SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 7 October 1907, Page 3

SPORTING.

Till,, AJ.C. MEE'i'IXC Received 0, t. 5, ti p.m. Sydney, October a. the weather was showery lor the races. There was a large attendance. Results:— _ Hurdles.—Superstition 1, Waratah 2, Kutysin 3. Ten started. Belting 7 to i against Superstition. Won by a long neck. Xci-dlcwork linished third from List. Mci-riwai was. scratched. Time, 4miu ll'/isec. » Trial Stakes.—(larches 1, Orange' I ' 2,' Camera 3. Six started. Betting 7 to 4 on (larch.s. A good finish; won by a head. Time, 2rnin Übee. A..1.C. Derby.—.Mountain King 1, Welcome Trist 2, I'eru 3. Also started: Seddon, Blue Book, Maranui, and Alibi. Belting 2 to 1 on .Mountain King. The p.ue was slow at the start, and Maranui, become Trist, and Alibi, alternately with Mountain King and Peru, were handy unt. entering the straight, when Welcome Tr.st and Peru were in the van, with Mountain King, who had passed Alibi, third. At the distant Mountain King and Maranui were prominent, but the latter soon fell away again, and Mountain Kintr. nmnin" oh freely, won by half a length, a )en'<h betwem second and third. Maranui was nxth. rime, 2mm -IF 1 ; sec. Kpsoiii Handi. ap. - Melodrama 1, A'o, ;.,.,, 2, Antonio 3. Ail the acceptors but Pompous start,.,!. Ib-lting-,-. to •' iig.ii.i-t Mooltan. 4 to I Antonio, K; l 0 i Melod, :ma. 'II,, latter was first to move, but at the bend Mooltan and l.uddah had -uppiantcd Melodrama. Entering the .-traighl. Mooltan held a slight advantage from JJuddah and .Melodrama, with Antonio, lolaire, Virtue, and Bcauchainp tln-c up. A slashing race to the po'st resulted in Melodrama gaining the verdict by a head Antonio a length away third. Time] lmm 3S-Vcc There worn many who thought Mooltan had won. and the judge's decision was a good deal commented on.

Spring Stakes— Poseidon 1, Apologue 2, Tartan 3. Betting 5 to 2 on Poseidon. Collarit led to the straight, where Poseidon came through and, stalling off a challenge, won easily by a length. Time, 2min 34 ; ;isec. Kensington Handicap.—Lord Cecil ), Submarine 2, Epic 3. Thirty started. Won very easily. Time, lmin'27V,see. Received Oct. ti. 4.5S p.m. Sydney, October ti. Tip-ters look for the Metropolitan Handicap winner in Mooltan, Apologue, and (larches.

TO-DAYS BETTING. Received Oct. 7, 0.30 a.m. Sydney, October (i. Mnnltan is favorite for the Metropolitan Handicap at a short price. Apologue, consequent on h's Spring Stakes display, advances to within two points of riimr •'■arches has weakened six points behind Apologue. Camera comes next, and beyond these there is practically nothing iu the market.

NAPIER PARK ACCEPTANCES. Per Press Association. Napier, Last Might. The following acceptances have been received for the Napier Park Racing Club's Spring Meetingv-i ; Greenmeadows Hack Hurdles, one mile and three-quarters.—Te Uira 11.9, Golden Comb 10.8, Te Rahui 9.13, Poplar 9.8, Taura 9.0, Earmark 9.0.

Trial Hack Handicap, six furlongs.— Hyde Park 8.13, Prize Bloom and Ahei 8.5, Pumoana 8.3, Commander and Hippolytus 8.2, San Fernando and Sandstream 7.12. Taradalc Handicap Hurdles, one mile and three quarters.—Pushful 10.10, Asi sayer 10.9, St. Albert 9.13, Lavinia 9.2, Aroha and Xadador 9.0. Countv Hack Handicap, one mile— San Cruz 9.0, Reservoir 8.5, Sarilla 8.4, Dan Leno 8.3, White Lie and Comedian 8.0, Gaiety 7.6, Oakbourne 7.5, Crackpot 7.4, Scenery 7.i). Park Stakes Handicap, one mile and a quarter.»- Mystification 9.0, Hipporofla 8.12, Whakawehei 8.9, Douche 8.7, EUerton 8.3, Uenuku 7.9, Lyrist 7.8, King's Lvnn 7.7, Barca 7.5, Clochette 7.2, Oasis 7.0. Juvenile Handicap, five furlongs.— Kopu, Formative, and St. Aidan 7.10, Shannon Lass and Splash 7.5, Chauteuso. 7.2, Steady 7.1, Girton and Voetgang 6.13. Ahuriri Hack Handicap, five furlongs. —Erl King 9.0, North Head 8.12, Loiret, The Squatter, and Pronoun 7.0. Golclnold. Pytehley, Rose Lethe, and Gold Thread 7.0. Snow-tell fi.lo.

