SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 2 November 1907, Page 5

SPORTING.

RACING IN AUSTRALIA, Flemington, November 1. Proccedor skipped over ten furlongs this morning in 2min 21sec; Tangaroa did a similar performance. Knox was sent nine furlongs, which lie compassed in 2niin asee. Spinaway galloped a mile in 1m in 52sec. Mountain King and Tartan separately had a spin over five furlongs, taking liuin 4sec and linin 7sec respectively. Lady Esme journeyed over half a mile in 52sec. TIPS AND PRICES. SOLUTION SOLD FOR THE STUD. Received Nov. 1, 11.47 p.m. Melbourne, November 1. The following are the newspaper opinions for the Derby and Cup:— Leader—Derby: Mountain King, Welcome Trist, and Peru; Cup: Apologue, Spinaway and Welcome Trist. Austialasian—Derby: Mountain King; Cup, Apologue, .Mountain King, or Welcome Trist.

The market is very quiet. The latest quotations are 7 to 4 on Mountain King, 9 to 2 against Welcome Trist, 7 to 1 Master l'oote, 20 to 1 bar three. On the Melbourne Cup, 3 to 1 Apologue, (i to 1 Poseidon and Mountain King, 10 to 1 Tartan and Mooltan, 12 to 1 Welcome Trist, 10 to 1 Dyed Garments (the latter well backed), 25 to 1 Mir.i, 33 to 1 Lady DiOidenee.

The mare Solution was sold at auc- | tion to-day, and was purchased by Mr Earn-liaw for Mr Moses, of Sydney, for stud purposes. The price was 1050 guineas. ' ; , AX AtTKLAXD SCRATCHING. Per Press Association. Auckland, Friday. Epsom Lass lias lieen scratched for the Great Northern Guinea.?. WAXfiANUT JACKSON STAKES. Per Press Association. Wanganui, Last Night. Xominations for the Jackson Stakes, to lie run at the autumn meeting of the Wanganui Jockey Club in 1009, closed to-night, numbering 94, as against 52 nominations last year. CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB. METROPOLITAN MEETING. ACCEPTANCES AND ANTICIPATIONS (By "Moturoa"). The Canterbury Jockey Club open tlieir Metropolitan meeting at Ricearton to-day. Splendid acceptances have been received, and everything promises to make this popular meeting a great success. The opening event is:— Spring Hurdle Handicap, two miles.— Asteroid 11.9, Black Reynard 10.7, Sen Sim 10.0, Leeside 10.1, Faro 10.0, Le Beau 9.9, Southern Cross 0.2, Tirolc 9.0. Sen Sim and Asteroid appear to possess winning prospects, and may finish in that order. If an outsider is to prevail, Southern Cross may be the one. Maiden Piate, one mile.—Outlander, Golden Way, R'jd Rain, Sister, Anne, English Rose, White Cockade, Mercy, Grafton Loch, Koran, Sea Iving, Paragjn, Ncy, The Rand, Chrysoprase, The Ui'ient, Heortlien, Dawn, Kuirouin, All lied, Gold Braid, The Libyan, Notos, Hilarity. , Dawn has won all his races in good style, and I look to him to win from All Red.

llieeartoii Welter, one mile.—Gwendolina 9.4, Uenuku 9.3, Pas Scul 11.3, Blylhemaid 8.12, Ivanoll' 8.12, Grafton Loth 5.12, Swimming Belt 8.!), Stratagem 8-8, Aiiihoite 8.8, Don Orsino 8.7.

