THE WORLD OF SPORT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 60, 29 February 1908, Page 3

THE WORLD OF SPORT.

li-VLI.NU HXTLKES. Al irdi j. 7- Wauganui Jockey Club M.ir. h 7--W ailii Jockey Club. -0 Uaiuku Rating Club. -''--Tjwiuki Jockey Cluli. v" i , . —Au«.-kJand Trotting Club. \rnl ■n ~l' V Au,W "" l Uu'j, ' " l (-autciourj Jockey club.

TIRF Tunes. -.-.'Mu «.Ke> on Thui>dav and >atirdav " " I'-'wiienK for the Wauuan'ii <-»p ate tine on Mbuday. I'hi-lfuitt It the be-st-naiaeii two-year-"i 1 iu Maoriland. Sshn'd do uiu! lueifoii. who wa- taken to Australia aitvr tlie Wellington imrtiuy, hruke ♦'••uu li-i week at Sandown tVictoria;, v■Uiih >vj. hail lutk lor D. J. Pike.

ihe W.tngumii wonder. Dusky Morn, ha*, in-rji moved troiu MonUalltx to 1 iviu.ngt-.ji. bui tar lia-» nut dime i.f s et the tout- talking. Tin? U H tiuii- tlwy can vol the Suu'Welter gHdiug i s thai ,: he goes like a smart burse."

t-aUimu. who auruiniianied l)uskv Moru la Australia, has U*u nominated Jor tlll' i.uidle events ai the Victorian Kaciug tluba autumn meeting.

I'iuk In, ilunjett, i)u-k.v Mora, t-renadicr, ieddou, anil Captain Shannon tigure iu the tirst acceptance* for tin; Newmarket llandicap.

l'ik lm-sday moruing this scribe had a look at tlie Uanganui racecourse ami it i, looking iu tirot-rate condition. The recent rains have freshened things up wonderfully, and everything is in a forward condition for the autumn meeting.

Aiiiii?tice ha* been galloping well at \N JUganni. and a win ivi the daughter oi iialuiki is luug overdue. Armiatke started eleven timei for two wins last sea-ion, .V. Olliver steeriug her to victory iu the Maraugiii ILiuUicup >1 the Wanganui Spring meeting and m the Jlctrojwlitau Handicap at ltiixarton.

A well-known Stratford sport ,ava lie owns the "bt'st 'or-e iu tie; Southern Hatmospliere'."

\Vhiu Muujeet Won the Speckl Wrijjlit iiaee at Sandown Park she Marled a very warm favourite and won easily l.y three lentils f Tom four others. Oi tliose Wliind lier Akim i'oo. l<v —Aiiee, subsequently won the S.ili-Uiiry 'Aelter at the V.A.T.C.'s autumn nnvtin« from -ixteen others, llunjn-t i- iu fettle, and will carry the ho|Ks (ami c-.islii 0 f manv New Zealanders iu the Newmarket to day.

ran "t'i*ond to I.orenzo. to whom the Musketry gelding was conetnling 1011r>.. in the Sandnwn Welter on the 12th init. The New ZeajLinder wis beaten by two lengths in lmin. ]7sv. for the ,ix furlong-. There wfre niae started, and Catapult wa> fifth in the bet t big.

Mountain King wa, dipped in the S; George"-. Stak»K .. u the 13th of thi> HM>nth, and the chaiupiou son of Wt|Uvc vim the raif iu n eunter. Seddon third, and Ajwlogue was out of a place.

Xew Zealand will be well represent•il at Kleniinpton this afternoon. Besides our Xewinarket representatives. Catapult is engaged in the Pine* Hurille Rai-e. i n ()„. stakes. Apologue and Se»ldon in the Stakes, and Delawari'. Sedilon. Melodeon and Cutty in the Brunsniek Stakes

•Mo-t (H'ople look af>m unrepMercM inertia#; as rather swift affair-. lmt the executive ..f the. Wellington p o ny an j • ialloWitv < lui> promptly put • li<. > e t 0 n mi'leili iii,l work and |>ut Miretta. with ouiicr a*} jorkty, out for three montta ivr running in the Mir.miir ' "I 1 - "n Saturday it iv.i- reported t„ the M •wards that imc of i|„. I,«X)kmakiTs licensed to l>et na - roneerned in Hie >|ilein|id Idea " ivel-hin«" incident at the recent PalliatMa meet it]jr. anil Mr. Pipnood promptly returned the Bi f?n-c ft'c- ;in»i tlu* " welslif-r " wa-. into the next "tree:. The agj-ri-siv** -'and t.iken In the {'lull made "tin- .me er-md very rarefill. lie.id nirty The f.ntiden.f of the pul.lie allv.

