SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7748, 25 February 1905, Page 2

SPORTING.

RACING FIXTURES. " • hl 1905. , S( ci March 2, B—Wnn'gunui Jockey Cluls 0 March li, -I—Westport Jockey Club °j March 8, 9—Rannevirko .Jockey Club n I larch 1"), 10—Napier I'ark Racing A ! Club d March 16, 17—Stratford Racing t I Club h March 17—Waimate R.C. Annual I March 17, 18—Horowhenua Hack R. h 1 '' C. Annual V March 17, 18—Ohinemuri J.C. An- y I mini ,f' March 17, 18—Groymouth Jockey 1 1 Club I'' March 22, 23—Nelson Jockey Club £ March 25—Thames J.C. Autumn <1 March 30 and April I—Wellington l I Racing Club I I \pril 3, 7—Avundale J.C. Autumn J April 5, 6—Manawatu R.C. Autumn April B,~lo—Rcofton J.C. Autumn ( April 12, ] 3—Southland R.C. Au- i lu mn April 12, 13—Sou',:, Canterbury J.C Autumn ' i'April 22, 21—Wairnrapa R.C. Au- ] i 1 tumn 1 April 22, 24, 25—Auckland Racing j Club ;i DATES OF COMING KVKNTS. :| New 7,ealnnd : |' March 2—Wnnganui Cup '] i March I(i—Stratford Cup • [ • April 24—Great Easter Handicap \ '■ April 25—Great Autumn Handicap , ■• I Australia : |- March 4-V.R.C. St. Leger \ ' March 4—V.R.C. Newmarket I-landi-i enp March 7—Australian Cup ■ March 11—Champion Stakes ! BUNEDIN J.C. AUTUMN MEETING SECOND BAY. |' hewitt suspended for I * THREE MONTHS. > UUNEDIN;, Feb. 24, I " The wca.iher was line and warm for ' the second day of the Dunedln .J.C. autumn meeting. The n"^"™ 0 3 was good for an ofMay. iudlo 10s ' was put through the machine or " £155 more than on tho same day " last year. The feature of the day i was the suspension for throe months | cf (he crack jockey Hewlitt. Theresuits were : , I Hindon Hurdles of OSsovs, one-and three quarter miles.—Womlerlul, 10.J, 1 • Force, 9.0, 2 ; Zealous, 11.3, AThe latter fell, but was re-mountod, i and earned third money. Time, 3 1 min 29 2-ssuc. Dividend, £3. :- Henley Hack Handicap of 50soys, ;- live furlongs.—Melinda 7.13. 1; i- Metford, 8.13, 2; Barbette, 7.11, 8. n Five others started. Won easily by d threu lengths. Time, Iniin 55sec. o Dividends, £5 2s and £2 10s. •i i City Stakes Handicap of 1-OOsovs, o five furlongs.—Glenowlet, 9.13, 1 ; » Apollodoris 7.5, 2 ; Hilarity 8.2, I- 3. Also started—lngleneuki, Grand ■■- Opera, Riviera, Salaam. Won by a t neck, Hilarity six lengths away. " Time, lmin 3 3-s«cc. Dividends, £1 ''" 10s and 1 £5. Taggart, the trainer of t Hilarity, lodged a complaint that > Glenowlet had crossed Hilarity at •- the start, ami thrcw hiiu out of the 'c race. At the inquiry, Hewitt, the (1 rider of Glenowlet,. practically admit1_ ted the charge, and the stewards doB ~ cided to suspend him for three '.V months.

