SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 March 1922, Page 3

SPORTING.

FEILDING J.C. MEETING. LIST OF NOMINATIONS. The following is a list of the nominations for the Feilding Jockey Club’s Easter meeting, on Saturday and Monday, April 15 and 17: FIRST DAY. KAWA KAWA HURDLES; 250 sovs; one mile and three-quarters.—Simonides, Halcyon, No Bother, Maniahera, Whetoki, Omahu, Goldscene, Old Gold, Te Toa, War Loan, Mattock, Mangawai, Lead On, Whanoko, Ngakanui, Silta, Whiz Bang, Misty Wave, Volo, Te Maire.

MAIDEN STAKES; 150 soys; seven furlongs.—Peep o’ Day, Parkman, Rangiata, Generous, Carabine, Hallowmas —Fairwind gelding, Roche, Halyina, Merriment, Haligan, Adrienne, Liskanar, Naughty, Fran, Left, Whiz Bang, Hallowell, L’Amour, Tussore, Bayana, Orellana, Lady Doolan, Released. ? M

FEILDING CUP; 600 sovs; one mile and a half.—Egmont Park, Trespass, Vagabond, Paoanui, Marqueteur, Passin’ Through, La Paloma r Princess Pat, Royal Gift,, Hyrax, Mistian, Rouen, Skylight, Strategy, Prince Martian.

ONGO HACK HANDICAP; 200 sovs; 5* furlongs.—Sunny Spec, All Cerise, Pouma, Peep o’ Day, Parkman, Mixture, Orchid, Tola, Santiago, Merry Ann, Creme de Menthe, Lady Faa, Crossfire, Solace, Country Life, Otapawa, Miss Beauforte, Lively Fire, Atapo, Martulla, Gallia, Big Push, Eonmark, Regard. MANGAONE HANDICAP; 300 sovs; six furlongs.—Triboulet, Jovial, Awake, Inah, Amber Tips, Mockery, Birkie, Passionless, Kuia, Voluble, Irapuka, Lady Kotiripo, TAONUI HACK HANDICAP; 200 soys;

seven /urlongs. —Sunny Spec. Petunia, Rangiata,. Blissfulness, Good Mark, Redlogue, Lady Nassau, Pan tier, Haligan, Scotch Mixture, Velociform, Crossfire, St. Waipa, Erie, Spare Moment, Stutter, Ambitious, Gold Star, Mort Avis, Released. HALCOMBE WELTER; 300 sovs; seven furlongs.—-Egmont Park, Jovial, Tenterfield, Simonides, All Cerise, Roman, Ladogeur. Punka, Amber Tips, Sunny Jim, Mockery, Festive, Passin’ Through, Tresor, La Paloma, Kuia, Voluble, Princess Pat, Scotch Mixture, Hallowroz, Mistian, Velociform, Detroit, Irapuka, Warrawee, .Equitable, Strategy, Prince Martian, Beloved. ONEPUHI HACK WELTER; 200 sovs; one mile and 54 yards.—Birkenella, Good Mark, Redlogue, March On, Spring Tide, Lady Nassau, Pantier, Daniloff, Warrawee, Merry Queen, Mort Avis, Helen Rufu% Pleasure.

SECOND DAY. KIMBOLTON HURDLES; 200 sovs; one mile and a half.—Simonides, Halcyon, Rangiata, No Bother, Maniahera, Whetoki, Kuranui, Omahu, Spring Tide, Gold Scene, Old Gold, Te Toa, Naughty, War Loan, Mattdck, Mangawai, Lead On, Whanoko, Ngakanui, Silta, Volo, Whiz Bang, MistyWave, Te Maire. WAIATA HACK HANDICAP; 150 sovs; five and a half furlongs.—Peep o’ Day, Parkman, Rangiata, Carabine, Fairwind gelding, lola, Roche, Halyina, Red Stag, Merriment. Haligan, Santonio, Adrienne, Elvaette, Merry Ann. Lady Faa, Solace, Dodo, d’Aubepines, Hallowell, Tussore, Loyal Maid, L’Amour, Bayana, Eonmark, Bravado, Orellana, Lady Doolan. EASTER HANDICAP; 400 novs; one mile and a quarter.—Egmont Park, Trespass, Vagabond, Paoanui, Marqueteur, Passin’ Through. Tresor, La Paloma, Princess Pat, Royal Gift. Hyrax, Mistian, Hallowroz, Rouen, Equitable, Erie, Skylight, Strategy, Prince Martian, Volo.

REW A HACK HANDICAP; 150 sovs; six furlongs.—Sunny Spec, All Cerise, Petunia, Pouma, Mixture, lola, Roche, Lady Nassau, Scotch Mixture, Santiago, Mary Ann, Creme de Menthe, Glentour, Crossfire, Country Life, Otapawa, Miss Beanforte, Lively Fire, Atapo, Gallia, Big Push, Eonmark, Stutter. Regard, Gold Star.

DENBIGH HANDICAP; 250 sovs; six furlongs.—Triboulet, Jovial, Awake, All Cerise. Inah, Roman, Mixture, Orchid, Amber Tips, Mockery, Birkie, Passionless, Kuia, Voluble, Scotch Mixture, Irapuka, Lady Kotiripo.

