SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 25 March 1907, Page 3

SPORTING.

j RACING IN AUSTRALIA. ■ — 1 .. jt.L Received 23rd, 7.3 p.m. Sydney. March 23. The lhuvkosbury Handicap resulted: Fascinator 1, Legion 2, Koseray 3. There were eight starter*. Hotting; l'ivo to '2 Fascinator, 4 to I Uuserav, 10 to 1 a- Won by four lengths. Time, Received 25th, 1.5 a.m. Sydney, March 24. The New Zealand pony Frederick won the J'lyinjr Handicap at (he llawkeslmry meeting. He beat his opponents by six lengths. TIIAMKS RACES. Per Press Association. Thames, March 23. Tlv .\utnniu meeting of (hi! Thaui.'s ( ' was held to-day. Results: -.den L'lete. Six furlongs: SoulUino 1, Crespin 2, .Mamipouri 3. Also started: Lady Mack and Seeliohm. Won 1 Time, 1.17. Dividends, ;£1 os. li.udie Race. 1 % miles: Yolette 1.

-■ Stepney 3. The only starlers. " oil by (en lengths. Time, 3.30 2-3ste. Ividend, .CI lis. • mini Stakes: Millie 1, Bully 2, l.<-dy Gladys 3. A splendid race. Won ><y a length. Time. I,IT. Dividends, ,C2 Ss and CI 4s. Also started: (Vrlaiiity. Sweet Alice, lionomiiia. Luniinous. Loch Buliie. teller Handicap. Sewn furlongs: !'uiroquet 1, Lunetta 2. The only si alters. Won easily. 'Time, 1.34 Dividend, Ms. Steeplechase. 2'/, miles: Pierre 1. I 'a?itone 2, Kanusa 3. Also started: J ly!.»s. Baritone fell. An interesting leee. Won by live lengths. Time, (in. Dividend, .€1 2s. I'ailwi'y Handicap. Six furlongs: Luminous I, Syren 2. I'Yeemount .'S. Other st.liters: Storyteller and Miss Crispin. | Won liy half a length. Time, I.IS. Dividend, -CID. II". k Race. Six furlongs: Waihekare 1, Seehhom 2, Pip Won by two Icuglh-'. Time, 1.18 2-5. Dividend, £l. Ivual Handicap. Four furlongs: Hi--I'"ii 1, Mighty Atom 2, Fierumoseoiv 3. Hon I)v four lengths. Time, 51 3-5 IliwdeH, n 14s.

TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa.") 11l tlio list of acceptances received for tlie Fielding Jockey Club's Auluiun .Meeting llie- luniu; of Fishormaid (ti.O) was omit tod from the Mangaono Stakes. Nominations for the Mamiia Racin" ('lull's Annual Unci; .Meeting close with the Secretary (Mr Ji. Lusher) at S pill to-night. 1 It is reported from Christchurch that Balsam (Cenzion— I Tinwred Beauty) broke his leg while at exercise last week ami Jiaci to be destroyed. Aeolus and Helen' Portland passed through New Plymouth on Friday, en route to Auckland to fulfil cn<wmeuts at the A.li.C. Meeting. Both look very well and should succeed in catching the judge's eye before returning home. I u'cnty two horses remain in the Creat Easier Handicap and thirteen in the Autumn Handicap at the C..J.C. Meeting. The former should provide a very interesting race as it contains many speedy animals. Mr C. 0. Stead's representatives in each event are the popular fancies, although the combination of Stronghold and Cbryseis has been backed to win a large stake. Munieet Clanchattan and Cross lottery (who' won the event last year) mav prove the hardest to beat ill the Faster Handicap, while Clirysois and Seal liock appear to possess the best chalice of those ongaged ill the Croat Autumn.

