SPORTS AND PASTIMES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18755, 8 January 1923, Page 8

SPORTS AND PASTIMES

REKFTON HACKS. (Fa United Pbesh Association.) REKFTON, January 6. The Reefton mid-summer meeting was opened in fine weather, and there was a largo attendance. The racing was excellent. The totalise tor handled £BBsß—an increase of £1312 over the figures for last year. Results : TRIAL HANDICAP. Six furlongs.—Barmaid, 10.0, 1; Bestir, 10.0, 2; Kukume, 7.10, 3. Also started: Demonstrate 9.0, Woodrow 8.3, Grand Duchy 7.7, Rap'd Fire 7.0. Won by a length and 1 a-half. Time, Imin 17jsec. PERN DALE HANDICAP. Five furlongs. —Headlong, 7.11, 1; Probate, 10.10, 2; Marauder, 7.13, 3. Also started; Paphian 10.8, Weary Willie 9.10, Samarang 8.7, Lyroe 8.6, Silk Rein 7.6. Won by two lengths. Time, Imin 4sec. JUNCTION TROT. One mile.— Golden Devon, ssec, 1; General Pershing, 3sec, 2; Tydol, 2scc, 3. Also started; Armature 2sec, Bush King 3sec, Palmdale 3sec, Pianoo Charlie Ssec, Prince Mac 6sec, Galindo Rose 6scc. Won by a length. Time, 2ram 25soc. REKFTON CUP. One mile, and a-quarter. —Warlike, 8.2, 1; Prince Ferouz, 9.7, 2; Grim Joke, 9.4, 3. Also started: Kilmoon 9.1, Caverock 8.12, Cheer Up 8.6, Le Forte 7.10, Missland 7.10, Amendment 7.5. Won by two lengths. Time, 2min 12 l-ssec. SHERWOOD HANDICAP. Six furlongs. —Kcdsome, 7.10, 1; Counter Attack, 9.10, 2; Bonecto, 8.9, 3. Also started': Balefno 9.12, Marble Bar 9.4, Carnbrae 7.8, Better Luck 7.4. Won by a length. Time, Imin 18sec. SOLDIERS’ TROT. One mile and a-half. —Not Out, 13sec, 1; Golden Devon, lOaec, 2; Tydol, 14ecc, 3. Also started: Hydaspes 9sec, Applcshaw lOsec, Rainbow 12sec, Lady Freda 14sec, Silvcretta Msec, Revolia 17sec. Won by a length. Time, 3min 36 4-ssec. WELTER HANDICAP. Seven furlongs. —Black Night, 8.6, 1; Lord Ashlea, 9.13, 2; Steepholm, 9.1, 3. Also started: Balefire 10.10, Demonstrate 10.0, All Serene 8.10, Elixir 8.10, Le Forte 8.10, Grand Duchy 8.7, Lady Pallas 8.5. A grand race. Won by half a htad, with the third horse half a length away. Time, Imin 31 4-sscc. PROGRESS HANDICAP. Six furlongs.— Matarcka, 7.8, 1_; Cashman, 7.2, 2; Misrule, 8.3, 3. Also started: Tantalus 9.2, Missland 83, Strayshort 8.0, Caliburn 7.9, Timepiece 7.2, Lisknnar J 7.0, War Unit 7.0. Won by a length. Time, Imin 18 1-Ssec. WELLINGTON WEIGHTS. (Peb United Phess Association.) WELLINGTON, January 7. The following weights have been declared for the Wellington summer meeting: Treutham High-weight Handicap, of 350sovs. Ong, mil© and a-half.—Woden 11.7, Comical 11.0, Malingerer 10.11, Sir Fanciful 10.11, Explorer 10 2, Battle Song 10.2, Fisher 10.0, Sir Wai 9.12, Raconteur 9.11, Gleilcairn 9.9, Tnbou.et 9.7, Kaika 9.0, Athens Tl 9.0. Fitzherbert Handicap, of 350sovs. Five furlongs.