SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 241, 17 November 1909, Page 3

SPORTING.

TARAXAKI METROPOLITAN COMMITTEE. The Metropolitan Co.amine nit. lati night, Mr. C. M. Lepper presiding. j licenses granted '\a re: Clarcinui ami VY. Klliut; jo.-kcys, Joseph ; Lee ami H. Kemp. j Communications \\\-re ieeei\; J tiom < Wanganui regarding licences, and from the Auckland Racing Club and the Xl-» ' Zealand Racing Conference. j TARAXAKI JOCKEY' CLUB. The T.J.C. Committee met stiUcqiienll.v, when arrangements were made for the Christmas meeting. Mr. 11. Colbert was appointed gale supervisor. Mr. James Coombes was appointed starter. The matter o[ catering was iel't to a. sub-committee to arrange, and it was decided (o ask I lie Garrison Band to supply music on the lawn. Bookmakers' fees were lixed on last year's scale: £2O a day and 10s for clerks. Mr. E. Whittle's offer to conduct the refreshment booth was accepted. TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa"). Races at Dannevirke to-day. Penates, Tawliaki and Roosevelt were unlucky at Riccarton. The Dannevirke meeting has drawn the usual big crowd of Taranaki horses, including the locally trained Golden Loop and Cyrene,

Stayboy shaped well at Waverley last week, and will be in a class of his own at Dannevirke.

Winners of races at King's Birthday mcetings will be required to put up penalties at Dannevirke to-day; lOlbs for one win and Clbs extra for a second victory. The handicapper may further increase these penalties if he deems it nccessnrv.

The Maiden Plate and Shorts at Danne-1 virke arc the next engagements of that I speedy animal, Captain, who was considered unlucky in having to put up with second place in the Maiden Scurry at Clareville last wetKi : '■'■:.y' l !];jj| j Recent running went to prove that Lady Menschikoff did well to run proImtoiently at Wanganui in the spring, in company with Lady Lucy. Roosevelt and Coroncttecl. The daughter of Menschikoff is a likely starter in the big races at Dannevirke. Of the others engaged in to-day's handicap, Equitas won at Clareville and Paisano has been winning frequently along the East Coast.

The Birkenhead marc Iney. who easily accounted for Longner, Full Rate and Mon Ami at Clareville, will be amongst the runners at Dannevirke to-day." The Advance mare, THictis, which ran forward at Wanganui and Olaki spring meetings ma-y be given a nin in the Weltor Handicap at Dannevirke. The crowd engaged is not a very select one. All nominations for the Taranaki Jockey Club's Christmas meeting close with the secretary, Mr. E. P. Webster, on Friday, November 20th, at 9 p.m.