SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 121, 13 May 1908, Page 3

SPORTING.

TURF TOPICS.

(By "Moturoa.") , Loud acceptances have bcc„ receiver the l-.gn.ont Racing Club's \\ intci t^no^w"' 1 ""'' UkeS » U "> «"«■ Of ill-; Held in the Railway Handicap. ,i\ d 'J"""". »t Patoa, and Nicotine, It eliding, represent recent winning form. he iu.wliiti Scurry has drawnT, ]„,■„,. field, and live-lurlong flutters seem ". '»'' trump drawing-cards at Taninaki "cctmg* Lady Menschikotr is expected to make her reappearance in the Scurrv •>'"! Supplement and Burton, who sHvte " P W °" 3t J?at< ' a ' arc als " lik, ' lv In the Hurdles, the two top-weights

The smallest field on the card is that ol (he Jiawera Cup, and the cl.is* reprehe Jlakim, Welter at Feilding Climax ';'« been loaded with H.2. The connec-

tions ol Mabaranui evidently have •, groat opinion of their horse, as he his I b0.,., nominated f„ r the principal flat vr \J\ t,u ;, forthcoming Auckland )»■«• Winter Meeting. Aureole racc'l at Patea, but the aged Gold Reef geld- '»/? seeimsj (~ | W ,;,,„, „ f „ « I lyngs Birthday i h another of Che a"cl "vision, and finished out of a placed h- Patea has!,.,- Ilandiea,,. Kiliuarnoek

«"»" t» lighl at I'aloa. whore he won a «bmble_.n good slyle ,1 t]„. s,. ~.l u| gelding is very much at home if the going is a( all sof\ I

Anemone won the |-]j,,|, W ,.i.,|,( || ;UI . '"cap at Maslerlnn under Hm Kleadier W M./. lml t|,e eomjiaiiy was far from hrsi-elnss.

Villus ran a eiedilablc second to Kilmaruock in the Palea Easter llan.lican, ami was in the lead for aliout seven furlongs. Ron C.vr was unlucky to lose Ihe Farmers' Plate at the »aine meeting and YAaltiro and Kastinero showed decent form in the Autumn. Recreation and Ihe Dane ran a deadwill measure strides in (he Wailii Handicap. Lantern meets Kilmarnock- on 1.-db better terms than when they ran a close linisli ni Che Roroiigh Stakes "'' the latter jiisl lasted long enough t" win at the end ol seven liirlomw Ihe Telegraph Handicap shoul.f'lic i hue race. Miiskcrado. Inaha, Rurton. and Ivirsly striking one as the Destperformed of the "lluUerers." Mr. J. O'Driseol! took Recreation to Ha worn yesterday. I!. O'Dviseoll will probably ride the Sou'-wesCer mare Waitiro in lb,. Indies' J'urse, and will be up on Recreation n Clio Corinthian Handicap on the second day. Syil. l.'eid leu been engaged Co ride Maliaranui in Che lla.wera Cup, and \V Price will be Hi, on Climax. Kirsfy and l.othair. praotieally (lie only visiting i.nrses to the district., are. looking well, and got (lirough serviceable tasks on the flaw-era track yesterday ninrninrr.

Mr. M. Jones, of ihe Criterion has n line np-laiii.mg three-year enlt by Cilnocki.'-The Ro/ike. by rircecir-M-..'

a son of Musket from Lnliali Rooke. !i<- was bred bv Mr. James Davidson, ol Ila worn, from whose si,,,] fiilnoekie innies. r . Davidson has a miniber of (iilnnckic's ]irogpny. and they all l*ar a racy appearance. The colt'in question I- well grown and shows exceptional onility. .with a set of feet and legs under him Ihal is seldom met with.. He is possessed of a bold, plucky headpiece and neck, and has die general cut of a real aristocrat. The animal is being broken lo saddle, and will probably go into training at an early date.