SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7766, 18 March 1905, Page 2

SPORTING.

RACING FIXTURES. 1005. Unroll 17—Waiiwite II.C. Annual March 17. 18—Horowhcuua llack It. 0. Annual Murch 17, 18—Ohincmuri J.U. Annual Murch 17, 18 Chili March 22, 23—Nelson Jockey Club March 2.l—Thames J.C. Autumn

Much 30 and April I—Wellington

Racing Club April 3, 7 1 —Avondale J.C. Autumn April !>, 6—Manawatu H.C. Autumn April B,"lo—Hoefton J.U. Autumn April 12, 13—Southland It.C. Au-

tumn April 12, I!) South Canterbury J.C Autumn April 22, 24—Wairarapa II.C. Au-

tumn April 22, 21, 25—Auckland 1 lacing Club \pril 21, 23—Canterbury J.C. Autumn April 24—l'atea H.C. Annual

April 21, 2i>—Keilding J.c. Autumn April 24, 25—Kumaru H.C. Autumn April 27 , 28—Wcstland It.C. Autumn May 3, 4—Marlborough . H.C. Autumn May 3, 4—Hawke's Bay J.C. Autumn May «—Christchurch B.C. Autumn May 10, 11—Kgmont R.c. W nler May 11, 12—Ashburton County R.C. Autumn May 20, 24—Tnkupuna J.C. Winter May 2t, 25—Wanganui J.C. Winter

DATES OF COMINU EVENTS'* New Zealand: April 24—Great Easter Handicap April 23—Great Autumn Handicap June 3—Great Northern Hurdle Race i Juuc 7(—Great Northern Steeple-, chase STRATI'OHD RACES. SECOND DAY. (Per Press Association.) STRATFORD, March 17. There was splendid weather and a big attendance to-day, the meeting proving very successful. Results Mukurl Hurdles, one mile ami a half.—lrish 1, Sammy 2,King-wood 3. Warwick and A pit! fell. Sammy made u great run, • and got second I'luco by a neck. Time. 2min 55 Bee. Dividends, £2 lis and £1 Kts.

\tfnirft Hack, six furlongs.—Mataura 1, Fair Jess 2, Cyrene a. Scratched —St. Hill and Southern Cross. A great finish for second 'placo A Time, limn Msec, Dividends, £4 17s and £3 10s.

St. I'atrick's Handicap .(open), one mile.—Heroism 1, Makikihl 2, Lovelink 3, Also started—Rosen I. 1.0 Ueau, Crimson Lake, Parkwhot. From an oven start Lovelink led on entering the straight, when Heroism made a forward move, Makikihi at ! the sumo time improving her posiI tion. An exciting finish resulted in Mr I). O'Brien's horse winning by 'half a length, Mukikihi bcntmgijLoveliiik by the same distance. Time, 1 !inin 4a 2-sscc. Dividends, £lO 16» 'and £1 7s.

| Toko Welter, seven furlongs.—Southern Cross 1, Leader 2, Luulla it. Scratched—Le Vent. Time, lmin .HO 3-oiec, Dividends, £5 3s ana 15s.

| Cardiff Stakes, four furlongs and a half.—St. t'yress 1, (Jknullin 2, Atarnngi !1. Scratched Confide, [Paper, Hurrah, St. Hill, Clenieminc, and Dody. Time, 50 4-3 sec. Divij deads, £3 5s and £1 10s. County flack, one mile.—Silverleno |l, Mukikihi 2, Kairwimt :i. Scratched —Luulla. A great light between the | Urst and second. Time, lmin lit sec. Dividends, £2 lis and l(ss. Ladies' Purse, seven fnrlonns.— Hindoo 1, Signora 2, Iteticent !1. Scratched—Leader. Hindoo ran well right through, and his win was- most popular, and horse and rider were taken to the slun& llm ' cheered, 'rime, lmin .Msec. Dividends, £0 13s and £l.

Final 'Handicap, six furlongs.— Hustique 1, Loveliuk 2, Noteorini 8, All sturtud. llest race of the meeting. Lovelink and Noteorini were the chief favourites. Coming up the simight Hustk|uc grudually drew up and got the verdict, by u neck, the Same distance separating second and third. Time, lmin 15 4-ssec. Dividends £3 4 s and lCs.

