SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81844, 10 September 1906, Page 3

SPORTING.

RACING IN ATSTIULIA. A WIiN TO SOLUTION. Received 8, 8.2 ]>. m. Per Press Association. Sydney, September 8 At Tattersaii's meeting at Ivanilwii'k tile llawson Sluices resulted: —- Salution, 8.1:1 1 Famous il.l 2 Collarit, 7.1) 3 There were thirteen starters, including Maniapoln. Betting- 2to 1 Miirnapoto, 7 lo 2 Solution. Tlie winner ivetil to flie front shortly after I lie start, ur.d, drawing away, won easily by eight leugUli. Muniapoto finished fourth. Time, 1.51. .Received !•, 5.25 p.m. Sydney, September !). Solution's win is likely lo in-tal her a warm favourite for the Mettopolitan. The vietory of Pampous in the Tramway Handicap, beating Magizme, the favourite, with Hewitt up, entitles liim to mark as first favourite for the Epsom.

ASHBURTON ACCEPTANCES. (Per Press Association.) Asinii'RTO.i, September 9. The following acceptances have been received for the Asliburton liaeing Club's Spring Meeting First Hack and Hunters' Hurdles: Eyenlode, Coronna, Helios, Contest, Ecclefechan, Braemar. "Welter Handicap; Don Orsino, :)rdnance, Farley Grove, Mango, Count 1 • iortou. Obligate, Man jess, flombastes, franc, Sir Perctvale. Ashburton County Cup: Tsitsihar, Lapland, Blythcmaid, Makaroff, Idassa, >ychem, Field Gun, Royal Crown, Sir Percivale. Ladies' Turse Handicap: Casajianca, Evenlode, Coronna, Design, Jenzene, Buccleuch, Ecclefechan. Longbeach Stand : Matuku, Zetland, Manjess, Jolly Roger, Iyanoff. The following entries have been received : Trial Plate : White Shield, Eosaleen, iulemma, Tatiana, Aimee Soult, AllcDisastrous, Patty Fan, Waferslicof, John William, Radius, Polyphon, Silkweb, Pearlie, Benju ; , Hope Deferred, Buntamshot. Maiden Hack Scurry : White Shield, tvuleinma, Patty Pan, Tatiana, Polyphon, John William, The Libyan, jN'ikolsky, Portland, Don Or>ino, Silkweb, Disastrous, Hope Deferred, Benjui, Bantamshot.

TURF TOPICS. 1 L (By "Moturoa.") . J The Marton meeting again demonstrated that the few horses which are * well forward at the beginning of the 1 reason almost ''scoop the pool." Most 1 of the races were wen fairly easily, t showing that the other contestants ( were not yet ready. Waikato was J the only 'local horse to secure a win I at the meeting. i Rustique, who was a strong order j for the Marton Handicap on the second day, appears to be scarcely ; forward enough yet to do himself j justice, otherwise the gelding is very j well. | Gleam and Rosegrove were dual winners at the meeting. The latter is a chestnut gelding by Ratigipuhi, ' from Forest, who last season raced very considerably. 1 Albuera, who ran second to Rose 1 grove in the Welter Handicap, is by Seu't-llatrherina, and then-fun 1 a full r-i.'Vr to Marshal Soult. 1 H»'l«'n Portland, winner of thr Mai j Jen Plate, is a three-year old by i Dorchester, from Lady Helen, and . -s owned by Mr (i. Y. Moore, owner ; "f Armistice. The filly is evidently i pretty <k| one, as reports siaieshe j unn hj« r rare with "ridiculous ease.'" Seventeen horses were withdrawn from the X. 'L. Cup when the first ne , "•ptance l)' i ame due. Mahutonga, Solution and Maniapotc were expected to di<.p (nit nn ate.>unt of their AuMiaiian engagements and m ist of t ie oth'-rs v.'-re under i f iin-jtiundnes-., so that the result will probably not effect the present prices .if the other candidates. L'enuku, a well backed candidate in the New Zealand Cup, is reported to have contracted a rather bad at tack of influenza which will considerably retard his preparation for that •vent. Mr O'Brien informs me that he has tent his brood mare Heriot on a visit to the imported horse Sir Ladds at Palmerston North. Latest reports from Sydney state that both Solution and Maniaputo are bowling a'ong in good style tin the track. Solution now holds the posit ion tf favourite for the Metropolitan with Maniapoto second in demand. Very large fields are likely to go to the post for both the Epsom and Metlopolitan handicaps, judging from the acceptances received. Fur the latter event Solution with 8. 2. looks to have a big chance. 1L Eva in town last week and he informed nv that Kaereroa (St. Clements-Kohina). St. Cyrus (St. Cyr Juliet) and Fishmere (Westmere-F-'y ing Fish) are all in work with a view of competing at the Spring meeting. The same trainer has also under his charg*.' a 3 year old filly and a four year old gelding by St. Clements from th«' Orphan, ai-o a 2 year old colt by Phaeton, whose dam is a fu'l sister to the Brook and Brooklet. Mr ('». (». Stead's team >m!l continues to please touts, accoiding to "Re | feree," (specially Boniform. who i* considered to be the smartest 2 year old in training at Randwick. Mr I'lic Shannon • has been appointed handicapper to the Lower VaMey Jockey Club, Rustiriue had the misfortune to get caught in tin: tapes at the start for the Marton Handicap .causing him to lose several lengths.

