SPORTING.
RACING FIXTURES. April 5, 6 —Manawatu Racing Club. April 15, 17 —Wairarapa Racing Club. April 15, 17, 18—Auckland K.C. April 17, 18—Canterbury Jockey Club. April 17, 18—Feilding Jockey Club. COMING EVENTS. April 15—A.R.C. Easter Handicap. April 17—Great Easter Handicap. April 18—Great Northern Oaks. April 18—A.R.C. Autumn Handicap. April—Great Autumn Handicap. TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa.") A fair crowd, attended the Wanganui Trotting Club's meeting, held on the Wanganui racecourse on Thursday afternoon. Perfect weather prevailed, and the race track (No. 1 was used) was in good trim. Racing was dull and patchy, the starts given being on too liberal a scale, but two races at least were keenly contested. The handicapper must have experienced great difficulty in separating the crowd of practically unkuow horses entpred for the various events, and the limit idivision provided surprises all through! the day. There was hardly a good horse on the ground, and it was just a case of bad horses trying to give starts to slightly worse horses. The public were very chary about betting on the first few races, but once their sporting instinct was aroused, they blindly followed the favorites and came out well on the day. Te Wahanau paid fairly big money in the Hammond Handicap, but the other prices were like the dividends paid by the late G. G. Stead's champions in weight-for-age races. The officials managed all departments in good style, and the public generally seemed to enjoy its big, happy-go-lucky, sporting self to hearts' content.
Seven sported silk in the Wanganui Cup, Redlac and Pearlie Maid carrying practically all the coin. Redlac quickly collared the limit division and led past the stand. Pearlie Maid had run up to third, but went in the air here and lost a heap of ground before settling down again. In the run along the hack the Inglewood mare made up much leeway, and was close on Redlac's heels when she broke again, and thus extinguished her chance. Redlac Won by about ten lengths, Pearlie Maid being s couple of lengths in front of Glenidol, The scratch horse, Golden Rose, failed tq settle down to an even gait, and was in the rear all the way. The Kirkwood Handicap was great fun. The three neddies on the limit were out on their own all the way,, and closed together at tlie home bend. Then all three broke, and it was any- ■ body's race. Gather-No-Moss was first to go off again, and Katie G followed fast. The latter closed up at the distance, and Apology came again. It was a great "go." Gather-No-Moss had a slight advantage a dozen yards from the post and was given one-two-three with the flail, "galloping" in a winner by a little over a length from Katie G, with the Maori nag, Apology, a close third. The stewards did not disturb tho judge's placing. A big, awkward black gelding bearing the "illigant" name of Casey was given the limit in the Castleeliir Handicap, and led all the way. The winner is owned at Fordell and is quite a new chum to the track, his usual place being in the road-waggon. The farmers were on Casey to a man, and they were very jubilant when the Irish horse romped home.
Pearlie Maid was a scorching hot favorite for the President's Handicap, run over a mile anil a-half, four furlongs shorter than the Cup distance, and she never gave her backers a moment's anxiety. "Buzzy" Matthews rushed her to the front in the first half-mile, and the others "took her dust" to the finish. Ella Bell challenged in the straight and The Flasher put in a claim at the dis-' tance. A fine race home saw Pearlie Maid prevail by a good length from Ella Bell, with The Flasher a couple ot lengths away third. The winner trotted evenly all through, and the run in the Cup evidently settled her down. The last race provided the finest finish of the day, and if all tVotting races were as good the sport would grow popular in no time. Scamper, with 24sec, kept his head m front until the turn, where Gold Bell ranged alongside, and Marae Manu closed up to within a length. Once straightened out for the run home, the trio in line presented a fine sight. Scamper was next the rails, Gold Bell (driven) in the centre, and the favorite Marae Maun (ejrivep) on the outside. Whips were busy, and the crowd was moved to great excitement. At the distance Scamper began to fail, but the other pair came on full of running. Stride for stride they strained on, the "whiz" of the whips, the fiercer "whiz" of the drivers encouraging their snorting horses, the sharp pecking stamps of the equines as they swept up that straight, made pleasant music for a sportsman's ear. It was great! Shouts of "Marae Manu," "Gold Bell" rent the air. They were level! Marae Manu was in front. Level again! Then Gold Bell had his nose in front, and in a fine finish the latter just "got there" by a hare half length. Scamper was a length and a-half away third, and the rest distanced. And then the crowd went home in a joyful frame of mind. Trotting was good sport, you bet!
Spell-o next week. Melaloguc has struck it for a win. Los Angelos is asked to concede Danube 51bs in the Great Autumn.
Meroze is a fair "hack," and surprised many people by running into second place in the Waipipi Cup. After many disappointments Te Roti came to light at Masterton, and his backers got back a heap of their longlost shekels.
Mr. Henty has disposed of Silver Slipper, and Mr. W. Jury will probably hunt the neddy. The ex-Auckland pony, Leo Grand, who won several races in 'Stralia, recently won a couple of races in India. Kopek has joined Mr. .Tos. Prosser'a string at Porirua. Clifford's colors will probably be carried by Counterfeit and Antagonist in the Manawatu autumn meeting next week. With ordinary luck F'earlie Maid should have won the double on Thursday. A bad break in the Cup spoiled an excellent winning chance. A Palmerston scribe reports that the Boniform and Charlemagne IT youngsters purchased bv ''Mr. Ilighdcn" are now regular attendants <"U Awapuni. and they bear an attractive appearance. "Let 'im go! (laru! Afraid he'll win. mate? Let 'im go!" was a shout beard at Wanganui on Thursday. Alf. Adams lias been granted a trainer's license by the Taranaki Jockey Club, and the erratic flamecock has been placed in his hands. Menschikoff yearlings went cheaply at a recent Melbourne sale. "0 guineas being the highest price. A filly bv Positano—Tragedy Queen, and therefore half-sister to Comedy King, fetched 102." guineas. Lady Medallist started 44 times-, was 15 times first, six second, and four times third. At two years she won £1!I0; [ at three years £l7llO. and as a four-year-old £lo4o—total £3590.
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