SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81849, 25 September 1906, Page 3

SPORTING.

I Received 21, 11.6 p.m. Svdsbt, September 21. Isisford has been scratched for the Epsom. In the A..J.C. Hurdle, Ryde is to;., weight with 11.12, Miss King anil Hydrant 11.0. For the First Steeple-, Miss King is weighted at 11.4, Swimmer 11.2, and Dingo IO.H. In the Kensington Handicap, Melodeon is allotted 0.1, Savoury 8.10, and Sandy 8.0. Iteeeiycd 25, 1.3 a.m. SfusEv, September 24. Wagering on the Epsom is limited. Berliner is favorite at 5 to 1, Maximize sevens, Merveil twelves, Pompous fourteens. MKi.nontXE, September 21. Moniapoto has been scratched for the Caitllield and Melbourne Cups. TURiF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa.' : ) The disappointing Catspaw hasj changed hands and will take up stud duty m the Huntervillc district. • The totalisator turnover at the Ashburton meeting showed an increase of ZII7II 10; as compared with last year's meeting. The New Zealand Cup horses seen cut at the Ashburton meeting were Lapland, Makaroff, Royal Crown, Cjarerna, Tsitsihar, Blythemaid, Zetland and Field Gun, the only une to show up at aU prominently being Lapland. A southern writer says that though Idasa looked far from fit, she ran a good race in the Ashburton Cup, and had not the rider been in such a hurry to get her to die front whilst rounding the top turn, she might have finished a good deal nearer to the winner.

Good reports are to hand concerning Firchon and White Shield, both of which are owned by Mr j. F. Buchanan. Finiron is bv BcnzoinFireside. and White Shield by Stepniak Corselet, who, it is stated, is a line big raking hhy. Lady Sylvia's name figures among the entrants for the hack hurdles at the Wanganui meeting 1 . Race meetings \\i 1 be he'd on Wednesday, Thursday. Fiiday and Saturday of ibis week.

l.uiherin, a Wairarapa candidate for the Cup, is reported to be going on well in his work.

The Metal gelding In-nmould, who was last week extensively supported for the New Zealand Cup. was a fair performer in Australia as a four-year-old, lie struck format TatPrsaTs meeting on .New Year's Day, when he won the I.ady llopetoun Slakes, one mile, earning 7.4, in imin 42SCC. A fortnight .later at Canterbury Park he iva- successful in the S'.ewatds' mile, carrying S.o, in imin 45sec. At the Sydney Turf Cub's meting the sani" month In puiled of) the Corinthian Handicap, in which he carried 11.12, and ran nine furlongs in 2111111. This ended his successful run, as he could onlv get third in the Warwick Ihindieap. one mile and llin :• furl..ngs lii the Parramaita mile, .allying ~.,,, he was i,.111 th in a held of I'i.tnl.. ... Mis ...n-i-ieii. v was n'wai led with a win in the Kosehill Handicap, one mile and three furlongs, in which he caniod 7.4 and won in jinin 24' see. At the A. |.C. Autumn meeting Infinished filth in the Doncaste, Handicap, carrying 7.-). lie was sent out favorite for the City Handicap, one mill- and a ha'f. but cam:' to grief. In lie Final Handicap, one ini'e and a <|uarter. h- .allied 7.13 and was 1.-oi.n by half a neck by Diamonds "..7.1 in .'iiiiu r..',.-rc. He next ap p.ear. d in i.ui' 1 . ns : aiij, whole he failed wi.'i 11.2 in the May Day Cup, . 11 e mile and a II.IT. In the (),1,-111'-I'l.ie. one mile and a uu.ni. r.'weigh: for age. In- < attied oil' and finished ', out of a pi;...- behind Sir I. i-.i-! \ l el-) Who .CI .111. 11l' 1 on iuil Oles ;„ ! was 1,e..-n a length and a" ha 1 !' by

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