THE WORLD OF SPORT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 5, 30 January 1909, Page 6

THE WORLD OF SPORT.

RACING FIXTI UKs. January 30 and February 3. —J'akapuua J.O. Summer. January 30.—Wellington I'ony and Calloway. February i and a—Oishorue It.C. Summer. February 1 and U.—Canterbury -I.C. Summer. , February IU and 11—Egmonl R.C. Summer. February 11 aad 12,--Poverty Bay Tuif Club Annual. February 17 and 18.—Woudville District .I.C. Autumn, i'ebruary 24, 25, ami 27.- Duuediii J.C. Autumn. .March i and s.—Wanganui J.C. Autumn.

TURF TOI'ICS. (By "Moturoa"). 1 Takapima races to-day. Kgiuont weights are due about MOll- - Roosevelt and Maidi «>■)-■' double winner- at I'ahiatua. Lady .Ucnschiki.il' paid a nice price in 'the Stewards' Handicap on Tliursdii.-, 'and is a 11-efnl mare. The well-bred jiigluleu added a brace to his ah>adv lon- n.,i of second,,it the I'ahiatua meeting: The Aa-lraiian ir.iiner .1. Seobio ha., <i horse 11, need Clue, lie ought lo be •a slicker":

. (billion slipper i, showing improved •form at lia.idwick, but so tar lias done •nothing -ens.itional. The -liaiuclv-uamcd lliliupU-Duiupl V gave hi- opponents "a ureal fall" in the Scurry 011 Thursday,'aad paid "the price thai enriches'' the luckv lew who struck oil.

The Canterbury Summer Meeting, which i, (he poorest of the C.-I.C. gatherings, lati s place on Thursday and Saturday of next week.

John U'Connell had a severe fall oil' .Moose in Ine Hurdles al Koxlon on Saturday ln,t, and injured his shoulder. O'Conncil i, one of Hie lew riders who sport a thick felt cap when riding, and tni., tact saved him from more serious injuries. 'lhe cap is <,v..siueraii!y dented thiough impact with .\loo,e's hoofs. L. 11. Ih win - progress in the "Old i)art" is paiuiuiL .-low. Out of 2JU 'iiii.nuts la-t sea-'on the ex-New Zeafumler uiily mile -I winners, was 20 limes suoad, and 21) time, third.

Jockey Hatch has put up a splendid record this year, and it is to be hoped ■liiat the accident which bcl'cl the popular horseman at I'ahiatua on Thursday 'will not incapacitate him for any length •of lime. Fortunately the New Year (neclings are over and very little racing lakis place before Easter, by which lime Hatch should be quite recovered from his mishap. Consider the rapid strides young Wool ion has made in Hingland! In U'JOli lie rude Hi winners, in 11)07 he was up on Hi), and last season he piloted the splendid total of U'-l lirsts. lieferring to the ex-Australian lad's pcrlornianccs, the Liudoii Sportsman say-; "On his ■arrival here iu lllnii Wootlou was not inni: in :ii I lading al leuliou and in ,e----t-iiring patronage, and the following

'■ear'hi- service- were in marked request. Having corrected certain blcm-!-lics in his riding, he became the popular bov of I'.IUS. and for one -o young—!iis years number UV-tlte .-kill he has shown i- remarkable, and lie can now Viold his own against the bust of his seniors.' 1 Taranaki horses had a bad iiin- yesterday, and local sport, were generally a-tray in their fancies. I'aul wat started in the .Maiden, but the oilierfinished outside dividends. The I'akapmia (up was a race thai puz/.h'd punier-, nearly every lior-e having a following. 'The winner. Dully, paid a handsome price, and mii-l have been a good on,, for the "books" Wnuchopc Van second in the Zealandia and Stewards' Handicaps, only siill'cring defeat by a head in the former race, and paid surprisingly good dividends in each event. Waihckau was a. .-troag tip for Hi.. Orovva Hurdles, and Ihe win.icv Ukaihau paid a good price in a small field. Knglish has dropped lo the List divi-i-ioti in Australian hurdle races, and, -judging by his running this month, -diouht' -non work up lo the middleweight division. .Mr. 11. Uii-holui is not Jonieni lo run the gelding in hurdle vvenls ill the big meetings, but between whiles ha- a go at Hat events at the -smaller "picnic gathering-"-very popular ail'airs in the country district;.- and iKnulish rewarded him with a win recently. -Do von fancy yours, .Mr. Sledall?" n-ked a vonthl'ill noblciuau the other ilav of llic ureal mantle-maker and ~w'ner t-,ivs a" London -porl iiig-writcr).

