SPORTING.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 27 July 1925, Page 3

SPORTING.

GISBORNE MEETING

RACING CONCLUDED

(bY TELEGRAPH- PRESS ASSOCIATJON.) GISBORNE, July 25. The second day of the Gisborne Racing Club’s meeting was held to-day in good weather and before a large attendance. The totalisator investments for the dav were £16,947, against £16.375 on the second day last wear, an increase of £572. The total for the meeting was £30,485, compared with £29,150, an increase of £1335. Results: Gisborne Hurdles, one mile and a half.—s Fort George (Gordon) 1,2 Kendal 2, 4 Silverfish 3. Also started : 1 Garzon, 3 Monte, 6 Birka, 7 Nowra, 8 Whispering Sam. Won by 12 lengths, a quarter of a. length between second and third. Time, 2.52. Maiden Hack, six furlongs.—l Sunlike (R. Reed) 1,2 Whaikorero 2, 9 Night Gambler 3. Scratched: Mokaukirunga. Royal Mixture. Won by a hen cl, ha lf a length between second and third. Time, 1.19 4-5. Waikanae Handicap, olio mile.—4 Barrier (McTavish) 1, 6 Chaplin 2, 3 Scotch Mixture 3. Also started: 7 Battle Knight, 2 The Author, 1 Startle, 5 Tari, 8 Highway, 10 Cleft, 9 Bezant. Won by a quarter of a length, the same distance between second and third. Time. 1.43.

Second Hack Flat Handicap, seven furlongs—4 Mountain Top (Waddell) 1, 1 Blue Jay 2, 8 Tino Maunga 3. Also started: 3 Piton, 2 Killocli. 6 Kingi Pita, 5 Elsie Aroha, 7 Welcome Sound. Won by half a length, three-quarters of a length between second and third. Time, 1.34 1-0. Te Hapara- Steeples, two miles and a half. —3 Tliiganthu (McDonald) 1, 6 Ethiopian 2, 4 Silta 3. Also started: 1 Raimi, 2 Maliia, 5 Silverfish, 7 Radio. Won by a nose, 12 lengths between second and third. Maliia and Ranui fell. Time, 5.26 3-5. Taurangamii Hack Handicap, six furlongs.—l Manutai (Dixon) 1, 6 Princess Nata 2. 4 Royal Heather 3. Also started: 2 Waioeka Jack, 5 Carniola, 3 Pita. "Won by a length, half a length between second and third. Time, 1.18 2-5.

Farewell Handicap, six furlongs.—2 Chaplin (Barry) 1. Nancy Lee 2, 3 Princess Ronnie 3. Also started: 4 Tari. 5 Piton. Won by a. quarter of a length, three-quarters of a. length between second and third. Time, 1.17.

WEIGHTS FOR. P.B. HUNT CLUB

GISIBORINE. July 26

For the Poverty Bay Hunt Club’s annual. meeting the following weights have been declared: —<

Hunters’ Hurdles Handicap, one mile and a half. —Woden 12.5, Garzon 12.4, Kendal 12.3, Silverfish 11.10, Kovno 11.3, Silta 11.1, Silverstride 10.10, No-wra, Goldstreak 10.9, Radio, Black Apple, Rangiatahua, Clastanea, 'Whispering Sam, Our Day, Hillation 10.7. Handicap Trot, one mile anti a quar-ter.-—Una Dillon, Halm ore limit, Bingen King 24yds bhd, Gladys Cole. 36, Alicel 48, Miss Marvin, General 84, Pete l-wah 96.

Hu li. tern’ Bracelet. Handicap, one mile.—Manutai 13.7. Sunlike 13.0, Kendal, AVoden 12.11, Garzon 12A, Murk Over 11.8, Go-ltl.streak, 3’ita 1t.5, Kero Kero 12.2, Our Dav. Hillatioii, Mix Up 11.0.

Hexton Handicap, one mile and a. quarter.—Te Kurd 11.7, The Aiuthor 10,13, Chaplin 10.13., Highway 10.3, Startle 10.1, Princess Ronnie, Piton, ■Crisis, Bezant 9.3, Killocli, Cleft, Royal Heather, Kingi Pita. AA'elcome Sound 9.0.

