SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 193, 18 September 1909, Page 6

SPORTING.

RACING FIXTURES. Sept. 18, 22, and 25. Avoudale J.C. Spring. / Sept. 23 and 25.—Wanganui J.C. Spring. Sept. 30 and Oct. 1— Lower Valley J.U. Annual. I October (i and 7—Marlborough R.f. ! October 0 and 7—Hawke's iiav J.C. 1 November 0, 9, 13—Auckland li'.C. I November 9—W'avcrley-W'aitotara J.C. TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa.") The Avoudale spring i.icctitor opens to-day. W miliaria, Lady .Medallist and W lumper Here double winners at RangiliKei. Lower \ alley weights are due to appear to-diiy. The Wanganui J.C. spring meeting, opens on Wednesday next. I Lovell was the best jumper seen out] at Marlon, hut jumped too big for the easy country there, and was.well gone after leaning for a mile and a Hall. .Mr. J. \\. JCi.in.craon, tin: bos,.' .secretary of tin; U'avcrlcy-Waitotaia if.C. wn»al Alarum on Wednesday. No dum.i Wnvcrley nominations will get a .substantial lilt in consequence.

Sir Prize has lined down a lot, and 11. Gray managed to keep the clicsimit up witu the held in the earlier mages in Hie Spring Handicap. His New /.e.tland Cup preparation is going on Milislaclorilv.

Spills were frequent in the dry going :il Marlon this week, but, strange in say, in the sloppy going at the previous meeting the jumping was perlect. Moccasin, with A. McConnoii up, repeated liis performance of live years ago, liy appropriating Lie RangitiK, i Steeple in good style. The old icllow jumped smartly and had nothing to beat in the last six furlongs. Chief, who Idled the role of runner-up in tlie Raugitikei Steeple, is a decent sort of a hunter, though rather on the small side. Chief finishes g.uticL ,i.i,l jumps well, but has expeneiicui oad luck on the Marton course, having finished second on three occasions inside

a fortnight. i Boanerges was a quiet tip for the Flying at Raugitikei, and was quickly tuKeu to the trout. The Pilgrim's Progress colt was still in the van at the turn for home, but quickly compounded when collared by Lady Medallist. In the run up the straight Boanerges was running all over the course, and about a hundred vards from tlie post, crossed his legs and came down. His rider, W. Ayres, fell right in front of half-a-dozen horses and was lucky tu escape Willi a severe shaking. Wiiilnl an unlucky puuter returning from liaiigitikei; "Bulls races are well iianie'i: we were all 'out with tlie bulls'.

Una Mslh'ivil as regards size ami racy appearance iu comparison with Oryx, Prizeman, and Whi.nipL'r, when tin; Ii:»hlj went (miL to conteit tlu* Willowbauk! Charlie Cochrane took Una to ihe front from the \v< rd " go," and he was racing alongside {'apahura for a •mik 1 , hut once the pace wan cracked «>n i Una was simply oat-classed, and si.\ih |at the liuisli was the best that -Mr. 11. I Matthew's hunter could do. I 'Mr. E. J. Watt cannot have pleasant: recollections of the .Maiden Plate at! Kangitikei. Last year The ♦Saint just j snuffed his "moral," Winunera, out by a head, and again on Wednesday tire, i Porirua-trained Tawhaki was equal to' tile task of beating Kilindini on the post: by tiiu same narrow margin. | Kilindini, by Kilcheran—Mousquetaire, j is a nieely-turned three-year-old lilly. A; dark bay in color, and rather on the] small side, she is a beautifully propor-1 tionod lilly, and covers a good stretch 1 of ground when on the move. .Although , two " head" defeats went nowa to her: credit this week, it is safe to s'ay that I Kilehcrair* daughter will prove a good! winner for Mr. K. J. Watt this season. •Jenkins' handling of Tawhaki hi the Maiden Plate wa< a fine-effort. Kilin-, dini was first out and set a warm pace. The Porirua horse had to lie ridden to keep his place in Ihe early stages of the llutter. Kilindini turned into the straight quite two length*' ahead of anything, and running freely appeared to have the rai;e in safe keeping. Then •Jenkins got to work on Tawhaki. and the MensehikoJV colt responded gamely, drawing up to Kilindiui's quarter at the distance, (.irav drewHhe whip, and his mount seemed to forge ahead; hut Jenkins timed his nni beautifully, and, coming like a Hash in the last .10 yards, caught the leader a few strides frmn home, and scored brilliantly. Both horse and rider received a well-earned ovation on returning to scale. Lingerer was going well in the U.iugitikei Steeple when he made a mistake at the back of the course the last time round. Mis rider, Mr. i?\ Plyun, received a bad fall.. Lingerer could hardly have beaten Moccasin, but on his second day's running must have struggled into second place. The New Plymouth trained Wee Trinket was unlucky to hump up against a

