SPORTING.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 11828, 27 November 1901, Page 2

SPORTING.

• - TURF TOPICS, BY "TARANAKI." '^jJSwJnUowJMJJ payments were made oVer, tho recent Waitara meeting :— J.XSe'orge £?5, F. McGovern £55, R. Bishop £52, J. J. Russell £35, C. E. Major £25, J. Crockett £20, J. Corrigah £20, P. Coffey £5. W. Young- £s, : . Mrs Graham £5, F. S. Cooper £fi, G. Syme £5, W. King £5, J. Kennedy £3. Referring to the Pearce Handicap run at \yellington on Saturday last the N.Z. Times says :— Windwhisth wris the ; only withdrawal, am eight started. Battleaxe was made favourite, but finished absolutely last. ■' I\n .unfortunate accident happened in the straight. After thi liejd had gone about a hundrec yards, Ro"bin Adair, who was in tht iear, evidently galloped on one oi the horses in front of him, and fell, rolling' over his jockey (W. King), and appeared to trample on him ythsn getting, up. The boy was Carried to - the casualty room closeby; where Dr. Purdy, the club's hon. surgeon, pronounced that he had re.ceived a severe shaking, but that no bones were broken. Robin Adair chased the field round, and finished djtee, u.P..a.t tie finish. Dundas was •agttfn responsible for the pace, and feet, .right „i nto the straight, with Fashion, who ran t more generously t-Mm'on the first day,, sticking close to him all the way. Dundas stopped half-way' down the stl-afght, and did not improve his position when his jockey sat down to ride him. When The Shannon joined Fashion, it appeared_ as If this pair would decide the contest, but about two chains from tfce post, Cannie Chiel headed the pair, ' and, finishing resolutely won by nearly a length.