SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 February 1917, Page 8

SPORTING.

POVERTY BAY TROTS. Gisborne, Feb. 5. Following are the Poverty Bay Trotting Club acceptances:— MAIDEN HANDICAP, of 40 sova.; one mile and a half.—Chocolate Soldier scr., Pita Roa ."sec., Princess Rere 3, Gold Bowl 3, Roe Bell 4. BELGIAN HANDICAP, of 55 sore.; one mile and a half.—Sam Dillon scr., Greylock lsec., Makauri Lass 4, Gold Boy l. All Mine 7. Bravo 7, Chocolate Soldier 7, Roe Bell 11. POVERTY BAY TROTTING CUP, of 130 sows.; two miles.—Aotea Roa scr., Strategy 2sec, Tattles 20, Silverlocks 25. PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP, of 40 sc-vs.; one mile and a quarter. —Jimmy Harden scr., Gold Bowl scr., Princess Jure scr., St. Andrew 24yds. blid., Trinket 132, Tim Doolan 21C, Aotea Roa 330. DARDANELLES HANDICAI, of 75 soys.; two miles.—Sam Dillon scr., Greylock 4sec, Gold Boy 0, Chocolate Soldier », Bravo 10, All Mine 10, Roe Bell 10. ELECTRIC HANDICAP, of CO sovs.; one mile.—Tim Doolan fiOyds. blul., Strategy 132, Aotea Roa Joll. COUNTY HANDICAP, of 55 sovs.; one mile and a half.—Mukanrl Lass scr., St. Andrew ser., Pita Roa 4see., Princess Mere 4, Forester 4. FAREWELL HANDICAP, of 55 sovs.; one mile and a quarter. —Sam Dillon scr, Trinket 24yd5 blid, Silverlocks 4S, Tattles SI, Tim Doolan 144, "'' TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa.") Tnranaki Cup to-day. The Tarauaki Stakes comes up for decision to-morrow. Reported that J. O'Shea will pilot .Toatere here. Hushriian is in great nick at present, so look out! The Rewipoto—Tree Lucerne double stands at a very short price. Paraoa, who was chasing "big money" at the holiday meets, should show up better in "the smalls" tliis week. The Auckland division includes lady Penury, Ring Lupin, Housewife, Pendoon, Roekfl'eld and Thrace. Lady Penury and Rockfield are in good nick. Alteration is getting through good work at present, and his party expect him to run well at the Tarauaki meeting. Dingle is top-weight in the Okato Hack Handicap with Ust., and has earned every ounce of it. Opinions difTcr greatly as to which will start favorite in the Waitani Hurdieo. Of the horses that raced at Hawera, Flying Camp appears to be the one most susceptible of improvement. Veto just finished outside a place at Hawera, and may do better next time the money comes in for her. Since the Tarauaki Cup of 187G some great weight-carrying records have been hoisted in the race. Lady Medallist won with 0.11, Convoy with' il.O, Battleaxe with 9.2, Paritutu with 9.0, and Opawa with 9.0. Opawa, Battleaxe, Paritutu, and L-idy Medallist each won the race twice. Auckland horses—Goldsize, Phosphorus and Self—have won the last three Taranaki Cups. If. Lady Penury wins to-day local horse-owners will give up the ghost. Already they are talking Analogue for th.: Wanganni Cup. He is an improving sort, as his Egmont running showed, and lie may give another taste of his quality at the local meeting.