Sporting.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7912, 19 September 1904, Page 7

Sporting.

(" Multitorm" in Chronicle.)

Bomany Girl strikes me as being well in the Tomoana.Hnck Hurdles ,for the Hawke's Bay Spring Meeting. Handicappers seem to have takon it for granted that Blaz.r is a light of other daye, judging by tho Wanganui and Eangitikei assessments. He may give cham a! seyere set-back before these meetings are over. Excellent acceptances have been received for the Bangitikei meeting. Glancing casually through .the list, a few that seem favourably treated are ':— Basma in the Hurdles. Merry Boy* in the Steeplechase,;and Halberdier in the Spring Handicap. "' *■'■'•■•'.

Ice is hardly likely to race again. " Melodeon and Float continue to do very satisfactory work at Hawke'a Bay. Putty has been shaping much better on the tracks lately, and'should be v;<ry hard to beat in his coming engagements. Now Zealand Cup betting is still very quiet.. • ■-■••. Victorian Totalisator Bill was defeated by 27 votes to 20. . Reliance dropped dead recently whilst at exercise. . Followers of the Pcrinia stable are backing Ghoorka and Boris for tho CJ.O. double.. Halberdier up .to now has shown every,sign of standing right through his Cup preparation. £1000 to £1 was laid the other day at Christchurch about Lady Lillian and Loch Erne for the C. J.C. double. At Wellington the other day 400 to ' 24 was accepted about Buluwayo'for N.Z. Cup, the backer wanting to go on at the same price.- ■ ■'; At the date- of latest English files, Eock Saud was at the head of winning' horses for the present season with £12.284 against his name. The new ground acquired by the Wellington Eacing Club is considered admirably adapted for racing, and the soil of a nature to ensure good going even in midwinter.

Leading quotations on N.Z. Cup are as':follow:—10 to 1, Achilles and BulaZu 7° '1G to1 ' Ghoorka and ijelodeon. The leading lines in double'business are: 750 to 5, Ghoorka and Kremlin; 500 to 4, Ghoorka and Boris; 500 to 5,' Achilles and Kremlin, 500. to 2, Balawayo and Kremlin.

The iNew Zealad bred horse Northumberland (Seaton Delaval—Campania) died recently in India of fever. He was owned by the Kour Sahib of Patiala. An exchange says:" If some of the rigging that is used on trotters and pacers to make, them go straight could be applied to some owners and drivers, legitimate horse interests would be benefiled thereby. Mr Oxenham, who has recently returned from London to Australia, says " there is as much wagering on a selling race in England as there was on a big event m Australia, and there were backers who w,puld put up £10,000 on a horse they fancied ■ Treadmill left Chokebore Lodge for Stoneyhurst, where he is to mate with all, the most successful mares at Sir George Clifford's stud. The New Zealand Cup candidate, General Symons, has been treated to swimming exercise.