SPORTING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10599, 20 February 1896, Page 6

SPORTING.

DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB'S AUTUMN, MEETING.'

DUNEDIN CUP DAY.

President, The Hon. G. M'Lean, M.L.C.; viceresident, Mr John Stephenson; stewards — lessrs J- A. Cook, J. Fleming, Hon. T. Fergus, ffessrs J. Hazlett, P. Miller, F. Meenau, H. t Sourley, £ Mills, W. H. Taggart, L. Maclean, J. C. Short, and G. S. Lintott; hon. judge, Mr P. Miller; starter. Mr H. Gourley, jun.; hon. treasurer, Mr F. Meenan ; hon. • clerk 'of the' course, Mr H. Gourley, sen. ;%on. timekeeper, Mr 15. Hogg; hon. clerk of scales, Mr A. AY. Bremner; hon. surgeons, Drs Clobs and Jeffcoat; hon. vet surgeon, Mr S. S. Cameron ;'■ haridicapper, Mr George Dowse; secretary, Mr Sydney James.

The Autumn meeting of the Dunedin Jockey Club was opened yesterday under the most favourable of conditions. The weather was simply perfect, the only murmuring that was heard, on this score being the uncommon one that the heat was intense. It was certainly an unusual thing to see nnmbers of men on the Forbury racecourse seeking shelter under umbrellas .from the fierce rays of the euu, ■whioh there was no breath of wind to temper, and, enervated by the heat, their "listless lengths at noontide stretching" on the green iward in the shade offered behind the grand stand or on vehicles under the friendly cover of the hoods. It really seemed bs though the influence of the heat wave, recently felt with so much force on tho other side, was beiDg extended in some small degree' to Dtmedin. ' There were 6ome minor disappointments attendant npon tbe experienco of midsummer weather, and extra warm at that— & sample of ti_e weather we ought to have had, but did not'have, this past summer,—on Ash Wednesday, when tho atmosphere should, towards nightfall,-at all events, be beginning to get a trifle chilly. One of theso disappointments was feit by the ladies. It was certainly unfortunate for those of them who ordered their winter gowns to be ready in time to give them an airing on the lawn on Cap Day that the clouds which were to have obscured the sun obstinately kept away, and that the southerly wind, with its accompanying cold sn_>p, should be conspicuous by its absence. , For these ladies there was no course open but to don one or other of those frocks which, as all their friends know, they had already worn at ever so many garden parties and after-' soon teas; ' and so it happened that light crepo_roe3_ and bright-coloured silks, and -white" piqu& and muslins were at a premium, and heavy stuffs and dark materials were at a discount in the grand stand enclosure. The male visitors to the course, or a number" of them, indulged in a growl of a different kind. Oh such a day they felt that. it was a* serious interference with their liberty that they should be deprived of the opportunity of quenching their•thirst at a licensed booth, and they inveighed loudly against what'they declared, was the tyranny of the licensing committee, or of the party behind tho licensing committee, that had v refused to grant any conditional licenses for the sale of alcoholic drinks on the course. The demand for the liquid refreshment provided gratuitously in the carriage paddock resulted in the supply, being, exhausted at a'compiratively early period of theday, and then recourse had to be had to aerated waters, and finally, when tha supply of these gave out, to tea, the cup whioh cheers, but hot inebriates being, indeed, in very extensive demand all the day long. The attendance was tbe largest that has been seen on the course for some years. The number of visitors present from the, country districts and from tho neighr bouring provinces seemed to be langer than usual, and there were a few from the oiher colonies, including fche remnant of fche visitors to the recently - held Medical, Congress. The grand stand and the lawn enclosure were particularly numerously patronised, and there was a-great mass of spectators in the shilling enclosure, while the attraction of the delightful weather caused ah unusually large number of people to take advantage of the coign of vantage presented by the Sandhills. Included among the, latter were some whose disability, not their mil, prevented them from viewing the proceedings'/from a less respectful distance, these being a number of disqualified bookmakers who had been refused permission to the ground, and who had received a refusal from the stewards' to their application for leave to p'.y their, calling on the course, although taoy signified their willingness to pay a-reasonable fee so as " not to interfere with the club's finances.". It was noticeable, however that while the rank and file of the local betting fraternity were excluded from the ground, there were certain of the "talent," who were. more favoured, and were. granted admission to tbe p«.rid ck. Whatever the cause —whether it was the enforced absence .of i a Dumber of known layers of ..totalisator odds or the largeness of the attendance is probably a matter for speculation—tha'amount?of money which, was invested on the races through, the recognised medium of the totalisator showed a substantial