SPORTING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20952, 15 February 1930, Page 8

SPORTING.

W RACING NEWS, FIXTURES. February 15.—Dunedin Cup Meeting. February 15.—Poverty Bay Meeting. February 15.—Wanganui’ Meeting. February, 15, 17.—Rotorua Meeting. February 19.—Clifden Meeting. February 19, 20.—Woodyille Meeting, February 20.—Tologa Bay Meeting. February 22;—C.J.C. Meeting. February 26, 27.—Gore Meeting. ' February 26, 27.—Dannevirke Meeting. February 27.—Waiapu Meeting. February’ 28, ‘Match 1, —Marlborough Meeting. March, I.—Banks Peninsula Meeting. March 1, 3,—-Te Aroha Meeting. March 5, 6.—Rangitikei Meeting, , March 7, B.—Napier Park Meeting. - March, 7, B.—Cromwell Meeting. March B.—Franklin Meeting. March 15, 17.—-Wellington Meeting. March 20.—Waimate Meeting. , March 22, 24.—Oamaru Meeting, ' If a, horse suffers interference, during any part of a race and finally finishes second to the one causing the trouble the judge ? s placings should be reversed. If the interference -is so obvious as to become noticeable to the ordinary eye it may be accepted as/tf fact that the offending horse has contributed to the defeat of the recipient. A bump may unbalance a horse and . cause him ,to run on the wrong leg, and - although perhaps not losing muck ground he cannot at the same time’ go with the smooth action that makes the difference " between winning and losing. Penally the interference'must take place at the finish of a* race before any serious action is taken, but many a race is lost by. interference, at the rise of the barrier. If the interference is establshed it is immaterial as to what caused it, ami yet illogically punishment goes to the innocent and the offender is allowed, to' hojd the fruits of success wrongly obtained, say by accident. It ns nest to impossible for a horse bored out, or in, to pass .the and when interference by bumping or' boring is forgiven on the ground that it. did hot affect the result in nine times out of ten, such a decision is based on _ falsa grounds. Anything travelling at extreme speed only requires thl slightest interference to droji, as they say, out of -gear and in consequence suffer a compulsory check. It must, then, be recognised, that interference causing a diminution of speed or a fair chance to gather and hold it is a serious handicap to a horse’s chance in a race. The most notable case, of interference in recent years occurred when Craganour lost tho fruits of his Win in the only Derby in the world. The. merit was with him, and this was, proved shortly after the race—by, his being, sold to an Argentine stud.at 30,800ghs, where he proved a great suc-

cess, Aboyeur got the, stakes, but to / Craganour , went the merit. If, at the end of a hard rage, two horses crowd or bore and they pass, the postjwith nest to nothing between them, in many cases the . Buffer er is entitled to the stake. Both ' may be under the whip, and as the majority .of riders, can use only their whip hand they ride and bore the inside horse, ■who naturally suffers from lack of free- ' dom-to stride out. On general principals the writer claims that the majority, of decisions'.on the' question of interference are wrong, ‘ because bedrock importance does not appear to come into the matter, and, furthermore, it may be said that a good rider in „a’ fighting finish, on a beaten horse, may be taking the best advantage of a bad situation. Hence the “ accidental , interference which has become a stereotyped phrase in, racing decisions. The’chaser Maunga is again in work, - King's Jest is to be given a chance as *-jumper. . He is good on soft going and J stays fairly well, and so might make good V; over the sticks.

That much-discussed gelding. Stanchion, figures -amongst .those : entered for the Woodville Cup. Consequent on a sequence of displays of bad’manners at the post, ' ending with ; the last Wellington meeting, 1 it . was understood that his name was to be, placed bn the schooling list. This was not ..done (says “Vedette”), and on inquiry, being: made, it was learned that Stanchion was to be given one more - chance. The reason stated was a change of trainers. Just prior to the Wellington meeting, George Neich took over Mr W. E. Bidwill’s horses, and it was decided to give him, a chance to; make some improve-' ment before the final step was taken. It ; will be' agreed by all those who have seen Stanchion performing that he hag had wonderful-leniency, compared with a number of- other' horses.'

