Sporting News

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 189, 9 February 1914, Page 7

Sporting News

(IJSBORXE .MECTJN'G. By Telegraph—Press Association. tiisborne, Friday. The (.lisbgriic Ruciti" t;Vub's gummer meeting concluded yesterday in 'iav weather, there being a fair attendance. The totalizator handled i' 11,JI)-I, compared with for the same da," last year, making a total for the nutting of £22,970, compared with last. Results:Second Handicap Hurdles -Continuance 1, .Merry Lad 2, liongomaii 3. Maiden Scurry—Carburetter ], Multiplicity 2, Soultie li. Turuhent Hack—.Multitude 1, Trieze 2. Tat in i 3. Welter Handicap—Caher Davon 1. Jfistie 2, Gloria 3. Cup—Multiply 1, Seatondale 2. V'i 3. . Electric Handicap—Wairuwa 1, Our King 2, Lord Possible 3. . Awapuui thick- Despatch 1, Arosine 2, .Multiano 3. Final Hack—Lady Alicia ], Carburetter 2, San Plu.ie 3. W'OODVII.LE WEIGHTS. Wellington. Saturday. The following handicaps have been declared by .Mr. .T. E. Henrys for (he Woodville .ioskey Club's autumn meeting :- Hurdlcs, ot 8") sovs.. one mile and three-quarters—Jacknian 10.!), Whimper and Aha 10.0, Composed and Papal tiz 9.0, ■lligliden D.3, Trooper and Stockade t !1.2, Charge, Overheard, Southron and Master Jlalachi 9.0. Whariti Handicap, of 70 sovs., seven furlongs—Hiwitapu 9.0, Porsil 8.9. Te '.Hon Hon 8.2, Perhaps 7.13, Merry .Tack and Victoris 7.10, Artificial and Orleans 7.2, No Idea, Armature, Radiancy, Sir , Fisher, Reconnoitre, Keynote, Glassis and Ifoeroa 7.0. Woodville Cup, of '2OO sovs., one mile and three-quarters—Mummer 9.o,"Tinnier 8.!), Mangaroa 8.3, Mystcriareli 7.9, Settler 7.7, Tiraeburn 7.3, Waipaku 7.4, Suratura 7.2, St. 'Pees 0.12, Trieze and Kooya C.7. . County Handicap, of 75 sovs., six furlongs—Zeus 9.0. Powder fox 8.4, Martlet 8.3, Xew Ouinea 8.2, Kvdane S.O, Rene and Golden Sky 7.13, Listen, Conziska, Lady Ami and Victoris 7.5, Arrahna 7.4, Lady VaMimar 7.0, Mystorium G.P2, Billiiigton, Peggy, Whisperer, Reconnoitre, Mokau, Muscadine and Juliette. 6.9. President's Handicap, of 100 sovs., seven furlongs—Otahn 9.7, Heather 9.0, Sanguinary 9.5. Monologue 9.4, liertrada 9.3, Leapuki 8.13, Moutoa Girl 8.12, Settler 8.11, Mon Ami 8.10, Matlow 8.8, Parewanui, Guildiiig Way, Manitau and Kilosteri 8.5. Victoria Handicap, of 75 sovs., one mile—Guiding Way and Sir Donald 9.9, Alecto 9.7, Trieze. Koova and Garance 9.4, Papamamara -and ('billies 8.13, Perhaps 8.1-2, Merry .Tack 8.10, Pikitaepa 8.8, Artificial, Orleans. (Hakura. Firing Line, Combustion, Silver Jingle and 'Moeroa 8.7. s Telephone. Handicap, of 100 sovs., five furlongs—Leapuki 9.0, Tneiiru 8.4, Suratura 8.2, Lady Louisa 7.13, Xaumai 7.10, ! Lord Possible 7.9, Merry Guy 7.7, Pow- | der Fox 0.10, Simple Sam 0.9, Miss I August 0.7. ) TURF TOPICS. | By "Moturoa.") ( j 'J'he Taranaki Jockey Club's autumn ] meeting takes place on Wednesday and Thursday, and, judging by the number of horses already here or under orders for New Plymouth, the gathering promines to be a memorable one. Ilawera running has made some of the races look "fair things" for certain horses,' but quadrupeds don't run like machines —particularly in these, wicked times 1 — and even a wall-eyed "wowser" could pick out half-a-dozen horses that were unlucky at ilawera and may prove "form" to be an out-and-out prevaricator this week. Let braggarts rave of Astors, Rewi I'otos, Paoiis, llnias and the rest! They have the hardest part to do yet, and yet they who shout loudest often haven't stopped to think before (hey opened their mouths. Assurance, arrogant and, apparently, very stupid, goes arm in arm with ignorance in these days! 1