increase over the sum invested oh the Tarious events on the Cup Day of 1895, the total which was handled by Messrs Maooa and" Roberts yesterday being ' £8526 and thai operated upon on the corresponding day of. ■last year's, meeting being £7736. Tbe course was in snch fine order as to give promise of fast times being recorded—a promise that' was distinctly fulfilled during the day. The racing^ '. which was of an interesting description, if it fee excepted that the Dunedin Cup race" proved somewhat of a fiasco, was opened with a Hurdle Handicap, for which, after four withdray/als from the list, of horses contained on fche card, there was a field of seven left. Liberator was installed the favourite on the machine, and Revolt and Brin (exactly the same amount being invested on each of these) were also well backed. pub_ic'proved_ themselves good tipsters In this instance, for it was by the three horses mentioned that the places were filled. Brin made the running for practically the whole, of the; mile and a-half, which was the distance of the race, bat Liberator caught him in'the'flat, and, after a severe tussle, defeated him, the horses racing in company half way. up, the straight before the favourite could shake off the son of Captain Webster. A horse that carried the money of a number of people who were, supposed to be' "in the know,—the Canterbury-owned' Bllesmere — fell at'the, first hurdle, and his rider, P. M'Grath, received a scalp wound and an abrasion of the chin and none. M'Grath, who was stunned for a while,, thinks that hia own horse must have kicked bim. .'For the Champagne Stakes, which .was the: next event on the programme^ the seven' youngsters coloured on the card all saddled up. 3She locally-owned Marlin had the call in the betting,' but Bomb3hell, the winner of the Welcome Stakes at the New Zealand Clip meet-' ing, received nearly as mnch support, and' St. Ouida and Dalliance"., were by no meanH neglected. The running for the greater part of the distance was made by Belleclair, but this filly Had to give way to Bombshell in the run home and the latter placed to' Mr G. G. Stead's credit the first/ Champagne Stakes won by the well-known squire of Yaldhurst,: the favourite, finishing" out" of place. The paltry field of four saddled np for the Dunedin Cup, the principal handicap of the. meeting, and owing to an accident even this number did not compete for the stake, as Saracen slipped into the ditch as soon as the barrier was removed at the starting point, and bis chance being thos rendered hopeless, his rider (P. White) returned with him to the paddock. This was a great blow to a number of those present, for Saracen, though not the favourite, was heavily backed, not only on the totalisator, but also in straight-out wagers and in doubles. With him out of the way the interest in the race was practically destroyed, for Gipsy Grand, the favourite, got off with the lead from the other two, and was never extended by them, although each had a go at him, the race being a mere procession from beginning to'ehd, and being virtually nothing more than an exercise gallop for the winner. Though under the chrenmstances no particular merit attached to the win, except that the time in which, the distance was accomplished by Gipsy Grand wae, considering that the colt was never called upon to race, exceedingly good, the winner and his rider (W. Pine), whose second victory in the Dtmedin Cup thiß was, were warmly cheered on returning to scale. The rider of Saracen explained that his horss after taking a couple of. strides refused to gallop, but ' swerved rbund and went into the. ditch. There were 10 starters for the Selling Race, which was won practically from end'to end by Van Bureu, whose backers received very handsome dividends. Stimulant was the favourite and Miss Madge was next in demand, but neither of .these gained a place. Scratchings reduced the field for. the Publicans' Handicap to half a dozen, and Hippomenes was served np a warm favourite, but the son of St. Leger had to be content with third place. Golden Fleece held the lead for nearly the whole distance, but Maremma wore her down in the straight, and a popular victory, was gained by tho Zetland spots, as the cheering that greeted the winner, on returning to scale, amply testified. The Maiden Plate attracted a modest field of five, in which Remorse II was regarded as such a "good thing" that he was-backed down to odds, but the favourite, after making the pace for a mile, could not hang out the remaining two furlongs,' and finished sn indifferent third, the winner turning up in the.somewhat despised Vandyke. TheSellingTwo-year-old Race proved a gift to Bimetallist, the favourite, from four other starters. There was a field of 10 for the Stewards' Purse, but Rangiatea, tho horse that was second in demand on the machine, did not get a start, being left at the post. The actual favourite was Jane Eyre, but she had to take second place to the Ashburton-owned gelding Cannonshot, the latter leading practically' from start td finish. The winner was ridden by Leeson, a jockey who was a, few years ago a familiar figure on the Metropolitan racecourses in Hew Zealand. Commendable