NuruiuuiUlr. ivho wuu rat* at the meeting, h a fashionably breiJ |ionv. By Urv.m iroin Salute NoVniamLale is a half—i-ter to the great Xewharen.

The llawke's Bay trainer. Harrv Moure, 13 having l,a<l luck with his llydt' Park has gone wrong 111 tin- shoiilth'r. Grand Slam cracked a heel, anil Matakokiri broke down at GisIk>hk'. When the latter fell at Gislurne. l'erev .(ohn-011, who had the mount, pit a na»tv sbaking-up.

Lee-ide. who conte-trd the Hr-t Hurdles a£ the 2£obart meetmg. wi!, mad© a nam favorite on thf. second day, and although jiving awav & lot »f weight to hla -opposents. won easily. Ife was ridden by Scoullar, and met with a hostile demonstration upon returning to scale. The stewards in<l«ired into the New Zealander's runmnjf, but did not Interfere with thejudge's placing. 1 * • a . •

the wav nf the Tfcnrr. •J- J>- Ornond last .week, when Totier broke his leg while being exercised on hi 1 : owner* Private track. 1 * ' • . 1 !

' Erstwhile Xew Zealand joekev t. JI. Hewitt tried to take the Old fVrnntrv br storm. Ploan. and immediately upon his arrival rn tho-e jwirts invented in a swell motor ear, an expensi«- suite of room-, ete., and commenced to put on the airs nf a lord. Hewitt thought no end of himself, but. unfortiinatelv for him. owners couldn't -ee things in the same light, ami in-t,..i,l ~f getting •he best horses to ride he WlB . ,7, take mi any old ••-crew" that rainc ahing. and later on he dropped i„ (K'-ition nf "looker-on" at the meetings. But now the motor far is gone: tie lordly air- have disappeared, and Hen hi ha- a little more sense. \V7th a 'decent retainer for Colonel Walfcrr (his ~.1.1 iug -',l-011 he should nuke Ileadw.lv. Irn he ||»n retogni-ed that .1 man mu-t -tan at the I "it torn and work up. and even 1,. If. Hewitt. E-<|.. i- not an exception 10 the rule.

Till! ii'HicliaUnce of the devil-maycao jovkey uho ru-in'-i unknown lior-oflcd, at hurdles is truly marvellous Kncv a iliap named, sav. Bromi, who travelled •round tls- country ui.-ctin L '- and ,un,ld ride an\tiling. f>uw him uj."a ~r iu a maiden bniitl- .1 v. .i, :i | a-ki-i| hint what ilian." In- li.nl. - . I!, that'* mo., ili.ni I t...| i,.

r*|>Xic*i. "! v< i -.iu Hi. Una.' itt i.tv lift* brfop- Milt ii UX- lltiliHt *•- | don't kiiou ulmUmm \ ti . (it it niiiij.. Imt." lie added, i Klin tin;- t«i lII.' first ltiir.il,witli hi- whip. "11l t<-II ,o„ ni1,.,, „o pet '• And tli.'n 1,., r .»le join ,i do/en other, at tii.. li.iiri.-r. The field -..t a way in -tu... an.l cam,down the straight l» ill.- lii-t 01.-t.icl,-like a mob of f.mr-fnrlon;; raein- um-cUine-s aii.l rushed t|,e hurdl- lfk.- a charge of c.n.ilry. T|„.„ tliin-- |,. MI . p«-,,ed. Ki-ht "I tli.- runner. didn't rial! in-h. my fricn.r- mount Inoli.aii.l r.r.oni threw ..11-, al».ut incnrv vard. amidst a hail ~| -piinto r ..,| , Fm-Ix-r. I.rr.k. n language. I.n-tl.-.I and tailing |i..r-, I.'u-li.-.J j h to ,J, , r " lip tin- ci'i .-p. I.ut -urpri-e,l 1. .... Ilvonn j.ii-.- Itint-clf ■[,,, ground ami fc.-l hi, If t j r ,-ii.lU ,|| Oivr, an I then In- turned a -niili„.< factu in- au.l lan,ni.allv remark,-,h -'n,, can't jmnp! T don't lielicve he eve",- s'iu 'fore- 'Vnr'th' h ' S 1,,: " ,kv lil " lore And then uv went and ],«<) dUn't ' "• eveß if " r,nni