THE WORLD OF SPORT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 108, 25 April 1908, Page 4

THE WORLD OF SPORT.

raclm; fixtures. April 29 and .May 2—Wellington R.f. Autumn. May B and 7—Hawke's Hay J.C. Aatumn. * Hay 8 tnd 7—Marlborough R.C. Autumn. May 13 and 14—Ashburton County R.C. Autumn. May 23. and 25—North Otago J.C. Winter. Juae 3 and 4—Dunediu J.C. Winter. TURK TOPICS. (By "Moturoa.") >- The Wellington Racing ' jib's autumn neeting take-) place on \\. mesday an 1 -~ v Satardajr »ext. ♦ ♦ ♦ Kilmarnock had a "day out" at Patea. Scteral of his opponent- didn't appear to be wry anxious als ait winning. ♦ ♦ ♦ lomjass is a greatly-improved jump er, .iint should pa., hia way this season. % lie bid Wo much pace tor Bagatelle a'. r Pati i. and won Ins race in good style. F Utar,.a jumpe>t slowly but creditably. i- and nay win when the company is no. ; too select. » ♦ ♦ ♦ There'* awnetbing in a name after all: Just look at thin list ol dividend-pay-er* during tue last few days:—Gold ~ Crest, Uoh Dust, Golden Eagle, (joldeu Slipper, (Mdbeater, Gold Thread, Gold Braid, etc There is "gold" in every one of them. >iow, why didn't we notice that before the holidays! ♦ ♦ ♦ The sensational reports which gained currency during the last few wecuconcerning ill. G. G. Stead's Multiform filly, Golden Slipper, were verified by the splendid rare she ran in the Champagne Stake-,. Golden Slipper was the last to leave the mark, but at the business end she came with a great dash of speed, and easily dis|>o-iiig Flectfout and Husbandman, ran in an easy winner in lin in 14 jJ-Osee. ♦ ♦ * Sir Geo. Uiliord pus,esse- a promising . wo-y ear-old m Fut.iway, by Cnuiranai.i—tiusive. In ilie Itussley Plate ilita.vay easily accounted for Elysium, and the Autumn Xurscry saw Armlet go down before th e Uanranabi filly. ♦ ♦ + Xukutihi was goiug m-ii m the Kiting i.audicap at I'ateu unul he came to lite 'vamp,' wliere ilwlraulic left him standing, aud in the run home Mr. S. Pitt s gelding easily held the advantage gained at the sott part ol the course, and -Nukutihi didn't seem to get going again. ♦ ♦ ♦ A certain patent medicine U advertised to "toucli the spot,' but tluitoii touched the spot wlieu he tried to make pace over one of tlm many mud-pool- , which disgrace the Patea course. Burton t uclied it with his nose! ♦ ♦ ♦ The antics of the gentleman rider rarely tail to amuse, and the running of the Farmers' Plate on Monday showed up another example. Bon Cyr came into the straight with a long lead, and apparently had the race in safe keeping. The gentle plodding of the belated Pierpuiit seemed to startle the leader'» horseman, who urew the whip, and raising it high in th* rushing atmosphere, smote lion Cyr a smack like you would hit a big drum. The startled gelding, who had been doing his best, resented the ci-tigatidu in no uncertain manner and turned on his heel—as they say in society novels —and made for home, w hk-ii happened to be at right angles to the straight, and before the galkiut knight of the pigskin had recovered from the shock, Pierpont had ambled in and gathered up the spool.

The above case j 8 onjy o ue of the many which come under one's notice at •very meeting where gentlemen jockeys » are allowed to knock good horses about and make ashibitiuns of themselves. Out of every hundred gentlemen riders il would be hard to find a dozen decent horseiuent, and why good hordes and th-.> live* of human beings—riders and s|kc tators—xltould lie risked for the mengratification of seeing "Brother Bill'' up on a winner or rolling round like a broken-down gander beats many a turf follower. Surely there are any amount of good jookeys who rely upon riding to keep them out of the Bankruptcy Court. and why their living should be snatched away for "Brother Bfll's" desire io "sport i-ilk," licks Creation. It's al»ut< time racing clubs looked at the nutter hi a sensible light and passed the penile- , nan rider oat for evermore. He would sot be misted! »♦♦ ♦ j '. Golden Eagle put up an attractive £' performance when (die won the Iluia -- Handicap at the Auckland meeting. A r.. field of Are saddled up for tin- event. ' and the Soult gelding Soultline was Made a very warm favorite. On the . Mmi-.'th of hli running in tlie Eastcf ■ Handicap, in which race he led the field at a merry pace for six furlongs, the * face looked a good thing for Sonltlinc Y. but the best he could do was to run f- into third place. lady Uohinn an I lnong.ina led to the straight, where k - .Moullline ran up to them and Holder r Eagle tame along with a good run. At the eland Lady Rohjaa was still in tinTWd. but Golden Kagle came with a rattle and beat her by three length-. 4. Soultliiie, Taitoko, and Luongana finish- % "\td in that order, ami Taranaki-ites went found to collect their dividends.

