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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 171, 12 August 1909, Page 3

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MELBOURNE RACING. By Cable— Press Association.—Copyrighl Melbourne, August 11. Nothing of importance has dropped out of the eup events 011 the iirst forfeits. GUAXD NATIONAL MEETING. ! SECOND DAY'S ACCEPTANCES. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christeluirch, Last Night. The following acceptances have been received for the second day of the Canterbury Grand National meeting;— Claud National Hurdle Race, of 1000 sovs., two mile*—Comit-iss 10.8, Gold Dust 10.7, Seotty til.O, Lionhcart U. la.

Auratus !l. IPikojm 1.1.10. Kingman 0.8, Tauira IU.S, Southern Gross 0.2, Showman 9.0, Ooraauii it.ij. I'ukenui 9.0, Whatakura tl.o, liendrock 0.(1.

Hunt Club Cup-Lovell 12.13, Deerslayer 11.3, Gammon 11.2. Giengaril! 10.13, Stonuy I'etrel 10.12, Arty 10.12, Malengatenga 10.0. Pretoria 10.0, Puzzler 10.0, Bess 10.IJ.

Beaufort Steeplechase— Hunts 11.8. Capitol 11.5, Mocassin 10.1(1, Eldorado 10..5, Wanganui 0.13, Moosken 0.7> Uiplouiatie 9.7.

Spreydon Hack Hurdles—Clareiuotit 10.12, Polyanthus 10.3, Lapland . 10.3, Kelso 0.13, Slaney 0.3. Grosvenor O.u. Blytheboy O.U. ' -

Sumner Handicap—King Post 11.2, W hi«tlecraft 10.0, Continuauce 10.8, Ineiihouny 10.2. Wet Day 0.10, Chiariaian 0.10, Bountiful 0.0, Saiit ltosaleer 0.1, Waiata 0.4, Raugikapua 0.0, Merry Lass 0.0, Adjudge 0.0.

Islington Handicap—North-East 11.0, Grenadier 10.11, Mcnie Zealand 10.7, St. Aiilan 10.5, Gwendoline 10.4, Longnor 10.3, W-aikaraka 10.0, J*lriy Disdain 0.13. Iranui 9.13, King Post 0.1 i, All Guns' 0.!)! Stratagem 0.7, Tikitere 0.5, White Cockade 0.2, Monkey Puzzle 0.0.

August Handicap- -IL'enates 11.0, Los Angelos 10.0, Longner 10.0, Sea Xing 10.0, Bonny Glen 0.0, .Mundic 0.8, Rock perry 9.7, Inez 0.5, Volodia 9.5, Silkwcb t;.(), Mytliical 9.0, ( hivinoi'e 0.0.

Woolsto-n Plate—Cashier, Bravery. Chameleon, Equivocate, Gold Braid, Kuastikolf, Little Fairv, .Mangrove, Miss Do™, Pronoun, Shilialagh, Somaleria, Zetland. Weight Ost.

TI'RF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa ''j The Grand National uieetiug will he continued at liieearton to-day, the principal events being the Grand National Hurdle Kace.

Compass, by his win in the Jumpers* Hat Race on Tim-day does not include a penalty for the big hurdle race to-day. Le Beau is' reported to have injured himself in the National Steeplechase and may not be seen under silk again this week.

. Lovell upset a warm order in Wairaka in the Knlielil Meeple and won fairly comfortably, which was a good performance for a candidate for Hunt Club honor*.

Glengarifl' ran very disappointingly ill the Hunters* Hurdles on Tuesday and left a crowd of Turanaki guessers in the soup. The winner, Tyrannic, was 1 sticking out a mile and paid a handsome pries.

King Post paid the highest dividend of the day when he chased North-East home ill the Winter Cup. The Seaton Delaval gelding is very, well at present and may pay a miuh shorter price very shortly.

I'enates began quickly in the Winter Cup, but tlie distance and weight found !'im out. 'Penates carries top hamper in the August Handicap, run over s'ix furlongs, to-day. With a Jina] acceptance of fourteen horses, the Grand National liurdle Itace promises to be a line race. With tin withdrawal of Kxmoor, the Porirua ftable pins its faith to 'Pauira, who won so easily at Trentham. and on rffcenli showing it must be admitted that they have a powerful representative. Compass and Auratus won on Tuesday, and will in consequence gain many friends for to-day's race. There are several [ good ones amongst the others engaged, and the issue appears to lie very open. ' hldorado ran a good horse in the National Steeple and was' in front after going two and a-half miles. - Whether .Uocassin, Capitol or Kurus. had they stood up, would have beaten the Hawke's I'-av horse, may be proved in the JJeaufurt Steeplechase tu-day. . Xadador',; victory ill the National Steeplechase came as a surprise to fo:loueis of form. On Wellington run:iiug Kussell's 'ehascr had nothing better than a jumper's chance in tile big I[j c . carton event, and with a succession of incidents to remove tile dangerous ones', the good old safe jumper prevtiiled. The time recorded, 7nii;i 2l)see.. was considera lily slower than that put up by ..urns in lust years race, and the going i n I uesday was go-ad and conducive to ie.st time.

J'ol\anthiis rn;i t]ii rii in tlit* -lumpers I'lat liaec (til Tuesday, ami ljrl'dleaving for Biccarlon was too good for I'ikopo in several trials over the small slicks. The Junipers' Race was' run ill fairly fast time of -11 l-S SO i-. which was ami bad -■<ui-ii!<-iiiiir the weights, and the "mo" >up Compass and Southern Cross as very f a ; r horses over twelve furlongs. Xorlh-fcast was tile wannest thing o'.i Tuesday's curd and pot away with tlie Winter Cup in brilliant stvle. The Wallganui horse was 1 steadily hacked for months before the race and no doubt Ins connections threw in for a solid win. Xorth-Kast should find list a big handicap ill the Islington llauilic-a)], an:l I'.ui'oC'l vdon's son will be meeting Grenadier and fiwendolina on considerably Worse terms than in the Winter Cup.' That weight counts' very little against a good horse, X viand proved in the running of the Avondale Handicap and with lOst lOlbs in the. saddle he was sent out favorite anil won easily by four lengths, giving c,'or"e Price' hifirst, win aiuce lie took over ••Jfiglidcny' horses. Amongst the acceptors' for the Melbourne Cup are the Xew Zealand-bred ■lll lied. Master Soiilt. JJobrikofl', Aborigine. Downfall, llotoa, Pink 'Un, Artillerie, Maranui, Waipuna. (loldcn'siip per. Seddon. Kerlie. Don Hannibal, Ikon.' and half-a-dozen other lesser lights, llaorilaml promises 10 lie well represented in next X'ovenibcr's contest. The following final acceptance/ have been received for the Australian Stceiflochase, of 1,500 sovs.. aliout four miles (run next Saturday).—Bribery 13.7, 'lhc Sun 11.1, Snob and Grafnax 10.13 Confederate 10.'.1. Kororoit 10.5, Dalnv and Cuaeli 0.11, Billiards, lied Light and Quail 0.5.