SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 155, 18 November 1912, Page 7

SPORTING.

RACING FIXTURES. Nov. 20, 21. —Marlborough K, lag Club. Xov. 20, 21.—until Cauter'.nuv Jotfkev Club. Xov. 27, 30. —Tnkapuna -Jockey Club. Xov. 30, Dec, t.—Keilding Jockey Club. Dec. 11, 12.—Rangitikoi Racing Club. Dec. 20,30, Jan. 1, 2 —Auckland Racing Club. DATES OF COMIXG EVEXITS. Xov. 30. —Feilding Stakes. Dec. 20.—Great Northern Foal Stakes. Dec. 20. —Auckland Clup. TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa.") Blenheim races on Wednesday. The Auckland Cup is now engaging the attention of punters. Luke Wilson drew £l3O in successful riding fees at Riccarton. B. Deelev will make the trip to ride Sinapis in the Blenheim Handicap. Shuja was passed in at 375 guineas at the .Melbourne sales, but will probably find a buyer on the other side. Electrakoff finished fast in the Epsom Handicap at Ellerslie, and should be worth following at the summer meetings. It appears tiiat Tact's failure on Saturday was caused by the breaking of a breast plate. The mare was running prominently when the mishap occurred. Blakeney, who has been racing in Sydney without much luck, has been leased to a Melbourne sportsman. On the strength of her Avondale and Ellerslie performances Bleriot is being enquired for in connection with the Auckland Cup. Descendants of the defunct Soult, as usual, had a great innings at Ellerslie, and gathered in five races at last week's meeting. Mr. Albert Jackson passed through Xew Plymouth early this week with the unlucky Coromandel. The latter added a brace of seconds last week to his already long list of unfortunate placed performances. Mr. G. D. Greenwood disposed of ViceAdmiral for 50.0 guineas, and Allegory for 350 guineas at Christchurch on Monday. Bidding was slow, and his other horses failed to reach their reserves. Bonny Helen was considered one of the speediest two-year-olds racing at Riccarton, but the Fordell-trained filly was very unruly at the post, and got away badly each start. When she settles down she should make amends for last week's defeats.

Details of the running for the Melbourne Oup show that the Taranaki horse Shuja practically made all the running, and was not collared until the distance post was reached. Shuja did not ■ earn distinctions over a long course in New Zealand, but his form on the other ! side makes iiim out to be a rare longdistance horse. In essaying to win the Melbourne Cup his owners took on a big 'hurdle, and in consequence missed : the chance—which seems to have been a good one—of mopping up some of the wealth offered at the Canterbury meeting, where the opposition was undeniably weaker. It is easy to be wise after the race. The Ilawera trainer, Percy ColTey, remained in Auckland after the Ellerslie meeting, and will evidently race his charges, Darby Paul, Ngatiruanui and Marconi, at Takapuna on the 27th inst. Darby Paul was sent out a warm favorite for the Manukau Hurdles, in which I he ran last all the way, and the reasons offered for his defeat are that the fences were too stifT for him, and that tho pace in the earlier .stages of the race was too torrid. Tn other words, the horse can't jump, and the others went too fast! The New Zealand-bred Koatanui, by Soult—Alia nab, appears to be one of the best three-year-olds running in Queensland. After dead-heating in the Queensland Derby and running second in another race lie gathered in the Sandgate Handicap of GOO sovs. First Wainki broke a long spell of bad luck —mostly seconds and thirds—bv winning the Welter on Saturday at Ellerslie in decisive fashion. A northern scribe states that prior to last week it is just two years since the 07/ a time popular colors of Mr. Sam Bradley were carried to victory. Black Northern's failure to pay his way in Sydney was mainly owing to his down-right rougishness, and since his return to Auckland the experiment was tried of training liim out on the hills, right away from the racecourse. He was produced for the Manukau Hurdles, and was galloping in great style until ho reached the mile post, where he whipped of)' the track and declined to proceed I further.

■Mulga Bill has been up against a "had attack of pleurisy, but is reported to he improving again. The ITawera horse will not he put into commission again for some time. The principal winning payments over the Canterbury Metropolitan meeting were as follows:—Stead Bros. £2307 10=. E. J. Watt £2llO, Sir Geo. Clifford £I2BO, W. S. Davidson £llsO, H. Whitney £905, T. IT. Lowrv £3OO. Hon. J. D. Ormond £BSO, C. G. Dalgoty £737 10s, and W. 2sidd £7OO. Probably the oldest active trainer in the colonies hangs out at Masterlon. Mr. Ike Freelh, now nearing 32 years of age, is still in the game, and has Dogfish in active training.

Southern papers say that a high old row was in progress in Ihe jockeys' room after the running of the Stead Memorial Cup. some of the ridc-is, it is alleged, being put out of temper by incidents of the race. If the stewards saw nothing it could not have been very serious anyhow, and anyone but a "tin sport" knows very well the rows and arguments, and the frequent use of the great New land adjective which go on in most jockeys' rooms after almost every race. As long as whips and stirrup-irons are kept out of the argument, nobody cares. Zimmerman carried off first prize in the entire class at the Wanganui Show, Maniapoto being placed second, and Sylvanite third. The pla eed horses were perfect pictures, ami did their grooms immense credit. The Ellerslic trainer. J. Rao, performed the "hat trick" at Ihe Auckland nicetin" on Saturday, his charges sweeping off with three races in succession. Full Bate will be an absentee from the tracks for some time as the result of a kirk he received at the Clarcville Show recently. The brood mare Epsom Lass recently died at TTawera after foaling a filly to ITnsbundmnn. The youngster completed the tragedy by dying also. Marconi, a son of Soult, carried some Hawera money in the Musket Stakes at Ellerslic. and although he failed to catch the judge'--, e;, i' he finished very fast, and may be ticked oil' to win a race very shortly. Jockey B. Deelev just stands for energy personified. 'After riding at Riecarton on .Saturday he rushed away to Auckland, reaching home on Monday afternoon. He rides at Ellerslie this week, and leaves again on Sunday for Blenheim to fulfil engagements. Deelev's luck has been "out'" of late. He failed to ride a winner at Trent,ham, and just notched his single victory at Riecarton on the concluding day.