“It is the greatest mistake in the world to attempt to arouse a really fictitious interest in a race. The racing public know the difference between one horse and another, and' when they meet at weight, for age instead of the demands of .handicap form the, result is a foregone conclusion,, There is obviously a sentimental -interest in the final payments for the JameslHazlett Gold Cup, but the fact remains that, some of the horses appearing on the'card hold a better chance in fact than they do om-paper. The champion Nightmarch may be caught short of racing condition,- as he looks on the big side. He did a smooth gallop on Dunedin Cup day and pulled up clean in the: wind, as far as one could judge, by the time he came back to the birdcage. He has been sprinting very well at Riccarton, and no doubt from a nice moving start. A problem confronting the other runners arises: Can they beat . Nightmarch on speed in a slow, race or by going at top speed all the way and making .him go up in the final furlong? Every race should be-.run beforehand, particularly those of importance. The weight-for-age scale favours a three-year-old over a distance, but hot nearly so much over a middle distance. Any scale of weights does not favour a partially-fit hoi'se, and only last year we saw Limerick defeated by lack of condition and riding tactics rather than by difference in merit. Nightmarch will, of course, start favourite, but it will be a most interesting race to watch. Will some of the opposition endeavour to beat him on speed at the end of a mile or endeavour to make him go the journey from end to end? It is. very pleasing to hear that C. E. Eastwood, who met with, a serious accident in the north, has been showing a sign of recovery. Winners that won well on the first day at Wingatui have not been over-penalised and must be dangerous again to-day. Queen Balboa is one s of the few South-land-owned and trained horses that have won the Dunedin Cup. Rorke’s Drift won the race twice. The excuse book has been brought into play about the first day’s racing at Wingatui. It is, perhaps, safe to say the defeat is due to inferiority at the weights, and the readjustment may make a difference. TROTTING. FIXTURES. February 15—Wellington Meeting. February 22—Kaikoura Meeting. February 22. 24.—Otahuhu Meeting. March 6, 6.—lnvercargill Meeting. March B.—rTimaru Meeting. March 12, —Manawatu Meeting. March 15.—New Brighton Meeting. March 15. 17.—Hawke's Bay Meeting, March 17. 18.—Nelson Meeting. March 19. —Wyndham Meeting. ' By Sentiheu The war on undesirables commenced at Kembla Grange on Saturday (says the Sydney Referee of February 5), when several men were ordered from the course. In several instances/ it seemed likely that force would have to be resorted to, but, with pne exception, discretion was deemed the better part of valour. Although a majority, of trotting patrons are awake to the simple cunning of men who at*

tempt to eke a living by hoodwinking them with regard to the knowledge of the running of certain horses, the attentions are always odious, and the action of officials is sure to be appreciated. Of recent date' these men have been very bold in the actions that are adopted, and many punters have been annoyed considerably by the persistence of their methods. It has become apparent that they operate in gangs, and, before action was taken, the officials went to some pains to nail their men. On Monday, over a dozen were expelled through the racecourse gates, one obstreperous party being forcibly removed. _ The fact that clubs have made it clear that these parasites will, in future, not be tolerated, should make the meetings much more pleasant for punters as a whole.

The track at Addington must have been particularly fast and in several races tho placed horses went many seconds better than they were handicapped to go. An outstanding performance (says “Orion ") was that of Omaha in the Papauui Handicap. The son of Harold Dillon was on a 4,33 mark, but he. shattered his handicap completely apd toyed with his opponents to score by three lengths in 4.24 2-5, or nearly nine seconds faster than handicapped to go. As Omaha cannot be next handicapped at better than 4.31-, he looks like winning again.

Regarding Louis Direct recently purchased,/in America by the: Melbourne sportsman, Mr. R. C. Simpson, an American journal has this to say: “While the whole consignment from the Lulhvater Farm bristles with aristocratically-bred youngsters, the buyers who are in the market for one of the greatest living pacers can be accommodated in Louis Direct, 1.58 J, who ranks high among the foremost pacing stallions of all time. He is only seven years old, sound, and with more sensational races left in him. One ; may .say, .of,.the black son of Graden Direct, 21il ; 'and Red Chatham, by Fuzzy Chatham, 2.8 J, that he combines, in the way, of beauty, speed, gameness, and breeding, those rare qualities that single liim out as an exception among the great ones,: that have appeared on the turf. Requiring no hopples and a veritable locomotive When he thundered home, he elicited the admiration of all horsemen who were familiar with him.”