Hunt Club Steeplechase Handicap, two. miles and a half.—Kovno 12.5, Silverfish, Woden 11.9, Silverstride, Silta. 1.13, Nowra. 10.9, Radio, Ra.ngitahua; AVhispenng Sam, Martin-tine, Our Day, Swarthmooir 10.7. Maiden. Hack Handicap, five, furlongs.—Suit!ike 10.13, AAihaikorero 9.12, Goldwtre-ak 9.8, Three Kings 9.4, lvero Kero, Scottish King 9.2, Polydaanus, Mix Up, Miss Dale, Billy’s Pride. Heather.s-hine, Even Song, Flying Phantom, Our Day, Royal Mixture, Peril, Oymlbeline, Bright. Hope, Loch. Dh.ii colt 9.0.

A.wapunii Hurdle Handicap. one mile and three-quarters.—AA'aioeka. Jack L 1.7,.7, General .Raven: 10.8, AVoden 10.7, Fort George 10.6, Kenyon, Thiga-ntjiu 10.3, Mont© 10.0,,., Maliia 9.12, Silverfish 8.11, Birka 9.9, -Grandiose, Black Apple 9.0. Rapauui Hack Flat Handicap, seven furlongs.—Chaplin 11.9, Manutai 11.1, Kenyon 10.11, S uni ike 10.8, Mountain Top 10.7, Tino Maunga 10.2. Blue Jay 10.1, AA’aioeka Jack 9.11, Garzon 9.11, Killooli, AAihaikorero 9.8, Fort George 9.7, Polly De Luxe, Princess Nata 9.4, Serenade 9.2, Oarniola, Kingi Pita, Billy’s Pride, Flying Phantom, Sophia,’ Grandiose, Royal Heather, Leviathan, Welcome Sound, Peril, Te-cbir 9.0.

CHRISTCH Ult OH AA'EIGHTS

GRAND NATIONAL MINOR EVENTS.

CHRISTCHURCH, July 26

For the Canterbury .Jockey Club’s Grand National meeting the following handicaps have been declared by Mr. J. E. Henrys: Hunters' Hurdles, one mile, and three-quarters. — Lady Comet 11.9, A 1 lizzie 11.5, Ethiopian 10.13, Birkcneilft 10.9, Grim Jolt© 10.8, Nightraider 10.5, Rock fellow, Aliika 10.1, Projector 9.13, Bachelor Gay. Hats Off 9.11, Miss Garance, Sporting Girl, Golden Sarto 9.10, Mainspring, Mataipuke, Proverbial 9.7. Trial Hurdles, one mile and threequarters.—Rational 11.13, Many Colours 13.2. Adjut-o-r 30.33, Red Kriss, 10.11, T t , Knwa 10.9, Glenidle, Trespass 10.5, Kaikahu, Tenterfield 9.10, Bonecto 9.9, Quality, Paddy’s Hope, North Inch 9.0.

Jumpers’ Flat Handicap, one mile and a half. —Nukuinai 11.9, Boomerdav 11.8, Vagabond 11.1, Santiago 30.9, Tinokaha 10.8, Frisco Mail, Bonomel 10.6, Lucullent 10.3, d’e Kawa 10.1, Many Colours 9.13, Tenterfield, Lady Gay 9.12. Penury Rose 9.9, Maunga 0.7, Bonibrook, Captain Sarto, Glenidlp, Goldoiece 9.0.

Enfield Steeplechase, three miles and a half. —'Frenchman 11.9, Uncle Bob 11.2, Windermere 10.11, Blue Hall 10.8, Silverfish, Uncle Dave 10.3, Cashman, Birkenella 9.9, Bolden Sarto, Goodform , Mainspring, Trill burg 9.0. . Avonhead Handicap, seven furlongs. —Anticipate 10.13, Last Dart 10.12, Barn Owl, Irish 10.11, Tiff 10.7, liougldeen Dhoun 10.4, Enare. 10.3, Musical 10.0, Blue Peter 9.13, Highflown 9.11, Uleab.org ,9.10, Apache 9.9, Miss Minerva 9.7, Goldspinner 9.5, Fresco 9.4 Captain Wai 9.3. Rapier, Gay Life 9.1, Camel Amble, Grnnuale, His Majesty, Sarty, Horatius 9.0.

