SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7724, 28 January 1905, Page 2

SPORTING.

MOTES BY "MOTBROA."

I IUCING FIXTURES. Jan. 28, 30, Feb. 4—Takapuna Joc- | key Club Fob. 2, 3—Maniotolo Jockey Club Feb. 8, 9—Taranuki Jockey Club Feb. y, 10—(! isborne Hacmg Club Feb. 1), 11—Canterbury Jockey Club Feb. 15, Hi—Egnionl Knciiig Club Feb. l(i, 17—Poverty Bay Turf Club I eb. '2*2, 2-1, 25—Dunedin Jockey

Club 1 Feb. 22, 2f3 —Woodville Jockey Club March 2, X—Waivgtinui Jockey Clufli ! March 15, 4—Weslport Jockey Club 1 March 7—Akaroa County Racing ' • Club March 8, U—Dannovirke Jockey Club March 11—Waihi Jockey Club' larch 15, .I.o—Napier Park Racing Club ■ March 10, 17—Stratford Racing Club March 17,. 18—Greyinouth Jockey Club . March 22, 28—Nelson Jockey Club , March tfO and April I—Wellingtonl—Wellington i Racing Club April 1, s—Avondale Jockey Club • April 22, 24, 25—Auckland ltacing ' Club April 24, 25—Canterbury Jockey Club [ DATES OF COMING EVENTS. I New Zealand;: ( Jan. 28—Takapuna Cup Feb. B—Taranaki Cup Feb. 15—Egmont Cup Fob. 22—Dunodin Cup !Fel>. 22—Woodville Cup. March 2—Wanganui Cup March B—Jackson Stakes April 22—Great Northern Champagne Stakes . April 22—A.R.C. Easter Handicap April 25—A.R.C. Autumn Handicap . j June B—Great Northern Htfrdle Race June 7—Great Northern Steeplechase i Australia : March 4—V.K.C. St. Lcgcr March 4—V.It.C. Newmarket HandiI cap March 7—Australian Cup March 11—Champion Stakes TAKAPUNA MEETING. The Takapuna Jockey Club's summer nieetiug commences Uxlay and will be continued on Monday and the following Wednesday. The club is running a double event totalisator each day. The. double to-day is the Zealandia Handicap and Takapuna Cup and on Monday the Suburban Handicap and Jockey Club Handicap. The principal race, the | Cup, has an acceptance of seven, including the local representative Pajritutu. Scotty and Strathavon have ■been responsible for some good work and will no doubt have a 'strong following in the minor events-. The fields are large, and the winners appear to be well concealed. The following are my selections ! Maiden Plate, one mile—Noteorlni or Sergius. i Calliope Handicap, five furlongsKilderkin or Annette. | Zealandia Handicap, five furlongs— Millie or .La Cigale. : Takapuna Cup, one malic and a half—Scotty or Strafhavon. | Ferry Handicap, live furlongs—Field Marshal or Jean, ■—"* ! Handicap Hurdles, two miles— Spalpeen. i Pony Handicap, live Xurlongs—Girton Girl, j Stewaixls' Handicap, six furlongs —Lady Annie or Numa. | Ngatarua contracted a slight cold Jhfter the Pahiatua meeting, and he has not yet shaken it off. McTaggart has him looking very well just now, and the big son of Sou'wester and Undine should have no difficulty in annexing a stake or two before the season is out. I Roseshoot's younger full brother ; has been called Taproot. He is the property of Mr C. O'Donoghue, the [owner of Sleepwell. ' | The remission of J. McCombc's i disqualification is the inosit popular i act in Otago that the C.J.C has done for many a long year. Sportsmen of all classes, including some of the very beat men, are glad to see that tlitj sentence is not to be carried to its limit. That McCombe himself appreciates the return to work is shown by the ifact that he was at riding exercise at Wingatui last Friday morning, -thas taking ad- ! vantage of his first chance to do something. j Messrs Hazlett's two-year-old colt by Stepniak—lrene will race in the name of Astrachan. j It is reported that the value of tho Manawatu Cup of 1905 at cither 750 or 1000 sovs. It is more than 'probable the 'latter one will l>e decided upon during the present year, j The Manawatu^, Racing Club has complied an attractive programme for ita Autumn Meeting in April next, when the Manawatu Stakes, j ,the piece de resistance on the first day, wiill be Inaugururatod. Stakes , liavo been increased by the substan- | 't-ial sum of £OOO, and included in I one of the big races is a striking i innovation, the Champion Hack | •Plate, for three-year-olds. The in- ; 'elusion of- the race is received with j different opinions I,>y racing} men, but j they- are all generally of the opin- j ion thai it is just as Jikiely Lo pro- I duce a big field as another open : t raco or a classic event, and after j all the only difference between hack , and handicap horses is, in tiie great , | majority of cases*, merely one of 'momentary grade. Hacks on thin j |coast are just as blue-blooded as i handicap horses, and trainers own j Itl.at it is just as diilicu t l> win a j Igood hack race as" it is to capture 'an open event. I Latest news from Palmerston states that, the black champion Advance after all will not start in the Manaj'watu Stakes next month. He was to have been sent by his owner. Mr P. Fraser, of Rangitik«i, to J. Maher during; the present month to put in* work, hut, as the result of an inspection by the latter during the week, the old horse will not be troubled again. Maher is of opinion that he would not last beyond a couple of weeks in active commission. and that it would bo a was-tc. of time to commence upon him. It appears the black horse

