SPORTING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16237, 21 November 1914, Page 12

SPORTING.

MARLBOROUGH TROTTING' CLUB. iPer United Press Association.) BLENHEIM, November 20. The Marlborough Trotting Club's meeting was held to-day in line weather. Reeults:—

DISTRICT MAIDEN RACE, of 25sovs. One mile.—3 Chief Alleiton, 3aee, 1; 1 Blenheim, 2sre, 2; 2 Tho Brook, 3sec, 3. Also started: Mies .Drayton 2sec, A bee 3sec, Luna Bell ssec. Won by three lengths. Time, 2min 45sec. STEWARDS' HANDICAP, of 30sovs. One mile and a-hall—9 Hotter, 9sec, 1, 10 Roths-brook, 7see, 2; 1 Bobbie 8., '/see, 3. Also started: imperial Bell Boy 3soc, Kuu Kel 4.-<tc, Imperious Lad '/see, Imperial Dolly 7seo, 'lnu Brook 9sec, May Alert 9>te<:, Rau'iara 9sec, Takaka 9sec, Alabama Thorpe 9, Biscay 9. Won easily by several lengths. Time, 4min ssec. MARLBOROUGH HANDICAP, of lOOaove. Two miles.—l Rcxoordium, Bsrc, 1; Virago, 4sec, 2; 2 Ella Wood, Bsec, 3. Also started: Kitty N. ser, Black Prince osee, Kentucky Chimes Bscc, Nada K. Bsec. Won by several lengths. Time, smin ssoc.

LADIES' BRACELET, of 30Bovs. One mile and a-balf.—l Lady Sefton, l7sec, 1; 2 Forest Bill, lsoc, 2; 4 Rothbrook, 13scc, 3. Also started: Welcome. Jack ssoc bohind scratch, Hester lOsec, Verve 12sec, Lord Thorpe 12sec, Vi 20sec. Won by a bare length. Time, 4min 2jscc. PRESIDENTS HANDICAP, of 45uovs. Two miles.—7 Biscay, 2feer, 1; 5 Alabama' Thorpe 24sce, 2; Imperial Dolly, 22sec, 3. Also started: 10 Nada K. 4sec, 6 Wild Thorpe 12seo, 3 Wrekin 15sec. / Kuu Kcl 12scc, 2 Bobbio B. 22sec, 15 Imperious Lad 22seo, 4- Reform 24sec, 14 The Brook 24»ee, 11 Caniulet 24sec, 1 Brachyconib 24scc, 13 May Alert 24sec, 12 Takaka 24scc. Won by 15 lengths. Time, smin 31 4-fcoc. DASH HANDICAP, of 40sovs.—1 Elia Wood, ssec, 1; 2 Forest Belle, 2sec, 2; 3 Eclat, scr, 3. Also started: 4 Miss Mischief lOsoc, 5 Lady Sefton 6sec. Won by a short head. lime, 2min 34sec. FAREWELL HANDICAP, of 30sovs.— 4 Rothbrook, lOsec, 1; 1 Early Rose, 23cc, 2; 2 Kentucky Chimes, scr, 3. Also started: 3 Lord" Thorpe 4sec, 4 Kuu Kcl 7sec. Won by half a length. Time, 4min 7eec. AUCKLAND SUMMER MEETING. IPeb United Pbess Association.) WELLINGTON, November 20. Mr Morse has declared the following weight!) for the principal handicaps on the first day (December iib) of the Auckland summer meeting:— Auckland Cup, of 265050v5. Two miles. —Jack Delaval 9.0, Sea Pink ail, Sinapis 8.9, Warstep 8.9, Expect 8.8, Bonny Helen 8.8, Kilrain 3.6, Merry Roe 8.6, Reputation 8.1, Royal Irish 8.1, Sir Knox 7.13, Kooya 7.13, Prince Merriwee 7.12, Allegation 7.11, First Flight 7.9, Balboa 7.8, Thrax 7.3, La Reina 7.7, Quarantine 7.7, Flora M'Don-iid 7.6, Byron 7.5, Electrakofr 7.5, Court Martial 7.5, Marshall M'Donald 7.5, Monojack 7.4, Lady Laddo 7.1, Jolie Fillo 7.1, St. Elmn 7.0, Campeador 6.13, Don Francisco' 6.12, Kimbombi 6.12. SoultikofT 6.10, Moutoa Girl 6.9, Kaween 6.9, Camulus 6.9, Blackall 6.8, Gazette 6.7, Phosphorus 6.7, Maniaroa 6.7, Yladinoy 6.7, Soldier 6.7, Monorail 6.7, Cloudy Dawn 6.7, Te Onga 6.7, Bon Rain 6.7.

