SPORTING.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14450, 9 November 1917, Page 6

SPORTING.

-tt ,.:>■' *• -;..-•■ i (Elec. Te}. Cqqytlgbt— United Press Assn.) •/ JIELBOURNE, Nbvem.fcor 8. j r The "ViRjC. meeting was. continued oti |; a perfect spring day. There was a big F crowd, and some bright dresses were j'i sefh.', en the lawn. ,'. There was good) going. : „ a,;,. , „1 . ; ' .Hurdles J, Lord Grey. lj.Westendale 2, . Lady Sinideriand 3. ,Nine started.' Lord : - T.Ulkev.and.'Darnaclea led to tho six furlotlgsr post; Won by two lengths. ( . Time, 5.46. \ .Mimosa Stakes} Fitness 1, Tragic Star f 2','- -King of the Sea Z. Eight started. | Tragic Star led across the tan neck and ■ ttfetlk, but from the distance post tho j winner, on the outside, beat Tragic j Star, on the rails, by a head. Tinie, „ 1.15 ' Linlithgow , Stakes : Biplane 1. White- * field 2, Cosmos 3. -The only starters. ; Tho field were -together for half a .for-, i long, aud Biplane then,, drew ...away easily) though WHitefield was hard .ridden, and won by two lengths. ATime; 1.37|v . ..;. a A , .Carnival Handicap : Defence 1, Satin Bird 2, Fantasie 3. Nine starters. Satin Bird led to the distance. The winner-challenged-at-the half-distance, and m W great finish won by a short neck, --'a -.head . between second and thiriL Time, 3.7.,' • Oaks 'Stakes : Folly Queen 1, .Lady ') Comely 2, Erastus 3. Six started. Lu<*y ;' and Erastus .led- the field -to the. turn, !^ where Lady .Cornely '■ ran into second > place from Folly-'Queeni. ' 'The latter lejd at the -distance, and Lady Comely's-chah^ lenge was made too late, Folly Queen j winning, by a length and a-half. Time, jj 2.39. - --„ '•"■ *- '".'■■' :■' f] Veteran Stakes r Chrome 1, The Toff J2, • '] Anno 3; -Eight started. • Litnins and j Polylahius • made all-the running for .half ; j a. mile, • Chrome lyihg thirdj^foßo wed by : ] The T Toff and Arnio. . Ghronie 'led ; " into "j the -straight from The Toff and Anno,* ] and won by two lengths. Time, 2:33.£. ] (Special' to the 'Herald;) A* ' ' -1 ! CHRISTGHtFRCH, ;last night. .At the Metropolitan.- Trotting ..Club' 1 ] meeting -results -were:-— : v ' ' " 1 j Handicap : 2 'John Dillon I,' IJ ■7 Lady Rothsc&n 2, 7 2 AgMps 3:*^Alfeo'-1 started: 10 Stj6el Bell,. 6"*'Ev^lyn, .4 A Hardy Wilkes, 4 Jewel Qhiine&; 1^ Dillon, .1 Childsdale, 5 Rfeggie Hiion, . 8 -i -Succeed, 9 St. Kevin, 3 General Link, il ? BroAvn Bell, 13 Antonio, 'l2'ATamarisk. Won by four lengths. Time, 4.29 4-5. I - Free for all -Stakes:. 2 Catheda*al 1 Chimes 1, 1 Author Dillon % 3 Adelaide Direct 3, 4 Admiral Wood- 'A. Thb dnly starters. Won by: a length Tinie, 7 J2.42 3-5. ;!*.; ' .1 ' I fßpeoial to itie Herald.) ''*'"'"' ' 1 GHRISTOHUROH, Ihis V ; Iv the yearling sales the purchaser of .' a Martian youngster was .Mr'' J.VCbmp- , bell/ of Hawke's Bay (notVNJr M. * Campbell), jt is „'the' purchase was made on hehalf A bf Mr G. D: Greenwood, *l£Ke owner pi Biplane.