SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81904, 17 December 1906, Page 3

SPORTING.

WAIKAUAI'A WEIGHTS. Per Press Association. Chiistchurch, December Hi. Tin' follow-in;; handicaps have been declared by .Mr J. E. Henrys for the Wairaiapa Hating Club's summer meeting;

Kiniuiaka Hack, on,: mile and a distance.-silken ilcin 0.0, Dcvonia S.o. La Torpedo 8.2, St. llrandon S.I). Moloch. 7.1:1. llatlev 7.11, Metric Uosc 7.7, Xiiiihlha 7.: i, ilighdcn 7.:J, lloily Toity li.lll, .Mosquito (i.7.

Mokoia Hack Welter, seven furloii'.'s—Truthful 10.(1, Devon 0.0, Wai let he !1.7, St. Brandon U.li, Hatlcy !i.::. Clem 11.2, Merrie ltose 8.1:1, Seii Sim 8.12, Tangerine 8.12, Mahuta S.ll, La vinia 8.10. Lebeecio 8.10, Xaphllia 8.10, Sandi.\ 8.10, Compass 8.7. Grand Poplar 8.7. Sharkovii 8.7, War Dog s.o. I.uvill.i s.o, .\garuboe 8..\. Mos.pu ton *.•">, Lillet te s.."i. Black nil's..), Arahuia 8.:., War Loch S..i, Lady Lethe S.j. Sea Yarn 8..J, Don Carlos 8„">. Tale Teller 8.-".. Niir-.-rv Handicap, half a mile.— Elevakoi's.l2, Happy .Maid 8.:). Pre-is 7.12. Tlc-ia 7.7, Consolation 7.7. Wata rangi 7.7, Ivuigbl Errant lilly 7.7, Yasii Tuhitarala Handicap, six furlonir-. Ilallarat !1.7. I'ink 'til ».". Platvp~u--5.12. Splendid Idea S.O. Aboriginal' s.'.i. Deelaralion B.:i. flotilla 7.1(1. Cox-Wain 7.0. I'robable 7.5. The S,|oatiei- ;.i;. Dul.-ine.i 7.: i. Scotch Heel 7.0. kitchen Maid 7.0. Probability 7.0. Elfria (i.7. Wairarapa Cup. one mile and a rink 'l'll S.:t, Unseal 8.2, l!i>iirr«-i|iio s.o. Clcnullnji 7.1 a. Aboriginal 7.11. >pl ■ndid bb-a 7.0. Operetta' 7.0. Gaze 1.-v 7.0. .lollv friar 7.(i. liarea 7.:.. Ma ,a'ari 7.."). Probable 7.1. Aberralion 7.2. Iloyal Nile 7.2. Cbiibiivn 7,2. Kill,Maid i'i.l:s. Ilainiia (i.12. Silken Iti-in ■,.12. 11 Widen (i.7. lb-molds Welter, .even fill-lone-:,.-I'iahpu-, 0.12, Ahoriuiual O.S. Wind

':.;,. .I.dlv friar »..".. l-'loitjlla s.|:t; Coxswain s.ll. Mataari s.ll. Aberra' tion 8.1(1. Variation S.Ki. Ilul.-iiiea -8.7. White Lie S.ll. Liberator S.ll. Pukio Hack, six furloic;-.--The

-.mailer '.1.0. Sim ISi.mii-l S.ln. The V,„,,-]ier S.s. Kiieliennniid s.s. iv„|,, lilitv S.S.' M..|,i,1, s.ii. AlMi-.-ailla;-.-s.ii, Wnilethe 8.:.. l'virlilrv s.:j. Hi,-,, 7.1:t. Tanjierna 7.1.1. "Satis'7.l*.' ('lnn 7.11. Sim.,lev 7.11. Kanikit 7.». Mint t.-rer 7.7. Skve 7.7. Smo«>(,.|| 7.:!. I,u eretins 7JI. Star () u 7.(1, l.iltle Sis '.■.■ - 11.10, S;in Juli; 11.19.

Xl'lll' TOPICS. (By "Moluioa."') With a continuance of line weather I.Till trainers will lie enabled to ;rivc their chai-es smile „..li,l work in antic i].ation of the i-oiniii;; lixttirc. Arclifilit. who ran third to l'ink'iin and (Jold Seal at the W'oodville niceti-,;.'. vas well supported by her con i.e.'tioiu;- The filly, who is ia V.

