SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 303, 17 May 1911, Page 7

SPORTING.

TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa.") The sport of kings will be raging at | ILawera to-day and to-morrow. | Jockey fl. Gray piloted two winners ' at Hastings, and is now level with Whittaker. The once brilliant sprinter, Grenadier, changed hands in Auckland recently at the price of cats' meat —20 guineas! Bismarck, Highden, Clemora, Master Sylvia and a host of other Taranaki prads figure amongst Otaki nominations. "Ask a policeman!" A Christchurch detective stutes that stay-at-home betting has received the knock-out punch in the Cathedra! City. Did you smile! BobrikofT was too backward to do himself justice at Hastings, and in the Farewell Handicap started badly and ran in the rear all the way. Bowbells ran a brace of seconds at the Hawera winter meeting last year, but may have better luck this time. The bay mare is reported to be in good nick. Marcs which visited Multiform last season have proved to be without foals, and it appears that the ex-New Zjalander has lost his chance of ever being a'success at the stud. With Hector Gray aboard, it is possible that Silver Bullet will carry plenty of coin in the Waihi Handicap. Maori King, who went amiss in Sydney, has , been brought back to New Zealand, and will probably 'go to the stud next , season. After her forward running in the Hawke's Bay Cup, Lady Menschikoff was well supported in the big race on the second day at Hastings. Getting her head in front at the distance, she just lasted long enough to teat ViceAdmiral by a neck. While shipping Woolloomooloo at Sydney the big horse lashed out and struck J. Cameron, whose thigh was severely injured. "Wooly" will probably be amongst the runners in the next Grand National Hurdles -Race. Of eight tickets on Axis, who paid a sensational price at Hastings on Friday, four were held by Chinamen. On the second day Axis paid another healthy dividend for second place in the Scurry, and all the Chinamen in Hawke's Bay were on it. Strange this luck of Yellow Brother! Now that Danube has been retired, it interesting to note that during the "tvtfo'' seasons he was raced he managed to win £5120 in stakes. This year his winhin'gs totalled £3220, and his.record of'six starts and six victories include th'e" Wanganui Guineas, Wellington Champion Plate, New Zealand Derby, CM Northern Derby, Auckland Plate, antf* New Zealand St." Leger.