SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 227, 30 October 1909, Page 6

SPORTING.

KACING IiT.Yi'UKIiS. November li, 8, 10 and 13—Canterbury J.C. Spring. Xovcmber U, 'J and 13—Auckland lt.C. Spring. Xovciuber D—Wavcrlcy-H'aitolaiu B.C. Annual. Xi-v. 30 and Dee. I.—t'cihling J.C. •Spring-. December 2 U'aiUua K.C. Annual. Dec. 23, 27, aud 2(j.—.Uanawatu 11.C. Summer. ~ Dec. 27, 30. Jan. I and 3,-Aucklaud 11.0. Summer. LOUD NOLAN JN FIXE FORM. l'y Cable—Press Association—Copyright I'Temington, October 2!). I-ord Xolan did a mile in lmin. 45'/j <£ec., a season record for t'leinitigiou. TUIU I ' TOPICS. (By "Moturoa.") The Xew Zealand Cup will be run this day week. Trafalgar is' now ruling favorite lor Tuesday's Melbourne Cup" Moriarty has been showing indifferent form at 'Stralian spring meetings. Penates is quoted favorite for the Stewards' Handicap, with Xautiform next in demand.

Heorthorn ricked herself one day last week and may not be seen out at the New Zealand Cup meeting. The well-bred Eous (Birkenhead—Eos) won a small race at Gore ou Wednesday. The Karamu cast-off picked up live firsts at small meetings' last season.

Owners and trainers should bear in mind that acceptances aud general entries for the Wavcrley-Waitotara meeting on November 9th, close with the secretary on Monday night, November Ist., at 8 p.m. The programme appears in another column. The tender-footed Grand Mam, who has been oil' the scene for a long time, is going well and had been well supported lor the New Zealand Cup. Bonny Glen was galloping in great style prior to breaking down again on Wednesday morning, and his owner appears to be getting more than a lair share of hard luck these davs.

Betting quotations on the Xew Zealand Cup are published as follows: 5 to 1 BobrikolV; ti to 1 All lted; 8 to 1 Husbandman aud Master Soult. the favorite's price is as short as a hair on a convict's "chiv."

In the November "Lone Hand" appears an excellent tale of n .Maori race meeting ill the King Country. from tlie pen of Mr. L. L. Smith, of Xew Plymouth. X'lie story is full of incident, well told, and bears the unmistakable imprint of foundation on fact. It is' not to be wondered at that that unfortunate sprinter, Irishman, has broken down. The big son of Havoc is always out to win, and a long run of seconds under welter weight have been his misfortune. H is lo be Imped his trouble will not prove a serious one. Artillcrie is spoken of as the unlucky liorse of the Caulfield Cup. The .Maorilander was subjected to a rocky passage throughout and ran wide "at the home turn, thereby losing several lengths. In the run home he made up much leeway, and did well to finish up to the placed horses. Artillcrie is engaged in the Melbourne Cup with the nice handy weight, of Bst., and perhaps he may have better luck in Tuesday's big two-miler. The Victorian Racing Club's spring meeting opens at Flemington to-day, when the V.K.C. Derby and the Melbourne Stakes will be contested. New Zealanders' engaged include Artillcrie, Golden Slipper, ICcrlie, Pink 'Un, Haercmai. Seddon and others. The meeting will be advanced another step on Tuesday, -when the Melbourne Cup will be the principal attraction. This year's Melbourne Cup has drawn a final acceptance of thirty-six 'horses, and the field promises to be well up to the -usual standard. Throe Maorilanders, Artillerie (Royal Artillery— Nantes), Delaware (Seaton Delaval— Stcpfcldt), and Idyll (Multiform— llellicent) still remain in; Master Soult,, Bobrikoff, Downfall, Motoa, Aborigine, and a host of others which fir«t saw the light of day in the dominion have been withdrawn. Trafalgar, Alawa, l'endil. Bluo Book and Prince Foote are quoted in that order and Tuesday's race promises to be a hard one to pick. Silken Rein was caught in a galloping mood at Opaki on Thursday, and had no difficulty in annexing the Hack Hurdle Race. Tyrannic and Waipunohu were withdrawn, and with Sir Lethe saddled with list. 51b, Silken Rein had not much to beat. It was common talk that his party put in on him at Lower

Valley and lost, but the remunerative] price paid on Thursday would make up i for a heap of failures. A. MeConuun, wno for a long time rode the Ponrua jumpers, sc-hooled Silken Rein over the small sticks'. Under the heading " More Ilorso i iTi-miMes.'' the Bulletin publishes the following:- First Punter: "The mare ran badly. She never seemed to take hold of her bit.* ? Second Punter: ,l X didn't notice. I know that Moses Lazarus has got hold of MY bit!" • Reservoir won the First Hurdles at Poverty Bay last year, scoring in the same event again on Wednesday. Lady Medallist still keeps oil winning. Her record this season is quite remarkable. as is that of Tyrannic (seven firsts out of ten starts). Referring to the dead-heaters in the Cauliield Cup, a Sydney paper write.-,: 44 A mighty big horsv is Blue Book, and leggy at that. A glorified mount for la trooper, or a modern niajah-gencnil. he looked as he was being saddled in the next stall to Aborigine. The black Ma<.rikuulcr is much the handsomer of the two, judging from their iinish in the <*up, he is the better slayer." In the Far East ladies figure prominently at gymkhanas. At, one of these, gatherings there was a race for ladies. Among the entries were several "liighty'' grass widows, and other married dames, and a certain sporting young lady. She placed herself seven yards' in front <>f the gaily-dressed starters, gatheied up her skirts, and "got ready." ''Pardon me,'' said the rubicund 4 sub' who held the pistol. " this is a scratch race." "Oh, no, maiden allowance seven yards, you know!" shouted the little lady and bang went the pistol. A few days before the-St. Leger of 1825. Mr. Watt, the owner of Memnon. received an offer of 4,000 guineas for the hors-V from a person whom he knew to have heavily laid against his sinter. This individual would have scratched Memnon; but Mr. Watt* like a good sportsman, declined his oiler. ''Till the race is run" he said, "Mcmuou belongs to the public." No wonder that was a popular win!