SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14080, 7 June 1909, Page 8

SPORTING.

f GREAT HQRTHERN " ..-....•A GREAT NORTHERN MEETING. STEEPLECHASE DAY. ', I' CAPITOL WINS THE j| PRINCIPAL" r*- : . ~ ' "EVENT. ' Satcbdat morning was ushered. in with an fr':overcast - sky, and 'with the. wind blowing from a quarter that. presaged rain, it was early recognised that Great .. Northern ® SJtceplechwe Day would this* year be characterised by unfavourable weather. Sevc-, - ml heavy showers (oil as the morning ad- | r >s"vanced, and at one time tho. situation bore a ■doleful aspect. The weather cleared subPi"gently;; but Jupiter Pluvius cam© again f on the scene during the afternoon, and outspffad umbrellas were at times a marked feature in ''the• proceedings;; It has many times been ' proved that it requires some- | thing more than wet weather to keep those. j|l§iffi£ touch ; with i racing away from Ellerslie on the big steeplechase day of the year, and fe this was again forcibly .demonstrated on Saturday, the attendance being well up to the best record at this season of the year. RoTho . meeting was again admirably : managed f •by Mr. Hardand, and with no jarring note sounded throughout the afternoon outing ?■. ft the •' raceside • was • most enjoyable. Jade the totalisotor house business was wktki the brisk order,i no less than £13,763 Iffpassings through the machines, . as against J £11,001 v onthe corresponding day -ot. last !'-S year," and . making £2b.048 for the two days, |>€s an increase of £5322 over tho first two days teoF t the 1908 fostoure. Forty bookmakers were feSEocnsed,"; returning £820- in fees. , ■ ?«..• v. ■ v- \ ■■ ■: - '. f " THE RACING. iho opening event of -■ the programme was llP'tfot? Orakci ilurdle Race, <■' tor. 1 which : Leo ruled : a': strong ' favourite. -: Cymri, " however, | strongly; ; endorsed tae running ..on the .first |L^#dav7;i'JKafcing Slip ■to > the last .hurdle Waikato was Cymri's closest- attendant; but the son *{??of ? St. Hippo blundered and fell, with the result i that i Cymri romped, home an %easy winner, six lengths in advance of the favourite. ; r-- : : la a field of ten saddled up to contest the Xanfurly Welter Handicap the three-year-old Ri'talock was installed favourite. The son: of FUtitlock was flattering the hopes pi? of | hi» • admirers for most of the way, and when they gob" to the distance ho looked like lasting it out ; but the concluding Mm founds a weak spot in him. and Michaelon ff#*£d Starboard both cut him down, a length Bit victory going; down to the credit of the termer, who finished up his task in good style. Ibe winner is a five-year-old son ©i < Menscnikoit ipl*?and ? the • Feve mare Victoria, and he thus claims half-brothership to Kiatere.: )''' The field for the Remuera Hurdle Race Pf?enly) numbered; a quartette, Waipu ruling a- slightly/better favourite than, Bully, lhe jllll latter slipped! iup at the third N hurdle, and Waipu only had to dispose ,of 'Swagsman | ? ' and Reservoir. Swagsman .was r racing ,Aho ifcilfavourite ? for the lead , all 'the way ; across I the .op stretch, biit\Waiptt had matters all !p his own way :at the •»finish.' Bully and ;hw rider, :F. Speakman, suffered no injury by iSf. their fall. • '• .■ '• . > The Remuera? Hurdle Race having been disposed of, backers were jat > last brought pgc fac»* ito face 1 with the big event of the programme—the Great - Northern Steeplechase. Wtiou i the ?numbers went: up for.• the cross*, y&s country race ity was ? found that : the *»>no Wshorses s paid :up "i for on ;; the > preceding . day wore J'tbl go into the starter's ; hands., The KMparade of i the contestants in; the birdcage wa» watched with ; .the keenest interest, and with the *««» : carrying . a decidedly : open ■ appearance that, of course, contributed: an affjf important element ; to. the) situation. OpinIfjiS'ions varied a little as to winch horse would Iff start favouritejas between s Kiatere, Capitol, >Jack Pot, and ? Irish, and when ; speculation m r-naed it waa almost » case of equal favourt i.igra between the r t«o * first-named, Capitol; being slightly better supported than the top weiMt When th»i ipreliminaries - came >; to bo rattkd ; off; Capitol- and Sol" pleased most, though ifcwa# reeogniied[ that B»t<>ro his .M ins a manner remindful iof his 'Wold! fe>rn» "lhe "*o«.teafcant* were jaazah&Ued gte iir. Op- between tfce mile;; and and in a short space j of. g'-l?