SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 October 1922, Page 3

SPORTING.

RACING IN AUSTRALIA. THE CAULFIELD MEETING. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Oct. 11, 9.30 p.m. Melbourne, Oct. 11. A. Orrell has arrived. He will ride Cliffdale in the Guineas and the Derby. E. O’Sullivan will ride Momentum in file To ora k Handicap. Scratchings for the Melbourne Cup are Peithias, KHss and Kingle. Scratchings for the Caulfield Cup include Brilliant Sunshine. The Guineas starts at 4.35 p.m., Rostrum and Stare will oppose Eurythmic in the Caulfield Stakes, TURF TOPICS? (By "Moturoa.”) Spring meetings commencing to-day are those of the Dunedin J.C. and Whangarei R.C. The Masterton meeting opens to-morrow, and all three conclude on Saturday. Dunedin acceptances are only fair, and w.f.a. and open distance events are not likely to tfraw more than moderate fields. Bonnie Winkle, fit and well, would be "the daddy" of the distance performers, but recent form suggests that Silent King, who carried 8.3 and won the North Otago Cup (one mile and a Quarter) by three lengths on Saturday last, may be more forward. A rattling good field of sprinters will line up for the Electric Handicap. Roseday, who shares with Silver Peak the honor of carrying top weight, ran 'unplaced at Oamaru, and can hardly be ready. Silver Peak is a great sprinter, and with Royal Mac and Mantua, appears likely to show up at the meeting. The McLean Stakes (five furlongs), for two-year-olds, will settle the question whether Ballymena (a winner at Avondale) is the southern champion that most people imagine. Romance, Ardour and Happy Warrior will carry big money in the. minor events.

Christchurch papers report that S. Trilford took Wartune, Mazama and Mac Duff to the Dunedin meeting, ft. W. King’s team comprised Deucalion, Many Kittle and Red Gown.

At a meeting of the Canterbury Jockey Ciub, held last week, it was announced (says a Christchurch scribe) "that arrangements were being unade to display the draw for places where everyone would be able to get a. view of them." Ye gods; at last the "big smoke" is taking a leaf from the book of the lowliest Taranaki country club!

Rangltikei and Manawatu sports "went broke.” on Eruera in the Hunters’ Hurdles at (Ellerslie on Saturday. The “good thing” tapped the second hurdle, and, landing in a pool of water, slipped and lost his rider. Eruera Is a fine jumper, but the best of them make mistakes sometimes, and Saturday was evidently his unlucky day. It may be a long while before he meets such a. field of "roughtes” again, but he's good, and will win a fair hack hurdle race before long.

Pavo, as already stated in these columns, is always raced to win, and as a result is generally in a place, and is certainly always well loaded with weight. The Aussie-bred horse made a great effort to land the Chatham Handicap on Saturday under 9.6, hut another ’Stralian, Namutere, with a "pull” of 201bs„ got there by the barest of margins. Melbourne papers report that the Martian three-year-old. The Cypher, has grown into a particularly fine looking horse, and is likely to win a good race at the spring carnival in Victoria. One writer states that The Cypher may be one of the hardest to beat in the Victorian Derby.

Only forty horses have boon nominated for the C..T.C. Stewards’ Handicap, and Taranaki representatives arc Rational. Tnah and Roman. The field is, however, a fairly smart one, and Includes such fine sprinters as Solfanello, The Hawk. Epitaph. Songbird, Grotesque, Pluto and Silver Peak.

Gloaming, the hero of the A.J.C. spring meeting, hoisted his record to date to 51 starts, 44 firsts, 6 seconds, and once unplaced; stakes won £31,714. His average is easily better than that of any notable winner ever known In Australia, or New Zealandfl and it is only a matter of health for the big bay to top Eurythmic’s winning total before the season closes. Statistics of the principal winners are now as follows:

Sydney papers to hand give details of the first two days of the A.J.C. spring meeting. All Aboarcj (All Black—Float) was favorite when he beat a strong field in the First Hurdles. The ex-New Zealander took charge at the end of a mile and turned for home In company with Palbi. The latter blundered badly at the last jump, allowing All Aboard to win by two lengths. Kildennis, who was third, was also bred in New Zealand, and is by Kilbroney—Rouge, and therefore full brother to KiJbeggan. Float, the dam of All Aboard, gave us a crowd of winners, notably Cork, Floater, Easy and Miowera (all by Merriwee) ; Football, Dribble, and All Aboard (all by All Black) ; Pontoon and Maunu (both by Wolawa).

Caserta finished up an odds-on favorite in the Derby field of eleven, with Soorak, Tresrayr and Cliffdale next In that order. The favorite was always amongst the first three, but failed to stay on as expected. Soorak led Caserta and' Rivoli at the distance, but Rivoli finished best and just beat Soorak on the post. Tressayr was well placed throughout, but, like all the Tressadj’ breed, failed to see the journey out, and could only finish eighth. Rivoli returned his backers a dividend in the region of a third of a century.

lrish was favorite on the tote for the Epsom Handicap, though the weight of early money kept Rostrum and Fleuriste at lower prices with the Bar Vons. Ashley Reed quickly had Loyal Irish in front, but at the halfmile the New’ Zealander had dropped hack to third, just in front of Rostrum. Fleuriste and Rostrum had the to themselves, and Loyal Irish could only finish ninth.

Races. Wing. Stakes won, £ Eurythmic 40 28% 34.066 Gloaming 51 44 31,714 Carbine 43 33 29,626 Cetigne 82 19 27,206 Poitrel 37 15 26,920 Desort Gold 56 36 23,133 Trafalgar 59 24 22,111 Sasanof 63 *20 20,770