SPORTING.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXII, Issue 8997, 8 November 1907, Page 2

SPORTING.

V.R.O. MEETING

THIRD DAY. Per Press Association. —Copyright. Received Nov. 7, 8.3 p.m. Melbourne, November <■ For tho third day’s racing there was perfect weather and again a very large attendance. Results

November Hurdles, 2 miles.—»»• ratah 1, Port Callis 3,. Sienna 3. Won by three lengths, lime, 0.-ia .iNursery Handicap, C furlongs. Cleis 1, The Black Dove 2,Eeudil 3. Won easily. Tim%. 1.1714- _ r Plying Stakes.- 7- furlongs.—Mountain' King 1, lolairo 3, True Scot 3 . The only other starter was Master Foote. Betting ; 2tol on the wmuor, who indulged lolairo witu tho lead to the straight, when ho came away and won as ho liked. Tune, 1.37, . [ Carnival Handicap, ll^mne-’.-—• Knox 1, Barren Jooy 2, Sivon 3. Six others also ran. Won by four lengths. Time. 2.7j.<. 1 OAKS STAKES, a sweepstake, of 10 sovs. with 400 sovs. added; for ;!yr old lillios, 114 miles. Mr C. L. Macdonakl’s br f Lady Rylstouo, by Grafton—Lady Trenton . . 1 Mr H. Power's b f Lady Diffidence, by Grafton - -Diffidence _ 3 T,i- T. S, Briraston’s ch f j .tltinc, by Malster—- ], jeh Lava ... ••• 3 . Also ■•• in; Vaporize, Lady ivelvm and Juggler. Betting: sto 4 on Lady Diffidence 2 to 1 Lady Rylstoue. Vaporize and Juggler alternatolv led over the first- niilo, vwicu Lady" Diffidence took charge, and was out in front on entering the homo straight. At tho distance Lady Rylstouo came with a fast run cut tlio loader down, and won by halt a length, after a good finish, lime, Veteran Stakes. IJ4 miles. —Moaui 1, Delaware 3, Bivauche 3. Seven others started. Betting ; 3tol y. Carl Dour and Dye;! Garments, 10 to Iv. Moaui. Won by three-quar-ters of a length. Time, 2.3014.

‘ C.J.O. MEETING. ACCEPTANCES FOR SATURDAY. Per Press Association. Christchurch, November 7. The following are tbo acceptances for the concluding day of tho Canterbury Jockey Club’s Metropolitan Meeting:—

PORT COOPER HURDLES, of 300 sovs, once round and a disBhk ILynard 11 8 Loosido ... 10 9 Le Beau ... 11 2 South’n Cross 10 5 Sen Sim ... 10 11 Jolly Roger 9 0 RANDOLPH HANDICAP, of

SoOsovs, five furlongs. LordSoult... 9 G Guidvafo ... 1 8 Firoiron ... 812 Oxton .. 7 o Petrovna ... 810 Sister Anne 7 3 Moriarity ... 810 Grandstand 7 0 Huascar ... 8 9 Eons .. 7 0 Impolite ... 8 -1 Sea Ring ... 7 0 Replete 711 Amies Soult 7 0 ORES3Y WELTER, of 250sovs, six furlong-. Dawn .. 9 2 WhiteCockado 8 3 Goldbeater Sl3 Numa ... 713 Pas Sent ... 8 9 Amboiso .. 7 13 Bose Noble 8 9 Tho Seer .. 710 SEYMOUR HANDICAP, of 180 sovs, six furlongs. Tremulous 8 9 Persuader .. 7 12 White CockadeS 7 Strathfillan 7 9 Highland Reel S 5 Ard Heigh.. 7 8 Sea King ... 8 4 Sonia ...7 0 Cockleshell 8 2 Giovanni ... Gl3 All-Guns- -... 8 S Tea-Cup ... 6 13 Golden Way 8 0 The Orient G 7 Armamento 713 Rockwell ... G 7 M’koy Puzzle 7 13 The Brat G 7 Hilarity ... 713 Jacket ... G 7 MEMBERS’ HAN DIO AD, of 500 sovs, seven furlopgs. King 8i11y... 8 3 Medallist .. 7 2 Idealist A 8 0 Apollodoiis (5 12 Contender.,, 711 Sister Anna 0 7 r.imma 7 7 Golden Way 0 /

