SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17380, 31 January 1920, Page 9

SPORTING.

• RACING FIXTURES. '• -' : fflM-f~ . ffsnusry 31-T*l*puri» Jockey CW,.^' ' '•' Mm >;£nuary • Si-Canterbury ifockej- ■ Cfe ; ';•,;'," 'February, 4, 5-Taranaki (lockey Clob •-'■:-■"■ g|| February 6, 7-fHsborae ißaeiag Club ®W\ ••• : * ftWr ' S—Tapaani.Racing Glob. ' February 7. S-Hainiiton Baeia* 01aJ> |p,:, February It; 14-DunodiTii Jodly/ciub." - lip February a. W-Egmoat tßacuigfciMi K&. I^" $ Bay 7>»£ Cbjb. February - lI—J s XniUf Racing ClrtJPli 18, 19-Woodvill* Dbtrict Jock,', Cub.,,. ~-; /..f , , V^ •; gg#, February IV 20-Norih' Qi'* Jockey Club. :* February 20—Opotijri Joelbsy Club, Ftbruary 21. 26...0tahtihtt !ftctcin r Club. |lr: . February 21-Waip» .Rk.hj Club. - '■ ' ||p i £>£ '• ' ' MVtaeanui; Trotlin, I' ' February 28, March, 1-43* Arena' Jocks,, March. 6. 8-Thain«* Jockey Club. March 17, 20—Ohinemuri:Joekssv Club r March W—Mattmat» RftcJM« cinb, v April 6—Auckland Club. ' April 7. 10-Avomdfck Jocltey Club ■ April 17, 21-A«cklwd Trotting Clnb. ~ 3nn» 8. 5, 7-Auckland Bacint Club, • h,' - J 'ANSWERS •TO COKEUiSrONDiiNfS. &&: ;• " Chorool.'; Turf Register'' mikes .'ii mention of Sfctutett* i*ehjg.** two-yean : .old. - '■: "WhaW To ,itu«L-The incident fh ;. -. .; •' euestion -was j swarded;; in > connection wHI r the Great Northern Derby o! 1833, and wa , reported thus:—"By permission i; ( of ■'■ fi< •- . • ; owner, of St. Hii>po, that colt was barred oi ;'•' the tetalisator and the dividend*' were "paic < on the second bwse.l*;';': Brown. Alice; wh< <V ■ v ran in th* aamo .interest;as : St. Hippo finished second.' 4 j§||pp: ._ M 1 ~,.,",,; „, ' " 1 ■ ■. '■ ■ ' /., NOTES BY PHAETON. Hi '. , ■ ■ ,; Ijf '.UNCLE NED/ THE CONSISTENT.; || ;By Teniaterrne a, victtay in the Takapuh* if?./. Copi under 9st TJbclj Jted - oac o again far ?$£ rJshed sterling proof o! the remarkable grit §<S.<he; possesses. There was ao loitering on road in the North Shore Teco,. and, with ta< pace - right on, Hewitt, had ; . to ,call -pnjni I mount in real carnal over, two furiongi • , from homo. The awnaet to- which - l Unci* Ned took acid of bis bit in the final;; step was ouite .ipipij«sive,; 1 . it' alight; bo sale - that lie fairly now over the last 60 yaids' . * ii* 'j»mn«r..Uafi^t^ljftlJr»olo-ftNeds!ui' • rushes a pronounced , illustration ihatJitbej i■}>% :V:. ; .V ,\ race > -a all; shapes ; and ; sizes. ■,:-•• On appear : ", . -> aaoe* the sen of Hsrblo Arch, could 1 • be estimated to. bo anything Uiia the ho» ,;., he has. si<nm.; himself, and .too » just left , wonderas '«hai a great . haT< ■ been li-nded with him in ? Austria ; with i th« secret ; or v. Jus a g*Uopiag i? powers 1 properly guarded, • for cue J may r raeiuct .it: 113 '; pretty cert»MiJb«t the ragzaea wwud, have scouted - hun. Uncle is, however, now well ex- . . posed, and he iis entered up with the : most nctowwthy ? raiding* ' that V have- graced ,-tlw •-'•„' New Zealand turf. . In melons! up a list -~ Onole Ned'e performances, I find-that he.ha? centered 43 races to date, with : the following ; result:— ■..-.; • ~ ~^. ''" ' Un- . . Firslt. S««sr.d. Third. 1 placed. "A* two years.. 0 0 OS ! ..At-.three years.? 1 1 * , .Alljour 'years 3 13' 6 ..S - . -' At four years It • ~2:..,-. 