SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 85, 5 September 1914, Page 3

SPORTING.

iftACTNti FiTURES,

Sept. 9—Dannevirke R.C., Steeplechase. Stipe. 10, 11—-Awliour-ton 1-t.C. Sprint. Sept. Hi, 19—AvondaJe J.C. Spring. Bept. 24, 2o—Wanganui J.C. Spring.

J TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa." Dannevirko racds on 'Wednesday. Kero jumped badly at Marbon. Undecided is not nearly ready for lacing. . ' Portraiture could,'nt raise a- gallop m the Mar ton Handicap. Miiacaiu was badly left in the Maiden and never got near the front. A. OJliver got King China out sniaitJy in the Electric, andl the New Plymouth horse was newer afterwards troubled.

'Hie winner of the Maiden turned up in Ormonde Katuunohe (HymettusDyrad l ). Emmerson had him in front from the word "{Jo."

Ulenevis carried all Mar ton money in the Hurdles, and had the race iii safe 'keeping half a mile from- home. Harbor Light, ridden Iby C. Cochrane, ■beat all but Glenevis, and is a nan worth watching this spring. " When Coronation fell in tlio Hack Steeple he. broke -big neck, and D. Cameron was lucky to get) off with nothing worse than a (broken collarbone. Lady Lousia was strongly supported by her party for the Railway (Handicap, but W. Bell had to ride her hard to Keep Wild Lupin at bay over the la* 1 bit

(The good price returned by Kjing Chira On Wednesday 'brought joy to tnany _ Taranaki punters. The Kiim won his race in fine style and should go on winning. lienny Jed practically all the, way in ■the Hunt Cup, but had Royal Medal been better handled, the winner might have had to put up with second iplace. A -bad advt. was given to the hunters' jumping ability in the Hunt Club Cup on Wednesday; of sixteen starters only three co-mpleted l the couree—not by any means a formidable one either.

I Jockey H. Young stole the Martou Handicap on Maniaroa from the fast finishing Hyettus. Bmmerson Ibraugnt the latter with a strong run ftt the finish, but Maniaroa just lasted long enough to win. The favorite, Portraiture, was soon in trouble, ami -was one of ,the last to finish. Passadena ran a good race and appears to 'be in good niok. She miay get amongst, the win- > nere at Wanganui. Riito Atu jumped wretclhedily both at Marton and at the Rangitikei Hunt meeting the day following. When ho fell on Wednesday hia rider, Lindsay Bull—a, member of the Expeditionary Forces, toy, the way—lhad an car almost torn off. A few stitches, and 1 .Lindsay was smiling as if nothing had happened. That's the sort of stuff we want in cur fighters! Jockey P. McCublo rodb Lady Bib- j bero a nice race in the Hack Steeple at 1 Marton, but she cont'd not give away I 131bs .to Makiri. The latter looked a \ winner half a mile from home, and finished well. Darby Paul had the confidence of his party, and shaped, very "well. When ho gets used to the big ■fences he should improve upon his third place at Marton. The disqualification bf lAwalhoil jn the last iraoe of the day was a particularly unfortunate bit of business. His party deserve no sympathy, as they should 1 know what stakes the hor.se has won, and the rules of racing aro. plain enjooigh. The crowd Hip.# lost <tilicir money in backing the horse when 1 thsy had no earthly chanc-e of collecting a dividend certainly had; bad luck, and it seems as if some rule should lie made by which a refund of investments —less the usual percentage—to who are unfortunate enough to support a home not eligible to start. As it was, Awa'hou, vigorously ridden by "Bill" Price,' just got home from Master Strowaii (Bell) while Sir Donald (who had been knocked tack to last) was «. close third. Deteley rodto F&shion Blatb, and the hurdler came in for solid but she was never dangerous* The .Rangitikei Hunt meeting drew a fair crowd on Thursday. Tno racing was lair, but there was very little chance for speculation. After the first, race the police "hunted" anything that looked like a bookmaker!, and the rest, of the proceedings wore like* a Sunday j school picnic,. Roseb'llush won the Hunt- [ ers' Hurdles from Howler and Soporific. { 1 New York scored in hollow fashion in ! the (Rangitikei Handicap, the best of J the others being Fore, a four-veav-old « I mare by Advance—Alert, and' old Aleio- j logue. Consul, who had finished third ! at MaTton the previous day, beat Itivo Atu in the principal steeplechase, ami Soporific annexed the Hack 'Steeples. The bracelet fell to General .mohb, who iwaw) followed 'home by Lady Worry. Melologue's turn came in tlhe -\VfJtcr. .tlhe daughter of Advance (scoring nicely from Waiwctu and Keynote. The final Btccplechase saw Carr'onade in front, with Pylos and Shamrock in the other paces. The hand programme was singularly appropriate, patriotic airs being all the go, but it is- not often you strike "God Save the King" ;>« I ■No. 1 item. They do things in thelv own styfe down at Bulls! The 'death of Mr. J. fliempton this week removed from the race of lite one ,ol our most pwptvlar sportsmen. As a member of tho Taianaki Jockey Club lie hae proved (himself a worker, and to hisenergyand that of several confreres, the T.J.C. owes its steady advancement. Sportsmen will unite in tendering, heartfelt sympathy to the deceased gciitleinan's bereaved ones. Those who took a m out to the North Taranaiki Hunt Club nees at •WaitaTa on Thursday enjoyed a good afternoon's sport. Otaraoa onee again carried off the honors of the «neeimg, and winning the Hunt Steeple for the. third time. Mr. E. Humphries performed his secretarial duties splendidly and everyt/hing possible was done to make the 'gathering 'a one. Next year the c3ub should secure a Setter course, the old one at. Waiiaru. being. unsafe for even moderately largo fields. I