SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16983, 17 October 1918, Page 7

SPORTING.

THE CAULFIELD MEETING. OUTLOOK WINS ECLIPSE STAKES. Australian and-N.Z. Cable Association. (Becd. 7,6 P.m.) MELBOURNE, Oct. 16. The Victoria Amateur Turf Club's meeting was continued to-day at Caulfield. The weather was delightful, and there was a good attendance. . Artilleryman, the winner of the Nursery Handicap, dislodged his rider before the start. He is a son of Cross BatteryA mixed reception was accorded Outloon after winning the Eclipse Stakes. ~ Eurobin, winner of the Moonga, Handicap is a Caulfield Cup acceptor. KUfinn finished 'it was a great contest the. Coonty Handicap between Camp Out »nd Dams. R. Lewis rode two winners. Outlook and C *^efollowing are the details of the racing: BMO HURDLES, two miles and 64ydS£Thaletas, lOst 10lb, 1; Shadow Dancer,! 61b, 2; Tharnok, Ost, 8. Ten started. Won bv a leneth. Time, 8m 891s. MONA NURSERY, four and a-half furInncrs—Artillery Man, Bst lib, 1; Moorna Lass % Denaore. Bat 101b, 3. Twentyone started. Won by three-quarters of a length. Time, 675. ECLIPSE STAKES, of £800. One mile and three furlongs. 5. P. Mackay/s b c Outlook, 8y«, by The Welkin-Mpnodia, 7stMb ... } D. U. Beaton's Wolaroi, Bet ■Up - J P. Russell's Democracy. 7st 21b ... --J Seven started- Outlook ed all the way. wffiS met with a little interference, earfr in the race, but he had a good chance in. L straight. He made a vigorous(finish & ran Outlook to" neck. Ethiopian" was fourth. Eusebius ran badly. Tm»e, 2m 22ts. MOONGA HANDICAP, seven furlongs.--Eurobin Bst 13lb, 1; Stage Flight. Tat lib 2; Hispania, 7st 9lb, 3. Ten started. Won by three-quarters of a length. » lm 291 COONGY HANDICAP-Daius,7st 81b. and Camp Out, tat 7lb, dead heat for first nloce. Calais, Bst 6lb, was third. Seven 6. Time. 2m 221s- Camp Out won the rmwff by half ahead. Time, 2m 911* BURWOOD NOVICE HXNDICAP.-Oape cu ill Bib. 1; Highflown, 7st "1b.. 3 ,: End Comedy. Bat lib. 3. Eighteen started. Won by a neck. Time, lm 421b.

MASTERTON RACING CLUB. PROSPECTS.FOR FIRST DAY. [BY iTBLEOBAPH.-SrECIAL CORRESPONDENT.] MASTERTON. Wednesday. Good racing is expooted at the Masterton Racing Club's meeting to-morrow. There is a very bis field in the Trial Stakes: .five furlongs, and the list includes quite a number of two-year-olds who will be getting a little education in view of tho Wellesley and Welcomo Stakes. Five furlongs is a trifle far for horses of this age, and unless there is a really forward one among them the elder division are sure to beat them. The imported tilly Bonny Briar will. have an.allowance, and if she draws an inside berth she will be one of the popular selections, more especially' if she has one of tho fashionable jockeys, aboard. S. Waddell s representative Manila showed, a lot of pace as a two-year-old, and she is reported to have improved considerably. Genskus was runner up to<Ponnon at Bawera. and lustful showed up well at .Otaki. », The cream of the Dominion's sprinters are engaged in the Flying Handicap, but it can safely be assured that, several of, them will not be tuned up sufficiently to win. Croesus shaped well at Dannevirke, and on top of the ground to-day ho is sure to better .that performance. Of the other top weights Mehelaus, Acre, and Nanna read the best, while Royal Chef is a big tip since the Egmont meeting. t Classification roads the best of those weighted in the Ladies' Purse. Owynno, i who hails from the Porirua stables., is another horse that is credited with having come on a lot lately. •,,,.. _. , Of those encaged in the Masterton HacK Handicap nothing reads better than the Derby candidate Active (H. Gray). He is sure to go out favourite, with Mandrake next in demand. Two useful hacks in Wapping and Hastie are at the head of the list. The last-named is running in the interests of the Soldiers' Hostel Fund until he ,is raffled. Mr. E. Bhoit will race him at his own expense- Though Active will probably be favourite, it is expected that Mandrake will beat him, for when he won at Dannevirke he came from a very long way back. The Masterton Cup is expected to go to one of the light-weight .division. Depredation and Bronk Delaval have both raced well, and Mascot has dono well when on the tracks. Snub generally races well when fresh, and Mangamahoe's form in the Cornwall Handicp at Ellerslie entitles him to consideration. , , ...1 ... i It can be taken for granted that the bani dicapper regards the Ruamahungu Hack 1 Handicap field as a weak one when he puts , Cooing at the head of tho list. Her form ' last season was very poor, and so was that of Woodlark. Gold Problem has been in a ' place several times, and so has Matatua and Zola, while Tigrita was runner-up to Maioha at Dannevirke, Bayberry is tho Bayardo four-year.old that cost his,owner, Mr. •W. Duncan. 700ghs as a yoarhng. At Dannevirke Tigrita seemed to be unlucky, to, be defeated by Maioha, and on this form sho should show up to-day. ■ The Opaki Welter, one mile, ha* 14 ac- ■ ceptances, but sevoral of them will be missing. Form Up has a big weight, but on top of tho ground he is a smart horse and can bo depended upon to show to. Devotion is set to concede 201b to Sardinia:, which te'k looks to he beyond the black maro. Twenty horfes have been paid up for in the Do* Hack Handicap, five furlongs, and . n such a good sized field the luck of tie • draw at tho barrier will play, a strong part in affecting tho result. An inside position for Rawakore. Kinling, or ..Oratress, will nean that the lucky one.will start favourite on the mnehine. Kiplmg is reported to be greatly sharpened up by his race at Otaki. and as his trainer is getting him riadv for the Auckland Guineas, he ■ can be depended upon to make a bold showing to-morrow. He is a very smart beginner. I

AUSTRALIAN RACERS. A FRENCH OPINION. A. and N.Z. MELBOURNE. Oct. 16. A member ot lie French .mission in discussing Australian horses, is inclined to think that some are ttpt in training too long. This applies to Desert Gold.