SPORTING

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 53, 24 August 1911, Page 8

SPORTING

EGMON-T- WANG AX UI ACCEPTANCES.' By Telegraph—Press Association. Wanganui, Last Night. The following acceptances have been received for the Egmont-Wanganui Hunt Club meeting to-morrow:— Hack Hurdles, \% miles.—Ambergris 11.1, Surmount 0.13, Taupo 9.12, Cavil 0.7, Mitchan 9.1. Licensed Victuallers' Steeplechase, 2 miles and a distance.—Cavil 12.3, Star Lass and Rua 11.12, Kapara 11.10, Grizelda 11.5, Laatafos 11.2, Moonliglit 1.1, Myra, Tolstoi, Daisy Queen, Bill, Lornty, Welshman and Anchorage 11.0. Hack Flat, 4 furlongs.—Taft 10.13, Lady Mildred 9.13, Fionaere 9.8, Grandee, Miss Roberts, Maori Maid 9.0, Okaiawa, Erica, Government, Labor Day, Grey Coat, Sunguard, Kokako, Arawhatu 9.0. Hunters' Hardies, ly 3 miles.->-Whira-per and Ranter 12.2, Rawina, Cavil and Kapara 11.0, Wisdom, Nescot, Bluey, iannonshot and License 11.0.

Hack Flat, 5 furlongs.—Taft 10.10, Attention 10.9, Lady Mildred 9.10, Tonderghie 9.7, Fionaere 9.0, Grandee, Miss Roberts and Maori Maid 9.4, Lady Jean 9.3, Tamakoa, Maori Rifle and Labor Day 9.1, Erica, Arawhata and Sunguard 9.0. Hunt Cup, 2:y. miles.—Cavil 12.2, Star Lass and Rua 11.11, Riro Atu 11.10, Kapara /11.0, Moonlight, Tolstoi, Daisy Queen, Welshman, Anchorage, Myra, Bill and Lornty 11.0.

Ladies' Bracelet, 1 mile.—Ranter 12.0, J Whimper 12.1, Kapara and Rawina 11.10. Laatafos 11.2, Wisdom, Eutoco, Nescot, Cannonshot, License, Aliped and Bluev H.O. AUCKLAND WEIGHTS. Wanganui, Last Night. The following weights have been declared by Mr. Morse for the Auckland meeting: Avondale Cup, 1% miles.—Sedition 9.1, Domino 8.12, Antoinette 8.10, Santa Rosa 8.5, Salute and Soultoria 8.4, Master Wairiki and Advocate 7.13, Sea Elf 7.12, Ngapuka 7.9, Flying Soult 7.3', Goldaine 7.0, Epsom Lass 6.13, Fuss and Lloyds 6.11, Scotch and Duma 0.10, Mildura 6.7. Flying Handicap, G furlongs.—Electrakoff 9.3, Salute 8.11, Turbine 8.9, Grenadier 8.1, Moreykoff 7.11', Jack Delaval 7.9, Gloy 7.8, Goldsize 7.7, Lucille 7.2, Frontino, Poictiers and Lady Betty 7.0, Condamine and Goodwin Sands 6.12, Echo and Aristos 6.9. SCOTT AND martindale; Wellington, Wednesday. Reserved judgment was given to-day by M'\ Riddell. S.M., in the case in which William Scott and Henry Martindale were charged with publishing a notified ; on as to letting on horse races. Each defendant was fined 30s with costs. [ Securtv for appeal on the law was fixed at eight guineas. TURF TOPICS.

(By "Moturoa.")

Fair entries have b»en received for the various events to be decided at the Egmont-Wanganui Hunt Club meeting at Wanganui, and the presence of several Taranaki horses should serve to make the gathering of interest to local sports.. Rawinia is engaged in the Bracelet, run over iy 2 miles on the flat, while Star Lass and Rua will probably start in the Ladies' Necklace, a two-mile steeplechase. The meeting will be run as a truly sporting one this year, the tote and bookie beiug barred,, and it remains to be seen whether the sight of horses running and jumping, with a mild bet in the way of a sweepstake thrown in, will draw people as it should do.

The North Taranaki Hunt Club meeting takes place this day week, and weights for this gathering arc due to-, day. Marton nomination* show a good sprinkling of TaraJiaki-owned horses. Among the crowd one notices: Mendip, Mulga Bill, Bowbells, St. Toney, Contralto, Kareroa, Maister Sylvia, Sandy Paul, Shining Star, Shuja, Smflax and Star Lass. Weight* are due about Friday.

From Trentham comes news that Merrivonia and Lady Kilcheran are now in work again, after a beneficial spell. The Cup candidate is said to ibe looking well, and Trainer Ayers will never stop until he has that Cup in safe keeping. A Sydney cable at the beginning of the week stated that Royal Soul t ran second to Birkenhead in the Flying at Canterbury Park. The winner was probably Blackpool, a son of the Hawke's Bay sire Birkenhead. No horse of the latter name was engaged in the race. Obsono, Advantage, Sharpshooter, Moutoa, Lady Lucy, Chief Lochiel, Gunboat and several other New Zealand-bred horses were engaged at the V.R.C. August meeting which opened on Saturday last, but as the caiblegrammer is silent, I presume they failed to show up in their respective heats. Obsono and Lady Lucy were well taken care of by the handicapper anyway. Goldfinder continues to move aiong nicely in his New Zealand Cup preparation, and all going well should be in good fettle in November next. The cabled news of Sunstar's breakdown is no surprise, as the colt broke down ]>adly in the Derby, and his connections had, some .difficulty in getting, him home after the event. Still, the Turf loses a brilliant horse, and I suppose we cannot lose our best without regret.

There is a strong movement in Australia to raise the minimum weight from (ist 71bs to 7st. In support of this the figures of the South 'Stralian J.C. show that of the seventy-six jockeys licensed by that club this season, only one can go to scale at Cst 71b, and two below 7st. Light boys are just as rare in this Dominion, and were it not that the topweights would have greater imposts than •ever, one would gladly rote for a 7st. minimum here. It is a poor horse that cannot carry 7st. The hurdler Wimmera is now in steady work at Sydney, and if the weights are not prohibitive. Mr. E. J. Watt's horse should give them a strat on the other side. Husband (reading the paper): "I see that Prince Harold is dead." Wife (an Anglo-maninc inexpressibly shocked): "Is it possible? It seems" too sad for anything. What was the cause of his death?" Husband: "Ho trotted a mile In 2min 2C>Visec, and then died of blind staggers."

>Tew Zealand horses are nil getting through good work at Randwiok, and it is expected tha Lady Medallist, Bridge, and Vice-Admiral will pick up n few races shortly.