SPORTING

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7961, 26 October 1905, Page 2

SPORTING

AOCTL'XFOItiI WANTED JX EJiOLANPj (Per Press Association.) CUHISTCIJH.TtCn, Oct. 25. .Mr Uoo. (i. Stead received u cable , "i knelaml jon Tuesday asking luiu to put a price on Noctuii'onu. . THOTTJNC! MEETING (POSTPONED (Per Press Association.) AI'CKLANII, Oct. 2.1. 'J he 'Auckland) Trotting Club's meeting was postponed} till Saturday owing- to the wet weather. Poverty liny Show .JtJC Ai.OOO 000 C.J.(J. ACCEPTANCES. the lullowing are the corrected acceptances for the .N,n V Zealand Cup. —Achilles '.1.8, Myhntonrav ,9.1 Nightfall a. 12, Qiiarrymaii 8.7, I'aritutu (.12, Melodeon 7.10, llul mvavo 7.!), (Ihoorka 7.8, tioklen Knight 7.8 N'octuiforni, Sun God 7.0, St. Joe 7.1, Veneer ) 7.0. Calibre 6.10 Douche 6.0, Mystification, Blythemaid 6.8, Slvpttencer, Ability 6.7. Stewards' Handicap.—Machine (!un 9.9, Vladimir 9.3, iPetrovn-a 8.9, Cuniei'orm 8.1, Master Alix 7.18, Munjeet 7.18, Chivalry 7.10, A-ilsa, Starshoot, Solutionl 7.9, Ballarat 7.8, Crichton 7.7, Sir Tristram 7.0, oionowlet 6.11, To-morrow 6.10, Itigleneuk, -Apollodoris, : Alexis, Canticle 6.7, MASTERTON ANTICIPATIONS. '/By "Moturoa.") The Masterton\ Racing Club's spring meeting will )be 'held to-day and to-merrow.| The 'first event, the Hack Hurdles, 'has 'drawn 'an acceptance iof nine. Bounce, Makuri, Moetoropuku, and (Jrand Jury shcuhv run well. Makuri 'gave a taste of his quality by winning the First, and Second Hunters' Hurdle races 'at the C.J.C. National meeting. I "shall place :

Maluiri 1 licuirce 2 (■rami Jury J! In thy Plying Handicap Kvil Cross and Oawain look the tat. The for11101' i.s a Jive-year-okl mare by Son of a Gun -from Ceritns. She scored twice on the second 'day of the Marton meeting, and -in to-day's race should take some beating'. The,placing may liv ; Rwt Cross 1 (Jawaiit 2 Abwration 3

The. Maiden Hack Meld numbers lf>, most ol these being unknown quantities. (Jranvl Circle was whispered about an n good t'hing for the Trial at Wellington on Saturday. As the opposition 1 o-dayf does not appear to -be ol' such a high class Saturday's tip may prevail in to-day's own I. I fancy : (Jrand Circle I U< segrove i2 Alexiett' ;l Thi» Cup is the next event i with eight acceptors. Flamon did not run up lo track form at Wellington. finishing last in his engagements. 1 -Imw most respect for Whakawehi. Submarine, and Hydrant. The finish may lind : Whakawehi i. Submarine 2 Hydrant 3 The place-getters in the llracelet may be :

Tog-os 1 The Killer 2 Flanagan ft In live OctoU.'r Hack the consistent hut unlucky Aoraivgi looks well in. Knt'oki is making his last appearance in hack, company. The Fiske gelding is giving away plenty of weight.. f -think ('he issue rests 'between Aorangi, Operetta, 'and Si'tverlene. The placing may find \ Aorangi 1 Operetta 2 Silverlene .'1 Thirteen appear on the card for the. Publicans' Handicap. which should prove an int-erest iivg contest. Prelude, has been re-handicapped, and will carry Bst 181b. Prelude, 3\xmoor, Assayer, and Rustique may provide the winner. I like them in the following order : Prelude 1 A.ssayer 2 Kxmoor :i In I hi» Dash Hack (Jawain should prove hard to boat. The placegetters may be : •0 a wain 1 Contender 2 .Paper 3

The racehorses iMahwf ong-a, Starshoot, Melodeon, Mystification, Mungisla, (Jolden <iak l , tZimmennun, Lyrist, IYa-diia, Medallist, ami Sir Tristram wore whipped South from Wellingion oit • Tuesday to fulfil engagements at C.J.C. Cuj> meeting.