SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 October 1919, Page 7

SPORTING.

RACING FIXTURES. Oc*' 01-~S' ellLn £ t ° ri Hc - Spring. wc»>, zo t 27.—Gore B.C SDrln? o!£ 30 7 'Tl Wa pnK W °i tOtara * C - Annualuct. so, 31,—Poverty Bay T.C. Snrinir Nov. 8, 12.—Auckland B.C. SpPlng. tan 10 ' 12 ' 15 ' -jCanterbur >' JC. MetropollTURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa.") Opening day at Trentham. waverley races on Monday. Caricature looks "dry goods" to-day Rewi Poto broke down badly In Sydney. The New Zealand Cup favorite. Gay L.'id, ib reported to be very backward, Henry Clay should be worth the 350 pis. 11 e9trall "n sportsman paid for him. _The dogs are barking Bonnie Heather for Trentham, but Prlntemps may keep him busy In the Seatoun Welter. One of the hardest races to pick to-day is the Walnut Handicap,. but the public may tnake Vagabond a firm favorite. If reserved, Bonnie Heather may run well In the Bimutaka Handicap, but Moutoa Ivanova can also run a smart mile. The Wellington Handicap will see a lot of horses running beyont! their distance, but Nobleman and Battle Song are sure to be finishing on at the right end. There should be some spirited betting when the October Handicap comes up for decision. The sprint looks very open, and luck In running may give the Judge something to decide between Hymarty, Black Mark, and Sweet Memory. If W.uplane could be produced in his best form the Shorts Handicap would be a Jog {or him, but Utter horses on the day may be Astlnome, Walmatoa, and Ermine. A drop of rain would be welcomed by trainers generally, as the tracks are very hard for the time of the year. The Waverley course Is in fine order for Monday's racing, and a good meeting is assured. Messrs. Thorpe and Gieeson's colt, Donedin, Is said to be a fine looking youngster, ana he should give the Aucklanders a taste of his quality in the A.R.C. Welcome Stakes next month. When the police raided the two-up school at Cast'eclM recently about forty "students" Bliowed exceptional sprinting ability. "What are vou running for?" shouted a John Hop to a* portly sprinter. "Because I can't blanky well fly," was the breathless rejoiner I How opinions differ I Sea Sprite's owner Was reported to be dissatisfied with the weight alloted his mare in the Waverley Cup, but the public (and the Bar Vons) voted her a stone moral. Now the layers are howlling because they absolutely declined to write her name. , Vance is going splendidly at Wanganul, and local touts reckon she will keep the redoubtable Buddy at his best gait in the sprints at Waverley. Zola has been schooled lately, and shows his old cleverness over the smaS sticks. E. Copestake will be oil him in the Hurdles at Waverley. It is surprising the notice taken W sporting writers of the strictures passed on racing by Mr. 1. M. Isltt, M.P. The "Pinions °f the biassed count for nothing, and Isitt s tirade is only another spasm of a cold-tea-ite, who is looking for it little cheap advertisement. The election is coming on Bhortlyl Down the line they will have noting but Detroit for the Waverley Cup. Backers of All Ovef Depredation, and Marqueteur would do well to have a "saver" on tho rrisM ffeldJng on Monday, as he is to fire lll nlc * ftt '"wanganui punters did a lot of Rood money on little Wo Grande at the Auckland trots last week. He is a useful trotter, hut always seems to strike something a bit better wncn been speiling for some time is to join M. King's string at Bulls shortly "Mick" has : a big team in wor->. but none of them will be stepped out until the Christmas meetings roll along. Heathercote's form at Ashburton suggests that he is well forward to contest the New Zealand Cup. His best performance last season was in the Autumn Handicap, one mile and three furlongs, at the Wellington B.C. autumn meeting, when lie ran to n head. Vagabond, Nobleman, and eleven others finished behind him that day. The Australlnn-bred Hnpileld. who dropped dead while working, at Ellerslio. was one of the most expensive .failures ever■ bronptt to the Dominion. Not only did his party fall in. but the public lost tons of money on him and the only ones that benefited wero the Bar Vons, who simply got their load on. Risingham now Taces In the colors of the well-known Auckrander, Mr. C. Grierson, and It is reported that the Rokeby gelding will be given to Paddy Eva to train at Hlerslie. The meeting between Gloaming, Desert Gold, Affectation, and Warplane In the Champion Plate on Monday Is being eagerly looked forward to by down-the-llne sportsmen. Gloaming has the advantage of superior condition, but some consider that the crack three-year-old, Affectation, will keep the champion at top all the way. Desert Gold would bo all the better for a race, but, wha'ever her condition, she may always be depended upon to run truly and gamely. It should be- a great contest. Admyra, the daughter of Solfanello In Tommy Long's stable, is one of the speediest three-year-olds on the Wanganul tracks, and "The Mug" has great hopes of her landing a prize at Trentham. They say that Tame Pox and Arrowfleld are very fit at present. The pair should show up at Waverley on Monday. A London exchange says that though the future of the famous Sledmere Stud was somewhat uncertain from the-'time of the death of Sir MaTk Sykes up to a couple of months ago, It has been definitely decided by Lady Sykes to carry on the stud, under the management of Mr. Cholmondeley, in the hope that one of her boys will continue the family traditions. , The war appears to have affected racing in Germany but little, and, according to a French officer, It has made no difference at the Graditz Stud, which he visaed before returning to Franc*, subsequent to being released from imprisonment. He reported everything at the great breeding establishment as being in the best of order, stallions, mares, yearlings, and foals all being in fine condition, and well looked after.

