SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7764, 16 March 1905, Page 2

SPORTING.

NAPiEII PAHK AITCMN MK».TINU. Fi(KBT DAY. (Per Pra» AHodation.) NAl'lKit, March IS. " te Napier l'urk, Hacing Club'# aj'tmim mewing commenced to-day. The weather was shouery, but notwithstanding ihi» then? wow a larßo attendance. Tho counu wa» Maiewhat soft. IV- favourites* won almost every raw. The Hum of £3850 was put,through the totalixator, an increase of £790 o\er the amount for the first day last year. The following uiv the results Omaranui llack Hurdle#, one milo and 111 r( iM| ua r ters. —A t hoi M»H I, Taniwha 2. Sleopwell a. Won ettirfly. Time, 3min 21 l-,lser. IM\ Iriend, £2 Bs. Knk Hack Handicap, sewn fop. longs.—Polyanthus 1, ItouibuMtes % Hlpporofla 3. Won easily. Time,'l mill 3 -1-Snec. Dividend, £1 15k. Napier Cu]i, one mile and a quarter.—(ihoorka 1. Mystification 3, tthukuwohi 3. Won easily. Time 3 min 11 H-shuc. Dividends, LI 10a und £2 ."is. Trial Hack, six furlongs.—Captain Shannon 1. White 8«|)jall tl. Lady Warwick 3. Won easily. Time, linin 20 1 -"isec. Dividends, t2 9* and tl Welter Handicap, seven furlongs.— Hose Madder 1, Optimist 2, Tyrone it. Won easily. No lime taken. Dividends. JlI l is and 19s. Sapling Stakes, four furlong* and a half.—J'rWude 1. Contender 2, Medallist 3. Won r tsil\. 'l ime, 57 2-"» see. Dividends. £2 Ms ond HI Sis. Uedcljffe Hack, six furlongs.— Spark l, Torpor 2, tiroenlanid 3. Won easily. Time, lmin 20sec. Dividend. £2 17s. riving Handicap, six furlongs.— j Koyal l'usilier 1, The stake 2. Assnjer 3. Time, linin 17 4-Asor.. Won easily. Dividends, £3 2s and 10s. SKCOSD DAY ACCI'.I'TANCES. NAPIEIt, March IS. Tho following acceptance* have Jicen received for the second day ol the Napier l'urk Uacing Club'i inoot* iug : Omuhu Hack' Handicap Hurdles, 'one uftle and a liulf.—ltoseplot 10.8, |sieep«ell 10.0, No Shot Nadudor 11.2, Wu-imuta 9.0. I Telegraph Hack Handicap, stx furlongs.—llipporoflu, B|>urk 7.18, Torpor 7.1, Arcadia (t.lO, Ureonland, Costnea 0.0. | llennctt Memorial Handicap, ono iniK; and 210 yards.—(Miadrifptl H.O, Mystification 7.V, Fleka 7.0, Oold Dust 7.1, Whakawuhi 7.2, The Mtake li.lt). I Kuao I lundiirap for two yewr olds, four and a half furlongs.—Prelude, 'Medallist 8.10, ConU-nder, Martyn King 7.9, Wadpunehu 7.7, King 'ivynn, Canetonl 6.9, Scotch Ifcol 0.7. | Steward»- StoJce Hack Handicap, one mile.—Polyanthus 9.7, Martyrfeldt 8.13, liomtMHtes 7.6.

| High Weight Handicap.—Rose Huh der t). 12, Faro 0.10, Tyrone 0,7. Laura 0.6, Optimist 8.13, llallyneety 8,1, Lady's Ldnk 8.2, Minister 8.(1.

