SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 April 1920, Page 3

SPORTING.

AUCKLAND ROVAL MEETING. %(: THE ACCEPTANCES. Bj» Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night, following are the acceptances for the Koyal tc.ce imcettng to be held on Monday in honor of the Prince of Wales:— rniNCK OP WALES' CUP. One mile and a quarter.—Arrowsinitll 9.12, Undo Ned 8.13, Ta.'amal 8.6, Maioha 7.8, Roekfteld 7.7, Mangamahoe 7 4, Blue Cross, Ruatara, Royal Irish, Tobasco, Woody Glen B.T. HAEREMAt HAEREMAI HURDLE RACE. Two miles—Thrace 12.5, Kauri King 11.7, Cynic 11.2, Gluetanus, Monopole 10.in,.' Marconi 10.6, Lunerino 10 2, WalinaL Mill o' Uowrle 10.2, Khartoum 10.1, I'endoofi 9.5, Forward lady 9.0.

NAUMAI HANDICAP. Five furlongs Landslide 9.7, Miss Muriel 7.13, Dunedin 7.10, Pure Laziness 7.6, Dovelet -7.13, Illumination 7.2, Lorellght, Passionless, uVck Ami 6 !>, Lady Form, Tressor, Herschlea, Rekatoa 6.7. KAIRERE STEEPLECHASE. About three miles —No Surrender. Tenacious 11.0, Battletide 10.9, rolthogue 10.6, Peneton 10.2, Khartoum 10.1, Tirau, Guanacn, Garry Owen, Normanby. Golden Glow, John Hunny 9.7. JREXOWN HANDICAP. Six furlongs.Rnckflcld 8.8, Crowhurst 80, King Abbey 7.9, TTold Kip 74, Matatane 6.13, Archie'6.ll, Ivereonc, Bltholla, Kilbeggan, War Tank No Mistake, Monocrat 6.7. MASSEY HANDICAP. One mile.—Tinokahix 10.2, War Tank 9.9, Salvaless 9.7, Formalin 9.5, Demolsello 8,13. Oak Abbey, Explode 8.11, Tinohoro 8 10, Mountain ((old 8,9, General Stephen 8.8, Monoerat, Independence 5.5, Winsome Arch, Tuipa 8.4, Glen Cunny 8.3. Banf 8.2, Penona 8.0, Tom Mooro, North Lrourn, Marble Slab, Brodick 7.12, "Goldon Petal, Doa't, Samarre, .Hessian 7.11, Rova! Abbey 7.10, No Bother 7.9, Prince Ituf'us, Guinnform 7 8, Ma Copper, Aircraft, Homeric, 3ferry -Nell. Actrlce, Hypothesis, Lady Bedford, Octoplete, Mentmore, Pentagram, Mahgoloire, Amaiis' Lass, Lady Bruce 7.0. TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa.") The Mnnawatu Racing Club's autumn meeting Opens at Awapur.i to-day, and will he concluded cn Thursday. The course is In fine order, being Improved by recent showers, and judging by the splendid fields carded fur today's races the meeting should lie a memornblo one. The chief attraction this afternoon will bo the Aw.ipunl Hold Cup. in which Amythas and Arrowsmlth are billed to measure strides ever a mile and a quarter In addition the sires' Produce Stakes, six furlongs, will see Humbug. Haceful, Blackmail, ficirand, Insurrection and other smart iwo-ycar-clds in action. The handicaps li.-jre ...-awn good Holds of good h.,rs.".' im-hutin" Oratress, Imsribnbn, Hr.ttlc Maioiv liv'inestra, Acr.;, Silver Linl. (iiiiiicra Ti-'ifya Parisian Diamond. 80-Veep. Klndlo' etc!, anil they promise to idc interesting r.iein ir . The hurdlers are a good Ic.. aa a,-,. Hi f.acJrs, and fields of 27, 21. ami IS should nuiito winners very hard lo sort out. Proceedings open at 11 ::n with the Apprentices' Plate, seven I'urlengs. Ma:id, who tlnlshed fmirtli in t'l,- Pacific Handlrap at Trentnam on Saturday, will probably start favorite, hut Gay Patron, a member uf Krrry Rnyners string, will very hard m he:,!, liay l'a:ron Is a better horse than Cnrel.'e, and at the Uangitikei meeting showed "Teat promise.

The Karcre Hurdles, 1% miles, has fillet (veil, fourteen being caruYtl Zola will most !ilcc-y hold All Tall; safe at a difference o; a stone, but Yankee .Tack has only to lie caught the humor to keep thai pair of thorn busy Sweet Tipperary Is too erratic to appeal to many punters, and Wishful has lost all form. Explorer Is on the improve, flnd Sail Home and Hnutawa come under the name category. Zola. Sail Home, and All I'alk are sure to giro a good account of theilitelves.

