SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 December 1922, Page 8

SPORTING.

TROTTING, NEW BRIGHTON MEETING. By Telecraph.—Press Association. Christdhureh, Last Night. The New Brighton Trotting Club’s summer meeting opened to-day in dull weather. The attendance was only fair. Totalisator investments were £21,098, comparea with £29,595 on the opening day last year. Results:— TRIAL HANDICAPM-Fairton (E. J. Smith) 1, Master Audo 2, Gold Digger 3. Also started: Helen'Bingen, Gallivant, Whispering Girl, General Derby, Alpha Plus, Myreta, Garbadine, William Galindo, Peter Morn, Sll» ver King, Grey Lady, Lady Irvine, Rapid Wind, Young Blake, Peter Bellman, Peter’s Pet, Tidewater, Marvin Queen, WaUvera, Peter Bell, Kelman, Cousin Jenny, White Lupin, Earl Derby, Kato, Wimmera King. Won by six lengths, four lengths between second and third. Time, 3min. 52 2-ssee. IMPROVERS’ HANDlCAP.—Brownwood (J. Armstrong) 1, Eulius 2, Fancy Boy 3. Also started: Nibbidard, Lafayette, Lord Denver, Coalition, George Grafton, Mncushla, Dusky Locanda, Wild Sunset, Brent Junior, Swift Pointer, Becky Logan, Mary Galindo. Underscrub, Osier Beauty, Chaos, Reta’s Greeting, Leila Denver, Energy. Won by three lengths, ten lengths between second and third. Time, 3min. 31 3-ssec. MACE MEMORIAL HANDlCAP.—Sympathy (L. Frost) 1. Colenut 2, Onyx 3. Also started : Prince Lyons, Tliixendale, Rorke’s Drift, Oaknut, Hayseed, Lear Dillon, Acron. Ouimet, Pinevale, Centreway. Paul Dufault, Whispering Willie. Won by two lengths, the same distance between second and third. Time, 4min. 41 l-ssec. BOWHILL HANDICAP.—Irish Eyes (J. Davidson) 1, Mary wood 2, The Rook 3. Also started: Cole Bess, Engagement, Dalnahine, Bob Dillon, Eric. Rothschild, Huia Bird, Royal Oak. Prince Burlington, Locanda. Mac, Brutus. Won by a length, eight lengtns oetween second and third. Time, 4min. 53sec. SEAVIEW HANDICAP.—Mangoutu (C. Donald) 1, Proud Ata 2, Wonder Why 3. Also started: Were’s Peter, Housemaid, The Toff, Alpha Wilkes, Dimlight. Kola Bell, Rlto. Our Lady, Real Lady, Johnnie Bells, Marvolo, Peter the First, Two Bells, Wimmera King. Won by four lengths, six lengths between second and third. Time, 4imln. 50 3-ssec. DASH HANDICAP.—Handsome Lad (E. Berry) 1, Elsie Gay 2, Florence la Badle 3. Also started: Oratorio, Lady’ Trafalgar, Petrova, Delta., Lady Teddington. Fern Moon, Tracey Boy. Harold Child, Mako Mako. Whisht, Saint's Bell, Tobermory, Energetic, Sir Henn, Doreen Dillon, Duke Whips, Irvar. Won, by a neck, a length between second and third. Time, 2mln. 20sec. WAINONI HANDICAP.—EIite (J. Messervey junr.) 1, Trooper Dillon 2, Coil 3. Also started: Prinzora, Mismurate. Hayseed, Imperial Tan, Glen Mavis, Lincoln Huon, Gleaming. Won by three lengths, the same distance between second and third. Time, 2mln. 54 sec. ELECTRIC. HANDICAP— Proud Logan (H. Burrows) 1. Florence la Badie 2, Lady Wildwood 3. Also started: Blackness, Walpero, Dolly Dillon, Olive Huon, Idris, Bell Brown, Hiram Galindo. Xavier. Won by half a length, eight lengths between second - and third. Time, 2min. 20 l-ssec.