Europe, Japan, and Australia are enriching their harness racing stock at the expense of this Country (says a Chicago exchange). Their representatives made unusually heavy raids at the recent sales, and some of the leading stars "and most promising material are en route to foreign lands as a result. If there were an over-abundance-of good harness •, performers in the United States, and if breeding facilities were such that they could be replaced easily, there might not be any cause for alarm. The facts are, however, that the sport has so fallen into the doldrums that only heroic measures taken by a group of enhutsiasts brought a revival last season when it was found that racing stock had deteriorated with the slump of the game, and that breeding had fallen off tob. The tragic discovery was made that most of the worth-while stock was unsexed,. unable to propagate itself, and now coupled with thin situation come foreign buyers still further to riddle the ranks. , If harness .racing is to continue on a high plane, Americans must be prepared to keep their best stock at home, regardless of the cost, and to formulate comprehensive • and effective breeding methods that will fill up the gaps, otherwise the sacrifice made to revive the racing will have been in vain. '

The Brennan Handicap, the tightest class handicap event stage in the history of trotting in West Australia, was contested on the night of Saturday, January 25, and resulted in a convincing victory for the brilliant New Zealand bred stallion Sheik. Prior to the race for the Centenary Cup many , good judges expreyed the opinion that because, of the records he established in New Zealand and New South Wales, Sheik had a second-to-none'chance in that event, and when he recorded an encouraging performance by pacing at a 2.12 J clip in his heat of the Cup they had good reason to think that the judgment was going to be fulfilled. But-when saddled up for the final Sheik failed to reproduce the performance. A week prior to the Cup Sheik bled freely after a trial, and that probably accounted for bis failure to run true to his display in the heat. ' Subsequently Sheik was reserved, and his next outing was in the Brennan Handicap, which he won without being fully extended, pacing at a 2.14 rate There is now little, doubt that Sheik retains .the speed and brilliancy which made hm famous prior to his importation to West Australia, and local followers of the sport are expecting to see some great performances in, the future from the son of Bonnie Chief. The minor place-getters in the Brennan Handicap. were the Vic-torian-bred pair Antarctica and Fulham Pronto. The Ribbomvood mare showed a return to form recently by winning an event after nearly two years without winning a race; The brilliant black stallion Fulham Pronto won his heat of the Centenary Cup at a 2.14 gait in fine style, and it was fitting that they should fill the places behind the erstwhile New Zealander. The trio are contenders for the Championship, and because of this form all three should play a prominent part in the series.

It Ss a genera] opinion amongst trotting men that the Rules of Trotting concerning especially the matter of the starting of races need amendment (says the Press), for as they read at present there is (very grave danger of favours being accorded certain horses that are not available to others. Rule 286 of the Rules of Trotting is the one that is instanced, and it reads in part as follows:—“ .

No attendant upon' any horse other than his horseman, or a starter’s assistant specially appointed by the stewards or by the starter, with their or the committee’s consent, shall be permitted on the race track at the start of any race. Anyone offending against this rule shall be fined an amount not exceeding 20sovs.” While the Canterbury, Park and New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Clubs set themselves very strongly against any attendants holding horses’ heads at the barrier, other clubs are not nearly so strieVin the matter; and in certain races attendants have been allowed at the heads of horses at the start. The result is that unruly animals have been given an advantage they did not deserve, and have duly won. When produced under the Canterbury P ar h and New Zealand Metropolitan officials, no assistance has been allowed, and they have invariably stood on the mark. Some comment on this phase of the question was made by Mr J. R. M’Kenzie at last week’s meeting of the Board of the Ncav Zealand Trotting Association, when the matter of starting of several races was under consideration, Mr M’Kenzie was strongly of opinion that the rule in question'should be altered to debar any assistance being given by other than tiie rider or driver, to an unruly horse. The public had to be considered in the matter. They were given no information as to whether assistants were to hold certain horses at the barrier, and they knew that if these horses had assistance they would go away correctly, and would probably win. If no assistance were allowed it was almost certain that they A\ould be left at the post. If standing starts were to rule in Ncav Zealand the horses should be taught to stand, at the barrier. Noav Zealand had adopted the standing start, and prided itself on the good starting manners of the horses, but if they had to have assistance, then the Avhole business Avofked in favour of a feAv QAvncrs of unruly horses.