-,! i»io| the f 2Sth tAre fc Northern was fairly ? •;:under w«j?4 iMait and '! Lc Bean' ' were thp ; first names to jbe • called out ® the contestants aped a«ray< on! their long journey, to BjiJ'changed J into 44 'I »">' an the • brush fenco loomed up. son of Eton carried the tS® field along at fa' fairly | brisk ? rate, and the ; nine contestants were i: all; found,? standing :&A up ; when * the second % round came to be entered i upon. v however, iSiortly after in«de «f, mistake in 3C®otiating; a'< plain , hur- ; dle; and SoL when' jpuasr well, toppled over at f the sod wall, while i Crcusot J was pwllcd up. Approaching the double Lc : Beau supijS;n planted Irish -in s ik» , rote of pacemaker and: •' whea the LeohuitU celditu? led hi# oppo- ! nents down the hill « ami up to the straight ■Sicre were lout! U cricsf in 5 his lavou-. It was all too soon, however. Capitol '.was SBpßwjgat' icjii ujt« to hij t«k; with great gamines. and thoswb suffered adisappointmcnt at Ac \p*t obstacle 1)0 dropix'd iato to"; stride vrrjr quickly when- he landed. With {Jjc «xcstc» ;^ijt; now, worked up to .fever }-at alternate cric* of ifeaul" " Capitol!" want Up. 4> Re'ati.l struggled along gamely.' but once Caoitol got to his bay v wt»l it was HKodily all « over with tfic lat- §|| tei", *»d the favourite, finishing as V straight a» u «?jn-banwl, srorcd a victory in 5 attract' tive stylo Jiflna &f£t«re. When M. Deeble jfe'• ■bi might Capitol fek ito : the paddock there wis a seod round of cheering, and the Ss-ownßfi't sfr»l?Jaite»|.TwdhnL'sa'as warmly e®«*atatu!ated on the success of his colours. Capitol was. bred ¥'bjr.| Messrs. Shaw Bros., of Scotchman's VaHey, Waikato. ' A field of 13 went to the post for the Prince of Wales' Handicap, for which'? Dawn was, |°i»] popular [ fancy. Wauehopo filled the role |of pacemaker, but it L was % speedily all &§£ «w* with him when lit came to real«bufi-* turn At the distance, at: which point Grenadier i&ot into the lead, and the son of defeated f the favourite, Dawn, by ; t&nee-quartera of a length. The Jumpers' Hat S Race brought out}. a" field of half a. down, Stayboy ! ruling a warm ' IP favourite. The summing j up?, io % favour of j Lebelj geldinv was ■ justified, for Ihe \ ran &?3»e a comfortable winner. The Ladies' Bracelet brought i out a field Au of ten, Lord Koscbery' ruling a strong j far-.' ourite. The son of Pilgrim s Progress was nercr in a 5 position I}o.l assert himself in fro lit, and : } Tattoo,\wfip} was first away/' led The following are the details of mmraifei ing: i T«E ORAKEJ HUHDLE RACE of t IC«ovj ; second s_; hwse to receive; l&sov* out ot; th« v«t»he.« Over wrn fliyhU of { hHidlea. 'One > mile sad = threeV;D,S McSlnnon's • b g ; Qvtti;\syrs; • Vj-jCyrenlanS —A«»te, IWj' 6lb <Deerey) .. ... ... 11 H. Wml's eh g Leo. njpA fist Mb U. o*Cona«n>;|2 W #Da vies' b AfyaPlelade«;~?;'syr»,*3i; 9st 81b ;«? mm fspe-ikuunii m* 3 Waikato! BHj (Coleman) * "! 0 Toi t Cakotiau, Hht 71 h . (McKinnon) . ft CsrtyK Sot 61b (V. Coleman) 0 Heathen, 31b if oenee)B6seg^RS^'s£^h2t! r 0 i { *««i McOregor, 9st (IHektori) 0 |«K^V.Wr}yfcr.^ui :: ' CaMbau.' and '• Cvmrl ! quickly ran to tbe head ol 'he tteW whtn the harrier rose, £»? the BWt hurdle was' crossed in that ■ order, : Trt Cakobau was a length in front ot ,Cymrl' and' Cariyte foing across the i ton, and \ the ? hurdle ' in 'l»e sirsirht was negotiated in f the ; same t order. . Paw lax the Cymri was on tertitt ; with Viol i ®f^^?% t ieagth# after whom came Waikato. followed by L.30,: Upatrest, Carlyle. Pleiades, and lied Mettregoi. Cymri t went' to c the ? front going stjaljlit, and alon* the back led TNii CjMoa i and law, with Waikato v going ■up : fa«t.. ■:> At the next olwtaele Waikato jtol level with Cyi)'- I: EWfcrliiandsMWVjP«^mi% three lengths in front of g|| Leo. with Pleiades and ,T«i 5 Cakohsu pert. Cymri Spl tisd - !■*? Uttle the • fcest iat Waikato iat i the I hurdle i MMtik: the cutting, ' with leo three i lengths away; third and Pleiades fonrth. Running along the top SgMCymd began to dra<n away, and at the sixth fence i ••; led .Waltato by two lengths, a similar! distant* after whom \ ramie teo a^Wattato*m«4* v a i deter* gix^hed"«*ort?ior-ijr«d» : Cymri"*tthe last hurdle/' >>ut stumbled nod lost hfa» rider, Carlyle also:com- 1 »«* to, grief. From this ■on Cymri had ? the race; mm 5 himself, vi inning by Six lengths % from Leo. K--- with Pleiades another four lengths off third. Red McGregor wan fourth. Tut Cakobau fifth, and Heathen hut ®me,-3ai. 275. THE RANFTJRLT WELTER HANDICAP of av-4"- lOOsovs; second hrrse to receive out of the stake. o#c mile. Dawsor. aad Waller's b g Michaeloff. syrs, by Uenschikoff—Victoria, 9»t (Percival) ... l B Mlcholla' b g Starboard, 3yr*. by Daystar— i>y i jlt> mtfJfSllW Csstlf'Blaney, 9st (McKinnon) ... ... o From a nice start the colours of Cnstle Blaney te |&Mr oat, with Starboard, Rimfoek, . ornl Bsramilta most prominent of the others Rtwv WMrwirffß the lWra( StreHh !Castie PJaney, w»» out .■« || had advno.| (,! advantage and Starboard, ( bw w** approached, she was two Hff; *«» the «Rood,' N with • ftlmhs-k; half-a-lengtii; in fant of '"Starboard and. Micinrsioff. The i "r.lrr but the" HI f*eld - closed t>a -Jthe leader, fi'Af the homo'turn' UMtaelOff. Zinnia, and Miss Advance .Uw iip »a>t. Wiws heads were turned tor

