SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 174, 26 August 1909, Page 3

SPORTING.

BULLETIN SCRATCHED. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Cliristchurch, Last Night. Bulletin was scratched for the New Zealand Cup at 3.20 p.m. to-day. THE LATE MR. PAVLINCJ. Cliristchurch, Last, Night. Before proceeding with the ordiruiiy business of the annual meeting of the Trotting .Association this afternoon, the chairman, .Mr. J.\ Selig, referred in sympathetic terms to the; demise of the late Mr. (5. Payling. Mr. Selig reca.-ed Ihe long connection of the deceased gentleman with trotting sport, both as an official and member. Mr. Payling had been consistent in his duties, while at the last conference at Wellington he unflinchingly, as was characteristic his life, presided, although far from well el the time. Mr. Selig concluded by moving that a motion of sympathy for Ihe widow and son should be placed on ihe records of the Association, and that a copy should be forwarded to the belcaved. The motion was carried i:i silence, all standing.

AVONDALE WEIGHTS. I Auckland, Wednesday. I The following weights have been declared for the principal events on the opening day of the Avondalc spring meeting:— ' Avondalc Cup—Sir Frisco 0.5, Muskerry 0.2, Plunder 8.12, Grenadier 8.11, Dawn 8.7, Sedition and Winunera 8.3, Waimangu and Lochlmhie 8.0. Ben Jon*osi 7.10, Ihilly 7.8. Santa Rosa. Akarana and Elysian 7.7. Miss Winnie 7.0, Tnglis and Sir Artegal 7.3, Uenuku, Waihuku and Tattoo 7.3. First Gun 7.2, Coromandel 7.1, Aristocrat and Notcorini 7.0, Tanekaha 0.12, MichaelofV. First Wairiki and Lveia 0.10, Lea lire 0.7.

Flying Handicap—Dogger Bank 0.0. Dcvnnport 8.12, Wimmera, 8.0, ({olden Eagle 8.2, Sir Artegal 8.0, Tarina 7.12. Tanekaha and Impulsive 7.5, Imprimus, Necktie and Aiinwell 7.4, Wild W->t and MichaelolV 7.3. Tetraz/.ini and S'a Elf 7.2. Pluck 0.10.

TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa ") Horowhenua weights are due to-mor-row. The Egmont-Wanganui \llunt Club meeting-will be held on the Wanganui racecourse to-day. First-class acceptances have been received for all events. Clemency, who has been jumping nicely, will make her debut iu the Hack Hardies to-day. Tn accordance with the recent ruling of the Racing Conference, skull eapswU have to b» worn by riders in juiupw;g events at Wanganui Hunt Club meeting. 'lhe Kame will apply to rider* in stick events at the forthcoming North Taranaki Ilu.it Club gathering. Weights for the Taranaki hunters' meeting are due on Friday, and judging by the increased interest taken in hunt club fixtures this season, the local meeting promises to bo. a record one. Rangitikci nominations total 352, a"i increase of 54 over those received for last year's spring meeting. Wee Trinket, Highden, Maika, Waihuku and Timothy have paid up for their Marton engagements and the local horse* are going well on the tracks. A lot of people have made a note of the fact that Lady Mdischikoil has accepted for the Marton mile. She has /st against her name for that event. Probablv the biggest failure in Australiu to-day is the Hve-vear-old Orcas, full brother to the brilliant Poseidon. The former cost 3050 guineas as a yearling, and has not won a cent, in stakes ; mo'far.

A. Gilbert, who has a couple of| horse* in training at Richmond road,j has had aa addition to his team in the! shape of a 3-year-old colt by St. PaulMystery Maid. j They do things in good style in Germany! In the lander of sauer kraut tin- totalisator is worked for all it is worth, not only oil racecourses, but official olliees have been opened in many town> for the purpose of receiving commissions on race days. That would kill the bookmaker stone dead if introduced in God's Own Land.

When the last mail left England the King's horse .Minora had won four races of the value of ;C11.2/0. Two of Carbine's progeny in C'argill ( £3473) and liomba ( C 3430) were well up on tlie list of winning horses.

Indians use the dried body of the eandlc-lish as an ilhuninaut,