SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18087, 11 May 1922, Page 5

SPORTING.

THE EGMONT MEETING.

KHARTOUM WINS STEEPLECHASE.

OAKLEIGH DISQUALIFIED. [BY. IXLEU-RATH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] HAWERA. Wednesday. The Esrmont Racing Club's Winter Meeting opened to-day in fine weather and there was a fair attendance. Tho course was in Rood order. Tho totalisator investments amounted to £24,638, compared with £'34,428 on the corresponding day last year. The following are the details of the racing:— TELEGRAPH HANDICAP. 5 fur. First Division.—Regard. 8.2. 1: Danger Zone. O.fJ. 2; Loved One, 7.5. 3. Also started: Pouma. Petunia. Mixture, Price. Santiago. Royal Fancy, Tupaia. Hushcr. Objector. Domago, Roche. Won nicely by half-a-leugth. Time, lm ss, TONGAHOE HURDLE RACE, 12 miles. —Passing Through. 9.9, 1; Ladogucr. 9.10, 2; Spook, 9.5, 3. Also started: Gladful. Volo, Alteration,. Wamba, Simonides. Won by three-quarters of a length, six lengths between second and third. Time. 3m 235. TELEGRAPH HANDICAP. 5 fur. Second Division.—Ben Nevis. 7.5. 1; Miss Beauforte, 7.0. 2: Savoury. 7.10. 3. Also started: Crossfire, Somered. Hon. Connemara, Cochineal, Otopawa. Michaelmas. Won nicely by two lengths, half-a-length between second and third. Time, lm 5 l-ss. HACK AND HUNTERS' STEEPLECHASE, about 2 miles.—Kato. 9.5, 1; Master B&ris, 10.2, 2; Ngakanui. 11.4. 3. Also started : General Raven. Temaire. War Loan, Lady Lyddite, Toddy. Marshall Neil. Wosi by three and a-half lengths, eight lengths between second and third. Time. 4m 13 3-ss,

EGMONT STEEPLECHASE of X'soo; about 2J milos. B. T. Bennett's b g Khartoum, aged*, by King Rut'us—Lady Grattan. 10.0 .. 1 Sir Solo, aged, 9.12 . . 2 Calma, aged, 9.11 3

Aloo Started—Oaklcigh, Mattock. Luperino. Poddington Green, Tenacious. Oakleigh finished first, but he missed the last fence, and as a result was disqualified. Khartoum and Sir Solo fought out a good finish, the first-named irinning/ by half a length. Time, 5m 38s. Tenacious fell. TONES MEMORIAL HANDICAP. 6 fur.— Irapuka, 8.10, 1; Rational, 9.9, 2; Inah. 7.8. 3. Also started: Awake. Tarna-a-roa, Birkio, Amber Tips, Voluble. Mockery, Weidone, Kuia, Cold Steol. Won by two lengths, four lengths between Beoond and third. Time, to 16 3-Ss. MACRAE MEMORIAL HANDICAP, li milea.—Omahu, 7.2, 1; Correspondent, 7.5, 2; Income, 9.1. 3. Also started: Marqueteur, Tame Fox, Bonnetter, Festivity. Boomerday, Mangamahoe, Erie, Stork, Sunny Jim, Rareao, Skylight. This was a fine raceOmahu won by two lengths and a-half from Correspondent, who beat Income by a neck for eecond place, Time, 2m 13s. TAWHITI HACK HANDICAP. 84 fur.— Bitholia, 7.9, 1; Generous, 7.0, 2; Bold Star. 7.3. 3. Also started: Mort Avis. Equitable, Marble Crag, Volociform, Big Push. Mollean Oge, Blisefulnces. Sussex, Haligan, Dign ; ty, Ceres. Won by three-quarters of a. length, half a. length, between second and third.

