SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 208, 22 January 1913, Page 7

SPORTING.

turf Tunes. (By "Moturoa.") f The Wellington Cup comes, up for decision itt Trentham to-day. Twenty horses remain in the big m ile . nld :, half handicap, and tlie race appear* to [ be very open. Bobrikoll' is still one of the most favoured ones, and we can imagine what a burst of enthusiasm would greet the old chamrdo;) should he ' lead the field home. From (he same stablecomes Lsbor Day, a. mare that good judges aver we have not seen the best of yet. Mr. T. Tl. Lowry holds a. strong hand in to-day's race. Soldiers' Chorus is the South Island "tip," and the horse is reported to' be a ball of muscle. Undecided,, Masterpiece, Sir Anox, Sir Solo and Cevlon have friend*. hut the best of the light-weights' appears to be Dearest. She has been *omor better than anything at Trentham. and on Saturday finished strongly at the end of a mile and a' quarter, run in 2mm 10 and gamed her many supporters. ' The , most fancied ones to-day may be Lowry's elect, Dearest and Soldiers' Chorus. The following are the likely starters J and their riders.—Bobriko/i' |F D Jones), 0.0; Labor Day ( ), s.ll • Soldiers' Chorus (J. Qhon). ,S.S; Undecided ( L Wilson), S.S; Bronx? (A. 01liver), 8.4; Masterpiece (C. Emmeraoni. 8.0; Sea Queen (W. Trice). 7.12; Sir Knox (W. Rvan). 7.11; Mv Lawver (C Browne), 7.11; Sinapis (A. MeMullcn), 7.10; Mira (R. Berry). 7.10; Dearest (B Becley). 7.0; Sir Solo (E. Lowe), 7.5; Coroniform (H. Trieklehank). 7.0; Cevlon (M. McDonald), 7.3; Master Laddo (J. O'Shea), fi.l2: Brown Trout ( ).• 0.7; Sentondale (A. Reed), (1.7; Moutoa Girl (W. Bell), 0.7. Culprit is engaged in the Electric and Telegraph Handicaps to-day. The Can- ! terbury horse will probably start in the | shorter race—"Peroneal'* race" some en-) tbjffiiasts say! • 1 Bon Reve Is such a brilliant sprinter that he is likely to see n very short j price in the Telegraph Handicap! He is ! sure to run well. 1 i Some very poor cattle figure in the | Trial Plate. If started. Exertion is > ' likely to be n_strong favourite. I Tiwari has been taken down for the Trentham Welter, and is expected -to 1 make a good race of it with lady Nolan and Co. I Taranaki punters will be watching | Con the Shaughraun in the Anniversary r Handicap. The Hawera horse is rej ported to be very well, but lie will hav" '. to keep busy to beat Fashion Plate and ,| Merry Frank at the weights. I The main attraction in the Nursery i Handicap will be appearance of Soltano. f The Hawke's Bay flier is likely to touch j a very short price. j The Rnapehu Handicap looks a fine conundrum for backers to crack. Exertion, Monologue, Passadena, Grattari and others have been showing good form lately. Monologue is earning a reputation for consistency, and is reported to he in good nick. The Wellington meeting will be eontinued on Thursday and concluded on I Saturday. The Empire City Club irasfc be considered fortunate in comparison to the Canterbury J.C., whose summer r>'c e.ting has been cut down by the Minister for Internal Affairs to one day cr.ly. ' This year's Canterbury Summer m-,ct-ing will he practically confined to South ] Island horses. There is little inducement for owners from this Island to go South for one day's racing. 7', is an ill i ■ wind that blows nobody good, and Canterbury's loss' is Egmont's and T; ranaki's gain. j The Foxton annual meeting \v;ii he] concluded today, the principal events I being the President's Handicap, one mile J and a distance; Newmarket Handicap.] five furlongs, and Moutoa Welter, seven j furlongs. , I Midnight Sun and his half-brother j J Moonbria were shipped to Sydney on \ ] Friday last. Ventura will not make the trip. Light-weights have, in recent years, had a good run in the Wellington Cup. Since Achilles (fst 41b) won in 1007 the heaviest weight that has been carried to victory wan "st 131b. . Don Quex and Fuss were booked to leave. Auckland for Sydney last Monday. The old hurdler appears to do better in the warmer climate, and the quality of fences at the minor New South Wale? meetings is not particularly strong. A hone named His Majesty started in a stick event at Whnngarei. Apparently the magnificence of his name sot him down, for the Count Lamont horse came an awful cropper and his pilot. A. MeFlvnn, is still very sore about it.