SPORTING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXIII, Issue 9980, 4 May 1911, Page 5

SPORTING.

THE CHESTER CUP

Press Association—Klrct-ic TeltfGrarfi-Cnpvricht. Received Thursday, at 10.50 a.m. LONDON, Wednesday. The Chester Cup resulted:— Willonyx .. 1 . Toyshop . . 2 4$ Aiithorn . . '■•

( 'By " Mimeod.")

The Lower Valley Jockey Olub has decided to apply for Thursday (Dominion D:iv) and Friday, September 35th and as the dates for its annual race meeting.

Gunboat's time of 2miu Ssec for the Marlborough Cup was a record for the Kiverlauds course.

Danube has wou nearly £5000 in x stakes during his two seasons cm the / lorf.

A peculiar record was achieved in the Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase, won by Glenside, last month. He was the only one of twenty-six starters to get round without mating The second, third and fonrrh horses fell, and wore remounted.

Multiple will be brought bank to the Dominion, as he was not quitted ■when put up under the hammer at Sydney lasfc ruoDth.

The New Zealand horseman. S. Lindsay, has been granted a jorkey's license by the controlling body in Australia" and intends trying his luck

ij^ T ictoria. ™fter the race for tho Marlborough yesterday, the owner of Gunboat (Mr M. T. McGratb) was presented with the beautiful .silver rose-bowl which Mr G. T. Seymour (vice-presi-dent of the Club) donated to tbe winner. The presentation was made by his Excellency the Governor.

Contorp carried 11.4 (top weight) when he won at Sydney on Saturday. and Pakan, who ran second, had the minimum, 9.0. It is worthy of notice that both were bred by Mr J. R. McDonald, of Levin. A private cable message received in Wellington states that Pakaa has since changed hands at 250 guineas. Mr R. W. Olancy, owner of Oontorp, was the purchaser. Aberbrothock has broken down again, and it is considered unlikely tnat be will ever race again. Should he not, he will be put to the stuci next season. On Thursday of last week, Mr A. F. Douglas, of Napier, received a cable from Sydney conveying the unwelcome intelligence that his private trainer, J. Cameron, had been kicked in the stomach by Woolloomooloo,

and that he was in rather a bad way

The Opaki stable presided over by M. T. McGratli is having a great ruu of successes this season. At Blenheim

yesterday, Gunboat accounted for the «rluorougb Cup and .First Consul the brooke Welter. Tumut was expected to run well in the Flying Handicap, but finished unplaced. At the conclusion of the Oakley Handicap at Avondale on Saturday the four-year-old gelding Moreykoff, by MRDschikoft' —KiJniorlny, was sold to Mr 0. E Major for 4i guineas. The crack Australian jockey, W. H. McLachlan, is now on the water on his way to England, where he intends following his profession. It is said that lie is to be associated with the stable of the Australian trainer J. E. Brewer, who has about 50 horses in work In Eaglaud, and will act a3 his adviser iv the coming campaign. There is plenty of cope for good riders in England, and turfites there will speedily find that McLachlan belongs to the first flight of horsemen,

and can hold his own with the best

McLachlan got into hot water at the recent A. .1.0. meeting. He had the mount on Nargar in the Toeai Handicap, and was left at the post. itoinqniry was held, and McLachlan wHj fined £50 for not going after the field. Had it not been that he was on the eve of departure ior Englaun, and the authorities did not desire to prejudice his chances in the O'.d Country, they would probably have disqualified him.