punctuality was observed during the day, the final race being despatched so oapifcally up to time that the course was clear of specta.or3 before the last train from the Forbury left for town. The starting was, for the fint time at an important race meeting, entrusted to Mr H. J. Gourley, who performed the duties of his office very efficiently, any mishaps which occurred at the starting post being not attributable to him ; and the other officials—judge, clerk of the scales, secretary, and assistant secretary, not to mention the subordinate officers—all ably di>chnrgfd their duties. The arrangements for the gathering were complete and admirable. The Navals' Band performed in capital style a programme of choice selections of music. A capital luncheon in the grand stand was served by Mrs Vanniui, and the extensively patronised afternoon tea pro-, vided in the ladies'room by Mr Wood proved "grateful and comforting." Details of the racing follow : — I FIRST HURDLE HANDICAP, ! Of 8.30V8; second horse to receive lOsovs from the j ' stakes. One mile aud a-half. I. o. 164 84-Mr P. Butler's br g Liberator, by Betrayer—Diana, tged, 13.0 j (F. Holme.') 1 128 70-Mr H. L. Johnson's b g Brin, syrs, 9.6 (J. Cotton, jnn.) 2 127 71—Mr J. Freeth's eh h Revolt, syrs, 11.11 (Alexander) 3 -42 22—Mr J. Kelly's br g Conleaway. aged, " ! 9.12 ... (M'Kenzie) 0 j 87 34—Mr H. Bothwell's eh g Invader, aged, j * 9.4...' (F. M'Grath) 0 88 62-Mr AY. Russell's br g Bllesmere, ag-d, . . 9.0, ... ...(P. M'Grath) Q 23 I'4-Mr AY. Middleton's b m Ulster, aged, 9.0. (R. Allen) 0 659 357 ' . ' Brin drew away upon the tapes being raised with Ulster in close attendance, and these showed the way over tho first hurdle, at which Ellesmere fell, unseating hbrider. Brin catting out the running, increased hi 3 advantage largely as he came round to the stsnd, wbere he led by a dozen lengths from Invader, with Revolt lyißg third and Liberator fourth. At tbe top turn Brin -'came back somewhat to the three horses next in order, thes. drawing together, and at the five-furlong post, where Brin led by four or five lengths, Liberator moved into second place, and Revolt lay third. Along the back stretch Liberator was being ridden to catch Brin, but tbe latter was still in front at the hurdle "at. the foot of the straight, which he cleared just in front of the top weight. On the flat a rare tussle ensued between these two, aud after a ding-dong struggle up to the lawn fence Liberator wore the other down, and, going the more strongly at the finish, won by half a length. Revolt finished third, several lengths off, a bend in front of Invader, and Ulster was fifth. Time, Zmiu 59aec. Dividends: Inside, £3125; outside, £3 16s. CHAMPAGNE STAKES, Of 250sovs, with a sweepstakes of lOsovs each . added ; second horse sUsovs and third 25sovs , from the stakes. For two-year-olds., Colts, ' ' 8.10; fillies, 8.7; winner of any race (not a handicap) of the advertised value of 200-Ovs to carry 71b extra. Six furlongs. ii.-- o. 155 82—Mr G. G. Stead's eh c Bombshell, by Chainshot-Nautilus. 9.3 (Derrett) 1 39 12—Mr S. J. Mercer's eh f Bellselair, by St. Clair-Dione, 8.7 ... (AY. Clark) 2 '27 10—Mr H. L. Johnson's br f Pitch-and-Toss, by Medallion—Vaultrcss. 