RACING IN AUSTRALIA.

Otago Witness, Issue 3277, 3 January 1917, Page 42

RACING IN AUSTRALIA.

SY.DNES TATXERS ALL'S. SVI.NEY, December 31. \t the meeting of the Sydney Tatwrsall's Clnb the Carrlng'.oii Stakes (mx furlongs), resulted: "PVvui" 1' Bonnie Plume, 2; lioyal Laddie, 3. SYDNEY, January 1. The Tattersall's C!ul> Cup (a mile and a-half) resulted :—Chakiverle 1, Canzone 2, Wallace Isinglass '-i. Y.R.C. RACES. MELBOURNE, January L Vt the Y.R.C. races to-day, in showery weather, 'lu". ch*ef events resulted as follow: f*T\NDTSH HANDICAP. Six furlongs.—Messrs Baillieu Bros.' Aleconner 1, nighficld 2, Ludovitch 3. BAGOT HANDICAP. One mile ana a-half.— Aides 1, Sea Pink 2, Lady Blucksand 3. Y.A.T.C. HACKS. MELBOURNE. December 26. The chief event at the Y.A.T.C. races, run at Cnulfleld to-day, was the Hopetoun Cup (one mile three furlongs), which resulted :— Mr H. Power's Burrabadcc.n, 1 ; sir Diff, 2: Aides, 3. \Yon by three lengths. Time, 2min 20isec. THE CHRISTMAS MEETING. SYDNEY, December 2(i. The \..T.P. Christmas meeting was continued today. The results of (lie principal events were: — DECEMBER STAKES (for two-year-olds). Five furlongs.—Manna 1, Princess Winifred 2, Conacre S. Won bv three lengths. Time, lmin lsec. SUMMER CUP. Cine mile and five furlongs.— Mr J. A. Mavo's The Fortune Hunter 1, Wallace

Isinglass 2, Canzone 3. Won by half a length. Time, 2min 45|seo. PORT ADELAIDE COT. ADELAIDE, December 20. The Port Adelaide Cup (one mile and three furlongs) was ran to-day, with the following refult: Mr C. Bennett's Admirable Bob, lj Geld Oufls, 3; Wee Gun, 3. THE PERT 3 OTJP. PERTH, December 27. At tfhe West Australian Turf Club races today the Perth Cup (two miles) resulted: Mr A. b. Maclood's Lucky Escape 1, MJMlco 2, Irish Com. fly f. Won by two lengths. Time, Bmln 28 4-s«ec. SALES OF BLOOD STOCK. AUCKLAND, December fcO. The annual blood ftcck sales were held on Wednwdav. The attendance waa large, but bidding wa» not spirited, the highest price realised bein z 600 guineas for o Martian—Two 6Wp colt, purchased by Mr A. B. Williams. For lots offered by Mr J. J. Donnelly for the Patriotic Fund to-night 125 guineas was realised. High-priced lots ottered by Mr Duncan were :--Achmes—lrelude colt, 160 guL J*, Mr Friedlanuer; Ben■onlaa—Dirge colt, lbv guineas, Mr D. Monaghan; BeiaonlMv-Slster Francis filly, 210 Mr T H Hill: Beuzoniun—Lady Principal filly, l/v guineas, Mr Delatour. Mr Walker's Marble Area —Romold colt was sold far 105 guineas, Mr J. U Wilson being the p-ircliasur. Mr Donnelly s filly by Demosthenes-Golden Ball realised 105 guinea*, Mr T. Stewart being the purchaser and tje same breeder's filly by Demosthen.s-Etona was sold for 150 guineas, Dr Beveridge be ng the purchaser. Mr Donnelly's lots offered for the Patroitic Fund wen :-Gelding by DemosthcrasL° dy Del.vnl, 105 guineas, Mr Frfedlander; ftlly bv Demosttianee-Kaltuku, UO guineas, Mr J. H-irf cadin? by Formative— Lady Oellia, 115 ?u"cae, Mr Friedlander; filly by Gold Proprader, 45 gum, as, Mr Price. Mr Melinko's colt by Elysian-Cycrma was sold for 180 pnineas to Mr G. L. Stead; ft colt by Elysianlovenr wen, for 190 p&eM, to Mr Greenwood; «nd a colt bv Eivsian-Lady Given for 200 guinea*, to Mr A B. M'Cardle. Mr Alison's Australianbred yearliu 3 s failed to reach the reserves.