OREYMOI'TH' HACKS. FIUST DAY. CiUEYMOI'TH, March 17. I There was good weather to-day for the opening day of the St. l*atrick's meeting. The attendance was not up to that of former years, nna speculation was poor. The fields were well contested and tho racing was good. Hcsults : I Trial.—Hinerau 1, Pantaloon 2, Apprentice 3. Time, lmin 16 1-5 sec. Dividends, £1 10s and £1 ss. l'oro Handicap.—Natalie 1, Harbound 2, Koroinoko 3. Uarbound weighed in with short woighl, ami Koronioko failing to weigh in the stake and dividend went to Natalie. Time, lm n 40 3-ssec. Dividend. £2 17s. Urey Metropolitan.—Clairbucn 1. Idasa 2, Will-o'Jthc-Wisp 3. Time, 2 min 12 4~ssec. Dividend, £2 12s. Hurdles.—lnspan 1, Dr. Bill 2, Do Do 3. Time, 2min 55 2-ssec. Dividend, £1 13s. Weltor | [HSantlicup.—Golden Combe 1, Nor'-wester 2. Time; lmin HI 2-ssec. Dividends, £2 7s and 18s. ColKlen Handicap.—Natalie 1. Koronioko 2, llarbound 3. Time, 1 min 33sec. Dividends £1 8s nnd 143. St.. Patrick's Handicap.—Clanburn , 1, Apprentice 2, Hinetaupariki S. Time, lmire 45 4-ssec. Dividends, £2 37s and £1 its. j HOnOWHENTA HACKS. j FUtST DAY. j WELLINGTON, March 17. | For the first day's Horowhenuu races the weather was fine nnd the attendance good. Itesults : Trial Handicap.—Clem 1, Flying Cloud 2, Haerero 3. All started. Won easily. Time, lmin 17 2-sscc, Dividends, £1 7s and £1 9s.

Flying Handicap.—Notos 1, I'm[ueaux 2. Only starters. Won nil thowuy. Tiiuo, linin 10 2-jsee. Dividend, £1 IDs.

Hurdles Handicap.—Wind 1, (tijwy Jacik i!, Handsome .liose 11. All started. Won easily. Kuleriim und Gueblen ■ itoso fell. Time, -miu ■lS.soc. Dividends, £1 lls iinO JUI 10*

| Cup.— Cold Oown 1, Hytlrmil lCupids JJ. Senitchi.il—Sunlish, Sengull, und llandinaster. Won by half n leuKlh. 'rime, -win '.tece. Dividend. 1 Ik.

ShorLs Handicap.—Scdguinoor I, Lord Soull 2, 'Jhv Seer it. Snatchid—Coxswain, Xotos, Hliitk Itoimy, Sergeant, Simsiu. Heads only separated tho placed horses. Tiii.e, 18 4-sscc. Dividends, Xil lis and 11s St. Patrick s Welter.—Maui 1. Wild l)uck 2, Languid :l. Scratched—Kxplodo und Clem. 'lime, liniii Usee. Dividend, XI 7s.

I'ark Stakes;.—t!»)d Crown I. Wind 2, Seagull 3. Tiler. liiiiu 30sec. Hividumi, XI 13s.

Klectric.—Fiinuaii\ 1, The Socr 2, Waikakaho 3. Scratched—Coxswain Taikainui, and Tukina. Time, liiiiu 2sec. Dividends, X.~> !ts and XI J ss.

UEKUITS I'Ult SECOND DAY. LEVIN. March 17. XvotiuUurua Handicap.—tMuui '•>. I, Bandmaster 8.5. Furneutix 7.1!t, MKd Duck 7.!'. Clem 7.11, (lueldei Itos-c i 7.2, l'ruiu 0.8. Autumn Hurdles.—'Wind 11.2, Itejpul.sv 11.1, Handsome ltosc lti.3, j) turd work Uipsy Jack V.7, tiuelder ltose 9.M, llnererc 0.0. I Kawiu Handicap.—Lord Soull 8.12, The Seer 8.8, Sedgeinoor, CJoldwai 8.7, Jlukaaka, Swop 7.7,5ir (Jeraint. llarinaid, Te Kainui 7.0.