0 •,.;..' 5 •'•• „; . H At.'sir; years... i -3 :■ ;; 0. . 3 ;■■•'■■ • .*■■/•/: r ," ■'■■'' 8/ : - 4 .■=?:■■ Up to date Uncle Ned's Winnmge in stokes . faa out to £5630. - ~ ■■■•■.-. ,•..-•■■ :; .'LEAVES FROM MY NOTEBOOK. : PE'ii4vi'-"tt tratib-pires that aaotlter case of a triple owd-heiit wins', declared in addition to those '{*> '~ Barrate<r;inirny. notes ou Saturday last is • associated with Auckland racing.'The further record' in ■ the roepect named that rhaa, come i to light was, I sud, entered up m connection wi* the St. Patrick's Handicap, decided.-at . . • A?OTdaleoaMarch 17, 1807, when-the . .- ing ; judge was unable :to separ&te Fabulist iRa jnw), - Lady Marion ; (Soeats), «ad« Lufra .' (Barlor). At the date of this triple dead-heat |1| '■ leiriT! 'fa no compulsory rule was ;in forois - in i*jpird"to i.the- owners dmdrngi hut,:all 'j -the same,;they tonk.that prefei«DO» $u '■ ,'; *0. naming off the dead-heat- ~. ~*■-• |_; ,■ a;, *■' vs. ' , TJhtii First Salute came cut to contest th* - -- Cup on Thursday last I had.not Been the iioa' of Marble Arch sad Salute smes *'l. -.'■ ■':' he "■• was - a?yearling: rtsoung at '' Wellington •" Park. - Once sighted iI: had no : difficulty 'ia guessing - his identity,, for ■■■ no carries -much . ■ of the S -ult tjnaiity. which he gets through : ' his dew, who "SM'jii«diby;; : the SJt. Simon :s. ■'.■■'■-.. horse. First Salute ran a really feood race - Cf.' •! , ;: . an the Takaptca Cup, and that.'««, under v . ■'diffienttiea,V-'- In rroanamESfthttijDOttomttnn; . out of the straight he ..was t badly positioned ; and seemed to lose hi* stride at .the critical • ■ point. • He \ made iup • his : rrouhd j splendidly ,\", '■ when he went after-thv leaders *e lasi *.':"if'";.' the furlongs,'and his progpecte assumed * v r :-,Lv •• bright tint - when he • caught' the ' pacemaker, ■ :; -v : j Tffiopai. r. below the : distance. ... Uncle > Ned's ,vy;vi;dath«for~ victory}. proved toa powerful for . •'.'.'First »-. Salute, n and i lie was beaten twee- . , quarter,* of a length. " \. * ' .'ttft H?miltcn Cup is the next "thousand• -■ ' .'TiounSer'."■ to claim attention, and, with « , ' aumlier of,horses from districts, outside the , "• provincial area engaged.-much, curiosity _ is .■■; 1 m■' evinced *s to the ,<haraoter the acceptance M : -will ts^TM.'iMr-'K.^J.McltaenuncUcaar^ • - the weights yesterday, and he has;succeeded ■, 'm yell ODnosaling the winner. Gaxique - ' >■ bska *wairded top weight with 9st,.and at 8 ■ " dffiereacci-of>.7lb iEi&ashvfonows'Ja-,second • ■ ■ ■-•place. ■ Xinopai figures at rfett4lb.t3lb.3a!*d- ;; under which she failed m the laks- '.";-,' r ••puna Cap; - sad First Salute, who-ra» second - ' ' . to Uncle Ned in the" North Shore race under - %' . . 7«Mlb. is aw repaired te carry .7jrt ~ i3lb. '- That «m be termed'*'! equitable fiadir«, be- -- — tween' the Stepaiak mare sad the Marble Arch horse. . ■...,-.' ' . • ■ The puiehase of a-'prop-irtyiby:*e : newlyformed Hcrrinsnlle'; Racing Cljlb,was recently mentioned, and thaK the Waikato body ' " is determined to lose no_ time on ? justifying • ,"i" - its' exislmts evidence> is to be Jaindm the . 'fact that tenders are nOW invited for the woit ri>r-..; r N:; c? preparing the Ti/owviiM^/vMT.