SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 May 1921, Page 3

SPORTING.

THE EGMONT MEETING.

NOTES ON TO-DAY'S RACES. (By “Moturoa.”) To-day! To-day! At 11 a.m. The Egmont' Racing Club’s winter meeting, in eight reels. An attraction de luxe. All star performers. The most spectacular presentation of the year. Don’t miss the first screening. Prices as usual. The first picture thrown on the screen will he entitled the Tongahoe Hurdles. The caste is a particularly strong one, and includes stars like Lord Nagar and Simon from Paddington Green. Then follows the Hack Steeples, a rattling good comedy, in which Vigilo and General Raven should turn the Battletide.' The star Item, the Egmont Steeplechase, features old favorites on the First Line like Sir Fisher from Ngakanui, and promises to hold the attention from start to finish. Six minutes of excitement, with a thrill in every twenty seconds, and a stirring finish. . To be followed by the Tonk’s Memorial Handicap, a smart and entertaining “flicker," which introduces the speedy Kinsem, with his famous Mtistard Pot. The Telegraph Handicap, in two parts, will probably see the return of the old favorites, Nemallne and Amberine, in their Super Six. A bright animal study entitled the Mcßae Memorial Handicap, of greater length, will answer the question, “Did Malaga market 'er Haversack?” To conclude with the “touching” problem play, the Tawhiti Handicap, with Halcyon and Kuia in leading roles. A complete change of programme is announced for Thursday. OTAKI NOMINATIONS. The following nominations have been received for the two principal events on the first day of the Otaki meeting:— RAUKAWA CUP—Halifax, Detroit, Johnny Walker, Kilgour, Income, Sycorax, Bonnetter, Malaga, Tame Fox, Teka, Rose Queen, Pacific Slope, Crucelle, Red Ribbon, Klldee, Rose Wreath, Verbosity, Simonides, Volo, Esperance, Arrowfleid, Matatua, Molyneaux, Haversack, Auckland, Halcyon, American Beauty. TAIPUA HANDICAP—Askari, Income, Probate, Sycorax, Weldone, Canyon, Mustard Pot, Hastie, Makere, Kinsem, Ruatara, Crucelle, Callagan, Hymarty, Carmeanera, Mistian, Simonides, Bonny Briar, Astinrome, Super Six, Lingerie, Waimatoa, Birkie, Barleycorn, American Beauty. TARANAKI JOCKEY CLUB. MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE. The committee of the Taranaki Jockey Club met last night. Present: Messrs. L. A. Nolan (chairman), W. C. Weston, W. P. Nicoll, A. Alexander, O. W. Sole, A. R. Standish, W. T. Hookham, B. H. Chaney and F. Orbell. An apology for absence was received from Mr. G. Fraser. The Hon. 0. Samuel and Mr. L. A. Nolan were appointed the club’s representatives at the Racing Conference during the year. Dates for the February meeting were left to the chairman to arrange. The report of the sub-committee set up to draw up motions to be submitted to the conference was read and received. The use of the club’s grounds was granted to the Legion of Frontiersmen for their annual camp, to be held in June. The Ladies’ Hockey Association was given permission to use the hockey ground at the racecourse on condition that their dates did not. clash with other sports bodies’ fixtures. It was decided to adopt thte sample report and balance-sheet forwarded *by the Racing Conference. TURF TOPICS. ! (By “Moturoa.") Marqueteur, Luke, Kareao, Lord Nagar, In-: came. Big Push and Tame Fox—all winners at the Egmont winter meeting last year—are engaged again to-day, as are place-getters such as Ngakanui, Gladful, Polthogue, Ruddy, Simon, Omahu, Crucelle, Lord Formby, Jutland, Rebuff and Otauru Kid. Marqueteur, with Gray in the saddle, won the Mcßae Memorial and the Manaia Handicap last year, Simon being runner-up on each occasion. Luke landed the) Hack Steeples and the Opeke Steppies. Wlrokino created a surprise by winning the Egmont Steeples very easily from Gladful and Polthogue, with the betteV-backed First Call, Sall Home, Marconi and Foeman amongst the also ran. Rude paid a false price in the TaWhlti Handicap, being followed home by Ruddy (favorite) and Miss Gold, while the Mokoia Handicap saw a warm order in Esthonia beaton out of a place by Income, Jutland and Egmont Park. Big fields lined up for each division of the Telegraph Hack Handicap,* but the public was right on the spot, first favorites (Marble Bar and the ill-fated Generalissimo) scoring easily. Luperino scored a flukey win over the improving Locholla in the Tongaboe Hurdles, and Lord Nagar and All Over finished In that order in the Mana.wapou Hurdles on the second day. Tape Fox beat ail but Vasilkov in the Railway Hack Handicap, and had his revenge in the Borough Hack Handicap, just beating the Kemball elect (Rebuff) after a fine finish.