—Civility 9.13, Pantagruel 8.12, Laughing Stock 8.5, Suggestion 8.5, Caress 7.11, Star Ranger 7.9, Tawehi 7.9, Kilris 7.6, Bugle Note 7.6, Gam.stor 7.6, Ralston 7.5, King of Hearts 7.5, Bright Eyes 7.0., Indiana 7.0, Panorama 7.0, Ora’s Delight 7.0, Idanoe 6.7, Enthuse 6.7. Anniversary Handicap, of 600sovs. On© mile. —Songbird 10.5, Vespucci 10.3, Kick i 10.1, Royal Mae 9.12, Bonny Heather 9.11, Palestrina 9.11, Roseday 9.10, Sunny Loch 9.9, Little River 9.6, Printempts 9.6, Tressayr 8.12, Angelo 8.12, Economist 8.11, Zircon 8.11, Haurangi 8.9, . Passionless 8.9, Lucius 8.8, Mythology 8.8, Red Gown 8.7, Gold Steel 8.6, Zouave 8.6, Boadicea 8.5, Halifax 8.5, Morose 8.5, Fera 8.4, The Speaker 8.2, Esperance 8.0, Prince Ferouz' 8.0, Blackmail 8.0, Bella Lake 8.0, Warhavon 8.0, Mountain Lion 8.0, .Bodyguard 8.0, American Beauty 8.0, Kilke© 8.0, Toa Taua 8.0, Wheatfield 8.0, Conflict 8.0. Wellington Cup, of 2000sovs. One mile and a-half.—lncome 9.0, Marquetuer 8.13, Scion 8.10, Cupidon 8.9, Insurrection 8.7, Winning Hit 8.6, Sunart 8.6, Kick Off 8.5, Pluto 8.1, Deucalion 8.1, Trespass 8.0, Royal Box 7.13, Rapine 7.12, Palestrina 7.12, Silver Peak 7.11, Splfanello 7.11, Gold Light 7.11, Royal Star 7.10, Muraahi 7.10, Many Kittle 7.10, Royal Mac 7.9, Bonny Heather 7.9, Paoanni 7.8, Merry Day 7.8, Roseday 7.7, Cleasanta 7.7, Bitters 7.5, Scrimmage 7.5, Printrmpts 7.3, Angelo 7.0, Stork 6.11, Martial DAwn 6.7, Boadicea 6.7, Ares 6.7, Crown Star 6.7. Telegraph Handicap, of lOOOsovs. Six furlongs.—Glentruin 9.13, Tamatete 9.8, The Hawk 9.7, So’.fanello 9.5, Rational 9.4, Pluto 9.0, Songbird 8.12, Chimera 8.11, Silver Peak 8.9, Vespucci 8.8, Aifort 8.5, Listening Post 8.2, Gold Light 8.0, Peneus 7.12, Civilform 7.11, Mirousontj 7.11, Many Kittle 7.9, Epitaph 7.8, Ecbnomist 7.5, Inah 7.1, Morose 7.0, Valerio 7.0, Lucius 6.12, Mantua 6.9, Kerb 6.7, Killashandra 6.7, Astinome 6.7, MRs Reno 6.7, Toa Taua 6.7, Area 6.7. Ruapehu Handicap, of 350sovs. Five furlongs.—Wuipatu 9.2, Markover 9,0, Paphian 8.7, Madam Chiron 8.7, Eightccnpence 8.6, Wake Up 8.6. Halgina 8.5, Veil 8.5, Atapo 8.4, The Reaver 8.3, Doroulede 8.1, Santonio 8.0, Valdamo 8.0, Eonmark 7.13, Tbo Emperor 7.13. 'Five Eighths 7.13, Vitella 7.13, Refrigeration 7.13, Loved One 7.12, All Marimba 7.10, Pillage 7.10, Militaire 7.10, Balefire 7.10, Petunia 7.8, Lady Fingers 7.7, Hytinus 7.7, Bonomel 7.5, Martis 7.4, Bonecto 7.2, Blackhead 7.2, Bayana 7.0, Brown Willie 7.0, Megan 6.11, Wairaahoo 6.9, Bonny Friend 6.7, Proliliman 6.7, Entro Nous 6.7, Red Courier 6.7, L© Feu 6.7. WAIROA COUNTY RACES. (Peb United Pbess Association.) WELLINGTON, January 7. The following handicaps have been declared for the Wairoa County races: Rafiwa Handicap. Six furlongs.—Pitch 9.7, Chaplin 9.2, Mountain Peer 8.7, Stern Lady 8.0, Ahura 8.0, Marcus 7.12, Pohehe 7.8, Merikari 7.5, Sonny Boy 7.5. Trial Handicap. Seven furlongs.—Prince Imperial 9.0, Ranui 8.7, Otoi 7.12, Paknnga 7.12, Wairoa Handicap. One mile and a-quar-ter.—Sunny Spec 9.0, Slave Mart 8.9, Pavillion 8.4, Westerner 7.11, Prince Imperial 7.9. Stewards’ Handicap. Six furlongs.—Pitch 9.5, Sunny Spec 9.5, Magistrate 8.11, Prince Imperial 8.5, Stern Lady 7.12, Pohehe 7.6. Welter Hack Handicap. Seven furlongs.— Pavillion 10.5, Theic 9.12, Ahura 9.8, Stern Lady 9.8, Ranui 9.8, Otoi 9.0, Solitration 9.0. Telephone Handicap, Six furlongs.