SPORTING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18050, 25 September 1920, Page 10

SPORTING.

ashbub.ton baces. (Fbom Our Special Refobteb.) CHRISTCHUECH, September 24. The Ashburton meeting opened in fiae weather, and there was a fair attendance. The track was on the soft side, but not very deep. Winter Wind won with nothing much to spare from .Linden, who lost ground at the start, and might have scored with a more experienced rider up. The gallop will do Winter Wind a lot of good. Bight iind Left was fairly forward, but did not please the eye 60 well as the favourite. A notable feature of the meeting was the debut or J. Voight, a promising young apprentice attached to Gieseler's stable, During the day £13,fci39 went through the totalisator—£l)3 less than last year. Results: — FIRST nUKDLES, of 120sovs. One mile and three-quarters— J. J. Lewis's General l'ctaiu, 10.7 (A. Wormwald), 1; Ballingcr's Trenthuni Bose, 3.0 (W. O'llalloran), 2; .Barnes's Struyshot, a.lO (W. Scobie), 3. Starters: General Tetain 10.7, All Serene 0.9, Mannish 10.7, Strayshot 9.10, Trentham Eose 9.0, Fire Eater 9.0, Good Hope 10.4, Warforui 9.2, Phil May 9.0, War Tax 9.0. Fir« Eater led over the stand hurdle, and was joined by Phil May and War Tax us they turned out of the straight. All Serene fell at the. mile post. Ueneral Petain and Strayshot moved up as they ran along thu back. General Pefcain led into the straight, and going on, won comiortiibly by three lengths ftoin Trentham Eose, who beat Strayshot by two lengths; Glentanner eight lengths off fourth, with Fire Eater next. Time, 3inin 22 3-Ssee. BEAEMAE WELTEE HANDICAP, of 115sovs. Seven furlongs.— J. M'Manehi's Carmine, 10.5 (J. Campbell). 1; Smith's Mythology, 9.11 (S. Walls), 2; Eussell's Miss Camouflage, 8.13, 3. Starters: Carmine 10.5, Miss Camouflage 8.13, Tyne 8.12, Mythology 9.11, Bandy S.I, Thestius B.D. Carmine led Mythology and Miss Camouflage along the back. They ran in that order to the straight, where Mythology drew up, but Carmine kept clear, and beat him by two lengths; Miss Cumoußage half a length away third, and Tyne a similar distance off fourth. Time, lmin 31sec ASHBUETON COUNTY HANDICAP, Of 225sovs. Seven furlongs. Sir George Clifford's Winter Wind, 8.2 (H. Young) 1 A. Hill's Linden, 7.2 (J. Yoight) ... _ 2 G. L. Stead's Eight and Left, 8.7 (C. Emmerson) 3 Starters: Winter Wind 8.2, Bight and Left 8.7, High Heels car. 7.3, Eoyal Star 8.13, Linden 7.2, Melee 8.8. They got away from a good line, but Linden and Melee were slow to move. Hoyal Star wae first out, but Winter Wind and Linden raced up to him at the far turn. Winter Wind was steadied, and Eoyal Star and Linden carried on the running. Winter Wi.nd joined the leaders : -at the home turn, and Might and Left moved up. Winter Wind was in charge at thu distance, and under slight pressure came on to beat Linden' by a long neck. Eight and Left was two lengths away, and Eoyal Star the same distance oft fourth. Time, lmin 30sec. HACK HANDICAP, of. lOosovs. Six furlongs. —Mrs Patterson's Fabrinade, car. 8.11 (Emmerson), 1;' Parson's Irish Elegance, car. 8.4J (G. Young), 2; Shceuan's Greekson, car. 7.2 (D. Hall), 3. Starters: Fabrinade car. 8.11, Irish Elegance car. 8.4J, Twinkle car. 7.2, Greekson car. 7.2, The Boss car'. 8.5, Link Up 8.9, Warrigan G. 9, Steepholme car. 7.12, Footlights car. 7.9, Samovar car. 7.1, Demades car. 6.0, tfanamana 7.9, Grand Dnchy car. 7.5. The Boss and Warrig3n were chopped out. Irish Elegance and Fabrinade were smartest out, and opened up a big gap. Once in the straight Fabrinade came on and won by three lengths from IriEh Elegance, who beat Greekson by a length, and then came Twinkle, Samovar, and Link Up together. Time, lmin 17sec SELMA TEOT HANDICAP, of lOOsove. One mile and a-half.—M. Thompson's Brownwood, ser (E. Keeley), 1; Hntchinson's Dolly Doyle, scr (owner), 2; Doyle'e Outstep, scr (J. Bryce), .> Starters: Tickletoe scr, Jessie Eraser scr Promenade ser (coupled with Nell Pointer 12yds), Oammie 72yds, Bearman's Bride scr, Outstep -;cr' Brownwood ser, Xibbidard 12yds, Beau Xash ecr, Dolly Doyle Bor, Silver Locanda ser, Euniswood scr. Tickletoe stood on the mark. Brownwood at once drew away, and was joined bv Outstep. Brownwood came on and wou bv -ji"x lengths from Dolly Doyle, who beat Outstep by a neck; Carnmie and Nell Pointer next. Time, 3min 45 3-ssec. HACK WELTEE, HANDICAP, of 115sov6..Seven fnrlongs.—Sir G. Clifford's Cbunterstroke, 8.0 (H Young), 1; Kain's Silent King, 9.9 (H. Lowe), 2; Clark's Cannie Jack, 8.3 (E. C. N. Eeed), 3. Starters: Counterstroke 8.0, Foo Chow 9 6 Nautical car. 9.2, Jack Symons 8.6, Silent King 9.9, Tortix car. 10.0, Cannie Jack 8.3, Indus 10 6 Cannie Jack took up the running, and led Counterstroke and Silent King. The lastrnamod was in charge at the half-distance, but Counteretroke finished strongly, and won by a neck, Cannie Jack three lengths away, with Jack Symons and Nautical next. Time, lmin 30sec. TEIAL PLATE, of lOOsovs. Six inriongs — J. S. Barrett's Yolkovo, car.7.llJ (H. Marshall)." 1J. C N. Grigp's Dutch Courage, 8.5 (T. Metcalfe)' 2; T. Harrison's Eoyal jtfnc, car. 3.13, 3. Starter?' Counter Attack 8.5 (coupled with Going Up 7 !))' Eoyal Mac 8.1, Dutch Courage 8.5, Cleveland S 5* Timepiece 7.9, Yolkovo car. 7.11J, Astray 8.5 Te Anau Maid 8.5, Cainbrae 7.9, Haleiceratur' 7 9 Deep Well 8.5, All Form 8.10, Eex Silva s'V Counter Attack led out from Cleveland, Deep Well, Dutch Courage, and Yolkovo. Timepiece was left. Counter Attack led into the straight