brojtfo down again just after being fired, aivd there is now no doubt that'he has made his linal appearanco on the Turf. Old Laurel threw jmany a good horse, but never a betitpr one than Advance, and it is a pity the Vanguard nick was was not tried with her again. | It is reported that the injury sustained by the Cyrcnlan 'gelding lUu;- ( ca Irtj the Maiden Itace at the Manajwatu Meeting, which he won, was much more severe than at lirst anticipated, all the muscles of his quarter being hurt. 3le has not done any worK since the meeting, and it I a doubtful id lvo will run agyvin this season. The St. Clemen-ttf gelding Clem, now berng trained by A. McKay, at Tauherenikau, is staled to be lookting very well at present, and should show to advantage iii) autumn events. Mr H. McManaway's Fancy Work, who contracted a cold at Christmas, and consequently ran poorly at the Lower Valley Meeting, soon recovered, and has* been doing fair work tiiuue. South African papers contain details of the race won by the New Z'ealand-breU horse Tradewind at the South African Turf Club's meeting last mon'tlt The race lo go down to the credit of was the porting Day Handicap of 400sovs |(ono milo), in which he was opposed ,by a held -of seven. In a close lin(ish Tj adewiiKl won i by a head-. The iN'uw Zealand horse, who carried top weight (9st), was an outsider, and ft divjdond of il l lis was paid straigiht out und £-1 4si for a place. | On the same day Tradewind registered his win Kin# Log|. another New Zealand ei', scored in the Electric Hand cap. AOUBITAXUKK FOU TE KAMI'. The tollowing acceptances have been received for the meeting to lie held on February Ist : llurdles(Jrai nger 12.0, Wairongi 10.9, .lens 9.7, Egmont .1,5 wivakaroa 9.0, Flying.—(jraingerlO.2, Lurlino 10. (/, Toiler 9.10, I'ukeowe, Lady Arawa 9.2, t plands .10 Wosterina, Comedy 8.7, King's Cap 8.,-., Stockboy, St. Afyra 8.(1, Tortoise Shell 7.12, Slippery .Tim 7.7, Cup.—Cirainger 10,5, Toiler 10.2, Ijurllne 10.0, Wairongi 9.7, IMI keo we Comedy 9,2, Westerina 9.0, Uplands 8.10, Teiiawa 8.7, St. M.yr», King's Cap 8.5, Kgniont, Tortoise Shell 8 0, (lovoriior 7.7. Opua Stakes.—l,inline 10.2, Grainger 10.0, Lady Arawn, I'ukeowe 9.6, Comedy 9.0, Stockboy 8.10, Tortoise Shell 8.7, Slippery Jim 8.0, Cvnisca 7.10. District. Welter.— I Toiler 12.7, Lurline 12.0, Wairongi 11.10, Whakaroa, Tortoise Shell 10,5, Cynjscn, Govenwr 0,0.