SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 February 1918, Page 8

SPORTING.

WAXGAXTI ACCEPTANCES. ; FOR SECOND DAY. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wanganui, !• eb- 22. The acceptances for the second day of tin- Wanganui mooting are us follow: ALT I'M x" HANDICAP, 1 mile llli yards — Real, Fionnualla S.ll, Xanna S.iO, Gang Awa', Seadown 83, \"o!o 8.0, Sweet I'ippcrary 7.7, Zola 7.8. Trcssida 7.0. Potentiality 7.3, George 0.10, Padding ton Croon, Victoria 0.7. MATARAWA HACK HANDICAP, 0 furlongs.—Loolpan.' Ron d'Or S.ti, lovesick S3, Staccato S.l, Eugari 7.12, Munition, l'iano 7.!). Turpinite 7.2, Silver and Black, Prubily, Little Ann, Av.arua 7-0. roi!!)K!.L HANDICAP HURDLES, 1% miles—Arlington 11.8, Stvrox 10.11, Record 10.In, Otter JO.o, (ilemlalough l'J.3. Marton 9.1:2, i'arawanui 9.1, Mattock 9.3. ilKuiA HACK WELTER, f> furlongs.— lia>tic !'li. Lovesick S.IO. Association SKngari S5. Reparation 8.1, White Rancor 7.12, Zeia, Dasher Boy, (Anitra 7-7. WANGANCI STAKES, 1} miles Client 9:3, Wishful 8.13. Toft Tere 8.3, Dingle 7.2, Master Montoa 0-7. j HARRIS .X HACK HANDICAP, one • mile and a distance —Henry Clay 9.4, : yninn's Post 8.8, Cooing, Elevate 8.0, j Sigitorella 7 11. AU Over 7.10. Missouri, J Silenus 7.9, Dusky Eve, Fabisco, First | Line 7.7. Retard 7.-1. Munition 7.2, Macriiaiutcr, War Lean 7 0. FAREWELL HANDICAP, 0 furlongs. —Forii' V'p, Crue-us 9.3. Kocsian 9.0, Namia 8.8, Kioiuuiala 82, Waimatoa S.l, Lingerie 7.12, Mmitoa Queen 7.5), Nystad, Httshmun 7.8. Crowhurst 7.5, Gaycium Bagdad, Coropet (i.7. THE WANGANUI TROTS. By i olograph -I'rcss Association. Wanganui, Last Night. ' The Wanganui Trotting Club's meeting' I was held in glorious weather. There was a very largo attendance. The totalizator handled .Cl7,7iHi, as against ■ t;2l zi'J for the two davs last year. Results : .MAIDEN HANDICAP.—I Marinoto (Doelev) I. :i J'iain Rose 2, 2 Messines 3. Also started: 2 Chevrolet. Won l ca-,ilv. Tinio, 3niin. 54sec, 1 MARTON MEMORIAL STAKES.—G ; Lord LytUm (Deeloy) 1, 9 Linotype 2, :•» Little .Jewel 3. Also started: 4 Lin- | coin Star, 7 Kokemocr, 1 Oxendale, 3 ; Rucks Head, 10 Rush Child, j El Rosa, 8 The Weaver. Won by eight lengths. Time, -iinin. sUee. KIRKWOuD HANDICAP—I Syren, (\\. Orange) 1, 3 Floval 2, 4 Springbok 3- Also started: 5 Lavinia, ti Mawhite, 2 Maipieda. Won by four lengths- Time, 3:niii. .Vlsee. WANGANL'I CUP HANDICAP.—Kate Zolack 1, St. Leo 2, Waiteranui 3. Also ran: <; Tim J)oolan, 4 Gold Boy, 2 Sweetheart, 3 Little Hector. Kate Zolack was in iroiit all the way. Little Hector tried to pass the leader at the back, but broke half a mile from home and Kate Zolaek drcw a way again, winning by two long I lis alter » good race- Waiteranui ju-t iieat Gold Boy for third place. Time sniiu 0 3-osee. (■OX VILLE AND C'ASTLECLIFF ■ 'HANDICAP.---! _ Oruanui (Paul) 1, 1 George A(;k ,vood 2, 5 Wild Lass 3. Also started: 2 llal Junior, 3 Jewell Wood. Won comfortably liy two lengths. Time, PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP.—2 Dewliy (Nelson) 1. I Syren 2, (i Rubicon 3. Also started: 1 Todd Rolls, 7 Tattles, 3 Cottage Uelie. o Lariiua- Won by four lengths. Time, omin. 7 2-sseo-LI VLRPU:)j, HANDICAP.—4 Master Hal (Jones) 1, 2 Xavier 2, 3 Gold Boy 3. Also started: 1 Wild Daisy, 5 Tim Wilkin. Won by a length and'a half. Time, 4min. .">7 2-ssec. FAREWELL HANDICAP.—6 The Weaver 1, 4 Rucks Head 2, 5 Brown's Nugget 3. Also started: 1 Sweet Nut, 2 Oxendale. 7 Rush Child, 3 Tim Wilkin. Won easily by six lengths. Time. 3min. 13 2-risec. I RACING FIXTURES. l'Vi. 23. —Wanganui J.C. Feb. 2S, March I.—Danaevirke R.C. March 0, S—Nelson J.C.

