SPORTING

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12669, 4 May 1905, Page 3

SPORTING

THE MARLBOROUBH MEETING.

AUCKLAND TROTTING MEETING.

Per Press Association. May 3. The Auckland Trotting Club held their second day's races to-day. - The following are the results :—Novel Handicap—Viss Victor 11. 1, 2; dividends, £2 and £2 18s.. Pony Pride 1, Lance 2,"Mongonui 3; dividends, 19s and £1 2s. Handicap Ribbon 1, Harold Abdallah 2, Little Doctor 3; dividends, £2 7s 6d and 16s. -4pril Handicap—Forth 1, Annoyed 2, Miss Cuirassier 3; dividend, £1 10s, Autumn Trot—Victor C. -1, Empress 2j Sir Robert 3; dividends, £1 17s and £ll9s. . Shorts Handicap—Lady. French 1, •Hurihuri 2, Forth 3; dividend, £1 6s. Class Trot— Tialoa 1, Young McKinley 2, Kingston 3; dividends, £2 14s and 65.,

THE HAWKE'S BAY MEETING.

NAPIER, May 3The Hawke's Bay Jockey G'ub. were favoured with fine weather for the opening day of their Autumn Meeting, The fields we're the largest for ye.ars, and the attendance was large. I'he totaljsatoy investments amounted to £6883, an increase of £270 on the first day last year. The following are the resnlts : LONGLANDS HACK HURDLES, of 60 sovs; II mile.—Sleepwell lOst 121b 1, Nadador 10st. 51b 2," Needlework lCst 3. Won by a length. Time, 3min 25sec Dividend, £ll9s. AUTUMN HANDICAP?, of 70 sovs; 1 mile.—Whakawahi 7st I". Polyanthus 7st 3-"b 2, Tyrone 6st 71b 3. Won by three lengths. Time, lm : .n 41 l-ssec. Dividends, £2 18s and £1 16s. MAIDEN HACK RACE, of 50 sovs; 6 furlongs.—Hifforofla- Bst 51b 1, Tehauke 8st 81b 2, King's Lynn 7st 71b 3. Won by a length and a half. Time, lmin 17 l-ssec. Dividends, £4 16s and £2 2s. HAWKE'S BAY CUP, of 200 eovs ; 14 mile.—Manlapoto Bst 21b 1,.. Mystification 6st 81b 2, Gold Dust 6st 81b 3. Won easily by a length. Time, 2min 9 1-5 sec. Dividends, £llss and £4 19s. KARAMU HURDLES, of 100 sovs;- 2 miles.—Evening lOst 51b 1, • Athol Maid 9st 51b 2, Duffer 9st ,31b 3. Won easily. Time, 3min 51 4-ssec. Dividends, £3 15s and 12s.

NURSERY HANDipAP, of 100 sovs; 5 furlongs.—Marsefllaiso 6st 91b 1, Waipnnehu 7st'glb % Merriwing 6st 121b 3. Won bv Half a length.' Time, lmin ssec. Dividends. £5 2s and £2 10s. PQUKAWA HACK HANDICAP, of 80 sovs; 5 furlongs.—St. Bill Bst 8!b 1, Sa-~' rilla 6st 121b 2, Hifforofla 7st 51b 3. Won bv a length. Time, lmin -8~ 3-ssec. Dividends. £2 13s and £8 15s. PORANG-AHAU HANDICAP, of 100 sovs; 6 furlongs—Veneer 7st 31b I, Wefc Reef 9st 21b 2. The Stake 7sfc 91b 3. Won bv a length; Time, lmin 17sec.. Dividends, £4 7s and £2. The following are the acceptances for the second day i—- ' O-MAHU HACK HURDLES; 1? mile.— Sleenwell list 9 b. Nadador lOst 81b, Needlework 9st llib, Cavill 9st 91b, Mokapiro 9st. OKAWA HACK HANDICAP; 6 furlones.—Outer Bst 101b, Hipporofla Bst 21b, Baltic 7st 131b, Tettauke 7st 121b, Horatia 7st 101b, Barca 7st 61b, Sarilla 7sfc 31b, Eone 7st 31b, Minister 7st 3b, Lady Warwick 6st 101b, Waipu 6st 91b, Golden Comb 6st 71b, Cadean 6st 71b„ Ladyljke psfc 71b, Qnenon 6st 71b. BURKE MEMORIAL STAKES: 1 mile. —Madrigal Bst 7Jb, Eull Cry Bst 61b, Starshoot Bst 51b, Veneer Bst 21b, Submarine 7st 131b. Mystification 7st T-b, Fleka 7sfc 51b. Gold Dust Zst 3'-b, The Stake 6st 131b, Ballvnetfy 6H'9lb. MANGATARATA HURDLE RACE; 1? ,rii'e.—Cr<wir iTsf- 8!b; Pushful lOst Vh Ttosenlot 9st 111b. Arnba "9st 91b. Athol Maid 9st 71b, Rags 9st, Duffer'9st. Eclair 9«h JUVENILE HANDICAP; 5i fnriongs. —Medalist Bsfc 71b, Contender Bsfc 7>b, Marseillaise 7st 311b. Waipnnetu 7st 71b. Aorancri 7st 51b. Scotch Reel 7st 31b, Moral 7st 31b. Loiret 7st 31b. Mecca 7sfe 31b. Sweet -Helen 7st lib, Merrlwlne 6st 121b, Cureton( 6st 71b. . SCURRY HACK HANDICAP: Si furlongs,—St. Bill 9st 71h, Hipporofla Btf 6Jb,.

