SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 8, 11 January 1904, Page 2

SPORTING.

tVI'CKLANI) TKOTTINO MKKTIXG. (Per Press Association.) AICKIjA.NI), Jan. 9. Th» 'Jirotting Clu'b's meeting concluded to-day. Tint weather wu.-s line ami the attendance g-o«oU. TotaHsiiloi' invisUnents (l<)s tickets) were ii3l'JU 10s, Results Trial Trot une mile urnl a hall'.—lHaek Hiaiiioml, IGsec, 1 ; Le Hosier, scr, 2 ; 0 Bse, 3. Wcvn by four leng-Uis. Time 4'itmi Usi-f. IHvivk'ivds £l3 9s ariid Zl Us. Pony Tret, Handicap, one mileVictor .llufco, I3svc, L ; F.lure, lDsec, 2 ; haystar, scr, 3. Won by five lcug'tlis. Time 2min l-lsec. Diviidculs XI 2s auid Bs. Vres!dent's llantlieaj> Trot, tvvo miles—k. I .lK:iOt;, I ; Harold AI > iuiitlluh, IHsec, 2 ; llellnkloivn'ii, 31: wee, Wui\ by fifteen lengths. Time fmmi Msec. Uivkbnds j£«l Js unc. Ms. Aew Year Handicap, six furlongs and a hall— Annoyed, 10.0, 1 ; Solitary, 7.7, 2 ; \Vliiawlmi. 7.0, 3. Won by aver two lengths. Time limn 2:> ii-fjset.*. IHvidieMls £2 Dt nihl iis Bs. Park Hnmi'iinj) Trot, one mile llikj u hail—Nut Ooufcil, 2V.sec, 1 ; IvHe--o|iiv*tea, iMsee, 2 ; iia;ri O'll., 30sec, 3. Won by svwn yards", 'lime -liui'n JOhcc. Pivkk-nids £7 5s and £2 Bs. liiklii-clusH Trot llamlUap, one niiile aul a }.<ali— llarohl Abdullah, lilsec, 1 ; Tatihu'u, 12?iee, 2 ; Duke I Uf-K<c, 3. Won by 50yds. Time 3 mini 08 l-ssee. J>ivklemls JL2 is ami 17' S. (iraivdisuianid Hmmlieap, live furlon^.s—liiHpiiution, 7.0, 3 ; olady* Hose, B.;>, 2 ; .Maianra, 7.3, 3. Won by a hvaii. Time Imm 5 4-ssec. l»i----vidends JU2 amd JlI Js, Teleyraj-ih Tiaii'Jicuit Trot, ono mile—Twinkle, L4sw, 1 : Austerlitz, 3st.-c, 2 ; Poni'/etti, JOsee, 3. Won by thirty yai'dii. Time 2min 38 2-ssbc. 1 l>ivi'.lemJta 10s and J 3s, NELSON ACCEPTANCES, NELSdN, Jan. .10. Tlve following acceptances iiavulixvn rtix'ivHvl lor the meeting open- i i'ltg on Wo.ino-jJay next Pirst Hurdles, one mile and threei'laiJisLone 12.2, Awltleu. 11.0, Jkvukuka 10.11, Bea'ljird D.1.1, .Seaweed 9.7, Mamijuingo 9.0. Wakefield Handicap, seven furlongs —lHtterau 8.13, Phuinstojiv 8.1.0, Ty mm 8.8, Seaweed, Porilla 8.0, Coxswain 7.13, Haukak-u 7.7, (Jlorimux 0.9, Potereteie, Apia, Shelter 0.7. Nelson Cup, oiae mile and u ({Hurler—Oracle 8.2, The Cuesser, Nioiti 7.3, H'iki 0.12, Tei'celet, Cateress 6. District Handicap, six furlongs—lliiveruu 10.2, Tynan 9.11, l'eurlei 9.2, Keel 7.31, Apia 7.9, Shelter, ttiua'frant, ifhe Pet 7.-7.

Granidstaimd Haii'dicap, six furlongs —Murmur, Oracle 8.1(1, Pure Silvei 7.13, Nioiti 7.12. lliki 7.8, Green wk-eves 7.7, White lifclxwi 7.3, Catercss to. IW, Sci 6.7. Hw,)o llaii.vlicap, ono mile—Plain s-tqiue 8.13, i'akelva 8.5, Seaweed 8. 2, il'aukuka 7.9, Uloriuna, Sheltei 6.7. Harness Haiiidicaii Trot, two miles —heda scr, Ziska lOsec, Caarilm 15 Hrown liililjon 25sec, Juanittt 80 sec, Victor ll'iigo 35sec, Tornado 45 skr, l.udy itui'iiation 50sec. The decision of the s-tewards of the Opunuke races in 'disqualifying Ha wvra in the Maiden l'late for alleged "Still" ruiuning 'in the Hui'dk's still provinles footl for aigumi-nt in racing circles as to whe'tihor the action was jiistiliuble or not. Tlwre is one feature of the case, however, to which suflicieat attention does not apjiear to Iwuve Ix'en given, niaiiiely, tho effect of the 'decision im tlie unfortuii'ivte backers of the win»ner in the race in l which the shakos were awardid to tihe second hoi-se. Assuming that Hawera w'us projierly dJsqualilied, it is lirainifesUy uni'air that innocent backers shoukl sulTer. In such a case it is argued that investments on the horse disqualified should be returned to tickethoklers, and the balance 01 the money o*l the maehine divided in the usuul way,—Star.