t the run i home a fine - race ensued. Michteloff, Starboard, aniT' Wmloek were in line! coming- to the"; distant*, 3 and S the former, fighting ■" out the issue determinedly, ' won a good lace by threeparts of" a length «from Starboard, who in turn was , half-a-length in; front oft Rimlock. i* Miss Advance * was fourth, -find '-i then followed Cyrona, Dainty, : : Zinnia, Castle Blaney, Escamillo, and Valentine. Time, lm. 46 *-55... THE REXHJERA IIt'RDLK SACK HANDICAP of • 2COsovs: .second - horse to receive Jasovß ana third horse 15«ov« out of the stokes. Over .eight flights bi hurdles. Two miles., A". F. Douglas' br g Waipu, aMd, by Torpedo -Ua, lOst Sib (J. o'Conn ell) . ... -1 W. Doughs' br g Swagsman, aged, by Ben. Godfrey— Problem, ; 10»t ; 31b (MoConnon) ... i W. S. Davidson's ch g Reservoir, aged, by Jet —tttrtouehe, 9st 61l> (Jones)—,: ••• 3 Bully, lOst 3lb (Speakman) — 0 After the field had kept in line for 100 yds Re- j servoir showed out in front, but Waipu. Reservcir, Swagsuian, , and Bully was the order alter j clearing the first hurdle. At the obstacle in the cutting Waip.t was two lengths in front of Swagsman and Reservoir, while Bully did not Jump too well. IVaipu increased his advantage to three lengths racing over the top stretch, and was first over the third fence, which proved fatal to Bully, the Great Northern Hurdles winner coming down. Taking the fourth hurdle safely Waipu passed the stand five lengths in front of Reservoir, with Swagsman another six lengths off third. Swagsman began to close upon the leader along the back, and was only three length* behind at the fifth jump. Still gaining on Waipu Swagsman got on terms after negotiating the hurdle at the cutting, and the pair ran neck and neck across the top. : Waipu. however, again asserted himself at the turn, and jumped the next fence with a. length to spare, an advantage he .still held at the last obstacle, eventually pasting the post three lengths to the good, with Reservoir another sis lengths away third. Time, 3m. 575. » THE GREAT NORTHERN STEEPLECHASE HAN- ■ DICAP of 850« ova; second horfe to receive ISOsovs and third horse 75»ovs out of the stake. About three, miles and a;li»lf. J. Twohill's ch g Capitol, aged, by teolantis— Jean. 10st Mb (M, Dcebie) ... — - 1 iJ. Cameron's 1> g Kiatere, aged, by Castor— ; Victoria, 12st 51b (J. O'Connell) ... - I R. McSfiken's b g Lf Beau, aged, by Leolantis _—Belle,'lOst 81b, including Sib penalty (.Pinker) 3 W. C. Morgan's b g. Sol, aged, by Soult—Lorelei, . 12st 21b (W. Wilson) : ... ... •• 0 W. J. Shannon's rn ra Maidi, aged. by Hand- ■ some Jack—Ruby, lOst 51b'(Campbell) . ... 0 J. B. Williamson's b g Irish", aged, by Eton- ; Asthore, lOst Alb (McKinnon) ... . ;.. 0 J. H. Howe's blk g Oreusot. aged, by Torpedo. r , —JKgyptilla, lOst 31b (O'Brien); ... 0 A. Ellinghajn'a b g Jack Pot, aged, by Chain- : link—Geoigina, lOst 61b, including 7|b penalty , (D. Watt) 7 .. ... .-y.„ ... . 0 C. Morse's b g i*Te sArai, aged, by Monaco Frolic, 9st Sib (Deerey) ~ . ... ( ... ... '.0

Maidi was quickest out, but. the order over the first fence wa« Le Beftu, Maidi. Irish, Tc Aral. Capitol, ("reusct, Sol, and ,Ta?k Pot. '. At the brush fence Irish and Te Arai were in charge, the former piloting the way up through the plantation the. first time. Crossing the flrat obstacle on the top of the hill 'Irish was a length in front of Maidi, six lengths after whom came Te Arai. Irish had increased hie lead to three lengths at (hi next jump, and coming down the hill held aw advantage of two length® over Maidi, who in turn waa haii-a-dozen lengths in front of Le Beau and Capitol. Taking the tod wall in fine style Irish went on' and waa first. over the water-jump, six lengths to the goad of Maidi; who was a similar diastolic* ahead of Te Aral and Le Beau, with Capitol. Jack Pot, Kiatere, Crpusot and Sol following The same order waa maintained over the atone will sOaJI to the old water-jump, where Irish nearly i came down. Irish