SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 September 1918, Page 8

SPORTING.

RAODKJ FIXTURES. Soft. H—-Dannevirke E.C, Spring. .. Sept- 10—Egmont H.C. Spring. Sept. 1!), 20—A&hburton R.C Spring. PW ZEALAND TROTTING CUP HAyiDIQABS. Jsy Telegraph.—Press Association. Christ-church, Last NightHandicaps for the >Xew Zealand Trotting Cup are as follow:—Cathedral 1 Chimes scr., Admiral Wood 2sec, Author Dillon 3see, Adelaide Direct usee, Sherwood Csce, John Dillon, Mate-Might 7 see, Oinako, Agathos, Erin's KingSsec, Moneymaker, Emilius, Evelyn 9scc, Fiantiocia, Sungod_. Hardy Wilkes Msec. A RECORD MILE. Christchurch, Sept. G. With a pacer, Our Thorpe covered a mile- on Aldington track to-day in2min 6 l-ssec, an Australasian record. SIXTH TARANAKI STAKES. Entries for the Sixth Taraoaki Stakes, to he run at the Taranaki Jockey Club's 1920 autumn meeting, closed last night. The entries received constitute a record in the history of the race, 100 horses having been nominated, representing the leading owners of the Dominion, TU'RF TOPICS. (ißy "Moturoa.") Dannevirke races on Wednesday. Egmont weights are due on Thursday. Delage broke down at Waverley last week. Parana just strolled home in the hurdles at Marton. Moutoa Ivanova will carry my menoy fie first time she strikes a hard track. Gionroy finished up well on Wi'itnes? day, and should be "knocking" at Dannoviri'e. Old Ma'-ton ran his last race at Marton, and has been turned oat on his owner's tarm. Matatua revels in the mud, and the ! big son of Birkenhead will take some stoushing nt Dannevirke. j Foeman hud stiff luck at Marton. but M'Donald, on Gaekwar, noticed the i: rmor's n'Utake. and did not try to catch him. A let of money was lost ova Hyginas last week. He did not begin well, and appeared to get a rough passage throughout the piece. He will keep! Auck!.".iid°rs put it on heavily on Kauri King and Colonel Poult in the Marton Handicap, but the light-weights n"ver'gave them a look in. Detroit win nicely at the finish, and paid a handsome price. 01 rl Coronet's turn came again on Wednesday, and his supporters handled a dividend of just,over a quarter of a century. Coropet's last victory was at Bulls, six months . ago. Astrophel was finishing on well in the Railway Handicap, and promises to be some sprinter this season. Another neddy that has "come back" is Elocution. As anticipated, Gladful made no race of the Rankitikei Steeples, though he had a "life" at the second fence from home. Arlington ran off, but it made no difference result of the raceAll Over, who lias cost punters a nice sum of money lately, had every chance to score in the Marton Handicap, but he was well beaten a long way from home. Royal Park, with IT. dray up, was voted a sure recovery 'bet in the Hack Welter, and he won well, after being in the ruck in the early stages of the race. Wapping put in a good run in the straight, but Gray kept the favorite going long enough to score. Wanganui to a man was on Endure in the last race at Mart mi. b;;l: the Fordcll neddy was one of tha h\st to finish. The chestnut is considered to be in his element in the mud, but his display was most disappointing. Dasher Boy was walked from Wanganui to Marton early in the week but was unable to start owing to jockster Hawker slipping the Wanganui crowd up. The stooards let Hawker off with a fine of £2, and it should have Fee.ri a "score." There was a horse called Hurry Up Tunning at Marton, but he couldn't liiirrv enough to keep the flies from settling on him. The Auckland filly Penury Rose mnde hacks of her opponents in the Electric Handicap, and .she seems a cut above the average sprinter. No excuse can be made for Demos' 'defeat on Wednesday. He fot out well, and was ivith the leaders to the distance, where he fell back beaten. Probably he will be fitter next time ha is saddled up. Tripling (Demosthenes—Gossip) ran a good race in the i Trial Plate, and looks like turning out a useful three-year-old. He was running on well at the finish, and looks like the makings of a good staver. Starergo has turned dirty at the barrier, and delayed the stare of the Railway Handicap considerably. Biorneborg looked a winner at the home iwrn in the Hack Hurdles, hut Paraoa jumped better than the Wangnnni Guineas winner at the last fence? ■vnd scored handsomely. If Bjorneborer takes kindly to hurdle racing, he should soon win a good stake.