SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 235, 22 February 1913, Page 7

SPORTING.

i;Ai'i:v; fixtuim-:-. February 22-Duiicdin .I.l'. Aut-.111111. February 27 and Mar.-h I—Wanganui •l.l'. Autumn. March .], «i~l>aiinevirki- B.C. Autumn. March 12. f:!- Xe!-<»;i .I.C. Annual. March 12. 1:1- -Napier Park B.C. Autumn. Marcu 17- Opumikc B.C. Annual.

COMIXO EVFXTS. .February 27—Wanganui Clip. March 1 lacksou Stakes. TURF TOPICS. (By •■MuturoV) •("om-ludiim iiV at Dunedin. The Wanga:-';.i meeting opens on Thursday. Master Achilles is worth watching. Parktide jumped well for a beginiu-r, at Woodville. Masterpiece is bowling along in great stvle at WaiiL'anui. The speedy Antagonist broke down again last week, ami has been permanently retired. Wanganui acceptances should appear this morning, and next week's problems , ought to be simpler now. j During the running of the Flying! Handicap at C.isborne ' the Birkenhead j filly My Liuly fell and broke a leg. thus j ending'a most promising career. Jockey M. McDonald threw away a race on Waitoto on Wednesday and the "stipe" gave him six months to think it over! Ireland. Blakeney and Tenterhook have been paid tip for in the V.R.C. Newmarket, and Midnight Sun remains in

the 'Stralian Cup. Deeley had a comfortable ride on " Tannhaiiser on Wednesday. The Martian gelding was never far away from the leaders and just stioiled home. Winners were hard to pick at Wood ville, but for once in a while Dame Rmnour proved a veracious jade. Tly? "wires" were "hot stuff!" Mr. E. J. Watt's horses—Jason. Ventura, and Cheddar—will reach Wanganui to-night. Several Taranald trainers will be railing their teams south.on Monday.

A contemporary states that Sir Lethe and Seatondale are to be shipped to Sydney immediately. Yet Seatondale was nominated for the Great Easter and Great Autumn Handicaps only last Fridav.

Jockey W. Young is probably not flattered by the marked attention shown to him by the stipendiaries. Young's riding of Expect on Wednesday drew the usnal caution, and that prad's improved form on the second day makes it look as If the warning was quite waranted. Much interest is centred in the adjourned inquiry into the running of several horses in the Second Hack Hurdles at Xew Plymouth, The inquiry will be further thrashed out on Tuesday next. Sensational developments are expected. Golden Loop got knocked about at the Poverty Bay meeting, and hi« projected 'Stralian trip has been deel.ir'.l off.

Hastings reports are to the effect ti at Cheddar/is on the big sidp. an.] his \Yanganui Cup chance is not reckoned high oyer there. The disappointing son of Meffiwee would only require to be fit to run a good race under 7st 21b* in the Cup on Thursday. Amongst the double-layers La Reina. Masterpiece, Cheddar,and Bronze, for the Cup, are quoted at short prices coupled with Culprit Ermengarde. Amumnus. Gladiole and Ventura in the Flying. The same astute gentlemen are taking no . risks about Domino. Dearest and Ladv Menschikoff in the big race, and Obligant. Peroneal, Potoa and our own redoubtabla Crown Pearl for the shorter event. , Reports are current that Crown Pearl is galloping "as nefer Was." and will shake them up next week. This scribe has seen Autuninus leaping over the furlongs recent mornings, and somehow be can't keep his eyes off the dashing Treadmill horse. Yice-Admiral. who -plit a hoof during his Auckland Cup preparation is now quite recovered, and is in steadv work again at Riccarton. Brown Owl ran a really good race in the Dunedin Cup. Clifford's neddy made all,the running to the straight, and the T»ace was solid throughout, as witness

thp tinip—2min 3-1 -J-.i—a record for the rac". Anna Carlovnn started favourite ■ and ran well, but she could not live with Tannhanser in the run home. Brown Owl finished fourth and Mira and Coroniform followed. The winner was fifth favourite and returned his supporters a ' good price. j The nni'di talked of Soldiers' Chorus! was reckoned harshly treated in the Pub-. lican's Handicap, and was never sighted.! Over a couple of furlongs longer and with, only 211 is off his hack he was e(|iial to J beating Tannhauser. and a good field on 1 Thursday. Needless to say the South-j Jaiul horse was better backed when he

Bonnie Boy. on the strength of a good, gallop at Awapimi, was strongly support-' ed for the Woodville Cup. but he let his! supporter.*, down with a. thundering bump' On tli»- second day he finished strongly. | but could not heat that good old cut-aud-come-again prad Arioin. Indifferent fencing is >aid to have spoilt Kauroa's chance- the first day at Woodville. but lie made no, mistake ( about it on Thursday. This hor-e should win a few hurdle races this autumn. Xightwatch was Clifford's sole representative in the Dllue.li.in Champagne Stakes and the brown colt had no difficulty in di-posmg of opponents after a fast-run race. The best of the other? was Rinaldn. who humped !)-t 101b into second place. The latter should win a lot of races for Mr. J. 15. Beid. when more seasoned. "Honesty is its own reward.'' Tho-e are the words, brother sports, of some wisp guy who knew human nature only too well. Prior to the racing on the sifond day at Xew Plymouth a Wa ■ nganui girl picked up a purse containing thirty quidlets in notes on the local course. It was lucky in a way that it fell into honest hands, for the finder promptly handed the purse and contents over to the club's secretary to await claimant. The latter eventuated. But that isn't the end of the story. A weeklater the child's father was notified that a letter, upoji which twopence for deficient postage was due. awaited him at .the Wanganui Post Office. He paid the . fine and opined the letter. It was a polite note from Xew Plymouth thanking his child for returning the money. and enclosed was a postal note for a paltry five -hilling's. That, le-s twopence deficient postage, left the munificent sum of four -hillings and tenpeuee. if my arithmetic is what it used to be. Naturally he wa- insulted, and who • wouldn't be? He was not looking for any reward, and even if the splendid amount of four shillings and twopence was intended as a reward for the child's honesty it prices that scarce commodity at a very low price. The Wanganui gentleman does not know whether to purchase a diamond tiara with the nift or whether to present it to the Xew Ply- ■ inoufh Hospital. The Wangnani Herald supplies +he facts, tbi- -cribe .old- the coloring and you can work out the moral for yourselves.