SPORTING.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LVII, Issue LVIII, 10 May 1910, Page 2

SPORTING.

SPORTING FIXTURES .

( May, 11 and 12— Egmont R.C. Winter Meeting. May 24 and 26— -Wanganui J.C. NOTES BY "OBSERVER." Nominations for Otaki close on the 13th inst. (Friday next). Just as last week was drawing to a close there passed away the most illustrious celebrity that ever graced the turf with Ms patronage. As breeder, and owner, success distinguished his career and those classical races even the power of Kings cannot always command fell to his share. In all round sport he was a leader while the carrying of ripening years failed to diminish his ardour. "The King is dead," may his memory ever reign with us. During two visits to the racecourse last week the Egmont Club's fine property was witnessed in all its autumn splendor. The course was a blaze of green in the afternoon sunshine and the interest of caretaker Mr Alf . Morse made itself evident in all directions. Coming easily within (bhe first half dozen courses in the Dominion the Club kas just reason to be proud of the estate. At the invitation of Mr Morse I drove around the racing track and wifch the exception of a light rise near the three furlong post, where an old culvert crosses, and an old puddle mark just in front of the 7 furlong post, there is absolutely nothing that exception could be taken to. Racing commences at 12 o'clock and the opening event contains a list of 16 acceptors, and without exception the afternoon's programme is so well filled ■that entertainment of a high class would prove difficu.it to miss in any one of .the 7 races. The latest track sensation has been Emblem's fast sprints. Twice during last week from a moving start the chestnut filly ran a i mile in 48 2-sth, and on Saturday covered an additional furlong in 1.3 l-sth. ! The latter is the fastest 6 furlongs run on the Egmont tracks for some time past. Leahora as well as the hurdle candidates Paisano and Continent arrived on Saturday. Tiptoe's first essay since his summer racing at Egmont will be Otaki in June. Expressions of racing men about the difficulty of foretelling a winner which, , together 'with the almoaib record proportion of acceptances, shows that Mr Geo. Morse's handicapping abilities are not on the wane. W. Coffey will complete the preparation of Compass for his winter racing. Visitors from New Plymouth report that Paritutu is looking as fresh, as th© proverbial daisy. The old son of Castor ran twice second in the Christchurch Grand National. , Will he go out favorite to*morrow? Mulga Bill led for most of the journey in a mile and a distance race at the last Manawatu meeting, and, assisted by his low weight, should be in a handy position in the finishes during the two days' facing here. Among the number of horses school- * ing for hurdling here it is hard to pick one that is likely to prove out of the ■common. The preparation of the sand track is completed, and it now presents a fine body of material for exercising upon. Te Roti and Prancer have both been {>roducing excellent work for- R. Milne ately, and they may be expected to race prominently in their engagements. Good reports continue to come in of Waitapu's progress, and he may be mentioned as aj likely candidate to gather a stake^ over hurdles before long. The son of Gipsy King, has been allotted 9.2 in the Century Hurdles at Wanganui. Mr. O'Driscoll, jun.-, who has schooled him, will act as his pilot in his public displays. St. Claimer may be looked u^on as - the most likely pf our hurdle novitiates to pay his way over the battens. Visiting trainers mention the race and training tracks here as excellent, but take exception to the locale of the schooling jumps, which inside the "monkey ring" as they are present rough ground for "taking off." It may be mentioned that all of the leading clubs have their schooling exercise on the race track, thereby ensuring smooth going. On Monday morning the work was mainly confined to the grass tracks, which were in first-rate condition after the showers. Paisano worked very freely in a gallop over once round. Continuance also showed himself in e:ood form in a run over seven furlongs. Maharanui and Climax both jumped well in a schooling bout of once round. Emblem and Bow Bells were associated over a half-mile, in which the former had an advantage at the finish. Loch Guard defeated Silver Bomb easily over six furlongs. Leahora went once round at a steady gait. Patrobiis and Sturton (by Birkenhead) finished a nice gallop together over five furlongs. J Tarn Glen, looking well, ran a good mile. Mulga went once around, mevimg freely. N. Kelly will have the mounts on fct. Tony, Bow Bells and Toddy. Mr Casser ley's stallion that he purchased a couple of months ago, and is now in training, originally cost the late Mr St"id 1000 guineas. He was bred and sold by his late Majesty the King, and is one of the few .from the Royal Stud that is in training in the Dominion. C. Jenkins, who has for a long time ridden at the Egmont race meetings, has again engagements here for tomorrow and Thursday. Last Tuesday -D. Knight's pair. Twinkle and Queen's Prize, galloped well over a half-mile. The English-bred horso and Jackson's Daystar wont threo furlongs ; the for- ' raer, who is improving, finished in front. Toddy (Cocbrane) and St. Claimer (Coleman) both iuimped well i over a round of the schooling hurdlos. The . latter has taken quickly to the new game. j Nicotine ("Flynn) also sViano<l promisingly in her first trial nver tlio battens. , Lethean and Lady Monschikoff ran a , usoful six furlongs in 1.21 1-5. j Lochiinard (Mr Geo. Clout) nogotinted i a round by himself, but moved stiffly. J Compass was e;iven a pipe-oponor over 1 a half-mi'e, and pulled up well. 1 A yearling, Lupin — Misjudged, who is a powerful-looking youngster, came in for some good remarks. He is in Chas. Milieu '" stables. On Thursday morn in <? Mulc;a Bill, Nukulmu, Emblem. Ma Hot and a 2-year old Lupin — Lady did sound pnllops. Climax (A. Gray) and Maharnnui CC. Cochrane) wont one find a half rounds over the schooling: hurdles, both j • horsoo behaving excellently.

Golden Glow (C. Cochrane) and Lin- I gorer (Kelly) jumped one and a half j rounds of the steeple fences. Lingerer ) performed in his best style, but his companion again commenced badly, and took everything before him at the first brush fence, but, keeping his feet, jumped the remaining country cleanly. Emblem showed plenty of desire to gallop fast in a half-mile dash. Bow Bells finished in front of Clemencine at the end of a half-mile in 53 - sec. Lochguard, Roseplot, and a Sylvia Park colt galloped six furlongs in slow | time. | About ten days ago R. Milne's team, ' 1 To Roti and Prancer, were responsible [for registering a fast five furlongs by running from a standing start in 1.4. Later in the morning, however, Emblem went on© better by doing the same time on the plough. j