The principal winning owners at the Egmont Meeting were:—G. I). Greenwood £405, W. Raleigh £4-10, Highdeii £4OO. E. W. Allison C3OO, C. Jackson £2OO, J. Ilarle CISO. W. C. Phillips .Clou. G. Pcnfold :C95. A. W. Gillies £9O, M. Gardner ,CSS. T. Wilson ;CBO, W. Buckle :CBO, \Y. Lile £BO, T. O'Nei'l £OO, J. Foreman .CSO, ami K. Ilicka £ 50.

Ben Deelev was the. most successful horseman at the gathering, w-inning three races, all on the. concluding day. IT. Gray and H. Copcstake each rode a brace of winners, and others to enjoy the sensation of being first past the .judge's box were:— Murtagh, Berry, W. Young, C. Price, Olliver, Bell, Conquest and Messrs. L. Goddard and G. McDonald. Trainer Geo. Price, with Bertrada, was the only mentor whose charges won more than one race.

The most successful sires were Charlemagne 11., whose progeny, Emperador and Bl'rtrada, won three races, and Patronu=, whose winners were, Styrax, Calais and Patroness.

After th'e running of the Maiden Hack Scurry on Thursday, flic Press were officially, informed thai (!. Young had been cautioned for "injudicious riding, and for backing his mount without the owner's consent." Now the most annHing part is that Young rode l'isiier in the Maiden, and the winner turned out to be Fisher's stablcmate, C'aiai!. The winner was a warm favorite, and Fisher third in order of favoritism. What, the pu!j!:v want to know is: (I) Who report' ii 1!. Young for backing his own mountV and (2) why should any objection be made'? The rules of racing regaJV'ilig belting by jockeys are not adhered J' l Vl ' s 'y strictly, but it seems as if there is Hpmelhing behind it all in this case.

iluia and Katua be required to put up 71b penalties o?l Wednesday. At a ditVerence of only I(Jlbj Kurnalpi should keep tIuMU busy. T)io i'or Um Tatanaki Cup appoars to have improved the' .handicap, and Tlirddar. Hyron, iii'V and other dangerous ono« a fair I'hanco with winners at Tak;ipuna and Kgmont meetings. The raef looks more open now, tliongh tile elect of Mr E. \Y. Allison's pair may U; hard to "stoinh" on the day.

Trainer Kred Tilh-v was the most disman on the Ilawera iiK-eeoirr.se on Wednesday, and he railed UU team straight home on Thursday morning. r.<-onla ran like an over-fed lmlioek in the eitp. and Record wa- I lie only one to >hn\v an\ like rnrinir iorn!. Mia (,'ara and Au*lin cost. of fue shible a lot of lnom-y, and hoi:, were Well lienten a lonjj Wiiy fi'om home. Paoli was one of tin* nnlni-kiv onrs

in the Inalia Unci; I'lal I|iiciicap. and with a better ii : til- larii"!' siaL'cs niigiit have re\cr.»ed pu-itbms wiili Wild Lupin. The 1 ai(.• r paid a - ■.ipi'ising price, consiiic, inir 'Jul he

; was lip with (he leaders at the end of i six furlongs in the Whareroa Welter ■ the tirst day. ; Old Mcndip cut up badly the <fir.-,t | day ami at (be end of h;ilf-a-mile was | twentv lengths hi hind (he leaders in the I Welter. I Coromandel ran two line races at lis wcra and actually linisbed close up, I fourth, iu the Atkinson -Memorial Stakes. /Allicl'l Jack'soi'i i.- :iiways "knocking at I the door," but it rarely opens to nis | knock. ' On Mronze's running in the Kgniont j Cup she may have more than a rough chance in the Wanganui Cup with B.H. The number of hurdle races at the Fg--111011! summer meeting wns this year reduced from four to two. After watching some of th'cse alleged "races" the writer wonders if hurdle-racing merits any encouragement at all. '