SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 August 1919, Page 7

SPORTING.

RACING FIXTURES". Au<, Hunt Club. Sept. S.—Morton J.C. Sept. 4.—Rangltlltel Hunt Club. Sept. 10.—DnniMVltk* R.C. Sept. 11—Dannovtrkc Hunt Club. GRAND NATIONAL MEETING. CONCLUDING DAY. By Telegraph—Press Association, Chrlstcliureh, August. 16. Tin Canterbury Jockey Club's Grand National meeting concluded to-day In dull weather. The attendance was good, and the course In line order. The machine handled £06,828 10», making £187,351 for the meeting as against 8127,045 at the two days' gathering last year. Results:— HUNTERS' n,ATE.~j Sonny (Mr. Borr) 1, 2 llayllght 2, 4 Sport 3. Also started: 5 Wlnslow, II Ataherl. Won by a length. Time, 2.47 1-5, A protest against the winner on the ground that he was not eligible to start was dismissed. AYLESBURY STEEPLECHASE. Sebastian (T. Humphries) 1, 2 Lawsuit 2, 1 Graftelln 3. Also started: 4 The (Irand, 5 Tradltor. Won by three lengths. Time, 5.8 4-5. The Grand dislodged his rider at tile first fence. HBATHCOTE HANDICAP.—2 Gold Kip <.T. Topp) 1, C RlsliiEham 2, 4 All Over 3. Also started: 5 Oazlciue, 1 Rebekah, 8 Llonslclp, 8 Battle Arry, 9 Kllkee, 7 Potentiality, 11 Bellshlro,. It) Borodino, 12 Merton. Won by 0 nfctik.' ' Tiros 'l29* STYX HURDLES—3 Tip Up (L, Hagcrty) 1, 4 Wild Pilgrim 2, 2 Master MoUtoa, 3 Also started; 0 Aohllledes, 1 Reformation, 5 Red Cent, T Sir Medallist, A Sonny, 8 Tlgerland. Won by a nock. Tlmo, 8 0 4-5. SYDENHAM KUKOLES -4 Sir Solo (L. H»g»rty) 1, 5 Signature 2, 1 Omahu 3. Also started: 2 Art, (I Rlelght of Hand, 3 Paraoa, T Joannot. Won by three length*. Tlmo, 3,14 4-5. Paraoa lpst his rider at the second fence. LINCOLN STEEPLECHASE —3 Merry Lad (L. Hngorty) 1, 4 Polthogue 2. Also started: 1 Master Lupin, 2 Gang Awa'. Won by a furlong. Master Luplu broke bis leg and (Jang Awr' fell. Time, 8.10. RBBCUFFS HANDICAP.—4 Imarlbbon (.1. Tifpp) 1, :i Taniaroa 2, 2 Black Mountain 3. Also started: (I Pretty Bobby,'s Olcnshinc, 10 Spyglass, 1 Streyshot, 7 The Sapper, 11 sweet Swlle, 8 Slnglo Rose, 9 Grand Duchy, 12 Deflection. Won by three lengths? " Time, 1,30 4-5. •■' -■■•■ ■'•

SfcMVYN HANDICAP.—I Form Up (Slil. Held) 1, 5 Rechhlre 2, 10 Borodino 3. Also started: B KUboyne, 7 Gamecock, 4 Elocution, 3 Moorahba, 0 Hlero, 9 Pyjnma. 8 Snnlno, jl Post Hastp, 12 Charley, 13 Hands Off. Won by two lengths. Time, 1.14 3-5. NOTES ON THE! RACING. • (By Wire—Special to News) Chrlstchurch, August 16. , The • Cnnterbury Jockey Club's meoling was concliMlod In cold weather, but there was no rain, and the course was fast. The attendance was again good, the machine handling £.16.818 10a, which made the total {or the meeting' £107,341. Of the five starters for the Hunters' Plate, Sonny was an odds on favorite. After going Ave t urlonjs he ran up to Sport, who bad been the pacemaker, but half a mile from homo, Gayllght went to tho front. Sonny challenged at the distance, and won comfortably by a length, with SpOrt two lengths away. There was a protest against.Sonny on the ground that he was not eligible for nomination, but the stewards did not disturb the Judge's vordlct. ■ San Sebastian had an easy win in the Aylesbury Steeplechase, galloping generously all the way. lawsuit made> the running, but lost a lot of. ground at his fences. • Graftella, who was favorite, and San Sebastian moved up rounding the turn, and the latter was first oyer the last fence, winning by four lengths. Graftella was five lengths away, and. Tradltor ft good way belt. The Qrand fell at the first jump.

