SPORTING.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 36, 11 February 1913, Page 5

SPORTING.

THE TARANAKI MEETING. NOTES by CICERO. ’• Good acceptances have been received for the Taranaki Jockey Club’s , Autumn meeting, which opens to-mor- , row. With Egmont form as a guide, punters should have no difficulty in , paying their way. Eleven have paid , up in the Hack Hurdles, including , Ngatirunui, who won so easily at Egmont. A field df fourteen smart sprinters are still left in the Stewards’ Handicap. Peroneal ran really , well at Egmont for five furlongs, the 1 distance of the race under review. . than eighteen have accepted i f of* the Timaru Hack, but probably no more than a dozen will face the i starter. Worcester, who defeated : Peg at Ellerslie and subsequently ran well at Takapuna, is engaged in this *; ; eventi Good judges say this horse i is somewhat above hack form. Grattan . will be a starter in this event, and in the absence of Worcester will pro- i bably be a warm favourite. A splenic did field of seventeen has cried con- ; tent in the Cup. Undecided (9.6) ' won very easily at Egmont, and ' should he carry the support of his party must take some beating. Dearest (8.5) competed in sprint events at Egmont, and should be better suited over the ton-furlong course. The class in the Welter is poor. Royal '"Simon ran the 8 furlongs in 1.43 last Thursday and is only asked to carry 8.11 to-morrow. A large number of horses have paid up in the Okato Hack. Worcester (should ho start) and Patronymic should carry a lot of support. The field in the Flying is small. The Makara party are very confident. Goldsize ran a great race on Thursday at Egmont. The field in the Scurry is .numerically large, but the class is moderate. Yankee Doodle rwed a lot of pace at Egmont over