SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 307, 31 December 1904, Page 3

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RACING FIXTURES. January 2 and 3.—Auckland R.C. Meeting. January 2.—Opunake RC. Hack Meeting. January 9, and 3.—Rangitikei R.C. Summer. J.C. Summer. January 2 and 3.—Wairarapa R.C. Sununer. January 11 and 12.—Pahiatua B.C. Annual January 21 and 23—Wellington R.C. Summer. January 23 and 21—Foxton R.C. Annual. January 28 and >3O and Febuary 4. ■ —Takapuna J.C. Summer. February 8 and 9—Taranaki J. C. Summer. LEADING EVENTS. January 2.—Great Northern Derby. January 21.—Wellington Cup. February B.—Tarunaki Cup.

AUCKLAND ACCEPTANCES. Acceptances for Monday's races : County Handicap, six furlongs.— Hohoro 9.7, Kremlin 8.7, Numa 8.5', Ailsa 7.12, Strathavon 7.9, Black and Gold 7.8, Waikato, Gweniad 7.7, To-morrow, General Average 7.5, Alba Rose 7.4, Corporal, lien Ulair 7.0, Lovelink 6.12, Vivaradel, Crichton 0.9. Auckland Racing Club (Handicap, one mile and a half.—Mahutonga 9.7, Romeo 8.8, Scotty 8.0, Ghoorka 8.2, Starshoot, iQuarryman 7.TJ!, Idas 7.10, Geordie, Strathavon 7.6, Heroism 7.0, Idasa 0.7. Midsummer Handicap, five furBoomerang 8.12, Multilid 8. Carl Rosa 7.10, Kilderkin 7.8, Handicap, tei* .in long's.— ; ■■■m 9.10. K.'ng I'aul 8.3. Seatnrd . 8.2, Dunni'ire 8.0, Noteor:'ni 7.10, St. Harp 7.8, Seatonia 7.4, Irish 7.2, CuirapF'j 6.9. Graf Northern Derby Stakes, one mile -and a half.—Boris, Gladstone, Signalman, Savoury, Dunmorc 8.10, Nightfall 8.5. . l'ony Handicap, six furlongs lieduction, Sonoma 9.6, Forth 9.5, Gitton Girl 8.11, Manoeuvre 8.7, Orange and Blue 8.5, Lucrece, Solitary 7.10,1 .Sally Horner 7.3, Whawhai 7.2, Lady Lottie 6.7. Glasgow Handicap, seven furlongs. —Golden Vein 8.10, Numa 8.8, IV ■ ratutu 8.6, Ailsa 8.4, Lady Annie 8.3, Waipuna 8.2, Waikato 8.0, I.ady! Hunc,|lSca/u Saaton 7.11, Au.sterHiV: 7.10, Bowman, General Average 7.8, Corporal 7.4, Soultflsh ,7.n, The Mid-1 dy 6.12, Vivandel, Crichton 0.10. !| New Year's Hurdles, two miles.— j Princess of Tbule '11.2, Spalpeen 10.9, Glasgow, Catherine Gordon v 10.5, Dolores 10.3, Strowan 9.6. Walraka, Lingard 9.'5.

RAXGITIKF.I RACES. The following were omitted fioin the list of acceptances published yesterday Maiden Hack, five furlongs.—Terror, Quartz, Refine, Lord Soult, Blue Hock, Maa, Ruby Spur, Bannockburn, Miss Terinu, Fair Wind 8.12, Bandolier, Strike One, Why i, T ot, C\rcne, j'hemic, St. Cyrus, Rotoairo 8.,11, Trephine 8.0, Explode, Fisherman, Bombay, Motive, Windlass, Sedgisinoor, Combine, St. Claimer, Btftjccnt 8.3, Purity 6.9. TARAX.iKI WINNING PAYMENTS.

The following are the successful owners and their winnings ini stakes over the Christmas meeting 1). o" Brion, £145 ; W. Johrson, £l2O : F. Zimmerman, £10"> ; M. .1. Goodson, £95 jJ. Barlow, £BS ; J. Goodwin, .£*s ; It. Ilannon, £7."> ; F. Palmer, £73 ; F. Lambert, £6O ; Lin<l and Smith, £6O ; It. MeMiken, £6O ; W. Graham, £6O ; J. McCracken, £5!) ; F. M. Mills, ; J. George, £2O ; H. E. Good, £lO ; 11. George, £JO- - 11. Long, £lO ; A. Mitchell, £K* J.Mouatt, £lO. Total, £ll7O. and four-year-olds are. e<iual as rtv gards winning honours, with five i winning brackets each, as follows Three-year-olds.—Makikihi, General ■Average (twice, including dead heat). Grenade (twice). Four-year-olds—Cliola (twice, including dead heat), Iseult, Gyrene, \ Marvin. Next follow the five-year-olds ami wifrK IHrr" wrns each. i*ar-oKy;*--V i;Vu;[ f TI n! ns, m Lnk>;, Kurok). Six-year-olds.—l,e Beau, Lurcher (twice) ; and the aged division is represented by one winner, Royal Flush. if' K. Barlow heads the list of successful jockeys, with three wins to his credit, namely Liberator. Grenade, and Cyrene : P. Fryer, P. Johnston, and E. George scored twice, and Conquest, Gray, Murttagh, Scot't, Graham, and Mr Vivian had cnc winning mount each. NOTES. (t'y " Moturoa.") Meiodeon won the rogue's badge in the Auckland Cup. Cyrene should take a lot of beating at RangiUkjei with only 6.12 on his bock. It will be interesting; tc tee how Ca'ingorm shapes against Convoy and Co. at the same meeting. Anchorite, ownod by Mr Quinn, uvd«l her career at the Thames this w<ck, when at tine barrier IJautapu iashid out and kicked her. The maro ran behind the field for two furlongs, a nd then faltered, and it was found her leg was broken, and her sufferings were terminated by a friendly bullet. "Whalobone," writing in the Auckland Star, states Mahutonga's performance in the Auckland Cup was one we do cot see the like of every day. For a horse to cany the weight he did and bo ouit in front all the way, and then to stall oil challenges one after the other at the r filrfsh", is marvellous, and his condition to do so reflects the greatest credit on his trainer, Muber. Buchanan is also to be complimented on the manner in which he handled ! his mount, and he well deserved the applause which greeted him or, his return to the scale. It is a pity Mahutonga's popular owner ivas no't present to sec the reception nccordi ed Iris horse. Four-y'.>ar-;>lds have now won the Auckland Cup four times in succession. Of three horses that went to the post for -the Hack Race on the second day of the Thames meeting, Hopkiss Ik,'ted twice round the course before the start, J,ion brose a blood vessel before going far, and Lndo won.

Li. H. Hewitt lias ridden th<* winMr of the double A.It.(J. I'onv Cup and Auckland Trotting Club I'oin Cup for three .successive years. Ir, 1902 he scoivtl on Jielle (.'die, in 1908 on Hulawayo, and this year on Seduction, Numa's wins on Monday were long overdue. Time after time 'his parly haHMg|^n > M~!riin strangJy in his but on every occasion Bcept one Ac has failed. He must Hill be a long way on the wrong Kle of thu lodger. ■"Whalebone," of Multilid, Biys : "jtr D. O'Brifk. seems to have ■good sort of colt in Multifjd He Bustercd up ft lot of pace in the ■rly . stages of th< Great Northern ■onl StaWfi tut- jSnishod very green, Bad all over the course ft the race. writer states I'rincess will litrly strip very well on her next appearance, have a chance the