Sporting

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7193, 27 June 1933, Page 8

Sporting

MANAWATU hunt races GOOD FIELDS ENGAGED TO-MORROW The indications aro that tho Manawatu Hunt meeting, to be held at Awapuni to-morrow, will be a most enjoyable one for patrons. There aro seven events on the programme, and each arid every one of them will be contested by a good field. The main event is the Manawatu Hynt Cup in which Acervatc (rehandicapped) and Troublo (last year's winner) aro at. tho head of the weights, and thiswil. bo decided over a courso of 2J miles. The other event over tho fences is the Kiwitea Hack Hurdles, and in this Consent has pride of place. The principal event on the flat is the Levin Handicap, and Chief Marionette, as a result of her successes at Napier Park, heads the weights with 9.1. The Awapuni course is in splendici order and the going should be good if there is no heavy rain before to-mor-TOW. - The Hunt Club has made every otfort to popularise the meeting, an the small sum of 2s 6d will admit patrons to tho lawn enclosure. The hrst race is timed to start at 11.45 a.m., and the win and place totaiisator will be in operation. Riding Engagements The following riding engagements have been announced for to-morrow: _ S. Anderson: Knollmerc, High Society, Orby’s Choice. K. Voitrc: Hunting Lodge, Thrasher, After Money. A. McDonald: Royston, Postman, Chief Marionette (if started). W. ,T. McDowell: Golden Chart. \V. J. Broughton: Ebeum (in both races). Nebulae. S. Wilson: En Vidottc. I£. H. Morris: Leisure.

The Grand Prix BIG FRENCH CLASSIC PARIS, June 25. At Longchauip to-day tho following was the result of the GRAND PRIX DE PARIS, of SOO,OOO francs; for three-year-olds; 1 mile 7 furlongs. CAPPIELLO, Lady Granard's ch c, by Apcllc—Kopje 1 Thor, M. M. Boussac’s b c, by Ivsar —Lasarte .. .. 2 Assuerus, S. Vlasto’s br c, by Asterns—Slip Along ? Eighteen started. Won by half a length, a quarter of a length between second and third. Tho cable does not state whethci Rodosto, winner of the English and French Two Thousand Guineas, was in the field. On the day (May 14) that Rodosto won the French Two Thousand (Poule d’Essai dcs Pouplains) at Longchamp, Cappiello was successful in the Premier Prix du Champagne, Gordon Rouge, & three-year-old race run over the same distance as the classic (one mile), but of smaller value. Cappiello was then ridden by G. Duforez, and he was given as trained by R- Carver. LEAD WORTH FOLLOWING. Racehorse owners in Germany have no fault to find with that country's new Government. A big percentage of the 16 per cent, deducted from the totaiisator turnover used to go to the Government, but tho new Administration has decided that all of it shall be retained bv the racing clubs. As a result they vill be able to increase their stakes. EXCEEDED THE LIMIT. It is not unusual to hear owners or trainers say what they would like to do to handicappers, but they raTely let their feelings run away with them to the extent of indulging in personal -violence. However, there are exceptions, and the Hobart “Mercury” mentions that the Tasmanian Turf Club (Launceston) recently fined C. A. Sweeney for an assault on the handicapper, Mr A. Thomas. DRAWING THE CROWD. In America some clubs are doing almost anything in order to attract the public for the sake of the revenue derived from the pari-mutuel. The manage me lit of tho Aurora racecourse, ■which opened the Ulinodis Turf Association meetings on May 1, announced free admission to the lawn and stands; while reserved grandstand box seats were available at 50 cents., and the clubhouse admission at 1 dollar. Both prices mentioned included all taxes. IS HE A PESSIMIST? According to an American contributor to an English paper, the Taring outlook is anything but bright. “The sad truth is," he writes, "that on the high-class sport in the State of New York hangs the futwre of all decent racing in the United States. If such racing should cease, within five years there will not be a high-class racing plant in operation. This is freely admitted by such authorities as Colonel Matt J. Winn, the matured and practical major-domo of raring in Kentucky, and president of the American Turf Association.

“Wealthy owners of high-class stables will ship horses to England and Trance to race, throwing out of employment hundreds of thousands of varied employees, and once again as during the Hughes debacle—millions of dollars worth of the finest horseflesh in the world will be sent out of the United States and thoroughbred breeding here will become a byword.” CHEAP WINNERS. Some cheap horses have won the Great Northern Steeplechase. Despised was bought for £10; Lavanter (a dual winnor) for £SO; and Hautere for £ll2 10s. El Gallo, who won the Hurdles and Steeplechase double twice, was comparatively dear at £2OO and a contingency of £IOO. Gluepot was sold for £lB, and Sea D'eil for £lO, but Sir Roscberry, who won. the big steeple-

chase twice, fetched £2OO. Beau Cavalier cost £SB, Master Lu £35, Kaiterc £ls, and Sol £SO. All these sales were made before the horses won the big race. LUNA LUX’S SEQUENCE. Luna Lux wound up last season by wnning tho Hawke’s Bay Hunt Club Steoplechase, and followed this up with successive victories in the Ferguson Gold Cup at Gisborne, and the Taranaki Hunt Cup in August. He was not raced against till the recent Woodville meeting, where he won the Winter Hurdles. His next effort was in the Hawke’s Bay Steeplechase, and he again won well after giving a fine display of jumping. On Saturday he won the Park. .Steeplechase, making six victories on end.

The death occurred recently of the aged gelding Imperial Fame, who was destroyed following an accident. He did only the one season’s racing, but he won more races in that term than any other horse in the Dominion.

King Soult, the sire of Luna Lux, was a good racehorse himself, but he was unsound. As a three-year-old he won the Avondale Guineas, Great Northern Guineas and A.R.C. Summer Cup, and as a seven-year-old, at the last meeting he raced, ho won the 1914 Avondale Cup.