SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 72, 14 March 1908, Page 5

SPORTING.

lUOT AT A RACK MEETING. Melbourne, March 13. An extraordinary incident occurred tlif Narbethong hits. The clerk ot t course, considering that two jocke

| were interfering with the running, p curd a stockwhip and belabored one Ihe interfere!'*. The whip caught roll the jockey's neck and dragged him o ol his saddle. A general melee 1' lowed. A constable had to draw a i volver to restore order. Due jock' was arrested.

AUCKLAND NOMINATIONS'.

Auckland, Last. Night. Per Press Association. Ihe follow ing nominations were re ceived to-night for the Auckland ltacin; Club's autumn meeting:— Easter Handicap: Cambrian, Tangimo ana. Advocate, Leonator, Master Dela val, Moloch, Te Arohu, Loongana, .Montigo. Lady Rohina, I'enuku, Pohutu, I'lllando, liawiuia, Uranium, Miss Winnie, Multiliil, Landlock, Carl Rosi, Downfall! (•av Paris, Helen I 'oil hi nil, Runparaha. Tamainupo, Celtic, Mahuta, Zimmerman, Sir Tristram, Dawn. Gold Crest, Marguerite. Swimming Belt, All Red, Golden Eagle, Certainty, Bnllarat, Delegate. Veronica, Soultline. King Hilly, Arc Light, Frisco, The Lark.

Brighton Hurdles: Dolores. Irtmmould Omati, Lady llune, Cuiraguo, I'aritmii Hautapu, lianana, Shrapnel. Lach Fyne, Silicia, Seotty, Moeraki, Le Beau, Playmate, Ataahua, Maui, Cacliuca, Good Faith, Kapakapa, Clareinont, Ghoorka, Kiatere, English. St. George's Handicap: Cambrian. Tangimoana, Advocate, Leonator. Master Delaval, Moloch, Te Aroha, Montigo. I'enuku, Pohutu, I'hlando, First Gun! Uranium, Multifid, Landlock, Carl Rosa, I Downfall, Gay Paris, Signor, Helen Portland, Ruaparalia, Celtic, Scotty, Mahuta, Zimmerman, Sir Tristram, Dawn, lionrr.isque, (fold Crest, Marguerite, Swimming Belt, All Red, Starina, Certainty. Delegate, Veronica, King Billy, Alnc Light, Ghoorka, Frisco, The Lark, Lucrcce.

Autumn Steeple: Tarakihi, Inniskillen. Loch Fyne, Klianm, Silicia, Cin(|iie, Mocraki, Good Faith, Kapakapa. Pierre. Capitol, Itiatere, Irish.

I Autumn Handicap: Tangimouna, Advocate, Leonator, Master Dekual. loch, Te Aroha, Montigo, Uenuku. l'o hutu, L'lilaudo. First Guu, Cranium, Carl Rosa, Downfall, Signer, Ruupar.iha, Celtic, Bcotty, Mahuta, Syren, Zimmerman, Bourasque, (iold Crest, Marguerite, Starina, Certainty, Delegate, King Billy, Arc Light, Frisco, The Lark.

MASTERTON HANDICAPS. The following handicaps have liven do dared by Mr. J. Pollock for the tirst day of the autumn meeting of tile Mas teiton Racing Club: Hack Hurdles Handicap- Waipu Jioyal Blue 111.7, Reservoir 10.7, l'.i|utawa 10.4. Dukinea 11.11. Tilsou !I.M. Lady Adair. Indian Mutinv, and Snip !).<>.

Masterton Hack Handicap--Kuiicihae-to St rat henna 8.12, King Post" 8.11. l/.'therin 8.7. Wailetbe 7.13, Calcic 7.12, Osiris 7.11, Nitehevo 7.7, Supplement, Defeat and Ixicliiela 7.2, Lucretius and Diplomatic 7.0.

Maipapa Cup Handicap—Tangiinoana ft.o. Waitapu 8.3, San -Tulie 8.7, Moloch S..>, Mataari 8.5, Aeolus 7.0, Aberration 7.8, Tuppono 7.8, Chatterer 7.1, Merrie 1!"S|. 7.4, Scotch Reel 7.3.

