SPORTING

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 4, 29 January 1909, Page 3

SPORTING

PAUIATUA IUEETLNIi. SECOND DAY. By Telegraph.—Press Association. ['iiliiutiirt. Last Night, lleauiilul weather ayain prevailed for the tuticiudiiig da; ;>t" the Puiiialua Kaeing annual meeting, ami the attendance uf tin; public 101 l little *hort of ye.itenlisy's numbers. Tile meeting was ivmarkaiile for .several aciideiU> which took |d;ice in-day. hi tlie hurdle raee Snow Star, ritltiou i.y A. \\at>ou. the fourth hurdl- 1 . fell on its head ami expired within half aa hour, WaUon was shaken, hut remained on the course all the afternoon. In the Newmarket Handicap, Cute, ridden by Telford, fell at the entrance to the straight, bringing down Awha (Lowe), Oblivion (William*) and Sweet Shot (Coleman). None of the hordes or riders were injured. In the Makuri Uaek, Hatch, who was 011 Mis* Vera, had his left foot crushed on the rails i at the start. The stewards held an in- '

quiry fit the close of the meeting, and decided to recommend the Metropolitan Committee to disqualify H. Telford, the rider of Cute, for three months for cutting in and causing the accident. Nine bookmakers were licensed. Tile totalisator investments were £5513, as against I'OUSj for the second day of last year, making .CIIJ-J7 for thy meeting. Results: Hack Hurdle, UO sovs., one mile and a half.—Maidi 11.8, 1; Whatakura 10.8, «; Coy 11.3, 3. Snow Star also started. Won very easily by eight lengths, six lengths between second and third. Time, 2min 59 2-ssec. Stewards' llandicau (open), 70 sovs.. six furlongs.—Lady Menschikoll" 8.13, 1; Toa Tnhi 7.7, 2; Aboriginal 8.5, 3. Also 1 started: Mussel 8.0, Lochiela 7.7, Thera I U.l). AVon by a neck. Time, Imin ltlscc.

Newmarket Hack Handicap, 00 sovs., five furlongs—Lucretius 7.13, lj Miss Vera 8.5, 2; Swallow 7.8, 3. Also started: Cute 10.0, Notorious 8.1, Awha 7.5), Purakau 7.1), Oblivion 7.C>, Tainui o.i3'/ 2) Sweet Shot 0.7. Won by a leugth, the third close up. Time, lmin 3 l-ssee. Mangahao llack Welter, 55 sovs., one mile. —Midian 8.11, 1; Anemone. 8.9, 2; Routine 8.8, 3. Also started: Windage 9.11, Maidi OA Diplomatic 8.5. A good race; won by* half a length, the third a neck away. Time, Imin 40 l-ssec. Racing Club Handicap (open), 130 sovs., nine furlongs.—Roosevelt 8.7, 1; Tangeroa 6.8, 2; Moloch 8.1, 3. Also started: Aberration 5.7, Seat-on Dale 7.13, Loiret 7.10, Nova 7.2, Skye 7.3. Won by a head, three lengths dividing second and third. Time, Imin 50 3*ssee. Makuri Hack, 50 sovs., six furlongsBonnie Doon G. 13, 1; Cute 0.7, 2; No Trumps 7.5, 3. Also started: Miss Vera 7.13, Mfcrry Christmas 7.3. Won by two lengths, a length between second and third. Time, Imin 17 2-sscc. Maiden Hack Scurry, 50 sovs., five furlongs (weight 9.0) Humpty Dumpty 1, Waipuni 2, Tauhara 3. Also started: Bercola, Remission, Bravery, Iccl, Retinue, Quandary, Happy New Year, Te Utuatu. Won by a short head, the third five lengths away. Time, Imin 4 see.

Grandstand Welter (open) 00 sovs.. one mile—Sir Possible 7.7, 1; lliglideii 8.2, 2; Rangihacta 9.0, 3. Also started; Mallet 8.5, Rosegrovo. 8.15, Chicane 8.;> ; Krl King 8.3, Skyo 8.0 ; Gaelic 7.13. Won comfortably by two lengths, three lengths separating second and third. Time, lmin 44seo.

j TURF .TOI'ICS. (By "Moturoa") Tlic .\lan(iia_ Racing Chili has decide;! to apply for March 31st for their annual race meeting, the nominations to close on the IStli, weights declared on the 20Ui, and acceptances on the Zlitli. Mr. L'. A. Pownall. acting on behalf "of Mr. J. I\ Eeuwiek, of Eeatiierston, farmer, on Wednesday issued a writ in 'tho District Court against Mr. A. C. 'Nitz, of Tauhciinikau, hotelkeeper, for \C3OU, being amount claimed for recovery uf the racehorse Sell Sim, or its value, and damages for wrongful detention (says the Daily Times). Splendid acceptances have been re ccived for the Takapuna Jockey Club's summer meeting, which opens to-day. In every race large fields—too large, the "pickers" say—are carded. The opening event, tlic Maiden Plate, starts at 12 noon. The New Plymoutiitraiaed Paul heads the handicap with flit. Mr. Sid. Pitt's gelding put up a good performance at the Stratford meeting on the 2nd inst. when he carried I list 'Jib to victory in the Ladies' Purse. I'lcuicncv and Langskau filled the other places. "

