SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81899, 8 December 1906, Page 3

SPORTING.

.. TARANAKI J.C. WEIGHTS. The following weights have been dedared for the Xaranaki J.C. Christmas Meeting by Mr Geo. Morse:— I'lying Handicap.—Recreation 9.0, Silver Shell 8.7, Dear Dolly 8.5, Showman 8.4, Tarina 8.4, Golden Eagle 8.3,Monkey Puzzle 8.2, Sedgemoor 8.1, Diiart 7.13, Integrity 7.10, l'earlie 7.0, Ijdy Lancelot 7.9, Somali 7.9, Fisher•:uaid- 7.9, Bellevue 7.8, Burton 7.5, Otaraoa 7.5. Stewards' Handicap.—Makikihi 9.0, Recreation 8.13, Silves Shell 8.0, Dear Dolly 8.4, Lingerer 8.3, Nero 8.3, Pangaroa 8.2, Paul 7.9, Climax 7.9, Billow 7.4, White Star 7.2, Otaraoa 7.2. Christmas Handicap.—Makikihi 9.0, Romany King 8.2, Kaimcre 8.2, Pangaroa 8.0, Slavey 7.12, Lady Sylvia 7.9, Billow 7.2, Diehard 7.2, Welter Handicap.—Southern Cross 10.3, Kaimere 9.11, Romany King 9.11, Nero 9.10. Trevalli 9.0, Stay Boy !Mi, Climax 9.4, Kuklos 9.1, ltoyal" Star 9.0, Dayspsing 9.0. Hurdles.—lnglewood 11.1. General Peel 10/>, Tonderghie 10.1, !>ammy 9.11, Moosken 9.9, 1-eult 9.0, Bu-liy Park 9.4, Park Shot 9.4, The Idler 9.0, Black Banner 9.0, Tamliour Major 9.0. Ladies' Purse.—Toddy 10.10, Stay Boy 10.10, General Peel 10.7, Lady SSyivia 10.0, Moosken 10.4, Bushy Park 10.4, Mungo Park 10.2, The Dane 10.2, Gold Bit 10.2, Rose Lake 10.1, White Star 10.0.

j AUCKLAND R.C. ACCEPTANCES. Per Press Association. , Auckland, December 7. Auckland Cup.—Armistice B.U, Paritutu 8.2, ficotty 8.1, Apologue 7.12, Cambrian 7.11, Gladstone 7.9, Douche 7.5. Zimmerman 7.8, Ghoorka 7.7, Miss Eilerton 7.1, Akarana 6.13, Rustique 0.13, Grenade 0.11, Fashionable 0.8, Volume 0.7. I Railway Handicap.—King Billy 8.12, | Cambrian 8.7, Lady Annie 8.2, Landllock £.2, Leonator 8.2, Certainty 7.11. Carl Koea 7.8, Sir Tristram 7.8, IV Aroba 7.6, Miss Winnie 7.4, Strathavon 7.1, Soultmaid 7.1, Foutenoy 0.13, Noteorini 6.11, Sweet Alice 6.10, Tui Cakobau O.'J, Luresvine 0.8, Golden Cairn 0.7. Grafton Hurdle,—Hautapit. 31,10,. Dolore3 10.8, Sffagsmau 10.8, Silieia 9.10, Commonwealtli 9.0, Cannoogate 9.6, Lady Hune 9.0, Aqua Regia 0.2, Xestator 9.0. After the declaration of the third forfeit, the following horses remain in the under-mentioned race*: Great Northern Stakes of 500 so vs.—Moriarty, Mapaiuii, Downfall, Eona, Glenculloch, First Gun. Cadence. 33rd (Jrcat Northern Derby of 700 sova.—Cambrian, Volume, Seal llock, Zimmerman, Manuku. 12th Royal Stakes of OOOsovs.— Foremost, iluascar, Friskie, Downfall, Volume. lUeucullocb, Zimmerman, Moriarty, Cadence.

"Waitara Spott : ' calls our sporting reporter to task for his introductory 'remarks in the report of the Waitara race>. "Waitara fcfport" says:—hy \ou should have gone out of your waV to refer enigmatically to something in the past that you fancy may have happened, and in so veiled a fashion, is past the comprehension of an ordinary being. If at the time you imagined toiuctliing wrong happened, then and not now was the time to have commented on it. Stewards of club* are only annual oflicers. and if anything suspicious did occur, and which yon vere cognisant of, but v.hk'li evidently did not conn' iiihlit th»* iinliec of th<- th'-ii -teu aim!-, it wa* your duty to have then made the matter public, and not at this time of the day. thereby easting >lurs 011 the ciub for seemingly 110 reason. Club «>liice]>< have "[uite Miliicient to put up with in carrying out their self imposed duties coi!>cieitlion-0y without ungrounded a'. , i ' - ?"■ d<> ou them for -«» ie fancied r.Mig-iiuing tin the part of a writer. l'nf»»rtiinatcly. it is publie projHTty that for >«itne year» pa>f racing in a portion of Taianaki hanot been f►! •juil'- »«• -avi>nry a naiure as one expeets when be goe> for a day's outing. and referenee to Taranakt racing not heen >ueh a> would induce >i~ii«»»% who attend meetings] lor pure spoil and the love of seeing the be-t h"i— '.> in 'incidentally to' aNo inij.nnc 1 li«*ir hanking aeeimnt). to continue to do *«». but when a <nuill elub lii;.- Waitara, which doer, its be-t to carry out >trai;rht racing, ii j> yen hard to be included in the -anie eate gory a- a club which ha- had lite credit fostering 'crook running,' and uliom n»ef*ririf's have thereby been looked on with Mi'pH'ion. perhaps well grounded. If vou exp'W that take |.!a«"e on jnore r-ouive-than Waitara. the knowledge of which i- usually common property, a great deal of good would result." \ Pi.--- wire from Uore states limi tfi.- tlu»roug}ii)|-ed stallion Silkworm, one of Mr H. (r. Stead's crack two-year-old*. «.f s,. V eiai season, j, ;i ck, died la-t night a- the re-ult of an accident, lb* got caught and cut about in some kirb-wire, ynd rlieil of blood poison injr. lli-5 owner jutonded putting liirn r in training again next month.