SPORTING.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 21 May 1910, Page 4

SPORTING.

I FIXTURES. May 21 and 24.—Takapima J.C. May 24 and 26.—'Wanganui J.C. May 24 and 25.—North Otago J.C. June 3 and 4.—Dunedin J.C. Juno 3 and 4.—Otaki Maori. Juno 3, 4 and B.—Auckland 11.C. Juno 1/5 and 16.—Hawko's Hay J it/, Juno 22 and 23.—Napier Park ii.C. July 7 and B.—Gisborno R.C. July 16, 20 and 23.—Wellington R.C. OBSERVATIONS AT HAWBIIA. Commenting upon soino of tho .'horses that spontod silk at the recent Haw era, mooting, tho sporting representative of tho local Star renwirk.s that one of the best quality typos for jumping that has 'been turned out of the province for some time is St. Toney, who reminds one ol such brilliaii't old-time leppers of. tho Clarence stamp. This gelding is as game as the proverbial pebble, and jumps as natural .as <a wallaby. He is a groat constitutioned horse, and as a two-year-old the writer saw him clear a four-foot wire fence ■without a, length of run, and handicapped by a heavy wet canvas rug. A trial done on ft'he loc.nl plough over five furlongs, run in 1.2 2- r > from a standing start, tempted his late owner, Mr Arthur Morse, of Westport, to pay £200 for him. Unfortunately, he met with an ao cident which so disgusted his owner alUer his long training expenses that he re-sold him to his present stable for £00. Compass, although not yet wound up, ran a very nice race in the Mania Handicap. Owing, I think, a good deal to some delay that occurred at the start for itlie Waihi Handicap, Petrobus luuig at tho post when the barrier lifted. As iiis stable connections had resolutely supported tho -handsome son of St. Clements and Gavotte 'to a ma.n, his behaviour proved particularly annoying. Penance had, howevur, to oe paid to a pretty high tune for him, for althougih hopelessly out of a winning chance his rider in a masterly fashion induced him to follow the faraway field. The whale-bone sang a lively air, and extending himselt to tho punishment ito an extent that few horses are capable of, ho can girt the runaway field bet ore they had reached half a mile. This • huge early eflout acted as a good lesson, for on the following day tho bay horse showed himself only too glad to move away with his opponents. No field of horses over commenced a race on more perfect tonus than that in which Starter O'Connor sinning the lever for the McKae Memorial Handicap. Each individual horse .struck tho turf at .precisely the same moment. Mulga Mill, on tho outside of the eleven competitors, asserted his precedence of pace by immediately taking command of the fast-moving field. The race was a pretty one, and proved a fitting embellishment to its nou title. Monk, riding a waiting race in front, kept never less than a length ahead of his opponents. With five furlongs still to go tho little black son of Merriwee was joined issue by his stable mate Maharamui, who had been hard ridden by P. Holmes. Tho pair .remained in command until the commencement of the straight was reached. If ere, however, the effetcs of severe pressure told its tale against the black htirdler, and he mef.ted away like a summer cloud. Still galloping free and well, Mulga. Bill remained in command, and did not permit his largo number of .supporters any reason of anxiety. The three previous races had the effect of cutting up the going near tho rails like a mellow Him rose. With perhaps an excusable lack of judgment Monk still ilield his mount close \r. until a gamely sustained rally from Marton, who was on the better trointr 1 outside, made Monk loosen all liiis sails. From this juncv.ire to the passing of the winning post an entertaining duel between the two geldings was keenly fought. With twenty lengths to go iifc became plainly visible that Ryan's tactics had served his mount favourably, as by tho margin of half a length Marton gathered the stake of the principal handicap. Another enormous dividend was destined to follow that paid on Repeat in the Railwav Handicap, fn this race, tho fil'tih -the Ladies' Purse—which cor I ■■lined starters amounting to eighteen, St. Lumsdeu fairlv comfortably beat Nero and Te Whetn, his nearest attendants, in the run home, and put up another notch to tho credit of St. Paul.