Cyrene was brought home on Tuesday afternoon and is slightly lame. Boh l>ailo\v took Sir Artegal to Auckland the same evening, and the SUpniak g'-ldiug figures in the Zealandia Jlandi* cap to-day. Sir Artegal was eased after the Stratford meeting, but was pushed alcug ii«>it week and appeared to lie fairly lit. Wauehope, Devonport and Tarimi have, been winning recently. They have performed well on the Takapuna course.

The Takapuna Cup, one mile V/ £ furlongs, has drawn a good crowd of thirteen acceptors, and includes Lite locallytrained pair, Paritutn and I'hlaudo. The veteran son of Castor appears to have taken n new lease of life, and his forward running in the Auckland Cup, in which he finished third after acting as pace-maker to the straight, and his subsequent .second in the Salisbury Handicap, go to prove that the old horse is not the "gone coon" that most people reckon. Uhlando ran fairly well at the Taranaki meeting, but does not appear to be nearly the good horse that he was last year. He is* hardly built on weightcarrying lines and probably increased poundage, will steady him into the "also ran'' division. Leouator showed improved form when lie led Master Soult homo in the drandstnnd Handicap on the concluding day of the Ellerslie meeting, but he only carried Ost 01b on that occasion, and 3ilb is a big rise in weight, even conceding that the company he meets to-day is much poorer. Advocate has been galloping nicely, but ha,s frequently gone down when well hacked on the North Shore, course. Narcotic was sent out a warm favorite for the lirst Handicap Hurdles at Pahiatua, but appeared to be suffering from an overdose of his namc.'and "was never sighted. With, the exception of Maidi, nothing else, seemed to take much interest in the result, and Maidi was allowed to obtain a big br-eak on the. field at an early stage, winning h a canter by a hundred yards. It was a queer race! Durability ran consistently at the Taranaki meeting and will lie given an opportunity to show what is in him h the Ferry Handicap at Takapuna. There is a peculiar shade ol uncertainty about hurdle races at Auckland suburban meetings, and the regularity with which well-backed horses score points to the probability that somebody knows a thing or two. Jlautapn has w on a lot of races on the Devonport course, ami scored in the Orewa Hurdles hist year under the steadier of 12st. Okaihau (and not Okiarua. as telegraphed) figures on the !)st mark. °F. Tillev's Debonair© (Daunt—Flatter), who Von the Telegraph Stakes at Pahiatua, is a half-brother to Palavei, and was a warm favorite for the raceAfter a good tustle with Notorious, who carried olbs overweight, Debonairc won by half a length in Hnin 3sec. "Cerahil," in the Manawatu Standard writes regarding the numbered bridle plates used for the first time at tin Foxtou meeting:—The innovation intro dueed by the club of the horses carry

ing numbered plates oil their bridles! was subjected to u two (lays' trial at llie meeting, ami was received with diverse opinions, tile consensus being (hat il" tin* numbers were '.int. actually reniiired tliey lit least did not barm. The judge considered I hem il distinct advanla"e, but horse-owners and the public were apathetic dii tile subject. princi|,i,||y front the reason tbal the numbers were liarclv n»tici-al>l<* from the paddock ~,„d Dm siands. Tiiev have, of course, to lie limited ill size, otherwise there is the probability of interference with the horse, which would tpiickly earn the disapprobation of owners, perhaps the most, vitally interested, since, 111 the writer's estimation, the judge should not place any reliance whatever upon numbers but. make himself thoroughly acquainted with identity of I lie colors of tlu' rider, and, if possible, the rider ami horse, though the latter two, though an aid, are not absolute necessities so long as there is complete knowledge of the colors carried. Mr. llarlgill, the, doveii of. Dominion equine events, lakes 110 notice whatever ol numbers, but Identities colors, novse, and rider before they leave the enclosure, and is able, consequently, to pickup the position of a horse at any part of a race. The same system i.s also followed by the majority of sporting writers. ' Tt can easily be understood that numbers, whether on the bridle or saddle-doth, would be little good for purposes of identity in a packed field at the back of the course or roinding the home turn. On the whole 110 very o-reat advantage can be claimed for the numbered bridle, and it is very <V 'Stioiuible if the. innovation will he adopted bv other cl«J>s v iteffar f iiift in"