^Loaae Gannon. th well-known ««1 engineer, in ■■''''■■■ ■•' whose hands the work of up the "-:■' '■ f.;p!ims-wd;^ripemsing»^^ork^hSßibeen # ■" ■.<■■ ■' fivxi, ■is Tery . enthusiatfhc » regard to he . rropSy secured by the Homn*rt !e Raewig S ■ ■^~ , Clubt sad ha predicts a bnght. ; futaw-for "> ■ 4;---*t3w Tiew club, llie expense of railmg in .the *-- ; ' ; track under lie most modern conditions i« a V..' 'V*;. heavy expense, but nevertheless tins is to oe ■ *_',',? un'tertaksa at once. ' r >. f* : " : ''The uKfortußate accident tigit put Rathlin sf'; -. out of the contest m the Hurdle Race at Tafeajun* on Thursday leaves the <-V». Salter in doubt as to whether the «id- .'•■" C- in? is up to standard to voted, by ,'..-- ■ .-bemi seat out favourite. » ms to be *$m»m tory clear that RathUn s all r- «raa in some measure, contributed^by the •ttefltioM of Te T-», but, all the same, he ■ did not ippear to me to race up to the third j vv iurdle vita, the proper. ■aa&j»yv : <<*f : ;/--; I,' ' '. Anticipating »; ■ .-«««®ri^Rto*SJ *•••■• : ■ wojitfc, the autlvcwties * of. ■ the Te. Aroha 1.-• * Jockey Clnb "are shaping their efforte so that , rvenrtbing may i* »*■ proper order, and, from > '' %m I can learn, the/em- every-leason.to p • • nuiicipate that sack wiU ,be succoss- ;;' M Nominations kr tho. various , events 4' ' ■ clow on Februar/ 13. at 5 P.m. ":;:''■■;_<f£■.'.; I- ' Surprise victories, sre.not at all rimoe ?: nopuJtr, but it can be said that when WoloH - Su carried tft» colours -of his breeders fr¥* . Messrs. D. .1 and M. J. Lynch, home in SA ■ front n the Calliope Handicap t^apuna j$J ? on Thursday last rjaay eonmtutatWM came i ■ ■ . to the two brothers. Wofomai is just an %■ ordinary-ibokag youngster, but. he is *vid>mtiy. endowed with pace, for h* wm P" always » front at the North Shore: ' ) fe? Anniversary Day has for quite a long &■- stretch of time proved the day of the year P ebneeraed, and, with records going uo all f ./• round, the Ferry Company were prepared for W the occasion on. Thursday last and the ;f ; : manned which the &A crowd of raceIH rocis that journeyed ««"»» to IteTonport in ¥. ( rd" to assist at .the,, Takapuaa Jockey |. Club's mooting were handled furW. ai?hed pointed evidence of praiseworthy orJ s ei.iisatioa. %'- ■' Lord Eenilworth's the Stewards' Haa-iicap could be termed %, highly-finished pcrfoTOance. The Austealian-ored. hOrte • ; Sine homo from the three-turloDg poet with t*: a long-sustained run, and he was eWI going fs- well wh«a the post was reached Maible Slab, who brought oil a suroriw 3 ii th* Ma.den Handicap at Takaoiina, j. . V to-wyear-eld half-brother to Bedford, aMd, I as ,-ith the laUc. fl» was bred by his owner, - ; : Mr Frank Marshall. ■■ ~ TU«* are cot mMJ des-enuaßtsl-of Field S-. Kb -tv at the jumpiaa ceme, Ratana, *ho \ ™ a ' L•'Crewa Hurdle at Takapuna, ? • >Ta , : «cendalt of the EolchkiES. horse, and v he can be referred to as a promising sort. C- Wi- Hoortowl »nd Winter Wind engaged '■■'~. in th." Middle Park Plate, set down for de- \ CMion at Riiccirtoa to-day,-**«•■cwßfs • ? pood - -ospeci f Sir George Clifford's colours ?' ' W -arritd with distinction, ...... f - The ("antcrVury Jockey Club will hold their ? mid-ea:inter meeting todW- . 'The leading ! ; . , *■.