SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 September 1919, Page 8

SPORTING.

AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY CLUB,

By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.

Sydney, Sept. !). General entries for the A..1.C. Spring meeting total 831, compared with 822 in tile previous year. TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa.") On Wednesday and Thursday, Die Dannevirke Racine Club and the Dannevirke Hunt club meetings will lie the chief topics of interest. Good fields are carUed for the opening day and a good class of horses arc engage! Sleight-of-Hand will only have to start to command a bis; following in the Dannevirke Steeplechase, but Merry Jack and Mattock may trouble the top-weight. ! In the Spring Handicap, The Speaker and' Penury Itoae, who had a nice sharpening up at Marton. may run prominently. Tim Speaker Is improving with every gallop, and should repay watching tills season. Stetson failed at Martpn, but the going was against lilm, and most sports will lie prepared to see him reverse positions with Silenus ill the Hunters' Steeplechase at Dannevirke A splendid Held should contest the Otanga Handicap. Hetaua is reported to be very forward, and good reporis come to haiid of Affectation's track gallops. PossllSy the three-year-olds may give the best account of themselves at the meeting. 'file Uiuutoaroa Hack Handicap hears an open appearance. Ilose Wreath should run n good "six," and Magistrate is anoihur that should shov; up. Utuwnl's forward running at Marlon su»gesl<i that he should be handy In the Tnmaki Hack Welter, though Sacramento may be troublesomo with 9.11. Tornea and Sail Home have only to bo decently handled to get in the money in the Hunters' Hurdlen. Spaeohmater has been placed l« hli last three

starts, and tiie black son of Demosthenes should carry "Mr. T. 11. Lowry's colors prominently In the Maiden Plate. Red Pepper, who won a couple of races last season, died at Woodville rccentlv. The Dcmos~r.cnes—Gipsy Belle colt caught a chill, and passed out shortly afterward*. The Pakurangn Hunt Club meeting will lake place on Saturday. Amongst those nominated are Alteration, Toa Tere, Depredation, I'addington Green, Rolnfr, and Madam Itlstori. The appointments at Marton are still lacking in up-to-date features The large number lioard facing the grandstand would only require slight additions to bring It up to present day needs, and thereby save tile public the trouble of wandering round to tho stewards' stand and the totsllsator house to find tho riders' names, positions at tho post, and dividends paid. A few noles would do tho job. The jockey's board at Marton gave Mr. "Ernie" Morse, caretaker of the racecourse at Bulls, an opportunity to show off his beautiful handwriting. "Ernie" Is some good, with the chalk. In fast he has the local schoolmaster beaten to a frazzle. Vnlo's conditions at Marlon suggests that lie will win good money this spring. Though iiardlv up to New Zealand Cup standard he-Is a customer that is always worth keeping on your side over courses from' six to ten furlongs.