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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVI, Issue 938, 27 February 1908, Page 5

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(By

The Judge.)

Maranui won the Kogarah Stakes at Moorefield on Saturday. It was high time this gay deceiver started earning his oats.

Canterbury owners had quite a picnic at the Dunedin meeting, nearly all the best races going their way.

There are 21 entries for the Napier Cup, included in the list being some very useful ones. * * * •

The Hikutaia Hack Racing Club will hold a meeting on Monday next.

Landlock made an inglorious display at the Rotorua meeting at Cambridge on Saturday. Has the once brilliant veteran lost all pace .

Master Del aval is being kept going at Ellerslie with a view to running in the Wanganui Cup. He looks well.

Handicaps for the first day of the Ohinemuri J.C. meeting are due on Monday, the 9th prox. The nominntions, which are excellent, will be found in another column.

The Australian Cup will be run for on Tuesday next. The Ben Godfrey gelding Pukenui won the Te Aroha Cup from end to end.

The fact must not be overlooked by owners that entries for the Third Feilding Stakes of 500sovs are due with Mr. E. Goodbehere, secretary of the Feilding J.C., on Friday, March 6.

The rain will have the effect of freshening things up at Ellerslie, but much more is wanted, as the ground is as hard as a brickbat, and horses have to be exercised on the sand.

First payment for the Wanganui Cup and acceptances for other events to be run on the opening day of the Wanganui Jockey Club’s autumn meeting must be made to Mr. William Hall, the secretary, to-morrow (Friday), the 28th inst.

A subscription of ssovs to the W.J.C. Jackson Stakes is due tomorrow. « • 4 « The Newmarket Handicap will be run on Saturday next.

The King’s famous stallion Persimmon, who was reported injured a short while ago, is dead.

Uranium won the Rotorua Cup on Saturday in something like her old style.

Seddon, although a long way from being the champion we fondly hoped for, is evidently a fair colt. He ran third to two good ones in Mountain King and Ebullition in the St George’s Stakes at Caulfield. * • 0 <

At a meeting of the Riddell’s Cieek Racing Club, held on February the case of the horse Romsey Jack was uealt with. This horse, which was provid to be identical with Rawmore, a New Zealand horse, was disqualified for life, with its nominator, Mrs S. Heidley, for the races last Boxing Day. Mr T. H. Clark was disqualified for coirupt practices in connection with the horse. © ® 0 m

Apologue’s running at Caulfield has sent him out of favour for the Australian Cup, and Tartan is now favourite.

The New Zealand-bred sire Pygmaljon claimed three winneis at the recent Snowtown (S.A.) meeting. •i* 4 4

According to the Johannesburg “ Su iday Times,” there are about 500 racehorses (including . ponies) in training oh the Rand, which means a keep and training bill for owners collectively of at least £60,000 per annum, added to which at the lowest estimate another £60,000 must be put down for entries, forfeits, and expenses.

Sportsmen going down to the races and Show at Opotiki should note that the Northern Co.’s s.s. Ngatiawa will run an excursion there on Monday next, leaving at 1 p.m. The excursionsists will be given an opportunity of seeing the famous White Island, one of the most uncanny spots in the world. * * * *

The fifth Test match is in an interesting stage. England, getting Australia in on a bad wicket, rattled them out for 137, and then made 281, Gunn getting 122 not out. The Australians are getting themselves out of the hole, having put on 357 for six wickets at the time of going to press. Trumper at last came out of his shell, and after many failures played a fine innings of 166.