SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 286, 7 December 1904, Page 3

SPORTING.

•-—— 'ANTICIPATIONS FOR WOOD- ■ VILLE. (By "Moturoa.") The Woodville summer meeting commences to-day, and will be concluded pn Thursday. The fields are large jynes and should provide good sport. In the handicap the Auckland Cup candidate Starsfooot is engaged, and Jris running should throw some "ight |on his chance at the Auckland meeting. The following should run well forward in their engagements :

Maiden Plate, one mile, w.f.a.— (Trephine on First View. Hack Hurdles, one mile and threetauartcrs.—Rungarawa or Ontario. Grandstand Hack, seven fuilongs.— St. Winifred or Ngatarua. Woodville Handicap, one mile iand a quarter.—Starshoot or Joe ChamberJain. Flying Hack, six furlongs.—Dela{mere or Catspaw,. Borough Handicap, seven furlongs—jghrapnel or Black Reynard, Welter Hack, one mile aud a pearler.—Romany King or Pushful. Electric Handicap, live furlongs.— 'Auftitusor Parkshot. NOTES.

The insifcallation of the double pvent machine at the Takapuna meeting did not lead to any markled increase in speculation, the toitalisator receipts only being £434 in Advance of the sum handled Last Sear.

On • the first day of the meeting K map was caught laying lotaiieator odds. Tihe committee held a meeting, and after hearing the Statements of all parties concerned Becided to warn him off the course lor lite. The A.R.C. is to be asked to endorse the disqualification.

Bellman, wtao raced so well at Takapuna, ia <a wonderful old horse, Be has pulled up, very lame, on no less than five occasions, apparently broken down, and not expected to see the post again, llut he bobs lip serenely at regular intervals, and critics) say it is a doubtful Question whjether he was ever better than «U the recent gathering. Six- boxes have been engaged for Mr Stead's horses at the Heart of JErin.Hotel,. Ellerslie, and the team ere expected to leave Christchurcii on the 9th December. It is said that the same gentleman intends, invading, Austnalfia in the autumn pith another powerful string. Trephine, the Australian colt, by lAuric, from Ocean, was strongly fended for tine Maiden Hack Flat at Feilding; it was his first appearance in public. He apparently had a bad passag*, and finished in the ruck. He figures as an acceptor in the Maiden Plate at WoodSille to-day.

Parkshot had. the services of L. H. Hewitt in the Hailway Weltei fast Thursday; he \\*s just beaten lor third money by Noneen. Golden Vein is a greatly improved horse this season, and on present form will take a power of i»»tsqg in- the Railway Handicap at [Auckland.

Horsa, who brought off a sur- ; prise victory, in the Cambria Haaidicap at Tapapuna "on Saturday laM «s inbred to Musket. His dam. Monsoon, was got by St. Clair ifson of Musket), while his grand Bain (Halaa) on the aire's side, was Slso got by the Toxopolite hprst Soult Kama, out at the head of winaiog sires at the Takapuna J.C. meeting,, witfc three winners, Seaton Delavel being second with a brace of winners to his credit. Maro, who was sold to John Thorpe last month, was destined to have a brief career, after changing Bands. When Geologist fell, while Contesting-the Spring Handicap at Takapiina last Wednesday, Maro «j»d the bad luck to topple over him and receive severe injuries to Jus spine, necessitating the use of Me bullet. He was an honest little fellow, and won several races for Jervis George. F. Holmes will take Catherine Vordon., Beau Seaton and Czarevna to Auckland for the summer meeting.

Mahutonigiahas been going on verv Mcely since his his arrival at training hoadquartera at Ellerslie, ,Jhe Quilt «elding is in nicc condi L ™?' "V* being apparently sound end one that looks quite up to carrying bis impost of 8.12 he i< sure to find many friends for the two-mile race.

Australian writers state tihat Mr S™ n ba9 re ' ÜBed off «' of 0000 guineas for Gladsome Nominations for Wairarapa summer meeting close to-morrow at B p.m.