but stopped, and in a good finish Yolkovo beat Dutch Courage by a head, Boyal Mao a neck Pom s / b r J? 0 ' 1 * U P> Well, and Counter Attack. Time, lmin 17sec SPEING HANDICAP, of 165sovs. Six furlongs.—C. Gieseler's Satisfaction, car. 6.13 fp Voight), 1; Hall's Will Oakland, car. 9.2 (Emmexl son), 2; Stead's Starland, car. 8 4J (G. Starters: Will Oakland 9.2, Started 8.4! latit totwn e.12, toy Time car. 7.8. Day Tin« ti"n,n w ° iUcllmd H m «» tartest ont, but SatisfaoS'™ oh . ar e e . » ft " gomg a couple of furlongs, hind i? tte , 6trai S h t" Will otk- , Starland closed up, but tie firstnamed kept clear, and beat Will Oakland by a lmin i5 S o ! '£ and ° Ter tbree lcn S tts oD - Time, are the handicaps for ti* second ph'ii G^ a ? u s?n 9 -°' Kre *"- 9 " b.l, Canamana 7.7, Grand Duchy 7 7 Cleveland 7.2, Horatius 7.0. "oeper '•■>. Timvald Handicap, of 200sovs. One mile and wt ChleronlatlO^ 0115 ™> "*» ° 1-, Outstep 24, Brownwood 36, Oammie 48

