SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 381, 5 May 1910, Page 8

SPORTING.

A TROTTING RECORD DISPUTED. | By Telegraph—Press Association. Sydney, May 4. Mr. Playfair, owner of Ribbonwood, disputed the claim of Dan Patch to hold the mile trotting record ot Ausput up at Auckland. He states that Ribbonwood holds the record with 2min. RACING CLUBS' TAXATION. Cliristchurch, Last Niight. There is a difference of opinion as to the items of the Racing Club's revenue that are exempt from the recent extension of taxation, and the Racing Conference has asked that a case he stated for argument before the Law Courts. .Another entry has to be made to tlie obituary columns of Tarana'.ki's thoroughbreds. The other day (writes a Hawera Star contributor), while Irish Twist was bciiig ridden to town on his periodical visits from his owner's estate, about four miles away, he dropped dead within three hundred yards of the writer's residence. Irish Twist was bought by Mr. R. H. Nolan, who bought him from the Xew Zealand Stud Company in company with his mother. Torori (Musket —Peeress); he was Toron's second foal, and came to light in ISilO. His sire, Ingomar, is remembered as ail exceedingly handsome horse whose best turf performance was winning the Croydon Hurdle Race. The fastest performance of Ingomar's progeny was Hova, whose time for ten furlongs at Flemington of 2min (isce still holds good as the Australian record. Irish Twist was raced by a Wanganui resident, Mr. Tuck, and his performances were of an ■excellent Me broke down ■while in preparation for the New Zealand Cup. His late trainer and frequent rider has often related the horse's history to me. and stated that often when not within reach of his best racing condition old 'Twist" .used to race down tile straight winning with mouth open. In latter years the old fellow .has been useful in the hunting field.