SPORTING.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12975, 30 September 1905, Page 7

SPORTING.

__ — 4 — WANGANUI JOCKEY eLUB. SECOND DAY. r Per P*ea» Association. Wanganui, September 29. "* A sum of £1 3 >583 was machined for the, two days, feeing £606 behind last year. Balance of results :— . ABAMOHO HURDLES— Catspaw 1, Bounce 2,iFlanagan 3. Scratchetk~Cassiopea and Ellady. Won easily. Time 3min 3sec. Dividends, £2 8s and £1 7s. WANGANUI HANDICAP— Asteroid 1, Armistice 2, Melodeon 3. Scratched— Lass! ,o' Gowrie and IMwltifid. Melodeon .was left at the p6st. Won comfortably by a length. Time, 2min 14 l-ssec Dividends, £11 15s and £3 2s. RAILWAY HACK.— Petticoat • 1, Truces 2, Lady Warwick 3. Scratched — Alexieff, Land o' Cakes. Won with ridiculous ease. Time, linin 5 4-ssec. Dividends, £1 19s and £2 7s. MARANGI HANDlCAP.— Boomerang; 1, King's Birthday 2/ ■ Paritutu 3. Scratched 1 — Grenade- ; Won comfortably by two lengths. Time, Imin 47sec. Dividends, £2 Is and £7 Bs. GERALDINE MEETING. SECOND PAY. (Per Press Association.) , Timaru, Sept. 29. Following are the results of the second day's racing at Geraldiim :—: — HUNTERS' HURDLES.— Guicteen a walkover. / STEWARDS' STAKES.— BIack Dia-, mond 1, Ability 2, Veneer 3. Bouncing Bob also started. Dividend, £2 15s. DOMAIN TROT.— Thalia 1, John Brown 2. Scratched — Doppleganger. Dividends, £15 6s and £1 2s. SPRING/ HANDICAP.— Veneer 1, Stepaside 2, Clanbura 3. Calibre, Delarey and Thunderer also ran. Won by a length. Dividends, £5 16s and £1 3s. LADIES' PURSE.— Prohibition 1, Noxious Weed ,2, Radius 3. Only starters. 'Dividend, £2 r 3s 6d. ' RAILWAY ; . HANDICAP.— Makaroff 1, Tessera 2, Balsam 3. Bombastes also ran. Dividend, £3. , ELECTRIC TROT.— Wanaka.l, Barndance 2, Opihi ,3. Dividends,,, £13 16s and £12 6s. SHORTS' HANDlCAP— Grandstand 1, Patuna 2, Jolly , Roger -3. All started, Dividends!, £11 8s and £2 Bs/ MABLBOROUGH ACCEPTANCES. * Acceptances for the Spring Meeting to beheld on October 4th and sth :—: — HURDLES, 1£ mile;— Valkyrie 10.13, Moetoropuku 10.2, Black Squall 9.10, Wain&ata 9.3, Error 9.. BLENHEIM HANDICAP, 1 mile r.nd a distance. — Shrapnel Shell 9.6, N^a-' iarua 9.3, Royal Blue 8.3, White Ribbon 7.10, Coxswain 7.8, Sir Percivale 7.5, Lavinia 6.12.' SPRING HANDICAP, 6 furlongs.— Fancywork 8.12, Tiwha 8.9, First Viety 7.7, Marstone 7.2, The Voucher 7. - - * MAIDEN HANDICAP, 6 furlongs.-' Jackey Frost. B.l3, Olaf 8.13, Cneque 8.13, Onetea 8.13, Truthful 8.13, Barley 8.11/ Rosalia 8.9, Marstone. B.o, Hillsong*B.l; Grand Poplar 7.10, Kaiaku 7.10; Rosie 7.10, Secret 7.10, Stra^fcfillan 7.6. WELTER HACK, 7 furlongs.—Fajicywork 9.12, St Louis 8.9, Waimata 8.5, Waiwes^ 8.0. . . ' FLYING HANDICAP, 6 furlongs.— Narcotic 9.0, Royal Blue 8.12, White 'Ribbon 8.5, Coxswain 8.5, Riosepctal 7.13, Tiwha 7.10, Repulse 7.8, The Voucher 6.12. ELECTRIC HANDICAP, 5 furlongs. — Rosepetal 9.5, Sir Percivale 9.5, St. Louis 8.4, Kaiuku 7.10, •. Error 7.7, Barley 7.7, Oneta 7.7. HANDICAP TROT, 1 mile.—Protector scr; Torpedo 2sec, Scotia 4sec, Welcome Mary Bsec, Hukarere lOscc, Tableau 17sec, Dick Allen 17sec, Mutiny 17sec, Rerenga 20sec. TABANAKI JOCKEY CLUB COMMTTTEE. The monthly meeting was. held on Friday night. Present :— Messrs Paul (chairman) Fitzherbert, ' Gibbons, Hempton, King, Lepper, Standtssh, Watson, and Weston. The question of laying water to the course, was left to a committee to make arrangements with the Borough. Tie Cbmsnittee declined to recommend Henry A. Jury for a jockey's license. , - Mrs White, of*. Tauherinikau, wrote stating that she had bought La Tor-, pedo, and asking that the name of the mare be removed from the unpaid forfeit list. The, Committee decided to inform the applicant that when the arrears arc paid the name *will be removed. On the application oi the Patea Club '^certain names . of. persons and horses will be placed on. the forfeit list. Gentlemen riders' certificates were) granted to Messrs Harry and Loiis George ;• a. j, i, trainer's license to E. Vine ; and jockey's licenses to J Barlow -and, W. Telford. The programmes of the Waitara and Opunake XJJubs were approved. A new member was elected. Mr W. C. Weston was appointprl f « sistant clerk of the scales. The. caterinsr for next year was left in the hands of v cominitiee. Mr A. Woodslof Bav^keV ßay. Wfls appointed starter-^jr ' .'^ #

