SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 221, 23 October 1909, Page 6

SPORTING.

RACING FIXTURES. October 20 ami 23—Wellington R.C. Spring. October -M and 23-Nurth Ota>M J.C. -Spring. October 28 and 29—Masterlou R.C. •Spring. October 2S and 29-! Poverty Bay T.C. Sluing-. j -November ii, s, ID and 13—Canterbury J.C. Spring. November 0, y and 13—Auckland li.C. i Spring. November 9—Waverlev-Waitotara K.C. Annual. Nov. 30 and Dec. I.—Fcilding J.C. Spring. December 2—Waitara. K.C. Annual. Dec. 23, 27, and 28.—Manawatit li.C. Summer. Bee. 27, 30, Jan. 1 and 3.-A.ucklaud K.C. Summer. TURK TOPICS.

(By "Moturoa.") Waverlev-Waitotara weights ,-ire due about Monday. The Wellington Racing Club's sprhg meeting will be concluded to-dav, the principal race being the Champion Slakes. Dolce was on her worst behaviour ou Wednesday, and after causing no end of trouble at the barrier, was bailVv left. ' J

Totalisator receipts on the opening day a.t Trenthain showed a big falling off as compared with last, year. Punters had a rocky time and winners were hard to find.

Old Cyrcne ran a great race in the Spring Selling Plate and kept the wellbred Merchantman at his best right up to the distance. Merchantman and nothing else was' backed in the race, and the good tlihg scored very nicely. He was bought out of the race for 75 guineas, falling to the bid of Mr. J. Colvin, M.P.

As usual Wirval tried to win the Hurdles all the way and landed over the last 'jump in front of Wnipunelm. The latter is only -a moderate, but was capable of heading the Wanganui crack before the judge's" box was reached. Kina slipped her field in the Rimutaka Hack Race after going a couple.of furlongs, and the race was then all over. The substantial price j'.iid bv -Wife daughter of the defunct St. Ambrose showed how little her chance was fancied, and her victory was as great a surprise to the Porirua stable as to the general public.

Ormond's Dresdless carried moat coin ill the Hack Handicap, lot was never dangerous, just struggling into third place behind Hose Herald, who was putting them in at n great pace from the head of the straight. There was plenty of money for Gipsy Belle in the Shorts, but the wise men of the Turf came at Pennies so solidly that they sent the son of linenalf out favorite. Penates ran into the lead at the turn for home, and, galloping brilliantly, romped in an easy winner by a. couple (V lengths.. It is a moral that Penates will keep the best ot tliem moving in spring evc7its later on.

Gold Thread -'ad few friends in tne Shorts, but ran a good race and was well up all the way. The daughter of Gold Keef is' very well at present., and' will quickly get amongst the winners. Penates does not carry penalties at Riccarton for his victory on Wednesday, and some people reckoned they could pick the Stewards' Handicap in one after the exhibition Penates made of his opponents. North-East will have to shake his figure! Formby was the aristocrat of the runners in the Wellesley Stakes', and was in front from the hop out. King Soult was badly left, but put in a sensational run, and just beat Kohinoor for second money on the post. After his forward running at Otaki last week San Fernando was allowed to go out a rank outsider in the Wainui Handicap. Luke Wilson whipped him out quickly, and he led all the way and paid a hatful. Merrie Zealand was a "can't lose" tip which tipped out.

Mr. Joe Crockett's 'St. Kildare was hot coffee in the Final Scurry and appeared to be unlucky to lose. St. Kildare showed the way. into the straight, and it looked all over at tlie distance, but the Taranaki horse tired in the last bit. and Undecided swooped down and gathered in the spoil by less than a length. St. Kildare may be a good sort of a horse, but lie cannot stay any distance at present.

All Red's victory in the Wellingloii Handicap was very popular, albeit the Porirua champion started at the price that makes one grow rich quickly. King Post, Aberbrothock, and Elysian was the order along the back. Mus'kcrry and Sandstream went to the front, and were in the van when the straight was reached. It was a fine race. Anything had a chance of winning. Elysian, Muskerry, All lied. Sir Tristram, and Aberbrothock swept up the straight in a line. At ili:' distance Sir Tristram looked like wijuing, but All Red stuck to his task 1 gamely, and in a slashing finish got the ' verdict by the shortest of heads. Aberbrothock' was half a length awav in [third place, and Elysian fourth.' All Red has 9st. 51b in the New Zealand Cup, and will now have to carry weigh t-fur-age, !)sl. 01b. Many backed the winner of the Scurry, Undecided, because they themselves were undecided as to which was the best of the runners. Undecided is a well-named gelding by Mcnschikolf or Sea tun Delaval and his dam is St. Amy. The announcement that conies from Wellington to the effect that Master Soult has met with an accident will occasion much concern in Auckland, for the well-performed son of Soult was held in high esteem by his party for the New Zealand Cup. Further than that Master Soult is in the hands of a veterinary, nothing is known regarding his ease.

Sydney papers to hand show that the Craven Plate, won by Maltiue. was a very soundly run race right through, the mile and a-quarter being traversed in 2min 7sec. Some idea of the pace that was set may he gathered from the fact that the four furlongs from the mile to the half-mile post were covered in lil'/i: see, and the last mile- in lmin "S/sec. .

A Perth man, after the New Zealamlbred Annapolis won the Cup, wired to Tommy Burns asking him to put a price on his recent 200gs. purchase, a halfsister to Annapolis. Burns replied, stating that he wanted HOOgns. for her. Evidently he does not want to sell tii.' daughter of Soult.

In America three horses are credited with having won over £20,000 as two-vear-olds, viz., His Highness (1891), £21.I 880; Domino (1893), £24,017; and Culm I (1908), £27,190. Domino and Colin were undefeated at the age mentioned. Last I yea r Sir Martin won eight races, and > was second in eight others, his winnings totalling £15,745. Mr. J. S. Brunton, to commemorate Maltine's success in the Metropolitan, forwarded a cheque for £4OO to the Sydney Hospital Saturday Fund, for distribution in any way thought fit. Included in the sum was £IOO as a special gift from Mrs. Brunton towards the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children. Messrs 11. Chisholm anil Co. have, on account of Messrs Clark and Robinson (Eng.). effected the sale of the English racehorse All Black to Mr. E. J. Watt, of Hastings. Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. All Black, who is a good performer, "has not vet left England. Foa:ed in 1904, he is'by Callinulc from Vortex, by St. Angela from Whirlpool, by Sec Saw from Miss Pool, by Parmesan from Lady Hightlinrne, by S'lockwell.