SECOND DAY'S ACCEPTANCES. Following are the acceptances for the second day: — NGAMUTU APPRENTICES' HANDICAP. G fur.—Ben Nevis. 8.11; Some Red. 8.9- Generouß. 7.13; Gold Star. 7.12; Creme de Menthe. 7.7; Otapawa. 7.6; Objector. Knkely, 7.6. _ MANAWAPOU HURDLES HANDICAP, 1* miles.—Gladful, Volo. 11.9; Pasein Through. 10.9; Wamba. 10.7; Simonides. 10.4; Spook. 9.6; Master Boris, 9.2; Naughty, Halyon. Mangawai. 9.0 OPEEE STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP, about 2 miles.—Oakleigh. 11.9; Khartoum, 10.15: General Raven. 10.6; Te Maire, 9.13: Master Boris, War Loan. 9.5: Kato. 9.3; Polthosue. Tenacious. 9.0. MOKOIA HANDICAP, 6 fur.—Rational, 9.12: Iranuka. 9.7; Awake. 8.6: Hipo, 8.3: Miss Gold, 8.2; Tama-a-roa, 80: Birkie, 7.10; inah. 7.7: Amber Tip*. 7.6: Mockery, 7.0; Kia. G. 12. SHORTS HANDICAP, 5 fur.—Regard. 9.0: Orchid 8.11: Ben Nevis. Pouma, 8.4: Some Bed, 8.3; Mixture, Loved One 7.9; Cochineal, Otapawa, Royal Fancy. Tupaia. Lady Fa. Creme da Menthe. Carabine, Silver Form. Roche, 7.0 DAVIDSON MEMORIAL, 1 mile and a distance.—Ngata, 9.9; Income, 9.3; Tame Fox. 8.10: Correspondent 8.2: Tenterfield. 8.1-.'Festivity, 7.13; Boomerday, 7.10; Mani camahoe 7.3: Erie. 7.5: Sunny Jim. 7.2; Kareao. 7.1: Cold Steel. Voluble. 6.10; White Blaze. Equitable, 6.7. BOROUGH HACK HANDICAP. 7 fur.— Danger Zone, 9.9; Mort Avis, 8.13; Regard, 8 12- Crossfire 7.11: Bitholia 8.6; Marble Crac 8.5- Velociform, 8.1: Bur Push. 7.12; Blissfulness, Molleen, Oge, 7.10; Generous, Price, 7.G; Haligan, 7.3; Sussex. 7.2; Michaelmas, Santiago. 7 0.

TE AROHA TROTTING- CLUB. The following are the acceptances for the Te Aroha Trotting Club's Meeting, which takes place on Saturday next: — INTRODUCTORY HANDICAP, li. miles. —Hikutaia King. Hiue Toi. Miss Linwood. A-.bcrt Cry. Allan the Great. Ansehne, limit; Victor Wcodburn. Ngaroto. 48yds bhd; Pine Child. 108 yds. MIDDLE-CLASS HANDICAP. U miles.— Flora Dash. Bell Todd. Eric Bell Guinea. Manna. Beau Ideal, limit: Willie Mac. 12vds bhd; Miss Murphy. 21yds; Liberty Bell. 60yde; Confusion. 84yds: Gold lrace, sIOB yd-

TE AROHA TROTTING CUP. 2 miles.— Gold Sound, 12yd 9 bhd: Boycott, 2-lyds, Lady Somerset, Nita Wood. Wairemana, 48yds; Mount Albert. Bluewood,, March On. 60yde; Saaamandor. Speculator, 120 yds. PIAXO HANDICAP. 11 milea.—Flora Dash.. Eric Bell, Manna, Guinea, limit; Willie Mac. 12yd.i bhd: Liberty Bell. 24yds. Nita Cole, 36yds: Confusion. 60yde: -Lne Pointer, 72yds; Prince Poole. 108 yds. WAIHOTJ HANDICAP 2 mil*?.— Ngaroto. Allan tho Great, Bell Todd. -Victor Woodburn. Miss Linwood. AfKune, limit: Pine Child. 36yds bhd; Misu / urphy. -18yds

FAREWELL HANDICAP. 1 mile—Gold Sound. Boycott. The Pointer Bluewood. Lady Somerset, Nita Wood, 12vdn bhd: \vairemana. Mount A-lbert, March On, 24yGO. Van Coronado. 36yds; Prince Poole. 48yds; Salamander, 96yds.