SPORTING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16508, 7 October 1915, Page 8

SPORTING.

' A.J.C. SPRING MEETING. ft'" ;, ST. CARWYNE WINS CRAVEN >' ; PLATE. mi:ttew;-A«wiclatiee—By.. TeJafraph—Copyri ghl §§rf . I . SYDNEY, October 6. £r, \ -(Received Oct 6, at 8.15 pan.) The A.J.C. - spring, meeting was continued Pfto-diy. The weather was cold and showery, the. course. ; The •K: attendanoe wraa fair. was a hot favourite for the |J|Craven Plate.:, Reputation was well plaoed fevtluwuthpui; aid looked an easy winner at home turn, bat St. Carwyne made a •if''neat effort from the back.of the field, and fe'ecored; by a.' narrow margin: '•' »■:: The' foOoiwingare the ;iestdts: — !: «V SECOND HURDLE RACE, !/; Of 400sors, seoond 80sovs and third 4Q»vs. •* )*■ About two miles and a-balf. . ' ){r Stafford's br g Jack Rice,/by -Rice—Explain, 6yrs, 12.8 ... I'. MrC. ; Croon's b g Diavolo, aged, 11.5 ... , 2 gKMr- J.' C. Finn's. br. g Rushcutber, 6yrs, 10.♦f.... ... ... ... ... .... ... '3 1 • ' . Only the threevh'orses started. ; . , Diiyolo made' .the : running to ; the last j|>y<jnmp;s bat Jack Rice then came; away, and ; Won by three lengths, with half alength .j/betweenseoond and third. . ' Time, . smin ;y.;fo§sec.fc: V'' $ ' CRAVEN PLATE, ...' \ 0f : 2000sovs, second 400sovs and third \ 200sovs. One mile and a-qoarter. Mr W. Dalley's ch h St. Carwyne, by St. i Alwyne—Carwee, syrs,. 9.4 ... ... 1' ' v'.Mr W. E. Bidwill's blk h Reputation, - 4yrs; 9.0 .. 1.. ... ... ...'2 s'f Mr L. : K. Si. Mackinnon's ch' h Woorak, j. ( ; 4yr«, 9.0; ... ... ... ... ... 3 -Also started: Gagcra 9.4, Radnor 9.4. ! t: - Cagou and 1 Woorak were the first to move;!: At the mile poet Woorak led from Beputation, Cagou, St. Carwyne,_and Rad-" : nor. ?-In' the straight Reputation ove'rWoorak,-: and looked like a winner; but St,' Cairwyne, coming from the back of !|.;|tiie field, beat the New Zealander in. the "•.? ilest -Tew strides bv half a length., Woorak V ;was Tengiis. tnrther back. Time, 2min :v,'9iseO.'; • SUBURBAN 'HANDICAP, : i'ViO!: SOObovs, seoond' lOOsovs and third, 50sovs. V.j „ v . One mile. • Mr At Foley's b'l Giro, by Antonio— . k ,4yrs, 8.5 ... ' 1 Mr J. A. Mayo's ch h The Fortune - r Hunter,. 4y», 6.11 ~_ ... ... 2 Messrs C. J.. Britten, jun., andl J.' H. Bntiien's b g Purdey, syra, ...' ... 3 Nineteen. horsee' started.':... Giru aod Amata showed the way to the straigHt. "The Fortune Hnntcr led from Amatj and Gira :at the distance, but Giru challenged, and jron by a neck, with eight lengths between second and' third. Time, lmin 40£ see. .. i, t i. . .- ' MEMBERS' HANDICAP, • . Of 50Cbovs seoond, lOOsovs and thinf 50sovs. ; Fpr. tnroe-year-olda, 1 Ono milo and a ( fiarlongw ,> Mr F^ ( M'Gistb'ft -di ' o Plenty,' by . Abandaaoe—Stylet, 7.0 ... ... ... 1 Mr C C. Stephen's ch o Three Star, 8.2 2 ■••Mr H; White's bar o' Kandoe,. 8.4 ... ... 3 Thirteen bones started. < Three Star led to the distanoe. but i Plenty; overhauled: Km, ,ax»d wtm by naif a : j'f lengtn, with the third horae a length and ' a-hall,away. litne, lmin 57jseo. v GBK2RACK STAKES, • Of lOOOsonrs, Beoond 20090vs and third lOOsovs. For two-year-olda. Four furlongs and a-half. Blr W. Booth's br f Eulacre, by Linacre -Edlas, ...,1.

