SPORTING

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 2 July 1925, Page 4

SPORTING

WELLINGTON ACCEPTANCES. (BY '1 ETjJ-’GKAV'.U CRESS ASSOCIATIONWELLINGTON, July 1. Tim foltuving art Lhc acceptances for the Wellington Kacing Club’s winter meeting VICTORIA HURDLES HANDICAP miles.

TRIAL PLATE (entries), 6 furlongs. Vouto radokc« Serotina Nine of Spades Padonna Town C’ricr Ollatium Bov Matu Slinotus Peggj' Ford Minotus Waterlea Nadanno Cold Dollar Kilorum Debate Captain Wai Arrowboy Willow Wai Solway Olympic Father O’Flynn Relic NOTES AND COMMENTS.

(By Maecenas). On Wanganui and Auckland form the Stratford owned Soma should run well at Trentham. Gloaming was brought from Victoria to New Zeaand u,s a yearling. He was taken across to Randwick tno Hollowing year, and has annually crossed the Tasman silica Generally, Taranaki owners are well represented at. tno Wellington meetings, but tlie coming gathering to be aeld at Trentham will be an exception as the province is not strongly represented. All Wind won nicely at Otaki, but the class he will encounter at Trentham may be round too good for the Stratford owned gelding. General Carrington showed such excellent form at the recent Napier and Hawse’s Bay meetings that, if a runner at the Wellington meeting he mu«t prove hard to beat. Asked how En .Route shaped oyer fences the trainer of that gelding said: “Well the only experience En Route has had was one morning when running in a paddock he was startled oy a passing traction engine. He then gave a grea.t exhibition.” As anticipated, the wins of Lava and The Cheat at Ashburton was costly to “layers” operating in ttie cities. An effort is being made'to get Master Peter to the post for the Grand National Steeplechase, but. as lie is being worked on the lead, the proposition looks a hopeless one. Eh .Route is nominated for the following races to be run at Riccarton jn August: Grand National Steeplechase (run over 31 miles of stiff steeplecTiasb course), the AVinter Oux> (run over a mile on the llat) and the Grand National Hurdles, decided over 2* miles and ten liiglits of batten hurdles.

jLliere are no lacing u.itaie* tins week, hut the \Y ellmgton Racing club’s winter meeting is set down ior Tuesday, Thursday and oaturday of next week.

Tlie two-sear-o.d Father OTJynn, which slioweu some p.om.se in tne spring, is mentioned a 3 a likely i-uimci tor tlie Tula i'late at 'ilentnain next week, it a starter, tins youiigsLcr win tie strongly supported. Last year J? neungnt showed exceptional promise in ner cany engagements, atm many good judges uere selecting California’,s daugnter as one likely to take high honours, but she subsequently rost icrni, Out at Hustings iast week Eire alight again suo,.ed a return oi- foim.

*1 lie weight conditions of tile Trias Plate run at tne w inter meeting 01 the Wellington rlaciug Club, unuuiy tat our as tney are om\ three weens oii tnree-yeai -oicls. ± his may be wortn remembering should i?'atlier U’l'Tynn stait. The Cheat beat nothing very brilliant at .Auckland last Friday, hut Jubilant and Co, were well seasoned, and JMcCombe s charge won easily, so on these grounds, The Cheat should show up well in the Te Aro Hack at Trcntham on Tuesday, providing, ol course, he <:s fancied hy the connections ol the stable. .During a conversation, a niuchtravel.eu sportsman, who knows the Ain tree course weil (over which the Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase is run; informed the writer tnat Aintree is not the terrible course some would have us beiievc. While admittably diliicult the jumps are not too high. Ine speaker said that tile high percentage of mishaps in the Giverpool Grand National Steeplechase was due firstly to there being too many animals running; secondly, the want of schooling of many of tiiese animals; thirdly, the mad race for position over the early jumps, which naturaljm brings to earth many horses. Theke riderless animals career madly on witn the tieid, causing funner msaster. Another reason of sucii poor jumping in the Liverpool Grand -National was stated to be due to lack of “s: booling” over such ‘‘country,” the sportsman saying that tne jumps at Gatwick, cte., were mere pony fences, hoiico when horses meet reason-