It is hard to estimate the likelv strength of the field in the J'rtiiee of Wales Handicap. nine furlongs Imarlhhon ran a fin a race with 8!1 In the Autumn Handicap at rrentlmm, and the distance to-day shouY, suit her better. Another horse that showed up ! Bell on Saturday is Trespass, who will find tiis weight to-day u luxurious one in comparison with the 9.4 he won with in tlio Hutt Handicap. Maloha ap.d Lingerie read must dangerous of the others The Issue looks vtry open, but followers of form will probably bear in mind Imaribbon's consistency Tho Sires' Produce Stakes. six furlon"s. Iooi(s like, another cKlcl between Hi'ulm" and Raceful. The latter proved victorious at Trentham, but Humbug carried his 10 2 like a really good colt, and the "heads" will not have him beaten to-day. The bin field of twenty-one In the Linton Welter, a mile and a distance, might be reduced with advantage as much of it is 'rough stuff." Rlsinghain is, as usual, engaged in two races, hut if reserved for' this event might have a chance—even with 11 S. ■The greatly Improved Simon should hold PalBtaff, Self Alliance, and Aniberine safe •and Molyneaux and Rebuff read best of the others. Simon has won three races on end and appears to improve with each race He Is well up to carrying 9.13, and should start first favorite. "Amythas or Arrowsmith!" That, is the question which will puzzle punters when the Awopunl Gold Cup comes up for decision Both are Rood horses, and a mile and a quarter should tty them out thoroughly. At a mile tho imported horse would carrv our money but the extra quarter may find lilm out. Amytljas combiner! speed with stay-Ins power, and there is no saying how good lie is lii the Trentham Gold Cup, Amythas was' not extended, though the pace was on all the wav and ho scored in hollow fashion The tiinies ticked off were as follows: Six furlongs. 1.15; one mile and a quarter. 28; and two miles, 3.27 1-5.' There was a great deal of merit In the performance, and the three-year-old looks like coming out on top again to-day. Twenty-seven were accepted for In tho Woodhey. Handicap, six furlongs, and here again the free application of the scratch'n" pen Is desirable The likelv ones Include 3lr Fanciful. Irapuka. Passln' Through. Miss Love, Lady Paula, and Qulniro, and It' Passln' Through gets away with tho first division a good share of the stakes should come to Taranaki. To-day's racing concludes with the Telegraph Handicap, six furlongs, and at least ten of the fourteen engaged may bo classed as first-class sprinters. Acre may strip as fresh as anything, and with Bindic and Chimera would carry the money. Sir. H. McManaway had another stroke of ill-luck on Monday, when his hurdler Rio met his death through falling over a cliff Coming on the top of the loss of Chorister who broke a leg and had to be destroyed, 'Mac's" luck must be right out. H. Gray, with four firsts, a second and two thirds (in seven rides), was the most successful horseman at the Wellington autumn meeting. ,T. O'Shea and K. Tucker each rode two winners. Mr. P Easton took the largest cheque, £1250. for which Amythas was responsible Mr. W. R. Ktiiiball, who followed closely with £l2lO. continued Ills remarkable run of luck by winning races with Explorer. Raceful (2), Vasllkov, and Trespass, while H.vmeslra and Rebuff also gained place monev. Concerning tho Jockeys' claim for better wages and riding fees, the following figures supplied byf'the Jockeys' Association, are of '"'"est During the season ending July 31. 1910, 234 jockeys on flat had 9GB; rides tor a total payment of £2(! 474. Average earnings each jockey, £ll3 3 S . For two rides and under, 104 jockeys on flat rode I.J rides, and received a total payment of ■ j?' or , not qil,te e3 I> er man . Over the hurdles, for three months and over, 84 riders had 1424 Tides for total earnings of £3SR° Average per jockey. £l<r, 14s 9d. For two rides and under, 40 jockeys Todo f>4 rides and received a total payment of Averace per jorkey, £5 lfis. Spread over tho whole Me average earnings for 400 jockevs last «eason amounts to £B3 14s 7d. When it is Vemembered that the jockey has to pay his own fares (railway and boat), and his board out of this money, it will be seen that his earnings are not so princely after all The Increased popularity of racing and consequent, increased tntallsator investments haTe been sore points with the bulk of anti-sporting papers, and editors are nleased to wall about "the lust for gambling" rtc" This narrow view is pitiable, and Is opposed to common-sense, .lust take away the horses and open the totalisator on Tatt's system' and see how .many people the racecourses would attract 1 Then again, notice the ;access of the non-totalisator race gathering 're'd recently In this provipce by the T.innukl Trotting Club and other bodies. '.Vo i3 i " le i l,inE: the excitement, of seeing Gloamings, Desert Golds. Arrow,mlths Amythass, etc., in action. Retting is a necessary side line, just asf tho primcst nf beef requires a condiment of mustard Whatever the kill-joy party say to the contrary, racing has increased in popularity bv jo a mt and hounds, and this healthy, open-air pastime will further increase in popularity in the future.

OWNER'S REMINDERS. Nominations close for the TVaPzanul Ecmont and Eltham meetings -litis wiisit ns fotlmvs; Wanprauui J.f:. Winter, Frl.lay ' tpj-il 23. at 9 p.m.,; Epmont Itacinc Club" Winter. Friday. April 23, at 8 p.m.; Bltliam Ratio* Club inaugural meeting', Saturday April "4 at 8 p.m.