I, -Mr T. S. Reynold's ch f Sister Satellite, 8 9 _ . '2 > ;Mr "It. fiigbslfs " b f Poitrina,- 7.9 ... 3 ' Twenty-nine horses started. •< Golden .Shoe was.the first away.' Heather- '< \brae led to the straight, but Bulapre challenged at the distance, and won by two n and arhalf lengths,, with the third horse ■■ half a length away. Time, 55scc. ■ SYDNEY HANDICAP, ' Of 60Qsovs; secondl2Qsovs / and. third 60eovs. One mile and a-half > pl« Mr fl: Main's ch h Limelight, by Lalb; ; K —Umbrosa, aged, 8.2 1 A Mr-Hi .S.: Rich's i* .h : ADaru, 6yra, 7.5 2 "•. Mr W. Kelso's blk g -Naiivo, syrs, 7.9 3 v . There -were 16 starters. m-:- Machine Boy led' from Balranald.: Offa. '- ' and Lardner. At the half-mile poet Nanvo and Offa were m front. Allaru led into h- the straight- fromNarivo and Limelight, but Limelight; came away at the distance, twinning by a length and a-half, with- the: third-Horse a length and away - % Time, 2mm 36£ sec | J MOUNTAIN KNIGHT Press Ajwociation—By Telegraph—-Copyright v SYDNEY, October 6 '< (Received Oct 6, at 815 pjn.) jp ••••• Hie-condition of Mountain Knight ls improTinsr ... . . w % NJZ i TROTTING iASSOCIATION gi f(Pxa UrfrraD Pbxss Association.) 11 | CHRISTCHURCfI, October 6. £"• AS meeting of the board of the New Zea- . | land Trotting Association was - held this fe-aftetnoon; present—Messrs P. Selig (president), W. J. Hopkins, W. H. Denton, H. £ J. palmer, H. W. Kitchingham, and Hi F. Nicoll. ? • fj AJ letter was read from the Hutt Valley gSyw.Olub stating that its name had been changed' j to Wellington Trotting Clnb. The presi-' dent Ba>id it v was necessary for the clnb to obtain -the association's" , snthority/ for a rfji chan'ge of'name. Hesuggested that the oluhr: should be advised to make application as required under rule 48. f:-' ■ The President stated that the case of the S?': New. Brighton Trotting Club was now in a fe-posrtion to be dealt with. He read a letter Ji .which had been sent to the association in j- July by Mr R O. Duncan (the club's audiij tor); who forwarded a copy of a circular j he had sent to members of the club t wi% reference to its balance sheet. .; Mr l f Seliy said that when this correspondence f came bpfore the association it was decided to,vto. write to .the . club for anexplanation. In Kw- the aneantime Mr.E. A. Archer (president "i of the club) commenced an action for damages against the aoditor, which for. the i»vi, time>- being- stopped any further inquiry.. | v Further correspondence from, the club, , showed, that an injunction shad been granted a to ptevent the club from doing things which S;.; might have defeated the ends of justice, g Though po official information ,Tmd been re- * it 1 had been_ stated that . Mr »Archer . had discontinued ■ his case, -and now an ofiioial communication had beent received from the • club- It was decidedithat the matter be dealt with in.com--' ; b mittee. 5 On /the motion of Mr Hopkins, it |« ; was . that, provided the association < ie no license should be issued' to any-i^jerson l who,' in • the opinion of. any ins!jy dividual club under the jurisdiction of the J" , association, J s an trndeeirable person ito fre.quent that club's course. ,• • H.J Gladding'sappbcatiott for.alicense-was fe: referred to the -Auddiaid Trcthng Qlnb-for Y a report. ? ■ 6 was unable to deal with the Club's* case for want, of a its •,members 'being 'members : Ssi of the New Bnghton Club, and therefor* B uiehgible to sit d I - I ; WINGATDI NOTES. hr A purify heavy rain falling overnight was follo^ed,. by < light:. ehowers after daybreak • ■ The ram ceased in the sarly fi;; nouristafter ■, dawn, 1 but hght .showers ■ grew 1 into steady downfall about 10 o'clock. . fe ■ TO® ' grass-on:. the outside of the course pro-.

