Sporting.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7803, 20 April 1905, Page 2

Sporting.

AUSTRALIAN UETTINa. (Heccivvd April 20, 1.7 a.ui.) . " SYDNEY. April 19. All money available nt 5 to 1 waa taken about Marvel Loch, who then hardened to 4. to 1. Other Uoncaalet- Handicap prices are unchanged. * Variation, winner of tho Autumn '" Handicap at the Masterton meeting, has been re-haml(cupped to 7.0 In Mio Easter Handicap nt the WairarapaHucing Club* meeting on Saturday next, other winners have bow penalised u s follows :—Tfo WMU fhu> dles-Hoscplot 11.5, Uounoc 1040. "angaimoana Welter—Tho-Leader 8 7. Tiwaka Hack Welter—The Leader 10.0, Lethcrin 9.0, Torohanga HacK Handicap—Sandonyx ».». St. BUt 9.2, Royal Ulu(, 8,10. Phentfe 710. Makahi Ua«k Handicap-Sardonyx «.v, St Hill ,9,5, HoyafWue fUi. Phenn> 7,12. *

The eommitteo of the Wangaaui # Jockey Club have docided to «Hae< \ the steoukcluuio course, and at tlwi * May meeting tho course proper onj ' which the flat races aro run and th* track inside it will be used (or in* jumping events. In the new course there will be no water lump and ao, walls, the obstacles being mada smaller. The jumps will be aU made, principally gorse and hurdle* with a flight of rails, also a log and paling fence, .lumping horses accustomed to the hurdles used a* , meetings should find no difficulty in getting over the Wanganui Steeple, chase course. Owners should bear in mind that nominations close on the 28th Inst.