RACING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18533, 18 October 1923, Page 12

RACING.

THE CATJLFffiLD MEETING.

CUP HORSES CONTEST.

EASINGWOLD' BEATS CYPHER

'-Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Reed. 8.45 p.m.) MELBOURNE, Oct. 17. ' Tho Victoria Amateur Turf Club's Spring Meeting was advanced a further stage to-day. The weather was fir.o, and the attendance was up to anticipations. In the decision of tho Mona Nursery the New South Wales-bred filly Kaiwarra won nicely in record time for the race. Kaiwarra was purchased by tho ex-New Zealandcr, Sir. M. T. McGrath, for 410 guineas. The filly is engaged in the Maribyrnong ; Plato, which is to be run at Flemington next month. «■> Tho field for tho Herbert Eower Stakes numbered seven, and with Cup and Derby candidates included a lot of interest was centred in the result. Easingwold scored a smart victory over The Cypher, wio was running in last place for a mile, hut finished well. The -winner was trained by E. ,T. Holt, and was ridden by H. Cairns, ■who won the same race oh Purser last Tear. ■■*■ . - \ 'The following were the results of the leading events: — v MONA NURSERY of £750;. 41 fur.

M, T. McGrath b f Kaiwarra, by Endotus—Early Piety. 8.9 (G. Harrison) . . 1 Bright Poppy, 7.0 .. .. .'. .. 2 Miss Disraeli, 7.9 .. ..-'.. .. i Twcnty-thTeo started.' Won by two lengths, a length and u-nalf between sec- , ond and third. Time. sj;js. HERBERT POWER STAKES of £1000; w«>igi:T-for-arre, with penalties and allowances ; 1 mile 3 fur. W. Mark's ch h Easingwold, syrs. by EVUon I^d—Bahloo. 9.4 (H. Cairns). . 1 E. Eccles' b h The Cypher, 4yrs, 9.0 (G. Harrison) .. .. ■.. .. . .. 8 McKinnon- and Annytaaie'a b h Heir Apparent, syrs. 9.4 (R. Lewis) ... 3 Seven started. Easingwold led over tho last seven and a-half furlongs, and won by a length from Th© Cypher, who was separated by a similar distance from 'Heir Ap : parent. Kins: of Mirth was fourth, while avid was the last to finish. Time, :2m 22 J s. -,' COONGT HANDICAP of £650; 1 mile 3 fur. E. Eci».les' b h Stare, Syrs. by Earlston— Gaze. 8.8 (E. O'Sullivan) . . .. .. 1 S. F. Reynolds' Comiquc. 7.6 . . ..2 H. P. !McLachian's Paratoo. 7.12 . . 3 Eleven started. Stare won by a lencth Paratoo » neck behind Comique. Cnserta was a bftd fourth, and Happy Queen was sixth. Tame, 2m 21is.

THE MELBOURNE CUP. RAPINE ARRIVES. A. and N.Z. 'MELBOURNE. Oct. 17. The New Zealand gelding .Rapine has reached Flernington with a view to fulfilling his engagement in tho Melbourne Cup. The trainer, J. H. Jeflerd, states that Rapine had & good trip from Sydney, and in in capital condition to finish his preparation for the big race. HORSES BETCJBN. [BX IBLEGBAPH.-— ASSOCIATION.] "WELLINGTON. Wednesday. . F. P. Jones returned from Sydney by the TJlimaroa to-day with Ballymena, Murihaupo and Zaragoza. Although- the trip across was rough, the horses were landed in good order. They continue their journey South to-njght. NOTED RACEHORSE BEAD. The famous gelding. Sasanof, dropped dead at Mr. "W. G. Stead's Flaxincre station, Eawka's Bay, recently. It was the intention to exhibit Sasanof nt the Hawke's Bay Show, and ho was being 'ridden by Mr. Stead, June-., when he suddenly went down, and died in a few minutes. Sasanof ranked as tho only horse that won tho' Melbourne Cup and New Zealand Cup. During Sasanof's career ho contested 63 races and he scored 20 victories, while the stakes won by him- amounted to £20.770. WAIKATO HUNT MEETING. Acceptances for all events to be run at the Wa-ikato meeting on Monday next close to-day at fivo p.m. TROTTING CLUB'S DATES. AMICABLE agreement. [BY. . TELEOBAPH.—-OWN CORRESPONDENT J j " ■WELLINGTON,, Wednesday.

There has been a mild feud between the Wanganui »ad Foxton Trotting Clubs over an arrangement made ttf. hold the- meetings of both clubs on January 22, the'date of Wellington's anniversary. An amicable »«ttljment Was reached' at a conference be-t-ween representatives of the clubs on Monday, presided over by the Hon. R. F. Bollard, Minister for Internal Affairs. No official statement as to the result of the conference was made, but ,it has been learned .that.it'was agreed that both clubs should hold their meetings on January 22, subject to a readjustment of dates if necessary in the following year.