at •• the finish < showed the LeeKhtis;gelding,iip' attractively, ", , as ho was apparently earry/ng more-weight; 1 titan his doughty rival. Sol (W. Wilson), , Capitol (>'i.\ Debbie), Nestator (W. Speakman). and Red 'McGregor ?wer bracketed '_.-, together. The quartette started :* below the V> mile and 1 , a-quarter post: but ■■ they only reached the old --water jump when**trouble ;_■'"•'■ ;"-ose. '■'••' Approaching that"' obstacle Nestator '■■ ;.attempted to rub down jtho fence, colliding '-•■"with. Red McGregor, who was knocked in- •-,•..- to tho water. Ne.*tator and Sol were stop- '■-' r ped>by; tho contretemps;,;* Capitol had a ..:"» \ clear course "and got over .safely.. ■ j Dcebld : 'i .steadied his) horse, and, waiting for Sol and \':/ Nestator (who got 'over at a second attempt), /'the trio went on over, the. f fences on the

:'•■'.'■ hill. finishing over the double and stono - ; wall, . Capi:<jl and "Sol i going '•.on oyer the •'-//■ old water;, ..Capitol "• fenced l-m" dashing style throughout, ami made many 1 friends; :''. though Sol lumped cleverly and safely, and ',■." pleti'y in, reserve at the finish. • On the -,/ -ceinelusfoh of his schooling task' Capitol was '.';■; given a round of ilia sand, finishing strong- } v-Iy«V.To Ami had Kainni as a companion. Tli© Great Northern candidate baulked at'

;. •/ the post : and rails; but-he eventually nego•jvj tiated tho '• obstacle; and ' completed die /■'■/course without mishap. - * The ! display, how- (* * -ever,'was far from satisfactory. V 1 /'. . .', ;/.; 'Irish had Tui Cakobau &a a .companion ;.'/ iui-a milo and • a : half' gallop ; -on' the flat, ;./." while. Cuiragno_,wa3 partnered with First '-;'*. (Inn in a "circuit... Pari tutu finished up a .y- .couple of rounds in good 'style; while Jack ~,'. Pot was responsible for a serviceable task." ■'•

._ T ; Mr. J. .(Bull's horses Belario and Irish ; ' Rifle put/in an appearance on tSa training ■ t '. ground 'ops' Saturday morning,; the Wanga- , . nui-owned pair making' the journey ;to Auck'.;.land /by train. - There ia nothing; impres- . sive in the appearance of the Century Hur- --. die- Race winner, and on his looks The Officers son certainly ..loaves room for- criti- " . cism. ', '.'Ha'tidaome is ."", as handsome does," '•'* runs the old saying, and Belario' record of '.:• two "seconds 'and a win out of three starts over hurdles is a'decent certificate',; and the 'fi little fact to bo. remembered is' that, the .' , race, he won at -Warigaiiui.extended to two :,> miles and a distance. > - ■"" -.* .~. / /"•.->. .'/'>. Though the Wellington-owned "mare Maidi J was allowed to drop out of -her engagement ,-",- iii ; the Great Northern Hurdle Race, she i,',/still; figures in the Great -Northern Steeple- ; ;'chase, and. advices to hand . state 1 that there '•;'i| every prospect •of her being sent up Ito _/ .compete at Ellerslie. \V. Young, it is said, r*' will steer ..Maidi in tho Great Northern i ''.Steeplechase.* ' ; •- .' *." ..'/ "Staybj)y | and Waiono "wore brought "up / from New Plymouth yesterday ,by the s.s. . ' Takapuna. - -. • "• •".; : ," . '•'.'■' '.'•'■ i> ■ ■-.- ■/'; •. RETIRING FROM THE TURF. '.'.: * .[by/ •; telegraph;—press association.] W.-' , ■".' - ' '•,' \. Hastings, Saturday. ■ -' Mr. G. P. Donnelly intends to relinquish • racing fo>- tho .time, and his colours will ,' shortly disappear from the turf. , Eldorado has boon leased to Mr. Troutbpok, and tho rest of the team in training will be nominated for future events, and will probably . bo-disposed of at an early date. ' / ; tig; HAWKERS bay steeplechase. •'/ /' [BY TELKGIIAI'H.—PRESS .association.] '.'.' • • " ■" '' ;.' .. , Napier z Saturday. '~'/ To Kohau has to bo added to tho nomi- , . nations for tho Hawke's Bay Steeplechase. " . ■'. FLUM'PTONPARK TROTTING ' --■'-' MEETING. ] ' :' '..'.'. , [BY ir.LEGItAPH.— ASSOCIATION.] " ' . "./'■;.. . ! . CnnisxciirncH, Sunday. - The following are the results. of the second day c.l the Piuiinpton Park Trotting Club's meeting:— PENINSULA. *. HANDlCAP.—Chieftain 1,. Brown ! • Empress 2, Prim 3. Time, sni. 16 l-ss. , ■ . / LADIES' BRACELET HANDICAP.—LittIe Arthur 1, Scottish Mac 2, Special Boy 3. Time, 2m. ./ «- 1-bs.--/.' .. . • •■ ~, ~. ■■ ;/• -' , - : . . LYITELTON HANDICAP.ViteIIa I,'' Major / Itofhsea, 2, J.P. 3 ■ Time, Im, 54 1-5.-." • , i\S. "I'LUMPTON HANDICAP.-Noreen 1, King Colo . .' 2. Verax 3. ~ 'Time,. 4ni. 51-3-5 a . , 1 ' ' STEWARDS' HANDICAP.—Woodburn Lad "l," -. Jla'dar 2, Royal Ribbon 3. Time, 3m '44-2-s*. , RAILWAY HANDICAP.—Peacock A; Ned Egan /..- 7. .Wild ivy 3. Won by three length*. Time, - .an. 45 4-53. / ' ..•..-. ' , ■ • . WINTER OATS HANDICAP.—MoMiunnI 1, Quin--1 coy 2, Viewmont 3. Won by hali-a-length.- Time, V sni. -125. : - :■: . .- '; '::'..,' ' ' •■'■■/■< ■'. ' > , - FINAL, v HANDICAP.—The Needle 1, Wood . • Nymph 2, .Imperial • Wood 3. 'Won by. three length*. Time, 18 4-55.. r ' /. : v ... * The sum r>i £7330 was .put through the totalizator, 1 as compared with £6174 for. correspond- //. ing day oi last year. -' ':>'',*■■ - : '.;•.";.