THE WORLD OF SPORT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 252, 17 October 1908, Page 3

THE WORLD OF SPORT.

'*'" i RACINU FIXTURES. October 21, 24—Wellington Racing duo. October 29, 3(l—Poverty Day Turf Club, October 2!l, 3D—Mastertoii Racim- Clua' November 7, !», 11—Auckland Rj.-i-e. Club. November 7, !l, 11, H-Cantorim -\ Jockey Club. November !l—Wavcrlev-Waitotaru K.i mg Club. November 28, December 2-Takapuu.i Jockey Club. November 30, December 1-l-'ciUii" ■lockey Club. December 23, 2(i. 2S—Mauawaiu IlaciiClub. TURF TOPICS.

(By "Jfoturoa"). The Cnultield Cup will be run to-day. The New Zealand Cup candidal Crichton has broken down. Ren. Deeley is mentioned as the probable rider of that good marc Cnia'iio!:a in hack events at Trenth.un. Nominations lor the Waveiley Waitotara meeting on the King's ISinhdav close with the secretary, Mr. J. Vy\ '< F.nuuerson, on -Monday, October Rltli. 1 at 8 p.ni. ' j

Don Carlos, who gathered in the M i dcu Hurdles at Otaki, is a six-year oM gelding by Mauser—H'in .Money, ami raced unsuccessfully in hack Hal ra'rthroughout the Wairarapa last season. It is a signilicant fact that four horses, Forest Pellicle, Reservoir, ana

'Rally-shannon, who failed badly at the lfawke's Bay meeting simply Hew in the next week at Napier Park.

Wiuimcra had a big following at 'Wanganui, but very few followed the full-brother to Boomerang when he won the Ahuriri Handicap at Napier Pa.k. paying a big price. Such is luck! 'Mr. 0. L. Bremer, the owner of KareToa, does not intend to proceed wiih his appeal against the decision of the 'Wanganui -Metropolitan Hub in the much-discussed 'Frisco case.

Bobrikoff made no race of his quartette of opponents in the Railway Handicap at Napier Park, and on this showing looks more like a Stewards' Handicap than a New Zealand Cup probability. Writing of Golden Slipper's wretched showing in the A.J.C. Derby a Sydney paper says, "Golden Slipper was a very much emphasised last." Golden Slipper looks as if she will turn out a record slipper of golden coins! It is considered highly improbable that 'Frisco will go to Melbourne. Last year's New Zealand Cup-winner has be:n 'heavily supported for this year's event, and has an easier task on this side of j the Tasman. Uhlando and Glenullin are booked to leave for Wellington to-day en route for Biocarton. If all goes well they- wid both start in the New Zealand Cut), and the bttter of the pair will shake things up on November 7th. In these days -when racehorses are burdened with such awful names as Shavings, Glen Ugly, The Cockatoo, and The Saint—to take a few at random—it is pleasing to note a decent attempt at nomenclature. The progeny of Merne England—Blue Bell has been aptly named Merrie Chimes. "Dan O'Brien'3 luck," meaning badluck, is quite proverbial. The old sport seems to have horses just good enough to run into second or third place and no better. Maranui, of . which great things are expected, is following in the lootstejw of Malatua, Military and Co. in this respect, and to go so near winning important races is most annoying, apart from its expensive aspect. The following riding engagements for the New Zealand Cup arc announced:— •Master Delaval, H. Donovan; Zimmerman, Jf. D. Jones; Firsco, A. Oliver; ■Moral, D. Kemp; Tangimoana, \X. ■Young; Mahuta, C. Jenkins; Uhlando, E. Barlow; The Lark, W. Price; Bonny Glen, R. AV. King; Signer, R. Cameron; •Moloch, R. Hatch; Stratagem, 1". K. Jones; Riflemaid, \V. H. McKay: St. Joe, L. G. King; Ringdove, .I.MeComb.-: Seaman, George jPrice; Glenullin, i". Cress; Field Gun, F. Douglas.