Gwendolina or Swimming Belt may catch the judge's eye first. NEW ZEALAND CUP HANDICAP, Of 2000 sovs; second to receive 300 sovs, and the third 200 sovs out of the stakes.

st. lb. Maniopoto (S. Reid) .. ..90 Master Delaval (J. Buchanan) .. ... .. ~8 9 P.iritutu (W. young) .. 8 3 Armistice (W. Price) .. ..83 Zimmerman (F. D. Jones) ..8 3 Grand Slam (F. Davis) ~ 711 Alahuta (F. E. Jones) .. 7 11 Gazeley (H. Price), incurred 101b pen- .. ... .. 7 10 Apa. (D. Price) .. .. 7 8 Elevation (J. McCluskcy), incurred 21b pen. .. .. 7 (i Jiucclcuch (-1. Scoullar) ..7 4 Frisco (I{. Young) .. ..7 2 Probable ( ) ... 7 0 Lapland (F. Yarr) .. .. 613 Astrakhan (W. Einmerson) .. G 13 Saga (R. Hatch) .. ~0 7

Muster JX i T:ivsil, Pui'itutn, Apa, and Elevation have been showing to most advantage 011 tho tracks during the week. Maniopofo, Armistice, and 11ahuta have receded in tlic betting, and I do not fancy their prospects. Buccleucli has gone sore, and is an unlikely starter. If Zimmerman can repeat his Derby form of last year he will have to be reckoned with, and Gazeley is another who may run well. The latter, however, would be better suited by heavy going, and that circumstance seems unlikely. 1 o sum up, I will endeavor to anticipate the .judge's placing by picking—.Master Delaval ~ ~ 1 Apa ... 2 Paritutii .. .. 3

Welcome Stakes, four furlongs.— Sweet Angelus, Armlet, Guiding Step, St. Aidon, Cohort, Discipline, Fleetfoot, Formative, Kautuku, Aborigine, Aly Lawyer, Coronella, Stepout. A large number of particularly smart youngsters are engaged in this event, and 1 fancy Stead's selected, Armlet or Sweet Angelus, may b e followed Jiome by Fled l oot and Aborigine.

Ladies' Purse, one mile.—Czar Kololiol 11.12, Persuader 118, lluapeliu ll.(i, Monkey Puzzle 11.3, Jacket 10.0, The liand 11.5, Patty Pan 10.10, Parole 10.0.

The tost of a bad crowd may be .Monkey Puzzle or The Hand.

Stewards' Handicap, six furlongs.— Munject 9.3, King Hilly 8.3, Pull Kate 8.. i, Lord Soult 8.3, Cold Crst 8.3, Fireiron 8.2, Cross Battery 8.1, Idealist 8.0, Huafc.ir 7.11, Intelligence 7.11, Ballarat 7.10, Helen Portland 7.10, Contender 7.10, l!ed Gauntlet, 7.8, Lupulite 7.7, Martcllo (inc. /lb pen.) 7.0, Kairoma 7.j. Midallist 7.3, Ko>e Noble 7.3, Tu--1'°"" 7 ;?' Apollodoris 0.13, Waihuka <>.l3, Guidwife 0.12, Tremulous 0.7.

The top-weight, Munjeet, has proved tunes out of number his ability to carry weight, over six furlongs, and 1 will have him 011 my side. King Billy, Full Kate, Cross Battery, Intelligence, and Helen Portland have not performed brilliantly of late, and I prefer the chances of ted Soult, who they sav can gallop "as fast as a 111:111 can clap his hands," and Gold fi-i-l, whose victory in the llawkcs Uav Guillens was lull of merit. l'ireiron, Idealisi, Hullarnl, and Contender are a quartette of brilliant sprinters, and are all fancied by their respective followers. Martello has, unfortunately, gone sore anil even if he starts will hardly be seen at his best. My fancies are— Lord Soult Idealist .. % Mim jeel ~ "3 with Ballarat and Contender the best of the outsiders.

The Shorts, live furlongs (weight 7st 7Mi). Adria, Cockleshell, Clementine, lakaro, Tessera, Blackthorn, Mythical, /ornya, l'carl Reef, Armamento Sir ercivale, Hous, Joliangir, Bocastle, Cense and Blue, De Witte, Jolly Koger, ' , Mangrove, Stratlifillan, St. Kosalcer, Talm. I Lous or Armaiuento may provide the winner. 1