SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14250, 22 December 1909, Page 9

SPORTING.

NOTES BY PHAETON. The whole of the candidates for Auckland Clip honours have now put in an appearance, and interest in the bis two-mile race has now been considerably, raised. Tho openness which has characterised tho situation since Mr. Morse last month declared the weights continues, and fancies take such a wide range that this year's Cup is entitled to rank with the most -notewortny of its predecessors, from a betting standpoint. All Red, it is pleasing to find, comes on tho scene in condition warranting the prediction that Stcnniak's well-performed son will bo in a position to reproduce his best form when he comes to tackle his big engagement next Monday. Downfall continue? to make many . friends- The son of San Francisco has shown himself equal to getting tho two miles, and with an impost 151b under weight for age opposite his name, Mr. T. H. Lowrv has reason to view the situation in a hopeful vein. Of the locally-owned division, Advocate is the one that probably claims most admirers. There can bo no quest as to the Hotchkiss gelding holding his condition splendidly, and that should enablo him to tako a hand when it comes to th 3 race home from the distance next Monday.

In running through the list of winners of the 36 Auckland Cups so far decided, I find that horses of the bay shade have the lead in the Ellerslie race with 14- wins, Templeton, Ariel (3), Lara, Welcome Jack, Crackshot, l'infirc, St. Hippo, Lottie, Uhlan, Master Delaval, Zimmerman, and All Red, being tho successful ones of that colour. The browns aro a good second with 11 wins to their credit.—Kingfisher, Foul Play, King Quail, Lochi-el, Anita, Antares, Bluejacket (2), St. Michael, Siego Gun. and Wairiki being tho ones of that shade to achieve distinction. Tho chestnuts have 10 wins to their credit, the delicate shade being represented by Salvage, Tho Poet, Nelson (3), Leopold, Pegasus, Nestor, Mahutonga, and Putty. , ■

On Friday next Abraham and' Williams, Limited, will hold an unreserved sale of bloodstock at Palmorston North. The collodion from Mr. G. P. Donnelly's estate comprise two and three-year-olds, as follows;— Two-year-olds: Black filly, by lorpede—Amber (full sister to Gold Seal); brown filly, by San Fran—Gold Powder (full sister to Gold Dust) chestnut gelding, by WehikoreEtona. Three-year-olds: Chestnut gelding, by —Lochada; brown gelding, by Torpedo—Amber; black gelding, by Gold Reef —Louisa; bay gelding, by Gold Reefßrizo; brown fillvj .by • Gold ReefAwapuhi. The following horses in training, owned by Mr. J. Maher, aro included in tho catalogue: The well-known hurdler Prospector, Byrs; the liurdlo horso Defeat, Byrs; bay gelding. Syrs (l by Euroclydon, dam by Remington—\\ aihora ; bay filly, 4yrs, by Euroclydon, dam by Remington; bay cplt., 2yrs, by Merriwce, dam by Remington; bay gelding, Byrs, by Orion's Belt Tassey. •

From America the death is reported of the celebrated .thoroughbred stallion Salvator. one of tho most famous racc, °' se ® " his day and holder of the world s mile record, lmin. 35Asec. (made on a Khtnwav track at Monmouth Park. N.J., in 18901. • He died at Mr. J. B. Hnggin ■ Elmentlorf Farm. Kv. He was bred by Mr. LiSkiggert in 18T6, and was by LochieU sire, Prince Charlie out. of Salma, by Lexmeton, and was nurphared when a two-year-old by Mr. Hagpin. in whose colours he ran until retired. While -on the turf Salvator won £21.000. and during his career at the stud he sired five performers in Savable (winner of the Futurity in 1902), Salvado, San Mateo, Salvaleta. and George Kcssler. The praises of Salvator have lieen sung in innumerable songs, and stories, and even yet at the village concerts in America How Salvator Won " is popular. He was beaten by Proctor Knott, in the, Futurity of IMS, but as a three-year-old won the Tidal Stakes and the Realisation, ridden by Jimmy McLaughlin. In 1890 ho sensationally won the Suburban. Ike Murphy, the coloured jockey, riding, and carrying 9st lib; and after that came his' great -.match with Mr. Dave Pulsifer's ; Tenny, by imp. Rayon d Or—a brother to Apremont. Whenever ' a match is mentioned nowadays American horsemen talk of Salvator and Tenny. They carried Bst 101b each, and were ridden by Murphy and ? Snapper Garrison. The stakes" were £1000 a-side, and it is said that never was such ' betting at Sheepshoad Bay as when Salvator won by a nose after a desperate race from start to finish. When he made the mile record he was ridden by Marty Bergen, and the intermediate times were: Quarter, 2325ec.; half, 47isec.; three-quar-ters, lmin. llisec.; and full mile, lmin. 35isec. '■•

