SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 October 1916, Page 7

SPORTING.

RACING FIXTURES, Oct. M.—Dunedin J.c" Oct. 2), 23—Wellington B.C. Oct. 23.—Waverley-Waitotara R.C Nov. 4, 0, B—Canterbury J.C. Nov. 4, B.—Auckland R.C. DTJNEDIN SPRING MEETING, FIRST DAY'S RESULTS, By Telegraph—Press Association. Dunedin, Last. Night. The T)unedin Spring meeting opened 'n dull, but fine weather, the attendance being fair. The totalisator handled £13,63rv against '£14,120 last year. sultsHURDLES.—3 Rongahere, 1; 4 Ikowai, 2; 5 Kingsway, 3. All started. Won by nearly a length. Time, 3.24. MATJNGATUTA HANDICAP.-5 Rose Pink, 1; 7 Moneymaker, 2; 1 Moidant, 3. Scratched: King Star, Winkie. Won by a bare length. Time, 1.31. DLNFDIN STAKES. 1 Trentham Rose, 1; 2 Clavei'house, 2; 5 Kilsea, 3. Also ran: Centimetre, Hands Off, Kilber:y. Won by a short neck. Time, Slspc. MCSGIEL HANDICAP.—3 Snub, 1; 4 Ring form,-2; 2 Ardenvhor, 3. Scratched: Moidant. Won by half a length. Time, 2.8 3-5. DUNEDIN GUINEAS.—2 Wardancer, 1; 1 Wrestler, 2; 2 Disdainful, 3. Scraichod: Splradant. Won by a length and a half. Time, 1.42 3-5. I E! ECTRIC HANDICAP. —2 Bon, 1; G I ClyneMi, 2; 1 Meltchikoff, 3. Scratched: Pyjama. Won by a neck. Time, 1.15 3-3. TAIOMA HANDICAP.—I Ascalaplius, 1; r > War Hawk, 2; 2 Partisan, 3. All started. AYon by two and a half leiuthp. Time. 1.10 4-5. OCTOBER WELTER.—7 Martol, 1; 5 All Ready, 2; 3 Sir Hamilton, 3. Scratched: Winkie. Won by a head. Time 1.43 2-a. AUCKLAND ACCEPTANCES, Auckland, 'Last Niglit. Auckland spring meeting acceptances are as follow: CITY HANDICAP.—CoIoneI ,Soult 0.0, King Lupin 8.12, Bisogne S.O, Goldsize, Lady Penury, Royal Irish, Prince Merriwce, Gallo 7.8, Torotoro 7.3, Te Papapit 7.0, Sir Ralph, Coral King, Royal Rufus G. 7. After declaration oE forfeit the following remain in the Great Northern Guineas; Rockfield, Sweet Tipperary, Alteration, Cj'mer, Colonel Arch, Rebel, E.".vpt, Beltane, Pourparler, Bjorneborg, Grand Duchy, General Joffre, Waiuta, Sarah Grand., IHyllus, Whitehall, colt by Master Soult—Biddy Curran, Cultriform, Independence. WELCOME STAKES. Agncstes, Princci-M Bee, Demotic, Rock Diamond, Impediment, Empire, Scottish Knight, Rathlin. Penthsilea. Bingham. Motallum, Heavenly Dream, Loveland, Estland, Chimera, Belfry, filly by Robert the Bruce—Miss Dix, Galloway, Bagdad, Monatour. Gwent, Persian King, TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa.") Cov-hiding day at Dunedin. W"iiington races on Saturday neift. Tragedy King is being tried over country. 'Welcome Nugget) pulled up very lame at Hastings. The Aucklander, Master Regel, has arrived safely at Caulfield. Rwi Poto's dividend last Thursday was a body blow for the odds-on merchant, Nones (8.12) appears to be one of the best treated noddies in the Wellington Handicap. Mullingar is galloping well at Ellerslie, and is reckoned a certain startc-i in the New Zealand Cup. Ireland, now in his eighth year, is still picking up spring races in Westralia. He has paid his way on the other side. Desert Gold i s galloping as well as ever, and great interest is being taken in her reappearance in the Champion Plate at Trentham shortly. Record (!).13) has dropped in very lightly in the Hurdles at Waverley. Since he won at Wanganui he has improved considerably, and whatever lieats him on Labor Day will have to travel fast. Probably a very weak field will contest the Waverley Cup, and even with a steadier of 9.0, Depredation will have to be reckoned with. Master Lupin is not ready yet, and Moulu may be the elect of Alex. Hall's stable.

