SPORTING

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 103, 21 October 1911, Page 7

SPORTING

RACING FIXTURES. Oct. 21. 23.—Wellington R.C. Spring. I OH. 23—Waverley R.O. Annual. Oct.-20 & 27.—'Poverty Biiy T.C. Spring. Nov. 1, 4—Auckland R.C. Spring. , Nov. 4, G, 8 & Ll.—Canterbury J. C. MetI ropolitan. J COMING EVENTS. j Oct. 21—Wellington R.C. Handicap. , Oct. 21—Wellesley Stakes. 1 Oct. 23.—Cliampion Plate. | Nov. I.—Great Northern Guineas. • Nov. 4.—New Zealand Clip. FLEMINGTON NOTES. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Flemington, October 20. Lady' Medallist did four furlongs in ol'/osec; Prizefighter four furlongs in fl4see; Wilari and Philio four furlongs in fl2y.jsec; Flavian four furlongs in 50% sec; Popinjay four furlongs in 51y a sec; Hartfell four furlongs in 52sec. TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa.") Going to Waverley on Monday? The flags will be Hying at Trentham on Monday. Lady Medallist promises to start favorite in to-day's C'aulfield Clip. On paper Miss Winsome looks to have nothing to beat ii} the Great Northern Guineas. Los Angelos is back! And the layers are taking no risk with the chestnut when you mention the N.Z. Cup. Trainer Jimmy O'Neill lias arrived back from 'Stralia with Soultiform and the usual hard-luck story. "Of the big crowd in the Wellesley Stakes to-day Glade, and Mono-line have the best performances to their credit so far. A'bout three hundred and seventy-nine! people have brought it under my notice that Labor Day will be running at \Ya>verley on Labor Day. Perhaps there is something in coincidences after all. After seeing Boanerges win at Wanganui this scribe cannot help marvelling ho-w the Highden horse got into the Wellington Handicap with a paltry Sst 10lb. Highden, Pleiades and Crown Pear! have been freely nominated at the Auckland spring meeting, weights for which! are due about Monday. How have the mighty fallen! The veteran Lupulite has only (Ist 81b in the Stewards' Handicap at Riecarton. ] Nyland has got in at 7st 13fb—a nice' handy impost. ' j The peneillers at Randwiek had a very bad time this month. It is reported that Voltloane's victory in the Epsom cost the Ring £30,000, and the victory of the favorite, Malt King, in the Metropolitan was no hotter. Sir Geo. Clifford's two-year-olds are always well trained at the barrier, and i this stands them in good stead in their I early races. Winning Way has proved superior to Trireme in Very way while] bring -'tried" at Riccartoii. and the: chestnut filly may keep the others warm, ] in the Wellesley' Stakes. • 'I

New Zealand-bred horses were to the fore at Mentone last week. Irritation winning the Maiden and Chauvelm and -Motoa running second in other events. Motoa and Obsono caught the judge's eye at Caulfield subsequently. In reply to .1.0. (Inglewood):' Lady Medallist carried 9st 1011* when she won the Wanganui Stakes, one mile and a half, at the Wanganui autumn meeting last year. Te Puia (Ist V>l>> and Miss Mischief 9s t filled the other places!' lady Medallist won very easily by a length and a quarter.

Domino i.s putting in' strong work .it Trentham and was galloped over a, mile and five fuiiuncfs on Wednesday morninp. Tlic Auckland horse will'lie sent on to Riceartoii next week to continue his Xe.w Zealand Cup preparation. . An American paper is responsible for the statement that the" racchqrse's; height has increased on* inch in every! twenty-eight years sim'c 1700.' ThosV days 13.-2 was the average. Nowadays, it has risen to l. r >.:i. • ln""_thi' next century the jocksters will mount per stepladder! . • ' " i RobrikoiV lias frightened most of the' horses out of the Champion Stakes. 'With 'iditi less to carry than he 'humped' to victory at Napier Park, his chanced are not only bright, but almost'dnzzfing. Of the others .Miscount shoWd'-'prove' his most dangerous opponent: :! ''< , Much capital was made by the killsport fraternity out of Tfaii'ler'-Ic. Mason's alleged denunciations of the ''to-' talisator, cabled from Sydney 'last!' week.' .Mason'is very wrath at the manner in which his remarks have been'twisted to quite an opposite meaning, and iii conversation with a Referee scribe he'stated' that "his meaning had been altogethermisconstrued." This is just a sample of" the length the kill-sport will go to damn, another man's aniu>emeiit.'and it'should add numbers to the ranks of the Sporting League—that body of enthusiasts who are doing their best to'overthrow •'the wrong that needs resistance.'' In these days when everyone, from the lordly bookmaker down to the wharflumper ,or vice versa), goes on strike, it is a grand thing to have the totalizator, which clangs along serenely unconscious of the trouble that is in tile air.' Talking of strikes, two chaps met in Wellington the other day. Said one. "What cheer. Rill? Aint yer workin'V "Workin', be blowcd," said Hill: 'Tin out on si like." '-Whatcher strikin' for. Rill?" "l'dowed if I know, but 1 won't blanky well go back to work till J get it. anvln.w!"

When the last mail left Svdnev. our I old friend L:idv Medallist was 'a' solid. favorite for tli'c Caulfichl flip, and her) forward in the Caullield Stakes j last Saturday, when she ran Malt Kin;,' and Comedy Kin;; io a matter of "heads and necks'' would onlv -i ; r eto strengthen h'-r positio'i in the market. This veal's lid I is a di-appoinliii", one. and Li.iy Medallist's chance of success upp.'Hi's i|'.iite rosy; still, one inn-! reinem-iu-r that the Caullield Cup is a race notorious for the up-endiuu' of main- a favorite. Aliliouuh not New Zcalandhred. the ilvin-' mure is -o well known on Xew Zealand courses that, we have com" to look 1111« in her as one of our own. jn,i as Australians l'euard Carhine. and her -n,-.-es s t, H lav would he well riceived throughout the Dominion.