THE WORLD OF SPORT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 54, 22 February 1908, Page 3

THE WORLD OF SPORT.

hacim; fi.ym uks. Fchiiury -ti -(Jliau|io K.u-itig C'luii. Jlar.h 5, 7—Wangunui .lockey Club. March 7 Waihi .lork«-y I lull. Al.ir.-h -JO—Waiuku Racing Club. March i>, Jii Taraiiaki Jockey flnl.. April 4. 8. 11 Aii-hland Trotting Ciiil" April IS. ill, 21 Am-klanil Having Chi'. April 20, 21-Cantcroury Jwkt-y Club. TITtF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa"). Tin- Duncan Autumn Meeting will i«con. hided to-day. "'Hi.- ..i.1,1.-t failure of ..II i- no! ... try." Keligioti- paper.

Hi.- \\v:iin-;ton Pony and ij.il!..wji tluh". initiitl meeting take- place to-day Tin- ~..ir-e may In- r.aclu-,1 hy train oi f.-rn -tiaiii.-r for the ntuall sum ot Ihteep-av. and Saturday afternoon me. lili-_'- should Inn nil in the Klllpi:,City.

opnnike weights should make their ap|»Mr.in.e on Monday next. The Opnnake meeting takes place on March 17th.

W'.iipuna arrived safely in Sydney, and his lieen put into work at llaud wick hv Ike Karil-haw.

Mountain King is striding along ai go-si style at Kandwiek. an.l should gather in the pick of weight-fur-age race* this season.

Friday next. February 28th, is general entry day for events to be decided at the Taranaki -lockey Club's Autumn meeting on .March ilth and 211 th. Eight open events are carded, and include the Tarioaki Cup Handicap, of *KI sors., run over l'/imiles; Paul Memorial Handicap, of 200 sovs., one mile and a distance: four ..print races; two welter handicap-: two hack hurdle handicap-, and four hack nat races. Full particulars a-v----advertised in another column.

Lionlieart won the .lumpci-' Hit I!a<e at Row-hill, Austr.ili.i. on the lith in>t. The U>olantH griding was made a redhot favourite and won all the way. finishing up hard-held, an eight-length winner. The nine furlongs were left liehind in the respectable time of Jmin. I'/.sec.

iMaranui was beaten by a head for third place in the Farm Stake*, a -ix furlong race at the Warwick Farm (Aust.) meeting on February Bth. There were thirteen starter-, and Maranni with Sst. was giving Mbs. to the winner, lady Kuenalf.

latest advices from Melliounic state that Munjeet has lieen ba.ked for the Xewmarket Handicap to win Cl9,m»i, anil is at present a* good a favourite as Scotland.

Ijeesiile. who accompanied St. Joe to Tasmania, won the Hurdle Race at the Ta-manian R.C. meeting on Wednesday week.

Putty ran third in the Rond Cup at Caulfield last week, and two other Xew Zealanders, Grenadier (Soult-Hotcherinai and Captain Shannon, filled second and third places respectively in the Oakleigh Plate at the same meeting.

Although debarred from steering winner* with monotonous regularity on racecourses, "Charlie Jenkins is still keeping his hand in. and won a couple of hamiT-s events at the Horowhenua -how last week, with a pony which he drove himself.

Since hi« recent operation Moscow has won three races on end. and has shown remarkable gameness. a quality which was wanting before. He was always known to possess great paee. but frequently " turned it up " when the w hip* began to whistle.

The eleventh Caulliehl Futurity Stakes of 1500 sovs., weight-forage, run over •even furlongs, in the principal event on the Victorian A.T.C. card for to-day's rami. Xew Zealand will be represented by Munjeet, Pink Tn, and Seddon. The meeting between Mountain King and Munjeet at level weights should lie worth witnensing. The following are the acceptances, with weights and allowanees:—Oirroboree, 9.11; Antonio, 9.8: Mountain King. 9.5: Munjeet. 9.5; Step out, 9.1; Pink Tn. 9.1; Decollette, B.V>: Swldon. 8.12: Master Foote. 5.12: Clei-. 7.:t: Snowy River. 6.11.

Training operations are very quiet in moat p»rt« of tin" Dominion at the present time. Trainers do not care t > take any risk* with their charge* on account of the hardness of the tracks. If rain does not come soon—and church people in Wellington are praying for it—the autumn meetings will not draw vqry large nominations. What's the mattT with the trainers praying for rain?