OROUA HACK HANDICAP; 200 sovs; one mile and 54 yards.—Birkenella, Generous, No Bother, Redlogue, March On, Pantier, Daniloff, Mattock, Left, Lady Nassau, Erie, Spare Moment, Merry Queen, Mort Avis, Pleasure.

MAKING WELTER; 250 sovs; one mile ! and 54 yards.—Egmont Park, Jovial, Roman, Ladoguer, Punka, Sunny Jjm, Festive, Passin’ Through, Tresor, La Paloma, .Voluble, Princess Pat, Hallowroz, Mistian, Detroit, Warrawee, Lead On, Equitable, Simonides, Strategy, Prince Martian, Mort Avis, Beloved. AWAHURI HACK WELTER; 200 sovs; seven furlongs.—Sunny Spec, Petunia, Peep o’ Day, Parkman, Generous, Carabine, Blissfulness, March On, Lady Nassau, Pantier, Haligan, Scotch Mixture, Creme de Menthe, Liskanar, Velociform, Fran, Crossfire, Good Mark, St. Waipa, Skylight, Spare Moment, Merry Queen, Martulla, Ambitious, Gold Star, Helen Rufus, Released.

TRENTHAM TRAINING NOTES. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, March 27. A lot of rain fell at Trentham last night, and during the early morning, so the tracks were on the heavy side. Work was done on the inside trial grass gallop. Pink Rose and Lord Usk ran six furlongs in Imin 22 2-ssec. . Silver Peak and Songbird, in that order, covered a mile in Imin 49sec. Wamba did four furlongs in 52sec. Backsheesh and Spook did five furlongs in Imin 9sec. Printemps, assisted by two stable mates, ran a mile in Imin 47sec. Radiant Light, Absurdum, Truthful and Surveyor did easy pace work, as did Sycorax, King’s Trumpeter and others. Roseday met with injuries on the way up, and may not run at the meeting. Songbird was left in the St. Leger in error. He is unlikely to starts at all if the going is heavy.

TURF TOPICS. (By “Moturoa.”) The Wellington R.C. autumn meeting, which takes place on Thursday and Saturday, will bring together rnosv of the best horses in the Dominion; nottably Gloaming,-Amythas, Rational, Winning Hit, Vespucci, Thespian. Radiant Light, Pluto, Marqueteur, Gasbag, Anomaly, Insurrection, Songbird, Silver Peak, Mountain Lion, Uncle Alex, Surveyor, and Absurdum; and it is therefore of exceptional interest. Fields will be strong all through the meeting, and winners hard to pick. Twenty-five have been paid up for in the Thompson Handicap, one mile, and the quality of the field is in keeping

I with the 1500 sovs. attached to the race. Marqueteuer tops the list with 8.10, a . weight that should keep him anchored, «ind the public may prefer the chances of Insurrection 8.7, Songbird 8.5, Silver Peak 8.3, Martial Dawn 7.3, and Cold Steel 6.7. Of the quintette Silver Peak’s most recent performances attract attention, as do those of Martial Dawn, though the latter is also engaged in the St. Leger, run on the same day. Cold Steel may upset calculations, if a capable lad can be secured at the weight.

Of the fourteen in the Railway Handicap, six furlongs, Songbird and Sunny Corner are otherwise engaged .on Thursday, but if the former is reserved for the race he should be very nearly favorite. Birkie reads nicely with 7.2, and Still Sea (7.6) is also nicely placed. Horses —of a kind —can be purchased very cheaply now. Tornea, a useful sort of a hunter, could have been had for £5O after the racing at Bulls, while Yankee Jack (who pulled up lame) and Tarquin (who bled) were both given away gratis after the meeting.

Mr. H. Coyle considered that Epitaph was entitled to carry 10.9 in the Nursery at Trentham, but Mr. A. B. Williams differed, and the pen was put through the filly’s, name. Even allowing for the difference of a furlong in the distance of the Thompson and Great Easter Handicaps, it appears that Messrs. Henrys and Coyle have very different opinions of the relative galloping powers of Radiant Light and Clean Sweep. In the Thompson Handicap Radiant Light was asked to concede 71bs. to Clean Sweep, while in the Great Easter the southern horse has 8.9 j as against Radiant Light’s 7.13. Is this I “the chat” for Clean Sweep at Tren- , tham and Radiant Light at Riccarton? The operation of the system of allowI ances to apprentices caused a number I of proiiinent horsemen to “stand down” i at Bulls last week, and there was much grumbling in consequence. It is all very well to encourage these youths, but it i is hard on the older, “free lance” brig- | ade, besides being a curse to the handicapper. Of the thirteen flat handicaps run at Bulls no less that eight were won by apprentices. Too much imtice should not be taken of Cold Steel’s failures at Bulls, as the I Martian —Snowstell gelding cannot act when the going is holding. He was heavily bandaged in front each day, and when he ran second to Kareao in the Pukemarama Welter appeared to slip about a good deal. Pam broke it for a win last week, but there was little, merit in the victory, and it really looks as if the Panmure i breed are no good. With any sort of ! a passage Released would have won, and [even the hurdler Whizz Bang, who has only been in work a few weeks, and is as big as a bullock, disputed the greater part of the journey with the winner. Lady Kotiripo only carried in the vicinity of a couple of hundred tickets in each of her starts at the Rangitikei meeting, and being unable to gallop in the mud, finished a long way behind the winner each day. It is a long while since the winner of a hurdle race returned such a small dividend as that paid out when Springtide beat seven others in the Sanson Hurdles at Bulls. She beat Honey Bee, I Battle Song, and other/fair horses at I Woodville, and was really well treated I with 10.3. A bold jumper, she goes I best when the pace is on, and the daughter of Autumnus is full of grit as well, so that she is likely to rise : higher in the hurdling game.

