SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 378, 2 May 1910, Page 8

SPORTING.

ENGLISH RACING. | By Cable—Press Association—Copyright.; London, April 30. The One Thousand Guineas Stakes, run at Newmarket, resulted:—'Winkipop 1, Maid of Corinth 2, filly by St. l'rusquin—Rosaline 3. AUCKLAND TROTS. DAY PATCH PUTS UP A WORLDS GRASS RECORD, By Telegraph —Press Association. » Auckland, May 1. j Keen interest was taken at tho a>cetin<- of the Auckland Trotting C'iu') yesI tevilay in Dan Patch's attempt to break liis own Australian record of 2.10. This I he did, covering the distance in 2.'-) 2-5. The time is two-fifths of a second outside the Australasian record put up hy Ribbonwood on clay tracks banked at the 1 turns at Christchurch. | Dan Patch's time constitutes a world's record for a grass track. He was limed] to trot his first quarter in 31 2-5, the I | half-mile in 13 2-5, the three-quarters in [ 1.3(i. and the mile in 2min 9 2-osjc. The champion is a New Zealand nre.i horse, having been reared h Canbi'atry', His first appearance in Auckland was four years ago. when he won-the Great Northern Trotting Handicap as a three- ( year-old. t TURF TOPICS. _ (By "Motnroa.") Trainer George Price, whose luck was only had luck for a long time, has struck paying investments with Boanerges ami Nyland. At the Manawatu lie scooped the pool and out of three starts at Basting this week two firsts, including the well-endowed H.B. Stakes, and a seconrl read very well. The surprising part is that "Highden" horses always pay such good dividends. It is not surprising to hear that Flitaway is a trifle leg-weary after the busy season she has had. Now is the time most young horses which .have raced ■right through from the spring should go into winter quarters like Caesar's army, and no doubt a lengthy spell will Tint Clifford's sprinter quite right again 'liefore next season happens along. Chokebore stables should he well represented in the two-year-old division next year, as there will be no less than fifteen youngsters to carry the well-known "blue and gold" jacket. What a good mare this Continuance promises to be! On Wednesday she w:as making her first appearance over the small sticks and apparently news of her prowess sot noised abroad, as it always does when a man has a really good, thing up his .sleeve, for the daughter of Strathbraan (who was as fine a looking horse as could be imagined) , was made hot-stuff from the jump, and she won her. race in first-class style. Her owner appeared to be. taking a risk when he tackled the big .guns on Thursday, but apparent hack form was better than that of the open hurdlers for Forest and Continuance, who finished first and second in the hack race on the first day, were equal to the task of beating the best in open company .on Thursday. The two hacks put up a fine race, and after an exciting qetto Forest was .returned the winner By a long neclf. Continuance should soon run out of hacks.

11l the buying of racehorses .perhaps more than in buying anything 1 else, owners have heaps of reasons for regretting their doubtful "bargains."' A case in point was that of Mr. E. ,T. Watt, who recently paid £BO and £l2O for a couple of youngsters at the Sydney horse sales and a few days later was glad to get rid of them for £SO less. It was bad business.

It is stated that trainer.,l?. J. Mason offered a good price for Mendip recent! v, ■but I-larrv Spratt declined to part with the St. Paul gelding.

The Wanganui horses, Overtime, Kauroa and Voca, are doing icrood work and are expected to fulfil their encasements at the Egmont meeting next month.