AUCKLAND SCRATCHINGS, Auckland, Dec. 14. Mr. Greenwood’s horses were withdrawn from all engagements at 1.20 p.m. TURF TOPICS. f (By "Moturoa.”) Walpa races to-day. Hawke’s Bay weights are now Gue. Manawatu acceptances close this evening. Ngata was on the big side at Woodville. King’s Trumpeter should be “hard” at Te Awaunutu. Grotesque is a cut above the crowd in the ) Flying Handicap. Whatever beats Merry Day In the Manawatu Cup should nearly win. Rapine is very well at present, and should win a sprint race this week. If Malingerer comes to New Plvmouth most of our hurdlers will get a hearacne. An odds-on certainty—that. Snatcher will win a race at the Taranaki meeting. For winning a hack race at Woodville Gaze’vorthy was raised 81bs. In the A.R.C. Railway Handicap. What next? In the absence of Gloaming, Rational .promises to pick up easy money In w.f.a. events this season. Awapuni will be first. Scion looked a ball of muscle at Woodville, and should be all the better for the outing. Can you pick anything to beat him at Auokland ? Mr. J. R. Corrigan. M.P., won races at Hamilton on Saturday with Queen Chimes and Jimjmy Richmond. Both started first favorites. I ; Good Sport, who won the Hack Flying at i Woodville In easy fashion, is a promising three-year-old by Polydamon, from Amuse- ; ment. the dam of Chortle, Chuckle, and other good ones. , The tapes at Woodville wore pretty strong. I Ngata caught them in his mouth at the start I of the Gothard Memorial Handicap, and they held him so securely that he took no part in the race. Followers pf form will do well to keep an eye on the following horses, if produced at Awapuni: Merry Day. Admiral Codrington, Ambitious. Chimera. Malingerer, Pillage, Atapo. Waipatu, and Cleasanta. Something like a coincidence! Last year E. Copestake rode War Loan when that hT-e--i lor ran second at Levin, first at Ashhurst, and first at Woodville. nmPthis year he repented i the identical feat with Malingerer. i According to southern advices Winning Hit. Ton Score, Wild Hind. Angelo. Mustard Pot. Murihauno and Economist were tn leave for Auckland yesterday. Fon Chow, Royal Star and Moorland follow on Saturday. Some of the wool-broken am nuoting Cupldon fairly short for the Auckland Cup. and It may he of interest to nunters to know, on the authoritv of the Lvttelton Times, that the horse is not going to Auckland. According to Christchurch advices the'Greenwood team will consist of Pluto, Vespucci, and Tressayr only. Marton nominations are first-class. and Taranaki stables are well ronrosented. Maroueteur, Iranuka. Valerie. Halglna. Artois Panague. Reremoana. Velociform, Wake Up Lively Fire. Gaiety Girl, and a number 'o. others being engaged. The system of numbering bracketed horses !n. the raeehnok as "No. 1. No. la, No. 2a. etc., has nothing to recomimend it, and on - unfortunate punter at Woodville had goon reason to curse It. At the last moment h? was given Slmonette for the. Juvenile Handicap, and rapidly scanning his card as he forged his wav to the machine, counted Bugle. Note 1. Soliform 2. and Slmonette 3. He nut his “parcel’’ on No. 3.. and after that filly had 5 won. presented his tickets at the pay-out ) window, onlv tn be repulsed and threatened with attent’nn from the nnlice. It was onlv ■ then that he realised that Bugle Note and Soliform. heing bracketed. figured in the honk as “No. 1” and “No. la” rcsnectivoly. Simoncttp was “No. 2.” and the “No ft 3’s’’ i he hold wore on Stymie, who shaped—well, any golfer will tell you the meaning of Stymie ! The results of the recent elections must have hecn gratifying to tlm sporting public, particularly in Taranaki,, where the majority of the members returned are rather for (than against) all forms of sport, including horse ’ racing.