SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 68, 10 March 1908, Page 3

SPORTING.

AUSTRALIAN RACING. Received 9th, 9.40 p.m. Sydney, March 9. For the Doncaster Handicap Antonio heads tile list with 9.10, Scotland being next with 9.7. Tile other handicaps are: Cross Battery 7.9, Maranui 0.10. Jii the Sydney Cup Poseidon is top weight with 9.11, Tartan next with 9.9, Apologue l'utty 7.13, Cross Battery I 7/2, and Maranui 0.7.

TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa"). l'aranaki J.C. weights for the autunii: meeting appear oil the fourth page oi this issue.

It is pleasing to notice the name of ; l'aranaki sportsman near the top of tin •'winning owners'' on the Wanganu lay-sheet. .Mr. Harry Eva's share •]

the stakes over the Wanganui Cup run into .Colt). The success of Uhlando this season is in no small measure due to the painstaking efforts of Mr. Eva, and it is gratifying to see his energy and ability rewarded by a decent win. The Autumn Handicap, the opening

•vent on the second day of the Wangauii meeting, was remarkable for, to say lie least of it, an inglorious display of uul horsemanship. It Hatch, who lias

been riding well of late .had the mount •n Dear Dolly, aad after a couple of furlongs had been covered he cut across Waipaku and took the rails Waipaku 'raced up to Dear Dolly at the bottom of the course, where Splendid Idea movod forward, and Waipaku was badty bumped and fell right back. Dear Dolly won easily, and as the result would

probably have boon the same whatever way tlic race was run, the dividend was paid mil on that marc. R. Hatch and T, Carrol], the rider of Splendid Idea, ivere disqualified for the remainder of the meeting. The much-boomed Finland filly Ya«a made no race of the Matarawa Hack Handicap, and covered six furlongs in Imin 15 •i-.i-iec. The Jackson Slake.- was a. to the two-year-old (Iravitati'm. who caught Irish Rille a hundred yards from home and won comfortably. Sir Geo. Clifford's two-year-old Millionaire ran a good race for five furl«ng9, 1 iaiemont tried to win the Fordcll Hack Hurdles from start to finish, and the race looked all over when Maui came with a great sprint in the last fifty yards, and beat the tiring leader by a neck. Immolation Rot a break on Aorangi and Co. in the last half mile of the Hack Hurdles, and was very lnck to win. At the last jump Immolation crossed Aoranjfi and the latter was nearly down, but I'ritchard saved by a magnificent efl'ort. The race, however, was lost at thai jump, and Immolation won hv three lengths. Maliut i carried most money in the Stakes, but after running prominently for I'/, miles dropped back ami finished lame. Marguerite was slow to leave the barrier, Im[ was c|uicklv rushed to front, and made all the nmnin». cveiitiiilly winning easily iivjin 'I lie l.ark, with Dilantin, who van a -olid rate, close up, third. Tan<>iinoana was fourth, but Master Delaval was never prominent.

The favorite. AtaahiM, won the Ilarririson Hack Rare all tlu* wav, and paid a surprisingly good price. Ballarat .showed a sample of her old dash in the Farewell Handicap, quickly getting a break in the field, and winning easily by four lengths from Kitehenmaid. with Cvrenc several lengths away third.

Iforsos owned by Mr. J. H. ProsSer, won live races at the meeting: Ataahua and Maui winning doubles, and Marguerite copping once. L. Wilson rode four winners at Wanganni/A. McOonnon three, (iCo Price and R. Hatch two apiece, and S. Reid, F. Cress. W. Trice, R, Young, and 11. Telford were up on one winner each. Winners at the Wangauui meeting have incurred the following penalties at Xapier Park:—Hack Hurdle Handicap— Ataahua (101b). 11.0: Esk Hack Handicap —Cold Thread (.lib), 0..V, Cup—Marguerite (.">lh). 0.4: Flving Handicap— Cold Thread (101b), 8.4.'