SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 283, 8 May 1915, Page 7

SPORTING.

JvA('J.\(; I'IXTUIiX May K. ('. Win tor. .May L'f!, -Wangnmii ■!.('. AViirtor. .Iniio :i, -! —lUiiki Aii,,,ri HA'. Winter, dune ,j—Dunedin inlci*. Jll)le <ij o, 7 A.K.C, Crest Northern. THE KCMONT MIiICTIXC. (Xotos by "Moturoa.") "First class'" is the only term applicable to (lie list of acceptances received en Thursday even in- for tlu? open day (if the I'igmont h'nciiiij Club's winter meeting. The splendid response made by horse owners is an almost unanimous verdict that the handicapper has dune his work well, ami Wednesday and 'I hur.-day next should see the Kgimml l:noin«i Club riding the high road to success. The starting; will be in the capable hands of Mr. C. O'Connor, and the club's .secretary and course caretaker have both worked energetically to bring arrangements up to concert pitch. .Special excursion trains from all centres will give sportsmen a chance to enjoy.- What promises to be fine meeting. flic seven horses weighted for the Mediae .Memorial Handicap hold their ground, and with Sunbird, Maniaroa, Siyrax, and Im-uni enpuged a good rare is ensured. Tree Lucerne and Zetcs are the principal defections from the Tawliiti Handicap, eleven remaining in. Those include Crown I'carl, Astor, Avon' Park, Plavoll' and other smart sprinters, and should bo one of (he best events of til'. 1 meeting. liHMiru lias been reserwd tor Iho longer distance event.

Judging by the numerous acceptors in the iirn'dies (he jumping events will be the most of'tiic r lhe only .scratcliin;;s are Asculon (who hay nut yet recovered from his mishap at tVildfng) and Joev. Waipunoa, Kat.ua, JJank, tfirst Consul, and El (iallo are all fair performers, and a Held of fourteen is ju>t about a record for Hawera. Unto a»nin this scribe h;;.s to express regret that a hack and hunters steeplechase does uoi. iigure on the programme. The difficulty oi erecting suitable feates should not be a formidaMe one, ar.<S it is hard to understand what other wilstac-le remains to be overcome..

The back llu.fc races tare w ->ll »s »="'«'• Jin.f UavEntMu are the only ones mming from the Kai'w.iy Handicap, tin- dozen ivraujning in including (Ihnmy. C'a litis; Cfoimironi'.', Koidstroke, ami other ustfsrl ibijs. Xg-»-|)oto, wlio is mervi-d for Uic hunlle lacs, ]iivoiiiii\ (uimely, Cordon have not been pant up for t&»- Wiiitii Handicap, but the eleven engaged; include wdlfancied one, like Lady Amai, Sylran Dale, and Dra.flt The indies' ptiFse lias attracted iitteuii, and round* oil' an attractive card iVir \Vetiawsdiiy's racing.

r rei!F TOWS. Wanganui weights mh- dtm- to-day. Draft is in great stvip at present. Udni.Ni wi!1: probably race at EHerstie next ttumt/i_ Scots (iuard has a lot of friend? for ,the <ireat Kijrt'licra- tuples.. Croesus is speedy, bilt takes the count at tin: end of six furlongs. If Sandy Paul fe- reserved for bi«» country events th&> season lit ought to pay his \ray.. °

Chortle's, time (2.32 2-.1) for the Hawke's flay Cup stands as a Xew Zealand rceracit.

The quaintly wnwi Thretv irlw won a "double- at Hastings, is an Australianbred coll by Tbe Welkin—Teppo. It is quite a coincidence that ho won the third race rack day.

The fOVcnwowf cast-off MaKejrarde bv Charlemagne [[, quickly repaid her new o\yier, winning- a race each day at the llawk'?-s Bay meeting. Cowpet ran without much luck on the w|iening ,t: ly at lilonheim, but won the Meurry on Timrsdav in ™oil style o. JM'arten rode the winner? lAsert Uoldn two-year-old winnings inn. into the tidy sum of Cj7tir>, and the previous best into a cocked iM-t. n.is is a season uf records, anyhow!;

, ]JownlMin, who has been threatening ►.to. win a race far .some time, got 1111 on tile inside in the Farewell at Hastings jawl' just beat Tete-a-tete and Veronal' Willi? „ fl m , prk ,,,_ J'he stipendiary stewards have v P . commended that the starter should go to the jxist with the horses, viz., about twenty minutei before the start. The. idea is to plaee tin; runners in his charge, ■from the moment they leave the ISlri .>■ (Hfie. All of which seems plain hosl/ Presumably the oiiicial in question won't ha\e time to eat Ins lunch in the pvopr er plaee, but will be obliged to oait it Wound Hi his hand and ••gullop" is-an I the back of the course.

Ki I rain's breakdown will' kci- L * hitn (lilt of action until tlie spring, lmt : Ladoga (who was also knocked ■ a*out at Awapuni) is quite sound again, ihe \\ anganui sportsman v(io races .'is ''ilr. Jsarelle'-' was at 11a,icings last week to see his filly Spain- run. Although beaten she returned fter party a fine second dividend, Htarliuy sixth favorite on "the mill."

Vi was sent out first favorite each d;>y !it the Ilawke's Bay moling, but lwi; no luck. Alter winnir-.g the Karantau Hurdles she was distanced for eluding Hie last hurdle, and on the second dav »he turned turtle whc.-i going like a winnor. It is an uncemiu game, jumping, and one never knows what vvili happen when one's money a "in the air."' The J-'urdell-trai'iiod Ceorge was well backed each day at Hastings, but ran poorly. >,ot much class, (v/dcntlv. Bivouac has been paid up for in the I'urse at Ilawera and it looks like a case ot "take out." Tlii-., is not a case of pocket-picking.

Sonic ],(■(,|>lr wci-c sm-prisi il t'O'ilfl lict filKl Til,. Ha"l'l'a aciTptaiicos. l'.rliaps tin'' prail V. ill lie frnvn il ihutcr mi the second day. I'linp.it wim in liis turn inul usually ictuni.-, !ii> ]Ku!y ,i nj,.,. UM'l'iil sort, i'.i-.'l a. ;;00.l slayer is the ancient 1' 'in,""t.