- nt -he Midsommfir Hwdicap-liae only f» Ipii-vjzen engaged, and with Royal Star ?Bst 6. 1 at the llead of tile list it may. be I \< 'cr-e that the ftunbty of, tho field is far |i* v rrjra ' eh class. . I?' »,c ior New Zealand lady will, it IS under- «' ' stood, aortly register a sat tracing colours. fei It his uanspired that Mr. W'.. E. B>dwell S wat, * ng for a Wairarapa laay m his purW chase ,i the Martian—Ner-; colt and the M. ■ Martis-i-Viaslla colt, who sere bought reF*'; 6i>ctl> ■!:• at iCtOOffna and 'iJOjns, at the sale ,'i| o' t'hu VVaikuiw yearlings last week. M" ! Th-= :hr«e-y u ar-c!d Surveyor seems to be §,;';v well positioned to add to his winning record £'?' during tno next few weeks. The son of ?.&>:'■ N.ueau ie <itißagod in the Taranski Stakes, ' Egii'ini 3ti.k?s, »nd Hawera Stakes. h(\ Mr. C. L. Stead's r>air Me!»» and Golden &- ' ■ Grosiar hft7.» bee a sent to the Waikato With I';-':!'- - t -r»w 10 fulfilling engagements at the ;;.'-''■ 'Hamilton flAcing Club's m«ting.. Melee is I?,-':'.' engv?e«l in the Hamilton Cup with 7st 2lb, ' .-. .- nd Golden Crorier figures in , the Trial ' „ [Plate with Birt llib. i gummed up as bis Ellerslio running. "- ' i '■. (Entente Cortli Jo looked to have a good •» ..' Jchai.',a in tbr; iaanJd Haidle Race, decided j -.-.. la*, the Taksn'aa mooting on Thursday, but |,-.1.; '' ,'Jir> rax sorevhat diaappwatingly, and be P^t^ : 3ut oa-ifert.-. rathe! Jiard beaiad, Jl' I I

' " * NQTIS .PUOM J^LLfeIRSLIK.V. /' 'i J,i«?? re ,' t S\* *¥> ' hai i»' ftoaf Mr.' R. J, Han': I S#^* id « a?^^'i^»'^i Ws .jrore the appaaraaoe ol one that had dona I S n^^^^^^^tt^-whatS^ *P wJ . t 'V?>';failure to commence figjSS to Wm she had. to be ndSsn iSJS;*.* 1 ? * I P°«twn. She was weft pteoid f just prior to; straight entrance, but faiteTto ' rarffi ™?J a^d B ?. before :i up to,her wutatidn. .:^3W#?j,4s. at xEPi I *.'W* aot to ° W<| ll Placed will l« u^* r %,oiicftmst«ab» : ttW r ?^l*?i^^^ a i , P<wiu<m.-*He appears to i ra * «*«' fortunate customer, •;hutiKia ne^L d S ro^b^3s,reaßed v number"of * Taiapun* on Thursday'.'by the aAh5^VI hl .? , Y>- # tbird pl«e -to i r ?^^.oW»'.»»d; Admiral Advance. *r ■,?•;■? it ; PlamV>-aW as hor»o ; MTakapuna on Thursday as he was at i Ellerslic, and there-may have someM" ns rn the rumour that the eon of Wauat llewlfe ™* '°-i ,U,: '«H durteg his. stey ' Qhinewair'ua ■ lc "« d almost'', an unbeatable K°P9f»*-°n at one stsge of Rockfi*fl which makes out • Kocwela to be a,good horse.tfor he gathered I : lfisWvft£BTO chestnot. : in, masterly ; «W«, over the business end, and got to the of lm <n 3-6a V ' n ' i?^° ng ? m Bood time • i *** iw * 9 Plainly not suited. by ! dat ,W n * % urfio conditions $$& ThursSff^SP«stM ** em .that.' he-requires the ; going, soft if ho to hit out freely. i lJ3"»? ? a i? d .- those close KSS4 *>, in fhe sevehH««licap oa Thursday. 1 _t^whurat r ran.a'ireditabU : third in his i wyen-furlcng ; eniraeerient on . Thureday ? ' and !W be expected, to return,> Mr. J, (Jane , »orao of the purchase money befoi* the season ends. 1 *;.',.,.,,;.