SPORTING

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 97, 14 October 1911, Page 7

SPORTING

UACIXG FIXTURES. October 14.---Duncdin J. C. SpriHg. Oct. 21, 23.—Wellington R.C. Spring. Oct. 23.—Waverlcy H.C. Aiinmi]. Nov. 1, 4—Auckland H.C. Spring. Nov. 4, fi, 8 & 1-I.—-Canterbury J. C. Metropolitan. TURF TOPICS. (By ••Moturoa.") Concluding day at Duncdin. BobrikolV will take some beating in the Champion Plate. Dawn is standing up to solid work on the Ellcrslie tracks. Consequent on his poor showing at Randwick Vice-Admiral will not be raced at Trentham. Kilosteri is the most unlucky horse racing, and on Wednesday another head defeat was registered against the llighden horse.

The New Zealand Cup winner. Lady Lucy, has reached Fordell, and Trainer Tilley will superintend her preparation for the Canterbury meeting. St. Felix and bidrone, who recently changed hands, won races for their new owners at Blenheim on Wednesday. Coroniform was well fancied away from the course for the Mosgiel Handicap at Duncdin, but the Multiform horse failed to run up to track form, and had no chance with the in-and-out Countermine.

hi the First Steeple (two and a half P'.iles) at Randwick. llautapu held such a commanding lead at the home turn that pursuit seemed <jut of the question. However. Leah Kleshna stuck at it and caught the dead-tired New Zealander a *e\\ lengths from the post. On the second day Hautapu gave punters something to puzzle over by winning over >'■ three miles in easy style. Loch Fyn« • was placed in each raw. The new six furlongs course at Ricearron contains only one almost imperceptible curve, so that all starters in t'.ic Stewards' Handicap next month will I have, as nearly as possible, level chances. These "straightaways" are all right for . ■the neddies', but 'the public see very little of the race, aitd until the last furlong it is next to impossible to see what horse is in the lead. ' Sir Ceo. Clifford had a field day at ' Duncdin on Wednesday, winning three races with Somersault. Countermine and Ailtummis. while a Choke-bore cast-off, j , Thistledown, scored in the Electric. Aufvmnus, winner of the Duncdin Stakes, ' is a fine filly, by Treadmill from the | prolific Goldleaf, and won without an ef- j fort in good time. I When Bobrikoff won at Hastings w<t l were told that he was' as fat as a ] luiiiock. and that he could hardly be got I ready for the Champion Plate at Tren- I tham this month. The black horse ear- | ried his crusher of'lOst 1.31b home in great style in the Napier Park Stakes ! this week, and over the same distance,, \ with nearly 2st. off his back, should v prove a tough-ptoposition when the barrier jroes up in the ChEimpidn Stakes. The Wanganui Stakes winner, Counterfeit., .injuj'&l . a . h00f.,-.while tracing at Wangamii, and it is feared that she will ! , crack up on the hard': goi-ng. at Riccar- I ton next month. Tn her absence Mis-.r count should-be worth watching, as there J , ,is no doubt .now about his gameries's and : staving capacity.y. : j": '.' • , At the Adelaide. ,Bunt-Club meeting.| other .day Tom Walls Doody," of the- Arcadian!s Company —,j had;a njount, in ,t,h« Ladies' Bracelet. |. . Something went wrong with the stirrup, and, like Peter in the play, he "nearly ] got third!.'.' . ~.,, ... ; , ,;'.,.,.. IT|ie Auckland joakey, B-. Dee-ley, rode three winner*- I'oj-jJand Lady, Kopane and St. Felix-.-at. BUmheim on-Wednes ; . day.'. Jockey. F. yi E. .Lows, .performed a. like fi.-ai..at-. I Dunedin lAviili ..Clifford's," horses. v ;•'■■■■. ■■■ ■• ■■ ■•>

