SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 195, 22 September 1909, Page 3

SPORTING.

TURF TOPICS. (By "Moluroa"). Tlio Avondale Racing Club's sjn-ing meeting will be advanced another stage to-day. Fairly numerous acceptances j have been received and winners appear to be well concealed. Great interest is being taken in tile Wanganui spring meeting, winch ope'is lu-i,i„rrow, and will I* concluded 0,1! Saturday. Th.' good stake, oiicrcM li,i\c ! noi dUrfu very, laige fields, ami many: ot liiuse engaged are not ncain' lean',for l/i(. fray. .Vine figure in the 'Wanga'nui Guineas, including Sir George Clifford's Broadsword. Another promising performer engaged is Lady Medallist, who lias won three races in succession this season. Mr. J. Thacker did not take Hvdraulic to Avondale, preferring to try ids luck at Wanganui with Timothy. The latter was' taken down on Monday. Heavy showers during tile last few days have made Hie Wanganui course very heavy. Timothy had Chase Mab .for company over a mile yesterday mornling, and the Taranaki horse w'as lirst I home in lmin. olsec, a fair gallop considering the state of the track. \Yirrul continues to carry himw., nell and was given strong work. Mr. K.,.1. Watt's lengthy string were worked, Winunera, as usual, sliowiii" to most advantage. Kilindini rattled over live furlongs smartly, l m t Bridge is a poor track performer. °

■ .Shannon Lass gave Mahuta several lengths start lower six furlongs, and easily beat the black horse home in slow time. Manilla is- very backward, having only been taken up ~ couple of weeks. Lady Medallist and Tawliaki, siiHv galloped strongly, and both are very' well. Waimana was? never lookin" better, and was galloped a mile and a half He was not out to break recorua, >.ut went well and .pulled up very fresh. The alleged injury to bis breathing apparatus is not as serious as at first stated. The 1 onrua jumper has frightened several of tiiem out of the Gonville Hurdles Roosevelt and Coroneted broke away from the mile peg, the former leading for half a mile, when the Hawera horse ran up to him. From that out Coronetcd had the best of things, althoiH, Roosevelt, under the whip, managed to get ms nose in front at the timsn. bonneted is very well and galloped pleasim*.

A number horses were worked, but registered nothing worthy of notice.

Hector Gray had the mount on Waiimka when that horse scored in the Ilunkct Handicap at Avondale Ashby, who scored in the Avondale Guineas, is by Obh s< uo-Tournamcnt, ami was piloted by J. Buchanan. Stayboy has been scratched for all , engagements at the Wanganui meeting Ihe Camellia Stakos, won bv Gold™ Slipper at Rosehill on Saturday, are only worth 100 sovs. to the winner, but in winning the race under Bst. the exNew Zealandcr had to boat a strong held. That there was not waitin« on the journey was evident from the "time recorded, !,min. 2(l'/ s sec., which equals the Australian record held bv Prime *ootc and Byplay, but is not as good as Armlet's lmin. 20 2-osec. lecorded ai Jsiccarton m April last. Sir Artegal, who failed in the Avondale Cup, should be better suited bv the short distances he will be called'upon to gallop to-day. Mr. F. Flynn, who was seriously injured when Lingerer fell with him at the Rangitikei meeting, is said to be making a good recovery. The times recorded at Avondalc on Saturday point to 1 the fact that the course was in a very fast condition. Lady French got to the end of four furlongs in 494-ssee., which was too fast for Kareroa. Necktie gathered in tile Flying in lmin. 15 l-Ssec., a lairly smart gallop. The latter goes up 71b arid is engaged in (ho Mount Albert Handicap run over five furlongs to-day. Aborigine, who has dropped out of the Metropolitan Handicap, i 3 comimr into favor for the Cauffield Clip. Tanekaha ran .a. good race in t'ne Hying on Saturday, and is a certain starter in the Nihotapu Handicap Ashby will sport silk again in the -Nursery Handicap. Wnilmka got over seven furlongs in lmin. 30sec. when he won the Plunk** Hnmlicap. The locally-trained horse will take on better company to-day.