still led along the book, where Maidi came to grief in crossing the battened fence, leaving the- leader a dosen lengths in front of Te Arai, with Le ; Beau another 12 lengths away third. Racing through the plantation, the second time .a heavy mist almost obscured the contestants, but taking the first post-and-rail fence on top of the hill Irish# was sis lengths to the good, followed by Te Aral and Le Beau on terms. - Clearing the next hurdle Le Beau . got to within two lengths of the leader. Going down the hill the second time Irish was still two lengths-in front of Le Beau. with Te Aral another six lengths away, followed by Capitol, Jack Pot. and Kiatere. Irish still showed the way over the atone wa'l, but. at the sod wall La Beau had caught up to him. landing over with a slight advantage, while Sol fell and Creuaot pulled up. Beau, with a lead of three lengths, negotiate! the double jumps, followed by Irish. Capitol, Kiatere, .Te Arai, and Jack Pot. Capitol closed on the leader after crossing the stone wall, andl wwi second, two lengths off, at the old waterJump. with 'Kiatere, Irish, and Jack Pot next. The latter made a forward move along , the back, and waa second to.La Beau racing over the batten and brush obstacles. When'the run un the hill tha third time was entered upon Le Beau was bounding along three length* ahead of Jack Pot. a length after whom came Irish and then Capitol and Kiatere. Le Beau waa four lengths to the good -at '. the first- fence on ! the hill, . with: Capitol and Irish together next, while tho next fence was taken in the same order. • Down the hill the last time te Beau made the pace a cracker, but Capitol was equal to an attractive piece of galloping, and the favourite closed up a portion of the gap separating him from i the leader by the time they reached the dip.? Coming on in. fine style Le Beau showed thf, way over ■ the stone ' wall two lengths in advance of' Capitol. v As they ran into the straight Capitol could he seen i rapidly catching the leader, and though Le Bean was first to take offi at' the concluding obstacle he held but a slight advantage of the ifavourite. Once over Capitol drew up to liia rival, and the favourI ite putting ; in?-a 1 -vigorous challenge be disposed, of his opponent in a few and, drawing away, won* a well-contested race .-by two lengths from Kiatere, who. caught Le Beau 20yds I'from the" post and beat him -half-a-lengtb for second- honours. Te Aral .was fourth and Irish fifth, while Jack Pot walked in last. Time, Bm. ?.7«.

WINNERS OF THE GREAT NORTHERN STKEPf^fiCH.VSE. . Time. i';:,■; :■ in. IRBS—Mr. W. Proffltt'a Matsroni, 12.0 ... 9 19 i|Sßi»&& Airier** Belle, 11.2 9 20 i|JW-riMtvv;SliJonej'"a. Silvio. ■ 11.2 ... 9 8 lf*a,—Mr Keith s Allegro. 9.0 8 44 . .639—Mr. Xeaa's Don, 9.0 ... ' i 54 '- lfiSO—Mr. Barnard's Jenny, 1 IC-.0 ... 8 t>D 1891- -Mr. J. Mainland's raraell. 9.11 "... 9 161 1892—Mr.'df.iB.iWilliaTOloa'sS'ii.illelagb, "• 10.1 .... ■' ... ... 8 U .; IBo3—Mr. T. Wylie's' Despised, 9.7 . - ... 9 56J( . I®4—Mr. R. Burke'# Bombardier,' 10.0 ... 9 2. : l«e—.Mr P. Butter's Lllerafor. 11.12 ... 8 57 ' 7?J&-Ur: 1. Rae's Levanter. 19.0 > ... 8 57 1837—Mr. 3:[Rae'a Levjnter, 12.1 ' ... 8 57 - , IMS- 1 -Mr. V. WitMHi's Muscatel, 103 ... 8 22 ■ 189^Mr.^F^vW«tioa , s; Dummy, 11.11 ... , : 8 34" •'< . 1900—Mr. i F. Ro8»- .Voltigtur 11., 9,9 ... 9 - 52-5 1931— Mrs. AS"JMlhjgham'a ;Moifaa," 10,7.. 8 19 4-5 1302—Mr. J. H. Preiser's The Guard, 12.3 8 34 & 1903—Metirs. McManemla and Salisbury's \ Haydn, IL6 9 1 1904—Mr. W. Morgan's Moccasin, 10.0 ... 8 35 1905—Mr. S, Darragh'i V Kiatere. 11.0 ... ",8 3& 1906—Mr. W. : ; C. iMorgan's Sol, 11.3. ... 8 17 3-5 1907-IMr- i ft Darragh's ? Kiatere, 12.13 ... :8 18 > 1903—Mr. C. Thede's Loch Fyne, 10.2 ... 8 25 V--1909—Mr. J. TwohUTi Capitol, 10.4 ... 8 27 , ■ ..i.;. -vfv ~' THE PRINCE OF WALES' HANDICAP of 325sovs; sS second ; horse • to - receive SOsoys and third horse % 25mvs out 1 of the stake. ? Seven ; furlongs. H. Kneebone's b g 6jt», by Soult^-' Hotcherina, i lOati 71b ' (IWM;S w, .... 1 • Hon. 3. D.T:Ormond's'; b If .Caw-si, 4yr»,' by M Birkenhe.ad—Eos, lOst; lOlbv*g D. Jones) ... . 2 Mrs,' Bull's eh g 'Irish Rifle, by Musketry;; - i. —Element,"lOst 131b (O'ConnVt-;; ... ■*. T. A. Williams' ch ?! g Sir Arie.sal, 3yrs, by ?a Stepniak—Britomarte, 3st 91b (i'i ;terj *. ... , » Ngapuka, list .* 41b ;• (Ryan):y .'W-V—: ■ « 0 Sedition, lOst 41b (Chadfe, jun.) •/< ~. ... 0 Lochbuhie. lOst :21b-; (C. Brown) :'s.'ts*;.. . ...'-'3. Miss Winnie," lOst lib (P. Brady) ••• - *r Santa ißosa, 9»t 91b (Cress) 0' > Delegate, Bi.t 81b (Speskman) , ... '... 