8.7 ~.'","'■' (Connop) 3 87, 55—Mr J. A. M'Ginness's b f St. Ouida, 9.0 (H. Jackson) 0 22 11—Hon G. M'Lean's b c Lord Kosslyn, 8.10 (P. White) 0 75 40-Sir G. Clifford's bf. Dalliance, 8.7 :.•••■' , (Matthewe) 0 168 82—Messrs Stephenson aud Hazlett's b f — — Martin ... (M'llroy) 0 568 592. -.- . Lord Rosslyn hung somewhat when the tapes were raised, and was the list to get moving. Bombshell was . the quickest away, but in the first few strides Belleclair rushed through into the lead, and Bombshell being steadied Dalliance -took up second and St. Ouida third running, while Pitch-and-Toss, Marlio, and Lord Rosslyn followed Bombshell iv the order named. At tbe home turn the field drew together, but j Belleclair was still in front at the entrance of j the straight, where the colours of Bombshell, Marliu, and Dalliance showed up promineutly; As soon as the -heads were turned for home Bombshell disengaged himself from the second division and challenged Belleclair, and after a good struggle, in which Pitcb-aud-Toss joined, caught the fiijy about, half way up, the straight, and in a good finish the top weight won by Ua'f a length from Belleclair, a similar distance separating the latter, from P|tch-and-Tos<; Marliu finished fourth, Dalliance fifth, St. Ouida sixth, and Lord Rosslyn was last all the way. Time, lniiii 17£scc. Dividends : Inside, £3 5s ; but'ide, £3 4s. Winners of the Champagne Stakes. fx Winner. Sire. Rider. Time. .m. s. 78 Atlantic Traducer Wattie -• T 24„. 79 Billingsgate IzaakAValton French 1 22i 80 SirModred Traducer Clifford ~ 1 21J 81 , Somnus. - Traducer Hickton 121 82 Nonsense Albany , Hickton -1 IS 83 Oudeis • Albany Derrett 1 IS 84 Lady Evelyn P. AVarbeck J. Cotton 1 21 85 Kverton Lad Cadogan Kean 1 20 -86 Artillery- Musket Stratford, 120 - 87 Gipsy King Le Loup Derrett 1.20 88 Carbine Musket Derrett 1 19J 89 Cynisca , Apremont Matthews 121 .90 Thackeray.'. Apremont Holmes 120 '91 Cajolery • Apremont Derrett 1.161 92 Daydream Albany Buddicombe 1 16i 93:Resnonse Richmond Leeson 1 lSi 94 Neroli. Artillery Clarke 1 l?i 95 Gipsy' Grand Grandtuaßter M'llroy I lf!£ 96 Bombshell Chainshot Derrett 1 17£ .'■: '7, THE DUNEDIN CUP, Of 500sovs; second horse to receive 40sovs and -.'.': third horse 20sovs from the stakes. One mile '.., and three-quarters. . I. o ; . 527 276—Missrs Stephenson and Hazlett's b c "' : Gipsy Grand, by Grandmaster— Naoini, 3yrs. 8.4 ; .. (W.Pine) 1 127 78-Mr ,T. B. Reid's b h Skirmisher, syrs, 86 • ...(Clark) 2 92 51—Mr A. Curries b h Dilemma. 6yrs, ..,..: " - 7.4 ... (Kingan) 3 388 204-Mr R. Allen's hr h Saracen, 6yrs, 5.2 /•— : (P. White) 0 1134 609 _.',.. Upon the tapes being- elevated Saracen slipped into the ditch without having travelled a yard, and Gipsy Grand went off with the lead, with. Dilemma second aud Skirmisher third. The favourite, pulling hard, held a substantial lead all the way- round, and was four lengths in front as the stand was passed, where Skirmisher deprived Dilemma of second place. Skirmisher was ridden bard along the back in the vain hope of catching Gipsy Grand, but his effort was done by the time the half-mile post was reaohed, and although he made another momentary demonstration iv the straight the race was never anything but a procession, Gipsy Grand winning in a. common canter by 20 lengths from Skirmisher, while Dilemma finished eight lengths behind the latter. Suracen returned to the paddock -frMa the starting post. Time, 3min 7£sec. Dividends : Inside, £118s ; outside, £1 19s. Winners op the Dunedin Cup; f? 