SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15701, 31 August 1914, Page 2

SPORTING.

! PAKURANGA HUNT CLUB, ■ PATRIOTIC MEETING AT ELLERSLIE TllE Patriotic Hare Meeting, proved by ' the Pakuranga Hunt Club was held I Ellerslio on Saturday and passed off L! pleasantly. With the totalisator bells sill mid bookmaking conspicuous by it, au ' it was only to bo expected that the proceed* mga would be on the quiet Bidc an "sweeps" were of course largely associated with the afternoon's sporting. Though th attendance could be voted fair, the numb/ present was much below what might ha-' been expected, considering that the who? of the profits go to the latriotic Fund The whole of the officials gave their services gratuitously which will, of course, swell the profits. Mr. F. D. Yotitfc managed tto meeting with his .ustorncd success. Th» following are the details of the racing HUNT HURDLES of 25sovs. Two miles. A. Dunn's b e Providence, by .SpalpeenVanguard mare, lost 'Jib iTilsoy) .. 1 H. Hurra ch g 'J'iri, list 31b li'ercival) ... § C. Falwasser'a ch g Ncslonous. lOst lib (Roach) g t Also ran: BallyßOwan. lOst Tib (McFlyn.nlChris, lOst Bib (E. Rae); Mollyhawk, lOst 4th' ' (Eccles); Nimbleloot, lOst (Kelly). Ballygowan was the Brat to distinguish himself in the lead but only for little mote than a _ furlong, when 'I iri held command and maintained his position past the stand with Nimbleioot as bis closest attendant' and both Providence ami BallyyowmJ handy. Chris had already fallen at the third fence. Round the back, Nimblcfoot came to grief when yoini; well, and Bally. t:owau dislodged McFlynn. Entering on the run liuine, Providence had command ->nd eventually won comfortably trom Tin Nestorious was third to complete the course' Time, Urn Bfls. "°' HACK HANDICAP of 20sovs. Seven furlong?. ] Bruce and Alexander's b g Soultane, by Soult— Winnie, list 3lb iDeelcy) . i T. Cunningham's b f Lucitana. 9st (Scott) 0 A. E. Watkin'a br g Halm, lOst 31b (O'Shea) ... >m g Also rar.: Dandy Breeze, Ost 31b (JlcMilIan;; Duma, 9st 6lb (Gilchrist); Vallambrosa, (Ist 31;> (P. Brady); St.. Lewis 'Jst ;j||j (Conway); ''tikerimo, list, 31b (Callum). Hawarden, &.-t 31b (Brown); Gold Mount Ost 21b (flastcdt); Graduate. Ost 21b (C' Browne); Bon Castor, M 21b (McFlvnn)•" I'lcninotcnt, Set 21b (Dr. Grant); Takaninl ' Ost, (Preston); Fautinc, 9at (Rosa): Cha«m' Oat 'J. Brady). . "'' Soultano was first away, but Lucitana took up the running and led Snultanc and H.iku into the straight. Halfway (rom the homo ijcnd, Dcelcy called on Soultano who ran past Lucitana and won easily by « length, Haku fighting out the issue eiroEali in third place, just in front of St. Lewi/ Time, lm 325. JUVENILE PARADE, foi two-ycar-oldj. Three furlongs. R. Hnnnon's ch g King's Courier, by Glengowrie— St. Crispin mare (Robinson) 1 A. E. Price's b g Hiero, by HietauliAgatha (McDevitt) ... o J. Hand's b f by Eczonian—Lady Hun» (Deeley) g Also started: Gold La« (O'Shea), El Sicaor Lambess, Worley Che hnut (C. Browne), fc'ea Be ll (Buchanan), Lazy Girl (Griffin), Star Cross (Pell), bay colt by Marble ArchSoult Girl (Moki), Royal Arch (Rowe). A good start was effected, with Kiae's Courier singling himsolf out early, and finishing up an easy victor. Hiero wan always the closest attendant, though th* Lady Hune filly and Royal Arch were almoin in line wiUi him as the post was paused Gold Lac and Sea De'il were finishing on well. EI Signor also showed some rica Time ss.f 2 ' 53 ' (Private watches made it oD 4-55.). CHASE3 A 4oF NT , C F P v STEEPLE. ' CHASE of 408ovs, also trophy ot 25 50 donated by the Avondale Jockey Clubsecond, lOsovb About three miles, " ' A W. Beveridge'a. ch g Nat Lupin.' by Lupm-Natator mare, lOst 81b (Roach) 1 C.Hammond's b g Master Leslie, by Leo. lanlis-Unknown, lOst 9)b (Owner) .. J Arm non ,' 8 br m Curc-arua, list l'lb (McFlynn) . A ' flo , 8 W ! Atahere, lOst 101b 'J T. Brady); Koto, lOst &!b (Pcrcivall- Kill. Sssais?