SPORTING

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7942, 4 October 1905, Page 2

SPORTING

NOTES BY '"MOTUROA.'i The 'backers of Togos in the Hack Welter Race at ftangitikei unay conskier themselves 'lucky in getting a dividend, as the 'horse was on the forfeit list at the time of nomination, and was therefore not eligible to start at 'the meeting. The stake will be paid to the owner of Kuroki mwS the second money goes to Fancywork. >' '•" < " d "* '•'Martingale," of the Sydney Town and Country Journal, slates that Gladsome demonstrated the fact that up to -a mile and a-quarter she is literally queen of the Australian race tracks. F. Macnamara, who in future is ,to train Maniapoto, 'is also the mentoi I of t'hot crack mare Gladsome. It is stated that Mr «. G. Stead intends to mate Cruciform with Multiform. The latest,cabled advices from Melbourne state that the New Zealand horse, Mahutonga, has been knocked back in the Melbourne Cup butting, and is 'now tooted at 100 to 1. The reason is the assumption that the adding will remain i» N'cw Zealand to ful'lil engagements. ANTICIPATIONS BY "MOTUROA." The Hawke's Bay Jockey Club spriug meeting will be held to-day and to-inotrow. The fields, with the exception of the Flying Handicap, arc large and representative. In the lomoana Hack Hurdles, Catsp a w will have a lib. penalty, making his weight 10.7. As lie won comfortably, under 10.11 at Wanganui he should go near scoring again. British Navy is reported to have got through sonic solid work, Sleepwcll and Romany Girl look the best o! the others, I shall place— Catspaw 1 British Navy 3 .Sleepwcll 3 Fourteen appear in the Maiden Hack, most oi which arc unknown quantities, thus making a selection somewhat difficult. I shall take— Oolivioii 1 Iceland 2 Lord Rosebcry 3 The King lOdward Handicap appears very open. The winners may come from Armistice, Boomerang, Mahutonga, Lass o' Gowric and Asteroid. The finish may find— Boomerang 1 Armistice 2 Mahutonga 3

The Hurdles may be fought out by St. Lyra, Comfort, Pushful and Miss King. I like— Comfort 1 St. Lyra 2 Miss King 3 In the Hastings Stakes the placing may be— Mungista 1 Little Mary 2 Moscow 3 The Welter Handicap looks open. Polyanthus, Outer, Loiret and Douche look a likely quartette. I fancyPolyanthus 1 Loiret 2 Outer 3 In the Waipatu Hack I like the chances of Lady Warwick, Pcrdita, Aoi'angi and Operetta, and will place- f Aorangi 1 Lady Warwick 2 Pcrdita 3 King Billy looks a good thing in the Flying. The placing m ay belting Billy 1 Sir Tristram 2 Gold Seal 3 Mahutonga was scratched for the Melbourne Cup yesterday.