lieddinj;tcn. who in;idf his reap pcarano- at th«* Marton meeting, is now an inmate of G. Gibson's stable, at llawcra. Satis who ran second to Helen I'lirtlaml in the Maiden I'latc, is a tlif '-year o'd n c ''tl'ng by Waiuku — JJonni" Idee. Clementine has been purchased by a Chrislchurch owner, and will be trained by \V. Clark' 1 . At tie' Manawatu Racing O'ub's Cliri-tmas iit'i'tinn'. a total of will I)'' Kiven away in slakes. The Slimmer M'-e'in.n' of the Wei lington KiM'inK <"»b will -this season ' xtend ovu three days. Mr 11. Martindale, of tie- him of Scott and Martindale, was married la-.t week at Dunedin to MrKewan, dauKht'-r of Mi lames Mc Kewan. a well-known spottsman. '1 Inotii' cleinynian mad" a spee( h appropriate to the occasion, ftoin vhich the following is an extract: • I „.metini-> think, when assisting a 1 1 he -'■ functi'Mis thai the ni : ;sl suit iiliV |hm -011 I" select to speak on mm h would be some old and v. iv much married man—one who has 111 en ever lie' cinir-e. and 1 an I'-'l lie- vouni; < oupl'' when- the liatpeM in ins and lie' stili'si hurilh - aie. V.hi-ie liirv I an i<o the paie. and wle tle v intra draw lie- rein. 1 .111 le'l rani what is If-: to be done v.hen i-ilhi'i slii,\\ - a dlsposilion to |il> 1.1 s11 v nr plav up in any way. and 1 an ad', is., iliem jo'ie rally liov. ,1,1 Hani IS lo k. Pl sweet and in ■•inel i (iieli 1 11.11 till the ini'V:'aliie nine 1 onie- v.' 1 "11 ilioy linn tlieir laM cone r. and lake their final run down tl,e mMight. . . 1 well I'm'tiilicr the fir-l 1,,,,!' I ,i:el the lji ide. she eas 011' v nil e year- old. bu' she lalk | . (I hor-e-, to me by 1 he yard, and 1 with an ease and accuracy that show ed at oie e thai she wis a 1 nH c'y 1 /-! ~f 1 lie tin I. I could it"' help spying t.. that jrirl wVI marry a spin - me (lay. and a .H'.ed spi.,l, 1 ■>". and you ' iv'.wt a true proph'i I have been. I '-aid to myself, when "lie inlets the 'matrimonial Stakes' she'll Jiet liotlll' all riMhl. alld vou si,- .'ie lias. And what -hall j sav about my friend tlv btide jjrnom. ... I have known enough of him to see that lie is as hon est as the day and line and genuine in every way. It is the fa.-hion nowadays to rail at and denounce almost ever,' pleasure in life—tilings which in most casus ;uu lawful and 'nnu

cent, and only become objectionable when grossly abused. Concerning that matter 1 only wish to say this: That in point of honesty and straightforwardness my friend stands head and shoulders above the nam-by-pamby and goody goodies who are forever crying otil abcut things they know nothing about, whoso chief pleasure in life is to hunt for the mote which is in their brother's eye, forgetting all the time the beam that is in their own." The bride and bridegroom have the best wishes of a large number of friends in both Islands. The honeymoon is being spent in llawke's Bay.—("Advance," N.Z. Times.)