(good one in Sir 'Frisco in the Spring Handicap. The winner galloped very kindly and won with fiis mouth open. Wee Trinket icaßne .from nowhere 'in tile last three furlongs, and rattled up ! brilliantly at the liai.li. She should win a race shortly when better placed. | The St. I'a'ul gelding looked like winning the ltai'igiloto Mack Race in a walk. One of the lirst away, Lowe drove him | along, and in the run np the back stretch he was out three lengths from nnvthiiig, first Consul being in the rear. Te' Itoti sailed into the straight on his own. but Milan quickly ranged alongside, and thi! pair were fighting out a neck and neck finish when First Consul came from the clouds and all but caught Milan on the 'post, heads only separating the three placed hows. Had First Consul got away well there would have only been one in it. Buoyant and Cauldron were looking as big as Clydesdales at Marton and were only running oif fat—and weight. Double-winners over sticks are again in evidence. Waimaria won the lirst day at Levin and' was bracketed with a second (lav's winner. The l'orirua hurdler won iiolh hurdle races at Haugitikci fairlv easily. Good fields should face the starter at. Avondale to-day. Wniliu'-. Hydraulic. Maika, Xey and Karcroa have paid up for their engagements. r-n Kareroa. Hydraulic and Maika, Tariiiinki claims' a trio of quick beginners in the Henderson Handicap, and with r decent start one of their number may be ei|iial to (lie- task of stretching tin Aucklandcrs' necks.

I Moloch is rapidly racing into form and should soon pick up a good handicap The Mauser folding bore u greatly ini proved appearance at Mulls, and is improving with cvorv gallop. Tambour Major had tin? misfortune to hurt his shoulder on Tuesday, and he may not sport silk again. This 1 is hard luck for his owner, Mr. T. Bowen, for the Tambour gelding was going great guns prior to the accident, and it war(|iiitc on the. cards that lie would have won a race at Kangitikei. Commander lias been doing well sinn going to Auckland, and may do his new owner a winning turn before long. Next to the habit of naming horses after a special brand of jam «r a cureall pill is the objectionable habit of naming one's horse after oneself. Messrs K. .lacknian juii.'s mid D. Thompson's b.g. JACK.MAN' appeared on the cards at Bulls this week.. If Michaeloli' "comes through" from Avondale, .some people, will oniptv oul on it with both hands! The rider of Erl King on the first day at Bulls appeared to hold Wainjaria too cheaply, and waited for the Mahaki horse to come .back to- liiiu. But Wahnaria was full of running, and although Kr) King came very fast in the straight he had 110 chance, of !catching the leader. Erl King hardly turned a hair in the race under notice, and jumped smartly, 11c is a, horse worth watching. Sedition does not appear to be crushed with weight in the Avondale Cup. The Soult colt started a score of times last season, and won four races, inclining the St. George's Handicap, run over miles at the Auckland autumn meeting. Behind the winner that day were Downfall, Ngapnkn, AH Bed, blaster Soult, and a good field. Acceptances for the Wanganui meeting are due on Monday night, and their appearance will -lie anxiously looked for by punters. They do 'playful things at Bulk races. 11l the finish for the Eangitikei Steeplecliase, the Clerk of the course, a gay old dog, joined with Lovell and raced him home from the distance. The C.C. !*ot there first, but Lovell's number was hoisted! The well-performed Dogger Bank will <port silk in the Flying at Avondale. Included in a weak lichl is the erstwhile L'aranaki prad Tanekaha. Timothy is not badly treated by Mr. Morse at Wanganui.