SPORTING

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 47, 17 August 1911, Page 8

SPORTING

TURF TOPICS. ; (By "Moturoa.") Hunt Club entries are due on Saturday. Favorites had a bad: run on. the third day at Rieearton. liawick paid a good price when he scattered a : crowd of rubbish in the Hunters' Plate. Iney is an unlucky mare. Every time she goes under it is by half-a-head or SO; Recently changed hands in Smelbourne, Advantage 3logns, aitd Lord Kelvin Ks»:is There should be some interesting racing at the Wtinganui Hunt Club meeting on Thursday. We may pick out "something likely" for Murton there. After Sir Lethe bolted in a furlong in front «f the field in the Lincoln Steeplechase, punters asked what his rider was doin« the second day when Captain Jingle beat him? Our old friend Truganini, starting favorite, easily annexed the South Broken Hill Cup of 150 sovs, Ll4 miles, o» the 2nd inst.

Sports returning from Rieearton mostly rave about Rangi Thompson's wonderful riding of Paritutu. "The best rider over sticks .in the Dominion," one good judge tells me.

The ex-Taranaki pony, Speedy Meg, won again at Roseberry eariy this month. Before lenving New Zealand they reckoned she could carry 9st to the end of four furlongs in 49sec., and that would win anything in the pony ranks. The scribe who supplies the Yes-No information about BobrikofF's projected doings states—this time—that the black champion will not see 'Stralia this spring. Races will be easier to win at Rieearton this November.

Sunburnt, with A .Whittaker up, started at "your own price" in the RoseMil Flying, and was never prominent, finishing juat about last. The other Canterbury horses continue to do promising work at Randwick. lUlated that the Hawke's Day trainer, (iooseinan, himself no chicken, has three horses in training whose ages aggregate 42 years. The ancients are Yasmak, Lingerer and Pushful. The New Zealand jockey, H. Cairns, engaged to ride two horses in the Australian Hurdle Race, and on beinn- reported to the stewards was ordered to "stand down" for the day. With fewer opportunities for racing their charges this season it behoves trainers to hurry their prads along and get in early. Already a crowd of Taranaki horses are said to be well forward in condition and their dart is said to be the Marton meeting next month. Nominations close to-morrow.

At Rosehill, on August sth., Blackpool (by Birkenhead—ldea) flbeat Blast (■by Menschikoff) home by a head in the High Weight Handicap. There were twenty runners. Crucinella finished outside a place at Oaulfleld, when Kerlie was beaten by a head in the Balaclava Stakes.

The Foxton owner, Mr. S. Messena, has Waipaku, Waiouru and Waitoto jumping nicely and tile first-named l will be lT ivon a run at Marton. P

Well to the ifore in the list of Australian winning sires for the season just completed were: Multiform £5055, whose fourteen winners gathered in 25 nuces; Menschikoff £4810; Clanranald £4140; Royal Artillery £3756 and Soult £2305. New Zealand-bred horses had a fair season.

Paritutu opened his twelfth year with a great win, and it is interesting to look back at his long and varied career. Bought by Mr. Newton King at Wellington Park in 1001 for £l2O, he has raced for ten consecutive seasons, over hurdles big country, and on the flat. According to a northern scribe the horse has started 124 times, winning nineteen races and finishing second 24 times, third 20 times, and unplaced fll -times. Pie has not raced with the best of luck, and it is pleasing to see that fortune smiles on him in his old age. Mr. Sol Green's stake-winnings last year \vere £OOOO, all but £4O bein<r the winnings of the Melbourne Cup winner Comedy King. Raitparaha and' Birkline are going well at Awapuni, and Trainer F. Porter will probably let the pair step out at Marton.

The uncertainty of racing! Arquebuse and Obi were favorites in the V.K.C. Grand National Hurdle Itace. At the home bend Obi came fast and once in the straight headed Arquebuse. The orowd of bookmakers shouted with joy, for Obi was a far better horse to thein than Arquebuse, The last fence saw Obi down. Taking off too soon, he crashed right on tog) of the hunlle and rolled over. Arquobuse was on his heels and turned half round as he jumped. By the slightest margin he cleared the fallen horse and righted himself, coming on and winning o.nsj]y. The ring was hnrd hit that da v.