SPORTING.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13372, 14 January 1907, Page 3

SPORTING.

TCBF TOPICS.— BY "TARANAKI." R»atu was so injured while racing at M<artfi»foor.oiig;h Jt'hat <he will probably not race again. The ,Ground « Committee of the. Masterton, Racing Club .have recommended the stewards to purchase sheep to keep down the grass on the course proper. Some officials of the Lower Valley, Jockey Club are in favour of holding the annual meeting of the Club in the winter, the programme to include steeplechase races. A large number of Wairarapa horses will compete at the "Wellington Racing Club's meeting tliis month. Trucu h-as changed hands, ami is now in Shearsby'f* stable i Palmerston). G. Payne will take six or eight horses to Australia at the ond of February, amomr th? number Icing Submarine, a full s:«t«f to Cross Battery— a Stefrni-ab— T-ortulla lilly and a Stepniak— Gitanella filly. . Pardon is now owned 1 by W. Davios. The 1 Dxinedi-n Jockey Club made a profit of £240 on the Rummer mcrtin;r. A Southern s-ribp says that t)w galloping 1 at the Waikouaiti infrt ■iin,qf on New Year's Bay was • a) !">nlutely honest. " -, * Duart, who 1 was ' nomiinated but 'did not start at the T.J.C. Christmas meeting, scored a win on the last day at the A.R.C. Summer meeting. IKvrat had jnst been ca^t off by his previous owner, for whom -he never won a f raice. One of the best winners during the holidays was Riflemaid. After acting\)s ru<nn<»r-\ip to Flotilla in the Orand Stand Hatrvlioap at 'Awapuni she pulled off the Ash-hurst ' Cup. She carried olb overweight and ran the ten furloivsrs in 2min 9 l-ssecs. In the Wai- ! rarapa Cup she carried 7.9 and ran i thp mile and a quarter in 2min 7^sec, a record for the course. The two} races were worth )700 soys. RiflemaUl was fered by James Macara, oi, Mas1 terton. by Guncotton, brother to Needle/run ( Nor6V«f el dt— -Patch), from Riißsley Belle (by Russley), who came from Australia «s a yearling in Company with \Yar Note (by Lochiel). Two Wairarapa hacks, f or good prices were, recently .nlVrecl «ik! refused, were Full Ratp- •Bn'i Sim. The latter probably did more trav1 riling and racing than any other horsp during thn holidays. On Boxing morn- ; ing ln» walked N from T?pathorston to j Martinborouo-h, ,\von a flat racp. and \ luirdle race there, and walked back < to Fcathersrton. On the following morning hp. was railed to Palmers-ton and won a hurdle race and flat race there on the Satnrdas^ On Monday mornfm-flf he wa-s scnt^ackto "Featherston ani raced unsuccessfully at Tauhermik.au on New Year's Day. The four raeptf Sen Sim won were worth £240. Mr Payne offered £200 for Rp-n Rim. Mr McKeiWs pricp was .fllOO, a-nd V no'b^isiness resulted. "Full T?>at?, is reported . to l>e. one of i iho fastest callopers m the WairaraTia. did not do so well. He won the ( Flvfnp- Hnelf TTandirab nt > Ashhurst. oaruyiiijsr 7.11 in lwifri 14 3-s<v.e. Next cU\- at Awaipuni ho carripd 9.2 in ntn t ■^••r. n furlon-p-s raco anirl dead-'heaUd 1 -<Mh Twnolatlon. Tt.is reported ih^ j 10n o-uineas was offerod -for Full Tiate, ( who'wais Picker! up at the PaWrston, ] saJes for 24 guineas.