SPORTING

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 97, 14 October 1911, Page 9

SPORTING

RACING FIXTURES. October 14.—Dunedin .T. C. Spring. Oct. 21, 23—Wellington R.C. Spring. Oct. 2X—Waverley R.C. Annual. Nov. 1, 4.—Auckland R.C. Spring. Nov. 4, (i, 8 & 11.—Canterbury J. C. Metropolitan. TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa.") Concluding day at Duncdin. Bobrikoll' will take sonic beating in the Champion Plate. Dawn is standing up to solid work on the Ellerslie tracks. Consequent on his poor showing at Randwick Vice-Admiral will not be raced at Trentham. Kilostori is the most unlucky horse racing, and on Wednesday another head defeat was registered against the Highden horse. The New Zealand Cup winner. Lady Lucy, has reached Fordell, and Trainer Tillcy will superintend her preparation for the Canterbury meeting. St. Felix and Ijulronr, 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 Dunedin. but the Multiform horse failed to run up to track form, and had no chance with the in-and-out Countermine.

In the First Steeple (two and a half miles) at Randwick. Hautapu held such a commanding lead at the home turn that pursuit seemed out of the question. However. Leah Kleshna stuck at it and caught the dead-tired New Zcalander 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 race. The new six furlongs course at Rieearton contains only one almost imperceptible curve, so that all starters in the Stewards' Handicap next month will have, as nearly as possible, level chances. These "straightaways" are all right for the neddies, but'the public see very little of the race, ami 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 AiitmiiniH. while a Chbkebore cast-off, Thistledown, scored in the Electric. Auf.umnus, winner of the Dunedin Stakes, is a fine filly, by Treadmill from the prolific Goldleaf, and won without an effort in good time.

• When Bobrikoff won at Hastings wa l were told that he was' as fat as a bullock, and that he could hardly he got I ready for the Champion Plate at Tren- i tham this month. The black horse car-1 r:ed his crusher of'lOst 131b hom« in great style in the ""vapier Park Stakes this week, and over the same distance,, with nearly 2st. oft* his back, should' prove a tough-pw>position when the bari>r goes up in the Champion Stakes. The Wanganui Stakes winner, Counterfeit., injured . ft . hoof.-. ,while gracing at Wanganni, and it is feared that she will 1 crack up on the hard: going at Riccar-I ; ton next month,- In her absence Mis-,, count should-be worth watching, as there! jis no doubt .now about bin gameriess and staving capacity, i': ; r : .- ! ; '

: , At the Adelaide,. Bunt meeting.) the other -day 'Tom .. Walls t)oody," of the. Areadian!s Company —,j had ; .a mount, in .th«. Indies' Bracelet.,! Something went wrong witji th« stirrup, and, like Peter in the play, he "nearly, jgpt third!.',', . ,~, ;. u .. r ~; .. . . T|ie Auckland i»okc,y, rode three winners^-PoJlJaml La4y, Kopane and St, Felix .Blenheim on -Wednes; day.-, Jockey. F. /; E. Jones, a, like' 'feat,.at-.,DnjiHdjn''i. with .-Clifford's, Worses. ._.. , ~ -. ~., ... ~ ..,'., . Tie Pi'gnm'i .PrpgrejjSi.,. horse John Bunvan- foll.ow.ejil u,p,)usjdua,i, success!at A-hlnirion..bY scoring .again .in the Taifrom a. r(;ar ppsjtpi, ( qn .Wednesday, and.., gradually'\yt>jiriy^r,*if»jf:il won' by'a .head. ' W,hflt;(|o,puri',wpwßer friends, thiilk of Johi), Buijyau,-ipr & jUicjehorse's, name, anyhow? ; ' .. . ~.: ......

; ..The llawko's Ifty, Pommittee has ; re-' 'fused a rchfiirinjr \i\ the. Ilulliflan- case, 'aiid Mr. K. J; 'Wa'tt.'s. trainer. ,T. QuLnli.Vni". jS"v" M ?t{ lrt f . d Wn until .■llls' t'pnii/of disiiiiali'ficatji.oivjf'iip., Mean : while T\ Mahei - 'figures;.(m,tli<.v,eards as "trainer, of the hearers of tlie blue »n<J "«f)if.tn"to]or!i.' ' .',.''"' "'' "' '.',.' '

' "Skipper" Ryan has; goiip' on'to Melbourne to 'ride Bridge; lij Ims engagements.' '.Hidging by tbc'Xew, Zealand; horse's form io' the Randwlick Plate nc/sliyiild/rmf lip. long in, pacing Ti}s Way .in. Yic.tor.in, ..""'"" "-■»•• - < ■»> ..

.Master S.o'ujl.,yery t mijeh on the jbig\" ' si'd'e„l]as, With .the active j)rj.-i jjiide at EJler,s|ii>. ,';!,. ",. ;~, ~... -<j ';T.he Vivforia* nieet|ing, op'oii=i.Jo-da v. t A.''tifge. jijinjtye'r qf T NP\y ( 'JTeaTah'd bred horses' were- entered -fQJj tlip meeting, including Obsono, Tuitjut,; O.unboat. Full Sail. .Sharpshooter.. Soulti- . . form. Broadsword'. Pakau and others.] ~, i Polvnices has the Reputation of neyijr running two, races /alike, and her frtnnanees'at tliistfiigs and Napier .P^r^i -respectively slidw that she is.a most t»-, i reliable mare. "'°" ,' ' t \'■ ■ 'Allurement' recorded, a io,ng. '.ovprflu'fj,', win at Xapibr"on Wednesday, followed homo' by'the' consistent,, Sa,n, Pluie. They ai'e a pair 'of. "hard-Jiufk".', horses, and don't Win out of their tmii.l,., "! Monolllie and T'ltrbine, have, "been' f al-. i loping nicely "since"their arrival at frmtham. ' .-..-'■■.■ ■ ! The 1 name of f'Onlnlotioil 'l)eii]g,diiallowed.' thV Auckland h'urdle'r has bi'en renamed PukeWera. ' - ' ■ The sporting writer of the; Anck'lr nd Star- reports a peculiar phenomenon at E'!lejylie.'' A large, number of flying a its \ have lfoen about tlie itraeks of 'liite,' und the boys-riding work ewporicnceil a lot i. (il''iiH-oi)ven'ieiu'e through the 'pests' gjettiiu.' in their eyes. ■ '"t . The Xew Zealand Cirp 'horses"'trail ed at lliccarton are.with tliti exception of .Tannliniiser, ■v:\ui- struck Himself Hist week, all going well.- On Saturday Pijlm" recorded a smart'gnllop over ii mile ajwP a, half on (he plough. and : Martlne, €rj>n-. stadt.aml Coroniferm have'lieeii gall M-!' ing attractively-up to ten furlongs!" '- ~Wil( h the abearance .of -Wellington 1 .ami .Waverley -Waitotaa'a accepting'' .things will brighten.-up .in the'SportinW .lb}'/.. A good,number o,f, Tiirunaki owhci's 1 will probacy, be, .represented at Wayi"' ley. It was somewhat, of a coincidence tl at''l aerowd of ministers, from .all .parts of* ■the Dominion nrnvcd'in Xa'pier'tlio evijn'. ing before the Xapicr races. XeiUicr Counterfeit nor Masterpiece will be seen out at Trcntham, but W|nning Way—a very smart youngster, it ;is Trire'irie willcarry the bllie ami- gold chequers at tho gathering! \'-'' The Sporting League is spreading." At 1 Parnell on Tuesday evening a srieceMslul meeting was bold, and no doubt the League will make its presence felt whhn the numbers go up for the Parliamentary elections this year. I'