SPORTING.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 11578, 14 October 1901, Page 3

SPORTING.

—. —# THE IMPERIAL PRODUCE STAKES.

United Press Association—Per Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Received 8.33 p.m., October 12th; • LONDON, October 12. At the Kempton Park meeting the Tace for the Imperial Produce Stakes resulted as follows: Ord Gatrick ~- 1 Royal Lancer 2 Assiont -..- 3

VICTORIA AMATEUR TURF CLUB MEETING. Received 7.15 p.m., October 12th. MELBOURNE, October 12. The Caulfield meeting opened to-day. Heavy rain fell last night and this morning, and rendered the course heavy. Despite the weather there was a large attendance. The following are the Tesults : EMO HURDLES. / Rackstraw 1 Tafterwallop 2 Beloka 3 Twelve horses started. Betting—s to 1 against Rackstraw. who won easily. Time, 4min 37sec CAULFIELD STAKES. Wakeful 1 Hymettus _... 2 Australian Colours • "3 Seven others ran. Betting Even money Sequence, 8 to 1 against WakefuL • The latter led shortly -after iihe 'Start, -was never again headed, -and won :easi]y by six lengths. Time, lmin 58£ sec. CAULFIELD GUINEAS. Ibex 1 Haymaker ..; 2 Grasspan 5 Other starters were Hautvillers, Corsican, and CaraveL Betting—-10 to 1 on' Hautvillers, 4to 1 against Ibex. There was a splendid race down the straight be-' tween the placed .horses, Ibex winning, a head between second and. third. The fa-' vourite.was fourth. Time, lmin 46Jsec. RINGWOOD STEEPLECHASE. Arcadia 1 Orthez .....". .-•:..;.. 2 Aloha ; 3 Fifteen 'horses started. ; Time, 4min OJsec DEBUTANTE STAKES. . -Heloise ..„ 1 Brakpan _ 2 Niphetos 3 Betting—6-.to" 1 against Heloise. Won . easily 'by two lengths. Time;' 50sed i ' TOORAK HANDICAP. Bonnie Chiel 1 Blunderer 2 Miltiades 3 All started but Sequence and Wakeful. : Won all the way.,

TRAINING AND BETTING NOTES. MELBOURNE, October 12. Gauleon and Rock Gun ran a mile afc Fleminsrton. this morning in lmin 50sec. Light Brigade did 12.furlongs -on the tan in 2min .Msec, Flagship and 'San Ifran 11 furlongs "in". 2min-34sec. Wakeful, has been backed for the Caulfield Cup; to .the /extent of £3OOO, and she now;.rules, favourite at 9 to 1; 12 to 1 Hymettus, Grasspan'and" Ampier; 14 to 1 George Frederick; 20 to 1 "Warrior ; : 2000 to 90 has been accepted about Combat, and Honeybee also has been backed.

THE DUNEDIN SPRING MEETING. Per Press Association. DUNEDTN, October 12. The Spring meeting concluded to-day m fine but dull weather. There were small fields, but interesting racing.. The sum of £4OOI 10s was put through the totalisator, making £8147 for the meeting, against £9503 10s last year. The following are the results;— SECOND HURDLES, of-60 govs; li mile..

Mr S. Brown's Roller, list 101b (Clark) 1 Mr Livingstane's Dundee,. 12st Sib (Robertson) 2 Mr Sponge's Deny, lOst 51b (Moran) 3 Two others started. Won by a length after a pretty race. Time, 2min 57 3-ssec. Dividends, £2 8s and 16s. TELEGRAPH WELTER, of 50 «ovs; 6 furlongs. Mr J. Brett's Avrdale, Bst 101b (McComb) 1 Messrs McLean Bros.' Wild "West, 9st (L. King) 2 Mr S. Sponge's Vulcan, Bst 121b (Moran) "3 Blackpool and Foray also started. Won by a good length, a neck separating second and third. Time, lmm 29sec. Dividends, £1 16s and 18s. RANFURLY HANDICAP, of 80 sovs; 1 mile.

Mr A Moss' Canteen, Bst 101b (L. King) 1 Mr J. Boreland's Fulmen, Vst 31b

(McComb) 2 Hon. G. McLean's Pampero, 9st lib

(Buddicomb) 3

Also started Muscovite and Senior Wrangler. Won by a good length after a. fine race. Time, lmin 45sec. Dividends, £3 4s and £2 10s. TRIAL HANDICAP, of 30 sovs ; 7 furlongs. Mr W. R. Quinn's Donna Rosa, 7st 91b

(S. Smith) 1 Mr H. Beatty's Nor'-wester, Bst 71b (R. Wilson) 2 Mr A R, Ward's St. Ulva, 7st

(Scoullar) 2 Billet Doux and Sympathy also started. Won by "six lengths. Time, Imm 34 2-ssec Dividends, £2 and 10s. SHORTS HANDICAP, of 50 sovs; 5 furlongs. Mr T. Godfrey's Goldspur, lOst 101b

(A. Godfrev) 1 Mr.W. George's Vandyke, Bst 121b

(T. Buddicomb) 2 Mr S. Solomon's Battler, 6st 101b

(S. Smith) 3 Red Gauntlet and Lady Madge also started. Red Gauntlet bolted, and covered three-quarters of a mile before the rider got command. Goldspur won from beginning to end by a length. Time. Imin 5 l-ssec. Dividends, £1 8s and £1 4s.

SECOND HACK RACE, of 30 sovs; 6 furlongs. Mr T. Tates* Beauclerc, Bst (J. Gray) 1 Mr Longfellow's The Serf, 9st (King) 2 Mr J. -Boreland's Lady Madge, 7st 91b (Smith) 3 Won by a length. Time, lmin 19 2-ssec. Dividends, £1 16s and Bs. FAREWELL HANDICAP, of 40 sqvs ; 1 mile. Mr S. Sponge's Vulcan, Bst (McLaughlin) 1

Mr W. George's Vandyke, Bst 121b"("t! Buddicomb) ..„" Mr J. McKay's Hippomenes, 7st 31b

(Lloyd) 3 Three others started. Won by two lengths. Time, lmin 48sec Dividends. £5 12s and 18s.

THE NAPIER PARK MEETING. NAPIER, October 12. In the Park acceptance's. Camelot 7st in the Nursery Handicap should read Lionify 7st 21b; and Okoari's weight in the Flying Handicap is 9st 91b, not 9st 61b.