I Dunedin J.C. Handicap, 250sovs, one and a quarter miles.—Pallas. 8.11, 1 ; Secret Society, G. 7, Stepdancer, 7.2, 3. Also started—Vladimer, Canniu Chiel, Kelbmn, Quagga, i Wlac&tone. Won all out by a neck, I after a line finish. Time, 2min 12 sec. Dividends, £3 lis and £5 12s. | Domain Handicap, lOOmovs, six furlongs.—Master Alix, 9.7, 1 ; Hcpletc, 7.1, 2 ; Deerstalker, (i.lO, 3. Won by a length. Time, lmin 17 l-sVec. Dividend, £1 Bs. I (hi'lram Handicap of SOsovs, six fiirlongis.—Captain Kettle, 8.12, and Calvatina, 8.5, a dead heat ; Wetford, 8.2, 3. Five othbrs started. Metfoixl was two lengths behind the dead heaters. Dividends, Captain Kettle £3 2s, Cavutina £1 18s. I Hallway Plate of 100sovs>, three furlongs.—Pclrovna, 9.11, i ; Master Alix, 9.0, 2 ; Alexis, 7.0, 3. Also started—Ked Gauntlet 9.7. Won by a long neck. Time, lmin 3 2-ssec. Dividend, £2. Suburban Welter of (iOsovs, seven furlongs.—Brighton, 8.13, 1 ; Stepenfeldt, 8.1, 2 ; Koputui, 7.10, 3. Also started—Lady Sotilt. Speculate • and Tugela. Won by two lengths. Time, lmin Hlsec. Dividend, £2 10s. I WANGAXCI ACCEPTAXCES. i (Per Press Association.) ! WANCJANII, Feb. 21. Stewards' Handicap, one mile.— Paritutu, Kahnroa 8.12, Itlack 1 toynurd (including penalty) 9.2, Mol'odeon 9.0, Kcgulation 8.0, Starshoot 8.4, Loch Erne 8.1, Gold Crown (including penalty) 8.5, Shrapnel Shell 7.9, Ngatui'ua (including penally) 7. 2, Bounce (i.lO, Crenndy 0.7. Juvenile Handicap, six furlongs.— Multifid 7.13, Vnlois 7.11, Medallist 7.10, Stepmnr, Purity, Loiret 7.0. i Westmere Hurdles, two miles and a distance.—Waiwern, Creusot 11.5, Miss King 10.12, Magnificent 10.9,' I Trumpery 10.7, Inniskillen 9.6, Defoe 9.4.

Tnyforth Hack Hurdles, one mile and thrcc-zqluorters.— Valkyrie, Inniskillen 11.1, Lnuree 10.7, Irish 10.6, Cassiopea 10.3, Valima 10.0, Springbok 9.15, llomnny King 9.4. Wanganui Cupi one mile and threequarters.—Mahutonga 9.4, Scolty 8. 7, Paritutu 8.5, Mclodcon 7.13, Kosc--01, Quarrymun 7.11, Starshoot 7.8, Ghoorka 7.0, Rapids 6.11, Crimson Lake, Heroism, Gilnoekie 6.7. Petric Welter Hnndicapin one mile and a distance.—Kahnroa 10.9, Regulation 10.4, Hydrant 9.13, Submarine 8.12, Noneen 8.7, Itlusa 8.2, Benefaetory, St. Lyra., Dalky 8.0. Wiritoa Hack Handicap, one mile. —Crimson Lake 9.11, Not/eorini 9.9, Grenade 8.5, Bandmaster 8.3, Commonwealth, Iscult 7.8, Maui 7.(5, Fairwind, Victoria Park 7.4, Purdon (including penalty) 7.9, Kahatu 7.2, Kuroki, Curfew, Wild Duck, Amaryllis, Clifton 7.0. Flying Handicap, six furlongs.— Solution 8.7, Stronghold 8.4. Ilallarat (including penalty) 8.2, Auratus 7.11, I'latypus 7.10, Maniopoto 7.4, The Stake 0.12, Guwain 0.9. Jackson Stakes, six furlongs.— Quurryman 9.7, Auratus 9.2. Achilles 9.0, Stronghold 8.13, Multilid 7. 2, Sir Tristram 6.10. NOTES DY " MOTUROA.'.' Black Reynard is proving himself a profitable investment to Mr Dugald Thompson. His latest success —the Woodville Cup, one mile and a quarter—wus cut out in 1 min. 7 1-1 sth sees. The son of Roynard made! all the running with the tidy weight up of Bst 91bs. J. H. Prosscr's stable had two vinning representatives this week. Ghoorka, Avho appears to have struck form at lust, accounted for the Punedin Cup, and Gold Crown secured the Autumn Handicap at the second day's races at Woodville. General surprise was expressed at the price Cairngorm was paying at Woodville. Punters must surely be forgetting this' horse's consistent performances at the spring meetings. Also his stable mate Cyrene paid a false price on his running at the loI cal meeting. In the Third Hack Handicap, six furlongs, won by Manjapojtoui, lmin. 15 HrSth sees., Cyrene was prominent throughout, and was just beaten for a place. Billingsgate, who beat Gladsome at weight-for-age in the St. George Stakes (a mile and a quarter) at Cuulfielri op Saturday, is a full 3r year-old brother to Finland, who is riping stud duty at Mr Hugo Priedlanclpr's stud, Kclhurn Lodge. Ash-bin-lon.

