SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 234, 1 April 1912, Page 8

SPORTING.

11AC1NU FIXTURES. j \pril (>. S—Auckland R.C. Autumn. . \pril S —l'aU'a R.C. Annual. Vpril 8, 9 Canterbury J.C. Autumn. :\pril 8, 9 —Feilding J.C. Easter. j ENGLISH RACING. j, 13v' Cable—Press Association—Copyright. , London, March 29. The. Grand National Steeplechase re- ' suited: —-Terry M. 1, Bloodstone 2, Axlepin 3. THE HAWKESBURY HANDICAP. Received 31, 5.5 p.m. Sydney, March 31. At the Ilawksbury Racing Club's meet ing the Hawksbury Handicap resulted as follows: —Bright Laddie 1, Silver Spec 2, Jewclstorie 3. Eleven horses started. Bright Laddie drew clear after running a mile and won by a length and a half, half a neck between second and third Time, 2min H^sec. WAIRARAPA RACING CLUB. By Telegraph—Press Association. * Wellington, Saturday. The following handicaps have been de-1 clared for the Wairarapa Racing Club's meeting;—■ Trial Handicap.—Ascrostic 9.0, Dogfish, Silver Fox and Miss Ambrose 8.9, Raliui, Semaphore, Lamlton, Sir Laddo gelding, Ghoorkdale and distinction 8.8, Borsil, Ceylon and Coi::' -aon B.G. Tewaka Welter.—Elfish 10.4, Ovation 9.11, Big Blast 9.0, Toney and Glenfern 9.3, San Wai 8.10. Dervish 8.9, Black Reef, Waikehau, Mediterranean, Florenc. Nightingale and Lord Palmer 8.8, Arohakau 8.7, Acrostic 8.5, Strathcona 8.4, Otaraia 8.3, Field Fare, Silver Fox, Dogfish, Flipflap and Miss Ambrose 8.0. Easter Handicap.— Undecided 9.12, Golden Loop 8.13, Merrivonia 8.12, Sea Queen 8.9, Ariom 8.4, Sinapis 8.2, Cork 7.11, Red Lupin 7.7, Bally Shannon and Bonnie Boy 7.3, Nedra and Astonishment 6.7. Nursery Handicap.— Peroneal 9.3, King's Favorite 8.8, Mount Victoria 8.2, Imagination 8.0, Waipoha 7.7, Submersion, Alexto, Plunder, Martlet and Vahiri 7.5, Otter, King Hori and Elevated 7.2, Gay Lass 7.0. Wangamoana Welter.—Master Sylvia 9.9, Kohinoor 9.5, Gay Phil 9.0, Bally Shannon -9.4, Negative* 9.3, Bonnie Boy 9.2, Mon Ami 8.10, Overtime 8.9, Aboriginal 8.8, Aema and Purakau 8.0. Mahaki Handicap—Ladrone, Emma, and Allurement 8.13, San Wai 8.5, Daunton 8.4, Miss Augusta 8.3, Kina 8.2, Lady Volley and Amber and White 7.13, Happy New Year and Ladino 7.8, San Port 7.2, Waipoha 7.1, Foreshot 7.0, Miss Vena and Dogfish 6.13, Semaphore, Biddy, Lambton, Sir Laddo gelding and Rahaui 6.12, Abereoed, Trylock, Borsil, Confusion and Woolnotli 0.10. Wardell Handicap.—Full Rate 9.3, Sinapis 8.9, Tigerine 7.13, Blue Lake and Khamsin 7.1, Master Sylvia 7.9, Cullinan 7.7, Merry Frank 7.6, British Maid, Lougstep, All Guns and Makara 7.3.

TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa"). "Where are you going at Easter?" This is the question most sportsmen are asking, and this year the choice of horse racing is almost as unlimited as ever. On Saturday the Auckland meeting will open, and on the following Monday there will be racing at Ellerslie, Riccarton, Feilding, Patea and numerous other places. The Canterbury and Feilding meetings will be concluded on Tuesday. The Patea annual race meeting, so popular with Taranaki sportsmen, will be a non-betting gathering this year, and thus loses much of its interest. The country club is to be complimented on its pluck in coming forward again with good stakes, and the Patea people deserve a tote permit for next season. No doubt a big crowd will go north on Friday to witness the racing at Ellerslie. The Wanganui Trotting Club's autumn meeting, which takes place on Saturday and the following Monday, promises to su PP I y good sport, but this class of racing has not caught on to any great extent on this coast, and many Wangalui sportsmen will be found journeying to Feilding on Easter -Monday.