' " In the, days when the doping of horses with alcohol was not unlawful (says an English writer) the genial Major Dixon was in command as starter, and on one occasion he had amongst the field at the post a softcouraged, jady old mare, who was never to be relied upon, unless she was well " oiled.' There was a .desperate delay in getting them off, and more than once the' starter overheard the mare's pilot—Hogan, we think it saying, only to himself, but loud enough' for all: ' Oh, let them go, Major, dear; let - them- go. Shure the whisky's dyin' away in this ould divil every minute.' " This reminds us (says " Milroy," of the Sydney Mail) of a similar happening at Randwick. The owner of a large team was famous for his cellar. . The best whisky, bottled, in those old-fashioned, gouty, porter bottles, was claimed to be 40 years old. An unreliable two-year-old was given a whole bottle of this aged nectar before starting. The late Mr. William Gannon wielded tho flag. The colt, reached the post as drunk as a . fiddler, and his antics : so upset tho field that nearly an hour passed before the flag fell, and lie was beaten to rags. At a later meeting the owner brought out another bottle of the precious fluid; and remarked to his trainer—who liked good liquor in largo quantities: " This whisky is too valuable to waste on a bad horse, but, as you say ho can go fast if lie likes, I'll chance another bottle on him. If he is beaten this time, no more whisky, understand? At least, not this class of whisky. Get him half-a-crown bottle at ." The trainer and jockey both thought it a sin to devote such wonderful whisky .to so bad a cause. So, procuring an empty bottle, they transferred the valued stuff into it, and filled the-porter bottle with ginger ale, which they gave the horse in the owner's presence. The colt won in a cantor this time, clearly proving that ginger suited him better than'ancient malt, and the liquor lastnamed was duly disposed of that evening by the rejoicing, but' astonished horseman.

On account of the death of his sister, Mrs. G- T. F. Hutton, Mr. W. E. Bidwill (says a Mastcrton Press Association message) has withdrawn all his horses nominated for the forthcoming Wairarapa Racing Club's meeting. • . r ' •f ■ _ ■ / ' The Ohaupo Racing Club will'hold their annual race meeting on Wednesday, January 19. The programme ' drawn up consists of seven events, which _ includes - a brace of trotting events. Nominations for all events dose on January 7. 'The Matamata Racing Club have fixed their annual race meeting, for February 10, and a,programme of seven events has been framed in connection therewith. From the programme offering in another column it -will bo seen that -nominations close on January 15, with the secretary, Mr. J. G. McMicken, Matamata. AUCKLAND METROPOLITAN ' COMMITTEE. • The adjourned special meeting of ■ the Auckland Metropolitan Committee, summoned to hear tho appeal of the jockey, B. Deeley, against the 12 months' suspension imposed upon him by the stewards of the Takapuna Jockey Club, was held last night, the, Hon. E. Mitchelson presiding.. After several witnesses were examined it -was decided to adjourn coming to a decision in " the case till a future meeting, Dceley's suspension meantime to continue- •' '- : '

. NOTES FROM , ELLERSLIE. \ Scolty is bowling along in good style, and his jumping has been quite satisfactory. Tattoo is going well, and ho may be expected" to' win airace before the summer is through. * Wauchope and Hohnngatahi reached Ellerslie yesterday, both looking muscular and well. r ■ . ' ■■■'..■»' Armlet is looking in capital nick, and it is quite evident that she has done a good preparation. Matters do not bear a favourable aspect for Aberbrothock seeing the post for the Cup on Monday. Shrapnel is galloping quite in his old style, and providing he stands his preparation he should ba heard of again before long. T. Ouinlivan, jun., arrived vesterday with Mr. E. J. Watts' team, which comprise Muskerrv, Maori King, Killindini, and liieodore. Taskmaster has been acquitting himself satisfactorily in his work, and ho will probably be amongst the stariers fot the Auckland Cup. y ' Chanteusc, the three-year-old half-sister to Downfall, looks vory well, and since being brought to Ellerslie has given evidence of galloping ability. . . Downfall has pleased the course watchers each time ho lias been galloped, since his arrival at Ellerslie; and opinion- at the racesido is that lie will start favourite for the Cup. :■ - All Red carries quito tho appearance of the well-seasoned horse. The son of Stopniak, it is the general opinion, will bo trie main hope of J. H. Prosser's stable in tho Auckland Clip. No horse is holding his condition better than Waimangu. The son of Soult can be termed the picture of health. Greorge Absolinn, the trainer of Waimangu, considers that the horse will stay out the Cup journey satisfactorily. There has never been a more striking case at Ellerslie of .a horse showing such a distaste for racing as that for which tho three-year-old Elysian has been responsible during the past couple of weeks. The son of Soult, I should say, has his_ painstaking trainer fairly nonplussed. Elysian's attractive spring record is, I fear, to be sadly tarnished.

