SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 201, 14 January 1913, Page 7

SPORTING.

TARAXAFJ AITI'VY MEETING. Horse-owners and Irak- rs. attention.' The Taranaki Jockey i iub's autumn | mot-tins takes place on February 12 and i 13, just a week after the Egmont Cup j meeting. Tliere is not much doing in the sporting line outside Taranaki in February, and the T..1.C. Cu]> gathering offers Well-endowed engagements for all ■ classes of horses. Of the sixteen events carded, eight arc '-open'' and eight (including two 'hurdle races) are reserved for hacks. Stakes offend total £I9OO, spread out. as follows: Taranaki ('up. £30(1. one mile and a quarter; Paul Memorial Handicap, £2OO, one mile and a distance; three open sprints, Xl5O each, and one of £100; two open welter handicaps, one mile, £IOO each; two hack hurdle races, one mile and a half. £IOO each; four hack handicaps of £IOO each; two hack hurdle races, one mile and a'half. £IOO each: four hack handicaps of £IOO each; and two hack scurries. £.">o each. The club's secretary. Mr. E. P. Webster, will receive l entries for all events—fees one sow each —up till 9 p.m. on Friday next January 17, 1013. For full programme see our advertising columns. I'CRF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa.") , Egmont entries received last week may be taken as ii fair forecast of the class of horses likely to lie running at Ila- \ wera and New Plymouth next month. The Egmont Cup has attracted, siteh ■well-known performers as Bobrikoff, Labor Day, Undecided. .Mira. Masterpiece. Bronze. Brown Owl and Cheddar, and in the Hawcra Stakes, one mile, we strike Bobrikoff, ElcctrakofV, Labor Day, Masterpiece, Ileatherbrae, North-East,, Rill and other brilliant horses. . A j dazzling crowd figure in the Flying Handicap, including Electrakoff. Ventura, Peroneal. Crown Pear], ■Distinction, Dearest and Goldsizo. Forty-ene in the Meremere. Handicap, and 32 :in the Waipapa Handicap amply prove.. ,tba;t'. Taranaki- is. strong-in.: '•'backs;''-- Tl*' stick- events 'have filled fairly well, and) the gathering should Jte'ea iiighly sue-1 cessful one..:.' •• • -•• •■ ■;■ .;.ii-< -■'■ ;•' ■:.' i J Gerber.a, eiitetedi'at Haweraj'-Jsi'a fiv4- .1 year-old'brmVn gelding'.by Cordon R'pug|e"i -*-Daisy Cliripeiy'hrid therefore half-sifj ter to Gadiolc Punters .shrjuld 'not-con- - fuse this -ned'dy -with Mr.'lttgh'iten'suflllj-'' Gerberga (Charlemagne J'F l^A: rm'abel , le). : ■ Another pair thit ia'nay 'trouble racing. men are Leota, a! 'five-yeatf-old che'sinujt, j mare by Sylvia Park—Gimcrack, undithe 1 Fordell-trained Leonta' - (Cfonq lienor ' '-\-' IFairwind). The party who-'look's after, I the naming- of racehorse's is h<*rtevtftjh.) [requested to frown 1 heavily- and' disar>-.] prove of two Of these names.. ' '■' lfj Apropos the above, i clature '■ appears to'nave got iteeif'irrtjo I a--tight fix in' holiday meetings 'lihaer'afl'-'sbfts of curious' ''cdgh'6mcns'Wrfe'' o cl(ftfei'Wg''t,h!e ppoil." Td Saty tile 1 lefuHWif "it!; 1 oAvrieris are' not advertising'-' their 0 iHt&tfffcnc'e When'they calT'their mokes s.iic"h'rcamep as "Rob the 'Ra'ntcT;" ! "Ba>b-w>ire,"*"Grand Cup," "Tryflnkfe'," '"'Se : ekashore;" 1 '"M j iiowfied MA/y, v ; , "My' ; Glpve'''ia'n'a * t pksk- l Lap."' We'are'all familiar Hvith' j tH'e''pei}-. 'son who cairs;' i Ms , 'cbampi9n''^ , ?Z ( '' l oj - ' j "UBB" hut a ifeW of 'crank, goejs' I the whole hog with "Don'Cameron,'', ''Mollv O'Brien," 't>tc. Ls by; "Sniitli O'Brien;^' out .'.of '"%r,ia. j the"fo r blish'ne'ss.is e-viftejitlt ■hereditary. ,; Look ' at/'ithc'' T/Jikapuna ' weights and just marvel at the.ast/uYnojing origmdlity of f;he their steeds Pat,'; .Toe an'd llary Ann.' at Taiiherii'iikau last' vfee'i:' I the're 'v/fa If,. plain Mary. We have ,MaH, a.'j'ohri,' ' i, St!. Bill. iSo.farlhe namejo'f Cifi ) is inviolate,! I ,' ;'' '. . ( '.'. '/.'.' , „ J,! j ~ , Last, week a rash .ihaw^duat,Vv ( l' v !H''t-i se( J J ip a southern sporting.paper' fox/'a gopd j .handicap horse..'' -scribe )ias,'-10,g | k | e( i i up the aecidejyts and day after man heingjqllcd inthe crush of horse 1 sellers endeavoring to fix him up with | that horse. ..Who hasn't got a good ban i dicap horse'to* seTfT •." ' " H' : -'s- 1 The following yarn from a Sydncj ' publication show?r*lrow--ti- -good sport, lapsing into the ; vernacular, is often taken up wrongly!' A'sporting matron was telling a gentleman friend how she! did not: hack outsider:'• '("Aiitl set ; the end was T I|«d alisobrtely nothing at all on, and the- brute came Home —at-tin ally walked home—afc 20 to hj" -TWc kill-joy persons 'in-Iclerical garb, .whdsc sole occupation up to this appearedcto he assassinating time, were standing ai I few feet Off. They pricked up their ears] ! and J7o. 1' said to -No. '2. "Can you hearj what she is saying, brother?"! And -No' •2 answered sadly, "She' appears tb-bo talking about the late hours her hns-> band keeps!" 'J

A notice in the New Zealand Referee! to the effect that all disqualifications! have been removed from persons'(with! two exceptions) and horses taking parn iri the Miramar and llutt' Park • p'onyj meetings, recalls' the failure of 'Percy Plantaganet Bigw'ood and his pals ''to] plant proprietary clubs in New Squarely run. these clubs might have gotj a fair hearing in New Zealand, but the promoters were too greedy, and 'the do-! ings at their courses were notorious.. Give s fool a sullicienllv long rope, and, he will hang himself! ' ''• i "Properly placed, that horse would! win races." How often do we hear that' expression of opinion? And how often; do we see moderate horses competing un-i successfully for months amongst their: betters, when they could be gathering! in the goldens in their own class. That, the winning of races is only a matter of placing has been proved dozens of' times lately. Take the ease of Seaman. He must have cost Mr. Fred Faber a nice pile last season when he was running seconds nnd thirds, always bumping against, something a shade too good. 'Sold to an Aiicklainler the lepper picked up both hurdle races at the Thames meeting, and won again at YVhangarei. Lady Mildred is good enough io win on the West Coast. Redwinjr at Oamaru. the one-time crack sprinter Lupulite at Wyndham. Directoire at, Invercargill, Wnikelma at Hokitika. and Moreykoff at Grcymouth. Even the comedian with the tiresome oft-fale would pass as an original jester if lie transferred himself and his sickening yarns to Venezuela or Dunedin or some >uch outlandish place!

Domino. Tlohnngatahi and Hinuera have been scratched for all events at the Takapun.i summer meeting.