SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 321, 12 January 1909, Page 3

SPORTING.

PAHIATUA WEIGHTS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Pahiatua, Last Night. First Hurdles, one mile and threequarters Narcotic 10.13, Whatakia K.'.11. Don Carlos 10.10, 13>.'lario 10.0, Silken Kcin 10.0, Maidi 10.5. Cov 10.1, Leridn 0.12, Mikotahi 9.11, Lotha'ir 9.10, Anemone !U, Windage 0.2, Dreamv Daniel, Immune, Joe Ward, Stiat'liinerc, Trustee, Waikakeroa 9.0. Telegraph Hack, live furlongs—Whetuniarama 9.1.1, Cute fl.li, Lochieln and J.angslum 8.13, The Saint S.O, Serenade 8.8, Vi 8.2, llermia 8.1, Lucretius 7.13, Bonny Doon 7.12, Awha and Sweet Lethe 7.11, Genuine, No Trumps and Dcbonmtirc 7.5, Notorious, I'urakau and Swallow 7.7, Surmount 7.5, Toanga 7.4, Oblivion 7.0, Tainui 0.12, Tauhara 0.10, liapiiy New Year 0.9, St. Helena 0.8, Sweet Shot 0.7, Bravery 0.7.

Welter Hack, one mih—.Mallet 10.5, .Mikotahi and Cockatoo 0.0, Buoyant 0.5, .Master Douglas 9.4, Sealer 9.3, Windage 9.2, Anemone 8.13, Routjue 5.12, Aliiidi 8.11, Mildura. Quandary, and Midian B.B*.=?iielllish 8.7.

Flying Hack, six furlongs—Lochieln 9.0, -Miss Vera 8.5, Vi 8.4, .Merry Christmas 7.12, Bonny Doon 7.12. Sir Possible 7.11, No Trumps 7.10, Awha ami Ora Pinse'iit 7.0, lfoyai Maid 7.8, Kimmerian 7.2, Quandary 0.10. Mcrrv -Messenger 0.10.

Pahiatua Cup, one mile and a-uuarter —Moloch 9.0, Aberration B.S. Sea ton Dale 8.1, Merriu Hose 8.0, Sir Antrim 7.13, Loiret 7.11, Mataari 7.9, Roosevelt 7.8, Nova 7.7, Kilmarnock 7.0, Chicane 7.4, Waioriki 7.3, Tangeroa 0.11, Millcnial 0.10, lliglidcn 0.7. Konini Welter, seven furlongs—Wailethe 0.13, Loiret and Cyrene 0.0. Osiris 9.5, Aboriginal 9.3, Mataari 9.2, Chicane .8.11, Rosegrove 8.10, Erl King 8.0, Skve 8.0, Mallet and Rungihaeta 8.5, Gaelic. Bouyant and Highden 8,0. Railway Handicap, six furlongs—Golden Eagle 9.0, Sir Antrim 8.12, Cyrene 8.0, Lethean S.B, Simplex 8.0, Aboriginal 8.5, Lady Menschikoll' 8.4, .Mussel 7.13, Wai-kar-ika 7.13, Toatuhi 7.13, Chicane 7..11, Cute 7.10, Erl King 7.9, Lochicla 7.8, Thera 7.2.

' The death of Nocluiform completes 'the chain of misfortune which has attended the New Zealand-bred horse ever sihicei lie was bought for uOOOgns 'liy Mr. J. F. Buchanan (writes the. New Zealand Times). Nocluiform, who was bred by •the late Mr. G. G. Stead, was by Mulli-, •form, by Hotchkiss (a son of Mulskel)— , 'Formo, from La Notte by Eri.lisponl— ■, La Tosca, by Robinson Crusoe—Night-, mare, by Panic—Evening Star (imp.), by Lord Clifdcn.

• Noctuiform commenced his racing, career as a. two-year-old at the I!)(H summer meeting of tile Auckland Ruciii", Willi, when he. won the Tenth Roval, Stakes, six furlongs, defeating Multilid, Boris, and his stable companion, Sungod. He only started on one other occasion that season, when lie was made a very warm favorite for Iho Middle, ■Park Plate, six furlongs. His only opponents were Stronghold and Margue rite. lioth of whom, in ihal order, finished ill front of the Multiform toll.

• It was, however, ill the following season, as a three-year-old; Hint Noctui'form achieved brilliant deeds on the turf, not onlv of New Zealand, but of Australia. His first notable achievement was in the. A..1.C. Derby, run at Randwick, in which Noctuiform not only won, but created a new record of 2miii fti'/oscc for the l race, and also a new. Australasian record for the distance (one mile and aJialf), which was, equalled two days later by another NewZealand bred and owned horse in Mania,poto, when he won the Metropolitan. Handicap at the same meeting, Two. months later Xoetuifnrm gave further ■proof of his being nn exceptionally good •colt by annexing the triple crown of, the New Zealand Cup, C..T.C. Derby, and, Canterbury Cup, thus emulating his sire. ■Multiform'n.s regards the two latter. • As mentioned. Noctuiform was purchased by Mr. >T. F. Buchanan, of whisky, manufacture fame, and shipped to England. There, however, he proved a rank failure, and of late in. even the most, •insignificant events the same indifferent form was displayed by this once brilliant performer under the Soiitlie>rn Cross. Quite recently Mr. Buchanan, who, it was not to be wondered, at, tired of such a surprisingly big disappointment, sold Noctuiform fov 50flgns, or a tenth part of what he paid for him towards the close 'of 1005.