The Heathcote Handicap was one of the best races of the Week. Borodino was first out, but gave place to Rebekah and Llonskin, ■who showed the way to the straight. , At the distance. All Over was just showing out from a big bunch, and a great struggle ended in heads separating Gold Kip, Rlslngham, and All Over, with Potentiality close up, followed by Borodino and Gazlque. In the Styx Hurdles, Red Cent went out to make the,pace, but Tip Up headed.him seven furlongs from home, Reformation going up into second place. Racing to the last hurdle the field* closed up, but Tip Up was first over, Reformation making a bad jump. Wild Pilgrim finished well, but was beaten by a good neck. Master Moutoa was three lengths away, followed by Red Cent and Tlgerland. )e*hnot and Signature were the early pacemakers In the Sydenham Hurdles, with Sir Solo tucked In behind them. Before they Had gone a mile. Sir Solo and Art moved up, and the former was with the leaders five furlongs from home. Rounding the turn the National winner went to the front, and he jumped the last hurdle clear of Art and Signature Omahu looked to be making a good run, but Sir Solo drew away, beating Signature by three lengths, with Omahu four lengths away. It was another very popular win for the Sir Laddo gelding. Paraoa hit the second hurdle, and lost his rider.

The Lincoln Steeplechase wrb a very poor race. Master Lupin,, who was a- hot favorite, broke down, and was pulled up after going about half the Journeay. Gang Awa' went out to force the pace, but Merry Lad never let him away. At the sod wall, a mile from home, Ong Avm' turned over, leaving Merry Lad with a long lead from Folthogue. They both chanced several fences, but stood up, Merry Lad winning by a furlong and a half. With this ride, Hnrcerty performed the Hat trick. ■ Master Lupin was found to have broken a fetlock, and was destroyed.

There was big. betting on the BedcUffe Handicap, Strayshot, Black Mountin, Tamaroa, and Imarlbbon being the first four choices. Tamaroa was In front after they had gone a furlong, with Imarlhbon handy, and when the Straight was reached the latter headed Tamaroa. Imarlbbon never left the Issue In doubt. Tamaroa only Just lasted long enough to beat Black Mount, with Glenshlre close up fourth.

The Selwyn Hndlcap was a great betting race, Form Up and Redshlre being very evenly, supported, with the latter the better favorite. Kllboyne and Pyjama were first' awny, Moor-' nbbe, who was well backed, losing half a dozen lengths. Form Up was lust behind the leading pair when they straightened up for home. At the distance Form Up drew away, with Redshlre lu pursuit, but the top-weight easily held his own, winning by two lengths from Redshlre, who was a similar distance in front of Borodino, with Post Haste, who, like Borodino, finished very fast, close up. It was an impressive performance on the part of the winner. NOTES BY "MOTTJROA.", Master Strowan has a first and two thirds to his credit in the Natlonl. Gang Awa' must be all to pieces when he cannot beat Art and Sir Solo on the flat. Item from an Auckland paper: Jullon is busy with All Talk and Flowing Bowl. A Marlon sporting writer tipped Athens II 1o win the Winter Cup. It is Just as well to select something that is in the race I L. 0. Morris has been retained by H. Telford this season, »nd R. Young joins Mrs. Perry's stable at a^ retainer of £300.' Manawapanga paid a record short price when he won the Enfield Steeplechase. Some people must be hard up .for bets. Backers of the favorite on Tuesday collected three first and one second dividend, .which wasn't bad business.

This season Mr. Walter Raleigh has registered as his racing colors, "Black, light green band and cap." Exit the "purple and lavender sleeves."

Rebuff and Missgold are to Join Mr. R. Kemb.ill's team In Australia as soon as arrangements can be made for shipment. .Beltane, who was narrowly beaten in the Australian Hurdles was quoted favorite for the race when the Hast Sydney advices came through. The son of Eljslan and Lady Hester won a hurdle race the weok previous. Trentham reports state that Swanee River and American Beauty are doing well, and they should be heard of In the' early spring. Both showed winning form at the tail end of the season. The Porenjahou Rod--! Club sbb had lis annual meeting rerlnsutwl, and the club will face on Boxing Day. Old Sir Solo has always been handy In the Grand National Hurdle Race, and In his twelfth year landed the stake. In 1914, he won the Auckland Cup, and a year earlier he v.v. first home in th,e Wellington Cup. He has earned a pension, surely 1 Track fees have been paid for 125 horses at EUeralle, and the number Is steadily increae'ng. C Coleman has sixteen horses working there, A. Asprey nd J. Lawless eight each, .1. Williamson nine, F. Stenning seven, J„ Rao and E. Pope six each. At £3 n ■horde Bttch teams must P«.v handsomejy, Hughle Johnson has old Florist In work again at Wanganul, but will be Hcky If he win* a race with her. Vance and Talraralta, In the flme stable, are doing steady graft Last sesqn, Vance.aported silk on ten occasions, winning twice, and running three seconds, and a. like number of thirds.