THE DUNEDIN CUP MEETING

The splendid racing which took place at Wingatui on Dunedin Cup day will naturally key up those who participated in the sport with a desire to see if their judgment was right or wrong or if the element of luck or lack of merit contributed to the downfall of such a procession jof favourites as that which occurred on the opening day of the meeting. Those who were present at Wingatui on Thursday will certainly be keen to see the final act of the equine drama staged today, and if the form has been balanced correctly the second card will be productive of an even more interesting day’s sport. The winning margins in many races on the first day were so small that it would require very little to change results unless the punters bugbear, the luck of the run, upsets the handicapper’s efforts to balance form. It is at least safe to predict some very interesting racing that should draw the crowd. One is naturally diffident about predicting what may be fancied as the first day’s results suggest participation in a forlorn hope. Some can blindly place a finger, on winners, but with others it becomes necessary to find a real reason why a horse should be fancied. The horses fancied on the first day were beaten but not disgraced, and hence one should be chary about discarding them. Some of the fields bear a different “complexion ” by the advent of newcomers and a change from sprinting to middle distance running is apt to upset ideas'based solely on tho first day’s form. Proceedings will commence with the r

OWHIRO HURDLES, Of 200sovs. One mile and a-lialf,

st. lb. gt. lb. Oriflamb .. •II 1 Heather Lad 9 13 Craigmore .. 10 7 Gayoma ~07 Kapuna 10 ,5 Red Heather 9 7 Only a small field will face the starter, and Craigmore may be selected as favourite, with Kapuna next in demand.

WARRINGTON HANDICAP, Of 210sovs. One mile. si- lb. st. lb. Tembrouey ... 9 5 Royal Flower 7 12 Sabno Salar 9 4 Phastar .... 711 Assemble .. 9 0 Miss Marco 7 9 Town Major 8 9 Felony .. .. 7 7 Topero .... S 9 Dumblane .. 77 Paris ... .. S 3 High Speed 7 7 Marsham .. 8 3 Solmuri .. 7 7 Eanelagh .. 8 3 Good Gift .. 7 7 Sailing Home 8 1 Topere won so well in the President’s Handicap, that he must again be worthy of consideration. He has been lifted lilb and meets Salrho Salar on 61b worse terms for less than a two-length beating. Town Major can met Topere, with a slb allowance, on 1 lib better terms, and as threatened danger at the distance in the President’s Handicap, he claims consideration. Paris and Marsham cannot be fancied on first day’s form, .and the same.remark applies to Sailing Home, Tcmbroney, Royal Flower (who met with interference) and Phastar. Miss Marco went well for about a mile in the President’s Handicap, and Eanelagh, who won well, must be considered; "He won the Berwick Handicap at the right end with 8.0. in Imiu 27 2-ssee, and hence should run a good mile with 31b more. Assemble may be improved by her race on the first day. The order of selection may be Topere, Salmo Salar, Eanelagh, or Town Major. ’

DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB HANDICAP, Of 425sovs. One mile and a-quarter. „ _ „ st - lb - st. lb. Queen -Balboa S 9 Circulation 710 Glare .. .. 8 5 Night Lad .. 7 8 Taboo ~ .. 8 4 Money Mine 7 4 King Balboa 7 12 Amor .... 72 There was.very little between the first half-dozen in the Dunedin Cup. . Queen Balboa meets Circulation on 41b worse terms, and this should be in the latter’s favour. Circulation is, however, engaged in the James Hazlett Gold Cup. Latm Quarter has dropped out in favour of the classic, and Glare now meets Queen Balboa on 91b ‘ better terms. He beat her at 31b over the same distance at Invercargill, and now has the advantage in poundage plus the win in the south.* The facts seem in favour ■ o‘f Glare. King Balboa ran a good race under a big weight in the Stewards’ ■ Handicap, and although he beat Taboo still meets him on the same terms. Glare beat King Balboa ,at 31fa difference at Invercargill, and the latter now comes in on 101 b better figures. Night Lad ran second to Glare in the Invercargill Cup at 71b, and now Tuns at 111 b. Money Mine was finishing strongly in the Publicans’ Handicap, and Amor must be considered dangerous over the distance. The order of fancy may be Money Mine, Glare and Amor. FLYING HANDICAP, Of SOOsovs.. Six furlongs. st. Ib. st lb Meadow Lark 913 El Boa .... 7 9 Royal Saxon 8 9 Speed Light 7 1 Waving Corn 8 4 Blue Metal -.71 Sfiver Coot 713 Jack a Dandy 7 1 Bin Tin Tin 712 Impertinence 7 0 Caterpillar 7 9

