SPORTING

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 100, 16 April 1908, Page 3

SPORTING

* RACING IX AUSTRALIA. Sydney, Apil 1«>. The Sydney Morning Ilerald stales j that Elevation's lameness is due to striking himself badly. The Jockey Club has increased its , entrance ice to 20 guinea?. The .-takes fur ihi* events ol next year's meeting iuv*» been incrased in the aggregate by C-MoO. The stakes lor the Derby have been to CMnn, the Spring Stakes to £IU(H), and the Metropolitan and Sydney Clip each to C2.}UO. 11l the gallop- Maranui and Kiglit Wright ran a pleasing six furlongs in l.lrft, Waipuna seven furlong.? in 1.33. logo an easy mile in 1.40, IV reidon ten furlongs in I.W/* —the best gallop of the morning. Kecehed April 10, 11.15 p.m. Sydney, April 15. Elevation was given quiet exercise, and seems very sore. ELEVATION'S ALLEGED LAMKXESS-

Per Press Association. Wellington, La-t Xight. | hi connection with the message that ! Elevation had displayed signs of lamej ne&s after doing a gallop yesterday ! morning at Randwick, no confirmation of the report has been received by Mr. W\ E. Bidwell. Elevation has at lime* an action which might deceive course watchers, and it may prove lo be a ease of jarred joint or muscle strain. In absence of advice from the trainer, \V. 11. Turnbull, who represents \V. E. JJidwell. the latter i>. of opinion that nothing can be seriously amiss with the colt.