SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 255, 21 October 1908, Page 3

SPORTING.

SCRATCHING*. By Telegraph.-—Press Association. Cliristchurc-h, Last Night. Ringdove lias been scratched for the New /.ealand Cup and Nobel for the Stewards' Handicap, METUOPOLiITAN COMMITTEE, The Taranaki Metropolitan Committee met last evening. There were present: Messrs C. M. Ldpper (in the chair), dill'. Ellis. King, Nolan, sole, SUndish uiid WVbster. John Trigger's jockey license was can- I celled. Disqraliliea'l-ioiis were removed from J. Beadle and A. Wilson and the horses Lurline and llobstay, who competed at I unregistered meetings in. the season 1000-O.

Programmes of it-be Stratford. Egniont and Waiilii Clubs and the Taranaki Agricultural Society were approved. Trainers' licenses were granted to G. 11. Gibson (llaucra) and M. hutkr (Pafeti). and jockeys' licenses to A. Russell and Pearce. TARANAKI JOCKHY CLUB. The committee of the Taranaki Jockey CliA then met, t)m snme members being in attendance. The resignation of the lion. (). ! Samuel. M.'L.C, <is committeeman was received with regret. Owing to an extended tour the retiring member found it impassible to attend the meetings of Hie club for some time to come. The tender of .Messrs. Xevlon and Spriggens to run the tolalisators at this season's meeting.- was accepted. I For the .position of secretary to the club eighteen nominations had been received, eiglit from New Plymouth and ten outsiders Mr. K. P. Webster was appointed to the position.

j TURF TOPICS. H'.y "Moturoa.") The Wellington Racing Club spring meeting opens to-dav. Showman has been scratched for the Hutt Park Hurdles, having gone wrong. Aneyle has tilled second place on eight occasions out of eleven starts since going into Mr. A. Hyde's stable. Rangipapa has developed strangles, and will not be seen under silk for s ome time. His stable-mate Tanginioana was taken south yesterday. Although iloriarty and Cork figure amongst to-day's acceptors, '-Augur" has been informed that Mr. E. J. Watt will-not be represented at Trentham. .Master Douglas, who performed well at Napier Pari; last week, will have the services of Jack O'ConncU in the Hack Hurdles to-day. tt won't be very hard to pick a red-hot favorite in. that event.

Probable, by his win in the MosgieV Handicap, has incurred a 71b penalty in the New Zealand Cup, bringing * his weight up to 7st 71b. Gold Dust, Fasnakyle, and Masterful are the latest scvatehings for to-day's races.

Zimmerman lias not been, pleasing the touts -at Trentliam, and the big fellow hardly appears to be in a condition to do himself justice just now. However, a few week's will make a great difference, and lie should be cherry ripe about New Zealand Cup time. "Moturoa" tenders his congratulations to Mr. K 'P. Webster on his appointment to the secretaryship of the Taranaki Jockev Club.

Fine weather favored training operations at Xrentham on Monday morning, and some fair gallop* were recorded on the outside of the course, proper. California and Sandstream finished together at the end of a mile run in lmin 45>/j sec, Imth going well. Gold Crest beat Taitoko over the same course. Sir 'Frisco wa s much too good for Iramii over a solidly run seven furlongs, the clock recording Jmiii Sisec. Klysian bad Kxpansion as a companion over three furlongs, run in ."Msec. Tiptoe rushed over fnnr furlongs ill 52see, and .Sir Single settled 'l'oango over a like distance in ,">l'/„see. Sir Ceorge Clifford's two-year-olds Applegarth and Somersault sprinted, and (ioldbeater shaped nicely over a short course.

Criieinclla and Advantage are going great guns, but King's Lynn will be an absentee from thoWainui Handicap. "Moral will not be a starter in the ■New Zealand Cup, the syndicate who recently purchased' the Possible horse having failed to register their ownership prior to the date of nomination for the big Biecarton Handicap. The oversight lias since been rectified, and Moral will lie a starter at the forthcoming Ellerslie gathering. The YVaitara Racing Club have provided an attractive bill-of-fare for their annual hack mcxliiig. which takes place on :inl .December. ' Stakes have been increased bv tfif), inakins a total of t:iß.j for Hie eight events carded. The Wailara Cup is endowed with 1(111 -ovs. and C.in has been allotted to the Ihn.lb can Hurdle llace. Welter, and VlviiHf ITandieaps. The Maiden Handicap oilers -10 sovs, Doininii.ii Handicap "5 ,cvand the l.eppcrton Stakes an! f'Hi'lmi Stakes :m sovs each. Nominations eK-o on Salurdav. lib November, at !) n.m. The following riders have been en gatred fnr (he Wellinslon llandie-!).: California. Whit laker: Zimmerman. !• 1). Jones: Cold Cro-I. ('. Jenkins: C.oMbcaler. I-'. K Jones: I twit Rifle. S. Reid: San Julie. V. Crc„: Silken Rein. T. Carroll: Sandstreain. K. Lowe.