Baltic Bst 31b, Captain Shannon Bst 31b, Horatia Bst. Sarilla 7st 71b, White Squall 6st 91b, Cadean 6st 71b, Ladylike 6st 71b. FAREWELL HANDICAP; 7 funongs, —Wet Reef 9st- 31b, Full Cry Bst 111b, Melodeon 7st 131b, Rose Madder_ 7st 131b, Whakowehi 7st 111b, Catspaw rTs.t. ; 91b, Polyanthus 7st 71b, The Stake 7st 51b, Ballynetty 6st 131b, Assayer 6st-.101b t Lebeau 6st 101b, Tyrone 6st 91b, Taura 6st 81b, Spark 6st 71b, Electric Lightest 71b-.

"BLENHEIM, May 3. There was fine weather and a lecord attendance for the first day of the Marlborough Racing Club's autumn meeting. The new-grandstand and other buildings erected at a cost of £2OOO were used for the first time. Lord Plunket and the officers of H.M.S. Phoebe attended the meeting, this being the first occasion of the visit of a Governor to a Marlborough racecourse. - The results "were: Race—Katerina 1, Moeraki .2-, L Queen ; Bess 3; dividends, £3 Is and £1 3s. "Maiden Hack Race. —Montague 1, Marstone 2, Truthful "3; dividends, £3 12s and £l- - Marlborough Cup.'—Royal Blue 1, Wind 2, Waitoa' 3; 'dividends, £4. 6s and £1 3s. Opawa Welter.—Scrap Iron Jack 1, Binsin 2, St. Louis 3; dividends, £2 12s-and "£4 4s. Trot.—Czarina 1, Hukarere 2, Torpedo Bill 3. Dividends, £2l 8s and 15s. Autumn Handicap—Matatahin 1, Rose Petals,'\Miss Lancelot-3; dividends, £1 18s and 19s. • j Flying. Handt' cap.—Tiwha 1, Matuku 2, jQoxswain 3;. dividend; £3 16s. Electric- - -Handicap—: Galahad 1, Scrap Iron Jack 2, St.-Louis 3; dividend,. £3 ss. I The amount put through tihe totalisator was £4130 or £737 more than for the corresponding day of last year. Acceptances lor the second day: — '"-: HURDLE RACE ; 1£ " mile.—Katerina. iOst 121b, Moeraki lOst 81b, Dauber 9St 81b,:. Queen'/Bess 9st 21b, Kominga and Gypsv Jack 9st. ■ ■ WATRAU HANDICAP; 5 furlongs'.— Rose Petal and Matakokiri«9st J .,ll.b, had and Sedgmere Bst lt)ib7~ Mont ague Tfi't" 21b. Lady Gyrtle 6sti 71b. PRESIDENT'S : HANDICAP; once round.—Wind Bst-91b, Ngatarua Bst 81b, Roval Blue 7st 131b; 7st 101b, Benefactor '6st 101b, Waitoa 6st 71b. DASH HANDICAP; 4 furlongs.—Sedgmere -Bst 12lb, Sinsin 7st 101b, St. Louis j 7st 61b, Montague 7st 51b, Te Kanui 6sb 101b, Truthful 6st 91b, Sweethill,.Waikawa, and Lady.Gyrtle 6st 71b. RtVERLANDS HANDICAP; 7 furlongs.—Black Squall a>t" 131b, Scrap Iron Jack 7st 131b, Lethorin 7s t 51b, MissLaricev; lot 6st 121b." '■■■■■' :

TELEGRAPH HANDICAP ; 7 furlongs. —Natarua Bst 12ib. Sardbnvx Bst 31b, Coxswain Bst, T\viha 7st 81b/ Rose Petal, 7st 71b, Waitoa 6st 71b.

OMAItA WELTER; 6 furlongs—Rose Petal'and Matakokiri 9st 9;b. Scrap Iron Jack 9st 31b, Sinsin Bst 61b, Oneta, Alerry Bell and Rosalie Bst.

TROT; 14 mile.—Scotia 13sec, Dick Stevens and Welcome Mary 21sec, Hukarere and Fiery Cross 22sec, Torpedo Bill 24sec, Harrowtine 27sec, Marathbn-'2Bsec, Tranaroa 35sec, Patriarch 36sec, Nobility, Cronjess and Tableau 38sec. CHRISTCHURCH NOTES. "'-" ■{. ' x- ~ "CHRiSTCHURCH, May 3: The committee-.of the_Canterbury Jockey Club have' approved the programme for the Grand National Meeting. It provides for an increase of stake money for the Grand National Hurdle Race to sots, while the.Srand National Steeplecftase has b.een reduced in value, to £750. The conditions for the next New Zealand Clip in which the only alteration is in regard to penalties, were approved.