y-.\ * * * r ■ '-.'■ The Welahere may be swindlers, but / they are no fool«, and, put to a better i Use, their brains would give some of ."; thepi a fur better time than they niay i. tnjoy. The tale is told of one boguj». bookie, who. not being able to get clear :.•>..■. «way, faced the howling pack and said. : -v"Now, look 'ere, chaps, you can't get 5 Wood out of a stone." "Xo. but we'll j. fit it out of you!" came hoarse howls; jL tat he was game, and holding up his •* bajr, he said, "All I've got is nine pun' I fifteen. 11l pay it out now cz far <■/. j? it'll go, and, to give yon my word li- 'airtight. 11l pay all tin- rest" of you • that bring straight ticket- to the Hur-e »u' Jockey Inr next Monday night. I-s'-'t it agreed!" The crowd agreed—three mrtft of it bad no claim? on him at all. g! lot merely wanted to "'ave a kick a: \ •ontbin'!" So the welsher got hi- back l : - against » feme and said, "Now, tic Ij.; faire-t way i* to take you one by one '; and pay you accordtn' en yer names run p - in the alferbit—fast A's. then the' B's. a, n toon, till the coin runs out!" £., good an' name 'un; start out, doe!" A S~ W(j Bill Syfcewr came up and nti-died hi- " " tanef oTer. •'What name, *ir?" asked the lmokic. "Adame." "Kiplit. oh. , A<feiin>t: a, dam good name: a hnnce«ier o' mine held it once, 'ilw much d've ;'■ ekim?" "Twelve Ixib." "Here y'.u'o. •Adam-, an' good luck. \e\t." "'Av. kin*!" said a snipe-mwed little man m a greasy, Imiry cap. "Back anting tieaitciie- y get." shotiti'd Joe: "y' din . linedjerrated dog: don't trv no crunk games on an honest man!'' And tin crowd cheered Joe and kicked "Awkins tack to the Z's. So small were the wafers that it looked as though the fa 15s would clear up all. when a big fellow in a long, tattered overcoat pn-hl np with his |ia<4clx>ard and -hout-'d. "Were y' are. four-pun ten!" "And v,r name?' 1 say,, Joe. "Wenihole.'' —z h■. 'And tlie crowd groaned at him till the bookie stopped them and -honied. ' "VWmliole, well it's a dirt v. rotten nam--V nt the best, Init 'ere. if- no earth'> -" wotever: get back and kick ye-relf. coyou ain't an Armholc—then yer mig ' '»«■ 'ad a show!" Thi- time the crocd rbrered and laughed, and Miore ib' wejsher was a real trump: and in -; *t«dof Idckiughim oIT thegroued th,-, carried him in triumph as a grand -pii-i men of grit and pre-<»n'-» of mind. Befcwe.

The ,lap»ne«e liovemmenr expert-. ..f fcr trawlling through various hot-- - breetitng OmißtTW* of the world, -in; to the ronrtnsion that they cull n. *> better than buy Australian -t ■ k ' • form the foundation of the public -tud. Wiiefi are being established in lapae The p irrhueri) are said to hive -h..;v:i BKVllent jndpnent. not ,ti'y |i)<>il illioas. lint tbornujilibred mir.•-. rbi-h fur shape and eharacter an- 'i above the •ventre. Their fir-t pnr.-ln WM t! •• imported Diplnmai. full l.nptl.-; to Ain'.ilde, for whom they paid 1.".i"%>. Br. Ifuira. a. reteria-iry -tiTacm attati to the horse-linyiiiL' ini--i,.n. he: (fiwt faith in hf» country'. i'n*ni.- ;...- liorse-breedin?. lie -aid: '-VCe ai. T.iii--iag froai Australia now. Some <h\ An--tnlia wfll bay from ns."