SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 204, 26 February 1914, Page 8

SPORTING.

LA I'FIELD ITEMS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright Cau.'leld, February 20. Brattle galloped u mile on the sand in-lmin. SO'/.sce.; Desire sprinted six furlongs in Imin. Jolly Beggar, Aleconner and Silver Lad ran seven furlongs in lmin. .'Msec.; Sea Prince galloped I'/. miles in 2miii. -lOsec.; The Parisian dashed over I'/, miles in 2min. 20'/. sec.

TUUF TOPICS. (liy "Moluroa.") To-day will commence at VYanganui a carnival of sport which will use up the rest of this week and will .splash over in a fair portion of next. Thursday and Saturday will bo devoted to "gallops," Friday and Monday to "trots," and in addition bi-< money'giveu by the (iun Club will tempt sundry persons, whose eyesight is more fully developed than their sense of kindness to birds, to slaughter pigeon:, by the hundred. It ia ail sport, I suppose, hut horse-racing— -which comes in for hard knocks occasionally—looks like a parlor game in comparison to the "sport"-of blowing birds into clouds oi feathers, or leaving (hem shocked, quivering masses on the turf. It is a matter of taste, perhaps, but there doesn't seem to be much sport in murdering tame pigcois.

To get back to the racing the AVaiiganui Jockey Club's autumn mcct'in" opens to-day. lhe chief events hoing the Cup (one mile and three-quarters' and Flying Handicap (six furlongs). Fifteen horses have been paid up for in each race, and fair fields will be seen out in the minor events, e.s follow-.-Stewards' Handicap (ID), IVtre Hack Handicap (14), Wintoii Hack Handicap (I)) seven in the open hurdle race and "six in the hack event and eight in the Juvenile Handicap. Welcome, rain fell on Tuesday alternoon and Wednesday morning and the course is now iu fine order. °' u I '' , ,'; il ">'"'ft'bt's acceptances saw Colono' Soult, Jhrax, and Ta.inhau.-er dr'op out of the tup, l wt final payments did not lurtber reduce the field, and 1.5 s til| remain in. Training operations at Wanganm have not been of a startling order but Sir Solo, Bronze, Los Angelos and liresom,. have been bowling alon™ mgood style. Hon Ton looks none the »orse och.s efforts ,( D, lm . t ,, in , and *<' i Pink (another late arrival) hears a robust appearance. Opinions differ „, to which will *l S i,-t favorite, b„t Bon lon. Bronze and Sea Pink are sure to carry »_ lot of money. If the.weather keeps line, Sir .s' o | o , lUIV ~ s , of. the better-backed ones ? though Sea Pink is repuled to be '•„„-' Ivatable." Some fellow, get into the workhouse through following "can't-be-oeatcn tips! The fifteen in the Hying Handicap inelude lon licve, Gipsy M(1 , c „ „ £ and hrmcngarde-all -front-rankers amongst the Dominion's si.rinter.s-as "•ell as promising light-weights like *auci. (,'ratta,,, Heather and Cdber-n Wi is not quite such a stronosince being twice defeated at Bunodin, aid ,lnnt and Hon Reye may be found disputing favoritism with the Canter ;■"•.;• ••«!? to-day. Culprit should run "'"' aml ,lH ' '""■'t dangerous 0 f the others may he Ermengardc and Sanci Vocation promises to carry as much m.TV , ' ls » "' the Petre lack Tlau.hcap, though Ilis'orirtU. ,„„! H'lasco have made many friends l,v theii rack form tins week. Record, Canute f n^^ 1 ' ! :. , : , '." l ' a , ,la , V,, ,m,nvsi 'PPorter S fo. tbcWmtoa Hack Handicap, and Kmperador ami Allegation may snare W itian ,n the stewards' Handicap. Pat■onale has only to run up to his form m the Paul Memorial Hand'ean at New t lymouth to prove a toiio-h , mt f Ol . Enl . l»'.ador to crack. Rencontre, who has

I been going splendidly, will be a scream-ing-hot favorite in the Juvenile Handicap, ttereola is most talked about of the hurdlers, anil Composed is expected to run well in the hack hurdle race. Waipaku won at Foxtou and again at Woodville last week, but the stiller fences at Wangantii may be her undoing Byron has been lehai'ulicapped for (he Wanganui Cup, and if started will be required to carry 7.12. Penalties have been incurred as follow:—Flyin* Handicap: Mauci 71b (7.0). Wi'i%i Hack Handicap: l.ubriline 101b (7.1,1). Tayfortli Hurdles: Waipaku 101b (11.6), Composed 101b (10.2). The weights to be carried are shown in brackets. The late train from Xorth on Tuesday evening was just entering the Wangamii station when it crashed into a goods train pulling out. The impact, though the trains wore only moving slowly, was terrific, and passengers were shaken up considerably. The horses on board the Xorth train included Patronale, Cierberga, White Crane, and the Cup candidate Cheddar. They all escaped injury, but Oerberga was greatly excited and caused some trouble when bein" unloaded. She appeared to knock herself about, but. the injuries sustained to a leg fortunately proved to be onlv slight. . Winding-up gallops o„ Tuesday morning attracted a big crowd of spectators, but only the "early birds" saw Sir Solo run round twice in solid style. P>oncoutrc just beat Hisloricttc over four furlongs in 50 2-,lsec. Kxpret. accompanied by another, and brought home bv Marceline, ran a mile nicely in Iniiu 41 «--> see. Canute and Kmpcrador wc-c together at the end of four furlongs in 51 sec. Kmpcrador appeared to be finisluV the stronger. Centenary proved too good for Sweet Van and Si,- Knox in 1 moderate gallop over seven furlouKrmeiiganle, Hon Ton. Sauci and TirVsome did hal.-naee work. The nuartet looked very fit. Stepney ran a mile at >\ f«'r pace, and Cipsy Belle dashed off six furlongs ,„ fin,. s t,-l e ;,, i m ; n , (i ~.. sec. Ins Angelos. who ran a mile in limn -lltiec earlier in.the week, did easy work, as did Sinapis and Bidwill's pair Imputation and Vocation. The last' named trio were not lookin-r too bright a er he,r long and tiresome journey of the day adore. They entrained at 430 a.m. 0,, Monday morning - ■TauhercniS*.";""' :l Ul ", 0t r, T h Wan *»mii until - .'."i. on Tuesday. Writing from WanK«m«i at 2 p.nj. Wednesday), the weather appears to he clearing ~ lim «»? drying wind should make the , • ;;-v fast for the first day's rac „g^ ■siasts of gallopers and trotters makina lugger (cam tl,a„ us „al. This w,''kC ff«tl.nr lllff s promise to ~„ very' gllm . M '