SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81898, 3 December 1906, Page 3

SPORTING.

TARANAKI JOCKEY CLUB. TLc Committee met on Friday, l'ri cut: Messrs P. \Vut;,ui (in the chair) W. L. Fitz'ierbert, A.l>. Goldwater, 0. Samuel, Isole, Weston, Col. Ellis. A copy of " Hie Gamin); and Bettm;; Act" was referred to a specie! committee. The secretary of the unregistered Racing Club wrote asking what S'eps should be taken to register the Club. The information is to be supplied. Certificates pol licenses were granted ■. Gentlemen riders' certificates: Jus. Brown (Rawern), M. McCoy (Waitaru). T. L. Paget (Sratford), C. Stockman (Waitara). Tri".iers* L'censcs: H. Johnson, D. 08.! 1 !; 0 C_ix Jockey License; F. Marsh (W.iilara). W. Falley was granted a jockey's license, to bold goods) luii',' as be stays wilb tiis present en'plover. D. Stockman was refused a trainer's license. The same meeting s:it us the committee of the Taraimki Jockey Club

It was rcsoiveu that the Aniiiinn Handicap at the i' ebvuary meeting be re-named the Paul Memorial Handicap,

It was resolved to alter the giving the course comin'ttee power to allow trolling horses to use all tli. training tricks. The Military Band was chosen for the Christmas Meeting.

The secretary was istruetcd to ad vertise that bookmakers would not be allowed on the course.

A special meeting of the Committee is to be held on December 18th to make llnal arrangements for the Christmas Meeting. TURF TOPICS:. (By "Moturoa.") Ghoorka has incurred a ylb penalty in the Auckland Cup, which bring- his impost in that event to &tone.

Mi E. J. Watt's pair, Boomerang and King Billy, have been solidly supported fur Uio Auckland Cup and Rai'wav Handicap. The report that Armistice is suffering- from an attack of stranglewill not be we corned by those who have supported ti.e mart- for tiie Cup. ill which even; -he wan s rongly fancied. It will b;' a matie: iVr regret should it be found iuc<s a:y to p.>&the scratching pen through her name. Considerable surpire «a ; exprcs-ed at Achilles' failure to gai i a situation in the Fci'ding S ' . The co nection-. of tlie 6,ab e -n- fairly confident of victory.

Ballarat appears to have g-.t back lo her best foim judging I;., .lie way she scored in the Flying j.ake-' at the Feilding meeting. Goden Eagle, who w<n the Scurry race the seeoad day of th - .me meeting, is a 3 year old fi iy b. S • Clem-int*-Rau Rau, and is tr„iu.;' by R. barlow.

An Auckland writer states there appeared to be at least one of the ponies at the Takapun; meeting which was evidently only nut for an airing.

Ilucceuch was leccn'-ly pmcha-ed by Mr J- F. Buchanan foi fioo guineas, at which puce the I}.: . u gilding must b 1 ! considered we 1 sold. A Wellington corresponded »ate, that neither the I'orirua nor Vald-hur-t stables will be repir-sented at the Auck.'and meeting. Souk's stoek have been in grea'. evidenco this season, in ad.liiijn to the well known descend..n i.i this island, Annie Soul". J'as Soul, Silkweb and Franco have upid wns sire's reputation in the S-t li. It may not sum creditable (says the "I'iess"), but it i- nevertheless a fact, that one New Zea s.ii'l backet won backing eaea o; tlie respective winncis and dividend payer 1 in the four hurdle in . - •J-xwh-ti ai the Canteibuiy Jockey Club's Exhibition Meeting.

li. has been reported tli.o ine \if tcrian Racing C l;I> ooidi' .1 profit of £7,900 over the Xl>lbouine I p m-'-t-