THE TRAINING WORK. Quito an army of owners, trainers, and interested onlookers' witnessed the gallops at Ellerslie yesterday morning. Most of the work was done 1 on ; the tan. Tlie course proper is harder than ever, und unless rain falls shortly more than one horse will fail to see the meeting out. Armlet, who was a hit fractious, covered half-a-mile on the tan in 515., moving nicely. Miss Mischief encompassed six furlongs in- lm. 25a. Danube and Duma sprinted over five furlongs, the former ' leading the C.J.O. 'Welcome Stakes winner by over a length in lm. Bs. Wild West arid Hyperion ran the same distance In lm. 7 l-55., the former having all the best of it. Taskmaster had Sharpshooter for a companion over two circuits at better than half-pace, the Cup colt moving somewhat scratchily. Dunborve finished stronger than ; Epsom ■ Lass nt the end of nine furlongs. Turbine held a slight advantage over Apellon at the end of hnlf-a-mue, run in 62 l-ss. There was little to chooee between Tan'ekaha, Maiora, and Waiari over five furlongs cut out in lm. 9s. Ngopuka and Scotty set out together, being joined at the end of a furlong by Tattoo, who had the best of matters at the end of nine furlongs registered in lni. 53 2-55., Scotty finishing lip in lm. 575. " Free vat a and Prince Leo were together at the finish of six furlongs 'rhn in lm. 23 2-ss. ltoosevelt. Sir Pi!ze, and Compass negotiated nine furlongs, coming home in that oruer in lni. 56 2-ss. ltoosevelt held the advantage*of fully a couple of lengths over Sir Trine, with Compass some distance , away. Aberbrothock started out for a circuit with Hangiktirti, but had to ease up before the end of that distance, being very lame. ' With Aberbrothock it looks like the heginrting of the end. Gipsy Belle docs not,seem to like the hard going, but fluttered over naif-a-mile lin 545. Maheno had a length the best of Cambrian in a bout over five. furlongs in 1m.,.75. Shrapnel had Leo in dldiculties at the business end of nine" furlongs, which took . lm. 575. Cbunteuse, alone, was sent once round ill lni. 51s. - ........ :