S.C. HUNT CLUB’S MEETING

TIMARU, July 25

The South Canterbury Hunt Club’s steeplechase meeting was held in lino though cold weather to-day. Owing to recent rain the going was heavy. The totalisator handled £12,234 10s, compared with £14,329 last year. Results : Hadlow Hack Hurd'es, H miles—l Kaikahu (E. Shaw) 1, 4 Mark by 2, 3 Paddy’s Hope 3. Also started: 2 Castellan. 'Won by six lengths. Pareora Hunters’ Steeplechase, two miles. —1 Uncle Bob (W. Robinson) 1, 5 Happy Mac 2, 3 Mainspring 3. Also started: 6 Cremona, 2 Golden Sarto, 4 Message Boy, 8 Proyerbial, 7 Bve and Bye. Won by four lengths. Time, 4min 22 2-ssecs. South Canterbury Steeplechase, 21 miles. —2 Charlatan (A. J. Peart.) 1, 1 Tio-erland 2. 3 Cassells 3. Also started: 6 Kipling. 4 Golden Prince, 7 Cashman, 5 Aurore’ 8 Tokomaiiro, 9 Swindasa,. AVon by three lengths. Time, smin 32 2-ssec. Levels Handicap, six furlongs. 1 Shandre (A. J. Peart) 1, 4 Lauglne 2, 2 Fairy Tidings 3. Also started: 3 Sarty, 5 Adopted. 8 The Babe, A.l Colours, AVharncliffe. AA r on easily by a length. Time, lmin 19sec. AVashdvlte Trot, It miles.—3 Afton AVater (F. Holmes, junr.) 1, 4 Honour Bright 2. 5 Great’ Form 3. Also started : 1 Stewart Loeanda. 2 Nelson O’Neill, 6 Fireman. Won by four lengths, lime, 3min ssec. . , TT . „ Tesehemaker Memorial Hunt Oup Steeplechase, 21- miles—2 Nightraider (0. Call uni) 1. 1 M uglier a 2, 5 Goodform 3. Also started: 4. Vice Regal, 3 Message Boy. AVon easily by a dozen lengths. Time. Smiii 39 2-ssec. Hunter’s Plate, li miles.—l Muzzle (owner) 1, 4 Miss Garance 2.2 Evader 3 Also started: 3 Golden Sarto, / Bill Turpin. 8 Matapuke, 4 Saceo. 6 Timaru. AA on by two lengths. Time, 2min 53 2-ssee. .. Claremont AATlter Handicap, one mile—s Shandre (A. J. Peart) 1, 3 Clontarf 2. 6 Mytliology 3. Also started: 1 Mountain Lion, 4 Happy AY amor,. 2 En Route, 7 Golden Right. "V\ °n by a length. Time, Imin 49sec.

AUSTRALIAN FLEET MEETING

SYDNEY, July 26.

The special Randwick meeting in honour of the American fleet was largely attended. The weather was fine. ReFleet Hurdles.—Piratic 1, Mendil 2, Double Escape 3. \\ T on by a long head. Time. 3min 40 J see. New Mexico Stakes.—AA T indbag 1, Red Gauntlet-2. Kallom 3. AVon by two and a half lengths. Time, Imm 12sec.

LIVERPOOL CUP

LONDON, July 24. The Liverpool Cup .resulted: AA r inalot 17 Le Mantouan 2, Pharos 3. Seven started. AA r on by half a length.

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(By Maecenas.)

