SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 4, 23 May 1914, Page 7

SPORTING.

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NOTES BY "MOTUKOA.

TUJS WANGANUI Sl^l-uECIIAaS, When the numbers were hoisted for the Waiiganui Steepieeiia* it was f oun a that Gondolier and Aortiiem were missing, leaving eleven horee 3 to do battle s . 101I 01 '.three miJes. event. Contrary to expectations Air H. J. Cameron electV- to dWrt both hls horses, uiienmore and ivauroa, and natnurfly tue public loat 110 .time in making the bracket a hot favorite wenuiore looked well to the eje, imt the fittest horse amongst tne . top-weights was undoubtedly iiercoia, who looked well seasoned and a perfect nail of muscle. The (Spaniard* ij not much to gaze on, but he looked wcii. feir Lfitihe, Morihiko, Pa-she and le hetu a-11 looked as if a trying jouraev would find them wanting. Jaokjnan. liiro Abu and Sportsman bore a wclf-l trained appearance, the former in particular making hosts of friends. A cer- . tain stayer, it was just a question of his "getting round!." After Mr H. J. Cameron% pair, Jaekman, Bercoia, Eiro Atu si nd The Spaniard were backed in to at older. As for the race itsen, it was siifl ply no race at all! Sir Lethe momen : tarily l<.d from Eiro Atu, Jaekman and •' Kauroa. Along the back (Uic first time round) Jaekman tore to the front -«jp quickly put forty yaTdß (or so) betwd . himself and Riro Atu who was leadii The Spaniard and BorcoJa, with the re strung out. There appeared' to be sev ral "not anxious" at tuis early ata{ •rackman had further increased his le passing 'be stands his jumping being ■ treat to witness. Mean-while, strange say, the totalisator staff continued i money, Jaekman naturally being i jfltaltiKKt exclusive demand. Te Whet TBBittrnfxi turtle in the second round, an "Jaeknan was still bowlins along wel in front, with only Rfro Atu and Ber cola apparently making an effort b catch him. The next roun'l saw Mori liiko throw out, and Berco'a was coming •strongly. The latter caught Riro. Atu , jint before turning for home, and though running on strongly at the fini"'l. had no earthly chance of getting . near Jaekman, w'lio won by anything from 40 to 60 yards. Riro Atu was about three lengths behind Bercnx, ar»then followed The Spaniard, S;;o;t3man ( - l i lenraorc, Kauroa, Passive and Sir Lethe. • f The feet that the totalisator was still <rpen for business after a mile haa \ - been traversed lid to enquiry, and it was alleged that tlie.race was started over * four minutes before time. There was talk of the race having to be re-run, and the stewards sat for an houT. Their verdict was that the race was not started before time, the starter taking his time from- the clock in this secretary'* office, which was of course "official time." The totalisator e'ock told a different story," but the public was sportsmanlike enough to feel glad that matters were smoothed over. The best ■horse won, and who woii'd will otherwise? In conversation with the starter this writer gleanedi that Mr R, H. Skipwith checked his watch by the official timekeeper and left the secretary's office five minutes before the time of starting. The horses were lined up promptly to time and dcsjxitchod on tlKfMSjpprney 4osec. later. The moral of it aTI 'ra that all clocks on the eouree, whether in the secretary's office or tota!i-!'-t<ir, should coincide to a tick. NOTES OX THE RACING. An indifferent start piade the Borough lland : cap "soft goods." for Postillion. Sanguinary and The ureat Mogul got out quicker! than the flying black horse, but Sir MoseJey, Patronale, Wild Lupin and other dangerous horses had their chances extinguished from the word v. "do." Wild Lupin, Play Off and Pat- „ /"*rnnale made up a lot of ground, but Sir ■ Mnseley's performance was very poor. If Sir Moseley was not raced by such a straight-going owner as Air A. W. Gillies. things might be said, and, anyway, it was remarkable to see such a good lmrse carrying only 94 tickets on the totalisator, tenth favorite in a field .of eleven! As anticipated Exotic made a bold showing iij the hack steeplechase, fencing well throughout, but Silver Monarch liad the Explosion gelding's, measure three furlongs from home, and though they jumped the hurdle in th? straight together, Silver Mofiarch won easily at the finish. Leo.'anter was clearly not ready, and Waterworks jumped badly in the last mile. Makiri fenced well and finished strongly. " The ICaitoke Hack Hurdles wag *■- other procession. Parewanui. jumping better than he did at Il : 'wera last week, was first over every jump, and it was only a question of wlnt would be second. Sweet Breeze was coin?; strongly over the last half mile securing second lionors, Clemency just beatin<r Kurnalpi for third place." Kurnalpi d'-d not appear to be bustled in the J-traight, and Sam Pan's running was wr tched, to say the least of it. Waldern ir fell, and l'raefectus finished over a furlongs behind the placed horses. The surprise of the race was the solid that came for Mainwa-kaha. Tin- Cordon Rouge ge'ding was PnTcw""ii-'s nearest attendant for just over a mile and a quarter, jumping well, but the distance found him out. The CentuTv Hurdle R'<cc was a fine contest. Huia, Playei, rVne'ian, Goodwin Park and Aruake woe v ■ eveiry backed, bearing ample testimony to the openness of the race. -rwte- TupuM and E'partero were the neglected ones. Goodwin Park ran > >m'T>nsmgly fine race for a horse t-h-t l >oen f '" tlie scene for some time -mi was alwavs with the leaders. 11 e, liuia, ami Plaver wvre ill turn ' th* van with Goodwin Park, and " t»" 'J}™ live fnrlongs of tlie tr " mue^ journey came to lie travi - • ere were three in it-Player. <!- .'ark and Cornelian. A bad jnni- 'he fom furlong post brought Or- "'.'j'"'?:, standing, but the eh.sail after the leadin-r o slightly in front of f; ' . the home turn, but t hor..< drew up at th-e last fen «an was coming fast-a cvaway. On the fiat p ■ , 1 k sued, Player just Win; , ; hv a and (,orn (e,vel .with tho seconH ," Ut K „ c one bad jump torneH' -t "^ won. Ai'uakc " it out partem was m no to Huia, who tired badby. . came an aw QVfir last fence, and iia^-te him. . , . (I .i in Another fine fim-h Hmidiean. the next event, the " ' ' u 00 i x Bertrtda. First on ~" ]o ciirried most u ' wit b oarly running. r ■ , , Kc d liim on the bend, ia Hook «ime fast. ri<ri,tmP post Leonta and ' ' , . r , f)ok an( i out a sreal ra» : from a l Maniarca (the laft;. simf most last) joined t , witt fed T/eonta on third, ant Mamaroa half a ltn. Consu ■ Goldsize right up nev <t

failed .U> see the journey out, but he and Cueddar ram well for a mill l .

Princess Moutouj Lady filgivn. and Master Lupin aA] had big following* .. the Purua Hack Handicap, and then wa» a fair amount of nion»'v for Square Deal and Styntx. Master Lupin never left the issue in doubt, leading all the way and warning by over a length from Square. Deal. Slyrax, Prince?* Moutna aad ivurapai finished next;-