On the course proper, outside the trestles. Full Sail and Tenterhook dashed over half-a-mile In 545., neither being fully extended. Aimwell and Tarina took on a similar task, the former finishing in front in 525. Form by and Enyo rattled off a tew furlongs at top. Lady Medallist'ran away I from Lace Collar in a half-mile burst, which took 51s. Miss Advance and Dazzling ran two furlongs further in lm. 225., the former being in front. Obsidian beat a mate in a. four-furlong dash in 53 - 4-ss. Swimming, Belt was much too - superior for the Derby candidate St. Felix over the - same distance, run in 57 l-ss. General Soult was responsible ■ for the nicest sprint performance of the • morning, beating Castle Blaney , without an effort over six furlongs in lm. 19 4-ss. All Red and Diabolo attracted- some attention when they started out on a circuit, which occupied 2m. 55., last year's Cup winner showing to most advantage. On the ; sand Te Aroha rail once round in . lm. 594. alone. Sir Artegal and a mute put in serviceable work. Admiral Soult had to play . second fiddle to Antoinette'in a fast-run■ five'- furlongs,' the youngster registering lm. 4 3-ss. Waimangu shone to most' advantage in a mile and a-quarter fallop with Santa ltosa, doing the distance if) 2m. 1 l-ss. First Gun finished in front of Advocate and Elysian over a gallop once round, which took 2m. 12 2-ss. to accomplish. Elysian went with the others for part of the Journey and then stuck his toes in. He is rapidly becoming an .impossible Derby proposition. Ilarata sprinted alone, covering four furlongs in 53 l-ss. Princess Soult and. Solus ran the same distance in 51 2-55., Princess Soult holding a slight advantage. - . Aristocrat sprinted" a couple of furlongs. Lady Patricia and Don Quex finished topsides about 50yds in i'ront of Cutler over a circuit, which took 2m. 0 3-ss. Amtinlla and the Great Northern Foal Stakes candidate War Song ran six furlongs on the course proper, the pair finishing together after a,dingdong " go" in lm. 19 4-ss. Downfall started off on a- gallop of once round, being joined on the journey by Dan Leno. The Cup favourite was in good form, leaving the mile behind in lm. 46 3-ss. and the complete distance in 2m. 1 3-ss.—a sterling performance. Excnlibur showed the way to Master Theory from the four-furlong mark in 52 3-ss. Rob the . Ranter .and Aristos fought out: a good finish over the same distance -in 52 l-55.. Blue Vale taking a fraction ■ longer. Wenonn, from a standing start, skipped over half-a-mile in 53 l-ss. Tamalnupo and Zinnia carried Celtic off his ft-'dt over half-a-mile, .run in 50 4-55., a task Sea- Elf took a second longer to accomplish from-a standing start. Miss Stella ran half-a-mile in 535. and Sea Slave three furlongs in 42 2-ss.- Bobrikoff, looking -nice and well, was given light work over a couple of circuits. Armagh and First Barrel had a good tussle over nine furlongs,' the former prevailing In 2m. 7 2-ss. Royal Scotland, Culrngno, Coromandel, Kauparaha, Dawn, Sir Tristram, Cymri, Kilwinning, ; Blue Garment, Prophet, Rimlock, Muscadine, Mavkoff, Waiotahi, Fuss, Lloyd's, Waipa. Pleiades, Cavaliero, Explosive, His Highness, Matarere, Vitalia,. Lochbuhie, and a number of others registered good working performances. Bollln and Woodhey were given light work. . Downfall is now a firm favourite for- the Cup, with Diabolo, Taskmaster, and Advocate at a point longer. At another point longer conies All "Red, with Sir Prize, Roosevelt,, and Ngapuka next in request, followed by Sedition, Muskerry,- Waimangu, and First Gun. Te. Aroha; is , now , the outsider of the field. For the Railway • Handicap Salute, Tamainupo, Armlet, and Wild West claim - most attention.

1 INTERPROVINCIAL GOSSIP.. . , [bt telegraph.—own correspondents-] WELLINGTON. - : ! • ■ . ,' Tuesday. Aboriginal, who has been off the scene for a considerable time,, has made his reappearance, and was a competitor at this recent Woodville meeting. Despite- . the fact that ho was not nearly ready he ran a creditable race, and should improve on that , form during the holidays. . , < - Record nominations have been received by the Wellington Club for their cup meeting, which is to bo held next month. Amongst the horses nominated at Trentham next, month are the Auckland-owned, Ngapuka, First Gun,'Elysian, and Uranium. , ; ' . Bad luck continues to follow the Porirua stable. Last week Waimaria was killed while schooling, and , later .a promising filly by Ghoorka had to be. shot after receiving severe injuries through getting entangled in a wire , fence. The speedy chestnut Gold Crest, who won the A.R.C. Easter Handicap two years ago, has gone wrong, and will be allowed to drop out of his immediate engagements. '■~<■■ C ' v The crack two-year-old Tribulation, who went wrong just prior to being shipped to Sydney with Provocation last July, has again become sound, and it is more" than likely that lid will be given a run at Tauhernikau on New Year's Day. Toa Tuhi, who is engaged at . the Thames next week, was generally suffering from soreness when racing in , these , parts,' but if, he has got over this ho is very speedy over a short course. .. \ Up lo the time of his departure for Auckland no rider had been engaged for Diabolo, and it is understood: that his connections wore waiting in the hope of getting, a good horseman through some other anijnal dropping out at the final payments. ; !:' , 1,-WANGANUI. ''M *; ; ; " Tuesday. Research, by Renown—Searchlight, who has had a long spell, is in commission again. . He looks particularly well after v his spell, and has built .up; nicely.>' It. is understood that Walter Raynor will train him for his , future engagements. : ' ' > > The St. Clements gelding Kaiwhaka, in Frank Liad'« Wttliaues to shape re-

