SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 217, 13 March 1914, Page 8

SPORTING.

l-'JiUS IX RAGING STATUS. I h y " I'i'fsi Association—Copj x'iyh L I Received 12, ( J p.m. Alelbuui us .\l.txcli 12. , A f in ' occurred at Wood's stables at Caulliclf!. The racehorse Light Ballast was burned to death, Tayuuan terribly injured. A stable boy named Fence was ba. burned whilst attempting m rescue the horses. NELSON MEETING. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Nelson; Tuesday. The .Nelson Jockey Club o'">eied its annual meeting to-day in Perfect weather. I lie totalisator handled the sum i oi' £7784 ior the day. Results:— MAIDEN.—Hone 1, Idol 2, Asche 3.! Scratched: Putiputi, Lady Doreen, ! Rosemarrie, Erpn Ba' atd Molly Mork. | Won by a length. Time lmin.'lTbce. I NELSON TKUT.-Kittv N. 1, Little j Bones 3, Tarawera 3. Won easily. 1 Scratched: Chips, Takaka, and Rapaura. NELSON CUV.—Peione.il 1, Monologue 2, Moirette 3. All started. A splendid finish. Time, 2min. Osee. TROT.—Nada N. 1, K'tty 2, Alabama 3. Scratched: Welcome Jack, May Patch, Vermicilli and Belle Corbctt. TELEGRAPH HACK.—-Lady Vladimir I, Royal Sleeves 2, Erin Boy 's. Time, lmin 2see. ~ lIOPK HACK HANDICAP.—BorsiI i, Achillcdes 2. Alecto 3. Scratch d: Glenonglcy, Otakuva, Elopement, and Merrie Glen. Time, lmin. 29sec. GRANDSTAND HANDlCAP—Peronilla 1, Leapuki % The Great . u ogul 3. All started. Won bv u. ler-rth, \I I WELTER.—Chillies 1, Trilby 2, Ruination Also ran: Glenongle*'. Won bv a length. SECOND D,'.V. Nelson, Last Night. The Nelson races were concluded.today. The sum of £16,373 was put through the machine, an increase of £I3OO. Results:— ELECTRIC HACK HANDICAP; five furlongs.— 2 Roval Sleeves 1, 10 Exciter ment 2, 4 Erin Boy 3.. All started. Won by a head and a-half. x Time.,'lmin 3sec. HANDICAP TROT; two miles and a. half.—4 Folly 3Ssee. 1: 1 Tarawera 3sec, 2; 6 Molly Brae 25sec, All startol. Won easily. Time, 6min 52 1-. sec. REDWOOD MEMORIAL; one mile and a distanceA2 Peroneal 10.2, 1; 5 Borsil 8.3, 2; 1 Monologue 9.4, 3, All started. Won easily. Time, lmin 68sec STOKE HACK HANDICAP- six- furlongs.—Alecto 1, 3 Ruination 2, 5 Erin Boy 3. Scratched: Otakura, Elopement, Asche.. Won by half a length. Time, lmin lfisec. HANDICAP TROT: one nile and ahalf.—Kitty N., 12sec, 1 ; 3 Owyho 17cflc, 2; 2 Forest Belle 22sec, 3. Won easily. Time. 3min iOsec. WAIMEA HANDICAP; »ixfurlongs. —2 Leapuki 9.9, 1; 3 .icl.dlides 5.5, 2;1 Peronilla 10.3. 3. All- ran. Won com fortably Time, lmin 15aec. WELTER HACK; one mile.—l Trilby 9.3, 1; 2 Otakura 8.1, 2: 0 Clenonglev 8.0. 3. Scratched: Alecto, Siinila, Won by two lengths. Time, lmin 'Ssec. FAREWELL HANTvrCAP; seven furlongs.—l Monologue 9.9 1; 2 loarose 8.13, 2; 3 C'uress 0.7, j, Also ran: Ladv Kilchc.ran. Won bv a length. Time, Imin 29sec. TURF TOPICS. (By Moturoa). After a dull period Turf followers will sit up and take notice of the Napier Purl; Racing Club's autumn meeting, which takes place 10-day and to-morrow. Acceptances' ulosed on Tuesday night, and to-day's card hears a formidable appearance. The presence of horses like liirkline. Bronze, Sea Pink and Marshal Mi-Donald inHhe Cup, and sprinters of the calibre of Ventura, Makara, Our King, Bhw 1 Like. and lierirada in the Kl.ying Handiii'.p, invests the gathering with more than ordinary interest, and the fields right through promise to he oxceptionallv large. Double la\ eis were par tieularlv active last week--a habit thev have when the "doubje" looks hard to pick—and once again the acceptance list saw them swelling their chests and saving, 1 told you so," etc. Many poor punters fractured their eyesight on Wednesday morning trying to find liertrada in the Cup and' Culprit in the Flying Handicap. 'Twas ever so! The devil looks after his own! Dannevirke running appears to have shed some light on the "probables" of to-day, and it will not surprise close watchers of racing to see Tavistock, Okahu, Hiwitapu, Montano and Settler earn in£ a lot of money iti their engagements. Wanganui form points to Ringform shaping well in the Trial Stakes, Mi which Stead's filly j g up against a lot whose record reads like a "hardluck" story. Ihc Napier Cup, run over one mile and a quarter, has drawn a splendid acceptance of twenty, and Bronze, S«» Pink, Marshal McDonald and Ladoga appear to be the popular selections. Passadena looked fresh at Wanganui and ran well. The well-performed daughter of San Fran may keep Sea Pink and Marshal McDonald warm <lay. Ventura is such a great sprinter that no one could count her ovcr-wei"lited (even with f1.3) in the Flving Handicap. Our King is reported' to he verv it, and may beat, most of those below him—including the "boomed" feertrai,a. Tavistock threatens to start a very warm order in the Sapling Slakes. 1 By beating Indigo twice at Dmiuevirke the Hawke's Bay two-year-old earned a reputation for consistency, and to-day's opponents do not look very dangerous —on paper!