One of the hardest worked equlnes lost season was Trentham Rnse, whose record read*;: 'l2 starts, (I firsts, 6'seconds, and 5 third. Stakes won £712.

Ryroestrn. n»' »■ three-yonr-old, nnd ftymentrn at four yenrn were two very different proposition*. In 1917-18 he' won >lx nut at

Ing £2625. In 1918-19 he Started seven tlmeH, and. did not once galu a place. Hymestra Is In Work at Caulfleld.

Sydney papers report that J. O'Shea has been granted a license to Tide on puny courses In Melbourne. O'Shea Is thought a lot of over there, and Is assured of good mounts at the spring meeting. As In New Zealand, riders In all races In Victoria will in future be obliged to wear skull caps. There is hardly an experienced horseman who has not owed his life to this simple protective covering and It is a wonler that its wearing was not made compulsory years ago.

The Southland trainer, P. Hogan, had a great Innings last season, five of his charges getting Into the thousand pound winning last. They were Rorltc's Drift, Ulcus, Palladia, Silver Spire, and Tin Soldier. Not a very formidable lot on paper, but they got the coin sure enough. Horry Rayner lias Starenpo In solid work at Waverley. Rayner's team numbers eight, and tho stable will be well represented at the Egmont-Warerley Hunt moetlng, at tho end of the month.

Tho veteran Multiplication was one of tho many I>orscs debarred from competing at the firnnd National meeting through luck of train transport, Tho old fellow had been going very well, but at the Inst moment Mr. 11. Allen had to put the pen through the Multifld gelding's Itlccarton engagements. Battle Array arid I'olthoguo wcro very sore on the ere of the Grand' National meeting, and it was therefore not surprising that both lost friends and ran badly on the opening day. When Xavier lobbed home an easy winner in the Electric Handicap at Chrljtchurch on Saturday, the 9th , Mr. J. It. Corrlgan was rewarded with a nice dividend. The Albert Chevalier gelding, well handled by J. Bryce, Jum\, never looked like getting beaten, and covered the mile In 2.18 3-5 on.a nlo.; track. Tho now trotting course being formed t Liverpool Park, Wnnganul East, will bo completed beforo Christmas, and will be in use at the next meeting. . The course Is a five furlong one, and the turns are easy and well banked It should be one of tile fastest In tho Dominion, and do much to popularise the harness horse on this coast. The Wangauut Trolling Club Is a very live body, and the Waimate Plains Trotting Club could do with a pound or two of Its "ginger." Up to the end of May, 8. Doaoghue, with 50 wins for 172 mounts was an oasy first in the list of winning jockeys In England DouOghue reached the top rung In 1914, and has been the Hector Gray of the bunch ever since. Carslake has tho best percentage at present, his 00 races resulting In 32 firsts. There seems to he no lack of hurdlers at Adelaide. Recently 20 horses were paid up for In a stick event there, and tho affair had to be run off In divisions. This Is something new in the history of hurdle racing. The "stipes" seem to have great power in Australia. Tho other day they did not like the way a horse was going in the betting, so they ordered the owner to put up a fashionable jockey In place of the lad originally weighed out to tide. At another meeting they judged a performer not to bo in a condition to race, and thoy ordered future nominations of tho horse to be declined with thanks. This is going some, isn't It?. Mr. w, (i. stead Is negotiating ..with the crack horseman, Frank Dempsey, to ride his horses in Australia during Hie spring. Gray turned the offer down. Mr. W. R. Kemball's horses, Snub, Explorer, and Nogambo, are at present enjoying a'spoil at Bacchus Marsh. Up to the present the despised Snub has paid all expenses of the trip. A; Moonee Valley recently, Dcmonto and Chal had two rousing set-toos. After running a dead-heat In the Derrlment Handicap, Killorn and Dempsey were substituted for less experienced horsemen, and the nags again measured strides, a great race resulting In dial's favor by a hare neck.

Betting on the big spring handicaps In Australia Is reported to tie very quiet. However, Quaestor and Biplane are In demand for the Epsom Handicap, and Booster, Ard-na-ree, Arch Marella, Carbern, and Kennaquhalr for the Metropolitan. Night Watch Is a strong order for the Melbourne Cup, and Amanus, Molly's Kobe, and Gloaming head the lists la the Caulfield Cup.