-., <~ j, . ,' -*i? : 1 T^"! ' : m w "*3 «*»ke was made easy ■ at-J-'"^^ 0 3'^tt« t last, when ltathlin ;.. m and intcriered % with several -of the other . cocapetitors, ,At the time of > the mishap ;Te ; *«» appeared [■' to ■ have vrthe'"w favourite-in , wwioic, and,: although there was nothing tefilly •wprth m enthuaiaj(s. over in tho'-perfotm-»«*of toe;T«aa»lditandidate, ; still the'son *.'as* c ' :^'^* ln - may be ; expected to make , im- ; provement. ; y.H; ■ ■■ v ■<<-, ■ ■:•>-,-- .. ■ ' - • Ite fallacy; of.making: a. maiden, fencer''an *ifflS&*l proposition .:: was' again \ instanced ' M rakapuaa Thursday, when -^Rathlia f tailed to. finish \ the, course } and left s some , nunareds" of ? his < supporters. lsmocting. He : "".a 3 .fade, a false lavcurite, which position i should have .been: held' ; the actual i winuef. : loa,. who had previous placed form and ■ experience over timber to:recommend him. % xhe amount of money i which cam« in sup- • port -of Oakleigh for tho Hauraki Hurdle : Kaee. at 'Takapuha was;awrpiisin'g, ; though up ,; to tho time when w.j« interfered with and parted company with -his rider j the son of- St.' Amaaa wastlyiag cin a handy position ' third.' .Since.tho offer of £2000 far Uncle Ned in the fisonagiwas; not entertained, ; the: eon .of Maibte Arch: has won , no. less than;* 1800' to •tefce-mpnoy, ; which r . miikes, it clear, that the connections -of A the Avondale gelding knew his real worth., ;-\±\ ..?. >\w* ■< , ,.v> The welter - imposts- carried. by Arch 'Salute •ad^Wa*! Tank evidently troubled them, for j neither finished j among .the firs; half-down »a the.; ; Ferry J Handicap ronsThuisday. - =' Night lime the issue .out gamely, carrying 9st 81b into second place. r- > *•;,,:--*,\m ■Si Bhakep's '•. victory ;>wa's • hob <ntitely •' unexpected on. Thursday,- and he nor promisee to make *"favourablo'"return. 1 , to v his'owner, who up t .to Thursday i last v must have H been • well behind -. the iledg>^r.;sofar; as ; the son-of Ftolead'' was ' conoe/aed. '■:-■ . ' -f> ; '■ •' .* * -'' v -fVrliady/x'etaa!.' showed some-pace hi her hack engagement cor, Taka,puna v Cup day, - Mid,may be. worthy/ of ..onaideratioh in tho nr.oor class. She finis, led just ' behind the placed division, after. befaigJiandy, throughout. X:;"-:-.''v : f;v'^,.;?,: , , Loved Oftj wae favoured with N0."4 ■ post--tion at ! (he i barrier oh Thursday. but failed to 4 race up jg to the * form ;, displayed a* Sllevslie..'; The field ': was '<»'> large . one, and ! Finkop went too fast for him • in the ' early stages, 1 , *. . ' '7'. . . :• : wolomai ; won tho •-"•' Calliope Handicap -la very g attractive fashion oa Thursday, % had never gave the % heavily-fancied r section any chance of catching ! him. -Tesßai<e>B ; did not ; begin well, while 'what'usance Stork had w*« nullified? b;r ~tlie! son. of -Hallowmas. faltering shoriily after ' thoy; got fairly ' oa» their! way. ;•; : Once agitia Pendoon failed;,to < run 'up, l to general ! exi«K(wtioaa'' at < Takapuna' On ThuraJust xrior to the home turn,he made a forward more: but he stepped, as quick as ho made-' his t .ciSoirit,'?and, is:j evidently 2| a hard horse to esrtiiJ»»te properly, On best day he'' is '«: go?d)horse,'s but,that he is- a moody customer Meems l; certain: '."