Meadow Lark and Royal Saxon are engaged in the James Hazlett Gold Cup, but if both are started in the short race the latter will be favoured, even though he comes in on 121 b worse terms than on tiie middle day of the Wellington Cup meeting. Waving Corn meets Silver Coot on, 31b worse terms, and this reads in favour of the latter, particularly as he is the more reliable at the barrier. Rin Tin Tin is again well treated, as he meets Waving Corn 81b for less than a length beating. Caterpillar may be improved by the' race she had with Silver Coot when both ran with suicidal tendencies and the more seasoned horse stayed on. El Boa began from a had number in the Publican’s Handicap, Speed Light got cut out, and Blue Metal and Jack a Dandy also started on the outside- Impertinence made no show in weaker company. Rin Tin Tin carried 2|lb overweight in the Publicans’ Handicap, and hence reads the best on figures. The business may result in Rin Tin Tin, Silver Coot, and Waving Corn being the most popular with investors in the absence of Royal .Saxon. Caterpillar may be the best outsider.

WAIHOLA HANDICAP, Of 175sovs. Sis furlongs.

st. lb. st. lb. Inevitable 913 Audience ~ 8 0 Hurly Burly 9 2 CrossboAv ..80 NoteAvorthy 9 2 Coupling .. 8 0 Full Fling .. 812 StringboAv .. 8 0 Wig Wag .. 811 Solmuri .. 8 0 Quinopal .. 8 6 Fair Money.. 8 0 Solmar .. .. 8-6 Leading Boy 8 0 Abbeville .. 8 2 My Counsel., 8 0 Meitui .... 8 0 Ballance .. 80 Corn Queen.. 8 0 Inevitable, Hurly Burly, and Audience may be backed in the order named,-with Wig Wag or Quinopal next in demand. HOPEFUL HANDICAP, Of ZOOsovs. Five furlongs. st. lb. st. lb. Compensation 9 1 Bachelor’s Idol 7 11 Water Power 8 0 Tracsono .. 7 8 Charnmine.. S 0 Pink Paper 7 7 Winsome Palado .... 7 6 Hind 7 11 Totolomai 7 6 Compensation avill be favoured by the shorter distance and may start faA'ouritc, Avilh Bachelor’s Idol and Gharmainc picked ns most likely to trouble him.

•TAMES HAZLETT GOLD CUP, 0£ 450sovs and Gold Cup. One mile, et. st. lb. Count Cavonr 911 Circulation.. 0' 3 Nightmarch 0 10 Paquito .... 9 1 Latin Quarter 9 6 Amor .... 9 1 Royal Saxon 9 6 Pink Nolo .. 9 1 Meadow Lark* 9 6 Sailing Home 8 5 Although Nightmarcli may be a bit short of racing condition he will no doubt start favourite. The race will arouse great interest, although it may he diihctilt to pick the strength of the field by the time, it arrives at the post. Meadow Lark reads the best on paper as most likely to trouble the crack.