Railway Handicap, of lOOOsovs. Six furlongs.—Warstep 9.0, Chortle 8.12, Merry Roe 8.10, Postillion 8.10, Prince Soult 8.10, Mullingar 8.9, King Lupin 8.8, Sauci 8.7, Crown Pearl 8.3, First Flight 8.3, Bertrada 7.13, Waiorcwa 7.11, Monojack 7.11, Goldfire 7.10, Inouru 7.10, Downham 7.9, Chakwana 7.9, Beldame 7.9, Hyettus 7.9, Patronalo 7.9, Toreador 7.9, Salute 7.8, Bimeter 7.8, Bee 7.7, Vocation 7.7, Tetc a-Tete 7.7, Tact 7.6, Columbus 7.4, Hymettius 7.4, Pariform 7.0, Boldstroke 7.0 Tripoli 7.0, Iliad's Hero 7.0, Kitty Bellairs 6.13, Mount Victoria 6.13, Shaki 6.13 Gold Necklet 6.13, Mummer 6.11, Wisebird 6.11, Hoy 6.11, Banksia 6.11, Dinner Gong 6.9, Bonny Rigg 6.9, Chime 6.7, Tinoreka 6.7, Glenroy 6.7. NOTES BY SENTINEL. Acceptances lor the Foibury Park Trotin# Club's meeting are due tnia evening. 'iho South Canterbury Jockey Club will include two steepleohases on its autumn programme. Sir ijolo will not bo brought back to New Zealand for the present, and is being trained at Cauitield. ■Sir Wm. Cooper has leased Kingsburgh, the winner of the Melbourne Cup. Labour Day ran her last race in the New Zealand Cup, and has been sent on a visit to Martian.

The Melbourne Cup was worth 749050vs and a 150sovs trophy to the winner. The stakes paid out over the meeting totalled £34,103.

The Caulfield Cup winner. Uncle Sam, has sprung one of ha suspensory ligaments, and it 13 doubtful if he will stand another preparation.

Iho stands at Ascot have been fitted up as quartere for the wives and children of soldiers on active service. One of the stands is fitted up as a military hospital. 'iho craok hurdler Obi, who won the V.E.C. Grand National Hurdles in 1910 and 1913, in addition to running third in 1911, has broken down, and is unlikely to race again.

The Victorian Amateur Turf Club has voted a further sum of 500sovs to the Patriotic Fund.

The late Mr J. B. Haggin, who imported Sir Modred, Darabin, Maxim, and other Australasian-bred horses to California, left property valued at £3,000,000. It i 6 alleged that a New Zealand rider, at present under the ban, is interested in a horse for which nominations were recently refused in Australia. So sayeth Dame Rumour.

B. Price, who until recently rodo as an amateur in Melbourne, has now joined the ranks of professionals. Ho is a son of D. J. Price, and can go to scale at 7.7.

Valhalla appears to hayo developed temper, as the ex-New Zcalander played up when sent to the post for a race at Moorefield on November 7, and was finally left altogether when the barrier rose.

In addition to purchasing the Ambush yearling, Mr J. J. M'Bride, who won the Stewards' Handicap with Obsono at Ricearton, has also purchased a three-year-old colt by Nautiform, the Sir Tristram gelding Hope, and some trotting bred stock.

