SPORTING.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 5374, 6 September 1904, Page 6

SPORTING.

MARTON JOCKEY CLUB. The hack meeting of the Marton Jockey Club will bo held to-morrow and on Thursday next. The first ©vent each day is set down for decision at noon. The following may run prominently in their engagements on, the first day:— Plying Handicap,—Delamoro and Sea Dion. Trial Hurdles.—Romany Girl and Delight. Trial Stakes.—Veneer and Windlass. Crofton Handicap,—Bonheur. Hunt Club Cup.—The Vagrant and Tam. Handicap Hurdles.—Moeraki and Otaio. Maiden Plato.—Stopmar and Phemie. Tutaonui Weltor.—Defoo and Benmore. PHOEBUS APOLLO DEAD. PRESS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, September 5. The imported stallion Phoebus Apollo died at ‘Wellington Park on Saturday, tho result of an accident. The death of tho horso is a serious loss to the Wellington Park Stud Company, although Phoebus Apollo was insured with the International Horso Agency. Phoebus Apollo was imported by Mr Thos. Morrin. tho Wellington Park studmaster, about four years back. He was by St. Simon from Polynesia, by Barcaldine from Polly Perkins, by Macaroni

from AI 011 v Carew, bv Wild Dayrell. While rac.ugon the English turf Phoebus Apollo won several good races. At three years old he won the Chesterfield Cup at Goodwood, and ran a dead heat for first honours in the Durdaiis Plate at Epsom. At four yen- old ho won tho Alexandra Plato oi itia) revs at Doncaster, and the Great .Midlands Handicap, of 33110 eovs, at Birmingham. At live years old he scored in tuo Nottingham Handicap of 500 revs, and ran a dead heat for first honours in the Norfolk and Suffolk Handican at Yarmouth. At six years old ho deadheated with Merry .Methodist for the Middlesex Handicap at Alexandra Park, ana at Dcrbv ho ran second for tho keveril of the Peak Handicap of 1000 eovs. During Iho past season Muthoma (a daughter of Phoebus Apollo and Reproach; won tho Avondale Slakes. This was the only two-ycar-.old by the St. Simon 3ior.se to score out of the half-dozen yearlings sold tho previous season. At the yearling sales in January last thirteen yearlings by Phoebus Apollo realised 2-105 guineas. Of (ho four St. Simon horses imported to tho Auckland district Soult is tho only ono now living. Soult did not have the chances of Cyrcnian and Phoebus Apollo, but has been most successful at tilo stud. Han Francisco died before being at the service of breeders. NEW 7 ZEALAND HORSES IN AUSTRALIA. SYDNEY, September 5. Martian and Cruciform did useful work on the tracks. They went onco round in 2min Hosec, running tho last furlong as strongly as at the commencement. Gladsome covered a mile in linin Usee, and Koopan put in a lino gallop once round in 2mm 331 see on the tan. Grand Rapids went “great guns” for seven furlongs, which distance ho covered in Imin SO.fsec. SHIPPED TO MELBOURNE. AUCKLAND, September 5. Wairild was shipped to Melbourne, via Sydney, to-day to fulfil his Melbourne Cup engagement.