■'• Quite, a number of. his i: firm admirers '• are likely Jto «: refrain from = giving lum their support in future. ' Mwconi waii: noticed gome along nicely at the clo&tt of the Qrewa Hurdles event on Thursday,'; and: the son of. Soult «an hardly be written up a»a bock number yet awhile. "When, the tracks are soft- he may '.be expected to figure among the ■ dividend-retaraers. ; .'j '5 Ditto f seems to have 9 lost) her best. form. She was prominent at one stage.of her hurdle engagement : on .Thureday.*- but just when ex-pected-to go on :• she'' failed, and*: was ; back in auih'plftce.passing 1 the post, ~ vj~* " Ratana te)s*he«rVhuK minimum j impost ion Thursday, and-really had the Oroya Hurdles stake in his keeping throughout, proving the good thine bis Taranaki fnends exjtected him to be. He is ' aging, but ■;■ has not ; finished ttake-earning yet.,awhile. •;,:., . \. ■."V '' ii-. What chance i Hmeamsm had cV winning; the Stewards' Handicap pniThuwday;:waS lost"by ? her behaviour ■at +he post. She was last when ' the field • settled "down, and was rushed;' into v* handy i r position 'before thehome : turn, where she was' forced • out wide, and;,when; straightened up coold finilh.iiio nearer, than.fourth. ■ - {"-' . " '' ; 'vj'.£k When, it came .to the : finish, i or;;the Stewards* Handicap -at', Takapuna on Thursday Lord -Keriilworth; simply ; proved himself % class above the, others engaged, winnmg ia attractive fashion. ' '• •'" » r\' TAKAP'tJNA SUMMER MEETING.' "■ ••■■' ; ,< ■ TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME, > "' The Takapuna Jockey Club will-bring their S summer : meeting to a conclusion today, and! it should only/ ; require fine weather to be-' in evidence to I ensure " another .large attendance lat- 1 the; North 'Shore"ground,.! for the prospects "$ are' bright,- for '■ an , interesting afternoon'a sport. The leading event of «to; day's programme $is '■■ the T.J.C.. Handicap, which is run over 10 furlongs and-a-half. The field 'wills not l.ibe'i aii strong .;, one; but the ; issue is open, sad an jateresting contest should result. .-'; K -;.,-' ~.;,. -',*? '■,'. , ; The I first event is tinjod •to be started at noon, and the programme will bo run off in the following order:— v ■_" -_ -~_ , MOANA HANDICAP, of SOOsovs': seven furtongs.'-WaT Tank ,9.3,-. Miss Leslie r9.3, North Loburn 9.2, Salvaleas 8.9, Admiral Adv«nceiß.9. Marble Slab.' 8.8, -Merry NelL 8.8, Oik Abbey' 8.7 t Monocrat i 8.6, Tinohwo 8.4, 'Formalin .8.2, Dtu .7.13. IWinsome Arch 7.9. Surrey Park 1 7.7, Ms Copper ,7.7,' Miss Nerval 7.7, : Penella 7.7, No, Bother ,7.7, Kumara ■ 7.7. ■> TAKaFONA ETJRDLES,'' of QOOsovs; ono mile and a-hiiuf.— To* 10.11, Slowcoach 5.4r Lady. Bruce-9.2, Seville '9.0, Arab King t 9,0.: Oakleigh 'S.O.'Waiokiira' 9.0. STJBtJSBAN HANDICAP, of 2oosbvsrfive furlongs.—Lord < Kenilworth 9.10, King. Abbey 8.5, Madam:■' Bistort; 8.8, 'Ring Lupin 7.8. Lightning' 7.7. Stilts 7.8,. Kilboggan 7.0, No Mistake 6.7, S Prince Ckarleroi 6.7. * T.J.C. HANDICAP, of 700sovs: one mils twovfuriongs anda-half.—Tinopai 8.6, King Lupin 8.4, First Salute-7.13; Taiamai 7.12. ■ftoyal Irish 7.8. Waiute 6.9. ' ?HbBSON HANDICAP, ;of 260sovsj sit fur-longß.