1 Mr J. Ch«sidwiok; of Auckland/ was .-appointed iiairidicapper. -• , Accoun^fe were passed' for payment. , TURjE* TOPICS, BY TARANAKJ. The* success of Mr) Dan O'Brien's colt, MultifikJ at Wanganui was received liere with* general satisfaction on TifeurstJay, the! more so because the rose, and bladk stripes have been rather unlucky for some time. fPhe Referee reports tnat Mr Harry Good' has botfght out "Mr W. Glenn's interest in Maniapoto. the 'wagers' laid against £ Maniapatb for the ; Metropolitan on the) -day was one of 1000 to 10 by a Melbourne 1 bookmaker, who is also a hdrseowne'r. He was a thorough, outsider. But, strangely' enough, remarks "Umpire," Maniapoto was well backed" despite his Epsom failure. When the card was read at Tattersail's' Club on the Saturday night, io!o to 2 was offered, and no one wanted to take lOOno '-2* 1 . > But. on the course there was evidently a disposition' to rislc some more "money on thje part of ' backers who had lost money over him. They got on at varying prices from 100 to' 2' to 100 to 6,i and some of the bookmakers' volumes' were- qiute*spoiled, w"hile others were fafforing' 100 to r 4"- and 5 and missing ~ enst'ohverg. " the start the wtaher '-"was" in -such a lather that m&ny of hisi -supporters wished they had'.'tet him aten'S, sV> that- they would have 'been w'forfg- again -could they have cancelled' their bets. ■ ' • iElie owner wWs'.'sajcl, -for- the ancient bay' liad'brbathSdihife lASt:' 'He had bpea & flyer: 'in' his day, and it was generally believed r that his owner had made a small fortune out of him-t-—sometimes.by backing him ;io win but more frequently otherwise. Unburde*ning nimselr 'to "a'neignbou'r, he said: "The old horse Avas a good friend -tb- me: I- eaft't : bear the idea of burying I : him, and' as to sending him. to the ? Zoo, I'd almost' as soon be eaten myself. • I'vtra good mind to have -him stuffed!" His friend, more practical* than eknotional;-said >: "Don't you think- -you might • let the poor old beggar have: «,. change now- he's dead?"'- *■',-,•'.{ -^0^ •'•"•• -S <! The ndea»th is announced of' Jlangiptihi, t.wihnei: .of St. Andrews' Handicap; Wanganui Stakes, Hawke's Bay.Gvip, and Rajngitikei Cup. ; , .-. ■'- „ -•- ,