SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 14, 10 February 1909, Page 3

SPORTING.

WOODVILLE ACCEPTANCES. The following are the acceptances for the autumn meeting of the Woodville Jockev Club:—

Hack Handicap Hurdles, of S.wovs.; one ami three-quarter miles.—liookby 11.3, Coiumander 10.13, Don Carlos 10.13, llnllworth 10.5, Wliiitukura 10.2, Oreuade i1.1'2. Roscgrovc 0.12, Scenery 0.0, St. Amelia 0.0, Ueuniae 0.0, Storinlight 0.0. Wlniriti Hack Handicap, of 7Ssovs.; seven furlongs.—Vi H.O, Voctgang 8.4, Miss Vera 7.11, Castiglione 7.0, Tauinano 7.i>, First Mate 7.11, Routine 7.3, Robin Link 0.18, Diplomatic 0.0, Sylvia Maid 0.8, Dolce 0.8.

Woodville. Cup, of 200sovs.: one and three-quarter miles—.Moral 0.13. Moloch 8.2, White Lie 7.11, Vasa 7.11, Woodhey 7.9, Sandstreani 7.0, filcnullin 7.0, Loiret 7.0. Seaton Dale 7.0, Anemone 0.7.

County Hack Handicap, of 75sovs.; six furlongs.—Splash. 0.0, Waioriki 8.9, (■cnuinc 8.3, Kelso, Lucretius 8.2, Burton 7.11, Shannon Lass 7.0, Bonnie Doon, Awlia, Huni]ity Dumpty 7.8, Itoyal Maid 7.4, Notorious, Tuatahi, Marten, Aberbrothock 7.0, Steady 0.10, Kinunerian, A 7 inco 0.7.

President's Handicap, of lOOsovs.! seven furlongs.—Merrie Zealand 0.11, Osiris fl.fl, Waikaraka 9.5, Aboriginal 0.2, Silken Rein 0.0, Kangihaeta 8.13, Moscow «.li2, Ton Tuhi 8.11. San Fernando, Erl King 8.7, lligliden, Berengara, Investment. Chamos B.S.

Victoria Hack Handicap, of 7osovs.; one mile—Windage 0.8. Xnvicr 0.3, Sealer, Buoyant 0.2, Grand Poplar, .Mihlnra R.O, Kaolin 8.8, Liquid Air, Marathon, Qnandarv, Finesseur, Royal Youngster 8.7. ■Telephone Handicap, of lOOsovs.; five furlongs..—Lord Soult 0.0. Suubonnel 8.7 Alioiigi'nal, Kaicroa 7.13. .Merrie Rose 7.12, fiolden (late 7.0, Mussel 7.7. Vi 7.4. Lothair 7.2, Loehiela. ('oni|uest*na 7.0. Axito 0.10. Hydraulic. Steady C.7.

Entries. Maiden Plate—Valoma, Colossus, Dolce, ij.erry Messenger. Rangikapu, Waiwareware, Stevens. Pikilio, Leolaliter, Finesseur. Tcel, (sern|il|ic, Valeiiiiiie. Kukumaru, Lady Fanthaui. Vineo. AViiipiilmi, Happy New Year, Projectile. Piilone. Hack Scurry—Second [lay.--Valoma. iijnaia, Rangikapu, Waiwareware. Pikilio, u-olanter, Valentine, Ollicial. Kimmerian, 'Niiiiumaru, What-for, Lady Fanthoni, Vineo, Waipunui. Toaiiga. Happy New Year. ,

TUKP TOPIC'S. (By "Motaroa.") '. The sport that keeps us poor will lie in full swing to-day at Hawera. the opining ilav of the Egmont Racily Hub's meeting. Open events have drawn poorly. Imt good fields will face tlm starter in hack events, and rae\w< slunild he of an interesting character * ■ «ir Art<«ml. ti.ildeii Eagle. Mikolaln. Somali-J'wward. ana a number of railed to llnweta by tlm V' Tilt train vosteidny. and there is th» Msnal fair number of locally-trained -nrinters ,-nraged at the meeting. Kirstv'- lireak-down reduces the field for the Flying Handicap to eight, an.l New Plymouth claims h pair of wellv,,rformcd representatives in Cold™ Eagle and Sir Artegal Tiptoe, who Unpen is none the worse for a nasty 10c., TcecWml on Monday morning, will have Il,c services of Jenkins, and will need them. . . , . n.„ ' \ splendid lield of printers in the Menemcrc flat race includes such wclkuown ones a. Tanekaha, Clonpelt and Vaugshau. and should provide a line ' The forthcoming match lmtwceii Maid) and Panarachi over two miles of hurdles at Veildiii" or. Monday next is causing •ipiiic a stir in the snorting world. On recent ru-.iiiing Maidi is a greatly improved mare, hut at level weights Vr owner would find anv amount of hurdlers to accent the alleged, challenge to race "anything in New /-ealanil" over Mick's for two miles. If Maidi is p (mod as her connections think she .■-.. 'the dauirhter .if Handsome -Tack is not overburdened in the Ohawe Hurdles loVlav. , , • Climax, Prospector and Staylioy have Ticen jumping bolter lately, and are likely starters in the 'Whareroa Hurdles. '* The. Egmont Cup, run over a mile and ! has only drawn an acceptance, of ' ei»ht, which" is a very response when a valnalilo stake Is offered. The defection

place of hofcior, but with Paritutu and Lyrist he tan, only have a stayer's

I cl. nice. Gk-millin appears to be troubled in tin- wind and may not see it out, •but the Auckland pair, Ngapuka and Bully, showed up prominently at Tukapunn, and arc galloping freely. Ngapuka will be piloted bv the successful horseman. B. Deeley. and will meet <liuil\ on better terms than when he went under to the Freedom gelding in Hi, Taliapuna Cup. Kilmarnock has I been surprising touts lately, and staying seems to be his strong point. \\'iiiari will probably be given a run in the F.gmont Produce Stakes, for which a poor field' will face the starter. I'lilando appears to be very -sore since returning from .Auckland, and is re>u i,.u,l to light tasks. ' Mikotaui docs not seem to improve in jumping, and still sticks to the habit ot stopping to "look before he leaps'' at even- fence. ■ The two top-weights. Flingot and L-Vstraea. will be seen out in the Waipiipu Hack Handicap and both have shown good form recently. Shuja is making steady recovery from injuries received a't Danncvirkc. but it ivill hi- some, time before the Waitara uirst- sports silk again, Bushranger has been blistered and Lurned out, and Percy Johnson has urned his attention to the two-year- f ihls under his charge. t