SPORTING.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 41, 3 October 1911, Page 5

SPORTING.

THE A.J.C. 'MEETING. SECOND DAY. Sydney, October .2. The second day Of the AjJ.C. spring meeting was favoured with lino, warm weather and a very largo -attendance. Tho going was good. Results:— Shorts' Kami»cap.—Hot■ Airy 8.10, 1; \ clsloane, 8.1), 2; Malthusian, 7.12 i. Nineteen started, including Sharpshooter and Sunburnt. Culprit was t!io first to move, Popinjay, with Culprit and Sunburnt, being nearest. Hot Air quickly took charge, and led into tee straight from Popinjay. Volsloane put in a claim opposite the Leger. i'hcn' ensued a good linish, Hot Air winning the vcruict by a neck, Malthusian being beaten by a length, lime, linin-14ysec. Clibborn Stakes.—Jacamar 1, Pontana 2, Woolorina 3. Twelve started. Posia and Ladies’ Man were tiic quickest on their feet. Ladies’ Man took' charge at the back from Pontana. ■flic latter was in front, at tlio live furlongs, and led into the straight from Ladies’ Man and Ocean Blue. Jacamar, with a la to run, won a great race by a head and a half, a length between second and third. Time, Imin oosec. The Metropolitan .Handicap Sweepstake, with £3500 added; Tj-'ihiles.— Malt King 9.1 (Black), 1; Lady Medallist, 8.9 (Barnett), 2; Har.tfell, 7.0 (Turner), 3. The pon-starters were: Flavinius, Elairgouv,? Cisco, > Sequarious, Salvatorrosa, and Gidgicl. From a good start-, Woad .and Vice-Admiral were the. first to show out.. Passing the stand the order.. was, Vice-Admir-al, Britain, Wo ad, Malt King,. (Flava, and Los Angelos. At the quarter-mile Woad was leading from Vice-Admiral, Britain, Flava, Malt King and Lorain bil. Boforb reaching the Vico Admiral bad' taken* charge!, from Britain, Woad, Boramhil and Los Angelos. Along the hack^Britaiiibind Vico Admiral wci'A. still in. the lead, witli Piastre, Malt King and Lady Medallist the nearest.' At the ftfo furlongs Vice-Admiral was in charge from Borambil, Britain,-;-Flava, Medallist, Malt King, Los Angelos, and Bridge. There was little change at,the half-mile, Britain being the most prominent, followed by Flava, Medallist, Malt King Borarnbil, and Los Angelo's. ’ Round the bend Vice-Admiral piloted Medallist, Britain, Flava, BoranVbil, and Malt King. Into the-,straight,, ViceAdmiral and Britain showed the way clear to Malt King, Flava .and, Didus. At the distance Flava was leading from Malt King, Vice-Admiral and Medallist. A good finish was fought out, the race being won by two lengths, a length and a. half between second and third. Then came Piastre, Cadonia,. Britain, Wood, and Sandbath, with Lady Lucy and Duke Foote last. Time, Stain 354 see. First Steeplechase, of 300 sovs, about 2.V miles.—-Lea Kleslma, 10.6. I ; Hautapu, 10.4, 2: Loch Fyne, 11.0,3. Nine started. Only three finished. Hautapu made the running over the hist hurdle, being beaten by three lengths, Loch Fyne 30 yards away. .Time, omin 34sec. Breeders’ Plate, of 150 sovs, for two-year-olds; live furlongs—Ventura 1, Rathkeale 2, Dromore 3. Twentyseven started. Gauntlet, with Ventura, and Rathkeale its nearest attendant, led the bunched held to the bond. Here Ventura went to the front, was never overhauled, and won by a length. Dromore was similarly beaten. Time, Imiu Btsec. Squatters’ Handicap.—Flaxen, 8.9, 1; Safrano, 8.7, 2; Flamen, 7.0. 3. Seventeen started, including Genius. Won by six lengths. Time, 2min 7.’, sec. Los Angelos made no,-show mg in the Metropolitan Handicap, and finished in the ruck.

(Receiver! 3, 9.35 a.in.) Sydney, October 3. Ron Scir has been scratched for the Gimcrack Stakes.

A RIDER SUSPENDED

Sydney, October 2

Tho enquiry into the alleged interference of Mashtun in tho Derby on Saturday resulted in Wood, the rider of Jacalnar, being suspended for sis months.

WELLINGTON NOMINATIONS. (Per Press Association.) Wellington, October 2. 'l'ho following nominations have l;ocn received for the chief events at the Wellington Racing Club’s spring meeting:— Wellington Handicap, one mile and a quarter.—St. Petersburg, Kauroa, Miss Mischief, Byron, Vice-Admiral, John Counterfeit, Masterpiece, Fquitas, Mend ip, Bellah, Mulga Bill, Fort William, Formby, Sir Tristram, Miscount, First Battery, Floctrakofl', llauparaha, Iranui, Negative, Parable Cheddar, The Rover, Sir Antrim, Ambrosian, Vootgang, First Consul, Kilosteri, Boanerges, 'l’o Puhia, Sandstream. Champion Plate, one mile and a quarter.—Miss Mischief, Byron, ViceAdmiral, Counterfeit, Masterpiece, Fcmitas, Bobrikoff, Fort William, Miscount, Electrakoff, Mira, Royal Scotch, Ovation, St. Bees, Boanerges.