Gv.’cndolum 7 2 PEED ALTON HANDICAP, of aoosovs, i-H miles. Maniauolo. • 0 0 3Vf.ody.Uist ... 7 5 Sir Tristram B 8 Paragon .. 7 g Sti Joe ‘ • 8 8 Uemilai ... 7 S Cross Battery 8 1 Clanchattan- f£l3 Grand Siam 8 1 Astrakhan.. 613 Aeolus " 8 0 The Libyan 6 9 Lapland .. 710 Gold Braid G 7 Probable .. 7 7 Notes : ... 6 7 PIONEER HANDICAP, of SOOsovs, five furlongs. Discipline .. 8 6 SirArtegal Gl3 St. Aidau ... 8 5 Mustorer .. 6 7 Whistlcoraft 8 U Rosetta ..6 7 Elysium .. 7 8 JUBILEE CUP, 1 mile. Munjeet 1... 9 7 Fireiron .. 811 Elevation .. 9 0 Gold Crest. . 8 10 Zimmerman 9 0 Bonny Glen 810 For tho final day of tho C.J.C. Meeting “Turf” selects the following ; Cooper Hurdles, once round and a distance : Sen Sim or Le Beau. Crossy Welter, six furlongs; Dawn or Goldbeater. Seymour Handicap, six furlongs: Cockleshell or Golden Way. Members’ Handicap, seven furlongs : King Billy or Contender. Pioneer Handicap, five furlongs: Discipline or St. Aidau. Jubilee Cup, one mile: Muujoet or Gold Orest. Randolph Handicap, five furlongs; Lord Soult or Morlarity. Feudaltou Handicap, Ijq-milcs: St. Joe or Aeolus.

APOLOGUE’S CUP. It was tho 46th Melbourne Cup which was run on Tuesday _ last, when for the first time in the history of the race, a Now Zealand owned and trained horse was returned the winner. Apologue, tho horse to have his name enrolled upon the scroll of fame, was bred in Auckland by Messrs L. D, and N. A. Nathan, and is owned by Mr R. Oleland, a prominent bookmaker, resident in Auckland. As a yearling, Apologue was bought cheaply by Mr M. Pricdlander, of Canterbury, for 225 guineas, and when ho sent the horse up to auction six mouths later the bidding for his possession only reached 255 guineas. It may he mentioned that tho news of Apologue’s win was put on the wires at Plemiugtou at 3.40 p.m.—or 5.10 according to New Zealand time—and was received here, via tlio Pacific cable route, ten minutes later, viz., at 5. SO.

THE GAMBLING BILL. Writing'ou the subject of the new Gambling Bill, Christchurch Truth savs We do not profess to understand why the Government should have included a saving danse to prevent the total extinction cf the bookmaker, but it allows a club to license him, and thou considerately closes the totalisator five minutes before the advertised time of starting a race, to enable him to do business under the most favourable conditions. This is just the time when speculation -is at its ‘highest, and in those fow minutes before the race actually started, the bookmaker would reap a golden harvest, It is suggested that it rests witli the club to issue a license or not as it chooses, but iu our opinion the clause is mandatory, at anyrate in respect to those bookmakers who could show that they had always conducted their business properly. It states: ‘Ercry’raciug chib which is authorised to use the totalisator shall, upon application, issue licenses to fit and proper persons to carry on business as bookmakers on the club’s course. ’ The danse does not, as has been suggested, contempate providing bookmakers for those clubs unable to secure a totalisator permit, and it is quite clear that it contemplates their doing business in opposition to the totalisator.!’