TARANAKI.
Waitara, August 25. Sporting maters for this tim 2of the year are more active thin has hithsrto been the cisc in this district. There are in and around Waitara about twenty horses being worked that h*»erbeen well wintered, showing there are still to be found some true sporting enthusiasts. Although Waitara was struck out of the list of clubs to which totalisator paimits were granted last season, the sporting fraternity still hold out hops? oi receiving consideration, the local club baing one of the oldest. Some good sport was witnessed on the old convincing ground in years gone by, which "Spectator" can vouch for, and as the Waitara District is so exlsiidsd northwards I maintain that the club should entitled to a use of the totilinilor. Thei-e arc semis eV.nges in the ownership of steeds in training here. The stable presided over last season by Messrs S. Goddard and Crocker, will this season be run by Mi- T. F. Goddard, The horses are in charge of J. Janus, who has in work the four-yair-old black colt by Cruiser—Fish Girl, and a greatly improved colt he is. If fortune only smiles on this fine youngster he will, I think, repay Mr Goddard for the care and attention he has bestowed on him during the winter months. The other in the same stable is the five-year-old mare Waylay, by Foul Shot— Infanta. This mire is much improved, and as she has shown sha is gifted with pace over sprint, courses, should marc than pay her oab bill this coming season. Lady Inesa, the four-year-old daughter of the defunct Cruiser and Inez, has gone into the hands of Mr C. McKay, who has the mare in fine condition. I hope she will turn out remunerative to her new owner. She is a fine cut of a mare, but was somewhat unfortunate last season, bsing greatly out of condition when racing. Mi , P. Dover, also a now aspirant for raoinghonours. has a fi.;e bay mire Muscat, by Foul Shot out of a Dauphin mare, going in work. She has already shown she has a fail turn of speed, and will I opine be led in as a winner ere this season is over. The mare is in splendid condition now. Mr H.- Gollop, another beginner at the game, haa leased a, chestnut gelding by lonic, and has him in work. This horse made his debit* amongst the unregistered nags, where he showed a bit of fool-, but when he comes to knock up against cattle bred very differently to himself, I am afraid he will not be able to foot it with them on the flat. He may show to better advantage over the small sticks, as I am informed he jumps well. Our sporting chemist, who once owned Midnight and Maire, has just had broken a black gelding by Vanguard — Knox. Although on the small side, he will, with a light weight, be a sprinter. Mr W. M'Kay is having broken a very nice mare by Cruiser—Bessie, one that will, I hope, reward her plucky owner for his outlay.
TARANAKI.
Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9515, 7 September 1896, Page 2
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