markably, well in his schooling lessons over hurdles,, and vit' is expected that he will prove more than useful at this game. Mr. J. N. Coleman, has The Master in work again, but it will be a long time before the Sou'-wester gelding can be got into racing trim. He is jumping' well, but carries too much condition yet. , _ St. Bill,, Shannon Lass, Nicotine, and Compass, have been kept in constant work since the Woodville meeting, and they are all going well. Reports from Waverley show that Crucinella is galloping -in quite her best form again, and the half-sister to Nonette should in that case pick up a stake or two during the Christmas meetings. Koran and Ambergris, in 'the same, stable, are also doing excellent work, and Murt Gardiner will have a very strong hand for the Manawatu and Rangitikei meetings. The big Merriwoe gelding Cauldron, owned by *' Air. R. Narellc," has been turned out. So far,he has quite failed to show anything to warrant going on with him, either on the flat or over hurdles, though perhaps after a spell lie might prove a decent hurdler.-. Belario, who went amiss at Feilding, was in such a bad way that he could not be ' brought home until last week. It will be a | good while before The Officer gelding races again. ' , Shannon l.ass, Overtime, and Kaiwlyika, will represent Wanganui at the Taranaki j meeting. , The San Fran—Tamora horse Tan San, formerly trained by Fred Tilley, is to be put into work again at New Plymouth. The Ion? spell the chestnut horse has had, appears to have left him quite sound again, and lie is looking in excellent health. ,J. It may be interesting to mention that Regulation, who has lately been retired from racing, was started in 117 races, of which she won 29, was placed second in 22, and was third on 24- occasions. Her best performances were the winning of the Auckland Easter Handicap in 1904, and dead-heating with Romeo for tho St. George's Handicap at the same meeting > Tho "Wanganui Trotting Club experienced bad weather for the opening day of their summer meeting, a severe thunderstorm coming on about half-an-hour before the first, event. The heavy rain which fell greatlv interfered with the attendance, and the amount of money put through the machine was in conscquence very small, totalling only £524- 103, compared with £1593 last year; The racing was fairly interesting, but until we have some: good local horses the meetings are not likely to become so popular with the public as could be wished. The farmers here do not take the interest in trotting which might reasonably be expected, seeing that the introduction of trotting sires into this district will be the means of greatly improving local utility horses, and when this is fully realised, breeders, farmers, and others will assist to popularise the game here. Harold Rothschild and St. Witlien, who are owned bv Mr. H. C. Nicoll, of Asliburton, will be taken up to compete at tho summer meeting of the Auckland Trotting Club after the conclusion of tho local gathering. Both horses are well, and are good trotters. Mr. G; F. Moore will be represented in the . Fourth Palmcrston North Stakes by True Shot, who should run well if properly handled. I understand that J. Peachcy is going to take Irish Rifle to Bulls in the course of a few days, and will in future train the Musketry gelding and Mr. Jas. Bull's other horses there. Irish Rifle is engaged at the Rangitikei meeting, and should run pretty well there, as ho is going along nicely just now. Moos© will bo taken down to Awapuni in a day or two. Ho is engaged in the Hack Hurdles there, and it would be a popular win if Mr. Coleman's gelding got home after the bad luck he experienced at Feilding. Mooso is jumping "very well, and there is no doubt he is a real good hurdler when fit. 1 " . CANTERBURY. .; Tuesday., Fireglow, who won the Kindergarten Handicap' at • tho Christchurch' Racing Club's meeting, ,is one of Martian's gets, and her dam had previously thrown a Great Easter Handicap winner in Fireiron. Fireglow is only a pony, but she can gallop fast. She 1 was followed by Martine, who also claims Martian as his sire. ; : .. Wet Day was distinctly lucky in winning, tho Anniversary Handicap at the Christchurch meeting, but she would have been very unlucky from another point of view had she been beaten. ' Turning for the straight she was among the last division, and appeared to ( have no chance, but the field swung on the turn, and getting an opening -run on the rails the imported filly shot .through and won by a length from the' improving Passion, who will yet win a big, race. "•' . ; • '• • " Some surprise ' was expressed at Silkweb accepting for the Electric Handicap in view of the fact that he had sustained an 'injury to his . foot on the first day of the meeting, but the injury was, however, not so serious as ; was 'at first anticipated,, and careful doctoring brought the horse to the post fit to race. He , was comparatively > neglected in tho betting, but after Federal had made all the running Silkweb caught him in tho straight, and . won a good .race by * length. He pulled up apparently sound, and his condition suggested that his > connections' were too apprehensive in the first instance. , ■ "■ Four started in the Sockburn Plate, and there was fun from the, start. The betting suggested < that '• The Seer could not lose, but he, was left at the post. In a curious race Obligate beat Equivocate homo by half-a-length, but upon going , to scale his jockey could not draw the weight by 41b, and the race was awarded to Equivocate. It was some time before this was generally known, and in the meantime several bookmakers had paid out on Obligate. ' One punter is known to haver drawn his Obligate money from the bookmakers and to have backed Equivocate on. the machine. ' '

