SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 177, 19 August 1909, Page 3

SPORTING.

TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa.") The next excitement in the sporting world will be the Marton meeting, wliic.i opens on September Ist.. There must be money in bookmaking! The Bar Vons disgorged £2OOO for the privilege of calling the odds at tile ftew Zealand Grand National meeting. Highden, Wee Trinket, Timothy, Waihuka, Maika, and Glengariff claim engagements at the Jlarton meeting. Wee. Trinket is well forward in her work and is a probable starter at Marton. Highden, in tlie same stable, appears to be sore, and it may be some time before he gets otnbngat the winners. Good reports come to band of Jervey George's team, and they are almost certain to sport silk next month. Timothy lias been kept up to the collar since racing at Trentham, but has caught it hot from the handicapper at Jlarton. Rangihaeta is said to be going well at Awapuni, and is fencing proficiently. He is asked to concede Wirral Gibs over a mile and a half at Jlarton. .Lionheart, having failed to strike form in Maoriland, may sliortly be slipped back to 'Stralia. * .Glengariff rewarded Mr. W. Young with a well-deserved win in the United Hunt .Club Steeple on Saturday. The •Taranaki horse started a warm favorite and his task was considerably lightened by Deerslayer, who was going well at a wile and a half, turning turtle at the eai vail. At the Chris tclurch blood stock sales on Monday, Sweet Angelus went to Mr. A- VV. Morse at 255 guineas, and Rock Ferry to Mr. H. Solomon for 130 guineas. Los Angelos was one of the few bargains at the dispersal sale of Yaldhurst iiedd ; es. The son of San Francisco was sold to R. O'Donnell for 230 guineas, and quickly did his new owner a good turn by running off with the Epsom Writer of 300 sovs. This, together with . tV It n-.es winnings, £390, at the Kat.oiul meeting, substantial dividends, places Mr. O'Donnell well on the right side of tilings.. The li° rse has probably doubled in yal.u« during the last eeasoi. " H. Telford three,'and A. Oliiyer, C. Cochrane, J. Delaney, J. McCombe and E. Thompson two each, were tbe most successful horsemen at Riccarton last week R. HatJcli rode one' winner, but Jenkins did not break his " duck." Mr. J. Casserly, £BIO, was the most

/successful owner. H. E. Troutbeck £7BO, Sir Wiliwn) Russell £750, and H. 3lcManaway *S«9, were the most fortunate of the others. Sir Prize is; not overburdened with Bst. against his name for the Jlarton Handicap, but a mile journey is hardly far enough for him, and this race will probably be only a pipe-opener in his jtfßW Zealand Cup preparation, Lady Mflrehikoff, Wee Trinket and Waihuka 4 ..■*.* to be nicely placed. ,u(l, the champion hunter of the >la- ; r«na' rooetiflg, heads the Hunt Club •Cup at Jfartotf ifith 13st. 13Ibs-a most - linhieky weight. Al/ the same be will earn- a Iwp of good moi>ey next start. i'.cMi-BoUe >j moving «)d may V siren a run in the .Tutaenm Softer. Ma same eJuHild I>e a Jong way drnra m - ±lie weights for the Sew Zealand Cup, which are due any day _ It is the custom of libraries to forward all old newspapers to P u »"« i stitutions. This scribe suggests that «ortrnp rags should be reserved for ju« Junatic asylums. Deawte the. talk of bad seasons* tne "Joraciom totalwator gathers in more •com every feat. year's South #i 'StnUian tote investments rushed up from £313,000 i» £388.000, the metro- ' wßtan clubs being -mainly responsible \ lor the inqrease. The racing clubs take neaily £90,000 in commission*, wmcii jKafly pay the ptaVes run for. f/, fleported from Riccarton that w* «r<md behind Los Angelos were the big'Hwt ■•Winers U|st week. They wen j lap" eaca start, and got two substan- j " 5*4 M dividends , *I. • Ike English Med Ringdove let a jar 0 e -armv of backer? <lo,w« at the National mettimr. She is stated to be a beanti- " ial looking ma*e, and full of <l»nlity, ' ' flud it is only * matter of time wiien she Will sail home in front of a goad Held.