SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 128, 23 October 1914, Page 7

SPORTING.

t MBLBOfUKKE TRAINING NOTES. By' cable.—Press Association.—Copyright :.K - - r ;.' - ; Melbourne, October 22. t. iKdelio cbTcmottKt'elJ fiiirlorigs in.' 2mi*. Woorak ;t«n'furiong3 in .imiir, aOsec., Bonton tm furlongs in 2min, 20 sec., Uuriita H furJongs in Ariataauß 'a mile in."lmin. 475ec.,-Khigs-burgh jand Ulva's Isle a mile in Imm. 528e0.,Unc10 Sami ten furlongs in 2min. 28aec.,- Newberry a mile m lmin. 52sec, Miramlite ten furlong* in 2iuin 2feec., Toir and Aiwynton did nine furlongs in 2min. -7»ec, Vsyttyx nine furlongs in 2min, Stecc., Moonbria, six furlongs in lmin.-aOsec., Cagou a mile wi lm.ii. 4<i sec., Mountain ft-night five furlongs in lmin ssec.

, ; TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa"). The Wellington spring meeting takes place on Saturday and Monday. Maniaroa was railed through to Wellington early this week. Styrax was given a run over the hurdles at Hawera on Wednesday. Jockey L. Wilson Will ride Kilrain in the New Zealand Cup. Mablstick ricked his shoulder recently and may be written out for Waverle'y.' » The brood mare Equitas dropped; a dead foal te Kilbroney last week. After a long spell the hurdlers Earoco and Serenity are at it again. Chortle is breaking the watches at Hastings, and tie touts there ask for nothing else in the Stewards'.

The handicapper holds a high opinion of Reputation. The colt got Tibs above w.f.a. in the ,big sprint at Riccarton. Sea Pink's recent running does not suggest him as a dangerous Cup horse, but the pencillers say different, and money taiks, you know!

Tangimoana ihaa foalod a ftlly to Antagonist, and visits Sam Francisco tibia year.

_ "Sport" (Hawera). Yea. Caplain Webb died on Huuter'a eatate m May or June last.

I lielaseo waa pTomply picked out as I one of the worsC treated horses in the Stewards I ' Handicap, and just as promptly the pen went through his name. Sir Solo received a buffeting about on the trip to Sydney, but latest files report that he is getting through good work at Plemington. At his .bast he might p-ive the Melbourne Cup a shake! A notably consistent performer in Yale Lock died recently in iWestralia. In 250 slarls he was placed 13} times, 'and record reads: 48 firsts, 29 second;, 39 thirds. He was a horse worth 'having. Writing of Cups reminds one that the New Zealand Cup is only a fortnight .off. The war absorbs most attention ahese days and sports harcliy think of race meetinsa until the flags are being hoisted.

Gold is worth about tour quid an oimce, but jockeys sometimes scale higher. One ounce over-weight cost Pretty Bobby's owner £I3OO in Stakes in xbs Maribyrnong State the other day. Between weighing out time and 'time of starting, it appears vhe voutn took a cup of beef tea. Morai: Never drink beef-tea. There are better moisterrers! ' ' .

The Waverky-Waitotara Racing Club will oblige its patrons, and partiaularly the Press, if a notice board showing allowances (if any) is placed in a conspicuous place on Monday. At country meetings it is very hard to get these figures, and tho.se ""hose duty it is to supply rolinMe d eta-Is of the meetings, as \\\\l a.s a 1 keen punters, would much appreciate Ur' H very important attention.

Tlia Auckland District Committee -lias jrranted l!;n Doc-ley an extension of bis license to November l«th —which is Tcry decent of the A.R.C. committee, to eay the least of it. Hut after all it is a great thin? to ibc Benjamin DeeJey, track jockstex, and it is even greater to ,'be "retained" by Canterbury's >toni«st racing mam!

Four hurdle ra«e» figure on the programmes at the Canterbury J.C. metropolitan meeting, two foeing open events, and two for hacks only. The open races ar i those run. on the 'first and fourth days of the. meeting.. ".'' , The Wauiiate Plains Trotting CMb got in promptly with an application for a totalisator permit, and it would Jbe dayligat robbery if the Taranaki club did not obtain it. But, (how the strings do work nowaaayi!