'Owner. AVinner. ti .3 -S Time. 's lb in. s. 74 H. Redwood Lurline 4 9 97| 4 3 75F. Delamain Templeton 4812 8, 4 10. 76 F. Delamain Punga'were 3 6 13:15; i 7. 77|D. O'Brien Fishhook 4 7 12114 4 5 78* R. Ray Templeton a 9 3i 9 3 59 79 G. Fraser Mata* 4 7 813; 4 3 SO E. Cutts Mata 5 8 9|lo 3 50 Si;ii. Campbell Sir Modred -3 7 10; 7 4 2 •82 Sir H.: Robinson Lady Kmina 5 7 6;ll 3 551 KID. Kirby Adamant 5 6 7 9 354 .84 Hon. G. M'Lean Lady Emma G 8 511 356 85 AY. Robinson A'anguard 5 9 310 353 ■86 Major George Nelson 5 8 5, 6 3 54i 87. R. J. Mason Spade Guinea ,4 712 8 3 54* BSG.G. Stead' ' Gipsy King 38'4|9' 351 89. H. Hammond Sultan 4 8 o:7|-3 s:?_ 90! Hon. G. M'Lean St. James 4 7 12 4; 3 57i 91|D. O'Brien Freedom 3 8 3 6 3 57 92i J. Stephenson Occident 6 710 8 350 93|J. Stephenson tempest 5 611 8; 3 51J 94 P. Butler Liberator a 8 3 6] 3 53 9511. Goodman Casket .37 46j 3 15. 96: J. Stephemon Gipsy Grand 3 8 44| 3 7. [The distance of the- Dunedin Cup was two miles and a distance until last year, when it was reduced to one mile and three-quarters and 132 yards, and tbii year it has been reduced again to one mile and three-quarters.] selling race. Of. 50sovs. AVeiKht-for-agp, with selling allow- ' ances. The winner to be sold by auction with his engagements, and surplus to go to the funds. , One mile, l. o. ' ; 36 11—Mr J. R. Longfellow's br h Van '.".-Buren, by Vanguard—Wild Rose - (nil), aged, 7.8 (AY. Pine) 1 12 B—Mr. ,F. 11. Laing's b m Lady Somnus (ra«), 4yrs, 7.4 (Murray) 2 ~- 53 52—Ml- 1'; Sheenan's eh f Alcestis (£6O), 3vrs, 5.2 ... (Derrett) 3 63 15—Mr J. M'Kewen's Mount Royal (£2O), oyrs, 8.1 (IS. M'Ke»ca) 0 7 2—Mr E H. Hankins's blk g Sturliuf; (£-0), agcti, 7.12 (Kmmeison) 0 21 11—Messrs Kllis Bros.'g g Musket (£2O), . '* aged, 7.12 [car. 80J ... (Leeson) 0, 157 54-Mr P. Butler's br mMi-s Madge(£2o), ■ 4yrs..-. ... '-..'. ... (Connop) 0 17 10—Mr i. Cotton's b h Captive (nil). 6yrs, 7.8 (King) -0 225 101—Mr T. Burns's eh g Stimulant (nil), fiyrs, 7.5 ... ... (T. Buddicombe) 0 9 3-Mr K. Kiddle's blk gSweep(ni'o,aged, 7.5... ... ... ... (Lindsay) 0 600 267 -■ ' Van Buren rushed to the front upon the tapes being railed, with Masket and Alcestis in close attendance, but at the windmill Lady Somnus took up her position in the vao, and, Van Buicn leading, the maro ran second along to the halfmile post, where her head appeared in front for a few strides, two or three lengths separating these two from,the foremost of the rest. At the home turn Miss.Madge and Alcestis threw out a challenge, but the former was soon done witbi and the latter was never able to' get up, , the finish being fought out between Van Buren and Lady. Somnus, and resulting in a fairly easy win for the former by three-parts of a length. Alcestis was third', and Miss Madge fourth. Time, Imin 46£ see. Dividends : Inside, £15 ; outside, £K1 16*. The winner was bonfiht in by the owner for £20. 4

