Sport and Pastimes SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 281, 19 April 1913, Page 7

Sport and Pastimes

SPORTING.

RACING JTXT.UiiES. April 19. —Avondale Jockey Club. April 23, 24.—South Canterbury Jockey Club. -April 24, 25.—Masterton Racing Club. April 30, May I—Marlborough Racing Club. „ , May 8, 9.—Aslibur.ton County Racing Club. May 22, 24—Wanganui Jockey Club. May 31, June J, 6.—Auckland Racing Club. DATES OF COMING .EVENTS. May 22.—Wanganui Steeplechase. May 22.—Century .Race. May 31.—Great Northern Hurdle Race. MASTERTON MEETING. .. ~J By Telegraph—r"iess Association. Wellington, Friday. < Mr. Pollock has declared the following re-handicaps for the Mattel ton meeting:— 1 Qln Hack Handicap.—Mummer-8-WJ. WelteiwExpert .9.7, Passadena Hack. —Astral 0.0, Sylvan Glade; *7 111 • Kuahahunga turf topics. I (By "Moturoa.") < Concluding day at Avoadale. , ! Bleriot paid a short price on Wednee ,

bronze is too uniueky to son a iaee. Toreador is engaged at Avondale toldpiri2ffiSres amongst Egmoiifc aomtace in the Steeplechase at Entered at the Hawera meeting-those M iprads Sir *^ a 2 d *L L Oumer, As All IRong says, Whaffor. TCopic, who paid a good pre*» w«i nesday, will have many more backers in the ®ominion Handicap to-day-race each day at Hastings fell was )08t -about a record one of thie sea, victory in the Bay Rfakpß -Droves that his up ending of the \i«htwatch— Briarpatch combination at Awaomii was no fluke. As pointed <rat Sn this column last Saturday, Rma 18 %idymi hSr the punters wailing on Thursday? The cause of the tTouMe was that Historiette,. winner of the JuvenUe was not on the card. It is remarkably how often tlseee mistakes occur, and if the Press Association are to blame they 4>ught to pay out the ' divvv to all ffie W.M- . Stave backed tie neddy left off the several towns in the North Island 1 last Wednesday the VXr Vons tlie once noble band«f bloated B» r Von -were busily engaged m dechmng money for Bronze m the Hawkes B. v Cno They simply wouldn't touch tlie Sly lucre 3! And as it turned out they lost a heap of money thereby. _ Bronze, looking almost a moral for first or secV ond money, was blown-out by a brace Of light-weights, whose tomd pace flung 'the mile and a half behind-in-tlhe l East time of 2min 3-tsec. The victories of Silver Rose, Patronale and others took the ginger out of the bookies, out tlie.v mav now be expected to take heai - and handle the hot-stuff commissions until the next disaster hits them in the a Talking/ of faint hearts as the novelettes put it, surely we are losng our pluck. Once upon a time we used to rave of the reckless knights of the pipkin who delighted in ruslung unknown prads at fearsome timber Hut those davs are gone. The other nay a W«e,' 'fat horse-owner approached a iockev and offered him a mount m a hack hurdle race. The prad was a new chum at the game. Said the -owner:. "If he stands up he's a moral to win. "Have.vou schooled him much?" inquired the quiet jockster. "Oil. no. We haven't schooled him much," airily remarked the owner. The jock didn't hesitate longer than it takes to get outside a liquer. "Well, you take my tip," he replied, "and ri <le tlie blanker yourself!" There are some alleged gooi horses yhich never pav to follow, ana Expect is one of them. Everyone has been 'backing the Feilding horse for months, but few have made money over the deal. These horses win in their turn, but the coups are so few and far between tnat ' ■ backers have generally got to the turn-it-up stage long before fortune smiled Expect carried a lot of public money on the second day at Feilding, but shaped poorly. On Wednesday he came thiough as a "strong tip for the Autumn Handicap at Hastings and duly landed, and the second day was again well backed, hilt liad to put up with second place after getting a bad run. The son of Advance is fairly smart, hut jone shouldn't '"expect" too much. Player, who claims the same sire as | Continuance, showed up much hotter at > Hastings than lie did at Feilding Inst ] month. His first and second this week I mark him, as a promising hurdler though it is a moot point whether he will ever | r be as good as his wonderful relativeContinuance. Emperador ran his usual honest race in the Haw.ke's Bav Stakes, but once again had to put up with second place. So far he has only won one race, but he has been "knocking at the door" in every other one. Emperador strikes one as the sort of big and hearty customer, who would shine under welter v.-'ights in the winter. . Teviotdale has lost all form ?nd H steadily losing his owner's capitil, too. On Wednesday's running Jin U;«.ks well able to carry lOst m L n Wnnlles at Avondale. lockev C. Emmerson was doing some, of the Hon. J. D. Ormond's light-weight ridin" at Hastings, but his luck was out nn Wednesday, and two hot ordei* Day Flv and Anguish—failed m his han.K being defeated by narrow margins Rinaldo was the only winner he rode at ''rosiimX backers, primed up by Wednesday's success, came at the black horse again in the Farewell Handicap at Hastings and even now they cannot realise that their champion has been -outcd," Altcar, a quick beginner like all of Ormond's sprinters, got out best and stayed in front to the end. Gladiolc, as usual, ran well, and returned her supDorters a good second dividend. The Palmerston mare rarely gets «"der tat in a six furlong race, and she looked to liavc a ffreat chance on Thursday with 813 The old mare is not done with ■ "vet l)V anv means. t Marshal' McDonald was not- fancied much in Auckland on Wednesday, but ran creditably in the Juvenile Handicap. A furlong further to-day may suit him better. , Flingot was well backed awav from the course for the race he won on Thursday, and he .just got home after a great rice with that improved horse Bravest. The order of favouritism shows that this

pair carried most money, and money calks in lmrdle .races! Egmont nominations, though a trille short of last year's figures, are very satisfactory. Taianaki owners have responded well, and there is a fair sprinkling of outsiders to fill up. Weights are not due until May 2nd.' Wanganui-owned lioTses are freely engaged, and as most of them are well seasoned they may offer serious opposition to the horde, of Mawera horses entered. The meeting should be a very successful one, but it night have been improved by the adcli-. tion of a couple of steeplechases, one for' hacks and one for li cracks." Coming, just "before the Wanganui Steeple meeting big-stick events would h?.ve filled well and would have been a great "'drarw;"