SPORTING.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19671, 15 July 1929, Page 12

SPORTING.

♦ RACING FIXTURES. ,tuly SO— Wiinul« Hunt. July 25. 27—Gioborn* R.C. .Tuly 37---South Canterbury Hunt. Antnst 3 —Chriitchurrb Hunt. Augmt B—l'overtyß—l'overty Bay Hunt August 13, 15. 17—Canterbury 3.C Augint 24—I'akuranga Hunt. August 24—Hawke's Bay Hunt, VuKuat "H—Pannevirke R.C. A.ign.t Sii-lmnnevirko Hnr.t. Augint 31 —Taranaki H'tnt.

TROTTING FIXTURES. Anjuis 1». I*. Ift NZ. Metropolian TO. TURF GOSSIP. The only race Meeting to be held in New Zealand this week will be the annual fixture of the Waimate Hunt i'hib, which takes place on Saturday next. Accept .-nice- will close to-day. Nominal'.ms for Hie Christchurch Hunt Club .-lose on Wednesday. Acceptances tor the three chief events and iiciicral entries for the Canterbury Jockey Club's Grand National Meeting, will be- received up to b p.m. on Friday next. Tunc and Topere, owned by Mr A. Douglass, of Waikonaiti, arrived at liieearton yesterday from Wellington, and will in" future, be trained by N. C. I'riUj. The connexions of Kawiui anticipated better results from him in the July Steeplechase at Treritham on Saturday, hut he was unable to handle his Height in the sloppy going, and his colours were never prominent. A d< eision as to a trip to the Grand National Meeting will not be reached until after the weights appear to-mor-row, hut it is practically certain that the northern steeplechaser will again be on hand next month. He will arrive towards the end of the week. Mister Gamp is to be given a few days" rest at Awapuni, and will be brought down to Riccarton probably next week. He is to be ridden by A. E. Kilts at the forthcoming Meeting. The one-time useful galloper, Royal Mint. was sold at Trentham by miction last week at a hack price, the purchaser being Miss E. D. Robinson, of I'ulverden. The only .serious action taken by the Judicial Committee throughout last week's Meeting at Trentbam was in connexion with the interference which was alleged to have taken place in the Winter Hurdles. An enquiry was instituted immediately after the race, pud although the committee decided without much delay to pay out the dividends according to the judge's placing, the evidence of the riders concerned was taken, and it vu announced later in the afternoon that A. Hobson, rider of Overhaul, had been guilty of interference, first with Comical, and then Mister Gamp, in the last half-mile of the contest, and the committee had suspended him for tiro weeks. This will cover the Grand National Meeting, nnd will necessitate another rider being obtained for Overhaul in his Riccarton engagements. Radiate was produced in good order for the July Steeplechase at Wellington on Saturday, and again ahowed no after effects from his hard race. He was called upon to act as pacemaker for the greater part of the journey, nnd with less than a mile to go, his inospecta looked very favourable. He hit a fence hard, however, in the last circuit, and that seemed to settle his chances, as he vvas ft beaten horse before the straight was reached. Provided Radiate continues to progress ftntisfnctarily, he will make amends next month on the Riccarton tracks, which with reasonable weather conditions, will provide much firmer going than was encountered at Trentham for the two big steeplechases last week.

Messrs J. Richardson and D. P. Wilson (owners of Overhaul) headed the list of winning owners at the Wellington Meeting with £IO3O, and Mr' Wilson also won with his own horse, Black Duke. Mr R. Hannon wa3 teeond, with £7OO, ae a result of his Wellington Steeplechase success, and other leading winners ware: Mr R. Johnson £460, Miss M. Douglas £420, Mr H. R. Mackenzie £4OO, Mr J. D. Ormond £390. Mr Ci. Seifert £350. Mr J. Irwin £350. Mr K. McK. Duncan £350, Mr FT. Damtfier-Crossley £250. Mr P. T. Hogan- £2OO. Maunga paid the biggest dividend at the Wellington Meeting and this was participated in to a large extent l>y Hawko'» Bay visitors, who thus received some recompense for their loyal support of the veteran gelding during the past few months. Maunga will arrive nt Riecarton soon to once more take his place in the Grand National steeplechase field. One of the moat attractive looking candidates paraded in the Novice Handicap at. Trentham on Saturday was the rising three-year-old Rioghail, by Cirandcourt from that one-time consistent mare Cleasanta. He has plenty of slko and was not raced until a few weeks back. He is still on the green side, but a profitable career is expected for the youngster, who is the property of his breeder, Mr E. A, McKeniie. D. P. Wilson, of Wlagatui, was the most successful trainer at the Wellington Meeting with three wins. P. E. Pope, P. Johnson, and W. Mcßinnon each had two, and those with one win comprised K. Longley, B. 0. La Pouple, K. Hannan, A. Tinker, J. Ayrea, J. J. Thaeker. J. P. Coyle, Q. W. Greene, J. Irwin, P. P. Neagle, J. M. fforeoran, L. Knapp, J. Griffith, A. J. Mends, «nd O. vv. New. Owing to A. E. Ellis having previously arranged to ride Balloon in the Crofton Handicap at Wellington on Saturday, the owner of Havering practically decided to withdraw his horse owing to the difficulty of securing a suitable rider. At the last minute W. Pascoe, apprenticed to T. H. Gillett's Htable, who made a special trip to ride Waihemo in his one engagement, was engaged, and the result was a win and a good dividend for the Hawera i"gApache was not produced again at the Wellington Meeting after being the subject of an enquiry on the first day.

Town Bank ran two fair races at Wellington, but found the company too strong. In tendering nominations for the executive committee at the Racing Conference last week, the names of some absentees from the Conference were suggested, but the chairman de- ! clared that they were not eligible. These included Messrs G. Gould (Canterbury) and T. E. Coates (Greymouth). As a result of his two wins at the Wellington Meeting, A. Ellis brought hia reason's total to 60. R. Reed's four successes raised his tally lo 56, the same as L. J. Ellis, who did not improve his position last week. Other winning riders at the Meeting were:—H. Goldfinch 3, A. Hobson 2, R. Syme 2, and G. Salt, H. Dulieu, A. E. Didham, L. Dulieu, A. Tinker, A. Jenkins, H. Wiggins. A. McDonald, W. Pascoe, M. Xicoll. and R. MeTavish one each. Fabriano was unlucky to suffer a mishap early in the July Steeplechase a; Trent-ham on Saturday, a3 the race was eventually run to suit him, and lie would have certainly been in the money. The gelding suffered no ill effects by his fall and P. T. Hagan hopes to produce him for the Grand -National Steeplechase. Glendowie, who is due to arrive from the north to-morrow, will be accompanied by Elysianor, trained by A. E. Neale at Bulls. Elysianor ran a good third to Overhaul and Mister Gamp in the Trcntham Hurdles on the opening day, and is to race in the minor hurdle riices at next month's Meeting. The North Canterbury Jockey Club has assets totalling £3109 12s lid, ami no liabilities. It was inadvertently stated recently that the liabilities were £2512 15s sd. A Sydney sporting pressman beloved by his colleagues of the older school, and highly respected among trainers and o.vners a few years back, was Mr Tom Power, who died at his residence at Coogee, near Sydney, a few days ago. He had dropped out of his profession, having retired in 1919 from the sporting editorship of the Sydney "Morning Herald," but was seen at Randwiek at all the important Meetings. As a token of esteem, the A.J.C. had conferred upon him a life pass for admission to Randwiek. Mr Power was 86 years of age.