ABBOTSFORD HANDICAP, Of 210sovs. Seven furlongs. st lb st lb King Balboa 9 7 Don Jose .. 7 S John Brad- Evening .. 7 8 bury .. 8 13 Sudden Storm 7 S Tardy .... 8 6 Waterline ..77 Camisader .. 8 6 Blue Metal.. 7 7 Suealth .. 8 4 Assemble .. 7 7 This is regarded as a fairly open race and Blue Metal, Assemble, and Stealth may be the, most in demand, with Camisader likely to caijse trouble. ' DANNEVIRKE HANDICAPS. (Pee United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, February 14. The following handicaps have boon declared for the Danncvirke meeting by Mr J. Henrys:— . Oringi High-Weight Handicap, of lOOsovs. One mile and a-quartcr.—Red lutschia 12.9,' Bqrsaleno 11.2, Perle dc Leon 9.13, Grand National 9.11, Pale Star 9.8, Call Again'9.7, Mothpiaue, Arrowzone 9.5, Battle Torque 9.4, Revel, Whakane, Joke Form, Koakaoioa, Tunbridge, Painting 9.0, Danncvirke Cup, of 235sovs. One mile and a-quarter.—Tori 9.0, The Hawk 8,11, Blimp 8.7, The Swell 8.1, Merry Damon, Dolomite 8.0, Full Mark, Keddar, Marjoram 7.11, Stanchion 7.8, Queen’s Choice 7.5. Rory Mor, Briar Root, Billion, Mountain Heath i.2, Chopin 7.1, Te Awha, My Own, Discourse, Balloon, Air Laddie” Kilorel, Birkbeck, Handsome 7.0. Tahoraite Hack Handicap, of lOOsovs. Six furlongs.—Blue Paper 9.0, Statuary 8.6, Brown Sugar 8.2, Belle Star, Push 5.1, J? Aden Shadow 7.11, The Mug, Keen, Quir.ola 7.9, King Manu, Arrowzone, Werata 7.8, Easterly 7.7, Cloyne 7.5, Miss Quex, Good Acre, I’m Alone 7.4, Fearful 7.2, Rangimahoe, Right Bower, Adventus, Skill, Royal Queen 7.0. Rakaiatai -Nursery Handicap, of lOOsovs, Five furlongs.—Arajean 8.2, Benign 7.10, Fitz Quex, Tripping, Regan, Leighton—Child gelding, . First ’ Whip, Royal Routine 7.9, Henry of Navarre, Sporting Chance, Mauriri, War Worn, Dick Whittington, Hawkshen, Jason 7.7* Star of Gold, Vairewa, Saraband 7.C, Recant, futurist, Souchong, Sea -Scout, Lady Rouela 7.4.

Oringi Hack Handicap, of lOOsovs. Seven furlongs.—Grattus 9.0, Royal Opera 8.9, Warfille 8.8, High Society, St, Melba /.12, Lackham 7.9, Air Force, Waterspear 7.8, Watchman, Patearoa’, First Euler 7.3, Portray, Corneroff 7.2, Kahu Ariki, Spearform, Emotion, Rioghail, Crown Link, Retract, Cyrille, Aerospire, Hand Over, Merry Melody, Wedding Bells 7.0. President’s Handicap, of loOsovs. Six furlongs.—Kidgemount 9.0, First Money B,s,‘Railway 8.3, Royal Duke 8.0, Bonogne 7.13, - Clarendon 7.7, Royal Parade 7.0, Dobbin, Broad Acre, Cuticle 7.5, Second Thought 7.3, Veronese, Moepai, Miss Quex, Crown Jest, Right Bower 7,0. Makirikiri Hack Handicap, of lOOsovs. One mile.—Gold Bag, Skyrider 9.0, Malahat, Kilorel 8.11, Disrank 8.7, Lackham, Plane 8.4, General Gas 8.3, Waterspear 8.2, Grand National, Birkbeck 8.1, Mothplane 7.13, Wilmoreana, Cook, Kosher, Myola 7.10. OTAHUHU TROTTING CLUB. (Per United Press Association.) . AUCKLAND, February 14. The following are the acceptances for the Otahuhu Trotting Club’s meeting:— Trial Handicap. Class 3.45. One mile and a-half.—Te Ngutu, Wiriwhata, Lady Ena, Colonel Thorpe, Petulant, Carl Mack, Nebraska scr, Lord Roberts 12yds bhd, Rangitera, Don Zolock 24,/ White Satin, Lord Haldane 60, Togo’s /Promise 72, Ando Spray 84, Paradigm 9$ Marble Star 108. .-

