SPORTING.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18140, 1 August 1924, Page 12

SPORTING.

Acceptances for tho minor races on the first duy of the Canterbury Jockey Chib's Grand National Meeting, aro ,duo at 8 p.m. on "Wednesday, and at tho same time final payments aro duo For the Grand National Steeplechase, Grand National Ilurdlo Race, and Winter Cup. The Grand National Meeting, on© of the mast attractive- 6porting fixtures of the year, is upon us, and as a cu-tain-raiser to it the Clirisichureh Hunt Club's Meeting at Riccarton to-morrow holds out prospects of a very interesting day's racing. The usual means of transit have been arranged, the first train leaving Christchurch station for tho course at 10.50 a.m. Tho tram service will commence i;- m Cathedral scraaro a{> 10 a.m. Red Sol and Charlatan, who head tho handicap with lOst 131b in the J/awford Steeplechase, aro Doth fairly fast as hunters, and haro 6hown that they have little to learn about fencing. Tho former won the Tahuna Steeplechase at the June Meeting at Wingatui, and in doing so finished in front of a better field than that over which Charlatan prevailed at tho recent South Canterbury Hunt Meeting Adjutor will have little or no opposition in the Kennels Hurdles, and with this race over tho Brahazon Welter will claim attention. In this event twelve Winter Cup horses are engaged, and the winner will be hard to find. As in the two previous races, Wingatui stables hold a strong hand, and the race should give a reasonable line in the urospect or cither Bonnie j Winkio or Ravenna winning the bigger j race later in the month. There is som* verv promising material beneath them in the handicap, and speculation should coyer a- fairly wide range. Tinokaha has been a versatile performer daring the season just ended. He "has won sprint races and good handicaps on the flat up to a mile and a quarter and hast been prominent in several of his essays over hurdles. With f'st 51b it would not cause much surprise were Be again prominent at the right end of tie Brabazon Welter. To Anaa Lad- is engaged to-morrow in the Maiden Stakes, in which several of those at present on the card have as yet had no experience in public. Pamplona and! Carawock should derive some benefit bv their introduction to the Grand National < course which is dne to take placa in the Hdmeby Steeplechase to-morrow. Of the two. the" former is the better jumper. Bui ae may find his burden of 12st 01b s trifle toe treat. Sanforte, lOst 131 fr. Sflverton lOst 91b, and Mettle Drift 9st S1&, may bo better suited than- the top-weights . by . the comparatively short distance to be traversed. As is the case with the other leading events, the Open Hurdles field will keep tho majority of speculators basy searching: tot tie winner. Mr Henrys's adjustments I-ave attracted eight probacies for the Grand National Hurdles, .\nd amoßsc these the winner will very lilsely be found. ' Demand is a promising maiden fcisrdler, and will carry mom confidence Than any of the runners other than the Gfr&ntf ISs&omX Hurdles "candidates, if started in the Open Hurdles to^morroTr. The six -'«ejgsfeßd, iit ; -. tie Hunters* Plate arp «6t a» .imposing; lot. and s>3 previous t)erformor^«o S Camel Amble wai Cairnmtiir should nava little' - in confirming the handicapper's estimate of them, as compared; with! tbelr exponents. - " ■"" '-"'■ and Tussore. - .whose l n*aes appear in the* list for the Flying H*ctt~Haaldietp, are also included! in the Ksfc tor t&a "Wirrkfr Cap at the O.J.C. Meeting. Sartißt has only appeared amongßy modest company previ- j onslv, but he has yet to register an ' unpriced performance, hie four starts previously restdtina in two wins and Baby King will hare cotaffldteriibje backing from the "North Island if produced for this race, and Miss Minerva and Thorndale wiE'flavd fair local following. -- Bonnie vV'inlrik's companions on the trip from Wingatui on Wednesday were Avispado and a trotter.

BaUvntertik i$ at" a "■ cbmpiraiavoly short price in Sydney in connexion with his Metropolitan Handicap engagement, and is joint favourite with The Cypher, Heir Apparent,, Lady Valais, ana_iErfchiiiafccr. ioveslgn occupies a. similar posHaen in. the wagering on the Epson! TJaridtcap, the others at the gootafcion -in that race being Blackadder, Kinc Carniral, The Monk, and -RahirL BalJymena at present is joint lavotmfce-for the Melbourne Cap with 00 * **"»», The Cypher, and fetand By. The PVeiich Minister of Labour has warded the' "MutnaKte''silver jnedal i& the popular jockey J. Jennings, in recognition of his welfare work, which includes the founding of. institutes for tlra lads of the Chahiflly and Maisons Lafitte training stables. , Mr W. G. Stead's team of six will be tmpped for Sydney on Tuesday in charge Af H. Neagfe who will also take Tyatcbman and First Salute aerps*. At the annual meeting of the Wangaoui Jockey Club the report showed tfcab the gate receipts durin* t-bevw,bad increased byjust on £J()3 o« the promos year. -The club paJB tJi© Qoverhment in taxation £15,216 JOs, a decrease of £765 odd on the previous year. C. jSmerson will not he present at the O.J.C. Grand National Meeting. He leaves Wellington for Australia on .Tuesday on a holiday trip, and the mount on Boadicea in the Winter Cup will 66 taken by A. Wormald. Consequent upon the cancellation of Alteration ?8 visit to Biceartoh, Wormald is now without: ft rido in the Grand National Hurdles. ■- Arrivds-froffli the North vestcrdav included Santiago, Tussore, Bonibrook, Kuby Rjns, Demand, Omahu, Gluten t, InWffto, and Ihapotoa. . Master Sandstone was brought up fmm.lrtvercargjll early this week, and v.aa «hipped,iiorth on Wednesday night to join H; Telford's team afc Treritliam. i

GOODWOOD MEETING. ! A ROYAL VICTORY. IAUSiaAtU}, AKD Kj;. CABU: ASSOCIATION.) S. h i&'amit* 5 86C01ld m > third His H»iestyVb h .London Cry by Call o tfca Wild—Yerbaiiio syrs 1 J. H, Teruwnt'a bo Boddam by TJltixnu&--—Princes* Lragaiddry 4y» .. 2 3frs J l . S»yB»-<Bo,ffsorr i a Bctafc Satan fyw ...... 3 TUirt«n tl*rtod. TVbn by six Itagibs. with, thrco length* httirtea «*<sond and third. London Cry, •who is trained for his ilajocty by |L Mfcrah, at Newmarket, wae Hot conspicuous in aay of his races us a bttt *t A year older last sea- . son St I*oll toe Awil - Stakes (one miio and a half), at the Nownwtfket Craven Meeting, the Fotintaiß Handicap Stakes (about ono rail*, •ii fiirlongs and » half) at Hurst Park, t&e Prince Edward Handicap (two mile*) a-t Manchester, and the Durham Handicap (oho mils tod a- half) at Demcaiter. He also tlruthtd sebotid,~to in the Derby Cap. Boddaat had 6n!y w«srj dfce© in the gist two -Masons. That wis in tba K«iley Etpdicap Plate, run over tiro mllftri fcf «, atak4 oi 200 sots at the Liilgnold Park ( Spring Meetite last fieMnn. H» bad Wort •otJiißg m Bajrland thie wason up to tbb l*ftftpt Of the iateit exchafiv"*. - Bolet jmfr. hi* not appeared r»tt.':&u«ly under •. "fM* ftam*, and betas » five-yca*-6ld has arJMiMlty • rH^d. aojuaued in tbo paAt.