SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8002, 13 December 1905, Page 3

SPORTING.

WOODVILLE ANTICIPATION'S. (BY "MOTFWU.") The Woodville J.C. Summer Meeting will be keld to-d»y and to-morrow. Judging by the Urge acceptance, the meeting promise! to proTe one of best that the Club bare had so far. The Maiden l'late, one mile, the opening event, w run under weight for age R-ale. Of the fifteen entries Prospector, Loiret, Moral, and Onyx have shown best form, the first named having run a good race at Feilding in the I shall place PiosricTOß 1 Loucr i Osyi 3 The Hack Hurdles, one mile and three-quarters, appears very open, Florio, Sleepwall, -Yuma, and Baltic all having a chance. I like Sliefwell 1 FLOKIO 2 Ncma 3 Of the thirteen engaged in the Grandstand Hack, seven furlongs, Mobility, Barca, Operetta, and Benair look well in. I shall place Mobility 1 Onum 2 Baicjl 3 The Woodville Handicap has drawn an acceptance of 13. King's Birthday, Submarine, Clanburn, and Kuroki should run prominently. The placegetters may be Juxa's Bisthday ... 1 SCBJUiIXB 2 CLpBCBS 3 A large field, are engaged in the Flying Hack, six fur'nugs. Sir (ieraint, if in form, will be bird to beat, and Sir Percivalc, Klfrida, aud White (Squall should run well forward. I like SIRGKBAIXT 1 White - Elfiiua 3 Fancy Work, Mussel, Capulet, and Bt. Albert are a likely t|u<iriettr in the Borough Handicap, seven furlongs, aud the placing may be FASCY WORK 1 Mrasu. 2 L'ATCLKT 3 In the Welter Hack, one mile and

i-quarter, t like Victoiu FllK 1 BoxnEiß 'I Boxui 3 TliC Electric Handicap,live furlongs, slioulil provide a good go licUeen Kiutujiie, St. C'Uimer, (Jj]itaui Shannon and St. Albert. I »li»ll place Kcsnqvii 1 CU-TIIN Skixxos ... 2 - St. Albeit 3 I(ANIX)M NOTES. At last Thursday Apcloguo and Svoct Alice were submitted to auction. TV; former becalm thq property of Mr R, Cleland, the well-known < bookmaker; (or 1000 guineas. The sum realised is surprising, considering that the half brother to Gladstone has only earned one winning bracket a lent which he accomplished last season, as la two-year-old. Id his thrraj essays this season, hehas shaped badly. An d will have j Id' show considerable improvement to effect & profitable return to his new owner lor the largo outlay of money. 9W AJict realised 300 guineas. ibc trained in future by K. Harmon, the Waikarto owner and , trainer. Lady Aimic has licco entered for ■cvcral events at the A.R.C. summer programme, a fact that points tu. the mare having made a recovery from faer recent accident. If well, she ap- | peer* to have an excellent chance in the Railway Handicap. (Hr D. O'Brien's coHjlfultifid has an engagement in tW Great Northern Derby "Stakes. Annette (the Auckland (luim-as winner) is reported to bs bowling along in good style on the EUvrslie track*. The entries for the A.K.C. minor Events include several local horses, viz., Waiwera, Crpnade, Full Cry, Hultifid, ami Hbroistii. An exchange states The Grafter, who won the Melbourne Cup in IS9B, and subsequently dhl service in England, has had tc earn his living be- ; tweeo the shafts. An Australian returned recently from England / states that as late as & few months ' Mgo Tbo !Grafter was doing duty drawing a cab about the straits of London. MOTLHOA.