TARANAKI.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XV, Issue 883, 7 February 1907, Page 9

TARANAKI.

NEW PLYMOUTH, February 6.

Splendid nominations have been received for the Taranaki Jockey Club’s forthcoming meeting. Already many enquiries have been received for horse accommodation, and there is every prospect of the club having a very successful gathering. Local horses were successful at the Pahiatua meeting, and made amends for their defeat at Trentham. On the first day Pearlie was a very strong order, bookmakers refusing to take all the money that was offered. The mare, however, only gained second place, and returned a dividend of 15s. On the following day many backers held off, as it was anticipated she would return considerably less than even money, and great surprise was expressed when the dividend was announced as £3 Bs.

The Stratford-owned Makikihi has been running very consistently of late, and those who have supported the mare right through her engagements were rewarded with two good dividends on Thursday. Gilnockie, who has had a season at the stud, has again been put into training. Mr. Dan O’Brien recently received an offer from Victoria for the purchase of Grenade. The offer was made through an Auckland representative, and a sale was satisfactorily effected, but, evidently through some misunderstanding, it has since been declared off. The price agreed on was 500 guineas. Albert Rhodes is hacking about a rather good sort of a gelding by Daystar out of a Sou’-wester mare. Ney was responsible for a very taking performance over four furlongs prior to being shipped to fulfil engagements at the Takapuna meeting, and was consequently well backed here. I have been informed that the youngster will figure as a gelding when he next sports silk.