0 Waucbope. ! 9st 81b (Whale) ; h' ... c f ..;, ... I 0 Waihuka, 9st lib (McMillan); ;: ;... ... ; ... 0 Firtt t Gun, Srt * (R. E. Brown) 0 "v. The I field '< raced along' for » ■ distance almost in line,t and then Grenadier and Want-hope moved out. At the / six-furlong post Grenadier, , Wauchope, Irish f Rifle. Dawn," and < First -Gun was the. order, i with s Sedition and 3 Ngapuka •" la st Approaching t the jj cutting Waut-hopc led Grenadier by 'length,' a' similar distance after whom came ; Dawn and Irish Rifle. f Four furlong*: from home' Grenadier was on Wawhope's quarters, a length away following Dawn, s Delegate, and ■ First Gun. Half-way across the: top Wauchope led Grenadier, Irish; Rifle, and ! Dawn by length/ but; entering; the •.straight, Grenadiers was op , terms with the leader, * a length : away following Dawn. Below the distance Grenadier dashed into the lead, and, despite the efforts of Lawn and Irish Rifle, won ■? iu V good style by three-quarters of a length from Dawn, three lengths: after whom came Irish Rifle rand Sir Artegal, v.-ho dead-heated' for third place. Then: followed Xiochbuhie, Ngapuka, First Gun, 'iSedition,SDelegate, Wauchope, Waihuka, Santa Rosa, and Miss Winnie. Time. Im. 31 2-ss. X*\ - — .• THE: JUMPERS' FLAT RACE "HANDICAP of & lMsovs;. second . horse : to receive ; 20«ovs and ifc third horse lOsovs out of the stake. One mile I £ and a-half. 1.."-. J. v J.': Pawson's b g Stavbdy, aged, by Lebel— Dauphin more, 9»t 12lb (Flynn) .:... ■' '... " 1 B. T. Bennett's br. « Waione, syrs, by Waiuku ■ —Laona, 9«t .31b (Campbell). ... i E. ,; 11. ; Mackejr's,; ch < g Uiminator, sy«, by St. T i* Crispin—Duchess,: ast (Acktoyd) ;, ... ... 3 Paritutu, lOst 131b' (Cress) • ... 0 Noteorini, 9st':'slb. (Brady) ; : •> ... ;..; 0 Newtown, 4lb (Cowan) ' . ... ... j After a delay at the post the sextette moved off in v line, '• from which / Noleorini was . quickest out. Ccming into the straight Luminator and Newtown., were at the head of affairs,-but passing out of the straight ; Stayboy led Woione, Noteorini, Newtown, andalj'.imlijator/liwlth >F«rltuttt ..already beaten. At the back i Stayboy.• was running along freely in ) front' of iWaione . and New town, with Paritutu over ICOyds in the rear labouring badly. Waione. dashed up' alongside > Stayboy•' at . the cut-' ting, a length after the < pair J coming ° Newtown, > Luminator, and' Noteorini. ' Hounding •;Hit'; home turn ' Stayboy secured !•: a i half-length's advantage :■ over Waione, with Luminator third. -At the distance i Stayboy . began * to move; away, and, r easily holding f his own,: won * by - four, lengths i from Walone, with Luminator third, another length away. Newtown, wis fourth (and Noteorjnl fifth. Paritutu, who was 'beaten-off last,' was very* lame when he reached the birdcage. Time, 2m. 50 2-ss. THE LADIES' BRACELET, of 65sovg. j A bracelet of the value of 50Wv? ,; for . : the first horse- and enotiter of the r value of ISsovs for, the second horse. Gentlemen rlSsrs. A trophy of the values of Ssovs to the rider of the winner."' One mile.?:; Mm. McNieol'* ch g Tntoo, 4yrs, by Leolantis '^--GJrgrtet£ J list " (Mr. Alison) ... t 1 Mi«» M. Gome"* r g Itosovere, 6yr«,'by:Bn>ok*si^ ,S« l»y—Kaimua, list (Mr. Oorrje) 2 ' Miss 1 P. ' O'Connor's" flh f Urania, 3yrs, by Sal-<• S';.widan~Cl«u4/ i f Wat« 101b ; (Mr. C. ,i Selby) ... 3 Cyrettus, list (Mr. Short) tr .... J ... l> Censure, list (air, « '0m ..."n... 0 Don-' Ques, list (Mr." MeFlj-nn)• •- , v -..." 0 Jill. lOst IMb (Mr. Weils) ... ft;': ? Lord c Jttosel»£v»i ? list i (Mr. H. Tonka) „, ... 0 : ttimloclt," J!W, iOlb (Mr. Worsp) ;-i, ... | ... o 1 A tedious delay wag occasioned at. the post, but when barrier rose Tattoo was first away from an own start.-with Censure, ' RimlocU, ■ and Jill' : nest. Racing along the back the ; order-Was" little ■ attend, but after,, going two Ifurjongs. JUinlork was; in (wait of Censure and Tattoo. Racing through ;the; cutting (Tattoo was.holf-a-length In front of Rossvere, with Censure ; aud I Don Quex f

lying: handy. Tattoo was holding hi* own running over the top stretch, and at the turn was over a length in front of Censure, Rosavere, tx> Quex. Jill, and Cyrettus, When the corn'ding stages were enteral upon Tattoo was still in tn van, and, although Rosavere threw out a challenge, at the distance, the son of t-colantU ran home an easy winner by two lengths from t - latter, three lengths after whom came Crania. sum was fourth, and thru came Don Que*. Cyrettui, Rim lock, Jill, and Lord Roscbery. lime, lui. 50s.