—Prince Imperial 9.0, Mountain Peer 9.0, Stern Lady 8.7, Western Boom 8.4, Pohfehe 8.1, Morikari 7.12, Pakanga 7.12, Moreau 7.12. Hurumua Welter. Seven furlongs.—Slave Mart 9.8, Westerner 9.0, Theic 8.12, Stem Lady 8.8, Bookman 8.0, Sonny Boy 8.0. MANAWATU TROTTING MEETING. (Pkh United Pbess Association.) AUCKLAND, January 7. The following arc the handicaps for the Manawatu Trotting Club’s meeting; Linton Handicap.—Proud Boy, Gabardine. Old Tom, Watty Black, King Peter, Ned Dillon, Van Auster, Wharakino, Finella, Lady Irvine, Herbelium, Jean, Capitalist, Reta Dillon, Chumwood, Mayreta, and Income limit. Nelson Bell 36yds behind, Fairbairn 48, Peter Dean 48, Mat Patch 72, Plunder 96, Meritorious 96. Ladies’ Bracelet Handicap.—Daisy Dillon, Guiding Star, Van Morkcl, Lizzie Franz, Palm Dillon, Morning Light, Engle Kate, Indicator, Florric Bingen, Bonfire, Zolock Chimes, Clive Bell, Flyaway, Victor Dillon, Holly Boy, Newhaven, and Reta Elect limit, Ivy Audubon 12yds behind, Daphne Wildwood 60, Fancy Boy 156. Stewards’ Handicap.—Clive 8011, Oakhampton, Ivy Audubon, La Moriel, Aeromaid, Cute Lad, and Waiterero limit, Change, Daphne Wildwood 12yds behind, Blair Audubon 24, Rescue 24, Ken Tracey 36, 801 l Moore 36, Rothschild Excelsior 36, Drambui 48, The Infunt’4B, Billv Dillon 72, Nipper 72, Coal Light 141. Manawatu Trotting Cup, of SOOsovs. Two miles. —Azelzion, Our Patch, and Van Cap limit, Young Dillon, Nitawood 12yds behind, Goldman 12, Coal Light 24, Ramaroa. 24, Miss Havoc 36, Guy Fawkes 36, Jimmy Richmond 36, Wai to ranui 36, Harry Audubon 36, Wakanui 36, Queen Chimes 36, Muster Councillor 36, Nelson Derby 48, Waitepopo 48, Olivo Huon 60, Promenade 60, Dolly Dillon 72, Saint’s 801 l 72, Ahuriri 81, Tairaire 96, Pitaroa 96. Longburn Handicap.—Clive 8011, Reta Elect, Oakhampton, La Mcricl, Morning Light, Princess Audubon, Indicator, Vnllamont, Florric Bingen. Bonfire, Sed-el-Bahr, Cute Lad, Flyaway, Holly Boy, Daisy Dillon, Newhaven, and Ivy Audubon limit. Change 13yds behind, Daphne Wildwood 24. Drambui 24, Rescue 21, Waiterere 24, 801 l Moore 36, Keu Tracey 36. Awapuni Handicap.—Macushla, Lizzie Franz, Blair Audubon, Morning Light, Indicator, Azelzion, Sed-el-Bahr, Rothschild, Excelsior, The Infant, and Nipper limit, Rejoice 24yds behind, Our Patch 36, Billy Dillon 36 Harry Audubon 48, Coal Light 48, Jimmy Richmond 60, Queen Chimes 60. Palmerston North Handicap—Gabardine, Ned Dillon, Jean, Capitalist, Lady Irvine, Nelson Bell, and Fairbairn limit, Grace Gratton 12yds behind, Peter Dean 12, Big Ben 12, Mat Patch 12, Plunder 36, Fairton 36, Meritorious 36, Roi Alto 72. President’s Handicap.—Macushla, Azelzion, Special Tracey, Young Dillon, and Goldman limit, Guy Fawkes 13yds behind, Miss Havoc 12, Nila Wood 12, Van Cap 12, Harry Audubon 12, Master Councillor 12, Reta’s Greeting 21, Fancy Boy 24, Waiteranui 24, Jimjny Richmond 21, Dolly Dillon 36, Ramaroa 36, Qiven Chimes 36, Wakanui 36’, Olive Huon 48, Waitepopo 48, Nipper 148, Promenade 48, Nelson Derby 48, Tnraire 4s’ Saint’s Bel! ”0, Pitaroa 72, Ben Lomond 72.’