Tamaki Handicap. Class 2.571. One mile and a-quarter.—Man o’ Belle, Gaza, Some Dillon, Nathaniel, Pavlova set, Mount Princess, Maid of the Mountains 12yds bhd, Haroto, Ursuline, Hohoro, Araehne, Dad’s Hope, First Flight, Child Audubon, Horizon 24, Haerahga Pai, Great Ba'llin 36, Kingselere, Nella Dillon 48, Trustworthy 60, Lord Nepean 72. Papakura Handicap. Class 4.37. Two miles.—Liniosa, Explosion, Tony Victor, Warspite, Concertina, Stoney Cornelian scr, Hal Chimes 12yds bhd. Sir Author 24, Laplander, Mountain Dell, Brutus 36, Reremai, Staumoor 48, Evelyn Locanda, Gold Dial 60,

Otahuhu Cup. Class 4.30. Two miles. lalent 3 Torpedo Huoij, Native Prince, Great Peter scr. Nelson Tasker 12yds .bhd Sunshower, Free Advice, The Abbey Machine Gnu 48, Kohaia, Jewel ‘Pointer 60, Padlock 96.

President’s Handicap. Glass 4.40. Two miles. Writer, Gold Sovereign, Trades"'aV7 J Chan S e I2 yds bhd, Mutu 24, Peter MTDnney 48, Waikaha 84, Rose Bingen 96.

Mount Albert Handicap. Class 4.48. , Miles.—Kolmar scr, Anseline -24yds bhd, Peterson 36, Linnett the Great, Akeneln, Sebisca 48.

Moss Davis Handicap. Class 2.474 One maJe and a-half.-Oakhampton, Gold Dial, Florent, Tony Victor scr, Rockburn, Stanmoor First Carbine, Joy Bird 12yds bhd, Sunshower, Free Advice, Talent, All Pointe? 3 ™ 24 ” Xc!S ° n Tn,ker ’ Jewel RaiJway Handicap (saddle). Class -•17. One mile.—Satmbird, Trustworthy Kmgsdere Dad’s Hope, Vanity Bov D llnwf Lord Ne P e an, Benefice scr, Dick 12vds bM °T B rS Van liich - Te Wahia TT b ' d ' £ a P landei ’ 24, Goldman, Master Hina, Darknite 36. DARGAVILLE MEETING. THE ACCEPTANCES. (Per United Press Association.) te -f February 14 The following are the acceptances for the first day of the Dargaville races:Maiden Plate. Seven furlongoyal Day 0-0 Ed. Hopetoun, Odd Sox lunderstorm Neil 8.8. Rehia Lady Lu Snowplane, Bonnie Day 8.6. Y ’ Tokatoka Handicap. Six furlongs.— Archeen 9.0, Owairaka 8.12, Big Bertha 8.9 Ked Kelly 8.5. V.l,™,* Sf Oeoto” alted 7 J O° Ver ’ Terrapeen ’ Red Tion, Ex-

Kaihu Hack High-Weight Handicap. One mile one furlong.—Nassock 11.3, Brampton 10.11, Bizarro 10 2 Froth blower 10.2 Red Lion 9.9, Fiery Lad 0.0, Royal Day 0.0.

Settlers Handicap. Six furlongs.— Waning Light 9.6 Illingar 0.0, Kildeer 8-13 ’ 1 oo r °m e B ’ B, Flery Lad 8.5. Lightwood 8.0, Turn 7.13, Mineral 7.4 Trosor 7.1, Deakn, Lady Lu 7.0. '

Dargaville Gup. One mile and,a-quar-ter.—Glenstar, Respirator, Nassock 7 O Golden Wedding 7.7, King Willonyx’ Bizarro i.O.

Awakmo Hack Handicap. About seven furlongs.—Valquette 9.6, Exalted, Brampton.. Illingar 9.0, Terrapeen, Orchus 8.3, Lightwoocl, Royal Day 8,0, Turn 7.13,’ Wild Country 7.8, Bonny DaV, Snowplane 7.0.

Hobson Handicap. One mile. Macrooni, Archeen 9.0, Owairaka 8.12, Gieiia Bay 8.11, Nassock 8.7, Ned Kelly 8.2. Frothblower. Bizarro 7.4, Royal Day 7.0. Avoca Handicap. Six furlongs.— •Arehccii, Glenstar, Macroom, Partial Eclipse 8.8, Big Bertha 8.3, Ned Kelly 7.13, Carl Ideni 7.12, Gay Cockade 7.11, King Willonyx 7.3, Taungra, Ed. Hopetomi, Valquette 7.0.