GLOAMING THE BRILLIANT. WINS THE CRAVEN PLATE Iff 2m!n. s%sec.

(By Pilot In tlie Sydney Referee.) WolaTol and Bebus are good, but, beyond possibility of dispute, It was demonstrated In the Craven Plate recently that Gloam- | ing Is bettor than either at a mile and a quarter. In addition to the three mentioned, the starters were Sasanof and Prince Vlrdls, but as most recent form did not entitle either of those two to serious consideration, they were at a liberal quote. Early Gloaming was favorite, and Woiaroi second In demand, but while the former hardened slightly in the market, the latter receded a few points. Nor had the layers any reason to repent their liberality in Wolaroi's case. Rebus was sweating rather freely, but the other four looked very woll, though in his preliminary Wolarol moved n trifle short. Prince Virdis was the pacemaker, and at the mile post Wolarol was momentarily last. At the live furlongs Prince Virdis was three lengtfis ahead of Gloaming, with Wolarol a length further ofT, and Rebus at. his heels Gloaming closed on Prince Vif3is at the three furlongs, and was nearly lereT entering the straight, with Wolarol handy, and Wood, on Rebus, waiting for a run on the rails. Gloaming had Princo Virdis beaten at the leger, and then Wolarol attempted to close on the New Zealander. For a few strides it appeared possible he might moke a race of it, but his effort did not take him any nearer to Gloaming than a length, and without any trouble the latter increased his advantage to nearly double that distance just at the end. Rebus, in third place, only narrowly beat Sasanof for third money, and the chestnut certainly does not run quite as well in w.f.a. races as handicaps. Gloaming won with pronounced ease, and at no time in the straight did Deeley have to call upon him for his best. The bnce for the first two furlongs was easy, srat after that It was sound, as shown by the 2.5% fe>r the full distance. It has rarely happened that, at the same time, there have been two such good w.f.a. horses racing as Gloaming and Pottrel—the former up to a mile and a quarter, and the latter from a mile and a half upwards. Mr. G. D. Greenwood Is fortunate in the possesion of a horse as good as Gloaming, and perhaps even more so in having such a trainer and adviser as R. .T. Mason With Gloaming In the stable It is now not surprising that Blplana was disposcd on a good price was forthcoming. was Gloaming's fifteenth win. A REMARKABLE DERBY. In the reiiort of the running of the A.T C. Derby, which was a remarkable one in that the dead-heat recorded was the first In the history of the race, the Sydney Daily leie Artilleryman was always a' very warm favorite for the"Derby, and Shapelj, Posadoon, and Varcotlno were * market movements, not regarded as being worth considering in a winning connection, it was difficult to get within criticising dlstanee of the eight candidates for honors until the? were presented for inspection in Khin& enclosure. . MiUieme, though hj did not take the eye as much as most of his nnnnnents was the medium of much specula s irr s ;S&iJsr

Bute to the cleverness of those who were searching for the winners, the three to pass the jud(ge first being the colliecticfo Kb&t carried most money. In so small a field the post positions did not count for much, but it is interesting to mention that Pershore and Artilleryman were nearest to the Inside, with Gambler's Gold and Richmond Main in the cfntre, and Posadoon and Shapely on the outside. With the object of ensuring a etrongly-run race, Richmond Main assisted in making an early running, and before going three furlongs found himself alone in front. The! first to go to him was Artilleryman, which'quite five) furlongs from home relieved Richmond Main of the responsibility of leadership. Richmond Main, however, "had only resigned command voluntarily, and entering the straight, once' more ranged level with Artilleryman. At that stage the leading pair crowded on nil their pace, and at once began to draw away from the others, Cfe nearest of which were Gambler's Gold and Pershore. With a little more than a furlong to go Richmond Main, which was on the outside, headed the favorite, and a loud Toar announced the Tatter's defeat. But Artilleryman was not by any means done with, and soon wiped out his temporary deficit. , From that point the pair raced, practically locked together, and gradually widened the breach that them from the others. With unflinching gameness each colt disputed the other's right to the lead. A few strides from the judge's line of vision it appeared from the Press box that Artilleryman forged slightly in front again, but Richmond Main, under pressure, made one last big effort, and head and head he and the favorite passed tho post, amidst the wildest excitement. The crowd was not slow to recognise the courage displayed by the dead-heaters, and the efforts of their riders, while tho respective owner's colors wero cheered again and again. Gambler's Gold and PershoTe were within striking distance of the leaders as they swung into the straight, but both lost ground in the run home, and Millieme, which had always been well cut of his ground, and Posadoon outstayed them, the latter being placed forth. Varcotine ran well for a mile and a furlong, when she was beaten, -and shapely had had enough at a much earlier stage. The respective owners of Artilleryman and Richmond Main quickly decided not to submit their representatives to another trial, and divided the stake. G. Harrison was blamed In quarters for allegedly making too much use of Artilleryman, by taking him to the front five furlongs from home, but Richmond Main did even more work, being one of those to make the early running.