A noval method of collecting money was adopted by the Nottingham Committee of the Prince of Walos's Fund at the Nottingham races. A little carriage, plentifully befiagged, drawn by a dog, and seated in which was a monkey, perambulated the paddock and the enclosures, and every coin tendered to the monkey was dexterously placed in one of the money-boxes at her side. Both boxes were filled before the first race, and, being emptied, were refilled time after time. The well-known trainer R. Wootton evidently intends returning to Australia, as a recent issuo of the Sportsman states that Wootton's horses aro to go into R. C. Dawson's stables when Wootton leaves England at the end of the present season. Cornstalk, an English-bred son of Trenton and Glaee, is winning his way to the front a 6 a successful sire in England, despite tho fact that ho has been poorly patronised by breeders. This season only four of his stock are in training, and they are all winners. Mr W. Walters, the well-known Auckland studmaster, was entitled to £100 as the breeder of Mullingar, winner of tho Auckland Guineas. With a generosity .characteristic of racing men he handed the money over to the Belgian Relief Fund. Tho Victorian Racing Club will probably bo in a position to hand 5000sovs to the War Fund ns a result of tho Melbourne Cup meeting. The club decided to donate a third of the profits up to £5000 over the mectinff. Last year the profit ran to slightly over £30.000. A profit of about £1174 was made over the Gore Racing Club's spring meeting. It would in all probability have proved much greater if the club had run a sneoial train back to Dunedin at the conclusion of the second day's card. A very largo number of people only participated in the first day's racing owing to being unable to wait until Wedneeday before returning home. The English-bred oolt Kennymore reccntlv made some amends for. his defeat in the Derbv and St. Leger by capturing the Newmarket St. Leger. run on October 2. He was, however, opposed by a weak field, and, winning all the way, ran the mile and thrw-qunrtcrs in 3min 1 l-ssec. His Majesty iho K'ng won the Rous Memo'in! of 104O*ovs, run on October 2. with his colt Friar Marcus, the son of Cicero and Prim Nun. who so far has an unbeaten record. Friar Marcus was not opposed bv a particularlv strong field, and won, easine ur>. by a length. It will bo eeen that h"= Majesty, who requested thnt racinir should be continued in England, sots the example by running his horses in their engagements. The reason, of course, is due to the fact that racing is a great industry us well a.s a sport, and if it were stopped thousands of people would be thrown out of employment. A cablegram from Austrnba announces the death of Tartan, one of the best horses ever loft by Trfiehiel. Trntan won the Australian Cup. Cha.mp'on Stakes, and Sydney Cup. and some of h ; s most notable placed performances included a third to Blue Spec

and .Scot Free in the Melbourne Cup, and second, with 9.9, in the Sydney Cup. In common with other sons of Lochiel, Tartau did not achieve any notable success at the stud. Jin was bred by Mr F. Foy, New South Wales, and was got by Lochiel from Colors by Grandmaster —Recf-and-Bluek (imp.) by Exminster—Wild Fire (imp.) by Wild Oats.

The Waikouaiti Racing; Club's programme for the annual meeting is on all fours with that of laet season. The principal events will be the Waikouaiti Cup. of HOsovs; Bray Memorial, of 6Ssovs; Welter Handicap, of 65sovs; Hawksbury Handicap, of 80sovs; Farewell Handicap, of oOsovs; and there is also a Maiden Plate, of 55sovs, for horses that have never won a race of 25sov« or over. The trotting events will be the Now Year Trot, of 90sovs. and the Railway Trot, of 75sovs. one mile. Nominations for all events are due on Friday, December 4. CRICKET. At a well attended meeting in Ravensbourne on Thursday evening, it was decided to form a cricket club. A sub-com-mittee was appoincd to purchase material and canvass for members. The acting secretary was instructed to write to the West Harbour Council, regarding the use of a pavilion and portion of the recreation ground. Some 15 members were elected. BOWLING. A match between Roslyn and St. Clair was played on tho Dunedin Green on Wednesday, and resulted as follows:— R. StC. Armstrong, Hamel, Howard, Barnett 23 — D. Gillespie, Lambert, Ruhen, R. Gillespie — 16 The Port Chalmers and Kaituna Clubs played a match on Wednesday, the former winning by 7 points. The scores were as follow:— Pt. C. K. W. Sutton, J. Emerson, A. Peters, G. Young 20 — Taylor, Hughes, Langford, Shaw — 13 MOTOR HILL CLIMB. . The Otago Motor Club will hold a fast hill climbing competition at Signal Hill at 2 p.m. to-day. Apart from the numerous entries for the motor cycle events, great interest is taken in the challenge and attempt of a singlo car to carry 12 passengers in this competition; also that a lady is entering into the competition in driving a car in class 5. The officials and committee of the club have spared no pains to make this a successful meeting.