SPORTING.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13845, 5 March 1909, Page 5

SPORTING.

WANGAN.UI • AUTUMN MEETING. . Per. Press. Association. ■ ; > .;:■.■ WANGANUT, March 4'." 1 The Wanganui. Jockey Club's autumn meeting was opened to-day in gloi'ious weather-. There was a'large-"-attend-ance.' - The • totalisator - put through £12,468 -as -against- £11,048- on. tlie first day last year; Twenty-four bookmak-ers-were present.- Results: — STEWARDS' HANDICAP-UTan : San 1, Tiptoe 2, Arc Light '3.. Also started —St. Aidan, Belaria and Flotilla. - Won by a.length and a half, Tiptoe, a neck away. - , •■' v "' " ' - : HACK—Courier. 1, Miss Mis.chief ■2, -Mnlga Bill; 3. Also. started— Te Kanhprangi, Clemora,;Burton, Flying ,Wind, Yinco, Tonga, Mania,- Muse. Won'by a neck. ; ; , WESTMERE HURDLES—Maidi 1, Commander'2, Tonderghie 3; Also ' Amorangi, Don Carlos, ahd s Wa.imai'ia.., - W6n with ; the, Q-reatest ease hv two lengths.' : TAYKORTH'HACK HURDLES.— Whimper 1, Chase Mab 2, Tauna' 3. Also started--Moose and Micotahi. Won by a length. .'.;■"... ' WANGANUI CUP—Kilmarnock 1. Blue Ribbon 2, Uhlando 3. All started except Paritutu. Won ..easily' by four lengths. •■ ■ - , ;;.-'•''■• ■ ',■•■ ~ ;,' JUVENILE HANDICAP Lady Menschikoff 1, Lady Medallist 2, Mor-i-ivonia 3. Also started— Xylophone, Milan.and. Subdue..,- Won by half a length.' ■:'.,-- .■'-'■ ■ „.'■„ : WIRITOA HACK HANDICAP— Anemone: 1, Paione 2, First Mate 3. Also started—Perolina, Astraea, ; Parable, and Recreation. Won easily by three' lengths. '.., ; - '•'■'■' . FLYING HANDICAP.,— Ballarat.l, Gold Crest 2, Armlet. 3., Als'qvstarted— Raugipapa, Sir Frisco, Golden Eagle Loncner, Waikaraka, Monarty and Waihuka. W T on by a neck. POLO. 1 CHRISTCHURCH, March 4. At the polo tournament to-day Christchurch No. 2 -team with a. handicap of 15 goals scored 23 goals against Tipapa No.' 2 team, whicli with a handicap of 16 goals scored , 18 goals. • The Pareora team with a handicap oi 8 scored 12 goals, against: Tipapa No. 1 team which, with a handicap of U failed to score. The tournament will be continxied to-morrow.

SUCCESSFUL APPEAL

- A- meeting of', the .New iJeal and Trotting Association was held in Christchurch on Wednesday, '.when Mr H. Reynolds/ starter, : appealed; against the decision of the South' Canterbury Trot-ting-Club, in fining him £2 -for failing to report that a horse- named King LynUiad been a non-starter in a nice at the club's recent meeting. His contention was that, following tie usual practice, he had started all _the horses handed over to him by the clerk of the course. The correspondence showed that the horse in "question had only left the saddling paddock as the last horse left the mark, president, quoting the rule on the subject, said that lis a matter of fact the horse named had never been officially a 'starter. Although there was no rule dealing with- his duties,, it was the recognised practice for the clerk of the course to take charge :.of y tho horses after they were weighed out by the clerk of tlie scales, and hand ihein over to-the' starter.! It seemed' to him ' that the stewards': had' acted wrongly. After a.'brief discission, it was decided to uphold Mr Reynolds appeal. : A "suggestion, made for .-an amendment of the rules,- so" as to deal with • tlie. question, was inoted, for- vwerenc'o to ; the • next conference lhe South Canterbury'' Trotting Club applied for a "permit to use the totahsator at future meeting.?. It was decided to inform the club that the matter was one for the Trotting Conference to deal with.