-Landslide 9.6, Tessares ,9,5, Wolomai 8.6? Stork 7.6. Jolly Princess 7.4, Lovelight 7.0! Bonnie Mabel 6.7.V- "-"■''-•' I RANGITpTO-HANDICAP, of,200soTB ; six furlohgn-Bitholia 9.3. Cloamel 9.2,' Night Time 8.12. ; Genera! - Joffre ■ 8.10, War lank 8.9 Raivlara 8,9, Finkcjfc 8.8,-General Advance 8.7. Goldei. Petal 8.2, Explode.7.l2. Blue and ; ; Blac- 7.7, Winning .Lass 7.7, Awareka .7.2, Manttkau 7.0, Octoplete 6.9. WAnraRABXTRDLES. of / 2Sosovs; one mite and 'three-ouarters.r-Thrace 12.10. Ditto 10 9 - Eaten* 10.8, Tenacious 10.3, ■ Pendoon 913' Marconi 9.6, Entente Cordials. 9.3, Oak;leigh 9.0. -; ; .., ANNIVERSARY WELTER, of ;460sovsi. seven furlongs.-Eockfield 10.2, Retanui 9.4, Ohinowairua 9.3, Crowhurst 9.2, /Housewife 9 2 To'Oro 8,13, Hineamaru 8.11, Blue Cross 88' 'Fabriquette 8.6, Gaycium 8:6, Munster 84' Scrap o' Paper 8.1, Cloamel 7.12, Arch SVrate 7.9, Llansannor 7.7. . .FORTHCOMING MEETINGS. OTAHUHU ' TROTTING CLUB. The programme in , connection with the Ofahuhu Trotting Club's Summer Meeting, which is fixed to be held at Alexandra Park on February 21 and 25. will require attention from horseowners on or before, Friday next on which day at 6 m., nominations m close for all events. .With «393 offered to competition, and the Otahuhu Trotting Cud worth £500 and £450 opposite the -DoSo? Handicap. Mr. R. L. Abeolum shoug have the pleasure of compiling an extensile list of entries. WAIPA RACING CLUB; The Waipa Racing Club will ' hold their annual meeting, on Saturday, February 21 and the programme d|iwn UP, m connection therewith shows prize-money -to the extent of £9611. The Te Awawmtu Cup of £240 (one 'mile and a-quarter) and the, toil HandicAP of iUW («a lurtoWß) to the feedS events of the programme, which is nieehf Sfaneed Froa the programme, which w f Wound publiihed in another column it will bo seen that noininstionß for all events close - TT,«dav nert, at 9 p.m., with the secre«'»W G Wynyard. Te Awarauto. or with' Messrs; HomfiSymd Co., High Street, Auckland. * ,■ HAMILTON RACING CLUB. ' • The Hamilton Racing Club's programme will >/.nii*rTfurther attention at the hands of fiffi « * before Tuesday next on 1 ffo, A*la at •' ">.m., acceptances close for Til «vite to ' un or the first day of the MS Tbew may be lodged either with Ju?iX.tarv Mr. R. "J. Gwynne, Hamilton, » wSHSsrt- Btemfield and Co., High Street, Auckland. , DUNEDIN SCRATCHING. .[OT TBMWEAPH.-PBESS , ASSQCIAWON.] DDNEDIN, Friday. Lochella w-^-tf**^•«««« Mnt " fA ti6.P,J.C.-S»«.tWB •*&&

I j GISBORNE; ACGEPTANCES. w•• ■ :•' 1. - tax ' TBLtOaAPH.— ) DISSOCIATION.]. . • ' ,f ' ' (ofISBORNE, Friday. B - -The following are the.acceptances .'for tie J; Ghbotoeßacing Club's meeting:-— 1 ' • } „FIBST Ht/RDLES,' one 'oOfr'toft'a-haJf.-1 Happy,VaUey 9.6, Multikoff 9.6, Chillies 9.3, » Cymer. 9.0, St. 9.0, Strangeways,9.o. i; * TIi'HAPARA HANDICAP." seven furlongs? 1 — Persian King General, Stephen 8.10, x. Js>rd .Astelat 8.8, Gatherer 8.7, i Hookah e 8.5, i Woodj row 7.0,. 7.0, Hyrax 7.0.- -'i'^i ! PBEE HANDICAP, six furlongs.^K GjMjkiu*, 9.13, Lionakia 8 ( 12, 8.4, Aotifid , 8.4: Blackly 8.2, Downham 7.6, Marute 7.6. 1 Lady:,Wolawa 6.7. . . '. '}-qM : m 1 . GISBORNE'CDP. one' mile and'a-qnarter. i — 9.9. Teka 8.10, Cynic 8.6,-Cleft s ;7Jl,7?AlltiTalk'- 7.9; Qoldehino 7.9/ Potent tiality 7,6; Pavilion 7.3; 47, ! Eheipa - 6.7. '. : WELTEIi' ;HANDIOAP. one mile—Cleft ( 10.lv, Goldshine 10.0, AH Talk 9.12, Rupshu : .9.0. i; Vermillion - 9.0, Pavilion - 9.0; «. Heathe?I iSprig .8,11. j| Crosswords \ 8.10, s thread 8,.8; } lwoipa;B;6,Vßy)Bt<rae'-B.2,.:Orateur::B.2.»Dem- } love .8.0, Sunray-; 8.0, 5 Waikohn : 8.0, V MultiI koff 8.0. * .