SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 April 1916, Page 7

SPORTING.

RACING FIXTURES, April B—Wellington R.C. Autumn. April 12, 13—Manawatu R.C. Autumn. April 22, 24—Auckland R.C. Autumn. April 22, 24—Wairarapa R.C. Autumn. April 24, 25—Feilding J.C. Easter. < April 24, 25—Canterbury J.C. Autumn.' April 24—Waimate Plains T.C. Annual. WAIMATE TROTTING CLUB. THE NOMINATIONS. Nominations closed on Thursday night for the Waimate Plains Trotting Club's meeting, to be held at Hawera on faster Monday, as follows: AUfIOA HANDICAP (harness), one mile and a-half—Strategy, Proui Bess, Bell Meadon, Orangeman," Whistler Boy, Fair Puritan, Miss Havoc, Wild Daisy, Tim Wilkin, Nukumai, The Don, Amberite, Lincoln Star, Sjambok, Chumwood, Commanding Girl, Margaret Ann, George IV., Prince Imperial, Kolo Nut, Xavier, La Bassee. NORMANBY HANDICAP (saddle), one mile and a-quarter—Bell Gana, Kitty's Tux, Little. Bones,- Tattles,' Mobalink, Lady Sefton, Greywood, Maud H, Cliff, Ardath, Rio Grande, Manscenita, ,Hau. ruia. WAIMATE PLAINS HANDICAP (harness), two miles—Tim Doolan, Rex Cordium, Kitty's Tux, Todd Bells, Celtic, Nancy Patch, Flora Tracey, Imperial iP-rincess, Stone Beldon, -St. Leo, Huia Grey, Lady Child, Neigh, Godchild, Fashionwood. TARANAKI DISTRICT HANDICAP (saddle), one mile and a-half—Proud Beth, Jennie Peraeta, Te Kaka, Whistler Boy, Highland Mary, Norsematd, Albert Chain, Nukumai, The Don, Cliff, Capilose, Mawhiti, Miri, The Lass. MANAIA HANDICAP (saddle), one mile and. a-quarter—Rex Cordium, Kit'-' ty's Tux, Little Bones, Bobalihks, Pring Ora, Celtic,. Flora Tracey, Sanddrift, Troubadour, 1 Imperial Princess, Stone Beldon, St. .Leo, Allwood Fashion, Huia Grey, Silver Grid. HAWERA HANDICAP (harness), two miles—Lavinia, -Parole Bells, Tattles, Aodd Bells, Greywood, Monsoon, Cliff, El •Carvine, Rio Grande. STRATFORD HANDICAP (harness), one mile and a-half—Strategy, Bell Meaddn, Orangeman, Miss Havoc, Wild Daisy, Tim Wilkin, The Weaver, Sanddrift, Troubadour, Allwood Fashion. ELTHAM,HANDICAP (harness), one mile and a. distance—Tim Doolan, August Child, Bell Gana, Rex Cordium, Lavinia; General Advance, Tattles, Bobalink, Goodehild, Celtic, Nancy Patch, Lady Sefton, .The Weaver, Maiid H., Ardath, Troubadour, El Carvine, Manscenita, Neigh, Haurloa, TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa.") Concluding day at Trentham. Manawatu races on Wednesday and Thursday. • j Multiply was the fittest horse in' the Jumpers' Flat on Thursday, and weight counts for little when the rest arc green. Eligible hoisted record time in the St. Leger, the previous best being lugoda's 3.2, registered in 1910. Winterbourne, who paid a good price in the Plunket Nursery at Trentham, is a full brother to Danube. Desert Gold is alleged to have skipped over four furlongs in 36 3-ssec. one recent morning at Trentham. She's simply a machine, not a horse. Three odds-ou favorites strolled home on Thursday, but the prices were no. use to anybody! The other races saw big dividends paid.out, and the public generally must have had a bad day. Balboa .could not foot, it with Oxenhope over a mile on Thursday, but over a longer distance should always "line" the Southerner. The North Island is generally pretty strong in handicap horses, but Southerners such as Bee, First Glance, and Oxenhope have cleaned up some of the plums at Trentham this year. The leading horsemen, O'Shea, Deeley ' and Emerson, each rode a winner on the opening day of the Wellington meeting, and according to most tables the tally reads:—O'Shea .56, first, Deeley 52, Emerson 4!). . Old Starboard ran a trio of seconds at the Westport meeting. He must have just about done his dash. •Mr. E. Alison won races at Taumarunui on Saturday with Housewife, Thoolomi and Ngatoa. The will be run at Ham-, burg on June 25. ■ No English 0 r French horses are engaged! The pick of the Koatanui yearlings shipped to Sydney last week was a fine colt by Earlston out of Our Lady, dam of Bronze. He ought to fetch a ' thousand. Warstep and her sister. Stardancer, have been booked to visit Solferino this season. Pateonga put up an attractive performance in winning the Matiere Handicap at Taumarunui meeting. He carried B.C, and won easily in 1.28 3-5, though a bad swerve at the finish let Glittering Sands get within a neck of him. Reports say that Bercola is looking very well at Hawera, but it is sucli a long time since he showed any pace that the 'chasers of 1010 wli't'hav* to be a very bad lot to give him a chance of succeeding. As anticipated, Vladian ran a really good race in the Jumpers' Flat race at. .Trentham, and his party took out a very ' nice second dividend. Th» tim« (2.37 4-5) would have won many Cups, and con--1 sidering the thumping big weights carried both Multiply -and Vladian put up good performances. Ngatoa's victory at Taumimit'if was made easy by the leader, Eminent, breaking down at the last obstacle. g Peter the Great, one of the greatest harness horses and .sires in the United States, was recently sold for fifty thou-, sand dollars. As a four-year-old he recorded 2.07V!i, and his stock include Peter Volo 2.02, Sadie Mac 2.0fly 3 , iPeter Mac 2.03'/., and thirty-seven others that beat 2.10. No less than 230 of his progeny rank as record holders. Master Lupin is galloping in good style 1 at Wangamii, and is likely to carry a lot of money if started at Awapuni. How's thi s for 11 racing bargain? The '• aged Conqueror gelding J-lilo, once "sold" for a pound and recently acquired by his present owner for a "fiver," scooped ! up both steeples at Gore last week, and 1 in addition to £195 in stakes hie party > were presented with a limit dividend ' each day. If times count for anything an average horse -could havt given- each of tlie win- ' ners at Westpm', 'nearly a furlong start and a beating. The various times wore as follow:— \% miles, 2.40 3-n; 7 fur- ' longs, 1.34 and 1.40; and 5 furlongs, - 1.181-5 Am' ..'iey call that galloping! < at P/.merston recently, Mr. F. Mar'' , well known in recent years as f tie iffner of Mon Ami, Botanist, Pow--4f ifex, San Fernando and other good ' r '< ittners. Away back in 1893 he owned ,'etllt, a yddhurst reject, with whom ie #on tlje Wellington Cup and other

Glenmore is in work again at Marton, and is reported to> be looking very well. Deviation, one of Mr. W. Bidwill's .cast-offs, won at the first time of asking at the Timaru meeting. Tact is one of the northern favorites for the Eastern Handicap, and Tararua Jack is said to be in great demand for the open hurdles. ; The Manawatu Racing Club's autumn meeting take s place on the 12th and 13th inst. Big fields and good management ensure good racing, and the club can look forward to seeing a good many Taranaki sports at the t meeting.