SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 19 April 1907, Page 3

SPORTING.

WKIXIXXiTOX A ITC.UN iILETIXO. MAT U1! DA'Y - S AU' UPTAXCUS. Soooiid Hurdle Handicap. l'/ 3 miles: Leeside IL2, Assa.ver 10.12, Pawa. 1(1.8, Levant 0.13, fScu Him 0.11, liaiif>itoto 0.4, llutt Handicap, of 100 sovs; oik' inik l : Aeolus 0.0, t'ontcnoy B.S, Wirral 8.2, The Lark 8.2, iinval Blue 7.1;!. Seaman 7.10, Scotch lieel 7.8, Kurawaka 7.2. Aliiiitai llaek Handicap, of 100 soys; seven furlongs: Memo Kose 8.11, Arinanicnto S.B, Mataari 8.0, Truthful 7.1:), Swiiiiniinjr licit 7.12, .Moloch 7.12. Conipass 7.H. ('lt'in 7.0, ColJ Cuard (>.lO, Crand Circle (i.7. Autumn Handicap, of 300 .sovs: one null 1 aiiil a i|i,:ir(ci': .Marguerite ().((. .\l.vs! ilical ion 8.0, Al.tliilia 7.13, Helen Portland 7.12. SI. .I:>t>7.ll, Sir Tristram 7.0, Kontcnoy 7.0, ClauclmUan 7..'i, Xaittlm 0.7. Sulmrliiin Handicap, of 150 sovs: seven hull Pate S.lO, Ladv .Annie B.S, Lord Sllonlt 8.7. Contender 7.13. Medalist 7.12. Cauain 7.3. Snnbonnet 7.2, Savoury 7.2, Cliatlewr 7.2, |>ns Scul 7.2, Platypus 7.0, Sherlock Holmes (i.lO. I'acilic Handicap, <<i 101 l sovs; six I'mMahula O.'lo. Helen I'oillaud rf.il. : ol(l Crest 0,3, <l\ton 8.12, Ue Witle 8,! l, .'liicanc 8.2. William 8.2.

lielmont Hack Handicap, of 100 soys; six lurlon^s; lOrl Kilij; 0.3. ilerrie Kose 8.12, Kaiuku 8.3, .Mataarf 8.1, Cauxe 7.13. Moaia 7.8, I lira 7.8, Aucyde 7.0, Clem 0.13, Saga O.U, Kiuloek U. 7.

Messrs. Poss and liradshaw report Uie following business on the Manawaui double (Telegraph and Longburn handicaps):—2(lll to 4 Uomnerange and King Hilly, '2OO t») 4 !Jrlon Portland and , (ihoorka, 20(1 to 4 Helen I'orllaml and flazcley, 2011 to Flotilla and St. Joe; 200 to 1 Marseillaise anil Makikiki. There was a rumor that Poseidon is to go to England if ho is passed sound alter the Sydney meeting'. The owner says Poseidon has not yet been sold t„Mr Sol. .Joe, or anyone else. There was another Poseidon" rumor." This was to the effect that one of his legs is giving trouble. j\'o 2 rumor is probably quite groundless. At all events, T hope it u so (says an Australian writer), ami Poseidon looked so sound when 1 last, saw him that one would think that nothiir; less than a collision with a motor ear would do iiini any serious injury. , suppose lie shall eventually have to re-eoiu-He ourselves to the loss of Poseidoi. .Those rieli racing men in England who want io win cups "ill give gooil prices for good horses that owners seem qui-e uiia.li!;- to reti-t. About the only crack we have been able to retain is IVakefu' whose owner refused to lake 4000 gui ieas for his little champion. Buyers of Australian horses at big prices have r.i 4 mucli to congratulate themselves oil so far. Auruin and Multiform, at about 4000 guineas apiece, never raced in En;; land. There is still a chance lor Noctui form, but up to now his career in En s I land has been inglorious. The French Jockey Club have started a re.form in racing colors, and their technical expert, liranconi, was instructed to prepare a table of colors. The result is a list of twenty-fo;:r different colors, with thirty-five ways of blending them, which permits of 2(i,'Jso different sets of silk. Seams, armlets, collars, and other unimportant details of jackets will not be dignified with special colors, nor will vertical halving, with which only one color is discernible on either side, be permitted. It is understood ad owners will shortly be askeil to select new colors based on the liranconi plan. This appears 1o be a very good idea. Some years ago. A 1 r George Morse, the wellknown handicapper, in a comjirsation with the writer, made a suggestion that something should be adopied in this colony to obviate, the present confusion of colors. His idea was one much on the line of that mentioned above.