THIRD DAY. , The following weights have _ lief . declared by Mr. Morse for Wednesday's racing:— TAMAKI STEEPLECHASE. .Two miles and a-half. si. 11). at- lb. Cuiragno ... ... U 0 Red McGregor ... 9 < Mozart ... ... 10 ; 7 Powerful » ' Te Arai 10 7 Putaruru » ' Te Kainui ... 10 3 Wairaka ~ ••• *» ' Poplar ... ... 10 2 Heathen J ' Mawhlti ... ... 913 Armagh » ' Waihekau ... 9 12 Tanglefoot — J ' Luscombe ... 3 12 Hokoniai M ' Midcyr ... ... 9 9 YORK WELTER HANDICAP. One mile. St. lb. ' b - Grenadier ... 11 3 Sir Artegal ... 9 8 1 Ngapuka ...11 0 Qienullin ••• 9 ' Dawn » 10 13 Santa Rosa ••• 9 b Irish Rifle ... 10 12 Delegate —. 9 J Timainujio ... 10 11 Wauchope ... 9 i O.xton ... ... 10 7 Coronelted ••• J * Advocate ... ...10 4 Tattoo J 3 Devcnport ... 10 3 Seotty •• ••• -J •? Kxmoor ••• ••• 10 -2 Lord Roseherv ... 9 0 Waimangu ... 10 2 We" Trinket ... 9 0 Sedition ... 10 1 Coromamlel ... 9 0 Loobbuhio .. ... 913 First Gun ... 9 0 Miss Winnie ... 9 11 Waihuka J 0 • ay boy ... ... 9 8 Ilighdsu ... ... 9 0 THE WINTER STEEPLECHASE. Three miles. V. lb. •: st- ll >- Kiatere ... ... 12 8 Reservoir ... 9 J Sol v 12 OTe Arai 9 8 Capitol 11 3 Post-haste . ... 9 ' Le Beau ... ...10 8 Wairaka . 9 < Cuiragno 10 3Te Kainui ... 9 ' Jack Pot 10 2 Good Faith ... 9 7 Maidi 10 2 Mawhlti 9 7 Irish 10 0 Viiier 9 \ Kremlin 913 Mooshen ... - ... 9 I Creiuot 9 12 L'ngerer ... 9 ' Mozart ... ... 9 9 Okaihau 9 ' CAMPBELL HURDLE RACE. Two miles. St.. lb, st - n> - Ben Jonson ... 11 12 Cymrl ... •• «10 Waipu »11 6 Newtown 9 >> Maidi ?11 3 Reservoir ... . 9 J Pari tutu 10 12 Poplar 9 4 Kairoma ... •• -10 " ftrittß ... — - £ Extnoor ... ••• 10 1* Waione 9 '• Bully ... ••• 10 3 Oladsmuir ... 9 0 Swagsman ... 10 3 Quebec ... on Cuiragno 10 1 Leo ... - ® ° Stay boy 913 Carlvle ... — 9 0 Commander ... 9 10 Waikata Nestator 9 10 FAREWELL HANDICAP. Five furlongs. St. lb. i **• lb ; Dawn ... •'••I 1 2 Turbine 9 « Irish Rifle ... 10 13 Mighty Atom ... 9 1 Oxton ... ... 10 8 Miscast - ••• -I I Dsvonport. ... 10 7 Malka Dogger Bank ... 10 2 Aim well ... ••• » ° Foremost ... 9 9 La Cigale ... ? 0 Santa Rosa ... 9 3 lmprimui ... J 0 Hohungaiahi ... 9 8 Positive ... ... | ° Taueltalia ... 9'B Lady Weasel ... 9 0 Tari la . ... ... 9 5 * :■' • FITZROY WELTER HANDICAP. s>ix furlongs. St.. lb. *\ lb - Epsom Lass ... 10 2 Tamahere - J « ' Turbine 10 0 Seldom ... » « Blue Garment ... 9 l2 Nora fcoult ••• ■» " Miehaeloff ... 912 Matarere - J " Explosive ... 911 Flving Soult ... 9 0 Valentine ... 911 Olive Rose ... 9 0 Starboard ... 9 10 Don Quex ... 9 0 Miss Advance ... 3 9 Lady Jane ... 9 0 Rim lock 9 3 Kornau ... ... 9 » Ronavore — 9 8 Dainty ... Coromandel ... 9 7 Madam Soult ... 9 0 Highden 9 6 Castle Blaney --9 0 All's Well . ... 9 6Cyrettus 9 0 Jill - 9 3 Tonka 9 0 Zinnia ... ... 9 3 Censure 9 0 Durability ... 9 2 Cyrona 9 q Mistime ... ... 9 1 John 9 « ; : - •' • V " '■' : : . . • Acceptances close to-day at noon.