«'.;. ~, •' ;■ .;•;-' 3 -RAILWAY HANDICAP, five furlongs.- > Marula' -9.8, Gatherer 8.9, V- Glongyle w 8:9, .< Hookah .8.5, Happy. Valley 8.5, Magistrate r 8.4, Patetenga 8.2, -. Lady Wolawa 7.11, Bed - Edna -7.7,' Lady ,Ga»ley'7X-'C!u<»ni Up 7.2, 5 Slumix 7.0, Wawata i7.o,\=whahoko 7.0, Fly- •':, wheel^lO^Prinoo 1 Jewel 7io. ■ ! PJLSK' HANDICAPi B ix furlongSv--Dribble 9.6, 9,4, Actifid 8,10, Escaped 8.8, ! Potentiality 8.5, 7-10, Orawia 7.2," . Mirk 8.9, Silver Manse 1 6.7. ! ',r. M A- r • 'f-, » ■? MAIDEN'- SCURRY, four furlongs (all est). 1 •--St.^Gurnetr;'- Arbroath. Valley Queen, ; Slumix. Silver Manse, Tarengaroa. Rteck i Pcrle. Tipuna, Thebes, Paramount. Multiila, . Rtakakaha;vißuai)y,*?Maoii Princess, Caricar turo,»Chrysostom,: Admiral Cbdrington, Rox tata, . Irapuka, J Maybloom, Martini, 1 Heavenly r Dream, Hukerkaka, • King I Rufu*. fs Marcel la, b Flywheel, •Prince - Randall,. Miss Rowland; I,■ 1 : ""j. -.-i. ?;" : :f '-i-r'j ""• ' "'- '-'" ~■:;;;. :-••■■ ±?. '.< ;:■ t :t'-i-v':y';'.^ i w'^TARANAKIuACCEPTANCES, r, " , [BY i TH.TORAPH.—PEESS ' ASSOCIATION.] i \, '. ■',;■•■ NEW. PLYMOUTH.' Friday. I The accepteaces: for •'the' autumn ' meeting a of the^aranaki,Jockey Club, are:— -■--* ~ a i WAITARA HURDLES, one mile" and I a-half a and 1 ' lOC yds.— Explorer : 11.6, ' Master 1 Moutoa l lun3, Munster 10.9, ' Toatere J0.4, ' Papanui 10.0. Ritana 9.13, Te Toa 9.4,' Toddy " 9.0, Faiv Paul 9.0, ;f. :, ■.;-,'■. ;-'--%s?\( „ JUVENILE HANDICAP, five furlongai Golden,-Bubble, 9.9, Esthonia 9.8, Landslide i.- 8.6, '.Income BJJ, Weldone 8.4, - Generalissimo ;'■ 7.10, I'assin' Through 7.6, Quip •7.1,': Empy--1 rean 7.0. Askarif 6.13, Aotearos 6,13. Stork f 6.7. . ,' ;.';'.- . • . ' ( ; , •;'-',^ i ". ? ' WELTER, 'eight'' and a-half furlongs. J -Perfect Day r 9.11. Pretty Bobby 9.7, Pad- £. oington .Green ,9.7, Tiranga' 8.11,. Ermine t ,8.11, Dingle ; 8.11, Tirana *.». ~,■_. ■;,-., \>, r TARANAKI CUP..one mil© and a-ouarter. J Karo 9.8, Surveyor 8.11, Volo 8.3, Taiamai t 7.B,'.Bonn*tter 7.0. Hurry Up 5,12, Old Gold i 6.7, Rieingham 6.7.' l ■ . % PLYING -HANDICAP, 1 six furlongs.- , Sasanoff 9,9, iWaimatoi, 9.l,'Hymestra. 8:13, ; , Simonides 8.7, Lord Kenilworth 8.6, Esthonia 1 8.1, Madame Ristori '7.5; RawaKoro'' 7.4. •- - , OKATO HACK"* HANDICAP, eight : fur, ■i longs ; and a-half.-Stavland 9.4,' Cadet 8.9, i Fisher 7.9,' Marshal i Neil 7.3, Vagranoe Piece f 7.0, Mannish 7.0, Kikokiko 6.10, tHawsaack l 6.10, Athlone'6.lo. t ' * "',-.', ' TIMARU HACK,' six ' 6, Nursing Sister 8.10, Hallow. 8.10,.-Income J 8.8, Egmoat 1 Parki 8.5, Priaoe Formby f8.5, 1 Kilgour S 7.10, Marble : Bar ; 7.7, ? Santerini ? 7.5, ; Paasin' 1 Through ; 7.4, Crystal Palaoo 7,4, , Lady ' Paula 7.3. ; Cashmero 7.2, Pokjmio 1.% ' Melite 7.0, Encirolo. 6.7. *, ...j.'i ■..';. i" MOTUOA ELECTRIC HACK KANiMi CAP.^-Kikokiko,' Valencia, BuaoCT«f,. I Kelea, T. Princess ; Cleeve, Montrose, PTodit gal, Lonato.'Riki, Vlvirini. SteJoauJ,; Master » Curran, Reretoa, . Grey Gown, Quiatro, ■ EnJ circle, Flying '£ Master, '■ Rangatapu.-:- r ''^j.' ,■ 9 ; ' 'VkV' .•--■•?!?■:;■■' .'■.'!■:■ .■•':.;■ !.■■.■:"'■>■■■ <,4 .-,■""