SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81860, 8 October 1906, Page 3

SPORTING.

RACING FIXTURES. Oct. 10 and n—Otaki Maori R.C. Spring. October 10 and 11 —Napier Park Racing Club Oct. to and 13—Dunedin J.C. Spring Oct. 17 and 20—Wellington R.C. Spring. Oct. 18 and 19—North Otago J.C. Spring. se Oct. 24 and 25 —Gore R.C. Spring. Oct. 25 and 2(l—Poverty Bay T.C. Spring. Oct 25and 26—Masterton R.C. Spring ( Nov. 3, g, and 10—Auckland R.C. Spring. Nov. 3, 5, 7, and 10 —Canterbury J.C. , Metropolitan Meeting. Nov. 0 and 10 —Taratahi-Cartcrton R.C. Annual Meeting. , Nov. y—Waverley and Waitolara An- | nual Meeting. t Nov. 21 and 22 —South Canterbury , J.C. Spring Meeting. j Nov. 21) and 3o*-Fielding J.C. Spring c Meeting. t

DATES OF COMING EVENTS. t November 3—Great Northern Guineas I November 3 —New Zealand Cup. ' . I RACING IN AUSTRALIA. < UNITED PEESS ASSOCIATION —UY e ELECTBIC TELEQBAFII. —COPYKIOUT (■ Received 6th, ft p.m. * Sydney. October ft. t High Weight Handicap.—Berthier, S( 12.2, 1; Arlington, y.S, 2; Ruinalf j 11., 10.5, 3. There were 10 starters. ' lietting: 7 to 2 Harvest Lad, 4 to 1 t lierthier. Bcrthier came through at the half distance, and in a good finish won by a neck. Time, Members' Handicap.—Yabba Gab- ' ba, 8.7, 1; Banzai, 8.2, 2; Kypad- ' gerie, 7.Q, 3. There were nine star- ' ers. Betting. 6to 4 Artful, Bto 1 ,! Yabba. Won by a lengdi. Time, ■' 1 .56!. Dowling Steeplechase.—Revelation, ' H 1.3, 1; Sultana, n.o, 2: Officer, ' 10.1. 3. Seven starters, including f> Swimmer and Dingo. Beiting: 2to 1 Sultana and Swimmer, y to 2 Revelation. Suhana acted as pilot till ; mounting the hill tile second time, ' ' where Swimmer went to the front, but

Lan off at the next jump. Sultana and Revelation landed on the flat together* and the latter beat Sultana home by six lengths Time, 7,16. WaverU'y Handicap.—Lord l-hzrov, , .6, 1; Raeburn. 7.9, 2: Ro-emead, K.'j, 3. There wre 10 MarU-rs. Betting: 2 to i Retrain. S 'o 1 l'itziuy. A ureal finbh. Won bv a head. Time, Randwick Plate. —N»reen i> Dividend 2, TatierdemaHon 3. There were five starters. Betting: 3to 1 Lady Wallace, 4 to 1 Dividend, 10 to 1 Xorcen. Once going, Scot Free and Dividend went to the front and conducted the field into the straight. Dividend came a\v;iy, followed by Notion. A hot finish, resulting in the latter snatching victory. Time, 4 .2. Final Handicap.—Vanadium? 7- 1 J* j; Neirbo, 0.13, 2; DeiiUchcr, 7.13' Seventeen starter*. B' tiing: 5 lo 4 Oak Grafton. 7 to 1 lieithU'i and Absentee, 10 and 20 io 1 the other". Won by a length. Time. 2.10. The weather was fine and the attendance good. NEW ZEALAND PRIZE WINNERS. Received 711, 4.4 X P-ni. Sydney, October 7. New Zealander- head the prize li st .u the late meeting. Mr Paterson, the owner of Solution, secured three th<u--and sterling, Mr G. G. Stead £1687. Melbourne, October 7. Luciana has been scratched for the Melbourne Cup. NAPIER PARK ACCEPTANCES. Per Press Association. Napier, October 6.

