SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 123, 17 October 1914, Page 7

SPORTING.

■■ x»■ FLEMINGTON NOTES. Kr cable.—Pres» Association,—Copyright Fleminglon, October 18. Hu&h Money Teeled olf five furlongs 'in lmin ssec.; Sir Alwynton strode over seven furlongs-in lmin 38sec; Bon Ton slipped over four furlongs in 52scC. APPLICATION FOR PERMIT. By Telegraph.—Per Press Association. Wellington, October 16. A deputation from Pahialua waited on the Minister of Internal Affairs and asked that It he Wood au. Is Hunt Club be ! p,rant«l one of the extra permits allowed by the Gaming Amen'lii.'-.nt Bill, and that the Pahialtua. Club should have its permit restored. The Minister in reply said that until all the applications had been received, he could ikl make any promise, but Pahiatua/s cuaun B would be fully considered. RACING FIXTURES. Oct. 24, 26—Wellington R.C. Spring. Oct. 26—Waverlcy-Waitotara R.C. Annual. Nov. 4, 7—Auckland R.C. Spring. Nov. 7, 0, 11 and 14—Canterbury J.C. .Metropolitan.

TURF TOPICS. •(By "Moturoa.") Wellington races this day week. Wavcrley acceptances chould appear to-day. Expect has landed a race at last. The guns are talking Calais for Waveriey. Glenroy*s backers lost part of their money on Thursday. Kilrain and Sinapis were not seriously supported at Masterton. After standing at the harrier the first day, Kgatiruanui made no race of the Hurdles at Dunedin on Saturday.

Lady Laddo was strongly supported away from the course for the Stewards' Handicap at Masterton, but cut up badly and finished outside a place. Postillion is galloping in fine style at Fordell, and will probably sport silk at Trentham, and. later on, at Riccarton. The Dodger is standing up to work at Hawera, but his legs look anything but promising, and they will be lucky if they get a race out of him. The time record for the Hastings Stakes is held by Ormond's Glads, who, three years ago, scampered over the four furlongs in 48sec. Queen's Post is showing great track form at Wanganui, and on Thursday beat Denise Ormc by several lengths over six furlongs in 1.15 3-5, a fact worth remembering for \Vaverloy. Bercola is going along nicely at Hawera, and will probably contest the hurdle races at the JO!. Cup Meeting. Every spring sees several hurdlers single themselves out from .the ruck. This year the most noticeable has been Hereford, and the latest is that he is bound for 'Stralia. Run-offs are not allowed in this Dominion, but at minor meetings in 'Stralia they are quite common. Recently, at Gosford, Renlock and Rupliell deadheated in the Jumpers' Flat Race. The run-off resulted in another dead heat, but when put to the test a third time Ruebell won by a neck. Whether they suffered from a severe attack of deadhrat or i!;:'s scribe doesn't 1-nr.w! enormous size after the Ot;iUi Meetliy, was only retinoid to normal this week. lie was said to have been kicked in the saddling paddock prior to racins at Otaki, and this probably had something to do with his defeat. Tyson's name Jmay be missing when the numbers are ' hoisted at Waverlcy on Monday week.

< The Martian filly Nones, winner of the TVunedin Stakes, was considered very lucky to win that race. The runner-up, another Martian filly in Spangle, had all the worst of tie deal in running, and was galloping over everything at the finish. As tie distance was covered in 49sec, they must both be very smart. With Sweet Corn and Goldfoil in addition, th» fillies look like having all th-i best of tbe forthcoming two-year-old races this season.