Scene: A country race meeting. A dozen stewards wait in the stewards' shed. Enter a jockey. The I»ss steward speaks. 'Smifkins! The stewards view your riding of Blanker in the last race with grave suspicion. We consid»r you pulled his head off. Now. what have vou got to say for yourself?" The imp of the pigskin hesitated a moment, then calmly surveyed the crowd, and. having sued them up, burst forth. "Well. look 'ere, voos blokes, this 'ere race ■was only worth ten quid. My 'orse could 'ave flew in, but I'm waiting for the Firing 'Andicap at Wallopatutu, and it's a sure cop!" " The Flying Handicap at Wallopatutu!" queried the dozen trustv sports, and twelve pencilscratched the magic tip into as many aote-hooks. The inquiry ended right there, and " the jock " was exonerated Irom all blame. Also, to terminate the incident. Blanker won the Flying Handicap at Wallopatutu. and that night the stewards had the time of their lives!

At a down-the-line meeting last week I lunched with the champion polite Woke. lie shuffled size-ways into the lunclieon room and stood at the head ri my table in evident distress, twirling his hat in agitation, until a dark-eyed damsel swooped down on him and escorted him to a chair. He genuflected politely and said. "Thank yer. lyily." The girl blushed and giggled and handed him thmenu. He "track trouble light away. and after vainly attempting to read bad French sideways and upside-down, the waitress took in the situation and aeked him in desperation if he would line .soup. "Yes, lvdy." he gasped. When »he brought the soup lie bowed meekly and said, "Thank yer, lvdy." K'«"l beef followed, and the same thanks spread over everything from the mustard to the bread and the pickles. I wa« just finishing up a libera! lielping of bla ic mange when the silly cove put aside hiliieat plate and took a long breath preparatory to tackling "the -we.-t-." "W ill you have -one blane mange:" il»- d-ar girl a-kfd him in her -w.-ei.-t torn-. lie kwknl puzzled and -aid. " 1 »»'g > nn parding. lydy." She repealed th nlion, but tile bloke grew more conlu-e I and finally blurted out, " I'll 'ave sow «' that,' pointing to my disappearing •• shivery-shakey." It was too much for the girl", and a- I hastily gr.ibl.eil >ny lieadgear the " |>erfeft gentleman" «->- desperately -truggling through several pound* of Mane mange with a knife and fork! At afternoon tea the tart told n..he was "the m.fst polite-t bloke -lie ever met"'.

TVv rare eiitliii,i,i-ti.ally at tin' Chatham.. A wrrr-poiulent. writing io an anciit the annual meeting', -ay-: Tlie hi;.' event, the (li.itli.ini I-i.in-l- < u(i. «■'- «"ri l.y la-t year- win net. NuVuaii, owned by Mr. Tli-mp-.n. .Mr. Palmer- Medico, now in hi- i.ni.teeuth year hy tlw way. created ~ -„.-- pri-e by running an c\i-c!lcut >c«.n I. There ira- n « ".livvy." f.ir the .inipk' re.i-..n that tliere w.i.- n" i..tali-at..r. and Uiokmaker- were al-o ini--in;r. The n«'«r (Jaininj and I/itteric- Art. or uln; I ever it i-. would In- a dead letter here. ! There were a few whirlij-i;:- in i vi.lem". and they .eemnl to i|n a "..".I " IhV' A more orderly crowd r-oul] not 1«> ima;:inc.l. if al»>nt IV> |K-"|.lt\ iniiiilv eh>!<]ren. could 1»- ealle.l a .r-.w.1. It «i----like a M<r Sundav-, 11.1..1 pi.-iiie. with a {rut horse raw- thrown in. This ins i>n Dn-emhrr 27th. i>.iret. uli.. .lid not win .1 r.i... I.i-i «ea-on. ha- done well -in..' iimniif third in the Koxlon < up- "" 'I •'""'ill dav -he irathired in tie- Cirn.rvon lla-k Welter, and -ince tic" hi- -"red i:. the P.ihiatu.l .Hid Wnodvill ■ Cm.-. <h--w.if. rP|iorte*l to h:ne '.• >ti" -..r.' .:::•' the Pahiatna inc-tin- l.n' '-r i.ieni. .» (TVeill. hid h-r in Mir- t-itil. ~f , ,-,' i li.,n »h--n th» W,...,Ui|le r„ T , ~,h,. ■ l'..r -hri-ion.