SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8089, 20 April 1906, Page 3

SPORTING.

WESTLAND RACES. PBB PBBBS ASSOCIATION. Hokitiki, April 19. - Results:— Opu Handicap: King's Mill 1 Lualla 2, Nor'-wester 3. The only starters. No investments on the totalisator. Tradesmen's' Handicap: Deplete 1, Hiuerau 2, Cheque 3. I)iv.; L2 2s Introductory Trot: Scrutineer 1, Kubm 2, Roulette 3. Div., LIS 10s and LI ss. Autumn Gift: Immolation 1, First View 2, Freeland 3. The only starters. Div., L2 los. Borough Trot: Federation 1, Victory 2, Screw Jack i>. Five others started. Divs., LI 10s and L 5 4s. High - weight Handicap: Golden Comb 1, Bowman 2, Bonnie Prince 3. Divs., L2 17s and 10s. Bailway Handicap: Beplele 1, Firelight 2, Lacy 3. Div,, L2 Is

TURF TOPICS. [By " Motuboa."] Sporting folk in New Zealand must have experienced a considerable amount of surprise when the result of the Doncaster Handicap came through, to find that Maniapoto had not even gained a place. A fter tlio sensational gallops Soult's son had been doing on the track, it was considered in many quarters a good thing for him in tka Epsom ; but, as I stated, this is a hard race to win, and probably Duke Melton would beat him, which proved to be the case, although Dake Melton only obtained second place, , In the Sydney Cup the cable states, Maniapoto ran last. It would appear from this that the Taranaki champion' has been leaving his best performances ou the track, for there can be no doubt about Maniapoto being a really geod horse, and probably if he had remaiaed iu New Zealand he would have won some good races,

I The Easter Carnival is now over, and racing folk will have no more problems to decide until the Wellington meeting on Thursday next. By an »rror in the Turf Kogister the Pahiatua meeting was announced for this week, but tliin popular fixture took place some time ago.

.-Mobility, the winner of the Great Easter Handicap in Auckland, is by The Officer—Montdread, and therefore a half-sister to that good performer, Jeanne d'Arc. "Mobility must possess a good chance in the Thompson Handicap, in which The Officer filly is weighted alt 7,2.