SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 48, 15 July 1912, Page 8

SPORTING.

V.R.C. GRAND NATIONAL MEETING. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received 14, 5.5 p.m. Svdney, July 14. At the V.R.C. Grand National meeting the principal events resulted as follows: Douttagalla Hurdle Handicap, of 300 sovs; two miles.—Bullawarra 1, Uxbridge 2, Forest Prince 3- Fourteen horses started. Won by a head, after a great finish. Time, 4min. 15% sec. GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE, iof 20 sovs. each, with 1500 sovs. ■added; about three miles and one ■ furlong. Guncap, 10.6 (Morgan) 1

United Kingdom, 9.0 (Meabe) 2 Scrutineer, 9.10 (Hawkins) 3 Vanguard 11.12, Central Green 11.4, Leah Kleshna 11.0, Bribery 10.10, Steam 10.8, Nimrod 10.8, Yalworra 10.8, Big Bob 10.4, Tinapagee 10.4, Quilatchil 9.12, Fulgent 9.8, Moui 9.4, Myall Jack 9.0, and Warrawoona 9.0, also started. Gun- | cap was the first to move. Leaving the straight, Nimrod was in the lead from. Fulgent,- Myall Jack and United Kingdom. At the stone wall Nimrod and Quiltachil fell, leaving Myall Jack at the head from Guncap, United Kingdom, Fulgent and Vanguard. At the last jump Guncap and United Kingdom were, together, clear of the field, and in a

rattling finish Guncap won by half a length, with Scrutineer three lengths away, third* Then came Bribery and Fulgent. Only seven 'horses finished, the •balance falling. Four jockeys were slightly injured. The time, flmin. 28% sec, established a record for the race. In the Doutta?alla Hurdle Race, Pleasant Ways fell and broke his neck.

RACING PERMITS. By Telegraph—Prejss Association. Auckland, Saturday. Mr. John Rowe, member of the Racing Commission, commenting on Mr. Massey's statement as to the possible restitution of the racing permit to the Rangitikei Club (Bulls), said that the Commission made it plain in its report that it did not consider there was any real need for the curtailment of the number of racing days in New Zealand, considering the scattered nature of the population. The Commission had to reduce the number of days, and did so to the best of their ability. Rangitikei was omitted on the excuse that it was quite'close both to Wanganui and Marton, and that it was without railway connection. As with other centres, the appointments were also defective. If the Rangitikei Club was given back its permit, presumably at the expense of "Wanganui or I Marton, no doubt other places would be ' encouraged by the success of the Rangitikei appeal. At Newcastle on Saturday the Tramway Handicap was won by the New Zealand horse Blackpool, with Veronica second and Renova third. Blackpool won by a length, with half a length between second and third.