SPORTING

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 2, 27 January 1909, Page 3

SPORTING

AUSTRALIAN RACING. Received 2(i, !).5U p.m. Sydney, January 20. There w.;., glorious weather for the hoiuliu. iiie anniversary Handicap resulted as iu, lows.: —Plunder (Lee; 1, laWug.iuiia (Usuuriic) 2, Lady \\ im. (.-mil*..) ;,. mere were 10 starters, f.uu.u-r p.„cUully led all tne way and won uy s neck, iinie, 2miii j'U'/jsec. TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa"). The Pahiatua Racing Club's annual meeting taiies place 1.0-day anu 10-iuor-tow. The following penalties have been inclined for lirst days events at the raniatiiii meeting:—Hack Hurdles: Don Carlos (101b.), li.0; Coy (lulu.), 10.11, Railway Handicap: Lady Menscikolf (lUll>), 0.0. Welter Handicap; The Cock-1 atuo (31b.), 10.0; Maidi (jlo.j, !).2. Telegi.ipli Hack:: ucnuinc (Hill)), S.-i. Proceedings will open with the Handicap iliirules, lor which there is a good held of clown carded. Coy and Don Carlos, who won at Koxloii, will put up lUlbs. extra, which should steady tuem somewhat. Tlurc is much speculation as to how Narcotic will suape. With 10st. ilbs. in the saddle, Narcotic made his lirst appearance, over sticks at the Lower \ alley nie.'ting on Boxing Day, and. jumping spieiidiuly, won tii.' Hack Hurdles, ly, miles, by a couple or lengths from Lerula and Lebceeio. Narcotic has some fair perloriuailces on the Hat to his credit and last season won liie Martin Memorial, 7 furlongs, at Lower Valley; the Nelson Cup, ly, miles, run in 2inin. llsec, with the load of fist, up; and finished up u.c season i,y running a close second to Mystilicafion in the Heretaunga. Handicap at the Hawke's Bay Winter Meeting, in which race Millcnial, Erl King, White Lie, Mussel!, and live others finished behind the Lethe gelding. Lady Mensihikoil' will carry Hie steadier of Usl. in the Railway Handicap. Taranaki-owned horses had a royal time at Foxton, winning six events, and gathering in spoil to the tune of over £li(IO. i". .laclison was up on five winners. The following were the winning payments over Che meeting:—l. Hardley, £281); 11. Spratt, £1.35; C-. Olarcburt, £130; C. E. Major £J.IS; G. Penfold, £!!.-,; V. O'Neill, £80; J. Bull, £75; P. E. Dcbreceney, £7O; W. Gicsen, . £7O; 1-1. Hiekey, £00; 11. McManaway, £00; G. Castle, £55; C. Hammond, £55; G. A. Fleming £SO; G. Morris, £35.

Belai'io was the only favourite to win at Foxton, and the handicapper had punters " guessing " iu every other race. The ikeys had the time of their lives. Roosevelt had a bad run in the Foxton Cup, and ait the finish was going faster than anything. Roosevelt is engaged in the Pahiatua Cup to-day with 7st. Slbs. Others engaged include the well-performed Moloch and Sir Antrim.

Genuine scored on the first day at Foxton, ami should have won the Telc■phone Handicap on the concludiug day, in which rate the Bonclidc geldiug finished a neck behind the dead-heaters Olemora and .Uarton, Young leaving Ids final run until too late. Genuine puts up lOlbs. in the Telegraph Handicap at Palliating which brings his weight up to Hst. 41bs. Cyreno was only started once at Trentliam and failed badly. The gelding's prospects in the Konini Handicap to-day appear none too lirigut. Uosegrove won tlie event last year with Sst. lljh's. liungibaeta was one of the outsiders in the lleri'ington Welter run on tlie concluding day of the Foxton meeting, and wiih Sst. olbs. in tlie saddle only went under by a neck to Flotilla, the seven furlongs being left behind in lniin. ISO 2-.">sccs. Mr. 11. Eva took Uhlando to Auckland on .Monday night, the Tarauaki Cup winner's mission being the Takapuna Gup.