V—Xapinr i'r.rk R.O. Sf ft i'eli H, i-'i—Wiiitujiqni ]{.('. Sjfeteh IdU-fPestport AC. JtMc'h !()—Ohinemuri J.C March IS—Opanake RC.i TUIU I ' TOPICS. (By "Moturoa") Concluding day at Wun^ai!ui. Opunake entries dose an Monday at 5 p.m. with the secretary at I'ilmiim. A lot of money was Jost over .Piano on Thursday. Client won this year's Wangauui Clip as easily as in 1917. All Hawera was on Collector at Wangamii, and they got a "limit" dividend. Robur was "poulticed'' on Thursday, but she was badly galloped on in the race and finished well back. Henry Clay | came from a Ions; way back into third place in the Wiritoa Hack Handicap, being onlv beaten by a couple of "heads." With ordinary luck he would have won easilv. Association appeared to lie rullicv unlucky to miss the Petre Mack Handicap. Tie was in front fifty yards from home, an' 1 -uite a lot of people thought lie heat Kngari. Staccato, with Con. Reid in the saddle, made no race of the Juvenile, winning from end to end in hollow fashion. She ia very well at present. Little Percy liayner rode a great race on Zola in the Stewards' Handicap, winning by a head. By the way, Zola was only paying two pounds less than the limit at Hawera, yet: he was allowed to pay several times that amount on his own mud-heap. Aiicklanders would not hear of I'ionnualla's defeat on Thursday, but after coming from the ruck the chestnut failed by a bare half-head. She is worth chasing next time out. All Over, who ran second at Hawera. improved 011 that performance by taking off a heat 011 Thursday and paying a great price. L. Morris slipped the' crowd at the home bend, and lie needed all his start to secure first money. As anticipated, the improving Koesian made no race of the Flying Handicap. Uray got 'him out smartly, and alter Lingerie'and Croesus iiad run themselves out. took the leiul at the distance and won comfortably. I Waimatao was always in a han.lv ; position in the Flying, liul had no chance of pacing it with Koesian from the distance. Crowhurst linislieil fast, a head .behind Waimatao, and Xvstad, Impediment, and Moutoa Queen'were right up. Collector was ridden a beautiful race in the Westmerc Hurdles, and won easily at the finish. The favorite, dlendalough, led for a mile, and then gave wav to -Mattock, who led along the bad;. Arlington was lying third, and Collector next. At the home turn Arlington and Collector passed the others, and in the run home tile light-weight easily held his opponent safe. ("ilcndalough was close up third, and Want and Puillaml Lady finished next. Words cannot express the impression r.iplane made o n the public by the handsome way in which he "lined" Hymestra and Fiamark in the Jackson Stakes At 110 part, of the race was he doing his best, while over the last quarter lie was onlv cantering. The time was .Imin 13 l-.lscc, and what he could have registered bed he been gicvn his head can only be imagined. It is safe to snv that many admirers of Desert Cold received a shock to their convictions when they saw the Comedv King coli in action on Thursday. Good as the mare i< one enn quite understand 'Stralians preferr'n? ttie colt over any distance. Sasauotf was running well in the Wanganui Cup when soniethinir went wrong, and be pulled up lame. Menelaiis was kept too far ont of it. to have a chance, though he was finishing well. Master Moutoa stayed on well and finished fourth, just in front of Almo. who ran a aood race. Dingle pe; formed disappointing! v-, anil was never dangerous after the first mile.

Many well-known srortsmon wore minus tlieir field »h\ s<os al. the trots yesterday, aiul they were liu-ky in bo there at nil. Fosters lfoiel hold up. wards of a hundred sportsmen when it '.vent up in a bonfire at 7 o'clock on Thursday evening, and so sud !en was Hip demolition of this sporlhiL' ren.le/.von* that (lie occupants were iorced to run for their lives, leaving belongings to the llamos. It is a good thin" that the fire did not break „ut later in the evening. otherwise about fifty persons on the (ep floor of the hotel wiiiiM have lost their lives. Amount Ihosr who lost everything was Hector dray. The aecepLances for the concluding day of the W.nwyimi; me:'l:n? are suti>* factory, the only small fx I, I being in the Wanganui Stakes linn li. in. Fionniialln anjl Nanna may divide "m< oi-itism in the Artlnnm Handicap - , t;iccato is nsain likely (n carry a lot of money in the M-itarawn Hack TTan.ii.iV) Otter and niewln lough should be suited bv Che distance in the FovdeU Hurdles Hastie and Association ninv ■■■.trip as well as anything in the Okoia Hack Welter. The Wangaimi Stakes wiii fo> Client again favorite, though Wishful . v i!l also cam- good money. The Harrism Hack' Handicap may see Hertrv Clay and All Over dividing favoritism, and nnthm- j reads bettor than Koesian and Nnnnn in the Farewell Handicap. The Wanna:iui Ouineas appears to be. at (lie i.-h rev of Biplane. DESERT GOLD'S PACE. Melbourne, Fell. 22 On the course proper, Desert Hold spurted half a mile. (Vetting going half a furlong from the starting point, she made the pace in splendid style throughout, finishing very strongly, am' pac So ,| the judge's box in 47% sec„ easily beating all records for the journey.