ably ‘‘stiff country,” they are wholly unprepared. To further strengthen his case, this much travelled New Zealander stated that he had seen a dozen hunters ridden by amateur riciers, compete for the Hunt Club Cuj> over the Liverpool Grand National course, and of the twelve runners, only one failed to get round. This he contends proves that certain conditions are responsible for the heavy casualties experienced in the running of the world’s most famous steeplechase. In connection with the Aintree course, it is recorded that for a side wager a 14-2 pony successfully negotiated this “country.”

Many Colours 11 13 Eonmarlt 9 10 Gen. Carrington 10 9 Bestir y D 5 Ten ter fie Id 10 5 Rippling 9 Kendal 10 4 Gluement 9 5 La cl v Ga v 10 4 Glenidle 9 5 All 'Wind 10 1 Peter Maxwell 9 4 Ural la 9 12 Treadwell 9 0 FIRST HACK STEEPLECHASE, 2i miles. 10 Frenchman 11 10 Comedy Prince 9 Lady "Comet 9 Birkcnella 9 Windermere Kaika 9 13 3 12 2 Blue Hall 9 10 STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, 6 furlongs. Koodoo 11 4 Ecuador 9 3 imperial Spar* Lucius 10 11 10 8 King Cheops 9 Rehutai 9 3 o Killocra 10 3 larva 9 0 0 \ oma 10 3 White Comet 9 Lade Fingers Hall Mark 10 2 Wactea 9 0 10 2 Tinohari 9 0 Kuliio 9 7 Puketoi 9 0 WELLINGTON STEEPLECHASE. 31 mile*. Omaliu 11 9 Tuki 9 11 Eerie 11 7 Eireblight 9 5 Peter Annins 10 4 Sir Wai 9 0 Black Art 10 1 First Line 9 0 Hick 10 1 Luke 9 0 San Forte 9 11 MEMBERS' HANDICAP. 1 mile. Income 11 4 Passionate 9 0 Alaric 10 9 Crossfire 9 0 Killairc 10 8 La K eve 9 0 Killano 10 5 Pink Rose 9 0 Arch Salute 10 5 Captain Sarto 9 10 Zircon 10 2 Dara 9 6 Battle Kjisltt 0 13 Kalakaua 9 5 THENTIIAM HURDLES HANDICAP, 1J miles. Maunga 10 7 Fotoanui 9 0 Wench 10 7 Gold piece. 9 9 Vagabond 10 3 Luoullent 9 3 Puwhero 10 0 Penurv Koso 9 3 Dubious 10 0 Bonny Kill 9 2 Bonibrook 9 13 Otauru Kid 9 0 TE ARO HANDICAP. 7 furlongs. A nticipate 11 4 Kilia- 9 3 Kan hi gruel 10 12 Hyama 9 2 Kowl-jy 10 10 The Strand 9 2 Starshell 10 8 Ardfinnan 9 0 Lucrative 10 2 Te Monunui 9 0 The Cheat 10 0 Revel 9 0 Apache 9 12 Adi Vunivola 9 0 Uleaborg 9 12 Bright Eyes 9 0 Highflown 9 10 Calm Eve 9 0 Rob 9 9 Closefire 9 0 Blue Peter 9 9 De Luxe 9 0 Cardant 9 7 Monday 9 0 Beaumont. 9 5 Water leu 9 0 Whariti 9 3 WINTER HURDLES HANDICAP, 21 miles. (To bo run on the. third day.) Nukumai 11 13 Bonibrook 9 10 Loch so 11 11 10 Goldpieco 9 6 Comical 11 7 Captain Sarto 9 5 Maunga 10 9 9 2 Oinahu 10 5 Dick 9 2 Vagabond 10 4 Penury Rose 9 0 Wench 10 3 Tenterfield 9 0 Peter A mans 10 1 All Wind 9 0 Dubious 9 13 Otauru Kid 9 0