WELLINGTON TROTTING MEETING. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, January 7. The name of Lucy Pointer (12yds behind) was omitted from the list of handicaps for the Wellington trotting meeting. Pete Peter has been ve-handicapped at OGj'ds in the President’s Handicap. POPULARITY OF RACING. From Our Own Correspondent.) AUCKLAND, January 7. In an articD dealing with t.ho magnetism of racing, the Herald says;.—"ln recent years racing, as tho most popular sport in the dominion, has developed to a noteworthy extent. It is surely an attractive pastime that draws an apparently easy expenditure of nearly £10,000,000 a year. That is the sum for stakes, totalisator investments, and general racing expenses for tho past year. For the racing year ended on July 31 last tho racing clubs of the dominion paid out in stakes the sum of £308,020 while the public, invested £0,154,851. There were 138 meetings, with 227 days of racing and 1792 races. In addition, tho trotting clubs paid stakes totalling £130,000, as compared with £35,000 in the season of 1910-11—a remarkable expansion of what is, after all, relatively a very minor branch of national sport. Details as to the number of trots and tho value of investments show that trotting is steadily gaining in the measure of expenditure and popularity. There has been no suggestion that during the Christmastide holidays the dominion had an excess of horse racing. In several centres of population the complaint is that racing was too severely re. strioted, and yet from December 26 till January 4 something like a nine days’ wonder was provided in tho form of racing as a holiday attraction. The number of race meetings was exactly double that of the trotting clubs’, meetings. Into that short period there were crowded 44 racing days, with over 300 races. Auckland led the dominion with seven days’ racing and trots, which attracted, ns officially estimated, an attendance of 112,000 spectator's. The. totalisator investments amounted to over £578,000, as compared with £652,000 at the corresponding meetings last summer. In citing the aggregates of investments at the holiday race meetings throughout the dominion during the holidays, it should be divided by three at least to make n reasonable allowance for numerous re-investments of the same money. This is a feature of race gambling that is ignored by the passionate reformer of tho people’s pastimes. The official returns of the totalisator investments at these holiday meetings show that £1,334,716 10s was invested, as compared with £1,489,293 10s in tho previous summer season at the same club’s races and trots. No fewer than 55 dificrent owners participated in the stakes for the Auckland Racing Club’s summer meeting, the amount being £29,000. The State, without taking any risk in backing winners, fares as well ns any of the multitude of race patrons. During the last racing year the Government collected £353,118 from the various meetings, and the racing clubs got £610,656. Tho amount paid in dividends was nearly £7,000,000. From now till the end of the present racing season (July 31) there will be no fewer than 83 race meetings, with 131 race days, providing approximately 1000 races. The trotting fixtures for the same period will provide 28 meetings, with 36 days’ racing. So there will bo ample opportunity to lose money on slow horses before the close of tho racing season. It is 37 years since the establishment of the Now Zealand Racing Conference, and it can rightly claim to have purged the pasfirao of many of its former abuses and objeclionablo features. Tho clubs are bound to devote their profits to their own improvement, and not to dividends for eager shareholders.” SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS. (Pta United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, January 6. Tho following will represent Wellington at tho New Zealand championshipe at Timaru: Seniors —D. J. Murrell, P. D. Edwards. A. Claridge, W. Hicks; intermediate—C. Claridge, G. Evatt, and Miss A. Imandt. AUSTRALIAN BOXING. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, January 7. (Received Jan. 7, at 5.5 p.m.) George Mcndies, the fly-weight champion of Australia, completely outclassed Kid Raymond, of Victoria. The latter ' was so severely punished that the referee stopped tho fight in tho sixth round, declaring Mendiea tho winner. , MELBOURNE, January 7. Jamito defeated Bei-t M’Carthy on points in a 20-round bout, after an uninteresting