The following aec ptances have been received for the Xapirr Park Racing Club's Spring Meeting:— (Ireenmeadows llaek. Hurdles. — Jaek l'ot 11.5, Needlework io.r_\ Kaipi lipeti 10.7, Oiyx y.13, Cinque ij-2, Caneton ij.o. Trial I lack.—King's I. >11119.0, Waiknura Krl King 5.7, Catenby S.f, Twyford 8.3. JJ'ue Kiver ;.i;, Maharaianga 7.5, Sati- 7.5. Robin Link Taradale Hurdles.—Cavalry 11 -<j. .v-lemid ii..), lain 10.7. Sr. I.ya 10.7. Jm\e| (iun i>. Ij. South Star i).o, Rn-e[ilot ij.o. Coumv Hack Handicap.—Montigo 0.0, l-'aro 8.13, Mataari S.S, Outer X.7, Silver Lead K. 6, Feu-de-joie 5.4, Oasis 7.12, K«n« 7.11, Merriwing 7.10, King's Lynn 7.8, Link!es s 7.0. Park Stake Handicap.—Whakawe'ti .1 j, Ilippoin|l;i H.(j. Sir Perrivale s.;. Wirrall X.j, Submarine 7.11. I.ttdv Warwick 7.5. C»|»T«la 7.2. (iai/e 0.7.

Juvenile I! arid it ap.—Pearl Kr-f S.i. The Libyan 7-'). Idea'a 7.5. Putnnana 7.5. Advntup- 7-0. Tuiaii ;.o* Wardor;', 7.0. Ahuriri Handicap.—Pink Tn q.n, Af<llaaii .S.lO, Waipunehu 5.5, The Squat:er 7.0. Mis* Adeline 7>. ldneu-» 7.7. C.nUlfuM 7/). Linkles- 7.0. Maid "f Asiolat b.ij. Parapet fi.io. Tihi fi. m. (iatenby 6.<), Sal is b.7. Railway Handicap.—Jolly Friar 5.7, (irand Skim <S.3, Contender 7.1:. 110 7. i<». Pink T'n 7.5. Forest Ranger 0.7. OTAKI ACCKPTAXCKS. The following aeci'jjtanee- have b< en rec» ivd for the ab <ve nie»-iing, in be held on the Krih and 1 lth inst. : L.ibotir Day Handicap, ojh- mde. — I'olyeasit- () .o, (Jnid Crown <).«». Shrapnel Ku'-tiijue S.S, ('mi cnd<T 8.0. Ro-ral S.i. Pnui ra-qu'- ;.u, True'' ',.u. AeJa- 6.7. lland'cap, s. x fut!on^^. — Shiapnel S.u, Cap-,>iii Sii.ninon N.(j. Maui 7• in. Tiue.- 7.4. Fl'mi|!,i 7..,, and MireUa 0.7. Ie Hiwi Memoiial H iic k Handicap, one mile. —The Link Kn:^n»vr -S.in, Ku Ku X.7. s.4. 1 hit ley ■• ; .r llnnyhnhnm 7.13. Si'vr la'ad 7.'). \'ictori;» Paik 7J). Lumii and Pram 0.7. Stew a 11!>* !h:«k Handicap. s ; x furInngs.— 5.12.s .12. Ilmnhnhnin .S.i. Ford Soult S.n, Sh-rlock llclmrs 7. 11. 7. t 1. (i- Id Guard 7a). Playmatv 7.:. Kaiuku Funvaux J. 2, Pykhh-y 7.n, S.iga (•. i", and Fm y b. 10. Maiden Haek Hurd I '' llantlieap, one mile and a-half.—Baiulmasin m.o, Hulmsrope 9.7, Pawa <>.7, Cyru> ij.7, Red Shank y.it. Meieshoi p ;i t Welter Hack Handicap, *''ven furVings.—MarincJla 9.12, Ilatloy q.§j

Rntoiti <5.4, Devonia q.3, Lingerer l»V 13. Ilcio 8.1-', P'aymatc S.io, l'at S.i). I )n.I X.y, lligiidrn 5.7, Kitchenmaid 8.7. Waipaku 8.7, Pomegranate 8.7, and Rendioi.lv X.7. Hack Hurdle Handicap, one mile and a-half.—Capulet 11.0, Apiti 10.13, Boniicur 10.5, Cassiopea 10.0. Liberator <j. 13, Bandmaster <j. 12, Malarild 1J.7, I'awa (j.5, Red Shank y.o, and Le Vent y.o. Maiden Plate, six furlongs (entries). —San Toy, Chinchilla, Highden, tt'ahanga, Finesseur, (iolconda, Kai F'.rrin, Tupono, Waicola, Mauira, Sliimose, Saga, Rendi\;cU, Prevail, Chattel. TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa.") Commonwealth, accompanied by Waiwcra, was sent a round uvr the hurdles the oilier morning. The St ( Leger gelding jumped well, but pu'-J led up a bit lame. ; Several local horses will take parti in the o<aki Meeting this wei k. I Rotoiii s name appears ill a 7 furlong hack race, w'ith an impost of y,,|.. Ihe mare has certainly received her fuh share of weight in being placed " within four pounds of Hatley in a 7 furlong race. Bellvue (St Clements-Redeemer mare) is now a stable mate of Kusurjue's. (