;1 | T.lic PiJarim's Progress,.horse John • Bun van followejd Hpjiis.diiai at -\-lilnirl<)|)..by scoring ,nfrain in the Tai- ,; imiii . Ihindieiip at,lHuK'|Un.,, . tie came , f'' 1 ,".! 1 •! n .' :u ' P9 s ,iHon, H qn ,),Yt'dinesday, and,., r won \ by ahead. \Y,]iat;do,pufi',wpxvsflr friends . , think .of Jo!iJ).t3ini}-a.u,-ipr * jcacgeborsc's. name, anyhow'/ -,' ~. . ,:■:.;•■■ ; TJie . llawko's Bay, pomrnittee has .re-'' ■fiisr-d "a .ri'hpiiriryt, ji\ the. ilullinaiv ease, „ . 'and.llr; E. J. : Watt's.train.cr, ,T.- Quiiili'-. ' jun.\' startd .down, untij ' '/hi* .tci'Vn;of' (lis\]ija , lifit , ati.iin is. jip., Jlen.n : while ;T. v rTigu'rps r Wi'ilu\-cards as "trainer, of the bearers .'of the' blue jin4 Xv)i]te"tol<jr:i. ' .'..''''' ' ''' ' . ;'' '■■ ! Tt.'is'rcpor'tod'.that "Skipper" Ryan has; frolic 1 on to Melfminne to ride Bridge, in h'is pnpi'rronieiUs. 1 'fiidftiiig by Hie \'ew, "Zealand; hiirse's form in 'the Kandttjic'k ' : P'i'U' lie/slii.i\il(l'nW, bo. loiijr in, paying' . rijs way .in, Vieiorirt. ~'*'""*-•*»-'. i' . :j • Master Soujt. Y,e,ry pHjoli on the ih!jj;.{ ' side„ lias rciini){\ajviiij \yitli..th,p, active prj'n 1 ;'|-ii<]e'atEJie K (i<>. \' : ;'„ \. •.J ...... ~ ;Thft \ ioforian, ;A.T.0., *u.r.jnjj. mftetJng.l| \ op'eiis.to-diiv. ( A' large, 'li.um.b.er 'Zehtah'd bred horses were- entered jfQj; tlie meeting, inelndinjr Obsono, 'Tim-jut,; > O.unboat, Full 'Sail", SJiarpihooter,, Sonlti-1, form. Broadsword', Piikau and others] X . Polvniccs has the reputation nf neVifr 1. ruiiiiiii" two. races Alike, and her pci r -[ I : frtniiances'a't'ftastmgs and Xapier 1 sb<)w ; that she is.a most l»a-.,"j : reliable mare. .'"".' , j ■.., ! ' Allurement recorded, a lo,ng. '.ovcrjlu.fi,', win at Xapier"on Wednesday, and. Was followed home/liy''tlie consistent,, fija.ll • I'liiie. They are a .pair \if.'"hard-.!u*k""., horses, mill tlnii't win out of'their tiiijn.. ~ ■ '' 'Monolitie.- and"Tifrbiiie have 'been'.ffal-, 1 Moping nieelv since"their 'arrival at Trjen-. thain'.- '•■• •■ ■ ' :v ■' ' .' ! ! The nuine of Coirinlotion disallowed.' tlie" Auckland hurdler has bj>cn ■ rniiimed Pukcw'crsi.

The sporting writer of t lie'Auckland | Star- reports a peculiar phenomenon at I KMejvlie." A la'rge mimbtr of flying aits' liiiv-c- li'en abhitt' tli'o "tracks of late,' n nil l l:e bovs riding w'ovk experienced a lot of iiUMinveirieuoe through the pests' nettill',' in their eyf'S. .The New Zealand Cup'horses trail cd at Kiccarton are. with thti exception of .Tannliansc.i-, .whrt-»trncb Himself- 'last 1 week, all well.- On Saturday Piitfi ' recorded a smart'"All op fiver-a mile anVT a..half on the plough, and : Martlno, Oonstadt.and Coroniform h-Avo I>pen piltyjft' ing attractively up to ten furlongs/ I ' ' .JVjt'o the appearance -of-Wellington' .and Waverley .-Waitotwa acceptimrps.tilings will brighten'up in tlip-'Spdrtinf;' .liije. A good, number o,fi TiirSOiaki ow'tn-i 1 w ill pinbablv Ik; .lf-prasent-ed at Wnvtf l ' ley. It was sDiiie-vhat of a coincidence that' ' a._c|'nwd of from .pjirls lof- 1 •th'e llomiuioii Arrived'in even'.ing before the Napier races. ] Neither Counterfeit- nor Masterpiece will be seen out-at Trenthani, .but- Winning Way—a very smart youngster it ; is mid—and Trirvnie will cfiri-y fhe blnio and- gold chequers at fcho gatlieringi " The Sporting League isspreading.'- AtI'arnell on Tucsdav evening a siicceiislul meeting was held, and 110 doubt tie League will make its presence felt wh*n the numbers go up for tlic Parliamentary elections this year.