Queer paragraph from the sporting columns of a Palmerston paper:—'At one of the Palmerston stud sales two or three years ago Dr. Graham, wno was then living in Palmerston, purchased a colt by torpedo from The Brook. When he went to live in Wanganui the doctor took the colt with him, and he lias been running up the AVanganui river till the last races, when Mr. J. R. McDonald purchased him and took him to his farm at Levin." '• Running up the •Wanganui" river is not bad. There is no mention of his being " petrol-driven." so what's the matter with matching hi n against sculler AVebbJ • The AA'ellington R.C. spring meeting opens on AA'ednesday, and with firstclass acceptances some interesting racing should be witnessed. The AA'ellington Handicap will probably bring together California, Zimmerman, Gold Crest, and Sir Frisco, and that rate alone should be brimful of inlcre-t. The AVelleslcy Stakes have drawn a larger crowd of two-year-olds than usual, and the hack events have filled w-!l. Uhlando carires !).13 in the Wainui Han dicap (one mile), and Glenullin 7.8 In the Wellington Handicap (it mile ami a quartet). Tiptoe has been taken down for the shorts (five furlongs), a distance which should suit the Sylvia Park gelding nicely. Mallet lias accepted for Jjoth the Wellington and AA'aiuui Handicaps, and Lyrist, who won at Otaki, Algures in the open hurdle race. The racing at Treutham should throw A heap of light on the New Zealand Cup and Stewards' Handicap probabilities. Seldom has the Riccarton double appeared more open, and at present nothing appears to stand out aJ a thing to put one's underclothing on. Zimmerman is weakening, but Master Delaval, 'Frisco, Mahuta, Uhlando, Bobrikoff, 'Apa, and Downfall are being backed as if they couldn't lose. In the Stewards', Gold Crest, Penates, Dusky Morn, Lord Soult, Gold Thread, Sir Frisco, Arm'.ef, Mon Ami, and Gold Lace have a large following. But in both races are a heap toi good horses who may upset the favourites, and when we know all about the AVellington meeting opinions may fclter considerably. At present good prices are on offer against anything ■bar Frisco and Master Delaval, and the festive " double-picker " is busy putting in pieces of silver in the hopes of taking ■out pieces of gold later on,

1 A trio of X'evv Zealand bred horses appear amongst the final acceptors for the Caultield Cup, of 3001) sovereigns, one mile and a half, which will he run at Caulfield to-day. Poseidon won last year from his stable-mate, the Xew Zealand bred Apologue, the running of t'ae latter being questioned. The following still remain in to-day's race:—Post Town 8.7, Waipuna 8.7, Tulkeroo 8.7, iDestiiiist 8.5, True Scot 8.5, Kmir 8.5. 'Un 8.1, Welcome Trist ».», Bright Steel 7.12, lolaire 7.11, Mtirimui 7.11, Enchanteur 7.7, Thackeray 7.7. WnoTooma 7.7, "Mother (loose 7.0. Haw li-e 7.3, Jack Smith 7.3, If •I«'une 7.1, Eady Wilde 1i.13. Conge d'Eslire line. 31b. pen.l 6.12, Hobby 0.11, Enchanted States G.n. All Epsom Handicap acceptors put in nn appearance (writes the llulleti:i). Blue Bonk and the Maorilander Souit]ine started first and second favourites, ■with Melodrama next most sought after, and a lot of others clustered round him. I Gaping bags swallowed up heaps of coin specked on nearly every nag in the race. Even 100-to-one' chance Maesmore had the confidence of his owner, Collan, and several friends. For some reason nit clear, Soultline failed to bolt to the front as it was expected he would—

possibly the fact of the starting gear I heing carried away is the explanation—and his effort catching and leading 10-' laire into the straight cost so much, that he died away a little later. Another M.U flier, Sea King, made the pace torrid for 4 1 /. furlongs, and then collapsed. Blue Hook asserted himself, as Proportion and Jj»tly Wilde wove taking a hand, and then Melodrama (■'• Harden up) appeared on the scene to seize, in a moment, what Proportion ha 1 just missed—an opening on the rails. ditching Tolaire a few lengths iroin the post, he. just pipped Blue ISook, who, at that instant, seemed to have the race ivon. The finish was splendid, for im-

mediately in the rear of the placed animals (almost together) were, perhaps, eight others in a hunch. Melodrama won the Kpsom Handicap last year, and has been a good performer otherwise. lie is the property of Mr. Agar Wynne '(Vic), and trained by Tom Paylen. fcho bred him. The only other horse in Epsom Handicap's history lo win in successive years was Masquerade— 18S-2 and 1883. 'Melodrama, by Craflon from Drama, Trenton from Tragedy, by Hamlet from Azimuth, is well named. There 5« much to ruminate over in the fa .1 that little more than two weeks ng'i Melodrama and lolaire were lasffctf eight ttarters in Rosehill Spring Stakes,