* Bib i Ad °- , ( ph>; »; ios'' HoS'iOst^lb^Raef 1 71b (Kellv ° Hockey, lOst 71b (E. Rae). IM, W». «,S» re i rU i a and Nat Lupin foUD " the lead early but gave way to Atahere, who led , "Pi ho re ,^ tii , firSt fence on A hiJl. where iie came down. xh;., left Waster Leslie in command ever the counry ii ffi ; 1"1° M Then Curearua led r and W.JK& UP A? hUI tho last Mie, with Matter She and Nat Lupin in handy no " , oi,s. Once oyer iho stono wall it 'look a " like a battle between Master Lesli,° and Cm-earn for tho honours, but the \S mjo™ With.om the last feS X LADIES' BRACELET, a bracelet value "a to TB a econa lnnor 6n and V«'<,value aIU S L ! .. Gentlemen ride°e " Dd UHIH : if' i '•■ - J v, Preston's b g Takanin! bv M&\ 8k lu,ine ' - 10 l &r. Pat en) b 1 Miss I. Williamson's br g Coleraino by UPJ f rOt '. 10st 81b 'Dr. Grant) ' Z , hi fflf ? K m La(] y Sabretache, by Sabretache-Casino (Mr. Gorrie) ..! 3 , ln^ ls Sn Btar i i ° mat ere, list 4lb; Czarina," 1081 Ob; Irish Linen, lOst Bib; Diukura, :• JOst 5 i b S, ae^ e Tlka - lOst 31b; Veil, lOst 3b; Mollyhawk, lOst 31b; Lion d'Or, Wit 31b, Lady Sabretache, Coleraine, and Irish Linen went off from a good despatch to the lead at a sound pace. Coleraino had got. the better of Lady Sabretache before entering the straight, and when heads were fairly turned for home Irish Linen had run up nicely to Coleraine, but no sooner was vie- : tory being proclaimed than she was seen ,to stumble badly, and had to be pulled tip," Takanini, comin? from tho rear, won comfortably by a couple of lengths,. Lady Sabretache a. moderate third. Time, 2m 15 l-St. Irish Linen suffered a broken shoulder, and was destroyed. FARMER'S' STEEPLECHASE of 25sovs, to which aro attached trophies of the ... value of 2550v3 proscnted by the Takapuna Jockey Club to tho first and second horses; third horse ssovs. About two miles and a-half. T. Harris's ch g Fireaway. by ObligadoEuroclydon mare, list 111b (Percivsl) 1"' E,, Dunn's b g Transfer, list 71b (Dunn) 2 Misii R. E. Guy's br g Merry Dancer, . list 111b (Kelly) - 3 Also ran; Coroner, list 71b (Mr. Gorrie); Scotty Dick, list 7lb (McKinnon); Redwood, list 71b (Mr. Currie); Aotea, list 71b (lit. Taylor). Although Merry Dancer and Redwood were in tho lead at intervals in tho cany part, Transfer. carried on most of the running in tho midri.'c elates and going UP the hill the last time had Merry Dancer close. handy, with Coroner and Fireaway next. Percival brought the loiter along fast fron"' the stone wall, and once over the lost . hurdle, rode very determinedly, eventually, winning by about a length, with' Merry Dancer a fair third. Coroner was fourth, »w Redwood, finishing on well, fifth Time, 613 20s. WELTER HANDICAP (open), of 25fO\'S. One mile. A. E. Wfttkina's br g Haltu, by Freedom Caetanette, Ost 31b (B. Deeley) ... , ... ' P. Hall's b m Castalic, by Marble ArA- , Erry Roe, 9st Jib, slb allowance (Ken- n ' ncdy) „,•;• " Geo. Hyde's b g Gloy, by Gluten-Did. lOst 41b (C. Browne) - ° ~ Also started: Chime, Ost 121b (OJJiea); Spaltish, Ost 101b (Gunning); Lady.WSg"- . fist 71b (McMillan); Lady Dot, Ost 61b l-Mc-Flynn); King Try, Ost (Kelly) . Chime and Lady Dot carried on therunnine in front of Spaifish, Caslnllfl and llakll nnUl the three-furlong post, when ( astalia tool■ i « lead. Prior to leaching the distance, it looked as if Castalia would wore .but Baku wore down his three-year-old rival, and event won easily by a length. Gloy finishing tllira Ml front of Spalfish, Lady Llsiva and Lnctj Dot, with Chime last. Time, lm 43 - (>»■ SALE OF A TWO YEAR-OLD. Shortly after .King's Courier led the field past the post in the juvenile parad• « , Ellcrslie on Saturday, negotiations WOT opened for his purchase, and v .« a d bo« qiciitly announced thai the col had b*» sold, It is understood thai Hie Sim > fll J li JUOO. an additional £101) .to be; I» do of the oolfs first win. Kin? Courier gor? into J. E. Thorpe's stable. ■ . —— / AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB. The annual meeting of members of tw Auckland Trotting Club is convene to be held on Wednesday next. The ";™j„ 0 o ions for the. vacant seals on he ro mm not oxceedin;; the number required ,01^ tio„ will be necessary. Slowia. ft Gn>s D. Wallace and G. S. Lintott M™ elected stewards for the season-