THE WORLD OF SPORT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 258, 24 October 1908, Page 3

THE WORLD OF SPORT.

i RACING FIXTURES.

-■ October 29, 30—Poverty Bay Turf Club. October 29, 30—Masterton Kacing Cluii. November 7, 9, 11 —Auckland Kaciug Club. November 7, 9, 11* 14 —Canterbury Jockey Club. * ' November ft—Waverley-Waitotara Rasing Club. November 28, December 2—Takapuna Jockey Club. t November 30, December I—Feildiag Jockey Club. December 23, 26, 28—Slanawatu Racing Club. December 26, 30, January 1, 2—Auck- , land Racing Club. DATES OF COMING EVENTS. New Zealand. October 21—Wellington Handicap. 'October 21—Wellesley Stakes. November 7—New Zealand Cup. November 7—Great Northern Guineas. November 30—Feilding Stakes. December 23—Manawatu Cup. December 26—Auckland Cup. •December 30—A.R.C. Summer Cup. Australia. October 17—Caulfield Cup. October 31-V.R.C. Derby. November 3—lMHourne Cup, TURF TOPICS. (By "Ifoturoa"). ' Concluding day of Wellington races to-day. ■ Spring meetings at Masterton on Thursday and Friday next. Talk of Cups. The Melbourne Cup comes up 'ior decision on Wednesday i (week; the New Zealand Cup on th.'s , -Say fortnight. The Cup that cheers is emptied nightly. (Puzzles for punters! WaverleyfWaitotara 'weights are due to make .their appearance to-day. Swimming Belt saved the bookies' Jives on Wednesday. None but the "stretchers " struck the sensational dividend. „ .v I

; (Hot-stuff generally strikes trouble in the Wellesley Stakes. Favourite Aborigine Tan like a nigger behind Fleetfoot last year, and Provocation led the hitherto invincible Elyaian home on (Wednesday. i Zimmerman, who paid a second dividend in this year's Wellington Handicap, did a like performance -in the same face two years ago.

; Most promising two-year-old seen out lit the Dunedin Spring Meet was the 'Elderslie-bred Aema, who stood out on her lonesome as regards appearances and ability to light out for the winning-, jfost at a rapid gait. She won both her taces without an effort.

Consistent performer Moriarty, who lan third in the Shorts Handicap at ■Trentham on Wednesday, gathered in eeeond spoil in tlie same flutter last •aaaon.

' Veteran sprinter Petrovna faced tin tapes on two occasions at Dunedin last (week, and although left at the post each time she made up a lot of ground and b apparently full of bustle over a short course as before.

An apparent certainty in Master Douglas went the way of most" good things" iff the Hack Hurdles on Wednesday, going down before the freedom gelding liberator, who raced right through tte hot two seasons without winning a nee. When Master Douglas learns to fly the battens decently he will shake

jpt best oi the hurdlers back into seead place.

I Probable's win in the Mosgiel Handicap, the principal event at Dnnedin, is the third successive victory that ha3i (gone down to the Possible horse, his! Other wins being in the Ashburton and Ifipraldine Gups. In consequence they Ere mentioning ProbaMe as taking a konepicuous part in the New Zealand

C- Brown will probably fill the saddle 1 jn Master Delaval in the New Zealand 3up. and A. Olliver and " Bona " McXuJKra will pilot Penates and Grenadier respectively in the Stewards' Handicap. : Apparently the unlucky Anevcle canlot win a race. Eight seconds will take lome beating, and even in a field of ihiee the Addington gelding took s»cmd coin. A walk-over is the only hance he has of breaking an unenviable eoord, and even then he would probably ILand dislocate the succession of joints areh hold liis " napper " on. Amongst the field for Spring Trial I stakes at Trentham to-day is the itnorted filly Perolina, by Persimmon —La arolina, which foil to " Mr. Ilighden's " boom sales for 073 uraeas. Southern papers are still voicing the roundles s ninionr that I'li-f'n I'ri:!V a Australia for the Melbourne Cup, espite the fact that the horse was batched for his Victorian engagement luite a fortnight ago.

■ Second on the list of winning jockey; H; the Australian J.C. Meeting was T. tvho rode Aeolus and Pilot in Heir double wins and cleared the hoard as jumping events were concer.i-

■An Irish dealer, when selling a n-ig ■ a gentleman, frequently observed, ■th emphatic earnestness, that he was ■t honest horse. Alter the purchase Kil been effected the gentleman asked Km what he meant by an honest horse. Knftiy, sir," replied the seller, "wlienHer I rode him he always threatened ■> throw me off, and he certainly never Heceired me."

New Zealand Cup horse Zimmerman ade a bold bid' for victory in the feUington Handicap, but weight stopid tlie Karamu representative what me the lightly loaded Swimming Beit H making a final rush for the spoil. A warm favourite in Toptoe made a K»r showing in the Shorts. Puntcs shed it for a moral and dropped heaviTand with the sickening thud we ten read about.

[Aborigine will meet a poor crowd ofj Iree-y ear-olds in the Great Northern irineas.

Ben Deelcy, who rode Mcrigal, Andrew tck and Stylish to victory at Napier He, was seen at his best whea he >ve Stylish home half-a-head in front Muskercy in the Grandstand Handily Deeley will probably ride Duart <Uy.

riiat moderate lepper Leonardo pick ] •up both hurdle races at Dunediu—other case of " double winners " over i sticks. Leeside shaped wretchedly, ming as if his party hadn't backed

[octuiform is at a discount. Three irs ago 5000 guineas was considered value. Kow he is well sold at 500 neas.

Lqointette of smart ponies—lmprimOetoroon, Waihou, Talepitcher, and jdiwn—figure in pony events at ixandra (Park (Auek.) to-day. All re von in open handicap, and judg- ' by the successes of Mutineer and l£bnie, any one of tliein should le rth taking across to 'Stralia.

ii, wlio led the field home in the fry at Napier Park, is a three yearMerriwee filly, and is the shortestBed prad racing in tile Dominion.

Ikey Mo's disgorged £375 10s for e right to ply their calling—or rather [boating"—at the Napier Park meet-