SPORTING.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 5 August 1924, Page 3

SPORTING.

AUSTRALIAN RESULTS. "y CABL.S—PKESS A H*nci > TTO\--on eTB mH'> SYDNEY, Aug. 4. To-day’s racing results are as follows : Moorefield Hurdle Racq.—Cool King 1 Forgiveness 2. Double Escape 2. A\ on by five lengths. Time, 4.02. Carlton Mile.—Door Joan 1. Uncle Alex 2, Wrtmgle 4. Won bv four lengths. Time. 1.43 A. R. Miller's Windbag won the Three-year-old Handicap at the Warwick farm races by a. neck in 1.13*. CHRYSOSTOM SCRATCHED. MELBOURNE. Aug. 4. Chrysostom lias been scratched for the Australian Steeples. “ GRAND NATIONAL MEETING. (BY TET/POBAPH PRRSS ASSOCIATION ' CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 3. The following handicaps have been declared by Mr J. E. He nr vs for the Hunters’ Hurdle Race Handicap, of 200 sovs; one mile and three-quarters. Kovno-ll.il. Grim ,Toke 11.0, Blue Hall, Bullford 11.8, Camel Amble 11.0, Muzzle 11.3, Cairnmuir 10.13, Swindassa, Nautiboy, Night Raid, Cretan. Mataipuke 10.7. NOTES AND COMMENTS. (By Maecenas.) A week from to-day (Tuesday, 12th) that important racing fixture, the Grand National meeting, will open at Riccarton. Consequent on their poor showing at the Christchurch Hunt Club’s meeting on Saturday last, several horses that were fancied for the chief handicaps at the- coming Canterbury meeting will now recede in public estimation.

Those who supported Charlatan for the Lawford Steeplechase at Riccarton on Saturday had to lay a shade of odds dn, but at no stage did this wellbred hunter look like being beaten, although Red Sol may have made the event more interesting but for falling nearing the finish. ” Adjutor was backed down to almost two to- one on for the Kennels Hurdles at the Christchurch meeting, and the event was just as good for the gelding -as the betting showed, for Adjutor was never asked to do his best, and is much above hunter class. It is rarely that Taranaki trained horses go far away front home without paying' their expenses for such trip, and Lochson and Passin’ Through added to this record at Riccarton last Saturday, where each beat good fields in their respective Tviiinino 1 efforts. *

Lochella continues to do well at Riccarton, and will be well backed in the Grand National Steeplechase, next Tuesday. Oakleigh and his stablemate Silverton have given some splendid exhibitions of jumping recently at Riccarton Oakleigh may again run well in the Grand National Steeplechase, and bilverton should show up in the shorter steepiechn'ses. Trainer Alf. Wright has Nukumai remarkably well and expects this geldmg to put up .a. great race in the Grand National Hurldes. First Line from the same stables has come on of * e i’• 1S eJ fP e< A<M to run the race ol his career in the big “cross country event at Riccarton next Tuesday.

T,he! French horse Epinard, which was claimed as champion of the world, \\ as beaten .at level weights recently over a" mile by a horse named i romonte. The race was decided at Longchamps, where Epinard has won some good races. Although the important sprinohandicaps to- be decided at the Australian Jockey Club’s spring meeting are two months off, there 'is a o- o od deal -of ante-post betting on these events. For the Metropolitan Handicap, Ballymena, despite his great load is quoted as one of the favourites’ while Lovesign is one of the -shortpriced ones tor the Epsom Handicap, he backers of UaAveoe collected nearly three-quarters of a centurv wheii that outsider won at the Christchurch Hunt Club meeting on Saturday.

A,S e y . the “boomed 1 ’ Camel V, b Q i S i‘ 0t as , "°° ll as th °dght, for BuIH&WQ?* the W A ' Va ' mili trained ,i • i d < &tr »wan—Dreadnought mare'; u Inch was making his maiden apnearan(je to the public, won easily Luby Ring was in the market on Saturday at Riccarton, but third was his best, the winner, Waetea, nayiim over a quarter of a century. In this ctent two North Island owned horses Lim ‘m J r ly (iay in Jomth and nlth places. Thus northerners ran first, third, fourth and

Loehson was responsible for an attractive performance when he won at the Christchurch Hunt Club meetiim fi 3 he , and Santiago- had the race to themselves, Lochson winning well at the finish. This performance will the?' TjOC i IS v n f lnt °, furthe, ‘ favour for the Giand National Hurdles, but nerSto'Ti the , ,***«* 24 nSS, h 11.4 in the saddle mav be iiieiheyond this honest gelding’s eapabilitl.e°n/V 1,1,11 R w' S , fancied for ami ,i,ZOH AVc ter hist Saturday, and had every chance in the event aenig wel! placed over the early stage.; cannot i • aiKl , lhis performance cannot have milch chance in the Win imVek' 1 tb ? Cantet ' ljl,l '- V Club’s meeting next week.

As Broadwood l.eat Ravenna at even in the Brabazon Welter last •Saturday, and the distance of that SI TT l d , ‘7 it Havenna if anything hotter than the mile of the Winter Gup. it certainly anpears as if Broadwoou must again beat Ravenna in the big inilc OA inter Cup) to he decided next 1 uesdav. as Broadwood meets l-.avenna on 211) bettor terms. Although Carawoek only ran second to Passin Through in the Hornehv .steeplechase, the performance was a good one and will not lose anv friends tm- Carawoek in his Grand 'National ■Steeplechase engagement. Carawoek gave a capita! exhibition of fencing, and was running on strongly over the last furlong. There was a lot of money from wellinformed people to snv that Maunga would win the Open Hurdles at the Christchurch Hunt Club meeting. Like Ins performance in the Winter Hurdles, Maunga appeared to hare an excellent chance half-way through the race, but failed to run on. Tins performance appeared to be too bad to be true, and Maunga may do better at the Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting next wcelc

That it is necessary for owners and trainers who race in partnership on a percentage basis to draw no their conditions clearly, and not rely on the definition of certain words according to rules of racing, was shown in a case that came before Mr Moseley. S.M., at Timarn recently, when 7 > . T. Hogan sued J. S. Talbot for £76 in respect of a dishonoured cheque. In evidence it was shown that Hogan agreed to train

the racehorse Master Peter for £2 10s per week and 10 per cent ont of winnings. In a certain time Master Peter won £1125 in stakes, which included second and third moneys. Plaintiff claimed the percentage on this amount, hut defendant claimed that according to the rules of racing percentages on “winnings” could only be claimed on £525, which were Master Peter’s winnings for first place. According to the rules of racing “winnings” means and includes any moneys or prizes actually credited to a. winning horse, whether receivable hv his owner or any other person, from a club or clubs for winning any advertised race or races. The Magistrate said he did not think the racing came into the ease at. all. The owner as an intelligent limn had paid his accounts, and then wanted to allege that they had been paid under a wrong imnression. Any ordinary person would hold that winnings were the total stakes won. and the defendant had previously naid on this basis. It was too late now to come to court and say he was not satisfied. Judgment was therefore given for the amount claimed (£76) and costs £7 IoS - i* generally understood amongst racing men that percentages aie payable onlv on actual pla*e money, unless by special clause.