SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 790, 5 April 1905, Page 2

SPORTING.

MANAWATU AUTUMN MEETING. PALMERSTON N., April 4. ■ Acceptances ore Champion Hack Plate, —Pardon 9. 11, Flumen 9.9, St. Winifred 9.8, Polyanthus 9.7, l'rotty Maid 9.3, Lord Soult 9.2, llukauka, Immolation 8.12, Gawain, Mntakokiri, Bourrasquc, Chartreuse 8.11, Jolly Friar 8.9, San Paulo 8.7, Electric lun 8.0, Sir Percivale, Refine 8.2, Pearl Necklet, Lady Lyonors 8.0. The following are the weights entitled to be carried by horses left In the Manawatu Stakes.—Achilles 9.7, Machine Gun 9.3, Aurattis 9.2, Boris, Wet Reef 9.0, Stronghold 8.12. Hohoro 8.11, King Hilly 7.7, Mar-• guerite Armament, Highden 6. ■ 18, Sir Tristram 6.10. SCHATCHINGS. PALMERSTON N., April 4. The following horses, luivo boon .scratched for all engagements at the Manawatu races Matokokiri, Hu-, kualia, Connie Chiel, Lady Wayward. Chryseis, and Probable. ANTICIPATION'S BY "MOTIiROA." ■ MANAWATU HACKS. The Muna'.viitii K.C. autumn inciting will be lu-.it to-day and to-mor-row. Hairing the Hurdle llace, the fields promise to lie well up to the average. Winners at the Wellington meeting have been penalised as follows : Welter Hack Handicap, Pardon (Hlb), 10.0 ; Hoyal Blue (101b), 9.2 ; Handicap Hurdles, Lissa (101b), 9. til ; Longburn Handicap, Aura tus (101b), 8.5.

The Telegraph Handicap, six furlongs, is the ojv/nfag event, for which 1 lik'e Hallarat, who ran a sterling race in the Thomson Handicap. With the going heavy. The Stake should run well with ti.lO, and he should finish close up. . Ho.val Blue has a chance in the Welter Hack, one mile. The boomed Maniopoto is top weight, 9.13, and should hold Pardon safe. The finish may be :—Maniopoto 1, Pardon 2, Royal Blue 3.

Sleepwell. Wind and Valium should have the most say in the Hack Hurdles, one mile mid three-quarters, and may finish in the order naniixl.

Great interest will be centred in the Mana\vatu Stiikos, six furlongs, w.i.n.. by the fact that there is a chance of the two cracks, Achilles and Machine Gun, having another bout. The former appears to have regained hia old form, and 1 shall select h.im to win, with Machine Gun and Sir Tristram ill Uie other places'. In the next event, Uie Handicap Hurdles, two niUes, Levant and Magnificent hail from one stable ; tho itable elect should win.

The First Champion Hack Plate, seven furlongs, promises to draw a largo field. Lady Lyonors appears tho most dangerous, and the placing of tho judge may bo Lady Lyonors 1, San Paulo 2, Planien 3. Regulation and Auratus may fight out the finish of tho Longburn Handicap, ono mile, and a distance. The Electric Handieap, six furlongs, is the last cvont, for wffich I will take Maniopoto 1, Sir Gcraint 2. AVONDALE RACES. The Avondale Jockey Club open their autumn meeting to-day. The Qelda promise td bo large, judging by Che acceptances. New Plymouth is represented by J. George's team of four, viz., Paritutu, Durable, Mataura, and Chola, which lends additional local interest to the gatherthe Avondale Handicap have teen nominated for the A.R.C. Easter Handicap.

The Hrst event, the Maiden Ilordicap, six furlongs, contains n luoJ'irate crowd, of which the most likely to score are Leo Delnvel or Jean. In the Handicap Hurdles, two utiles, Irish (10.5) will take some beating ; if h<» is as well as when at Stratford last month. Haknria has lieen winning at the country meetings, and should prove his most troublesome opponent.

A field of twelve have accepted for the .1 tiivcnilo Handicap, five furlongs, which looks open. KUWlerkin, Horsa and Dcvonport may prove the best. '1 he Avondalc Handicap, one mile and a quarter, contains the material for a goad race, l'aritutu, Strathavon and Akarana are favourably handicapped, and should run prominently.

Gladys Roso or Girton «>f! may prevail in the l'ony Haudiiip, six furlongs.

Most of those engaged in the Maiden Handicap figure in the Chevalier Handicap, six furlongs. Air Ciun or Jean may bo worth following.

Mat aura should boat those engaged m tho Auction Stakes, five furlongs.

The last event of the first day's programme, the Railway Handicap seven furlongs, has drawn an acceptance of I'ighteen, and on paper looks ; cry open. The winner may coinc from Lady Annie, The Middy or Lovelink,

! The deathi »'s announced of the u, ~O Wn ' s l"' inU ' r OoLdspur (Hubf,/, a , Sra,Hir) ' at "unodin, in his twelfth year.

THE COPYRIGHT CASE, NONSUIT REFUSED, (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, April 4. ■Tl;0 non-suit point in the case arising out olf an alleged imitation of official race cards for the Wellington Racing Club's summer mo.'tin« was decided by IV. MoArthur, I'.,™ morning in favour of plaintifS. Proceedings were Instituted by Cooksley and Harris against Johnson and Sons for the recovery l/V'! 0 ' Counsc ' 'or defence had 11 nons " it ' and in doing so alleged that defendants had produced their book as the result of independent work. He contended that itj had been shown from plaintiffs' case that H was possible to produce work similar to that of plaintiffs, and of fair accuracy, and that therefore thcreforo there was no copyright in plaintiffs' book. His Worship upheld plaintiffs counsel's contention that a prima facie case of infringement hod be?n nitudu out, and rafuired an answer from defendants. The application was therefore dismjsjfxl, and the cn.se adjourned until Thursday for the further hoarlngv '