Uaciug Club Handicap. Crown U.U. llupUls 7.11, Ilydiniu 7.8, llenei'aclor, llandnmstei' (i.7, Houtherlea Wcltw.—Xotos |n.o, Maui !>.B, Position U.l, Tim Uoiiihiiv 8.12, Latfguid, Wild l)„ c k 8.(1, Liicil Tay 8..'1. Siusin, Vlying cloud, ilutuivkki 8.(1.

: Mtrai-oft Handicap.—Xotos 8.13, furneaux 8.0, Sir (.Vraini 7.0. Moutere Open.—Gold Crown U l - " Kupjds 7.1.1, Wind 7.0,. H oU ine 7.i»' Seagull 7.0.

Final Scurry—'rile Sepr H. 7, SedK>ejimor B,(i, Tile Honuun sl.-j, lfuku!tku, Wuikpkuho, Swop 7.3. lllink Itonmy, Sinsin, Cavalcade, l',-u„ii-fltlti (5.12.

NOTES HY " MOTI'HOA.'' J

j lWarteiio, by Hotchki<«—flow of ' ; Wellington, who rtaliscd 800 guin- , ear tho last WelWngton IHirk sale, , ligw-ed amongst tho nominations nt 1 tlwj lant DaiuiQvirkc iiieelinjr, hut ho waft not a competitor. .! 'iho XVaihi Jockey Club's iiioc-tiiifr. I held last Saturday, was a record ' one for the cluli. Tho fauiu of ■ £l?us wag jinsied throusji the ms. [i .V - . .J.A -JSt :t

chine, which it no -Hal %biui **' incroaw of £758 on lbs wnouotiuuri* lu<l last 3 wr, when tho HnitU awn of £.">l3 wu« pawed through. -Mr J. O. InglW, »'ho«0 appointment to the QOKiUon ui judge to tiw V.R.C. is announced, m out* a prominent racehorae owner •ml aiiia* jtcur rider. Ills Imtt known horao was Mulua, who won tho Melbourne .Cup, Newmarket Handicap, Auitrallian Cup, and other good mem. Mr Ingiis rode Malua when be won the V.H.C Grand National Hurdle Hace. I 'ilie recent crfticiwn on the Elleralic racecourse, in evidently deatiaed to bear good fruit. The A.R.C. committee are advertising fur JOOO loads of earth, which Hi io be twd in improving the variou* gradient* and to putting tho ground in a pwrfoct wtate of repair, Kuclid. who In described in the Stud Hook ni* bring by either Beaton JVlmnl or Houit, but who to probably by the former, i» a modi improved colt. The fact that he to cither a full brother or half brother to Solution lends an interest to Ms track doings. A Wnngnnui writer Mate* that there is a probability that the Urmdnought ware Trumpery will tor wnt to the Old Country to competo in hurdling and'stoeplechasing evsnta. The well-known juniper L'p-toOate was shipped to Sydney by the Victona last Monday, in charge of S. Howie.

has tieon leased to a Weft Const resident, and she wa« shipped South lo her new home laat Sunday, I'Kunic, who has l»een trained hy Mr J, Belcher, has changed hand*, and Is now in Mr W. HuUum'a wWr blew.

Ilippo-Roffla, who annexed the Manga tern Hack Itaco at tho recent Dannevirke Meeting in good style, to a three-year-old son of St . Hippo. Kapuni (Lakeshell—Konlnl) to BOW trained by C. Weal at EUersiie. W. Bninjbrldge, the English trainer, has at last got a start, and during the week Etonetto, by Utoa—Sis, and the pony Mimosa went placed In hii charge. The ArsHiamed mare raced at the Papakum Meeting, under the mime of Virago, which name hai since, been disallowed, and has been changed 'to Etoneite. Eaudlock, whoso term of disqualification expires in a very abort time, is being hackod obou't tho road*, preparatory to going into woric when hiti tine is up. Landlock ]>oks nice and healthy, and has evi» duntly not Uecn neglected during id* enforced retirement. Landloek is under ofler to a local siiortluan, and tlie sale will probably be completed shortly.