SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 18 March 1907, Page 3

SPORTING.

lIOKOWUKXUA 11.|;.(.'. ACCEPTANCES. 'f* J, '! I W ', l - b.ll, ioa J ulu, AVaicoia 8.1), Playmate *>.», Saga s.a, Prevail, Waikuka 8.0 Chattel 7.1:1, LoJiair 7.11, Lady Storm' Lad Disdain, Pixie, llokomai, Blue Boli Park Stakes, six furlong-Lord Sonlt ri'f.M -«"?;? 8 - 3 ' R P lendld M ™ 8.0, I'iolilln ~12, Miretta C.7 Koputaroa Hac-k, seven furlon™— Mahoe 1.0 Truthful 8.7, Moloch 8 4 uiie 7.1), Belano 7.2, Tawliere 7.0 Horowhenua Cup, one mile and a jliurtcr-Knku 8.12. Ftimon 817, ilh'e' Lurk 7-10, Handsome Rose 7..-|. Hack Hurdles, one mile and a half— Lull 10.12, Bonheur 10.10, Buidinas.ci--10.0, 'IV Kainni ]().(>, Domain 9.4, Arnluia. Romany Lad !l.l). Kawin Handicap, siy furlongs-Wi1!.:.... !.:.... 0.0. K.-iuikii 8.11. Si»i 7.R1. Lothair 7.11, Add No!. (Irniid Or

St. Patr.ck's Welter, seven furloimsFlotilla !!.:',, Rapid, 8.10, Moloch ..") K.n-av.-aka S.O. llok'io 11 u-lj. yni<H fnii!-;.—Mahoe !).!», Devnnia 8.0. Wiiienu 8.7. Pnwa S.I!. Ilighlen 7.1:1, Rendrock 7.11. jtlnn Diamond, Romany Lad, Cavalier 7.0. ANTIC! RATION'S. (li.v '-Moturoa"). The llovowhcmia Racing Chili's annua! mi. tins coiHineiws "to-day. The following are my selections:—' 12.43—Flying Hack, 5 furlongs—Ton Tu!.i or Playmate. 12.30—Park Stakes, <; fm-loiigs—Lord Sonlt or Kiteheninaid. L:)o—lv.ipufavoa Hack, 7 furlongs-' Truthful or Mahoe. 2.l.l)—llyirowhcnua Cup. I'/ t miles—: The Lark. I 3.0-1 lack Hurdles, I',:. miles—Te Kami! or Lull. #.4o—Knwtu llaick, 0 furlongs'—Kaiuku or William. 4.2o—St. Patrick's Welter, 7 furlongs -Moloch. s.o—HoUio Hack, 1 mile—Highden or Mahoe.

TI.TRF TOPICS. Tiy "Moluroa."' The Stratford Racing Chili appears (o imve some live men iu its stinl' of oflicia'S, as each one. attended to '■:< par ticulnr duties in a thorough manual' at last week's meeting. Consequently everything' worked sinoolhly. Those vvlio back favorites mint have had a had time or. the .Uv.v. -i.iy of tin meeting. In seen out of i:'ie tiglil races on the ground that the favorite ivm. beaten. fiohlcn Eagle's performance in the opening event was very disappointing. After running prowim-nlly for a couple of furlongs, the marc dripped hart \?M and finished some distance behind the held. All Xiglit iiuitc outpaced his opponent) iu the Trial Trot. As the gdling past ed winning post the last horse was about half a mile away, the second horse just entering the straight. Yuelba, winner of the Farmers' Plate, is a -1-v.ir-old mare, by Muskol'ry. oul, ot Regret, and should be heard or again. Silver Lead, who finished out of a place on the first day, hail no difficulty in winning over the same distance "li

the second day. Piobably he wis heller suited with the heavy going, but ■vliatevcr the reasou the gelding performed very differently to chat he did ir his previ a:s essay, in which eve.';' only twenty-nine tickets wc-ic leeoid-.vi against his nuiuber on the lotalisator.To many it appeared to be a cleir ca.,e [•' inconsistent ri. nning. Huvvever. the stewards considered the c.vpl.ine.tiju giver, qti-to oaawactoiy. Bert Russell vias unlucky in losing the Handicap Trot, '/he mare led all the way,, but moke just before reaching the winning post. A Southern exchange remarks thai Splendid Idea carried more startingprice money for her race on the second

day of the "vVanganui meeting than any other horse that has been backed ill Dunodin for some time past. Mr. F. • Armstrong has disposed o'' Chatterer to ;ii„ brother (owner of Chicane). Probable also is iu the sac; list F. T). .lones has been appointed to Hie position of iirst horseman to the Hon ,1. 1). Ormond's stable.

The threat if legislation adverse i ; racing in Kn<jlniiil, alum wld-h so much is he„nl ;it ilic present time. iia'. slimu lilted iin statistician iinil trie!, 1 (il I In- sport i,f lei prepare ami him published :i -erics „f Ma.'isiics toe the Oi!iiic':llion, nut oniv ■.,' tie- members of I'arliam.ml. lut fur tl|» ««•• earner,, of local ISritain as w.' ' It i,. estimated that there weie in trainiiu last season approximately 70U0 raevii. v es, mam- 'if which 'did not si an. but which, nevertheless, iveie a Mm'.' of ( epense to their owner.-, 'die average charge for training a racehorse in Ivlighuid is oils a week. Em\: time iiis horse surtu liis jockey's fee is at least C2. with CI) additional if ho wins, and the fees are hi-liT for steeplechases or hurdle races. It is estimate.] that the "laud lot il spent for training ir.l'.elhng '.■'.pcibes to ajid O'lmi meetings. Jockey fees r.nd oxp-n-cs. and owners' expense- to nicotines aniount io o\er Cl.Odit.dOO. It is e.,tiin,ile(l further that over C2r>o,ll(li} is spent in niai'taining the ■.'rand si an is, course-. club honsci', etc.. of (treat Jl: it tin. Move ihan 500 stud farms are in operation in the kingdom, nil of whom, of course, pay put their wages almost at once for subsistence, and this keeps the sma'l 'local tradesmen joins'. At Xewniarb t alone nearly i'UMI'.W a year is paid to ,t,: various employees e".!gage\l by th-: Jockey t'hil) for the purpose, of maiiiiain'og in good eondituu ilie varieu', exercise grounds and gallops. Each 'employee has a neat cottage, mil garden. All told, the various racecourses in England expend nearly .CtIJ.OUO u year for maintenance and iabor. In 'Addition io this, it is estimated Hut I lie Kitglis'i rac.rgr.cr.? dpt'iul the enormous amount

about C!l,HOll,lill(l in attending ui< clings, making a total of over ClU.olitl.iKW spent on the turf in a single season. Ami vol a liandful are atteai|it ; nt: to deal .i'i.'-.-atli flow ly an iiidn-iiry wlii.li ]iroviil'-i : moan!: of earnin.; a living to an iiniuou-e army of Kligland's working chiss. —'tXago \Vil-