SPORTING

Taranaki Daily News, 5 March 1917, Page 5

SPORTING

RACING FIXTURES. March 7, B—Nelson J.C. Annual. March !), 10— Park R.C. Autumn. : March 15, IG—Masterton R.C. Autumn. March 17 —Opunake R.C. Animal. March 21, 22—Rangitikei R.C. Annual. April 7, o—Auckland R.C. Autumn. TE AROHA MEETING. j FIRST DAY'S RESULTS. j By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. The Te Aroha races were commenced yesterdav in fine weather. Results: ' RUAKAKA HURDLES.—CokeIy 1; Luperino 2; Master Regol 3. Also started: The Celt, Ranza Mist, Olendaloilgli, Barh Wire, Ballygowan, Maisonette and Gluterino. Won by two lengths. Celt and Tiurb Wire fell. Master Regel was favorite. Time 2min 53see. TRIAL HANDICAP j—Lady iPaula 1; Keystone 2; Kilwinning 3. Also started: Thrace, Gretchen, Declare, Sylvasco, Dandy Breeze. Juanuo, Pretty Ethel, Electron. Kidderminster, Nukutawliiti, Keep Watch, Tamahere, Wahino, Pai, Surrey Park, Lady A mans. Lady 01wvn, Athros, Sir Rosa and Sliprail. Won by a length, a neik separating second and third. Time, Imin 15 l-:>see, DOMAIN HANDlCAP.—Glenspire 1; Soultane 2;' Prince Merriwee 3. Also started: Tinoreka and •Bcllacity. Won by half a length. Time, lmin 18 2-ssec Tinoreka was favorite. TE AROIIA CUP. —Housewife 1; Kauri King 2; Munster 3. Also started: Lightning, Tobasco, Royal Irish, Glenopai, Royal Rufus, Idra and Silver Lupin. Won fcv three-quarters of a length, a length separating second and third I Time, 2min 11 2-»sec. Munster was favorite. FLYING HANDICAP.—Hiero 1; Ring Lupin 2; Glad Tidings !i. Also started: Rockfield, Last Call, Bowler, 'Blue and Black, Excavator and Form Fours. Won. by a length. Time, lmin 23 3-ssec. Rini/ Lupin was favorite. GORDON HACK HANDICAP.—Don't 1; Uncle Ned 2; Monodon Nineteen started. Monodon was favorite. WAITOA WELTER.—Fionnuala 1; Corregidor 2; 'Pcmloon 3. Also slarted: Eleetrakoff, Achilledes, Loyal Arch, Br>

tisli Arch, King of the Valley, Glucian, Fircspark, Sleepy Jack, Ballygowan and Gin Sling. Won by two lengths. Loyal Arch fell) bringing down Glucian. Loyal Arch's rider, McMillan, ivas hurt about tlie leg. TOURIST HANDlCAP.—Fabriquette 1; Kereone 2; Larlv Glen 3. Also started: Phosphorus and Silver. Pine. Won by a length. TURF TOPICS. (By '•Moturoa.") Kelson races on Wednesday. Opunake aiceptance* close on Thursday. The Napier Park meeting takes place on Friday and Saturday. Teka paid good prices each day at Dannevirke. Practically every hack in Tnranaki is nominated for the Rangitikei meeting "Joe" Conquest had a royal time at Rotorua, riding six winners. "Trots" are called all sorts of names, but the latest is '"Red Hots!"

At Wangamii the closing of the tote was signalled to the starter by means of a targe white discing run up to the mast-head on the tote-house.

Flying Camp is not- overweighted with 10.4 in the Hurdles at Opunake. There is every prospect of a good field lining up for this event. Cardrona was heavily backed each start at Dannevirke on Thursday, and won the double easily. Some good, Cardrona.

Dingle has been nominated for no loss than four races at Opunake. Somebody must have money to burn! Jockey's premiership: C. Emerson 47, .T. O'Shea 48, J. Olsen 41, A. Reed 39, B. Deeley 34. Zetes and Hush man appear to bs the best-treated neddies in the big flat handicap at Opunake. A few days after Client won the Wanganui Cup Mr. W. Duncan received a congratulatory cablegram from London, signed by Hugh Speed and '\Biliy" Glenn. Good news travels fast.

It is a thousand pities that the Flying Handicap at Opunake was not an "open" event. There are a score of Taranaki sprinters that might nave bee,! labelled certain starters in an open race. Bimeter is the eighth winner of the Jackson Stakes that B. Mason has trained in sixteen years. A great achievement, surely! According to a Southern scribe the outstanding feature of the Dunedin Cup meeting was "the bad riding ((irousliout the gathering." As the ballot eats into the list matters will go from bad to worse.

Multifual, for whom 1000 gns. were refused recently,, has caught it hot in the big race at Napier. That's what comes of booming a horse. Bunting's youiiger full-brother, Bed Pennant, is in work at Randwic-k.

Wanganui "lipoids" are still laughing over the John Hop who was "imported" to look after the pickpockets at the recent meeting. The nimble-fingered gentry picked the "John's" pocket! The Australian sportsman, Mr. F. J. Matt, has selected the following names for his youngsters:—Pontoon (Wolava -Float), Persic (All Black—Perseis), Pershore (All Black—Perseis), Blue Sea

(Atlienic—Blue Kiver), and Mea (Atlionic—Culprit). The Dunedin Cup winner, Bee, is reported to be going well at Ricearton, and another '.Stralian trip is projected. At Gisbonie recently the traijiinjr tracks have been under water, and the majority of horses have been worked on the beach.

Master Lupin broke down rather badly on the eve of the Wanganui meeting, an<l his party lost a lot in consequence. They had him coupled with Form Up for B(iveral thousands, report says, ami /aneiod their chance in the Cup. Client, by winning 1500 gpvs. j n

stakes this season, lias given his sire, "Elevation, a lioist in the winning sires' list. Pearl Powder, tlie dam of Silver Tongue, was 29 years olil when she produced this flier. She liad no produce since she foaled Pearl Form away back in into. Demosthenes is doing well for a young sire. Jlis stock are full of promise, and Nimonides, Demotic, Elocution, and Silver Tongue are all good advertiseincut:;.