Kilfane ran solid races at- the AVeliington meeting, and for this reason his chance, is favoured by some for the AA’iliter Cup. A few months ago Kilfane had several had bleeding attacks, but of late the trouble has not recurred. . Of the young ’chasers soon out tins season Llewellyn has made tli e . most favourable impression, and many weie selecting the son of Lucullus to wm the AVellington or Grand National Steeplechases. But the owner of this young and inexperienced .steeplechaser decided on the right lines in not asking Llewellyn to tackle such stiff contracts this year. Llewellyn is eligible for the richly endowed Pakuranga Hunt Club Cup, and it will take a lot of weight to stop the gelding in the class he will encounter in this hunter event. . 0t four horses engaged by the \\ airarapa owner, Mr. A. McDonald,, in the AVinter Cup, Killocra is the only on e now left in that event, x iossi bly Rowley was the “correct pea ’’ but owing to going wrong at tlie \\ el lington meeting he was withdrawn from the AA r inter Cup. As a • - two-year-old Killocra was really first-class, but subsequently lost all form. In his races at • Trentham the son of Kilbroney was unfortunate at the start, but finished well enough to suggest that be has. a chance in the big mile handicap to be decided at Hit-carton next month. In R. S. Bagby, Killocra will have the services of a most capable rider, one ot the very best in. the Dominion. In the past mares have failed rather badly in the Grand Nationals, and for this reason many will not have them. This year the sex will have a useful pair in Eerie and Fireblight to fight their battles, and either may be capable of winning. . Since running second in the Aveuington Steeplechase Fireblight has done well, and her trainer is confident she will, put up a good race in the Grand National Steeplechase. After winning a “double” at the AA'ellington winter meeting last year Fireblight was taken on to Riccarton, but failed badly m her two starts. AA"ill she, do the- same this year? Just before reaching the final oOstacle in the last AA'ellington Steeplechase Eerie looked certain to fill a place in that event, but the amount taken out of th e Egmofit-traiiied mare in the earlier stages told a tale, and, tiring badlv, fourth was the best Eerie could do. "As Eerie will meet Fireblight on better terms in th e Riccarton race she should at least finish in front of Fireblight—that is, all things being equal. Uncle Bob, who beat Kipling and company in the Waimate Steeplechase, is a North-Island owned gelding by the Chokeboro “cast-off” De AA’itte, and evidently inherits his jumping ability from his dam, a Gipsy King mare. Uncle Bob won hunter class races at Dannevirke and Marton, but although engaged in tli e Grand National Steeplechase, one cannot- consider his chance seriously. Unlike most race tracks in winter, those, at Riieciarton are generally very good ait. tbi>s time of the year. Even in this wet year, the Riccarton tracks are comparatively good, if one can rely on times. For instances Deucalinn ran half ai mile in 51 A, whilo Bond-ice a ran the distance in the fast time of 50) sec. When at Trenthaim, AVhi-te Comet ran four furlongs three l seconds' better than the next best of the morning. He won very easily on each occasion at Wellington, and being such a good beginner (a necessary asset in the AYinter Clip above all races), should certainly prove one oif the hardest to beat at .Riccarton. AA'hite Comet irs quite capable of running out a solid mile, and won over that distance at the Auckland meeting in the June of 1924. We in New' Zealand know that our steeplechasers are not- up to the standard of many former years, and, judging .from the following clipping fro-m the Australasian, things are no better in A T iotoria, for the writer comments

thus: “Victorian steeplechase form is at, a low elib at present, and few ‘elmsens’ owned in -this State are happy over the Flemington country. 111 tho Kensington Steeplechase on the opening day of the present meeting, only four finished. In the Trial Steeples on the following day a large field competed, but only five -succeeded- in completing the course. In the Grand National Steeple-chaise six of the thirteen runners finished, while in the lootseiay Steepler only two horses got around. Rational was,' not nominated for any of the hurdle races, with hack conditions, to be decided at the conning Canterbury meeting, so the connections of the -son ol Absurd a re-evidently assured that their gelding is up to firstclass company over hurdles. •'Although, Tigerland has a Wanganui Steeplechase to his credit, lie failed very badly just after this success, when pitted against the good ones, in the Great ■Northern and Winter Steeplechases at the Auckland meeting, and he again ran poorly in the Wellington Steeplechase, and was a-lterwards sold by Mr. Eiiddiford. -Since going south, Tigerland has run -second in the Grand National Steeplechase, and to-day is looked on by southerners as a good steeplechaser, and but for being short of the necessary, would certainly be a big South. Island favourite for the coming Grand National Steepleclia-se. Tike Tigerland, Eerie has been hampered in training operations, and should either of the pair win the big cross country race -at, Riocarton it will be -proof conclusive that our “chasers’* are much below par. Not that Eerie and Tigerland are inferior in class, but by filie fact illa-t both have only had about half tlie work one would expect a- Grand National -candidate to undergo. Of the pair. Eerie m-ay •prove the better, and if Hidden a patient race by a competent rider, this daughter of Nassau will full}' extend the hest of her opponents. Endowed with considerably more pace than the vast majority of steeplechasers, a capable rider can afford to wait on Eerie till the last stages of the race. In the Wellington Steeplechase this miare was ridden as if the event were a two-mile race.