Golconda, one of K. Barlows team will be a contestant at the Otaki meeting. The plough track on the loca course has been in excellent condition (luring the past week, enabling trainers to give their charges some solid work. A writer in the '•Press'' states that Savour,- is going well at Randwick. Plice having' got Iho horse quite souno again, and, all going well in the meantime he wili be a sure starter for the New Zealand Cup. Stepdancer is reported to be bowling along in good style. At tiio Uanganui Meeting ilic sum of .£17,204 was put tluougli the machine, as against £13.570 last year, b' ing- an increase of £3,OSS. Pas Scul, a stable mate of Cro*» I liattery s , is said to be looking- ver\ well, and great things are expcctcu ot her during the season. Solution has incurred a penalty for both the Cau'field and Melbourne cups. Her impost m the Caulfieiu Cup will be y.5, and in the Melbourne cup 8.4.. The Caullield Cup is set down foi decision on October 20th. On account of her performance 2 L the Uanganui J.C. Meeting, Armistice has come into more favour fo, the New Zealand Cup, and the bey, price- obtainable about the dauglitei ot Maliaki in most qualets is now ] 101..

Race Meetings will be held thiwcek at Napier, (Jtaki and Duncdin. A wriK-a in the "pink Un' 5 say; that the particulars of the transfer of Spearmint's dam from Sir James Duke to Sir Tatton Sykes, are interesting, and not generally known. Maid of the Mint was sold privateh lor condiiionallv that an additional "monkey" should be paid in the event of her producing a live foai to Carbine, whose services were usc(i by Sir James Duke owing to the high opinion formed of the hor»e during liis sojourn in Australia. The foai came very much alive in Spearmint, who took the fancy of his present owner at Doncastcr as a yearling at 300 guineas; and the great things he has since accomplished are matters of hisu>iy. Having parted with Maid of the Mint. Sir James retained possession of her half-sister, Honey Bird. 1 by Friar's Balsam, whom he always considered ihe better-looking of the two; and he is not without hope of shorily showing racing men a two-year-old colt practically brother in blood to Spearmint, worthy of tha l Hose relationship. Carbine being again the sire. Except, however, thai ho i- good-looking and lias fine action. iittV is \et known of this youngster. N'oL;- is reported to b p doing good work ni Wingatui. and showing more speed cv<t short distances than he lias gen'-raHy been credited with. An Auckland correspondent states. It has been reported that Ironmould's old complaint had made its reappearance, and that while competing in the Avondale Cup he broke a blood vessel.

His running at Avondale certainly did not show him up to be anything like a good one as he was never prominent in his races, and on his present foim lie can have no chance in the New Zealand Cup, and I would advis«- intending ante-post betters to I'ung off awife. Belli Helen Portland and haw gone amiss, and it may be some lime before either of them will sport silk again. L. 11. Hewitt rode the winner of both the Epsom and Metropolitan. As could hardly be expected, Mr G (i. Stead did not repeal his performance <>f last year at Randwick, but Solution has fully upheld the honour of the Maori'anders. There is doubt she has proved herself to be a great mare. "The finest mare 1 have seen, ,: says Mr Daly, th<" A.J.C. handieapp<T, and ceitainly Solution is entitled to be classified with the very the Craven Plate she met some of Australia's cracky and beat ihcni all apparently without an effort. Evidently the Soull mare is bolter now than "he has ever been in her ]if<\ The imported Soull has proved Irmself before to be a good sire, and his progeny are consistent, last, and can s.ay, It is reported that Mr Paterson and his friends and stable connections had a right royal win when Solution won the Metropolitan. Not only did they back ihe mare for that event at long prices but also coupled Maximise (the Epsom winner) with Solution for the double. The most fancied candidates for the New /''aland Cup at the present time are i'ariunu at 5 to j, Aumstice 0 to 1, and Z'mmerman S to 1. Noetuiform is favourite for the Cesarewitch, s*t down for decision on Wednesday.