publicans' handicap, Of 150sovs; second horse to receive 20sovs and third horse 10sov3 from the stakes. Seven furlongs. 1. 0. 129 51—Hon. G. M'Lean's br g Maremma, by Rubezahl—Lady Bramn, 4yrs, 7.,') (T. Buddicombe) 1 87 43-SirG. Clifford's eh m Golden Fleece, 4vrs, 7.4 ... <R AVilson) .2 343 172—Messrs Stephenson and Hazlett's eh g Hippomenes, aged, 9 0 . (M'llroy) 3 104 39-Mr V. Harris's br m Silver Spec, 4yrs, 7.12 . . ... — (Darrstt) 0 36 19—My S. Brown's b h Warrington, Oyrs, 7 6 [car. 7.9] (Cochrane) 0 12 s—Messrs EUis Bros', eh f Emuieline, 3yrs, 7.0 ... (Kin«an) 0 711 329 Hippomenes was the first to move, but was immediately steadied, and Golden Fleece took command, with Silver Spec second, Maremma j aud Hippomenes bringing up the rear. At the half-mile post Hippomenes begau to move up, the big chestnut running into' second place behind Golden Fleece, aud at the home turn Maremma put in-his claim. Golden Flwce led into the straight, but Maremma boiDg brought up with a good rush, took charge after passing the people's stand, aud won comfortably by half a length from Golden Fleece. The mare beat Hippomenes by a clear length for second place, snd Silver Spec finished fourth, Emmeline fifth, and AVarrington last. Tim-, Imin 28wc. Dividends: Inside, £. 19s; outside, £5 16s. MAIDEN PLATE, Of 60sovs ; second horse. lOsovs from ths stakes. Weight for age. For horses that have never won a race exceeding 3i)sovs in value. One mile and a-quarter. i. o. 71 32—Mr J. Fitzgerald's blk g-Vaudyke, by Vanguard—Lady's Maid, 4yrs. 8.11 (M'llroy) 1 251 156-Hr P. Butler's chg Medicus, 3yrs. 8.0 • - - - (Derrett) 2 319 176—Mr J. R. lonsMlow's br g Remorse 11, 4vrs. 8.11 ... (Evans) 3 39' 25-Mr J. Bridge's br m Salute, 45Tf, 8.11 (Emmersou) 0 25 10-Mr G. Smith's b f Clarissa, 3i ra, 8.0 ■ (Rainbow) 0 705 399 ..-..' .. .' Salute and Vandyke drew out from thertart, but Remorse ■II almost immediately took possession, and the favourite led past the stand with Salute, Vandyke, Medicus, and Clarissa following in that ordar. Opposite the seveo-furlong pout Medicu3 deprived Vandyke of third place, and a couple of furlongs later Clarissa made a flutter which died away almost immediately. Medicus began to improve his position as the half-mile post wss passed, but Remorse II snemed to be lesdiug comfortably at the home turn with A'andyke second. A. the bottom of the straight Re.morse II was done with and Vandyke snob in fmnt, and the latter, going on, won easily by four leogths from Medicus. Rftmorse II wss third, a couple of lengths, away, and Salute and Clarissa finished ; fourth and fifth respectively. ,Time, 2min j 15-ec. Dividends : Inside, £8 18s; outside, I £114s. ! SELLING TWO-YEAR-OLD TUCK, I Of lOOsovs. i ,'oits 8.5, geldings 8.2, fillies 8.0, with I selling allowances. The winner to be sold by i , auction ; auy surplus to go to the funds. Five [ furlongs. i 1.. 0. 253 126—Mr H. A. Knight's r g Bimetallist, by Apremont—Silver Queen (£100), 7.2 (Wilson) 1 27 21—Mr J. J. Lewis's be Annoyance (£100),. 