SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 January 1919, Page 8

SPORTING.

TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa")

Takapuua Cup to-day 'Taranaki acceptances on Friday. Notability is a nag worth following. Athens li will carry our money next start

Paddington Green ran sourly each day at Trentham.

Palm Oil (Maniapoto—Largesse) paid good prices last week. Uncle Ned's toughest opponent in the Takapuua Cup may be Glenopai. Fluency was voted unbeatable on Saturday, but the good thing got well whipped. Gloaming, on Trentham form, woujd "line" Desert Gold over any distance from four furlongs to sixteen. Silver Link and Kipling had the finish of the Metropolitan Handicap to themselves, and the former paid a very nice "price " On the running in the Douro Cup Active looks to be given a big chance in the Timaru Hack Handicap at New Plymouth

Rewipoto was badly left each day at Trentham, but ran two sterling races. The Taranaki Cup may not be beyond him, even with the steadier of 9.7

Owners and trainers of trotters should note that entries for the Wanganui Trotting Club's annual meeting close on Friday evening. The stakes offered total £9BO, and entries should be consequently large. Croesus had a lot of weight in the Flying Handicap here, but he is such a master of welter imposts that he cannot be counted out. Of the lightweights Cyrisian and Inah read most dangerous. Acre is a heart-breaking sort of a prad that always seems to dodge the public; yet there is no straighter-going owner tliar. Mr. W. Duncan

Splendid nominations have been received for the Wanganui J.C autumn meeting, and as usual Taranaki horses predominate. Practically everything of note from this province is engaged.

Madam Ristori should pay her way at the Takapuua meeting, but Athens H will keep her very busy if they meet. Outside Silver Link and Spanner the crowd engaged m the Juvenile at New Plymouth arc not very select, but in the abs.-Ticc of the topweights Cherry Mart might be hard to beat. 'The Y'/angaiuu coldier-sportsman Mr. Arthur Coo scored a win at Petonc with Rio Grande, which he supported strongly at a good price Zela gets over the small sticks smartly, i and the Wniiganui-owncd mare is a likeUy runner at flic- Taranaki meeting. She lis a member of Walter Rayner's string. I Jlet.-iua will probably be ridden by 11. (Gray in the Calliope Handicap to-day, so look out! \ The Pahiatua annua: meeting takes

place or. Thursday , Regret will be felt that it wa9 found

necessary yesterday to remove a wellknown Feilding farmer and horse-owner to a mental hospital.—Manawatu Times. There is every prospect of next week's meeting proving the most successful ever ; held in the history of the Taranaki Jockey Club, and the prospect of seeing Desert Gold and Gloaming meet (as tliey probably will do, both being engaged in ■the sth Tarar.aki .Stakes, of six furlongs, 011 Thursday) draw racing entliusi'asts from all parts of tlie North Island. ( R. J, Mason arrived in New Plymouth with Gloaming and Afterglow by train yesterday, and a wire was received that P. Davis would be here with Desert Gold on Saturday Other visiting horses to arrive yoslerday included Croesus, Arch Salute and first Salute, who are under 'the care of J. T. M'Crackon, of Hastings, Rewipoto, Silver Link, Paddington 1 Green and I!omu' returned to New Plymouth yesterday after fulfilling engagements at and Wellington.