GERALDINE EACING CLUB HANDICAPS (Per Ukited Pbess Assooatios) CHEISTCHOECH, September "4 "« Boeing Clubhand* caps for the first day of the spring meeting ■ lirsr-Hurde Handicap. One milS General Petain 11.11, Gamecock IL9, Endure IL4. Bombproof 10.12, Mannish 10.7, Good Hope W$ Mythology 10.0, All Serene 9.12, TrenthaiT Eose t&£?72, 9 Tokom^V- 0, W - ta 9 " Squatters' Handicap. Six furlongs.-Bracken-field 9 0, dean Sweep 8.10, Killala 7.10, Fabrinade 710 tunny Corner 7.9, Satisfaction 7.5, Listen* ZS? Xhe6tiUS 6 - 7 ' E — o^^w^^^rtn^ni.! den /.11, Marianne 7.3, Sunny Corner 7 8 Fabri Geraldine Handicap Tr4t. One mile and a-half 12, Springfield 13, BiUy Dillon 13,' Se 13 Cock Eobin Queen Cole 13, Kingsdown 1?. "' y FiTe tolongs.-Volkovo ?»n' I H ?, sset o ?- 1 12 ., Innwfalen B.li>, Bothina 8.12, Eoyal Mac 8.12, Snapshot 8.8, Gay Spark gelding Winks B.S, Sarto mare 8.8, Necessity 8.8, Bontavi, 8.8, General Wauchope 8.8, Live Wire a R Lemisene 8.8 Fair Hose 8.8, Cleveland 8.8, All Form 8.5, Deep Well 8.5, Box 8'.5, Silvia 8 5 Consuto 8.5, Palladium 8.5, lan Hamilton 85 bag-jeity 8.5, Hallucination 8.5, Castellan 85. Biiqaot 8.5, Little Willie 8.5, Bell Top 8 5 Belfield Welter Handicap. Seven furlongs — Carmine, 11.4, Sedd-e!-Bahr 10.1, Linden 10 0 Bondage 9.12, High Heels 9.10, Bell Bock 9.9, Nautical 9.1, Jack Symons 8.5, Yice-Begal 8.4. The Bosk 8.0, Bandy 8.0. Orari Handicap Trot. One mile and a-qnarter. —Wastewood sor, Tiranna 1 second, Cammie 1 Mammon 1, Erin's Logan 2, Mountain Wood 3 Guess 4, Eileywood 4, Dolly Doyle 4, Young Disappear 6, Meddler 6, Nature's Gentleman 6, Pessimist 6, Blue Drift 6, Btm Mac 6, Polo Jim 6 Tobermory 6, Tickietoe 6, Wild Thyme 6, Cocoa g! Colash 6, Salome 6. Medallion 6, Jack 6, Solomon Slow 6, Sir Henry 6, Enniswood 6, MaEtcr Sefton 6, Phil Smith 6, Isla Wilkes 6, Grand Denver G Apprentices' Plate Handicap. Six furlongs — Indus 9.0, Killala 9.0, Satisfaction 8.9, Bell Bock 8.8. Irish Elegance 8.0. Dutch Courage 7.6, Buenu 7.6, Greek Eon 7.4, Bony Step 7.3, Kolvma 7.2. Twinkle 7.2. Yolkovo 7.2, Canamana 7 - .0, Footlights 7.0, Boniform 6.12, The Boss 6.11, Malaca 6.11, Bex 6.7, Silvia 6.7, Little Willie 6.7, ClevV land G. 7, All Form 6.7.

BIG EACING TRANSACTION. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. _ , .., , PAEIS, September 22. Yanderbilt's racing stables at Boissy, Deanville have been sold to Mr Muccumber, an American for 12,000,000 francs. It is said to be the largest transaction ever made in racehorses.—Times.