MANAWATU TRAINING NOTES. ' [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ' ASSOCIATION.] ; ' ' Palmerston North, Tuesday. Training work is in full swing at Awapuni in' connection with the Manawatu Racing Club's meeting, which opens on Thursday. , This morning the most attractive gallop 'was performed by Nyland and Flitaway, that pair ; covering six furlongs on the plough in lmin. 18 2-ssec, finishing together. ■ Boanerges and Gloss, a two-year-old Soult filly from the " Highden " stable, , were associated over five furlongs. ' Boanerges galloped • in excellent style, and was much too good for the youngster. The cup candidates Perolina, and Tawhaki covered a solid mile together, and each finished strongly. The distance was left behind, in lmin, 48|sec., a good gallop. Koran went a mile by himself, and a - similar task was allotted Waikaraka. Neither were fully extended. An attractive gallop was put up by the Multiform colt Polymorphous, who easily beat Marathon over six furlongs in lmin. 19isec. ! • PURIRI HACK RACING CLUB. The following are the weights for the Puriri hick races, to lie held on December 30:—

HURDLE RACK.—Kimmerian 12.0, Mend&nga 12.0, Hauraki 12.0, Allmrv 11.6, Ptideen 11.0. Promotion 10.8, Redwing 10.8,> King Tom 10.6,'. Tarrialet ■ 10.4,',Likahi; 10.0, Probition 10, Lady Letty 10.0, Larie 10.0, Sleepy Dan 9.6, Buster 9.6, Delta 9.6.: . - ij . . MAIDEN HANDICAP.Moan a 10.7, T.srie 10,4, Delta 10.0, Buster 9.8, Leonine 9.8, Trobition 9.8, Lady Lucy 9.4, Sleepy Don 8.10, Snider b.o. Te-ia 8.0, Te Urukau-7.10, Gladys 7.8, Just-in-Time 7.6. 1 SETTLERS' RACE—Pip 11.6, Ben ' Blair 10.6, Tarrialet 10.0, Miss Owen 9.0, Moonlight 7.7. HANDICAP TROT.— scratch, Redloaf scratch, Gip 155., Spider, 205., Matigutata 20s , Rainbow 555., Bob 355., Jim 355., Todd 405., Ladybird , 50s. • . '< , ■ v OUP.-Artful Dodger 11.0, Pip 11.0, Mendanga 10.10, Kimmerian 10.10, Alburv 10.9, St. Syerian 10.9, t Nebraska 10.8, Hauraki i 0.6. Redwing 10.4, Auctioneer 10,4, Promotion 10.0, King Tom" 10.0, Moana ; 9.8, Ben Blair '9.8, Dudeen 9.6, Probition 9.4, Larie 9.0, Lady Letty 8.10, Delta 8.4, Duster 8.0, Likahi 7.11, Sleepy Dan 7.11, Onan doff 7.8. .'FLYING. HANDICAP.Nebraska 12.0, Alburv 11.10, Mendanga 11.6, Kimmerian 11.4, Pip 11.0, St. Syerian 11.0, Hauraki 11.0, Ben Blair 10.9, Artful Dodger 10.8, Redwing 10.8. Moana 10.4 Promotion 10.0, King Tom 10.0, Dudeen 9.10, Miss lima 9.8, Probition 9.6, Auctioneer 9.4, Te. Urukau 9.2, Lady Lettv 9.0, Delta 8.10, Buster 8.8, Tepn 8.4; Leonine 8.4, Sleepy Dan i, 8.2, Likahi 8.0, Onandoff 7.9. • • ORAKEI HACK RACES. .The nominations so far received in connection with the Orakei meeting are as follow:—Cup, 11; Newmarket Handicap, 12; Hack Maiden Race, 12; Hack Hurdle Knee, seven ; Trot, 10; Pony Handicap, Ave., - . ,"'; , = "