foiilwav Handicap, six furlongs.— (inai Sl'am S.S. Golden Hate 8.3, Moriart v 7.11. Wallasrv and Chicane 7.5. An : Light 7.3. t.mk'.ess ti.V2. Pearl Hc.-i and Milli-niiil 0.11. Moral and White Lie u.l'i. THE AIViIiAUAX MEWING. (By "Moturoa"). The 43rd Derby lias tome and gone, anil with it the- prestige of the New 7. a'randers. ScJdon and Maianui, an I the wave of inte.e-t wlii. h rolled through the Do:u nio.i, front Cape Maria to the Willi', his brokn into „ hnndre.i thousand ri: pies of disappointment. The best our equines could ilo i»i running into sixth plate. Miranui ll.Ua-reil the hopes oi his sttpp.-rtei.-, the tables tell us, as the field hashed past "the distance," but quickly faucd out when the real contCii. coamicced. Scddon was never prom.nem, and tile favorite, Mount-in litug, ca.uu on and won eornfortably. Tue .-low pace set at tue beginning suited th.- latter, as he was oniy reckoned a .-printer. The Epsom Handicap .-aw Mooltau svieeumb to an outsider in Melodrama, who ru-Jied over the mile in the excellent time of limn 38 : }i»ec.

Of the other -New Zcalanders engaged, Apologue rau second to the migiity Po-.e.don in the Spring Stakes, and submarine pcriormea atuact.ve.y by running up into st-coi.d place to Lo;d U-c.l in the li.eii-in.toii Handicap, in which race thirty hor-cd started. Merriwai declined the. engagement in the Hurdles, and hi-, -table-mate, iN'ediowork, finished out of a place. The Metropolitan Handicap tomes up for ee-a.-ion to-day, and Apologue and Maranui iigure amongst the acceptors. Mooltan is lavorite, and may l,e toilowcd home by Cardies and Apologue. lu the Steeplechase, two ana a-half ■niles, Maoriland is W eU represented—liaetomtis 11.13, Hayda 11.lu, Eclair 11.2, Swimmer 11.2, Needlework 10.3, I ipi 'J.7 and Dingo, U.U.. are engaged and the winner should ionic fro.i Needlework, Hayda or Eclair.

TIKE XOPIO. (15y "Moturoa"). Pearlic the unlucky. Starina has gone wrong. Old Xor'-west has seen 16 summers. Descendants of Soult gathered in seven races at Avondale. Waihou is the best pony running up Auckland way. Waihuka. Turkish Maid, IVarlie ami <" Hen l.agle have accept-,I for Otaki engagements, •iold Cr.st, AH lied, and William ro-|-r-s.-iit Iro-ser, -table in the Auckland Cup. W.iitapu, 8.2, is well trcited i„ the big race at Otaki. Asteroid's victory in the I'akowliai Hurdles on Wednesday was'very popu>«r. The daughter of Aprcninnt has now annexed the event two years in

succession. Min-kerry's <IouU«. win at Hayings was fui! „f mmt Thc fon of jj usket . r.v Mind.- leek- of largo JioLle and loft '!'" " ,x ;' ; Miind in the pond tnn.' ot liuin I.", and lmin 15 --a sec re-peetivelv. Elevation and Master Ddaval share ffivonti-'tn in the Xow Zealand Cup, and arc freely coupled with Munjeet All K-l. IJ.a'ist. K : n? Hilly, and full Kate. Sim W.llcr won a douhlp at the Ku("Ov: Tncfdiiii(. .'l)"ri>n'Ti( > , who ought the judge's ev firs* in (he Juve-iie Ifandicip, fs a 'I! Irother to Hnomprang. The '--rood thing" for the R.B Guinea"•nl d.ivn l>v a head to Gold Crest. -'*■ r a (inn rn ep. I - ■.- r ■ -«■* t = \.,\ t'le field for half a mile ';' p Ha"dicip, and then re- " ' '- "■ •"'i ■!''.- ninniriT into third ■>"•: Itc h"n',l rend-r a pood ac- ';-'■!' of 1,:,,... if „-!,.„ .„.. y,,,,. /,,,,;,„,, ".. c...i.,. 3 ,;„ f or n ,. x f ,„ on fh. A- 't'liver -.•ill f ,rol„|,li- have the -w'!,t -n Vahnt-i in flic \>. v Z! . a ,, nfl !.':„-„, f v, p ;e r p.rk. O-nki. and 'lt-'in on Wdnes.lav r.r^f.