SPORTING

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 203, 24 February 1912, Page 7

SPORTING

RACING FIXTURES. Feb. 24—Dunedin Jockey Club. Feb. 24—South Auckland Racing Club. Feb. 29, March 2—Wanganui Jockey Club. March 6, 7 —Dannevirke Racing Club. March 18, 14—Napier Park Racing Club. March 18—Opunake Racing Club. COMING EVENTS. Feb. 29—Wanganui Cup. March 13—Napier Cup. TARANAKI METROPOLITAN COMMITTEE. At a meeting of the Taranaki Metropolitan Committee, Messrs. Lepper, Webster, Thomson, Standish, Ellis and Nolan being present, the programme of the ,Egmont Racing Club's meeting,- to be held on May 8 and 9, was approved. A gentleman rider's certificate was granted to Pohi Tito. An application by the Egmont Club to have a name placed on the unpaid forfeit list was dealt with. TARANAKI JOCKEY CLUB. At a subsequent meeting of the committee of the Taranaki Jockey Club, accounts amounting to £ 156 10s 9d were pased for payment.—A vote of thanks was pased to the Waitara Club for the use of their Saywell starting j machine for the concluding day of the j recent meeting, the club's own machine having been put out of commission at tho last race on the first day.—lt was decided to procure a copy of the last edition of the New Zealand Stud Book.

TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa.") The Dunedin Jockey Club's autuan meeting will be concluded to-day. The Wanganui meeting opens en Thursday next, the; Cup being the principal event on the opening day. As anticipated, Sir Knox had no difficult y in winning the Woodville Cup. Deeley rode Sir Knox, Sir Solo, and Lady Moutoa—three consecutive winners. Parable, who couldn't win a race for Mr. E. J. Watt, rewarded her new owner handsomely on Wednesday by winning the Dunedin Cup very easily, the daugh-1 ter of Merriwee has cost her connections ' a pretty pile 'of money in the past. f At time of writing there is little to chronicle regarding next week's Wanganui Cup. Midnight Sun, Domino and Maxwell are reported to have many backers, and Undecided and Bronze still hold their positions. Waimangu\is said' to,'have broken down, and Santa Rosa will probably represent that stable. Julian ran wretchedly at Woodville, and may be counted out. Acceptances should appear this morning, and punters will then have something better to go on. Gold Bird is quite a champion amongst the hurdlers racing at Dunedin, and after winning with list 51b on the first day, scored again on Thursday with 12st 101b up.

Overtime is going well at Wanganui, and his connections have not given up hope of winning a good race with tha ; chestnut. Overtime will most likely ['Start in the' Flying Handicap. Glenfcrn is an unlucky neddy, and two seconds were the best that Mr. Pitt's horse could score at Woodville. , Hon. J. D. Ormond's Altcar failed when heavily supported on' Wednesday, but the next day gathered in the Shorts Handicap in fast time and returned a handsome dividend.

The Palmerston horseman, Clarence O'Neill, has won three races over sticks and one on the flat since going to Australia.

Advance is reported to be making a good recovery from his recent accident. A similar case was that of Swynford, the famous English horse, who broke a foreleg last September. After spending four months in the slings the horse was able to walk with little show of lamene*, and his stud career is looked forward to as one full of promise. A Palmerston scribe reports that Polymorphous ie still in the paddock, and the horse's injuries, received through striking himself at Trentham, are more j serious than at first anticipated. ! Master Kilcheran impressed Taranaki sportsmen by his attractive running at Hawera, and' the colt did not want for backers in the Maiden at Woodville on Wednesday. The field numbered sixteen, and although the Taranaki horse had to strike his colors to Ormond's Haskayne he ran gamely and was not disgraced. , Bonnie Boy recently joined A. Shearsby's stable at Palmerston, and was not long in picking up a race. Moahau was the hottest favorite at the Woodville meeting, but Bonnie Boy beat him home by half a length in the Ballance Welter Handicap. Fashion Plate was well backed away from the course, but did not start. Master Sylvia went near winning a good stake for his connections on Wednesday, but could not withstand a-chal-lenge from Lady Moutoa in the last few strides, and went under by half a length. Various reports of the race are contradictory, but it appears that had Mas- \ ter Sylvia been kept on the rails Lady Moutoa, who was galloping over everything at the finish, could not have got through in time to win.

Before being taken to Woodville Matlow put up one of tlie fastest seven furlongs gallops ever recorded at Awapuni, but although he ran well he could only gain third plnce each start, and cost his followers a lot of money. The best ha.s not been seen of this horse, and he is worth keeping in mind. Whilst spelling in the paddock Allurement and Passive recently received in juries through getting tangled up in wire fences. Uhlando continues to do good work in view of his Wanganui Cup- engagement. ElectrakofT is in good nick and should run well next week. Lady Menschikoff is likely to be rehandicapped for the Wanganui Cup ob account of winning at New Plymouth. Masterpiece was sent out a firm favorite for the Dunedin Cup, but was never prominent, and finished in the rear. Old Wnikarnka came to light again on Wednesday, when he created' a surprise by clearing off with the Stewards' Welter at Dunedin. winning easily by three lengths. Waikaraka cost his late owner, "Mr. Tl. Narelle," a mint of monev ki the North Island. A millionaire dangerously ill, Whose relations denied him a pill, By advice of the cook, Laxo-Tonic Pills took. Ho recovered, and made a new will LAXO-TOXIC PTLLS, 10% and Is 6d