SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 February 1920, Page 7

SPORTING.

ytmp topics. [;. i (By "Moturoa."), Tha Woodville Jockey Club's autumn meat- i ing takes place to-day and to-morrow. The I acceptances received, for the opening day are first-class, considering the small stakes offering. Winners at the Egmont, Poverty Bay 1 and To Kulti meetings will be required to carry penalties. i Racing opens with the Hack Hurdles, 1% miles, in which Luke and Goldshine arc likely to carry the money. Considering his form at Foiion Luke has got in remarkably well at 9.13.'.,,'. A big field may bo expected in the Maiden Plate. 6 furlongs, and likely runners are Bllssfuluess, Celmisia and Caricature. If Taunaha Is in anything like form ho would make mlnce-meat of his opponents in the |. Wharitl Handicap, 7 furlongs, but Otauru Kid iao,d Klhjofc !ja,vej'rgose recent form In their, ; favor. Piuttii- Is € pronounced favorite for the Woodville Cup, miles, and her turn must be nearly due. Demos is well in at 7.9, and "no • fault; ■ can be found with The Speaker, 7.5. No lC3* titan twenty-two have been paid up for In the County Handicap, C r furlo'tiiii3;'and <: WmS ii rK'nlght, Dainty-Step and Import are all nicely handled. Tho President's "Handicap," 7 furlongs, may see Kythis reproduce his Marton form. The track at '.Soxtoa.dl4-ttotTaiul.lUjg! and he should do very much better at Woodville. Llngtrlo and ■;«a]MneP«Si.-<«h*M>:;'ta l it will have plenty of QnJyy six la the Victoria -wannj order. A small, but 'out in the Telephone BoWi Probift>; :toay. Jteep Torfreda and Co. 2 j9i«k,gwinßo)i .on: Monday for Wanga-i'nttl.:',t»ls(-:.,B^waKore! - and Damlen. It :is ,Dlt:k'£ i 'lntsnttdh',te?.''?emaln away from New ;BJyK*Wl;Wntjl' ;fttaefid' Of the racing season, tdo#n flfffodvllle way, with his team, which now consist* of four, • the other members being Belle Noir and Walthea. TARANAKI JOCKEY CLUB. The district 'committee of the Taranakl Jockey Club met last evening. Present: Messrs. Newton King (In the chair), E. 3?. Blundeli, 0. W. Sole, S. Pitt, .1. Cray, and B. H. Chaney. Apologies for absence were received from Messrs Nolan, Morison, Good, Friiser and Washer. A jockey's lipenso was granted to Geo. Ward, and a gentleman rider's certificate to Frank Radford. The programme of tho Unit! Beach Club's meeting to be hold on April Ist next was approved. ,