I St. l'utiSck's Handicap, six furlongs.—Wet lWef 8,0. Hoy a I Fusilier 17.10, Sandy 7.9, Whukawehi ft. 12, Assayor «.t>, Spark. Tatllo 6.7. ANTICIPATIONS BV "MOTI'ROA" | The following should take bo mo beating in to-duy'» events. The scralcliiiigs were not sent through | for yesterday's races Oiuahu Hurdles, on© mile and a half.—Sleepweß, I Telegraph Hack, six furlongs. Spark. I Jlennett Memorial Stakes, one mile and a distance—Madrigal or The Stake. | Kuao Handicap, four furlong* and if hull.—Medaf.il tf, or Prelude. Stewards' Hack, ono mile—polyan'liua. High Weight Handicap, wvw furlongs.— Minister or Koho Madder. I St. Patrick's Handicap. Nix furiongs.—Assayer 0 r Koyal Fusilier. NOTES HY MOTI'ROA. STRATFORD MEETINO. The annual meeting of the Stratford Itucing Club conuuenewt mid will I*, concluded iiHiinirini. i The course has undergone several Jin--1 provements since last season, special [attention being bestowed on the truck, which now ranks equal to 'uuy in thu district. The acceptances j received aix' satisfactory., and should i provide some interesting racing. I The llr.st event, the Ohura Hurdles, j out* mile and a half, is tiuuxl to 'Man at noon. Irish, Vailmu, Hiro*j tie, ami Weary Hill have shown form ( lately, and 1 shall place: ThrtMit"® !l. Irish 2. Weary Hill 8. ! No than 2."i arc nominated for the llorougii Stakes, tt duller of j four ami a half furlongs. Fishermaid, v, inner of the 'lYhil Hack »t Dunnevirke, should just aliout win W illi l'araraki and St. Rill next best. Thu Sti-utfoi-d Cup is worth 2<H) so vs. double lust year's Makes, and hus alioller clans of homes cnguged compared with previous years. Tho top weight, Regulation, ran very welt at Wangunui, but I thinC that tile weight will tell. He was a close third in tho Wangunui Stakes, ono liiilu and a quurter, to Kaharua and (ihoorka, run in 2min 8 4-3 mc. Heroism was fourth. The son of Grafton now moots Regulation on 141b Iwtter terms. Ihi ruble has not been soen out for some time. Rosea 1 has rnndo a poor display in his late efforts. Rust j(|ue is nicely In with 7.51. ami iejltouml to run well. The finish may l»e : Heroism 1, Regulation 2, Kustitjuo :i. The Midhlrst Hack, one utile, should And Commonwealth and Iscull prominent at the finish. Tile Furiuers" l'late, one mile, may be won by Ilaiwre or Hurrah. The Turikl Welter, seven furlongs, should provide a good race between Cyrune, Southern Cross, Lurcher and Aureole, with the first throe for preference. The Flying Handicap, six furlongs, bears un o|**n appearance. The place getters may be : Turepo 1, l.ovelink 2, Chola '!■ In Hie coiioliHling item for the day, Ihe Railway Hack, six furlongs, Immolation <tml Matuuru appear to have good illumes. ll.v acting as runner up In the Kclipse Staked *t OauHtofcl oa Kdiruar.v 25 Canteen credited Kis owner with no siwa awl on Thursday last* ut I'lemington, he guttled njtfond place for the All Agt\l HtakiSi which jirought in another 100 fovs, a total of £l5O. He will have to improve somewhat if lie is to rejiay his owner the £BOOO expended In his purchase. . Tho Australian Cup has only lxxt\ won on six occasions by a mare during the -12 years that 'it lias flguri-J on tWo Victorian Racing Club's programme. The mares represented on the winning list are : Nuthaliu (1801), SlK'iiandoah ! 18(IS)L Norma (1870), irtirline (1«75), 81bjl(l«77|, Loivl lllin'E I laughter (ItMVi). In 18M<1 Ceris<e and lllue (dam of the MeMnourne Cup winner Aci*a:iia) ran second to Mnlun. Medallist, Tlie Stake ami SilrTrlstlum carrie«l thu Hon, J. 1). Oruiond's tolours unsupccNSfully at Wangunui., It is seldom that a meeting paimes [it wlv.eU a Kaianni4ir<«l one is not successful. Trumpery, I'urity and Pretty Maid, winners at Waoganui, were bti-d by the lion, ,1. It. OrinonJ. r l'|ie following weights have lieeti n,!lotti.l to Moifa and Seai'iorse 11. In tlui Liverpool t.'ranJ National Steepleehuise to be run oh the .'Mliusi. Moifa list 121b, which is l'.llli inon 1 that he carried to victory in last Vein 's race. Seahorse 11. is weighted ut lost. Ulb. Tile foVov ing I'ai'anaki horseU lime been noniiuatiJ for the princi|ml evenis at the Aucklaral Rucing CliCj's lister Meeting :—Cliola, Heroism. llurable, l'uritutu, Full Cry, Reiuiation and Inglewood. Mr S. Iliadley hus cluime.l the iianie of I'uhinui (tmnslutioti greet ifun) for his tw 0 , year old colt I*s* Souit—Ludj Musket. llot h tile. MellMiurne Cup nnd tlK' Australian Cup were won liy mures his season. tiladsoiue's full brother (iludsTone is reported to be carrying Wmwlf Hell, rind Ik* should Ik- in good conll'tlon by the time tho A.11.C. Autumn iiieeving t'trUs round, 'IMio two I'orirua liorsemni (C, J«hiktiiK aid A. Oliver) won* a giHhl deul In evidence on Hie second xluy of the Aaiigauui mivting. In the Autumn Handicap Shrapnel Hhell (A. Oliver) Kuit (Jold Crown (C. Jenkins) by a larrow margin. Ghoorka (A Olhw) vas Just beaten by Kalmroa (.!(«- ilns in the Wunganul HtoCi*. ITh«y vere first and second re«pecUvc<y In lie Jackson 8t ft Ees. Ham (Oliver) usl inisNcd the Hack Race ut Am* atuM (Jeniiius) liad only a Um