SPORTING

Taranaki Daily News, 12 June 1928, Page 4

SPORTING

TROTTING AT AUCKLAND. HANDICAPS DECLARED. By Telegraph,—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. The following are the handicaps for the Auckland Trotting Club's winter Meeting:— MANGERE HANDICAP. One mile and a half. —Signorelia, Maid of the Mountains, Heather Girl, Red Star, Peter Grattan, Blair Audubon, Andover, Master Huia, Admiral Lock, Van Cap, Concertina, Beatty, Hohoro, Hal Huon, Master Councillor, Mars, Direct Todd, Pageant, Harvest Child, Uramie limit, Scandal, Tony Victor, Freo Advice, Lingfield, Cute Lad, Bingen King 12yds bhd, Marshall Neil, Van Rich, Napland 24yds, Great Actress, Luvan, Lord Nepean, Uncle Bert 30yds, Dick Dillon 48yds, Nita Bell, Anselm, Jackie Audubon 60yds. WINTER HANDICAP. Two miles.— Amberite, Etta Cole, Akeneki, Colonel Thorpe, Roez, Call Boy limit, Dillon S., Repute 12yds bid, Tramperisp, Kolmar, Golden Gate 24yds bhd, Bingen Starr, The Tiger 36yds, Gold Star, Roma Bingen 48yds, Dolores 60yds, Gold Sovereign, Appeal, Sebisca 72yds, Anseline, Raima, Rose Ando, Maxegin 84yds, Floraline 96yds, King Capitalist 108yds, The Tartar 120yds, Ngatira 144yds.

C. F. CLARK MEMORIAL HANDICAP. Two miles.—Parkwood, Dalmeny, Young Biake, Native Prince, Gold Jacket, Lady Dunmore, Loch Moigh limit, Talent 12yds bhd, Tom Thumb. Peter Swift 24yds, Peterwah 36yds, Quality, Chief, Sea Pearl, Cardinal Logan 48yds, Talaro 60yds, Imprint 72yds, Ahuriri 96yds, Great Bingen 108yds.

HOBSON HANDICAP. Two miles.— Beatty, Dad’s Hope, Dealer, Dundas Boy, Gold Circle, Harvest Child, Haerengapai, Lady Barrington, Moko Chief, Mate o’ Mine. Nurson, Reremai, Pageant, Ursuline, Van Cap, Free Advice, Great Peter, Tony Victor limit, Dillon Huon, Daytime, Lingfield, Scandal, Lady Joan, \ an Rich 12yds bhd, Luvan, Lord Nepean. Pitaroda 24yds, Uncle Bert, Gold Dial 30yds, Dick Dillon, Bing Boy, Harry Audubon, King Pointer 72yds, Harold Thorpe 102yds. STEWARDS’ TROT HANDICAP. Two miles. —The Tartar, Tiger Salve, Kempton, Swiftbine, Great Change limit, Tradesman, Real the Great 12yds bhd, Petroleuse, Tamerlane 24yds, Rose Bingen 36yds, Betty Moko 72yds, Sister Beatrice, Waikaha 84yds, Native Star, Young Blake 96yds, Peter Swift 132yds.

MARCONIS HANDICAP. One mile and a quarter.—Cora Tacks, Signorelia, Hohoro, Nurson, Harvest Child, Dad’s Hope, Dundas Boy, Great Triumph, Lingfield, Master Councillor, Dillon Huon, Direct Todd, Charming Pronto, Haeranga Pai, Nelson McCormack, Napland, BinEn King, Mars, Pitaroa, Free Advice, idy Joan limit, Ben Lomond, Van Rich, Unde Bert, Tamerlane, Hughie Wallace, Sister Beatrice, Young Blake 12yds bhd, Taipare, Great Actress, Bing Boy, Lord Nepean, Parkwood, Henry Audubon 24 yds, Dick Dillon, Nelson Tasker, Native Prince, King Pointer, Anselm, Nita Bell, Achre 36yds.

CORNWALL HANDICAP. One mile. —The Shrew, Wbarepiana, Henry Logan, Western King, Acre, Peterwah, Lady Dunmore, Harold Thorpe, Talent limit, All Bell, Jean McElwyn, Dalmeny 12yds bhd, Tom Thumb, Sea Pearl, Imprint, Cardinal Logan 24yds, Logan Chief, Acron, Peter Bingen 36yds, Great Bingen 48yds, Jewel Pointer, Nelson Fame 60. THE TIGER DROPS DEAD. The trotting stallion, The Tiger, owned by Mr. J. R. Corrigan, dropped dead after exercise on the Hawera track on Sunday. The Tiger was by Nelson Bingen —Runaway, and, it was considered, the best had not been seen of him. RANDOM NOTES. (By "Motuioa.”) These winter meetings give us “the jumps.” # • • • fljochella has broken down for the umpteenth time. • • • * Red Fuchsia appears to be the flower’ of the hurdlers. • * « • Glcncanny will never make a jumper; too “canny,” we suppose. • • * • Apache will lead the opposition a wild dance one of these days. *»• ‘ ♦ Wee Marble threw it in for keeps at Ellerslie—threw a “seven.” • * • * Stormy is reported to liave had anything but a smooth passage in the Cornwall. • • • * Mies New Zealand! No, the public did nothing of the sort at the Auckland meeting. Paitonu had the nerve to beat the favourite, G.enross, at Otaki. He lad a neck! • * * • The Otago Steeplechase followed the Biblical quotation; “And a Babe shall lead them.” • • • • Down south they have a horse named The Bailiff; he seems to be always getting into a place somewhere. • • • • A local optician states tiiat the reason why so many punters got cross-eyed in that their chief reading matter is a de'ible chart. TAKES BEATING. The record of Myles Connell, former champion Sydney jockey, now living in eomfortable retirement in Adelaide, is one which probably stands alone in Australia and New Zealand. Between 1900 and 1924, in 23 years of race riding, he scored IQS') firsts, 908 seconds, and 742 thirds out of 5886 rides. In almost ene-half of his races he steered his mount into a place. CAMERA SHY. At practically every important race meeting one sees photographers out on the race tracks “snapping” the runners as they clear an obstacle, or "taking” a start or a finish. These records, however interesting they may be from a pictorial point of view, are often attended (in the making) by danger to horsemen and horses. An instance is

quoted from Randwick, where, it is alleged, a horse named Really swerved at the sight of a photographer near a fence; crashed into the rails and severely injured Its shoulder and back. The clerk of the course should in all cases keep these over-enthusiastic persons well oat of the line of the racing. ‘ Safety first” is an excellent motto. Mr. E. George, the well-known New Plymouth trainer, left last week on a trip to Sydor