-m.. a lliousanil." wis the genial reply. -Thanks vcrv much.'' Ami tin- hoi'sii ''.vim. A lew'days Inter tln-.v ""'1 again, •uul thU time il whs the young nobleman win. liu.l 11 horse i.i 11 soiling nue. -|)ii vmi fnni-v vours, my lord;'' naked Mr. Slcdall. •■-No earthly," was tile rc■;,lv; "he has a sure buck." "Thank you, in'v lunl," Jinl. Hie hur.se wuii. Tile -iii'xt i linn between ihe two owners li.uk place at the sale ring, and .Mr. Slulull ke|it bidding I'i.r liis lurdshiir.s wii r. "Oh, I sav. .Mr. Stclall. yuu don't wnnl.l" buy'my liur,e, ilu yuu! '1 win. going lu buy him i.i." "Yes. my "lunl. I .lu. I haven't a hur-e with a M.re hack in my stable, and 1 reekun IM like lu have unc." Stiilliuii statistics fur Uie current sea„',.n, compiled fur Ihe Sydney -Mail lip «U> Ihe '.Mil in-,1., show tliut The (inlopin Juiiac C.r.iltun ca-ilv maintains his posi-•li-un at llle head u'f tlic Australian list •Willi jit winners of SI) races, worth iLJ.'i.iliO, and he bids fair lu beat his own'record of .Ci-I.UUU bel'ure the close of the season. Thanks to Tord Nolan's (Melbourne Cup victory, t'ositauu comes u good second vvilh 12 winners of 1!) .racv-s, worth .Cl-i.lilio. .Malsler is third .sin the li>t with IS winners of ii races, .worth tr'Mi; followed by the lloburt.ville siru (imported) Simmer, with ti .winners of -11 races, worth .CO! 17. .Lower on Ihe list 1 notice—Mnlntua, .one winner of a race, worth iiilW; .Soull. fuur winners of -even races, . (J 1711: and Siepniak. four winners of •four race, 1101.3.

. It ot'lci happens at vearling sales that .well-known judges commission olhci- to , ,1.1.1 for them at the ringside, and usually | .-ome sin,, is arranged between the parties iis'i,, when to slop. lu Ibis coll.iieetiou |-ay- an exchaugcl a funny .-torv i- lold of an exceptionally shrewd ijuilge. which has ihe merit 'of being it rue. and which happened in Auckland .lion hud in-ranged with a friend lo bid .until he got a signal, which, in this case, iwas lb,, wiping'of the forehead with a iliandkeri'liicl'. The bidding -.(arlcd. and ,il was ;il once fast ami furious, but while il was proceeding Ihe allelilioli of the interested one was aiiracled bv ,the antics of a well-known Ino-i m iand the i.ri.-e had reached four iigures. iullich far exceeded his limit. All at .once he was made a war ' what was .happening, and il was a sight for Ihe «.,..!- to see. the handkerchief com,, out .and the vigorous maimer in which it was .ii-e.l. In lelling the store against himisdf. the slu-cw : d judge remarked: "11, iwas a liemeiidous load oil' my mind .when I heard inv opponent bid an extra lli'llller mill secure the colt." which, it Imay be mentioned, turned mil only a [.moderate performer.