SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 73, 21 March 1908, Page 5

SPORTING.

j'll AUSTRALIAN RACING. "™ . , Sydney, March 21). 1. ~ A l ,ol °S ,l « •"« been scratched for the ;l i Sydney Cup. ',!'.' „., „ -Melbourne, .March 20. ■ lie Jlallarat Cup race resulted:by half a length. Time, o.uin 12 2-ssec. • e PLAYFUL JOCKEYS. jj i'w Press Association. r . ~ ~ , r Auckland, Friday. ■I .1 • lani " a Clllb ' s races one' uf the riders struck the jockey of the wi.i----h mng horse in the run home, using the '• brass knob on the end of his whip. The injured man succeeded in winning, and £ dismounted with Wood pouring from * wo gashes just above the temple. lU d , the Wow- fallen an inch lower, the consequences must have been serious. The stewards wished to disqualify the of- ■ fender for three years, but"at the inquest of the other jockey only debarred ; him for the rest of the meeting. MAXAIA NOMINATIONS. Flying. - Utiku, I'earlie, Ney, Kai ■ Emu, Supplement, Starlight, Inaha Motunrate Scurry.-Ramanui Cloupott, Kathleen, Wee Xannie, R0y.,1 Mush Golden Dream, Xey. Gold Bit Kai l'.rrin. Disciple, Timothy, Supplement. Tambour .Major, Starlight, Wai- 1 tiro. ° ' Manaia Handicap-Stayboy, Paululus, \ IVarlie. Rawinia, Xukutihi. ' Kaupokonui Handicap. - Clonpctr, ~ I tikii, Kathleen, Woe Xannie, Golden *' Dream, Gold Bit, Disciple. Timothy, Tambour .Major, Wai tiro, lnaha, Ri'lImgton, St. Marceila, and DaystarMainboom mare. _

c- Biirnbank Welter.-Stayboy, Pearlic ; . laululus, Rawinia, Starfish, Timbre] t Starlight, Tokobapu. * TURF TOPICS. '. (By ".Moturoa.') t ' rl "' races took place „.i Ihursday in incessant rain, and tht < "",','l'' "'"" '" !1 v,,| '. v heavy condition. . l."lano won the Cup from Oryv ilil; | Aucnonc: Mm-shm, Cassiopea', and Uoudy Morn iii„, started. | Sedgemoor won the Flying and St. 1 atr.ck s Handicaps in good style. Con. our was runner-up i„ the Flying, and Kai f.rrm filled a like position fn the latter event. Speeiosa won the Hurdles, Nightmare the Maiden, Taupo the Fordell Handicap, and Mr.. C. Jenkins' Rawhetu scored in the ladies' Bracelet. The Hon. J. D. Ormond had a "dav out' at the Napier Park meeting oil Wednesday, his horses, Kairoma Jo>rtyimm, Xortl, Pole, (hton, and North Head gathering in five races, whilst thantress acted as runner-up to Berengaria in the Kuao Handicap. The usual l,u,lgct of sporting no'cs appears in to-day's supplement