SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 September 1921, Page 3

SPORTING.

C.J.C. STAKES. INCREASED BY £fiBLo. By Ttlegra ph.—Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night. •At a meeting of the Canterbury Jockey Club increases in the stakes were decided upon. At the. spring meeting the electric Plate has been eliminated and the Acorn Stakes substituted. This is for two-year-old-fillies; the stake is 500 sovs., the distance five furlongd, and the weight eight stone, with penalties. The increases made total £OBlO, making the total to be distributed during the year .£49,800. AUSTRALIAN TURF. INCREASED ENTRIES SPRING MEETING. By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright. Received Sept. 6, 9.50 p.m. Sydney, Sept. 6. Nearly all the entries for the. Jockey Club’s spring meeting exceed those for the previous year, the jumping events specially showing increased interest. Sixty remain in the (Epsom and fiftysix in the Metropolitan, after first for-feits.—Aue.-N.Z. Cable Assn. TURF TOPICS. (By “Moturoa”.) Races at Marton to-day. Rangitikei Hunt meeting on Saturday. Weights for minor events at Avondale are due to-day. Mattock is likely to be red hot at Marton. He is very well. Arthur Olliver has been engaged to ride Sasanof at Avondale. Toa Taua’s two-year-old brother will race as Black Knight. Khartoum is spelling, nursing a big leg—a reminder of a smack at Napier. The New Zealand Cup candidate Lovematch (Wanganui Cup winner) is reported to be going well at Hastings.

If Dannevirke form is worth following, Tinihanga should be prominent in the Trial Plate at Marton.

Loyal Arch is now trained by “Jimmy” Peachey at Wanganui. J.P. is a good man with “cripples”. E. Copestake made a good recovery from his recent accident, and was seen at his best on Simple Sam on Saturday.

Scimitar, who ran second at Dannevirke, has been sold to D. McAuley, of Foxton, for a century—a cheap horse. Sunray, who is a cut above the hunters’ class, has been collecting a lot of coin and jewellery lately. Ruddy should start favorite in the Hack' Hurdles at Maxton to-day. His most troublesome opponent may be the boomed Royal Exchange. Both can go fast, and jumping may decide the issue. Wheatfield, who cost Mt. E. Riddiford a thousand quidlets, is down to race in the Trial Plate at Marton. Last year Wheatfield raced once, being defeated. Sleeping sickness is again prevalent amongst our so-called leading cross-country horsemen, a particularly bud case being noticeable on Saturday. The public are getting tired of seeing their money fired away, and wonder what the “stipes” are doing. Have they caught the complaint also?

The Marton Handicap promises to attract a fine field to-day, and punters may find it hard to choose between Strategy, Admiral Codrington and Rouen. Strategy is nominal favorite down the line. The other day a silver bettor in Christchurch was rewarded with a month in jug, while coves that steal hundreds get out on probation, and others who break up ’appy ’omes get off with the mere payment of divorce court costs. Truly, the law is an ass.

Palestrina is galloping well at Riccarton, and the touts pick her to get over a distance this season. Presuming that the Absurds are not genuine stayers, it looks as if The Hawk (by Martian) will be the hardest of the North Island three-year-olds to beat in the Derbies.

Yankee Jack is going well at Marton, and he and Te Toa will carry most money in the Hack Steeples to-day. A two-miles course should just suit Mr. J. Bull’s jump-

, Rational was responsible for a fine performance in winning the Stratford Hack Handicap on Saturday under 8.13, and his Avondale prospects are enhanced thereby. A meeting between Rational and Mermiu in the Avondale Guineas should be worth going a long way to see. Another oi the successful Guianforte— Country Picnic breed, Take Take, scored here on Saturday. Country Picnic’s progeny seem likely to emulate the deeds of the sons and daughters of Ran Ran. Some speedy Sprinters will sport silk in the Electric Handicap at Marton, amongst them being Grotesque, Celmisia, Tolerance, fop Dog and Ditchley. Possibly Tolerance will carry the money.

Ihe complete failure of Army Service at New Plymouth was a body blow to followers of iorm, but favorites returned three first and two second dividends later in the day, which put the crowd in a good humor. Th? follow-the-favorite system,' with slight increase of wages after a reverse, appears to be the hesl to follow, anyhow. With Amythas, Maioha, Humbug, The Hawk and Affectation engaged, the Railway Handicap at Marton should be a notable race. As with Rational here, The Hawk will probably start favorite, the public preferring a good three-year-old to the older horses over a sprint course in the early spring.

The veteran Gazique is reported to be galloping with all his old-time speed and vigor, and he will take his place amongst the runners at Avondale this month. Gazique’s five starts last season included two firsts and a second.

Passenger has a liking for the Marton course, and is not badly treated in the Hack Welter there to-day. Lord Desmond and Projector will also ..carry money, but if anything beats Passenger it may be Lady Illma, who ran a great race at Dannevirke, and now appears to have come good. Eurythmic’s easy win in the Memsie Stakes suggests that the Australian champion is in good nick for the season’s tasks, and a race with Gloaming over eight, ten or twelve furlongs is the next thing to be looked foi'ward to. Bofh horses are topholers, and it is hard to say which will come out on top.

Loyal Irish’s Maitland Cup win was, as anticipated, a very simple affair. Starting

a warm favorite in a field of nineteen, and carrying 41bs overweight, the New Zealander led from end to end and won by half a length in 2min 21sec—a record for the race, which was a mile and three furlongs. In consequence, Loyal Irish’s A.J.C. Derby prospects are now favored. In fact, only Furious and Wyndham are shorter in the quotations of the blue riband. J. O’Shea will ride Lord Desmond and Rose of Athens in their Marton engagements.

The Rangitikei Hunt Club appears to have made a grave error in not holding

its meeting on the day following the Marton spring meeting. Both gatherings take place on the Marton course, and a twodays meeting would be preferable to a spell of a couple of days in between. It is certain that the Hunt Club will suffer by the break. The many friends of the popular and successful cross-country horseman, Frank Flynn, will regret to hear that he is in a very bad way at. present in the Waipukurau Sanatorium. Consumption attacked him a few years ago, and although he fought it bravely for a time, the dread disease has now almost gained the upper hand. At latest advices . Frank was too weak to sit up.

Insurrection was sent out second favorite in the Warwick Handicap on August 27, but. could only finish third to the crack Salitros and the lightweight Jim Marsh. Finmark also ran.