SPORTING

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 85, 30 September 1911, Page 7

SPORTING

RACING FIXTURES. Oct. 4 —Tlftwke's Bay J.C. I Oft. 11 —Napier Park Racing. | Oct. 21, 23--Wellington R.C. October 2.') —Waverley-Waitotara Club. Nov. 1 and 4 —Auckland Racing Club. Nov. 4, <>, 8 ami 11—Canterbury J.C. DATES OK COMING EVENTS. Oct. 4—Hawke's Bav (Juincaß Nov. 1— Great Northern Guineas Nov. 4—New Zealand Cup Dec. 20—Auckland Cup. Dec. 20 —Great Northern Foal Stakes. TJiE AUSTRALIAN TURF. TRAINING NOTES. By Cable, —Press Association —Copyright. Sydney, September 29. A l>ig gathering, including a strong New Zealand contingent, witnessed the final gallops. Rain deadened thp tracks against fast times. Yice-Admiral did a round in '2min 24sec, the Inst six furlongs in lmin 22sec. in convincing style. •TiU'sunar did iy t miles in 2min 20sec; Los Angelos, after slow work, did six furlongs in lmin 20see; Lady Lucy, shaping wc-11, did l>/ 4 miles iln timin 20'/,scc; Lady Medallist, going easy, did six furlongs in lmin 22«e0; Broadsword, below, top form, galloped one mile in lmin Sunlike spurted Ave furlongs m lmin Ssec; and Aphaca and Culprit ! did a similar journey in lmin 8y 2 see; Midnight Sun did one mile in lmin s€sec; Full Sail did seven furlongs iii lmin 32scc. ENGLISH RACING. London, September 28. The Jockey Club Stakes, run <at Newmarket, resulted: Stedfast 1, Lemberg 2,, Jlairtrigger 3. ' ■ TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa.") Jlawkq's Bay races on Wednesday. Master Sylvia paid a good price in the Plying. ; Luiboi- Day. found the company to select in the Guineas, and ran last all the way.

Royal Scotch can streak for aibout five furl»ngs, but stqips badly after that. ■ jhe crowd behind Boanerges dropped a large '"parcel" when that prad was beaten in the Flying. | Saridy, Paul was ridden by R. Hatch in the Pwtiki Hack Handicap, but got a very tad passage and was never clear of the ruck.

I Jlighden tailright off in the first | tjiile of the Gonville Hurdles, but over the last bit came along splendidly. He inay pick up a small race shortly. ! Ren Deeley rode Patriotic in fine style <>n Wednesday, Monologue ms being hailed the winner at the bend, but Jatriatic. came through in god position ml wn nicely by a length, j There were many people found picking faults, in Jones' handling' '& MisCount'in the fJuiiiefß, but the horse was Slrot' out first and it is just as easy io •whit in front a.s anywhere. The .time wa"!», onjy fair, and that should have Wrf r #lik&Jit''to prove that .Trines was hot'lmdul'y bustling his mount.

!When the Guineas' candidates paraded he only weedy one of the crowd was een to l>e Counterfeit. The (Laughter tyf Treadmill is. very small and she 4 wonted profusely. Tt was rumored that she hadn't had a feed since arriving in ■jVnnganui, and she really had the ap <>ear;ince of it. This accounted for the fine price the Canterbury fiHy paid. She Ifts placed about fourth along the back, andMvaS 'just behind Itoyal Scotch waring the turn. When the latter cried she set sail after the leader, inflji' Coming strongly under the whip, <irM\' level inside the distance. Miscount had' plehty left, however, and the pair rtut'ify-si ]Vretty finish, victory going to Coxintarfeit' by a 1 bare head. P-SiKfric Frank was predated "in good Settle at themacting, fmt had bad luck (Wh dkjvtwo seconds going down 'to his (jredit. Beaten on the post by a head "thkI,'first''day, 1 ,'first''day, he went under to Royal Scdta-h in the Owen Handicap,'but"only after a good raw.