SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 200, 21 February 1914, Page 7

SPORTING.

UAC'IXC FIXTURES. February 21—Dunedin .Jockey Club AuUmm Meeting. February 2li, 28—Wanganui docket Club Autumn Meeting. March J, s—Danncvirke Racing Club Autumn Meeting. March 11, 12—Nelson Jockey Club Annual Meeting. March IS, 1-I—Xapicr Park Racing Club Autumn Meeting. March 17 Opunakc Racing Club Annua! Meeting. TURF TOITCS. By "Moturoa." Concluding day at Dunediii. Wanganui races on Thursday and Saturday. St. Cate is jumping nicely at Wan- ; ganui. .Crown Pearl, now recovered from (lie ' Ellerslie lire, is in work again. The ex-Australian hurdle jockey, r\ )' McCabo, rode two line races here last | week. Ratana's lease is up, and the horse has been returned to his owner at Jfordell. Uutcher Coy ran wretchedly iast. week. He looked very lonely without his cart! Ineuru ran well enough at Woodville to suggest that she. will do better at • Wanganui. Simple Sam's running here did not •uggest that he would make no race of tlic Telephone Handicap at Woodville." but the "wise guys" appeared to know all about it on Wednesday. Wnipaku made most of the running in the Woodville Cup on Wednesday, j and it was not surprising to see the Foxton nag land the mile and a half hurdle race the next day. Waipaku is a very useful customer. Those who saw C'lassis leading the field a merry dance for six furlongs in the Kuwau Handicap (one mile) last week, were prepared to see the handsome daughter of Benzoniaii win a sprint race at the first time of asking. This she did at Woodville on Wednesday, beating a smart field too. lion Ton must have run the race of his life on Wednesday when he carried his 0.5 into second plaeo behind Flor!/ McoDnnald (7.11). The race was run in record time for a Dunediii Cup—2 min 33 2-ssec—and. it is not surprising i that the Wellington Cup winner, Kilrain, was beaten out of a place. Kil- ] rain may score over a shorter distance before long. I The other day it was remarked how I often ''Xo. 10" scored at the local meet- ] ing. According to the cards "tens" wore ' in evidence again at Woodville. It's funny how "of-ten" they "catch." J North-East was booked to sail for > . Sydney on Monday. They will have to 1 borrow a few lead-bags over there to j keep pace with 'Stralian handieappers' inflated ideas of Xew Zealand horses, I'm thinking. Sauci, the big boom for the Wan- ■ ganui Flying Handicap, was a strong order at Dunedin on Thursday, but had to be content with second place behind Sister Radius in the Hazlett Plate. That unexpected defeat may cause the boomsters to steady up a little, though there's no denying the fact that the Middle Park Plate winner is in very light with 7st. (including 71bs penalty). Bandeira does not appear to be too sound in front, and his preparation at Wanganui includes a daily swim in the river. The chestnut looks like catching a "heat" if the heat keeps out of his feet. Wallace Young, who has tieen Indulging in twelve months' compulsory "rest cure," was granted a license by , the Wanganui Jockey Club, and rode Papalitz into second place on the first day at Woodville. i Talking of disqualifications, the jock- ', sters are all scared out of their wits when "Stipe" McMahon turns up to a meeting. He is getting to work all right, and 0. Price's disqualification looks like the beginning of a vigorous campaign on the "stipe's" part. R. Hatch incurred Mr. McMahon's displeasure at Woodville on Wednesday, and was set down for a "sixer," and A. Qllivcr was also called upon to explain what the Manawatn Standard calls hii "alleged inartistic handling" of Orleans in the Maiden. Fortunately Ollivcr was able to satisfy "His Majesty," but is must give these horsemen a sinking feeling when their presence is requested before this Czar of the Turf in Xew Zealand. Brunswick seems to be improving with ee'cry gallop, and promises to be a worthy representative of the Maniapoto tribe, of which Ngatiruanui, Hcwi Foto, Toatere and Co. are too well known to require a testimonial. A fine iiehl of fifteen lined up for the Maiden Scurry at Woodville, and the public rightly picked out Lubriline and Orleans to pay the dividends. The , bigger the field the bigger the certainty, seems to hold good in these "hurry- : ups." Jackman carried a lot of money in the first hurdle race at Woodville,' but was a long way back when he came a cropper. Trooper made most of the running, but Composed and Papalitz had the finish to themselves, racing home in that order a head apart. One humorist reckoned that Composed won by "a smile," so facial expressions count sometimes. 'What's the matter with a horse with an undershot jaw and a protruding lower lip. anyhow? Koova's victory in the Woodville Cup was anticipated everywhere, to judge by thti "wires" that were being used on Wednesday. Immer, who has not been doing well of late, gave the daughter of Signalman a good "go" however, but Kooya had too much "steam" left for the last bit, and ran in ;t winner hy a couple of lengths. Powder Fox, with Olliver up, tried to win the County Hack Handicap from end tn end, but drifted back to sixth place at the finish, which Lady Valdimir beat Usten by a head. Rene was a close third and did better on Thursday, when her party threw in for a big win. As expected, P.ertrada was equal to landing the President's Handicap, anil fluiding Way was another favorite to score. Simple Sam was first out in the Telephone Handicap, and the rest never got within three lengths of the llyimj .Xew Plymouth nag. Simple Sam takes a lot of beating when he jumps out 1 first.