SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 April 1920, Page 3

SPORTING.

THE YEARLING SALES By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—-Copyright. Sydney April 14. The yearlina sales realised 102,039 guineas, CHRISTCHURCH STAKES INCREASED. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Chrlstrhurch, Last M;ht. The New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Thib has decided to increase the total stakes for the coming season by £II,OOO, nniiklng a total of £:M,000 for distribution neit season, TURF TOPICS. ( (By "Moturoa.") The Wellington R.O. auiuuiin meeting opens ,to-day, and will he concluded on Saturday. Pine acceptances arc carded for to-day's races, and tlio presence of horses like Arrowsmith. Amvthas, Hvmestra. Fiery Cross, Vagabond, Michaela, Winter Wind, Moorfowl. Right and Left, Hunibut, etc., gives the Catherine sonic tone Taranakl Is poorly represented at the raeetlnfi. Proceedings open to-day with the First Hurdles. 1% miles, for which fifteen moderate's are carded. Explorer and Kohu will probably carry most money, but the Issuo looks very open. Amvthas will he the chief attraction in the St. Leger Stakes, and in voted almost a racecourse cartalnty. Surprises of,»ejr» happen in these long distance races, as Instance the case of Millieme's sensational defeat of Artilleryman in the A..1.C. St. Leger at Riuulwlek tho other day. However, Amythas is at the tor of .his form, while Artilleryman's subsequent Tunning'showed that he had trained off. Chrysostom- has been galloping in groat stylo recently, and should be tiulte capable of carrying 9!i in the Nursery .Handicap. Blackmail reads best of the others. A line field will contest, the Thompson Handicap Arrowsmith, if started, is likely to he first favorite, hut Imaribbon, Tigritiya, Lingerie and Rislngham aro all good milers, ar.d the top-weight will be kept very busy on tlie trip. The conslst.cntSlmar.bbon may give a jock' account, of herself with 8 4. The Challenge Stakes should ho a sterling contest Right and Left, Winter Wind, Delight and Blackhead are all first-class horses, and whatever beats Right, and Left and Blackhead will hare to travel fast. Mclyneaus won so easily at Pending that 7.111 appears to he a luxurious weight in the Silverstream Handicap. Cycorax and Printemps aro also well in, considering recent form. Arrowsmith has only to start In the Hallway Handicap to decide Uie epiestioa of favoritism. Santorlnl Is a. lightweight of quality that should mako 'the imported horse carry his !l 13 all the way, and Bindle is another that may hit to t« bo reckoned with. Taunaha is giving away a lot of weight to donkeys In the Tiuakori Handicap, and may be capable of performing the feat. The jockeys' strike at Arondale is tho sensation of the hour It is satisfactory to know that the whole trouble is to be submitted to arbitration A good deal of hotheadedness has been shown by both aides, but the jockeys have pained their p:>mt, that, h in forcing the racing clubs to recognise their association.