SPORTING

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 119, 11 May 1908, Page 3

SPORTING

WANUANLi WEIGHTS. l'er Press Association. Wanganui, Saturday. the billowing weights have been de dared by Mr, Ceorge Mer->e fur (hi iM Jockey Club's winter meeting :- Waugamii Steeplechase Nadailor 11.3, Curtis 10.13, Lady Hunc 1(1.8, Kaiigitolo Kl.ti, Kaipetipeti, il'awa and lioiuaiiy King 10.3, Lull 1(1.2, Faro 10.1. Fretwork 0.13, Playmate 9.9, Tilsou and Canton 9.8, Arahura, Miulgtv aud Cloudy Mol'u !•.?. May Hurdles—lilack Keynard 11.13,

Cold Dust 11.11, Luly lluen 10.1(1, Capluet 10.11, Asteroid 1(1.8, Showman 10.1, Te Kainui and Immolation 10.2, Aeolus and Pawa 10.0, liepulse 0.11, Prospector and' Playmate 0.8, Commander 0.4, Baga-

telle 0.(1. Century Hurdles Paritutu 11.12, Cold Dust ll.il, Uidy llune 10.il, Capulet

10.7, and Mahoe 10.0, Showman 10.1. Aeolus, l'awa and Pretty Maid 0.12. Waipu 0.0, Prospector 0.7, Playmate 9.0, The Stake 9.5, Defeat 0.2, Compass it.l, Bagatelle and Ml. Cook 0.0. liormigh Handicap—Dusky Morn 0.(1, Motoa 0.3, King I'iilly 8.8, i'allavat 8.0, Marteilo 8.1. Irish Hide 8.1, Tuataki 8.0. Martyrium 7.12, Moriartv 7.11, Toa Tulii 7.10, White Lie 7.8, Wnodhcy 7.7, Dear Dolly 7.5, Kurawaka 7.5, Erl King 7.1. Probability 7.3, Kareroa 7.0, Little Marv (>.12, Cleum and -Miss \'era (i.7.

[ Connolly Handicap—-Marguerite 9.0, Maniapoto 8.11, liorrasrpie 8.! l, Waitapu 8.0, Crand Mam 8.7, Dusky Morn 8.5, Chhuido 8.4, King Billy 8.1, Signor 7.12, Kairotna 7.10, Wliite Lie 7.0, Loire!. Swimming licit, and Ballarat 7.5. oodhey 7.3. Ikon i.2, Dear Dolly. Kitchenmaid, and Carissima 0.13. Daisy Paul, llendrock, and Moviiirty li.li, Climax, .Mahai'aimi, and Somali 0.11, Hccreatiou 0.10, Silver Lead aud Mahoe (i.S, tileam, Comedian, The Leader, and Mallet (j.7.

TUIU' TOPICS. (By "Aloturoa"), It was reported during the week that l'ariuitti was an unlikely starlcr at the Auckland winter meeting, hut the report is groundless, alld alt being well Willi in in tlie O-Uh gelding will he seen out in the Creat Northern ilurdles. lie has also been noiiiinaled iur the Kcinuera and Campbell Hurdles, tile principal small-stick events on the second and lliii'd days of the meeting. fcjhowmau also ligures in the abovementioned races. Ilecrcatiuii, Maharanui, and lielario are in the Cornwall, l'rince of Wales, and York Welter Handicaps. ey is engaged iu the l'rince of Wales Handicap. The defeat of Hold Crest in the Hawked liay cost I'"]l')\\vr,s of tlii» I'orirua stable a mint of money, but after llie way lie ran at Wellington tile opinion was freely expressed that ill'. .1. R. j Mitcdonald s colt had gone stale. Since last September, when lie competed at the Wangamii meeting, Gold Crest has been kept hard at it, and lia-s raced all over the colony, and lie cerlainlv deserves a spell. liobrikoiV made a bold showing iu tile Spring, but went all to pieces after the Railway Handicap in Auckland. Xnat | he has regained his old form is quite j evident by the way in which lie won the llawke's Bay Stakes from end to end. The surprise of the race was the forward running of King l'u-4, who ran ISoinrikoll' in a length. Considering tiic State of tile course the time recorded (Imiii 2-lstre) was verv fair, but alter King Posts failure in hack coinjiaiiv at tile recent Wellington meeting, it seemed purely extravagance to lio'miliate him for the classic race. The hurdler Commander, who ran Second to Showman on each day at the .Manawatu meeting, was runner-up iu both the hack hurdle* al llawke's Day. (iolden Eagle lias been thrown out of work, anil may not be given a run until next spring.

-De Pelchet, McLeod and Couipanv held a stud sale at Hastings <m Friday, buyers being present from Wellington, Wairarapa and Gisborne. |jro"d mares realised from 20 to ; 17.) guineas. Hie yearlings averaged Signs. .Mr C. C. l'arker (Gisborne) purchased Mousquetonc for 375gns, aud St Amy for JTOgns. Mr lan Duncan (Wellington) secured Blue Water for lOOgns, br.f. l.v Mcnseliihofl' for 70gns, Lady Held} (with Merriwee foal) for OOgiis, and a yearling filly tmiOgns. Mr. Lupton (Waverley) purchased Palaver for 80gns; Mr. ,1. 11. McDonald (Horowhemia) The Shannon, OOgns; Mr Qninlivan (Hastings) Bubbles, 85givs; Mr. ,T. TT. Prosser (Porirua) yearling colt by Merriwee—lsmene, (iOgns. There were' no bids for Merriwee, and Grand Slam was passed in at 410gns.

Boniform lias left Yaldhuvst, and takes up stud duties at the Grasslea stud.

Hector Gray lias appealed to the Racing Conference against his disqualification by the Auckland R.C.

The once mighty Noctuiform is reported to lie greatly improved in appearance and liis owner has decided to put Mill with the hounds for a few runs before having liim trained again. A writ has been issued for the next sitting of the Wairarapa District Court by a firm of solicitors, acting on behalf of Mr. A. F. Smith, executor in the estate of the late T. F. Smith, claiming the return of the racehorse Gaelic, or in the alternative, £4OO damages. The case will be an interesting one to tile sporting public.