SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 289, 15 May 1915, Page 7

SPORTING.

RAGING FIXTURES. May 20, 22—Wanganui J. C. Winter. May 20. 21—North Otago J.C. Winter. June 3, 4 —Otuki R.C. Winter. June 3, s—Dunedin J.C. Winter. June 3, 5, 7—A.K.C. Great Northern. TURF TOPICS. "*"''*" (By "Moturoa.") Wanganui Steeple on Thursday. What nrice El Gallo for the Northern? P-ay Oil' will win again very soon. Kxpedition looked very ''jolly" at the Ha'.vera meeting. (ilenroy, El Gallo, and Tyson were double winners this week.

Crown Pearl's party looked anything but joyful after the Tawhiti Handicap. Bad luck for Harbour Light to meet a top-notchor on Thursday. Will win soon.

Epworth jumps very big, but will be all right when he gains more experience. Tyson is just about at the top of his form at present, and gee! can't he begin! If a punter had backed first and second in The Shorts on Thursday he'd have just got his money back.

(3'cnroy has been beating Crown Po.irl on the tracks lately and Jio looks like turning out a crack sprinter. Maniaroa just sneaked home on Thursday, and he looks a good proposition for a mile and a quarter race next week.

There was a lot of healthy-looking single young men at Hawera races whose address should have been the Dardunelles.

Lady Amni l>:ul three liard races at Hawera, and ran 3, 2, and 1. Evidently slic thrives on liard work. Arthur Olliver signalised his re-appear-anc« with tlie colors up by landing Glenroy a winner in the N«amutu Handicap. How these small boys are growing! Harold Young can only ride 7.12}, and , \V. Hell 7 S in the Opeke Handicap on 1 Thursday. If the jockey's board wasn't lying A. Olliver rude SUA on Ngapoto in the same race. Snnbird was the best Tilley-traim >1 quadruped seen out at Ilawera. Prin-1 cess iiontoa ran two fair races, but does j not strike one as a brilliant mare, and! Foeman—well, lie ran like an adjective j

Herman! Draft cost his party a tidy sum at Hawera. On the tracks lie can lose anything, hut he refuses to go on with it when the colors are up. On the second day lie ran fair'.y well, and but for running out wide in the straight would hai'c gained a place in the Opeke Handicap, j El Gallo justified his Auckland repu-1 tation by winning in hollow fashion each j day, though his rider could not he ac- I cused of great horsemanship on either I occasion. Jf roouired, El Gallo could j give our nags fifty yards' start and a ' drubbing over twelve furlongs any dav. Tie a knot in your handkerchief so that you won't forget him this winter. Harbour Light's gear gave way early in the running of the Tongahoe Hurdles, and Meagher was deposited on terra firma at the second jump. Continuing in the race, Harbour Light fenced well, but interfered with the he'd, and three furlongs from home El Gallo had to be pushed along to get clear of him. Harbour Light's running on the second day suggests that lie will make good before j long.

Ngapoto was tried over sticks and on the flat this week and ran right up to track form on each occasion. He was beaten by better horses at the weights, and his party should'not be discouraged. If there was one reaily tired looking horse at the Egmont meeting it was Chaminade. He could hardly raise a gallop. Astor was slightly sore on Wednesday, but ran better on the following day. He will soon be right again—perhaps next week. Descendants of Coronet filled the three places in the Mokoia Handicap on Thursday. No. 1 saddle-cloth was aired thirteen times at the Egmont meeting, and was on six first and four second horses. A pound invested on No. 1 each start would—thanks mainly to Crown Pearl—have resulted in a profit of over a

"pony.'_' Glacier was "after the goose" caili start at Hawera. First in the Ladies' Purse, second in the N'gamotu Handicap, and third in the Borough Handicap was her consistent record. Sandy Paul looks well and should be greatly benefited by the sharpening up lie received this week. Belle Paul won in good style on Wednesday, but a bit of weight stopped her on the last day. Bivouac and NewYork are another pair that do not shine under big imposts.

Welcome Nuggott is still keeping his owner-trainer paying out "tails." His dividend looks to he a long way oil'. Hard times probably accounted for the big proportion of triers at Hawera, but there were n few—just a few—that are expected to burst into speed at Vv'anganui next week.

There was a nice piece of bumping in the Wailii Handicap on Wednesday, but after reading the Biot Act to the boys the stipes hurried off to dinner without "distancing" any of, the rough riders. Coropct had every chance to distinguish himself in the Ngamiitu Handicap, hut the fast pace set by Glenroy gave them all the stitch very soon.

Following are the winning owners at the Kgmont meeting:—Messrs J. George £330; W. .1. Ralph .C 200; A. Alexander £IS0; C. Sharwood €18(1; W. Wallingford£l7o; F. Selwood £150; J. Barlow £105; J. K. McDonald ,1100; A. G. Crawford £100; 10. Knight C!>0; Lisle and Leslie C 25. F. Faston C2I); Trustees late .). Kyiin £ls; S. Brick £l3; A T . Brown ,tl:>; 1). King £10; M. Ganln-r £lO, M. Franklin £5, A. W. Ogle £,">; A. K. Maltby £5; and 1). J. Goodwill £5. The following jockeys won two races each:—C. Scott, A. McFlynn, L. Wilson, and B. Deoloy. Others to ride one winner apiece were:—C. Price, A. Oliver, J. O'Shea, W. Young, If. Goldfinch, and Mr. McDonnell. The progeny of Coronet won five races at the meeting and were placed three times second and four times third. The winners wore, Tyson (2), Crown Pearl, Glacier, and Play Oil'. The Spalpeen gelding Kl Gallo won a double, as did the Glonapp gelding Glenroy. Other sii'es represented by a winner wore:—Martian (iSunbird), St. Paul (Belle Paul), Lupin (Lady Amai), St. Ambrose (Tangihou), and Mauiapolo (Maniaroa).