DRESSES AT THE RACES. An unpleasantly wet day evidently restrained a number of the usual visitors from attending the Saturday meeting at Lllerslie, and there was little encouragement for tne ladies who elected to be present to don their most interesting toilettes. The or the tailor-made costume was again ex empuned, and small ana serviceaole nats for the most part tooK tue place ot, the larger creations which can only be considered suit awe when umbrellas can be discarded. Amongst the ladies on the grandstand, and there were few who cared to leave its gale shelter during the course of tne day. were : irs. Copelaihd Savage, in black serge, * urn. with white enrysanthemum toque ana pointed fox furs; Miss hooper, black wit ana skirt, black hat massed with violets, black fox fur; Miss Gome, costume in dark peacock suiting with a black satin hat, ilisS Jfearl Gome, striped olive green, tailormade, and heliotrope grapes in a green hat; Mrs. *>' Jack Donald, brown costume. and a straw hat to match; Mrs. Drummond Ferguson, dark plaid iostume, parrot-green domed hat, and smoke fox stole and muff; Miss Audrey navy blue, with, hat in a lighter shad© oi bice; Miss RoisiesGreig, coat and• #>uv>«* marine blue, with C4sri*e and gray hat; Mrs. Guy Williams, black and white check tweed, and a black hat wreathed cherries; Mrs. Hope Lewis, in one of the new blues, worn with a small toque in the same shade; Mrs. John Reid, black costume, with stylish black and Jet hat; Miss Jessie Reid, crtum and Mine striped suiting, with taque of Esrvpti&n blue friete; "Mis# OoCTie. dark tailored gown with small hat m cerise tones; Miss wra.' Gbnrfe,; coat and skirt in light fawn, small*seal toque and bear stole; Miss Rachel Gorrie, chestnut brown costume, with hat of amethyst colouring; Mrs. A. E. Deyore, elephant-gray tailor costume, self-braided, and bonnet in green and gold tones. _ Miss Blanche Devore, wearing white fur with her Havana-brown toilette; Mrs. Wilfred Colbeck, cigar-brown ©oat costume, with small sagegreen cloth hat: Mrs. Fred, Waller, dark-toned tailor-made, with hat of Serves blue velvet;' Mrs. George . Bloomfleld, costumed in wineted cloth, with toque to match: Mrs. E. Horton, wearing wua her Madonna-blue velvet gown smoke fox furs and a small black beaver hat; Mrs. Harry Clark, dark blue with blaek braiding, squirrel fur set matched by her gray hat;* Mrs. Owen, mossgreen tailor-made, with ■< black busby toque; MiHi Buckland, navy blue serge, with small blue hat s Mrs. Ernest R. Bloomfield, coat costume in bright brown with black strapBlnn.8 Inn. golden-brown beaver hat; Mrs. Nlccol. 61 dark bine with amethyst-purple hat: Mrs. Purdy. f brown coat wand, skirt, with brown straw hat; Mrs. W. Reed, striped black and gray costuinc, with mole-brown hat) Mrs, W. R. Holmes, tailor-made in green and brown fries®, with small cloth hat; Mrs. Walker, dark gray costume, toque of wedgewood blue and -black; Miss Nora Walker, brown and green fancy suiting, hat of coppercoloured silk with green wing; Mists Be Camp, steel gray. Cheviot and black hat; Mrs. Ran* . son. in mvrtle-grcen, with felt hat to match; ■Mr*. Markham. ; cream serge, with hat in and cerise: ?Miss Hartland, navy blue of blue and brown; Miss Nellie Thornows.; . in, brown, with hat to match Miss Towlo. e?-*3iw woollen • costume, with *rav beaver xiic&i Miss -.Pew Walker," dark | blue i cloth, : with Ui&sfe ssaj-white crin hat: Miss Ruddock, brown ttnmi woollen, with i bright rple ■ hat; Mrs. W. H. Btoomfleld, j ovster-white cloth toilette. stylish blank hat and peal fur stole; ; Miss Mary Geddes. goMen-. I brown cloth tailor-made, with sable toque:' ; Mrs. Thornton, biscuit-coloured coat and skirt, with burnt straw hat; Miss Browning, mahogany-brown, with hat of black crin and i- o«trich feathers: f Mii»* Lulu Browning, hat of amethvst and ; pink, worn with a bronuegreen coat f costume; f: Mrs. Elliot. Mack and white faner. tweed,: and ;becoming black ha* : Mrs. Frater. new blue cloth, hat in light peacock with black feathers Mrs. Frank Row, race coat of fawn cloth, with a dark costume, and hat in amethyst and na'e blue: Mrs. OWham. navy bl«e cloth braided, black but! Miss Pe»eocke. "live-irrwn co««ume. and blue hat swathed with a printed silk scarf.

