SPORTING.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 29 August 1924, Page 3

SPORTING.

NEW ZEALANDERS IN AUSTRALIA

3Y CABLB—FB.BSB ABBOC^A.TION-COPYBIQHI SYDNEY, Aug. 28. The New Zealand cracks are doing steady work on the Raudwiek tracks. Ballymena and Glentruin did six furlongs together in lnjin 18see, Ballymena finishing a niile alone in lmin dfi-Jsec. Gloaming and Killoehra finished five furlongs together in lmin. ssoe. Gloaming ran a mile in lmin 47sec. In the two-yen,T-old trials at Canterbury Park the New Zealander Hierra smartly won his heat. APPEALS DISMISSED. THE ROYAL DISPATCH CASE. SYDNEY, Aug. 28. The Jockey Club Committee to-day heard* the appeals of E. D. Jones, trainer, and M. McGarten, .iockev, against their disqualifications in connection with the Royal Dispateh ease. After the hearing, which was held in camera, it was officially announced that both appeals had been dismissed. NEW ZEALAND CUP. THE HANDICAPS. (P.Y TEI.EGUAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.! CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 28. NEW ZEALAND CUP. 2 miles. Roseilay 9 2 Nukuniai 6 10 Cold Light 2 8 Dame .Straitlaee 610 limelight 8 5 Refrigeration G 10 l’illiewinkie . 8 5 Equitable G 10 Cupidon 8 3 Kalaknua 6 9 Mnraahl 8 2 Count (favour 6 9 SeioiV 8 1 Tann flees 6 9 p U o 8 0 Martulla 6 8 SunartA 7 12 Caqientier 6 8 Cold Steel 7 11 Zero Hour 6 8 Deucalion 7 9 Watchman 6 8 Musketoon 7 9 ki! f ? ire b 8 Bonnie AVinkio 7 9 Crisnna 6 8 Tarleton 7 9 luikume 6 7 Arch Salute 7 5 Prince ternuz 6 7 Kilfane 7 5 Imcmette 6 7 Quest 7 5 Santiago 6 7 The Polymnian 7 5 Aayana 6 7 M’st-r Sandstone 7 4 Stream 6 7 Boadicea 7 2 Killock 6 7 Killocra 7 2 Dominant 6 7 Stork 7 0 M, asi P B,aek 6 7 Santonio 7 0 ® A , £ J Reel Wink 7 0 J lnkle s Rebel & l I.’Amonr 7 0 KmP.vrean 6 7 ( landhu 7 0 ClaTenccux 6 7 Mantua 6 12 Bn "? n,x Park f l Bumptious .6 12 Spear 6 7 Tiff 6 12 Ba Reve & l Helen Rufus 611 Listening Point 6 7 RACEHORSE KILtED. A. most unfortunate accident occurred oil the racecourse, »New Plymouth, yesterday morning, in which Heron, who wqs owned by Mr Newton King, was killed. Hipo. and Heron jumped plf at the seven furlong post on. the outside of the course proper, and galloped three furlongs. Whilst pulling tip Heron ran into- one of the sticks erected as a. boundary on that track, with the result that the stick penetrated the mare’s heart, and she' died almost immediately. The boy riding her escaped unhurt. NOTES AND COMMENTS. (By Maecenas.i If the climatic conditions are favourable to-morrow the North Taranaki Hunt Club’s meeting should be a most successful- one, as a day of good iacing is promised.

The North Taranaki Hunt Club is not the only club holding a meeting to-morrow, as the Otago Hunt Club is also holding its annual gathering on that day. 'Like most meetings of this class, all races, with the exception of the hunter events, have filled well.