Tiie judges who comm't enois, writes "Sent inal" of t'*-' uiagu "Witlies-", aiv tlio.se who oni\J :>ee racing once or in ire a y":n, and t.uy acquire but a Sleeting know'edge i t eelouis. So many liii'.oe. s> haw been made ot lhat tne-r is. liiile doubt that llle tun ' IS ripe le lIK pn>-I'c-sional judge, who -iiooM i ; o 0:1 circuit :ike an ~idinai> ioiii) el the law. A ; ' Tiniai'u ria. verdicts wele perl 1 1 uiil\ blots on an otherwise pleasant meeting. In the opening race ol tlie programme Auuee Soult and bilkweb tought out a line tluisti, ami <0 tne writer, who wa.-, almost in line Al '. l the post and box it appealed Uiai Mi Flcbb's fi ly was lira tu reach the line. Sill., it was a do e ming, and 110 ouo was ill position to question the judge as 10 wnether it was a ttead litat (of a victory for cither of me lurses. Tile- judge, however, wa apparently in doub', and did not declare lus veidiet un-il the horse caiue to the box, whilst in other races the official verdict did not quite coincide with tho opinions of ihooj who weie c.ose to the- judge's line of vwion. The Loudon Speii-man. writing oil October 0 of the Australian jockey, saysWoo'tton, UK! light-weigiit \v!:o added very materially at Keinptoii I'aik 011 Uclobe.s to nis reputation, I•ri 1 ill' 1 - legulai luccgocis vet}' toicibie of Joiinnj Reiff, when he nisi began to ude u. England. He is lik*' hitu tn piii Siquc; he ie legaided a» a wonder to: his inclie-; tie is being made tlie taiget of the siiapsuotiers; lie is being ionised by ihe eiowd; and, muie important than anytning else, in a busi--11S-S sen"", t.n: smiiiaiiiy is fuitaei denioustiai.tl by 'he (act that he is lidmg a reniaikab y nigh pic mage iige oL The re-ult is that he has at oiiee attiacied a big lolle'winy aui»ng 'he speculative public. a:id sign- are not wanting that anything he may ride tn the immediate futuie will start at a ratnei fa tse piite. He got home oil a 10 to 1 winner 011 October 5. but this may not occui again for a time. Meanwnile the pooular aii-uei to the fami iar queiy, "Wuat'll win." vMI be "What is Wcottan riding

ill tin- list el winning tire, fur curttul uea-uii in Ausitaiiii. out of li'e tii-i ti-vvft "o le-s than aic S ; . Sinion 01 Galopm d"ocendaiiis. li;;iiu hratU tin- !(■>! with nine winie.i: 01 (J-.il >n I) 1 Ing iu'xt_wi'h twuitv- v-n winners of /..OXSS, Soul, thanks lo the deeds of Solution, is thud with X'-PJ-t to his credit. It js the inteniion of the Victorian Government 10 amend the clause 'n th. Gambling SoL'l"''" 1 "" A ''< L"°" hiiji in,, in,; i>-il»lif.iti >ll "I m'As by 1 imi' 1 11 K ,!jr I"" b' nin.e upon fuUUe cvellU, The publit'.iUon ut carting p'ices will nut be piohibilcd. so that reports of raec meetings may contain M-' Iv 'ing at tiie stalling P" 5 t a:; hl'lrl'jf-lR'. It i- not genera ly known that ••U R. Uob' us :ii" (the 110111 de coursr or Pos' ;don';> owi.i-t) is the son of the fouml-T "!' "I"' Mi*' 111 1 >ix-ou '1 .'b;uc(i I (. "||ip;t,iy, which pi nciirally clitiolti.i' -ui Alitalia. \(>un^i IMt i'ldii'r <> h.'i'.se

ami had <' bin 11 i" Spec's Meib"\iMie Cup. Mr IJixson. sen.. uc 1 -ii \t-iy '>'t' '"'■'-V l, >'i 11 lb. Y.iunu M-n'- Utii two A-oc'. alien in Si'luevi'« !■ Mr C. S'-iid ; >ad Civ misfortune la-I W. ek to Im-,. his vailing fcllv bv Multiform —l.a Valieiv. A c"«|> v .f old i-aMjcimis- fav. urvo i:; Oliver Tuis' vtir 1-; i o ui t! v anci

r,:t arnki -1"-v,s, ■J'!-,. ilivid tol of £.u 14' ptml mil Cell!.-!! Kill;!.- in the Seuiry ■ 111, ~! Ki-il;!itii; c-itit'- as a plea air st;i 1>; ;-e t-. li.i- i- but ilii revel'':!' to

Mr II- Cuit:-'. 'f !»«'■ \\<'"d. ptnri' ist'.l ,'t (■:)• is eli-jirli t'nr |i!lv (',:ll--1111-v (( latitu u.ild—-tlol'l !, •;if) f'T guineas, ids, l.iiio-.-s • ' Sen'-Mi 1).-liUiil—Ki-ep-.ik") for 44 K'uinea-. |l is s'-ited tna' t'ie Stepniak mare C/au-vntt is uolikely 1" r.t<" iii;;iiti on ;i<: ount '4 -Hi iuiuiy I'-reivicl to mi« ,ii 1 "i' iV'tloiks.

The tie's; Ri»;intif -:>otiin»r ••iß»niSati"ll ill tlx- word 'las ju-'l lie-n tnr-ii-ril in Xew ISrunswirk by n syndicate of a hundred of the wealiiiie-t men in Am'fica. including- many millionaires. Tie- seinli<a'e betaken ovr a lea-e of all I lie landof the New Hrunsuit'k Railway Company. compli in,i;- no few. r t'lan i.-no.ooo acres, and the land is lo be

. iirefu'lv preserved fir the use of tiir inindr.'d millionaire sportsmen and their friends.