]lillingsgal-/s win was probably a surprise, though most of his family have been creditable gallopers. Finland was one of the fastest horses of his day over six nnd seven furlongs, and Fishery (his sister) won •the Oaks in addition to the Blandish Handicap and other sprint races. Mr 0, G. Blend's colt Noctuiform, who was undergoing a special preparation for the Jackson Stakes, Wangnnul, will not be able to fullil his engagement, owing to meeting with an accident. It is stated that £2OO was the price paid by Mr 11. Moody for Inniskillen, the hurdler. Gladsome is engaged in the Caulfield Futurity Stakes, run to-day. All going- well with M'ahulongu, he will be a starter for the Wanganui Cup. Billingsgate, who won the V.A.T.C St. George Stakes on Saturday, is not engaged in the Newmarket Handicap, but he figures in the Australian Cup at Bsl '(lb. Owners outside the Tnrannki district racing horses at the Stratford J Racing Club's Annual Meeting will i have the steamer and railway expenses of their horses rcfundpd by the I Club, Entries fur the Stratford Cup and '

ithcr handicap events must bo sent n to tho secretary, Mr J. R. Muccay, on or before Monday next. speaking to a pressman at lllenloiin, Sir George Clifford said that ioino years ago an .Australian breod■r wanted to buy Maxim mares. Sir George Clifford offered him Weather3,ve and Tcredina, the former carrying Cannie Chiel, at 250gns each. „ I'he offer was declined because the „ Australian did not like Jlay Cam- \ den's name in the pedigrees. Since c then the progeny of these two man's | have won more than £70(10 in stakes. Last week Mr Stead sold four of ' his racehorses. To Mr McKay, of ' Western Australia, he sold the three- i year-old filly Golden Lily, by Mulli- 1 formi-Corolla, and the yearling filly 1 Nestling, by Royal Artillery—llellieent. To Mr (!. J. P. I'nlmor. Mr Stead has sold the four-year-old filly j Bagpipes, by Gipsy Grand—Reel, and ( he has also disposed of Carcanet, the three-year-old colt by Hotchkiss Armilla. ' Ileywood. who ran wilh success at 1 Oishofw, is a hull-brother to Mahu- ] tonga, by Saracen. The Strut fowl Racing Club s ourse will be in first-clasi order for the annual meeting. Many improvements have been effected, the club having spared no pal"" towards inakiii" the running Lack ei|iinl to ! n nv in the province. Sheep have ! grazed there during Hie winter, and title grass now bears a lawn-like npI pea ranee. The Stratford gathering lis gaining in popularity each year, and bids fair to be among the leading meetings in the North Island I \ cable to hand yesterday states 'that Gladsome has put up a new |track record for a mile, the time being lmin 43sec. This mare has 'only lately been taken up, having .been spelled during the winter months. She hns soon struck form, and should piny an important part in the Caulficld Futurity Stakes to iiyo decided to-day. I ScottyJs looked upon as a, sure .starter in the Wnnganui Cup. Roseal is reported to be looking very well, and sJhould be worth (watching at Wnnganui. At Dunedin yesterday L. H. Hewitt was suspended for three months i for crossing in the City Stakes. After the warning he received from the C.J.C. stewards the other day | it is "surprising that a horseman of j Hewlitt's experience and standing I should take on such risks. I An Italian band, touring New Zealand, and attending race meetings where they can find engagements, was recently in Wairoa (Hawke's Ray), and there purchased the hurdle gelding Waimaita. After the dofeat of the gee-gee in one of his ,engagements at Poverty Ray, there was a noticeaWe absence of mustc for some time. The conductor had prepared his bandsmen to play "The Conquering Hero," and their disappointment was, groat. HEWITT'S SUSPENSION. (Per Press Association.! DUNEDIN, Feb. 21. In reference to the disqmil>iiica,tion • of Hewitt by the stew-awls to-day, jlUtwilii, though he admitted the cross, denies its having been wilful, his horse having l>een driven on those inside by Apollodoris on the 1 outside. I At th'e Rotmua races on Wcdnes- • Bay a bad accident occurred at the ■ finish of the Waimangu Handicap. 1 Sijlicia and Pumperia had passed the winning post, running a dead heat;, and followed closely by St. • Rowan. Just after passing the post St. Rowan fell, with his jockey ■ (Ross) under him. Success, who was • close up, foil over St. Rowan, . throwing her jockey several yards ! away. In falling over St. Rowan, • Succc* struck the former horse on : the head, killing him instantly. St. ■ Rowan's, rider was extricated, and ■ appeared lifeless. Success' rider (Pcrcival) was also picked up in a senseless condition. Roth jockeys : S were carried into the saddling padI dock, Ross bleed'ing very much from - the nose and mouth. IV, Craig, who • \ was on the grandstand, was quickly =in attendance. tt, was found that i Fercival was but slightly injured, but it was some time before Ross 5 snowed signs of life. Restoratives - were applied, and the doctor pro- . nounced that he was suffering from . severe concussion. After some tin:o l he was removed on a stretcher to tho town. The accident cast quite a l gloom on the day's proceeding".