7.5 (W. Piue) 2 136 74—Mr J. A. M'Ginness's b f C.ritas (£ISH), 7.7 (Coonop) 3 33 24—Mr ,T Bridge's br f Cuirassiaa (£150), 7.7 (X»«) 0 28 9—Mr J. M'Kewen's br f Corvette (nil), 6.0 ... (J Pine) 0 477 254 Bimetallist jumpsd away with the lead. Car it as beiug second, but tbe roan was at once steadied, aud Annoyance took command in the first farlong, with Bimetallist, Caritas, Corvette, and Cuirassina following iv that order. Annoyance led into the straight, bat only on sufferance, as immediately Bimetallist was called upon he rushed to the front, where !he was again steadied, but won easily, by a I length and a-half from Annoyance, the latter beating Caritas by a length for ee:ond place. Cn'rvetlw whs fourth and Cuirassina Ja«t. Time, lniin s£sec. Dividends : Ineide, £1 13s ; .outside, £1 16s. The winner was bought by the owner for £125. STEWARDS' PURSE WELTER HANDICAP, Of lOOsovs; second horse to receive lOsovs from the stakes. Six furlongs. I. 0. ■ ' 153 68—Mr M. Frledlander's b g Cannonshot, by Artillery—Rosedale, 3yrs, 8.4 (Leeson) 1 205 93-Mr H. Craig's g m Jane Eyre, 4 its, 8.4 (M'Comb) 2 13 2—Mr AY. M'Kewen's eh g Paramu, aged, 8.6 ... ... ... ... (Burns) 3 82 50—Mr V. Harris's br m Silver Spec, 4yrs, 10.4 .. ... (Derrett) 0 204 70—Mr J. A. M'Ginness's bh Rangiatea, 6yrs, 9.9 ... ... *^... (Jackson) 0 77 41—Mr J. B. Reid's b m Ambush, 4yrs. 9.3 - (Clark) 0 34 18—Mr P. Dwyer's blk h Victim, 6yrs, 8.10 (J. Cotton, jun.) 0 17 9—Mr S. Brown's b h Errington, syrs, 8 8 (C. Cochrane) 0 16 4— MrW. Middleton's b m Ulster, uged, 8 0 ... ... (W.Pine) 0 7 2—Mr J. Poole's eh m Twilight, 4yrs 8 0 ■: ■ (M'Kee) 0 808 357 Rangiatea was left at.the post and returned to the paddock. Ambush was the first to move off, with Cannonshot second and Jane-Eyre last; but Cannonshot almost immediately ran through into the lead and showed the way along the back stretch, with Ambush second and Paramu third, a clear length separating each from the other. A quarter of a mile from homo Ambush was done with, and Jane Byre, who bad been improving her position all through., ran:into third place, but tbe mare, though she passed Paramu, could never get on terms with Cannonshot, the latter winning by a length ■ aud a-ha,lf. Jane Eyre beat Paramu half a length for second plittie,'and Errington finished fourth, Silver Spec fifth, .Ulster sixth, Victim sevenlh, Sunlight eighth, and Ambush last. Time, Irnin 17^sec. Dividends: Inside, £4 15s ; outside, £4 145.. i TO-DAY'S RACES. The following acceptances have been received for to-day's races :— SECOND HUBDLE HANDICAP, Of 75sovs. Two miles. st 11) stlh Revolt ... .... U 5 Invader ... ... 9 2 Rebel 10 7 ICUcsmcre... ... 9 0 Brin. ... ... 9 8 Ulster 9 0 CITY STAKES HANDICAP, Of lOOsovs" Five furlongs. Pitch and Toss ... 8 4 Marquis of Zetland 7 W Marlin ... ... 8 2 Lord Rosslyn ... 710 Bimetallist ... 8 0 C-ritas ... ... 7 3 DUNEOIN JOCKKY CLUB HANDICAP, Of2sosovs. One mile and a-half. Saracen 8 12 Skirmisher ... 8 6 Hippomenes ... 8 9 • NOVEL RACE HANDICAP, Of6osbvs. Seven furlongs. Alccsth 8 5 Miss Madge ... 711 Paramu ... ... 8 2 Rotharastead ... 7 9 Stockfish 8 0 SUrlini; 7 7 Lady Somnus ... 713 Galtce 7 2 Eirington 7 13 Tangi Maid ... 6 11 Captive ... ... 711 DOMAIN HANDICAP, Of lOOjovs. Six furlongs. Maremma ... 9 0 Bizarre 7 2 Rangiatea ... 8 0 Medicus fi .12 Cannonshot ... 712 Claremont ... 6 9 Warrington ... 712 Clarissa ... ... 6 7 Enuueline ... 7 4 SUBURBAN WBLTER HANDICAP, \ Of.lOOsovs. One mile and a distance. Silver Spec ... 10 0 Brin 8 10 Salvo 9 0 June Eyre 8 7 Remorse II ... 9 0 Salute 8 0 Black and Red ... 8 12 Twilight ... ■ ... 8 0 "Mazeppa" suggests .the following as probible winners: — Hurdle Handicap—Revolt. . City Stikes—Caritas. , D.J.C. Handicap—Hippomenes. Novel Race—\lcestis. , Domain Handicap—Rangiatea. , Railway Plate—Mirage Suburban Handicap—Jams Byre.

