SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 176, 24 January 1914, Page 7

SPORTING.

| racing fix tut. •?.:•. January 2-1 Wellington ll.l'J. January ■>'.) and .'il—Takapuna R.C. February 4. s—Egmont R.C. February 11, 12-Tnranaki j.O. February 2(1, -Mi— Wanganui J.C. DATES OF COMINO EVENTS. January iD—Takapuna Cup. February 4—Egmont Cup. February 11—Taranaki Cup. February 2(i—Wanganui Cup. TURF TOPICS. (By "Moluroa.") Concluding clay at Trentliam Kginont weights are due un .Monday, Rutana paid a huiidsome price, on Thursday. Cheddar will probably contest the Takapuna Cup. There appeared to be plenty of nontriers at Foxtou on Thursday. Altear was the one "dry" bet at Trentliam on the si cum day. Tree Lucerne ivas too sore to start at the Foxtou meeting. Hard tracks , are telling on all the horsed. Patromile let his party down with a severe bump in the Telegraph Handicap at Trentliam. The roan ran well to the turn, but could not foot it with Beldame in the straight. Sinnpis successfully dodged the public at Trentliam, paying considerably over the limit when she romped '-ome on the second dav. Some nags really are "hot stuff!" The grass on the lawns at Foxtou was diied to a rich brown color, and made very treacherous walking. More than one punter came a cropper on the treacherous slopes, and "the cup that cheers" had nothing to do with thcur downfall either. The printer who was responsible for the production of the "correct cards'' \t Foxtou set the public an "out" size 'n puzzle*, Pages enumerating the acceptors for the Welter, Dash and Flying.Handicaps were beautifully "snuffled," and the public i.aid nothing -with a loud voice, too! The Wairarapa sportsman, Mr \Y. E. liidwill, has a crack two-year-old in rhe shape of Imputation, by Martian—Stepfoldt. TW' black colt won both the Nursery and Wellington Stakes this weex, showing great game,.ess and winning .it I lie right end under severe puni-hmo.i:. lieticontre, the hero of the Aueklaihl meeting, was simply no use to Imputation on Thursday. Kinaldo was one of the db.appointnients at Wellington. Sent out favorite in the Cup, he never flattered his sa.iporlers at any part of the race, and eventually finished eighth. I'robabiv the last pace'iu the earlier stages of the race sent him back to t'.o rear, and with a big Held in front, his chance of geeting through again \ as almost r.ill. The Diver and Enworth were "commissioned" on Thursday, but both "missed" badly. The Wanganui-frained Brunswick managed to get into second place in the Te'ephcine 'hack Hnndirao. and paid a fair price for such a "boomed" noddy. Imarose finished very fast in the big race at Foxton on Thursday, am' witei better placing in the lir-t part of ,lie lace might hive troubled l-'m winm ;, Lady ' addo. The hitter mare paid an altogether fal=c price. She was ridd.m by a jockey who is not supposed to lie '•fashionable - ' in flat even". . Adroit siipp.iel a surprise on Thursday in defeating Beldame and a select held in the Metropolitan Handicap at Trentliam. The winner was well Lacked both on and off the course. The Wellington meeting will be concluded to-dav. The fields again promi-e to be. large/ami the choice'harder than ever to make.' Sir Knox (inisaed fast in the Wellington Racing (Tub's Handicap on Thursday, and may do better in the Consolation Handicap to-Qa,/ On tile strength of Mivrfian Princess' running in the Nursery Handican. when she ied for over four furlongs, the filly promises to h.au- as big a following .n the Hopeful Stakes. The City Handicap should he a great race. The principal interest centres ill the meeting biiweou TSon Revo and Postilllon. TSoth have shov.n a great turn of foot this week, and opinions differ as to the tiioi it- of the pair. Postillion should b> benefited by the spell from Wednesday, and may keep the tfawke's Bay (rack husy. .Minor events may see Monologue and Bed Book veil supported in the Melrose Welter: Record and Square Deal in the Wailaceville Welter; Berirada and DayFly in the Kaitoke Handicap. Bon Ton's fai'ure on 'Liursday i- accounted or by the rider 111. Cray) breaking a stirrup loathe;- enri,- in the race, when tile horse was leading. Daytime, the winner o,' the Filzherbevt Handicap en Thursday, is another I "(Mid advertisement for tV- iiuporled sire llymettus. Another l>v the same sire in'llveUus, v,b . was also just mirrowlv defeated .in the Wellington Stakes.