[ Golden Loop was well supported for the W aipipi Cup on Thursday, and with ordinary luck would have won easily. After losing many lengths at the start the chestnut came along gamely under tha whip, and at ithe finish was only a neck behind the winner, Miscal. It was a great finish, Miscal beating St. Felix by a nose and Golden Loop being a bare head away, third. Royal Scotch and Midnight Sun have been doing well at Hastings and will probably be shipped south to-day. Mr. E. J. Watt holds a strong hand in the Canterbury double. | The sensation of the Mas'te'rton meet- 1 rag was the large dividend paid by Goldspoy in the Dash Handicap. The winner eut out the live furlongs in 60 2-ssec., and if the time recorded is correct it was a good gallop. The Masterton course is very fast, as the times show—l.43 for the mile, 1.15 1-5 for the hack six furlongs race, 2.10 1-5 for the mile and a quarter event, and 1.41 2-5 for the mild welter, being all on the fast side.

| Te Roti showed plenty of pace in the early stages of the mile and a-quarter events he contested at New Year time, and it is not surprising* to see the old fellow winning over six furlongs. Mr Campbell has had a turn of Fortune's wheel recently ,and his liorse paid a good price in ths March Handicap at Masterton. Ineuru was withdrawn from the race. Bonny Glen is amiss and bleeds at the nose after every gallop. The big horse has been scratched for the Great Autumn Handicap. A good word has been spoken for Miss Roberts in these columns more than once and the mare managed to run into sec-1 ond place m the Maiden on Thursday,] returning her supporters a good dividend. 'Stralian handicappers take no risks with New Zealand horses, and Hoanga is asked to carry the steadier of 12st 21b in the Onkaparinga Steeple. It is hard to say what weight such horses as Con- j tinuance and Antarctic would get across' tlie water. [ Mr. P. Coffey has Maggie Paul in wnrt

again at Ilawera, and the mare will' probably sport silk at the Wanganui Steeplechase meeting. Maori King holds his place as first favorite for the Auckland Master Handicap. Others reported to be well supported are Antoinette.. Kakama and Miss Winsome. Kakama is doing brilliant work at Ellersiie and is sure to run forward at the meeting. Master Sylvia put up his best mile gallop to date when he ran Negative to a head in the Opaki Welter. Two narrow defeats in one afternoon must be very galling to Mr. J. Smith, but both horses are in tip-top form and should score soon. Deele.v had a day off on Thursday and 1 failed to ride a winner, although he had the mount on several well-backed horses. Royal Soult is in work again at Avondale and the little fellow is said to be well forward in condition for Easter engagements. lioanerges will be the sole "Highdcn" representative, at Ellersiie. Ermengarde, Pronze, Blakeney and Lockwood will probably sport the "buff and blue" at Rieearton. Royal Arms is going on the right way and will be ridden by the successful Auckland light-weight, J. O'Shea, in the Easter Handicap. « I Canterbury scribes repoiit that Los Angeles, Culprit, Autumnus, Masterpiece ] and Heatherbrae are showing best form .on the tracks. Byron is under a cloud, I but hopes are expressed that lie will be j seen with the colors lip at the forthcoming meeting. Mr. T. Coleman has put Moose into commission again. The old hurdler has | been operated on for "roaring," and it i is hoped that this bold jumper will be able to see his races out better in fu- ' ture. ' General regret will be expressed at the death of Mr. J. R. Macl cay, the genial" and vigorous secretary of the Stratford Racing Club. He was a good sport and did much to raise the club to its present high position. The deceased gentleman was but 33 years of age and bore up ■ bravely for years against an internal trouble. Hjs,-relatives have all sportsmen's sympathies. Labor Day is now in fair nick and will be raced a<t Feilding in preference to Rieearton at Easter. Coromandel was railed to Auckland on Wednesday to take part at the Ellersiie meeting. Trainer F. Porter has loft Awapuni ; and took liis charges, Te Arai, Birldine and a filly by (Mahaki to Gisborne last week. Gay Lawless has gone into T, Pritcliard's stable at the Hutt and nearly 1 notched a win on Thursday at Master'r ton. ; St. Gate is going well at Wanganui and will be given a run at Feilding. j North-East is going, steadily and St. Bill is on the easy list. A Scotchman went to some horse races ' for the first time. His "Companions inj duced him to stake a shilling on a | twenty-to-one chance, and this outsider >| won. When the bookmaker gave old Sandy a sovereign and his shilling, the winner could not believe his eyes. "Do 'i you mean to tell me," he said, "that I get all this for my shilling?" "You do," »aid the bookmaker. "Ma conscience!" muttered Sandy. "Tell me, men, how 1*»« this has been going on?"