SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 January 1922, Page 3

SPORTING.

TROTTING. MANAWATU MEETING. FIRST DAY’S RESULTS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Palmerston N., Last Night. The Manawatu Trotting Club’s eighth annual totalisator meeting commenced to-day in fine weather and before a fair attendance. The track was in splendid order. The totalisator receipts were £11,856, against £23,222 lAst year. Results: LINTON HANDICAP (Harness). One mile and a half.—Plunder (S. V. Brightwell) 1, Victor Hova 2, Lynx 3. Twelve starters. Won by a length, a length between second and third. Time, 4min. 2sec.

TRIAL HANDICAP (Harness). One mile and a half.—The Pointer (J. Paul) 1, Lenglen 2/ Pearl Coronado 3. Thirteen starters. Won by four lengths, twelve lengths between second and third. Time, 3min. 42sec. STEWARDS’ HANDICAP (Harness). Two miles.—Humarika (A. Butterfield) 1, May Dorn 2, Harry Audubon 3. Eight starters. Won by half a length, two lengths between second and third. Time, smin. Isec.

GOLD CUP HANDICAP (Harness). Two miles.—Prinzora (J. Shaw) 1, Warlock 2, Taraire 3. Nine starters. Won by two lengths, three lengths between second and third. Time, 4min. 46sec. LADIES’ BRACELET HANDICAP (Harness). One mile and a half. Her Ladyship (G. Craw) I, Lenglen 2, Plunder 3. Five starters. Won by twelve lengths. Time, 3min. 46 4-ssec.

AWAPUNI HANDICAP (Saddle). One mile and a half.—Waitopopo (A. Broughton) 1, Ramaroa 2, Jimmy Richmond 3. Six starters. Won by half a length, twenty lengths between second and third. Time, 3min. 35 2-ssec.

PALMERSTON NORTH .HANDICAP (Harness). Two miles. —Loch Lomond (R. Shadbolt Jnr.) 1, Roi Alto 2, Count Dee 3. Seven starters. Won by four lengths, half a length between second and third. Time, 2min. 1 4-ssec. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP (Harness). One mile and a quarter. —Warlock (P. Green) 1, Lovelock 2. George the Fourth 3. Nine starters. Won by six lengths, four lengths between second and third. Time, 3min. 1 4-osec.

TARANAKI JOCKEY CLUB.

AUTUMN MEETING. The programme for the above meeting is one that should appeal to horseowners and trainers in all parts of the Dominion. Sixteen races are carded, and no stake is less than £2OO. The principal open events on the first day are the Taranaki Cup, of 1000 sovs, 1} miles; and the Flying Handicap, of 500 sovs., 6 furlongs. On the second day the chief handicaps are the Paul Memorial Handicap, of 600 sovs., 9 furlongs; and the Farewell Handicap, of 400 sovs., 6 furlongs. The Eighth Taranaki Stakes carries with it 750 sovs, and both juvenile handicaps are worth aOO sovs. Welter handicaps, and hack flat and hack hurdle races complete a very fine bill of fare. •nominations for all events except the Eighth Taranaki Stakes close to-morrow, January 20, at 9 p.m., with the secretary, Mr. E. P. Webster, Box 33, New Plymouth. Working in conjunction with the Egniont R.C. summer meeting visitors will be provided with four days’ racing, and the good stakes offered by the Taranaki clubs should attract many outsiders. The full programme appears in this issue.

TURF TOPICS. (By “Moturoa.”) Taranaki entries to-morrow. Wellington Cup on Saturday. The Egotism-Pluto “double” is very Ngata is a hot order for the Foxton Cup. _ Mark Triboulet off for a race at Trentham. i With Spook out of the road, Opiate might pick up a hurdle race at Foxton. Egmont entries are very large, but the £1,200 cup might have attracted more horses —and better ones. A. McCormack will be riding at Foxton, and his mount in the Cup will be Detroit —if the old fellow starts. Maniania, Cochineal and Mark Time look the best of the crowd of maidens engaged at Hawera next month. Mr. J. Raymond (Bulls) now owns the broodmare Thea (Demesihenes —Te Hon Hou). She was sent to Acre this season The crowd in the Wellington Stakes are mostly poor cattle, and whatever beat,! Farceur should very nearly win. When sizing up the open sprint at Trentham don’t overlook the fact that Pluto carried 9.2 when he ran Farceur (7.1) to a bare length in the Royal Stakes, run in 1.13. The Junipers’ Flat Handicap at Trentham on Saturday is run over a mile, and the issue looks very open, though Explorer, Wamba and Sir Roseberry appear to have plenty of admirers. “Neuritis” —there’s a fine name for a racehorse! If the fashion spreads we may expect to read something like this shortly: “Appendicitis appeared sore, but Toothache moved strongly, and led past the stand, followed by Typhoid Fever, Eczema, and Neuralgia, while Obesity, Rheumatism and Lumbago quickly tailed off. Entering the back stretch Eczema made a rash attempt to get up on the rails, but was blocked, and Toothache was still raging strongly. Typhoid Fever took charge at the distance, and never gave anything else a hope, etc. Notable absentees from the Wellington Cup are Foo Chow, Vagabond, Marqueteur. Boomerday and Festivity. Only four dropped out of the Telegraph Handicap, but all the well backed ones were paid up for. The Hawk is being quietly nibbled at for the Telegraph Handicap at Wellington, and many who saw the pair run at Ellerslie are favoring the Winning Hit —The Hawk combination.