Caelie, winner of the High \\'oi"ht Handicap at the Masterton mcotiii", is a 4-year -old gelding by Bonnie Scotland, and is a member of R. Knox's team. The names of Walocli and Moloch have appeared in programmes recently and no doubt the similarity of names has caused imic-h confusion. The former, however, is by Strathbraan Jrom Petrole, and the latter by Mauser—Listener. For some reason or other Te Jvinui, who failed in his only previous essav over hurdles, was made a hot favorite for tin;- hurdle race on the second day at Mastelton, but was beaten by a head by Oryx, who has evidently got back to form. The latter was purchased bv Mr. ■I. Hathaway for 75 guineas prior to the race.

Maliula and Sherlock Holmes, who each won a race at the mooting, should be heard of again shortly, as they are reported to be looking exceedingly well. St. Killian, winner of the Final Hack Race, is by St. Clements--Dauntless. (ilemillin did uol remain long in K. lloaton's charge, as the horse was recently handed over to the care of W. Milieu.

From an Auckland exchange 1 learn that the hurdlers, Cavalry aud Coliroy are in work again at Klle'rslio.

The ex-Xew Zeuhiuder, Captain Shannon, has again changed bauds, and will probably go to Western Australia.

Mahutonga, who if will be remembered broke down some time ago, is again in work at Kensington (Sydney) under F. McCratli.

According to u table compiled by "Advance," Poseidon, who met with defeat last Saturday week after a long run of success, has won in stakes a total of .U2,o!!:i.

Of Ihe twenty horses engaged in the Kaster Handicap ;il the A.U.C. Meeting, King Hilly, Aeolus ami Sir Tristram appear to ho the nio.it lively to score. in tin* course of an interesting article in the Melbourne U;ador, "Arturiansavs: As an illustration of the magnitude to which betting attained in the 70's and 80's, F innv here mention that the. oilier of Savanaka stood to win CM,mm over the Melbourne Cup, in which he sulferod sensational defeat at the hands of Chester. A still greater sum was the amount the owner of Waxy (.Mr. LYoll) backed his hoise to win. and tlie party behind First Water literally weui; for a fortune (over CI <10,000), only to be deprived of victory by that good colt Marlini-ifeiny. I may here say thai the First Water syndicate made but very, very little mistake, as their chestnut would have won any ordinary Cup. Their conlideiice was almost without parallel in my experience, the over-fresh and irrepressible Thomas I'.arnefield most stoutly declaring defeat to be impossible. That they had an exceptionally good horse the Cup and other events proved. Kilt to my mind, even these performances inadequately pointed to the real worth of first Water, whom J per.sonaly knew to be a truly great horse. In connection with the foregoing instances of the watering of these days it should be home, in mind that those figures represented stable money. What the publichad in addition is, of course, no means of knowing. As to thoii;absulute accuracy there need be no shadow of doubt, as thev have been most courteously

supplied to me by a gentleman now in our midsl whose chalice of knowing such facts cannot be disputed. In more model,! days I know of no such belting, ihe lest and nearest approach within niv knowledge being over the late .Mr. \V. 1!. Wilson's \uihi, tlie stnblc, I lliink. standing to win Coii.OOO. The kite 1). S. Wallace lauded .C:><MIOO oV ev Mentor, and a similar sum over the mighty <'arbine. Such colossal betting we know not now. The heavy speculators are g" no. with 1h- conse.|Uence that the 'ling" ha-> •; ■■ ihe scope to widen out to anvlliv. • ihe extent of the men of old. Suiting is doubtless a more universal ru-tom now, but the sums invested are insignificant in comparison. The old order of owner is rare, .likewise the old order of "ring.'' Littleness lias taken Ihe place of bigness, and eaulion has cramped the operations en both sides. The months of antieipalioji Hi" heavy ante-pusl wagering, the /:-st of the true :-por(sman, and the won.Vrful public in(v'-.':l hive I' w away before the nr:v.-li ~j' i. : . J.., lS t hod's and Hi* vei ii'.ii.