Flying Master flattered his support- I i ers right to the home bend in the Sani son Hurdles, but it is doubtful whe--1 ther he will ever stay well enough,to make a success over sticks. He does not jump every fence alike, but one magnificent leap at the fence in front of the stand roused the enthusiasm of the crowd. War Loan, who was outweighted with i 12.5 on the second day at Bulls, went I out at any old price, and shaped ac- ! cordingly, though he was noticed to be ■ running on strongly when most of the | others were stopping. Such a weight j in such going would have stopped a bet ter horse, and E. Copestake was wise in not knocking his mount about). I Equitable ran third in the big race j each day at Bulls, but his showing was j not impressive. His owner, Mr. S. Gibbons. lost a lot of money over the gelding’s failures, and his luck is right but. Onlv a week before he lost the services |of Whiritas, who broke a leg, and had to be destroyed. La Paloma was sent out second favorite in the Rangitikei Cup, won by Egmont Park, but she could only finish

fourth, after meting with a bump goi ing along the back of the course. The i public fancied three horses before her lin the Fraser Memorial Handicap on ■ Thursday, and, dodging trouble, sne won nicely. Bulls, every man. woman and child of Bulls, was on Detroit on the second day, and the old horse was unlucky to lose Twice young Ryder was disap- , pointed when * looking for an opening I jn the straight, and if he had come on I the outer he would have won. At the i finish Detroit was going two to La Pa- • loma’s one. Detroit pulled up appari entlv sound. Bulls then went round to collect a good second div. I Simonides was started twice on ’ Thursday, but Olliver had anything but , comfortable rides. They say that the Demosthenes gelding is a good jumper, and you often see a horse that runs unkindly on the flat races more generously over sticks. We should find out this winter. Some Red is “some galloper,- but he is only a one-<lay performer, and he doesn’t like the mud. After simply strolling home in the Ngatiapa Hack Handicap, carrying 7'6 y 2 , Mr. Henrys awarded him 8.10 in the Farewell, and the public again sent the All Red gelding out favorite. Regard practically won from end to end, but when Some Red challenged at the bottom of the straight the mare’s backers would not have given much for their chance. However, the weight and the. mud stopped Some Red. and lib finished oAtside tue first four. •

Saw an amusing thing at Bulls. A punter, through consulting the first day’s book instead of the second, sorted out Some Red as No. 4, and only after he had put “a score” on, found that the horse was No. 2. All was bustle in the tote house, and being unable to change his tickets, he sold them— e fiver here and a fiver there, and so on. When at last he had got rid of them all he “charged” the tote again and put his money on Some Red (No. 2). You should have seen his face when Regard (No. 4) strolled home, paying a decent “price.” “This horse simply can’t get beaten,” is the remark a good judge passed to me, pointing to Eonmark just before the Trial Plate was run on Wednesday. The King Mark gelding xyas a hot favorite on the machine, but he never looked like winning. There was again big money for him in the Farewell, and he ran a rattling good race, beating all but Regard, who drew No. 1 and was on the rails all the way. Had the latter race been six instead of five furlongs the Palmerston gelding might have won. Pantier shows a lot of pace in private, but with the colors up he “quits”

when the judge’s box comes into view. He ran two good races at Bulls —for a bit —and I believe he would do the same in a Thompson Handicap, but just w'hen he has got to the front in the straight and hears his name being called out, he grows bashful (or something) and retires precipitately.

“Banjo” Patterson once wrote a poem about racehorses, entitled, “Do you think they don’t know?” and it reminds me of a yarn I heard at Bulls concerning an old horse that was (it is said) gifted with more than equine intelligence. The veteran would lie handy to the leaders until he saw his owner (on the grandstand) hold his hand up, and then he would “come right away.” One day when they had a big poultice on the neddy the horses were just passing the distance post when an excited female threw her arms round the owner’s shoulders, and before he could struggle free and raise his hand the horses had passed I)he winning peg, and their money was gone. The veteran finished a leisurely third.

Trainers and jockeys who did the Opnnake trip speak highly of the treatment accorded them by Mr. P. Riley and his assistants, but there are many complaints about the meals supplied at the club’s accommodation house, and the writer takes the opportunity of reporting the matter to the club officials. Several prominent trainers have spoken to me on the subject, and if there is anything in their complaint it is only right that the club should know, so that the officials can better things next year.