RACING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11252, 3 July 1922, Page 10

RACING

o-— ■— I FIXTURES. July S. 12, 15—Wellington R.C. July 13— Waimate District Hunt Club July 22r—South Canterbury Hunt Club, July 27, 23—Gisborne R.C. July 23—Cilristehurch Hunt Club. NOTES AND COMMENTS.

(By "Carbine.")

Tatton Park, who has got into the First Hack and Hunters' Steeplechase at Wellington with the minimum weight, has a big reputation, but he let his supporters down hard at Ellerslie. As Fisher’s engagement in the TrentUam Hurdles has been oontinued it looks as if he has recovered from his recent troubles, but it is noticeable that lie is not included m the list for the TV inter Hurdles. In Auckland Sea De’il is in considerable favour for the Wellington Steeplechase, and as there is a week between the Steeplechase and the Winter Hurdles lie has a chance of winning the double. In the Steeplechase he has 10.8, which is not a prohibitive weight and in the Hurdles 9.12. At HUerslie he ran third in the Great Northern Hurdles and won the Steeplechase. Fiscom and Kosiel, who ran first and eecond in the V.H.C. Grand National Hurdles on Saturday, were the favourites for the event when the last mail left. • Rosiel was ridden by Stan. Reid, who a few 6eason& ago was the leading cross* country horseman in New Zealand. Genferal Raven is one of the great disappointments of the present steopleohasing season. Last winter he gave indications that he would turn out particularly good, but so far this season he has failed badly. At Hawkers Hay he just threw himself at his fences, and, as one observer said, trusted to luck. Vascular, who won the Wellington Steeplechase three years ago, is a fairly regular attendant at the Riccarton track and still is a proficient jumper. At the Racing Conference, which opens in Wellington next week, the president, Sir George Clifford, will move to substitute the following for part 4 of rule 4: —'"The stewards, if compelled on account of inclement weather or any extraordinary circumstances, may put off any race meeting from day to day, provided that the races so postponed take place on the first available day and no objection to such postponement is raised by any other racing club affected there- : ’ R. J. Mason, who Is now at Rahdwick, has a useful looking team, and it will be interesting to see how ho fares in the next Derby. With Biplane, Gloaming, and Cupidon he has won three out of the last five. Winning Hit, who is again in wotV, should be a good handicap horse this year. Master Hamilton is being given a preparation for the Grand National meetins’. Master Strowan has been fencing in great style at Otaki and so far has remained sound. The ox-New Zealand trainer Dave' Price won the principal event at the Mentone (Victoria) meeting on .Tune 14th, with Taggerty, a son of Bobadij nnd Piatello. An improving jumper in the south is Kingbolt, who has been hunted and has shaped satisfactorily. Racehorses are sometimes discovered in peculiar circumstances. Some months ago a Penrith sportsman, Frederick .Tones, had a runaway win with Black Hawk, Which horse bo discovered working in a hearse. Recently be produced an aged grey gelding, called Black Rust, end it was backed down to favouritsm in a trotters* handicap, which it duly won. The ancient battler was discovered between tho shafts of a caTtj drawing offal. Lord Manton, who died suddenly in* England a few months ago when hunting, had a number of high-priced horses in training with A. Taylor, but his eldest eon has no intention, of going in for racing for some time. A query as to the racing intentions of the present Lord Manton was productive of the teply that he was not going to keep any horses in training, or Tun any for three or four years, but was keeping on most of the breeding stud—fifteen mares and Lemonora.

RACING IN MELBOURNE

GRAND NATIONAL HURDLES. FISCOM THE WINNER.. tty T^ , ' , "rnr'Ti —Uinss Assn.—Copyright (Received July 2, 5.5 p.m.) MELBOURNE, July Ist. Rain commenced soon after tko start of the V.R.C. meeting and interfered with tho racing. The big event resulted : GRAND NATIONAL HURDLES, Of 1750 sovs; three miles. Fiscom, 11.6 (Mooney) 1 ' Roisel, 10.4 (Reid) 2 Rahda, 9.13 (Spain) 3 All started. Bright "Plume got away best, but soon gave place to Cunning Fox. Fiscom headed a bunched field, tho first time round, and at the liomel turn continued to hold the lead from 1 Well Off, Roisel and Beltane. Sevon furlongs from home Beltane went up into second place, followed by Roisel and Ralula. Fiscom slightly led Roisel round the turn and landed first on the flat. Won by two lengths. Time, smin 41sec. Canning Fox fell and Bright Plume lost his rided.