SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81848, 17 September 1906, Page 3

SPORTING.

RACING FIXTURES. September ig and 20—Rangitikei Racing Club September 22, 26 and 29—Avondale Jockey Club September 27 and 28—Wanganui Jockey Club Sept. 27 and 2K—Geia'dine R.C. Spring meeting. October 3 and 4—llawke's Bay Jockey Club Oct. 3and 4—Marlborough R.C. Spring. Oct. 4—Ohoka and Eynton J.C. Annual.

Oct. 10 and 11 —Otaki Maori R.C. Spring. October 10 and 11 —Napier Park Racing Club Oct. 10 and 13— Dune-Jin J.C. Spring Oct. 17 and 20 —Wellington R.C. Spring. Oct. iR and iy—North Otago J.C. Spring. se Oct. 24 and 25—Gore R.C. Spring. Oct. 25 and 26—Poverty Bay T.C. Spring. Oct 25and 26—Masterton R.C. Spring Nov. 3. 9, and 10—Auckland R.C. Spring. Nov. 3, 5, 7, and 10—Canterbury J.C. Metropolitan Meeting.

DATES OF COMING EVENTS. September 22—Avondale Stakes September 22—Avondale Cup September 26—Avondale Guineas September 29— Epsom Handicap September 20—A.J.C. Derby RACING IN AUSTRALIA. (Pei Press Association.) Received 15th, 8.44 p.m. Sydney, September 15. At Rose-hill, Miss King ran third in the Hurdles. She held the lead on the second round, crossing the last fence in company with the winner, Rata. Received 17th, 12.37 a.m. Sydney, September 16. It is reported that Lord UHin's Daughter will cease her preparation for existing engagements, her trainer believing she wi 1 break down if training is persisted in. Rumour has it that Maniapoto is amiss. Colour is lent to the. report by his absence from Rosehill yesterday. TURF TOPICS. (Bv Moturoa.3 Waikato is being worked the other way round on the local course, wilh a view of competing at the Avondale Meeting. E. Russell is putting Southern Cross into work again. The gelding was brought in from Omata last week, where he has been enjoying a lengthy spell. Waitara's New Zealand Cup Candidate, Star Rose, is much fancied for •that event in some local quarters. The mare is trained by C. Parker, and has been responsible for some good track work. Mr R. Morrow, of Rahotu, has sent Okoari on another visit to San Fran at Hawkes Bay. Paul, who ran third in the Maiden P'ate atMarton, is a three year old gelding by St. Paul from Motto, dam of RusUtpie, who may do better later on in the season. Another inmate of J. Thacker's stable is a promising looking gelding by Waiuku out of Bounce s dam. The youngster is not quite two years old, but is very well devoloped for his age, and, with ordinary luck, should turn out to be something pretty good . Multifid is again in work on the track, after being absent for a fewdays. His leg has been giving his trainer a little bit of trouble.

I'arilutu is still striding along well in his work, and doing all that is asked of him.

Paritutu and the SouU colt have gone to Auckland to fulfill their engagements at the Avondale Meeting. The colt is engaged in the Avondale Stakes.

A recent advice states that Solution has been backed for the Melbourne Cup at /jooo to £4O. Slow Tom lias been taken up again, after enjoying a short spell. Latest advii'S from Sydney state that Solution is now a strong favour ite lor the Metropolitan Handicap at jto 1. The mare has nol incurred a penalty in that event by her win 111 the Rawson Stakes. Royal Scot, who was recently backed to win about ,£IO,OOO for the Epsom Handicap, is a four-year-old gelding bv Wallace—Mercy Merr.ck. The sum of passed dirough the totalisatur during the two days for the Marton Meeting, being an increase over last year, s meeting of £.SSij. F. D. Jones expects to be back in New Zealand in time for the Cup meeting. ~ J. liovd, who got smashed up whuc riding Matatara at the Marton Meeting, is reported to be making a rapid lecoverv. Prelude (Merrie England—Prologue) has been relegated to the stud; she will probably be mated with the imported horse Kilcheran. Phaetonitis and Ability (says a Canterbury correspondent) are to be sent home to their owner's place at Oamaru to be spelled till the beginning of the year. Apa ran badly in the Cioftun Handicap on the hist day of the Marton Meeting, being in the ruck all the wav, but the gelding had no difficulty in winning the Marton Handicap ■ n the second day without an effort.

Returned visitors to the meeting state that Armistice was the only one of the Cup candidates to show up at all prominently, the others being somewhat on the big side. Savs '-Phaeton.'' in the N"W Zealand' Herald: When Solution was shipped to Australia some weeks we'ks back a solid opinion was voiced' that she had yet to play her best card. By winning the Rawson Stakes—a race run over nine furlongs at weight for age at Rosehill on Saturday last—the daughter of Souk furnished some strong support to the prediction offered. Solution had a good field against her when she scored her victory at weight for age in Australia, and as she practically c.'tme home by herself attention has been drawn to her engagement in the Metropolitan Stakes, I of Sst 2lb.

Vcrv fair acceptances have been received fur the first Jay's events at the Rangitikei Meeting, with the exception, strange to say, of the p™ cipa l race of the day, which is composed of a field of only four ordinary animals. The only local horse engaged at ilii' fixture is Ladv Sylvia. A reon! . abl. from Sydney Mat's that Solution has again been baiked bi'lt'i l.,v.'iinie than Siot live . J hi- Totali-aioi Abolition l'.i'.! iset down lo .inn.' before I'.uliamenl again on September 2<>. Lat'-st advice.- (torn Swlney state lioniform, the two year old brothel to Siingml. still continues to display his marvellous galloping ability on the Randwick track. Muhitorm's son .should have n „ difficulty in winning tlie llie,'d"ts' l'late, a live furlong I.ice, on the second day o! the ni'-eting. Mr S.ead's mares Cru< ifi.rm and

11 1 Tail, it are this season to be mated wnli Martian. The Au. k'and Racing Club, by doing aw.iv with ponv races, appears to have done the best ihing possible to as-ist m the suggested formation of proprietary ilubs in Auckland, which would ' ceitainiy not be to the I advantage of true sport.

Says the Sydniw R. l-iee : Theie mav pns-ibiv be a held of about •ie.ht for the A.J.C. Derby, though tnanv more have been left in. Col latit is now being stood up to the rieiessa;\ work, .uvl Anionius will be r.aily to show whether he is equal to turning the tables on Mr Crick's coll. There will not need to be anv excuses as far as nun be nidged.' There an- others at Randwick e'igibi,. for Derby honours, including Melodrama. Disaster (who prumi-es to be a useful colt), Port Arthur, Han/ai. l'otsedon, and Arcturus. Several others are left in evidenlly in the hope that they will be improving sufficiently to be woith paying up for. lienbu'w looked in th'' Autumn, to be like making a Derby colt, and Jack Smith will be showing his paces in Adelaide on Saturday next as a preliminary, lo'aire will probably represent Mr K. S. McT.eotl. but he does not seem to be. quiet bigh-c'ass, Last season

Noctuiform gave us a surprise, and Mr G. G. Stead has another of the same kind, without any good two-year-old record, to run this year. Huascar is a Hotchkiss, and is getting along in his preparation at Randwick. Whether he can successfully engage Col'arit, Antonius and co. is a problem that is not easy of solution just now.