A Hawera Btudent of breeding writes me that Firm, wfoo performed so su«eessfully at the A.J.C. Meeting, is closely related to the Taranaki Cup winner Glcnullin. The latter was 'Stralian-bred, by koehiel —Consistence, the latter being a full-sister to Cow-tans, dam of Firm. Glemillin's stock, by the way, is showing promise in these parts. Fatca sportsmen'are taking steps to secure a totalisator permit, and, if sueeessful with the endeavor, they will hold a race-meeting on Easter Monday. Oth n r chilis in tliib ''^',ri v t \vakit\2 OT, Vf.i TilFri.iia.Ki may get back some of us owii shortly. According to an Auckland scribe, there is a chance of some of our crack jockeys missing the Wellington and Canterbury Meetings. 31. Deeley was expected to appear at tile - ffccting of the Auckland U.C. Metropolitan Commit™ ,!,st wook ' but having riding engilgenvnts" an i*™" edin, wrote that he could not attend. Consequently bis license was not renewed. Claude Brown and J. O'Shea were not present, and they are standing down also. .1. Conquest and I\. E. lirown attended and were granted renewals. As the next meeting of the Metropolitan Committee, dots not eventuate until November 12th, it is bard to see bow Deeley and Co. can be seen in the saddle before then—unless, of course, somebody influential pulls the strings! The V.A.T.C. Spring Meeting will be concluded at Caulfield to-day, when the chief evcut will be the Caulfield Cup, run over one mile and a half. Lilyveil js top weight with 9.3, and amongst the first acceptors were lion Ton 8.11, Anna Carlovna B.:>, Kathlea 8.1, and Traquette 7.3. lAnua Carlovna and St. Carwyne are in strong demand, and Aleconner and Uncle Sam have also bren heavily supported. Both Anna Carlovna jand St. Carwyne have won good races this spring, and both should run promi[nently. A victory for the New Zcaland- [ bred mare would be. very popular. Latest English files record the death of St. Frusquin (St. Simon —Isabel), at 21 years. As a tivo-ycar-old he won live races and stakes totalling nearly ten thousand pounds. At three years he. won four races, including two "ten thousand pounders," the l'rinecss of Wales Stakes, and the Eclipse Stakes. In the Derby he started at odds on, but was beaten by a i.eek by the great Persimmon. St. Frusquin was also a great stud success, his progeny winning upwards of a quarter of a million in stakes alone.

For breaking through the barrier in the Shorts Handicap at Handwick, Tatterley -was put on the outside of the field, and this probably led to Uigandra beating him by a neck. With ordinary luck the Zcalandcr would have come home alone.

The following from an exchange takes some beating: "Something new in the training line is the idea introduced by a Yankee turfman, who recently raced with

'conspicuous success ..at the Latonia meeting in Kentucky. One of the most modiern of the new makes of gramophones ■conveniently placed in the vicinity of the boxes where his horses were temporarily'located, according to Perkins, the trainer in contrived to Ice-- '■'- torses quiet and docile to a degree, while ! the effect of the melody on fractiously inclined cquines was wonderfully soothj ing. Strange to say, the animals evinced a partiality for ragtime!" First Flight, the winner of the Dunedin Guineas on Friday, started in only three races as a two-year-old, and was rather unlucky in his performances last season. He has, however, begun the present season in very promising style, for out of three starts he has won twice and been second onee. At the Ashburton County R.C.'s Spring Meeting on September 11th he won the Tinwald ■Handicap very easily. Going on to [Wanganui, he was beaten by Reputation in the Wanganui Guineas, after getting away badly. Last Friday, in his third appearance as a three-year-old, he registered a very convincing victory ever Rencontre and Marsa, his only opponents in the Dunedin Guineas. ' Whilst being shipped to Napier recently, Mr A. B. Williams's Multiply, one of tho favorites for the New Zealand 'Cup, was almost loßt overboard. He 'was being lowered into the steamer 'when a bolt gave way, with the result that the horse-box fell on to the deck, and almost rolled overboard. Had the box'gone overboard, there was no chance i of saving the horse, as he was roped in. [As it happened, Multiply got off with a [severe shaking. I" The. unfortunate accident to the New

cut short a Very promising eafeei'. After leaving iliho track the horse 13 eaid to have got out of control, collided against a telegraph' post, and fractured a leg, with- the result that the animal had to ho destroyed. Flugfall was a 4-year-old chestnut horse by Bcnzonian —Fleshpot, bred by Sir Geo. Clifford, owned by Mm Crocker, and trained by Albert Rhodes. The horse wals unfortunate from the "hon off," having got away from an attendant at ' Rieeariton as a 2-year-old and ran into ' ' ; a telegraph pole, sustaining serious injuries, Ibuii later showed great, pace. Started' dn the 3iaiden at Martorc this season, but was badly interfered with, and Tan just, outside a place. Kan third in a big field in the Maiden at Avon- . dale, and on the, second day beat a good crowd in the New Lynn Handicap. Then raced at Wanganui (September 24 and' 26); unplaced in Putiki Hack Handicap futet daiyi; third in Railway Haek Handicap, and second' St, Joint's Hack Welier (both second day). It is astonishing the devices used by some people as a means to 'boat the totalisator. At the Hawke's Bay spring mectling on Saturday one pertwn produced at tho pay-out window a tickoi. that had been issued' at the Napier Park meeting. The ticket resembled the winsing ticket in the particular race, but the code word was different. In another . case, although lilie ticket was known not to be correct, the money was paid <wt. It appears this particular ticket) was issued ai a former meeting and was a replica of those Bold in the ace for which the dividend was claimed. 1 The person who tendered it must have had it in his possession for some considerable time, and have awaited his opportunity until the same number and ' code word was re-used. .Many other instances occurred at the meeting of attempts to fleece the officials at the pay-out windows.