With 8.2 in the Brewer Handicap and 10.10 in the Jackson Memorial Stakes Gaycium is given a great chance to add to her double success at Wanganui. Avon Park should hold Play OH', Astor, and Glenroy safe in the first event. The chairman of the Racing Conference has sanctioned the change of name of Kirunga to "Alteration," which is dangerously close to Altercation, who was racing at Opaki on Thursday. We have lad enough of the Hyllus, Hyttus; Ring Lupin, King Lupin mix-up without any more being added to the list. Jiulgir:g by Bivouac's running at the Wanganui meeting last month the old fellow will again be hard to stoush in the four furlongs "race" at Wavcrley. The Wellington handicapper has an exaggerated idea of Hushman, and the idea of the Hawera horse being asked to give weight to Gang 'Awa over five furlongs seems ridiculous. Hushman wou'd have to be dressed at his best to give 131bs to such a smart one as Miss i)eval.

The writer took a spin out to Mr. Frank Moore's (Bushy Park) stud farm this week, and was surprised at the immense size Mr. A. Alexander's filly by Hallowmas —Vivandel has grown to, She is much like Patronale at the same age, and should win good money for "Alw," though she is not one that is likely to come to hand early. The Hal bw.'nas, youngsters aro a fine lot all round.

When Antwerp and Dood met in the Moutoa Hack Handicap at Wanganui, the latter carried 41bs overweight, which meant tlmt she was giving Antwerp (the winner) lib. Over practically the same distance at Waverley, Dood meets Antwerp on 141bs better terms, at which he should put it all over the Wnikaranga gelding. Dood had a lot of bad luck at Wanganui, but is worth keeping in mind.

Common Law, who won a big heat at the A.J C. meeting, is one of Mr. G. Currie's breeding, and is by King Eufus from P.osconiinon. Together with the successes of Kilboy, Sasanoff, and Carlita New Zealand-bred horses did well at Ra-idwick.

name of a horse entered in the two-year-name of a horse entered in the wto-yea--old rvmt at Tir-ntham. Another tl;«t takes the pust'y is "Headache " What's tho matter with "Neuralgia," "The Flu," or what poor old father calls his "Ilheumaticks?" The connections of a certain liorse nearly fainted when the neddy nnex-

poctPilly, mid- in t.Tip hands of a new claim jockey, simply walked in. Asked for an explanation the lad said, "Didn't you H'lul a man down to the post to tell me that you had changed your mind, and that I was to win?" It appears that some unscrupulous punter had faked a note to the youngster, and had sprinted back in time to put fifty of the best on "the mill," and thus defrauded the poor owners! Shocking, wasr't it?

The horses remaining in the F.gmont and J T a\vera Stakes of 1017 include representatives of the leading stables in the Dominion. Desert Gold is not engaged, but there are top-notchers like Kilbov. Panmure, Sweet Tippcrary, Nystad. Flying Start, flood Hope, Wrestler, Kgynt. Balboa, and Nones, and they will do very nicely! The stallion Birkenhead dropped dead it Waikanae on Tuesday. The son of Orme sired hundreds of winners, and five years in succession the value of the stakes they notched went over the .CIO,OOO mark.

Killjoy's Derby stake was worth £45H7, a record for the event. The previous best was Cetigne's £4459, while when Mountain Knight got away with the Blue Ribbon, Mr. Watt had to be content with a naltry '.£4410,

A. Reed, with eleven winning rides, head;, the jockey's list at present. C. EmerSon follows with ten, and then come J. O'Shea- and F, E. Jones with nine each, and Roy Reed and "Lil Arthur" Oliver seven apiece. Spectual, winner of the Dash Handicap . at Masterton is another of the Gazeley clan. Last year he scored twice in one afternoon at Wairoa.

Colden Grafton's failure on Thursday was an expensive blow to stay-at-home backers, but the local prad will do better on a hard bottom. Possibly she will be at Waverley.

Maniaroa's win in the Spring Handicap was long overdue, the Inglewoodownod gelding not having won a race since he led Ratana home in the Manchester Handicap at Feilding last December. They got a good price on Thursday, and of course everybody in Ingle wood swore they had backed it—after the race!

A heap of good money changed hands when Mia Cara and Rinaldo were treated to Le« Darcy's brand of punishment at Masterton. Wangnnui punters have been dazed ever since.

The stceplechaso course at Kurow was about as formidable as the road to Berlin, and only the winner got round. They say that several of the jockstcrs were feeling too unwell to take a mount in the race, and in consequence several alleged 'chasers had to be scratched.

Deuley and O'Shea were not riding at Masfrrton on Thursday, being "on parade" before the Auckland District Committee re a renewal of their riding licenses. Both have been "good boys" lately, so they should get their "briefs."