• HAWSE'S BAY JOCKEY CURB'S ; v WINTER MEETING. * i. [BT TELEGRAPH.— ASSOCIATION.J ; ]%' : Wislmjtgtost, Saturday. The. following. handicap* have tx-en declared by Mr. J. K. Henrys for the' Hawke's Bay Jockey Club'* Winter Meeting*» - r ' - ."HAVRE'S BAY STEEPLECHASE of 400sov«. Three —Ca|>itol 11.7, Audax 11.3, irJurus 11.3, Nsdador 10.13, Jack Pot 10.1?. Moccftiia "10.11, Bullvvorth 10,3, Te Aral 9.13, Creuaot 8,13, Aroha 9,11, N'ogi £.9, Te Koljau 9.7, Northern Star 9.7. HAWKES BAY HURDLES or 300«ov«. Two miles.—Ben Johnson 11.9, Walpft 11.5, Kniroma 10.13, North Head 10.9, Jack Pot 10.8, Compass 10,8, Gold Dtut 10.7. Auratu* 10.5, Aorangi 10.3, , Orys 9.13. Commander 9.12, Capulct 9.8, Reservoir 9.7, Rookbv 9.7, Whatalwra 8.4. Te Kainul : 9.3, Mount Cook 9.3, Corazon 9.0, Nova 9.0, Somali 9.0, Yosaini,9.o, Papatawa.9.o, Lebeccio 9.0. ; TURAMOE HURDLES . of ISOjov*. One mile and three-quarter*. 11.9, Compass 10.13, Gold Dust 10,11, Commander 10.2, Reservoir 9.11, I Capulet':' 9.11. " Rookbv 0.11, Wbatakura 9,9, .Te .Kainui 9.8, Mount Cook 9.7, Corazon 9.4, 'Nova 9.4, Lebeccio 9.0, ,I® HACK STEEPLECHASE of 120sov*. Two miles. —Te Arai 11.0, Arolia 10.13, Aorangi 10.12, Oryx 10.11, Starlight 10.8.' Northern Star 10.7. Te Kainui 10.7, Lingerer ? 10.2, Assayer 9,13, Monarmie 9.13, Speciosa 9.12. Coy 9.12, Sylvia Maid 9.7. Eldorado 9.7, Gold Shower 9.7, Atanui 9.7, Whareponga 9.7.: , , i^WHAKATU' HURDLES of lOOsovs. One mile • and three-misrfcew.—North Head 11.9, Auratu* 11.5, Forest" 10.5, Diplomatic 10.3, Pukenui 10.2, Somali;' 913. Nova 9.13, Yosami 9,12, Pnpatawa 9.9, Peregriue 9.9, Polyanthus 9.9, Erl King 9.7, Chicane 9.5, Nadine 9.5, Andrew Mack 9.4, Tokorofl 9.3, Rauhiti; 9.3. Moscow 9,0, Nero 9.0. No Shot 9.0, Mother Goose 9.0, Donegal 9.0, Mungo park 9.0, Grand. Poplar 9.0, Slippery Queen 9.0. i/f SCURRY HANDICAP of lOOaov*. ' Six furlong*. —Nortb-en*t 11.3, v Mundso£ 10,9. Illustrious 10.3, j Mlsca>t 10.3, King'* Prize' 10.2, Guiding Step 10.2, Tina Toa 10.1, The • Limit 9.8,»-My .Darling 9.7, Aroha 9.7, Claughton 9.7, Rohcpotae, 9.5. Cork 9 2, Magneta 9 0, Battle Royal 9.0. . Bercola 9.0, Apollinaris 9.0, Monsieur Beaucaire 9.0, Miss Tally 9.0, Thetis 9.0, Obscurity ,9.0, Master Stent 9,0." ? . ■ ■ :■ ■" ■ HKRETAUNGA HANDICAP of lSQsavs, Once Murterry 10.13, Bolliti 10.7. Mahuta 10.5, Kopu 10.2, o*ton' 9.13, Waikaraka 9.9, Maiota 9.7, ■Iranui: 9.6, Probability 9.3.l'ohutu 9.o,'Loiret, 9.0, J CarHwima 9.0. Goodwin ' Park 9.0, Lamcdorff 0.0, A»trae* 8.0, Illustrious 9.0, Seraphim 9,0. '.■A':V/i 4 d : 'V'.'v-';'i-'.f.'g- .•'v. "/>s-?■ ■<,'»

THE TURF IN AUSTRALIA. ADELAIDE' RACING CLUB'S MEETING. By Telegraph.—Press Association.Copyright. ADELAIDE, Jun» P. At the Adelaide Racing Club's meeting to-day the following' was the result of the principal event THE BIRTHDAY CUP, a handicap'of lOOOsovs. One mile and »-half. y W. It. Morgan's b g Doughty, 3yr«, by Challenger—Amnesty, 7st 121b ... 1 11. and G. Main's It c The Shifter, 3yrs, by Gralton—Shopwonwn, 7sfc 51b 2' 11. P. MeLachlan's br h Carl Dour, syrs, by CarlyonGrumpy, 7st, 71b ... 3 Doughty took charge at the distance and won by a length, iialf-a-length separating the second and third horses. ' The New Zealand-bred horse Waipuna finished in the ruck. Time, 2m. 395. RACING' IN ENGLAND. THE MANCHESTER CUP. By Telegraph.— Association.—Copyright. , Londox, .Tune 4. At the Manchester meeting to-day the following was the result of the leading event:— THE MANCHESTER CUP of 2CGosovs. One mile and a-half. v Major Beatty's b h Cargi'.l, syrs, by Carbine —UalliiVne .. ... 1 Mr. Lionel Robinson'* b h Rushcutter, 4yrs, by Persimmon —Cifrbston* ... '2 Liachana, by —Escalade 3