Haligan is not a big mare, and 11.4 will be a good load for her, but she evidently is well, judged on the Eg-mont-Wanganui form, and being a better class than most of her opponents in the Hunters’ Elat to-morrow, Haligan should at least fill a- place. Cnrnbee lias done well of late, and with recent form as a recommendation this mare may again run well in the Waihi Hack at the North Taranaki Hunt meeting. At times Wee Sandy has shown pace over a short course, and amongst a moderate lot in the Opunake Scurry to-morrow this well-bred gelding may show form somewhat in keeping with such parentage. At present there are sixteen engaged in the Urenui Hack Handicap. Several of the acceptors should at least turn out useful during the present season, hut it may be too early to expect their host form, so punters had better follow the money to-morrow. If the price reported—£3oo, and £IOO out of the first win—is the correct one, Ecuador should turn out a good proposition for his new owner, Mr. W. Stone, for the son of Santa Rosa has always been looked on as a fairly brilliant sort, and on a soft track Ecuador is really good. Before leaving for Sydney, Nigger Minstrel is reported to have done a very satisfactory trial over nine furlongs. With this in his favour. Nigger Minstrel is the s°rt of colt that will go on imnroving till the dav of the A.J.C. Derby. Mr. F. W. Coombes, who acted with stipendiary stewards Higgins and Hayes at the Canterbury Park races when F. D. Jones and M. McCarten were disqualified, formerly resided in this Dominion, and for a time was sporting editor of ~a paper published in Auckland. Although burdened with 11.13, Adjutor should run well in the Hunters’ Hurdles at Wingatui to-morrow, for although unsuccessful at the recent meeting of the Canterbury Jockey Club, Adjutors form was quite good enough for the vast majority of hunters. Cheslmte ran a fair race at the Eg-moiit-M'anganui Hunt (.lull’s meeting, and in a similar class in the Leppcrton Hurdles to-morrow may again Jill a place.

It lulu struts welt to-morrow lie should do his owner a good turn in the Omata Hack Hurdles, for besides the field being a small one, his opponents. with the exception of Eldenholm, have not done much racing over the’ battens. The class of sprinters engaged in the Stratford Handicap at New Plymouth to-morrow are .really good, and to sort nut the “correct pea’’ is no easy matter, and it is a matter of condition. If Gaillartl is expected to show up in the Wanganui Guineas he should certainly run well co-morrow. ' Numerically, the field for the Hunt I Club Can is a good one. and in Oak Rose and Mnhia. a fair class hunter is | represented. If ns well as at the Gisborne winter- meeting, Maliia can be depended on to run a good rare, for there lie showed very promising form. Oak Rose usually does well in this class of race. After letting his hackers down in the Hunters’ Hurdles at the EgmontWanganui Hum Club meeting. Gay Bobbie was saddled up again to contest the Ladies’ Bracelet, and he succeeded in beating what was locked on by some as a “moral” in Knikn. Tomorrow. perhaps Gay Bobbie will do better in the jumping event. The English-bred eolt Importer (The White Knight—Golden Import) has a private reputation, hut up to the present has let his connectiohs down. But i such a beautifully bred one can hardly

tail completely, and it'may bo that Importer will turn out useful this season. Importer is engaged at the Alarcon and Rangitikei Hunt Club meetings. The Absurd—Mascot colt Fool’s Paradise showed enough pace last season to suggest that some short distance races may fall .to his lot during the current season. After racing at the Marton and Kangitilcei meetings, Fool’s Paradise may be sent to "Wanganui to compete in the Guineas. That it is becoming more difficult for New Zealand-owned horses to do much good in handicap races in Australia, was brought to the notice of the writer, through reading the handicaps for the Warwick Farm meeting, which took place early in the present month. In the Flying Handicap the moderate Tactful was assessed as practical ly the equal of those good handicap performers Stony and . Sunburst, and was asked to give weight to such good performers as The Cypher, Lady Valais, Black Adder and Shrapnel. In this Dominion Tactful was only regarded as useful. Ere this appears in print, the fate of the New Zealanders F. D. Jones and Al. Mc-Carten will have been made public, as their appeal was set down for hearing on Thursday, August 28. The many friends of the pair named trust, that the penalty will be lifted, for it is generally thought that an injustice has-been served on them. Up till the last two or three years, the spring classical races in tins Dominion produced good fields of excellent three-year-olds, but of late such races as the Wanganui, Avondale and Hawke’s Bay Guineas have not been competed for by our best. This state of affairs lias been brought- about hv the big prize money offering to winners of three-year-old races run in Australia, and the success that has attended those New Zealand-owned Jiorses that have competed in classical racing in Australia is reflected in the number that are now sent from this Dominion to compete in Australian events, and, as stated at the beginning of the paragraph, the limited number of moderate class that compete in early spring racing in New Zealand. And a.s time goes on it certainly appears as if the position will become worse for the New Zealand clubs, as, owing to the large population drawn on by such clubs as the Australian Jockey Club, the Victorian Racing Club, and the Victorian Amateur Tu.rf Club, they can offer stake money that our clubs cannot hope to compete against. Then again, the high cost of carriage and accommodation in New Zealand make our meetings more expensive than sending horses to compete at Australian meetings. If New Zealand horse owners were allowed some relief from such exorbitant charges by our Railway Department it would undoubtedly help clubs to keep owners racing here.