SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 38, 10 March 1909, Page 3

SPORTING.

TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa.") Danucviike races to-day. Suuitlinc won the Newmarket in 1.15'/.. 'Tiiraunki autu-diu weights are due about Saturday. A Sydney cable slates that signer has been scratched for the Cup. Kaiigipapa broken down badly in the l-'lying Handicap at Waugamii, and "ill not race again for some time. Jiig: fields will face the starter at Dannevirke and Ikey Mo should have a !iarve-.t. ' Tile lirist six furlongs of the Waugamii Cup was run ill 1 mill lilsec., at which Mage t.Mando was i,i front, which .statement sets one wondering whaUsoi't of a e'lulWo has thiamin at the Tarauaki autumn meeting. (laritutu. who showed symptoms of lamene>'S before leaving for Wuuganui, is alleged to have ricked himself slightly last week. 1 Don Carlos did not run well enough at Wanganui to suggest him as a dan'gerous candidate at Dannevirke. ' Ta.iekahu and Waiari, who are en'gaged at Dannevirke, have been showing 'good, track form lately. ' Woodhey, who .lias lieen showing win'ning form lately, figures as top-weight \n the Dannevirke Handicap. • The Porirua stable always has a big 'following, and punters went for them 'strongly at Wauganui and had a bad time. All lied was tiie only one to scow, anil his dividend would still leave them with a bad debit ill the ledger. Jockey F. D. Jones was recently offered' the position of private trainer to Mr. D. lluick. M.l\, owner of Tungimoana, Rangipapa, Aberbrothock, and other horses, hut preferred to retain his position, in the lion. J. D. Ormond's ■employ. The promising two-year-old Caspian (Stepniak—Gitanello), recently broke a leg and had to be destroyed. The consistent Miss Winnie gathered in the C'Uji and Memorial Stakes at W'aihi on Saturday. Old llikuai (by Tasm'an) was also a double winner at the meeting.'

Mr. A. K. Tucker got- away with both hurdle races at Wauganui on Saturday with Tondergliie and Chase Mab, Charlie Cochrane being up on both winners.

Cochrane and F. Coleman rode two winners apiece at Wanganui; 11. Price, Geo. Price and the lucky Hatch also piloting a brace. J. CJarelmi't was successful once.

IKilnmrnock's win in the Cup places the welcome sum of XoGO against Mr. A. Robertson's name, anil after the consistent form shown by the chestnut this season it is pleasing to he. able to record a win to the bearer of the "French igrey and blue" jacket. Kilmarnock followed up his brilliant Cup showing by running a close third to All Red and Master Delaval in the Wanganui Stakes. Three furlongs from home Kilmarnock was last, but he made up a heap of ground in. tlhe final pinch, and ran Master Delaval to a neck for second money, and was finishing faster than anything else. With another fifty yards to g<> the race would have been a good bev for him. and over a two mile course he should prove a dangerous horse. That Provocation is a high-class colt there i* no room for doubt after his brilliant victory in the -laeKson Stakes. With Hatch in the saddle he was a better favorite than Gold Crest and never iravo hi* backers a moment's worry. First away, he quickly obtaiued a good break on the tield, and clapped on the pace so hotly that Gold Crest was doing his hest half-a-mile from home and the others were tailing oil'. At the home turn Gold Crest, gamely answering -lenkins' vigorous calls, drew up a little, but lilad no cliance with the Birkenhead colt, who sailed in an easy winner in the warm time of 1.13 .3-s—a record lor the race.

Returned horse-owners complain bitterly of the wretched state of the Vaiiganui course. On Thursday the santlv patches were absolutely dangerous and several horses fell. There is no donlit the results of several races were considerably upset by the bad going, especially between the four-furlong post and the sharp turn into the .straight. On the second day it was found necessary to race 011 the*training track, which wiis little better, and many owners declined to race at all. tlolden lvagle was all at sea 011 the track, and Uhlando's chance in the Cup was considerably lessened, besides heaps of other incidents. Mr. H. Rva did not care to risk his lior.se in the Wanganui Stakes after the first day'.? experience, and although not nearly all (lie nominated horses were present, 't is ~ significant fact that only one-third of the horses weighted for the second May's events were accepted for. The Vipiniou held by most people that the Vourse Was dangerous was amply prove,! M>y the sad mishap which robbed the T'lirf of A pa. one of our most brilliant 'twelve-furlong horses. Aflcr traversing 'lialf-a-niile Apa was seen to falter and Ulliver quickly pulled hi.ni up. The near 'loud fetlock was swinging and examination proved that it was broken, lhe 'friendly bullet was applied with violence and—exit Apa. 1 When a comparatively unknown horse, and especially one whose name does not ligure in the Stud Hook, wins a ■bi" race ii is usual with some writers ■to rake up tluv milk-cart hieidi'iit aiul ■attach it to the unknown one. On I'riulay. "Augur," of the Times, let himself <iu Kilmarnock, and his wonderful tstlateiiients very naturally_ riled Sir. Robertson, who wrote the editor stronglly denying the ridiculous llutings, and Wtatiii" that Kilmarnock was not tramled by a vout'ri of IS years; that he was mot a grey in color (gee whiz.!), and Ithat the cow-juice waggon fabrication was utterly uncalled for. I thought it -iwaa pretty generally known that the Ihorse was trained by .1. Fryer, 01 llstuvei'a. who saw IB summers many years ngo. ' Kilmarnock's pedigree is not s« i.ilscure as the race-cards make out, and •I. present, onlv a few particulars are necessary, and 110 difficulty presents ittself. to place Kilmarnock's name oil the iStud Hook. Apart from that the lniuiwa"gon business was in receipt of the Wdln'c pension many years ago. and i t >'■ ItimeU was buried as deep as the BirthVlay petrol bore.