SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 174, 16 August 1909, Page 3

SPORTING.

AUSTRALIAST RACING. CACLI'TELD STEEPLECHASE MEFT-

IXG. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright Received 15, 5.5 j>..in Melbourne, August 14. The weather was dull for to-day's races. The following arc the results of the racing.— Australian Steeple, of 1500 sov?.. about fon r miles—Confederate (Kaynm) l, Bribery (Burn) 2, Grafnax (Coleman) 3. Eleven started. Confederate, Snob and Grafnax led over the first treble. where Nightlight fell. Leaving the straight, Grafnax and Sun took command and established a lead of ten lengths along the back from Confederate and Cuaeh, the others bcint' well rn-

te and Cuach, the otliers being well toother. Entering the straight the seend time, C.rafnax ikhl Smi still 'ed rom Confederate, Snob, Dalnv, KorOoit. Cuach and Bribery. Little change ook place to the back stretch, where iun fell, leaving Grafnax with a Ion? L'ad from Confederate and Bribery. The od wall proved fatal to Kororoit an.l 'ver Hie treble the third time Grafnax limved the way to Confederate, Bribery tolny anil S:iob. Leaving the straight! 'onfcdernlc took command, Dalnv and tvibevy being his nearest attendants. )alny fell at the next fence and Bribery oined the leader at the lost. Grafnax lyrag handy and the ithers were beaten off. Confederate nd Bribery cleared the last obstael» ogctlicr. the former drawing away and railing by eight lengths. Tinie,'Bmin o%sec. J

Arkanngn Handicap— Portlight 1 Lourec 2, Lord Desmond 3. Won by six lengths. Time, 3min 56% sec. Chatsworth'Handicap— Blind Hairy I Yarrabar 2, Sindeby 3. Won by four lengths. Time. 2min 31sce. MalakoiT Stakes—Dhabi 1, Kerlie 2 Woorooma 3. Won by a neck. Time' lmin 45 l / s soe. Knowslcy Handicap SteeplechaseBoomerang 1, Kuala Lumpur 2, Envoy .3. Won by eight lengths. Time, 3mrh aoscc. Welter Handicap-Orea 1, Seige Moi 2, Oncy 3. Won by a neek. Time, .lmin 34y 2 sec.

ADELAIDE NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. Received 15, 5.5 p.m. Adelaide, August 14. The 'Adelaide National Steeplechase resulted as follows:—Vulcan 1, Seth 2. De Stillio 3.

GRAND NATIONAL MEETING. THIRD DAY'S RESULTS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Cliristchuvch, Saturday Night. ..The New Zealand Grand National meeting was concuded to-day i n W arm weather, with a.strong north-west blowing. The atendanco was not so large as on the previous days, ami the totalisator inveritments -amounted to £lf.439, as against .€19,121 on the third day last year. Results:—

, United Hunt Clubs' Steeplechase, of 100 sovs.. about two miles' and a-half— Cllengarifl 1. Gammon 2, Barney 3. Also started: Dcerslaycr, Stormy Petrel aiid Bess. Won by two lengths and a-half. Stormy Petrel and Deerslaver fell. Time, smin 10 2-oscc. Heathcotc Handicap, of 250 sovs., seven furlongs—Bonny Glen (0.10.) 1, Sweet Angelns (9.10) 2, Stratagem (9.1) 3. Also started: :North-East, St. Aidr.n, Iranui, Lady Disdain, All Guns, Rock Ferry, Lone Star and Mythical. Won by a length and a-lialf, with a length between second and third. North-East wa»i fourth. Time, lmin 28 3-ssec.

Styx Hack Hurdle Race, of 130 sovs., once round and a distance—Slaney 1. Farley Grove 2, Polyanthus 3. Also started: Homeward, Lapland and Stepfeldt. Won by two lengths. Time, 3min 7sec. Sydenham Hurdle Race, of 350 sovs'., one mile and three-quarters—Scottv (10.3) 1, Ben Jonson (11.12) 2, Southern Cross (O.O) 3. Also started: Compass, Gold Dust, Kairoma., Ringman. Snip, Showman, and Whatakara. Ben Jonson was always prominent but at the top turn he was joined by Scotty, who beat him home by a length. Southern Cross was' three lengths away third. Time. 3min 19 l-sscc.

Lincoln Steeplechase Handicap, of 350 sovs., about three miles—Eldorado (11.1) 1. Nadador (12.0) 2, Wairaka (10.0) 3. Also started: Eurus and Moosken. Wo'i \rith something in hand by three-quar-ters of a length. Time. Omin 13 2-ssoc. Redcliffs Handicap, of 130 sovs.. seven furlongs—King Post 1, Eaglestonc 2 ; Chiarinan 3. Also started: Whistlecraft. Ringdove, Continuance, Gold Braid, Claymore, Waiata. Merry Lass and Bountiful. Woi. by a length and a half. Time, lmin SO 3-Sscc.

Sehvyn Handicap, of 200 sovs., six furlongs—Los Angelos I, Longiier 2. Prim 3. Also started: Federal, S»,x King, Inez. White Cockade, Tnchbonay, Zetland aTid Heirloom. Won by a length. Time, lmin 15 2-o.sec. Hunters' Plate Handicap, of 100 s'ovs.. one mile and a-half—Tyrannic 1. Blythebuy 2. Seadog 3. Also started: Homeward, Roan Banner, Ben Fortune, and King of Trumps. Won by a length. Time, 2min 47 l-ssec.

THE TAURIKI INCIDENT. DECISION OF THE CONFERENCE JUDGES. Christchiirch, Last Night. The judges of the New Zealand Racing Conference (Sir George Cliflo.-J. Messrs T. \V. Stringer and John A. Cook) have given the following deeis'ion in the appeal by S. Darragh against the decision of the Auckland Metropolitan ■ Committee in disqualifying him for lif? , in connection 'with the x unning of tin , horse Tauriki at the Takapuna Jockey Club's winter meeting in l!)l>8, which decision varied a decision of the Taka- . [.una Jockey Club disqualifying Darragh during the pleasure, of the club:—"AV though .'ill the circumstances connected with the running- of the mare Tauriki I are execedignly suspicious, and Uie evidence most contradictory and unsatis'factovy, the judges are ?not satisfied that a ease of 'ringing in' has been established, and therefore leave this (mention open for further investigation by ithe Auckland Metropolitan (Hub, if fresh evidence should he forthcoming. Assuming, however, that the mare which ran at Avondalc. Takapuna and Ellers'lie under the name of Tauriki was th; chestnut mare by St. Crispin from u Freedom maro alleged to have been, lired bv 'S. Darragh, we are satisfied that though entered and raced in the name of .1. (ir-ant she never ceased to be the I roperty of S. Darrngh, and that she was-raced throughout in his interest and in violation of the rules of racing. Wc are also of opinion that both ,1. ' Grant and S. Darragh have wilfully supplied false information during the whole course of the enquiry. We therefore find that J. Grant and S. Darragh have been guilty of fraudulent practices' on the turf, and we hereby disqualify the said S. Darragh and the mare Tauriki for a term of five years from the 14th of May. 1000. As J. Grant has-not appealed against the disqualification imposed upon him toy the Metropolitan Committee, we direct the said committee to vary the disqualification of J. Grant so as to make it accord with that imposed hereby on S. Darragh. We confirm the decision of the Takapuna Jockey Club on the Metropolitan Oonmittec in regard to the payment of the 6takes in the races) won by Tauriki. We order the deposit in this case to be returned."