Tillcy's stable, may give a heltor account of herself at "the coming iUluri's. Northern Star, whose name figures among the lint of acceptor for the local meeting, was nominated as iiright Star, the change of name liein;: ollVetcd last week. The peculiarly named Monkey I'uzxle, who claims an engagement at the T..J.0. meeting, is a. full rater to (Istiak. heiny a three year old fillv l>,v Ktepniak-Miss Betty'. * , That good performer. Loch irne, who has lie-on oil' the scene for some considerable time, is now reported to he looking very well, and may be expected to score a win in tin; near Inline.

Mr ]). O'lSrien's colt Maranui has been withdrawn from Ilia Great Northern Koal Makes. Sane iuicroslim; track work lias been done on the'EllcrsUe track during the past week. Douche is report eil to lie looking in great nick. ■ Although tlie [ircsi'iit season is nol very far advanced there has been a number of instances of inconsistent running, some of which have called forth an iiiijiiiry unci eonmicnts Jane been made in the Press on the performance's of horses at some of the meetings which have keen held. At the | same time instances of suspicious running sometimes occur which fail to attract the notice of the .Stewards. Certainly not because they have intentionally overlooked anything of the kind, for it is sometimes n difficult matter in a large Held to follow the dillVront runners. As with a success tul judge, stewards should make

themselves familiar with U.e colors .borne by cadi runner, the better able to distinguish the contestants. It has been admitted that stricter supervision is necessary, and when any suspicious action is detected and proved, severe punishment should be meted out to the oll'endcr. The ollicc of stewards is a responsible one, tor the public look to them to safeguard their interests, and therefore it behoves them to devote the whole of their attention to watching the movements of every horse and rider and not allow their attention to be centred in one particular horse in the running of winch they have a iinaneial interest. In the writer's opm-' ion the best means of coping with this evil is the appointment of stipendiary stewards, and it would be a move in the right direction if it were made compulsory for clubs to appoint such ar, their meetings. Commenting on the handling of youngsters, '■sentinel," of the Utago 'Witness" writes: —iioiue owners, do not care much for two-year-old racing and prefer to give their youngsters' a liner chance to mature. Why should babies be set to run before they can wan; properly, and why should little iillies be riuden in top speed galJops on tne Downs ere they haic scarcely aeipnred the art of trotting uecenuy down the street with a small peioon on their back'; The principle 01 nuick returns seems to operate a trine unfavourably iu this arena. -Uauy racenorses are ruined, perhaps, m their early days. w hat, splenuid four-year-olds, for example, would be i turning assuredly, if uicy had not oeen galloped on their legs, so to =pcah, as two-year-olds! iiui gulu '' tempts us, aim n it had been si.ve; ' me result might have uccu tue same. ( An important item el spoiling ne«. s »y the J>ngiish mail, wired from Ade ■aide, i> tne fact Uai .Master i-ranx - '.\oolcn, who has been riding this sea \ :<m Mini such marked success, wa..>n.spended at Newmarket on Ueiobci ( After the race for the Criterion Nursery Handicap Woolen was eaileU . before the stewards, and suspended ] until .November o lor having used his j whip 100 freely upon tl.e Duke of ( i.levonshire's Word of Honour colt, j On a previous occasion Wooton was . admonished for a similar thing JU tj lß " same horse. Voting Wooton had ' been engaged to riiic another horse later iu the afternoon, and was permitted to fullil his contract. Commenting upon the foolishness of ' jockeys trying to be clever by cutting ■ matters line on the winning post, a I representative of the Sportsman ° writes: "J went over to Vicuna lust •": Minday to see the Austria I'reis. and it so fell out that a ease of this sort i.'Hl just occurcd. with the exception iliat in-dead of being beaten a certain . loekey won a race hands down l,v a * jiieek. TI„. Rewards of the Austrian -I'-ekey Club tailed the jockev before h iM'iii You won by a iicck;"<„uldift < I.V'-u have wnn anv further?' th •v ask ? :"<l- The jockey was delighted tint .. lie had found himself on such a good horse, and replied in a pleased tone- K I had always got them heat, sir: I could have won by as far as 1 liked ' The retort of the stewards to this astonished him, as, il delivered in Kngland, it would astonish an Kii"lish jockey. 'Then that shows von were trying to cheat the handicappcr ] ami you are lined niV \ ],. ilvi . „„ 4 sort of wish to criticise the action of ' the Austrian Jockey Club stewards, but the jockev in ijui'stioii had no no-1 Hon that in doing what he did he had C ■ done anything wrong. A jockev in Austria was lined J.T> by the stewards because he was not out one mornin" 1 before breakfast to ride exercise, and J on the whole the jockeys there ap-i I pear to be treated somewhat drastic- d 11 "y- |J