TARANAKI J.C. RACES.

New Plymouth, February 19.

The first day's racing of the T.J.C. meeting took place to-day in glorious weather. The attendance was large, and the meeting was marked by several close finishes. The sum of £3599 was put through the machines. Results:—

Handicap Hurdlhs. One mile and a-balf.— Rangipai, 9.5, 1; Stray Shot. 9 11, 2; Nugget, 9.1',i, 3. In tbe straight Knapsack rapped the fence and dislodged her rider, . who escaped unhurt. Rangipai had the race well in bund, winning by _ couple of lengths; Nugget a good third. Time, 2raiu 59sec. Dividend. £2,35.

Hack Hurdi.es-. About one mile ami a-h.Mf.— Blackfriar-: and Telltale dead he,\t, B^mont 3. Ten started A maeniticent finish. Biackfriar.-i came with a lone; run and just" reached Telltale. Dividends : Telltale, £10 8s; Blackfriars, £114s. Time, 2min 58s»ec.

Taranaki .LO. Handicap. One mile and a-half.—Pompom, 7.4, 1; Anita, 7.9, 2; Rininpuhi, 7.12, 3 Also started: Fabulist 9.3, Three Star 7.12, Monte Carlo 7.10, St. Laura 6.10, Yattenfeldt7.7, Eve 6.10, Man-o'-\Var7.o. Another good finish. Fabulist was a hot favourite. Euterins the straight Pompom had headed his field, and though Eve, Rangipuhi,' and Anita struggled gamely to get on terms with the son of AVapiti they could not get within three-quarters of a leneth of him ; Eve a good fourth, St. Laura fifth. Time, 2min 40sec. Dividend, £S 7s. .

Handicap Hack Race. One mile.—Locarius, 7.0, 1; Nightingale, 6.7, 2; Crimson Streak, 7.10, .3. Fifteen started, Locarius went away from the jump and w;is never headed, winning all out by a length. Time, Imin 45sec. Dividend, £13 15s.

First Pony Race. Six furlongs.—Unknown, 67, 1; Vampire, 2; Bush Girl, 3. Dukoown showed the field a clean pair of heels, winning by a dozen lengths. Time, Imin ISsec. Dividend, £3 12s.

Hack Scurry. Five furlongs. — Pauline 1, Syduey 2, St. Vincent 3.. Won comfortably. Time, Imin 45 3-ssec. Dividend, £3 18s. Flying Handicap. Six furlongs. — Flying Shot. 7.5, 1; Sedgebrook, 6.11, 2; Miss Wilson, 7.5, 3. Also ran : St. Laura, Orion, Acone, The Sharper, Ben Varry, Miss Wilson, and Donovan. Donovan cut out the running until' just before entering the home stretch, when Miss Laura, Acone. and Sedgebrook moved forward. The-

f former died away again, but the bis son of Louis dOr was not to be denied, and-won with compunitive ease. Time, Imin 16 3-ssac Dividend, £3125.

The following acceptances have been received for the second day's races: —

Taranaki J.C. Autumn Handicap.— Fabulist 9.0, Pompom 8.3, Flying Shot 8.2, Rangipuh-: S 0, St.-Reael 8.0, St. L*ura 7.10, Dreamland 7.6, Three Star 7.6, Eve 7.2, Donovan 6.7. Grand Stand Handicap.—Flying Shot 8.11, Rt. Laura 8.9, Orion 7.10, Acone 7.8, Mi6S Nelson 7.6 The Sharper 7.4,"Tubivimi 7.4, Man-o'-War7.3, Sad^ebrook 7.0, Donovau 6.7. Handicap Hurdles.—Rangipai 10.10, Strayshot 10 10, belle 9,7, Knapsack 9.6. Hack Hurdles.—Clayton 10 3,-Egmont 10.1, Conscript 10.0, Hlackfriars, 9.7, Telltale 9.7, Nanoleon-9.7, Kaitoa 9.5, Whiffler 9.2, Clematis 9.3.

A Wellington telegram st»tes that the Wellington bowlers who are to take part in the bowling tournm'mt at Auckland leiwe by the Takapuna to-day. Tho rinks are »s follow : — M. M'Lean, A. M'Dougall, W. Muir, and T. Scoullar (skip); J. M. Geddis, F. F. Grady, T. L. Churchward, and T. Ballinger (skip); Findlay, J. Telford, T. Whitehouse, and A. Campbell (skip); emergencies—J. M'Lellan and C. Stewart. Fully 150 bowlers are expected to take part in the tournament, which wilt be the largest ever held in the colony. Palmet'Stou North iendstwo riuk*, W&tigauui oue. New Plymouth th.cc or four, Napier three or four, Hustings two, Gisborne two, Christohu'ech' one, Invercargill oue, Sydney one, snd Auckland is expected to supply 15 or 20 rinks. A London cable states that Stephenson, the New Zealand sculler, defeated Barry in a sculling match by three lengths.