SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 May 1917, Page 8

SPORTING.

RACING' FIXTURES. May 24, 20.—Wanganui J.C. winter. June 4, s—Otaki5 —Otaki R.C. winter. June 2, 4, o—Auckland R.C. winter. TURF TOPICS. . (By "Moturoa"). Wanganui steeples on Thursday. Leonta will run well in the Century Hurdles. Gamecock could not gallop in the mud at Awapuni. Rewipoto and Golden Giafton cost punters a pile this week.

Hupana, who was well ridden 'by H. Young, paid a great price on Wednesday.

The'Manawatu Club is badly in need of an up-to-date jockeys' board. Desert Gold paid quite a good price in the Awapuni Gold Cup, which she Won in holl'ow fashion.

Mr. A. B. AVilliams pulled Chortle out of the Autumn Handicap on Wednesday, and won with Multainc. who returned ti better price than her stablemate would have done. There were no race trains to the course ,at Awapuni, and the taxi-drivers reaped a great harvest. They had the nerve to raise the charge to half-a-crown each wayj too!

After they had-gone six furlongs in tile Gold Cup, The Toff looked like catching Desert Gold, but O'Shea gave her her head and she ran clean away again, much to the amusement of the crowd.

( Charlie Price was confined to his bed with influenza this week, and consequently 'had to forego the mount on Rewipoto at Palmerston. The successful southern rider, J. Olsen, took his 1 place, but the black horse did not gallop at all kindly. Estland was produced in fine fettle at the Manawatu meeting, and, revelling in the mud, won a double in great style. . The useful Vagabond was runner-up each day.

Centre is not too good at the barrier, but he travels very fast at the end of his races. Perhaps a mile would be more to his liking.

Mr. Tom Long railed Interlude through to Palmerston at the 'beginning of the week ( . but after taking one look at the track he came straight home. Lady Middleton was -not taken to Palmerston. She is very well at present and should shine at Wanganui next •Ijcek. who lias returned to his best form, won very easily from a good field. He puts up a penalty of 101b in the Century Hurdles. Lady Black is one of the best mudlarks running at present, but the handicappers have been a long time tumbling to the fact that she is speedy. . . Revocation was "stiff" on Wednesday. He was paying a great price in the Telegraph Handicap, and if lie wasn't really *«cond he only missed it by a smile. Woodlark, by Hymettus—Woodhey, ran two good races this week, and should have better lucik on firmer going. Detroit was looking an improved gelding at Awapuni, and A. Attwood gave him more than a rough chance each day, though thirds were his share. He finishes well, and will win over a distance of ground "shortly. A Wellington scribe had a fling at the "poor stakes" offered at the Egmont R.C. winter meeting. He evidently overlooked the fact that it is practically a hack meeting, and 110 country club in the North Island gives such generous Stakes as the Egmont Club does at the Bummer meeting.