Telegraph Hack Handicap—Waikaraka !).0, Warlock 5.12, Moit Ami 8.10. Wharekura 8.!), Ikon 8.4, Yosami 7.12.

Hinpai 7.10, First Mate 7.7. Lucretius, Advantage, Sealer, Blue Ribbon, and Kimmcrian 7.4.

Uulies' Bracelet Handicap—Oryx 12.0. Killarnev 11.7, Hinupai 11.2. Commander 11.2, Ditlcina 11.0, Anemone 10.13. Defeat 10.11, Ancyele 10.11. Clarabelle 10.10, Starfish, Traylock. Galahad, Araliura, Jet c)e More, and Grand Circle 10.7.

I March Handicap—Full Rate 9.0. Motoa 8.(1, Aeolus 7.12, Gawain 7.11, Splendid Trtea 7.11, Sunbmmet 7.9, Hiro 7.8, Sherlock Holmes 7.7, Waicola, Chicane, and Merrie Zealand 7.3, Rangipai and Rosejrrove 7.2. Platypus (i.U. Thera 0.11, Scotch Reel and Elfrida fi.7.

Dash HacK Handicap- Numai 0.0. Warlock B.!', A\iu- 8.7. Mou Ami B.(i. Blueliell 8.4. Consolation 8.0, 8.0. \osami 7.8. Nitehevo 7.8, Supplement 7.7. Kelso 7.0, First Mafe 7.4. Advantage 7.2, Miss Peatv, Sealer. Vilicn. Sairon, Lady Lethe, Knight Commander, and Kitty Maid 7.0.

TURI" TOPICS.

t J}v ''Moturoij")

In referring to the career of .lohn Porter lis a trainer an English journ.'l states that up (o the date of his retirement from the profession some three .veais back, tile horses placed under liicliarge won in stakes the enormous su:n of £704.017.

A Victoria 11 liookuiaker lately made Mr. •lolni McDonald an offer of 5000 guineas for Mountain King. The offer was .e----fiised.

Tlie Duijedin Star complains that racing clubs are allowing their patrons « be " rooked by crook books." 11 sg.ys tluit at Wingatui recently one of the principal bookmakers in the Dominion, who had tried in vain to induce the Racing Conference to register bookmaker-, thus guaranteeing the public, foil".! himself unable to compete with a rival standing alongside of him. owing to the more tempting odds offered by the latter, and after one day's (rial of the new order of things lie retired from the business. Before Cup Day was over this liberal layer of odds was "struck" lor a, considerable amount, but when applied to by the backers who were congratulating themselves on their good fortune, he frankly told them that he could not- meet his engagements. Tliis is by n<i means a singular case. They have cropped up all over the Dominion.

The English sportsman Captain Leigh will lip tlie recipient of an unexpected 1(10 sovs. by the success of Antonio in Mie Caulfiehl Futurity Stakes. A condition attaches to the race in question that the breeder of the winner sln'l receive W0 sovs. When the son 'if Prisoner was shipper] from England last year to Xew South Wales, his pieviij;|s owner probably had no thought that some day the horse would win him an additional Wo sovs. in stake money when racing in the nomination of another sportsman. An interesting fact in connection with the Oakley I'latc ami Futurity Stakes, the two principal events of the Victoria Amateur Turf Club's meeting, is tlut both the winners, Bright Steel and Antonio, are imported horses from England, and that both were sold under the hammer in the Old Country at an interval of a few months. Bright Steel, who is a half-brother (by St. Simon) to the one thousand guineas winner, I'lair, was 1 (ought, by the Victoria'i sportsman, Mr. O'Keefe, for (180 guineas, while Antonio was secured by Mr. 1!. C. Allan, of Xew South Wales, for 300 guinea - This is ail interesting record in connection with the two big CoiillieM nice-, and witli a belief thai, Imth hor.-os were bought under suspicion, we have an illustration how even those adjudg.'d to be in the best position to sum up the probable length of a horse's sojourn on the turf can be woefully out.

The usual budget of turf topics ap. pears in to-day's supplement.