SPORTING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10298, 1 November 1911, Page 3

SPORTING.

AUCKLAND RACING CLUB. [Pjir I'iukss Association.! AUCKLAND, November 1. The Auckland Racing - Club's spring ing v;«u opened lit Elleri-lio to-day. J ' w "weather \v&3 fine and the course fast, lieraits:— MAIDEN HURDLE HANDICAP, of 125 sovs; on© mile and a Wlf—Presently, 9st, 1; Regain, list; 2; Ban Cyr, Oat, 3. Goldborno and Penfold were scratched. Presently got in front at tho last fence, and won by three lengths. Time—2min 51sec. GREAT NORTHERN G-tJTNEAS, of 750 sovs; one mile —Central Latour, Bst 101b, lj Mien "Winsome, Sst slb, 2; Sir Mo-utoa, • Sst lOlbj 3. Ksween. was porat-chcd. General Latour was first into tlio straight. At the distance Miss Winsome appeared to havo the race won, but General Ln-tour came again under punishment, and finishing 1 gamely, won by a neck. M&lwa fell. ,'lime —lmin 40 2-sseo. ■WELCOME STAKE 3, of 350 sovs; five furlongs—Dido, Bst, 1; Tact, Sst, 2; Monorail, Sst 51b, 3. Lancelot, and Lady Gladstone were scratched, Dido was in front all tlio way and won by a length nnd a half. Time Imm Ssoo. ONKHUNGA STEEPLECHASE of 200 Eovaj about thrso miles —Rioitvdes, lOst &lb, 1; Seldom, 1 10 at 3ib, 2; Taialia, 9st 9lb, 3. Hautcre was scratched. "Won by two Icngtihs. Time—'6min 11 2-ssec. RICCARTON TRAINING NOTES: Wednesday. Proceedings this morning wore not of a very interesting character, and practically all of the work was performed on tho ploughed gallop, which was in capital order, Outlander compassed two circuits on tho tan nt half and three-quarter pacing. Counterfeit traversed a milo and a half i»t threoquarler speed. Miudam Madcap (bmorson) galloped a .mile in luiiii 44seo, finishing up her task in a tradcsmanliko manner. Domino's task Was two rounds at linlf to threequarter speed. Undecided, with a. light weight up, dashed over six furlongs in lmiu 17i;eo. . Hawick (Coker) and Espartero (O'Connell) together x)ut in a schooling task over six fligiits of hurdles, finishing' together over the last flight. They ran the last onco round in lmin 49 3-6 sec. Dearest spurted four furlongs in lmin 6 l-ssec. Loo Angelos and Mulg-a, Bill, separately, put in half and threequarter pacing over two circuits. St Pot-era* burg ana St Felix rtra. six - furlongs in lmin 19seo finishing together. Goodwin , Park's task was a working gallop over a mile ana a half, which occupied 2min 47 3-saec. Ho ran homo the last half-mile in 63sec, and was doing 1 about his best over that portion of tho journey. Glcnfield (Levi) ehor.'cd to moro advantage than G&olio (C. Price) in a schoolins over four flights of hurdles. Kilost-eri ana Dan Le-no oompassed two circuits, running home over the last mils in lmin 50sac, and last half in 53sco. Tho Cup horse moved froely and well, and is apparently all right again. Vice-Admifal, looking' in raro fettle, negotiated two rounds at steady to half pacing', brushing' home -over tho last three furlongs in company with a two-year-old, in 39 4-Gsoc, the Cup candidate finishing under a pull. Peirene, who iB bearing a well trained appearance, performed a sprinting task. Merry Frank brushed over half a mile in Blseo. Equit-as (ft. Young) dashed over five furlongs, the last three of which occupied 38seo. Beldamo spurted half a mile in 60 8-sseo ; Emma taking 63sec to complete a similar journey. Pukewai ran five furlongs in lmin 6 4-sseo. The following horses were amongst tho larg'e number out exorcising, who performed, half to steady pacing:—Bliss, Autumnus, -Bandore, Ebonite, Effort, Masterpiece, Prim, Martin e, lannhauser, Pert, Cronßtadt, Countermine, Avarice, Nithsdalo, Query, Dazzling, Colleen Mary, Glada, Formby, Outward, Heather .Bras, Winning 'Way, Stepmeter, Mmnur-a, Coroniform, St Aiaaiy, Ermengarde, Kors Noble, Royal Scotch, Electra-koif, Miscount, Morocambe, Nyland, Nikon, Gold Pin., Okn, Genius, Alexis, Kimona, Msrcedo, Clanmena, Eaglestone, San Lass, Southern Cross, Sapience, John Bunyan, Tho Ainsdalo, Big; Blast Expansion, Bronze, Kauroa, Red White and Bluo, Athenic, Andrea, St Toney, Miss Mischief, Odessa, Varna, Patriotic, Ahupai, Canute, Taffeta, Lady Georgia, Gnomo and Merrivonia. Goldfinder was out and did steady pacing on the tan. Ho did not appear to move too freely. There was nothing of importance performed on the tracks after breakfast. Nightlight will not be r.n acceptor hp. tho Cup, and owing to Mira having met with nn accident at Trentham by running ti. nail into his foot ho was not brought down with tho romaindor of J. Lewis's team. Whilo riding- Ireland in work this morning a boy named Hutchinson received a fall through a stirrup leather breaking. The accident happened near tho three-furlong post, and the bey having apparently received internal injury was unable to walk. Unfortunately the result of tho mishap was not communicated to the cusiodiß.ii f;r some little time, and tlio dolsy in procuring a- streichor was vexatious. Eventually, however, ijk was produced, and tho injured rider was carried to the Racecourse Hotel, and upon tho ambulance being summoned was conveyed to the Hospital for medical treatment. Goldbird, Xanmai rnd Her mi a arrived from the north this morning.