SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 286, 6 May 1914, Page 8

SPORTING.

*MJLJ«U K.U.'JXO. "'^ By AW.uuoii-Copyright 'Pi,„ Tu , London, May 4 -(*lorri,« a, Torehliiiit 3"" °" n '' C *« ■AWKK* Br Tolegrapl.-ness Association. , Malm, Tl,: ' sa& .V. the Itawke's ih. Jo ' ■™fr'; , r" ts n » »'*<.-tiDf, and Otahu for {j,^ 8 aUtUmB .VOTES JiV «MOTi;i MJA „

The Hawkc'.s !!-i v ,i„,.i-,„. ,„ , i'-.ivc 'em all on J). "' 1 , U f »vill opening day of i\, v ,];{J "? <°'' Uy < the iU ami th,. -ei :-v;:,:'f "■'.'" mcet-<-iub's Kue new a /,, , „ f * «"> -». filing ceremony, and vigit «• all parts will attend the Celebris >ract,cully everything but the rack itself is brand new. jfow g3 tand, Awards' stand, totafbaiot l»o«w, «to., and new iron pk . k „ t !!?£ >ng everywhere in place of tu e aid*' fathers Sunday best what time h C leaned far over the rails and commanded legasu.,, m frenzied tones, to "Com*

The Hawke's liar .r.C. r , t ; Hq it stride just on forty , Ws ;V g o| „ n< , steady progress has .narked its efforts, until now ,t ra.sn S its )u , l(i m £ cha engea comparison with Auckland, Wellington. and Canterbury. Tho Haw! ken Bay Gup (formerly known a» the •great porfonnera in the past, includine -Merganser, Cruehfield, Hilda, Douglas, w ~ ,J Sf Solution, Bridge an* Port Wdliam, all great handicap cracks. Merganser and Hilda were probably tha peatcat mares ever saddled up for a long-distance handicap in New Zealand, and the deeds of the others mentioned above are found spuacl air over the an7in%°/ ?" P r aCCa in thu Domi ™* Weed share the honour of carrying tha peat* WBight (9 . 10) to £«B ** Bat lease <!>.!)), Marquis (|>. B ), Pi nnro (J.O), and Merganser (0.0) are hard upon their heels Maori Weed, Pearl U Douglas each won the race twice To-da/8 Cup has drawn iwcutv horses, including top-notchers like EmPerador Sir Solo, Expc,t and Cherubim and bids fair to produce a contest worthy of a time-honoured event. Emperador w such a great horse up to a urn but strong opposition may be expecteJ from Cherubim,. Sea Pink and■lixpect. There might be something dangenua amongst the light-weights, but it is »ot shrieking for recognition «h^*H n T port,u,ec vomes th( ' »•*>»■- ftEh /!1 IP (fi ' /3 furl ong S ), for which fourteen are carded. On the one market-are Merry Hoc, and Brmengarde, all almost certain •tarter,; and if that isn't enough" the issue u made more open by the pre sence of Reldame 7.12, Valhalla £", and! <*«« 7.7 Probably Merrv Roe will rta t favourite, but Postillion nnd %&X£. Mt bc *"■ hM »« «■* The m i nol . PVonts pro ,., ise , fields under silk, including fair -rfonn? e» like Papalitz and Golden Water (ta tte Uplands Hurdles); Trojan and Hymen (Maiden); Dowuham (.Yuracry). Idealism and Flingot (KaramuHurtS j Angu-fc and Arlington (Ponkawa &/„-

CURRENT TOPICS. race., to-day and to-mor-toS^tt bUrt ° n a " tU,nn °P en » Wwgbts for the principal events at ' Tiiey say that Postillion was i„ great mek before leaving for Hastings. ;U Traill will r id o Gondolier in tbft lalkmg of a promising light-weloht ider a contemporary remarks that if he keeps on riding as he started, "and puts his head under the cold water Ce P S n ' oming '"' ~6maytUrnmit

Marlborough races don't give local sports much cause to dip dee,. doWB . into their walets, but some «,:.y be interested in the doings of Ratana, Elorate, Amity and The Croat Mogu over there this week.

k "°? ', r " n:M *«"'«■ who races his prads almost to .ieit.li in iormed this scribe recontlv that he' was going to give his team a "spell- -Motuioa dares not g,ve bis name, for no one would believe him

Hallomas, principally noted as tbo runner-up in Piastre's Melbourne Cm? IK,i K ,r BOW f iln »; ,nui UttA <* Alex. Hair* (.are. i tie horse s new owner, Mr 0 F r* ! r win * " 0t ?¥ dccideJ wl *«ier to •ice Hallomiw before putting hint to ■estud. Oeinghy the English "„,£ -Uarugon (a„d therefore closely related jo Martian Lily veil and Mazaglm), nal lomas will he a valuable addition 0 Mr Moore's stud at Bushy p ar k Botanist, who was purchased during the. progress of the 0..1.C. meeting W Mr^hde,,-M,as:,^ ;n( , la^'S;fn g fVm'ti.tu', ialf-hrotiicr, Rangivi.-i i, '.•nig jumped at Kllewlie. and U said to be a promising sort, homier if he -haiaetcrised his worthy Tarami'ki re-

Ihe oiico-prom.smjr Brn t , slumped • somewhat, and ne *JL > uinaoij hand* at 2!) jniineas-just abouT tin- price of rump .stake " The Maiden at Hasting to-day is for lioiw* that have not Won a r.-ee of £1 1 - ■. debar. Want, who .scored at Awa- ]»"" la»t mvk, from starting.