• per was at the.disposal of - trainers,; and all the gWlopmg took .place there. : The going - wias quite firm, without; sting,; as the rainfall- ''/Had not had sufficient time to work :jnto .ithe'ground. ..Nevertheless the /hearses it out in patches, aid .the • continued m: evidence- through" tho cest of the day, threatens to make the going*, a bit on tne soft side About 6 o'clocky VWarsteij and Smib, the latter apparently in receipt of a good deal of weight, ran over." seven fnrlongßv in lmin 36 4-sseo, both travelling. well throughout and ; finishing Without pressure. Tbesfcraa fowl an . easy .j;taak- .and then' Disdainful ran I 'over : half in 53seo—«.good gallop. -Battle Eve : Adjutant, both travelling well, finishid . in lmm 10 2-sseo at the end' of the last fire of six fnriongs.: Both appeaa»; to be in. good shape. • Snapdragon and : Sao .Sebastian did better, thsn was expected m cnthng oat an : fnriongs in lmin ,23 2-SseCi Waroancer. strode over .half a ifiilo in 53 4-scec. Although a very nice colt, 'to is not yet so nippy as - the Lady. DistMi filly in the same stable, and had to "b$ kept up to it during hns , gallop; ■iWinterboorne (brother to Danube) arid Don, Pacifi&o cantered and trotted, and . then: • sprinted a couple of furlongs, down the ; straigfit;; After,, leisurely getting i» the three-furiong v mark, the pair came that distancoj'in 42 Winterboume was. f lraveljinof.'oa nicely At the .finish. The Kil- • broney. colt. Kilboyno was: treated to an) easy 'task $[Ho is a really -nice colt, and his sire sis 'getting good-lookers an<s : likely sttrtfi 'that' shoul<f win R O'Doimdl:worked-wishful, ' Recorder, Mountain Dream, and an Elysiant colt iJiTho: ■ quartet were > restricted to ■. easy tasks» Wishful is a Insty-looking colt, bat «port%» a . bad knee that he is inclined to f vow and this probably aoootmts for the inclination of hanging oat he displays. Recorder' is still * bit on the small side, but Mountain Dream is a Taking, big, finestriding fiHy that may train into and be capatite'.of anything. . The ?ly«ian. oolt -is v the Nothing qf aoy; .great jy! ■

noteooourred after the above lot worked. An interval of over an hour elapsed, and then . Redshire,' Rcdowa', and Red Charm. ■Btfgly, did steady pacing. Hap . Dha /worked at a.• solid three-quarter pace over a circuit, arid fairly strong -work was also allotted Multoe. Both have built up a bit since they ran at, Geralctine. John Barleycorn strode over two circuits at sound half-pace, and "Cortes looked rather too good for Wingform towards the end of half a mile in 58 2-ssec. _ Cortes appears to travel more keenly in his work than when racing. Lion and. Lady Superior got through fairly strong Work, and so did Pride o' Clutha. Slogan, looking well, got through half-pace business. First Glance strode over a circuit at a good strong' paoe. Fiery Cross appealed the most in a run over half a mile, ending in 56 2-ssec, i with Master Jim and Rorke's Drift. Afton Loch and Leading Lady traversed six furlongs in lmin 27sec without being ridden out. Gulden King pottered over a circuit,and then covered seven furlongs, in lmin 39 2-sseo on the bit.The;, southerner. is looking an improved horse, and seems to require 'only a smart gallop to bring him to the top of his form'. Malvolia -ran over half a mile in 55 l-ssec, and ; Robert ..Bell, after cantering down, cam© home over the same ground at a string pace _ without being after a timemaking .mission. Mioky Free, travelling strongly, covered half a mile in 58sec. Recharge schooled over, a c6uple of. flights of hurdles The Brewer and Royal Medal t both jumtpinc:in fine*'style,* covered a-rohna of i.he schooling fences. Other? out doing useful work included _ Meltohikoff, Moddite, Thaddeus; Quiz-. United Service,. Arthur George, Fondrette,. Volspeil, the All Red— Kea filly,- Slogan, Kingsway, -Pyjama, Vocation, CervuhiE, ana Golden Rupee. Rain continues to-fall, .and unless fine weather happens along ,:on : the day preceding the meeting the .going will be a bit on the soft side;' . ' - . Th« thoroughbred sure Kentloch will be on view at the parade; afterwards ,at M'Lsan's Stables, Wirigatui....