SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 June 1923, Page 3

SPORTING.

NAPIER PARK RACES. FIRST DAY’S ACCEPTANCES. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Napier, Last Night. Acceptances for the Napier Park Racing Club’s winter meeting are: —

THE NATIONAL HURDLES. By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright Melbourne, June 12. Kohu has been scratched for the National Hurdles. T.JG. COMMITTEE. The Taranaki Jockey Club met last night, Mr. L. A. Nolan presiding. Certificates of fitness and character were granted to a number of trainers and jockeys. The matter of the Incorporation of the club under the Incorporated Societies Act was reported on, and authority was given to sign the necessary forms. The annua! meeting was fixed for July 30 at the Soldiers’ Club. TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa.”) Napier Park races on Friday. Acceptances should appear to-day. Dick will win a good race shortly. Ellerslie company proved too "rich” for Kareao. Bad jumping accounted for Vagabond's failure at Dunedin. General Petain did well under big weights at Wingatul, and reads like a National possibility. The Elysian—By By three-year-old, Anticipate, who was gelded recently, is now in work again. When Banogue fell in the Panmure Hurdles at Ellerslie he was so badly knocked about that he had to be destroyed. Banogue could hardly have been a paying proposition for Mr. D. J. Hughes, only winning minor hurdle events at Stratford and at Mar* ton. Red Cdnt was very much below himself at Dunedin, and failed to stay. He should strip better at Riccarton about National time.

Gladful did not run kindly In the Otago Hurdles. After getting away badly he ran Into a nice position half a mile from home, but turned it up, and finished fourth. Dialogue (Demosthenes —Tete-a-tete) nearly pulled off a surprise at Canterbury Park on May 26. With only about thirty supporters on the tote, the ex-New Zealander was prominent all the way, and was only narrowly defeated.

At the same meeting George Price won another race with Norma Talmadge, ridden by K. Bracken, and starting at a fair price, while earlier in the day Kilroy (Kilbroney—Rosy th) downed a warm favorite in Arthur B. in the second division of the Malden Handicap.

It is now practically certain that the old rules for weighing will be reinstated at the next meeting of the Racing Conference. At least five clubs are moving motions in that direction, and the proposal of the Auckland Racing Club that "in order to deal with those that were in the habit of abusing the old rule, the stewards shall have the right to rewelgh any jockey, and such jockey and the person weighing him out shall, if found to be short weight, be fined, suspended, or dealt with in such manner as the stewards may think fit,” appears to safeguard the interests of those who believe in true sport, free from the abuses which caused the conference to deal so drastically with the matter.

That Mary Bruce’s victory in the Great Northern Steeplechase was no fluke she proved by putting up 121bs. extra and beating all but Omahu in the Winter Steeples. The shorter distance suited Omahu, but judging by the way the mare finished she would have won at an extra half-mile. Mary Bruce had three hard races at the meeting, finishing fourth in tbe Great Northern Hurdles on the first day, and ithen scoring a first and a second over country. Prior to last week she had only performed moderately. In connection with the Visitors’ Handicap, run at Ellerslie on the concluding day of the meeting, an Auckland writer points out a string of coincidences. The three placed horses were ridden by the brothers, A., R., and C. Reed. Their mounts were Nos. 17, 17a, and 18 in the book, and they finished in that order Ashley (the older brother) winning on Refinement, and the others dead-heating for second place. 1 Acceptances for the principal Jumping events at the Hawke's Bay winter meeting, which takes place next week, are as follows: Hawke’s Bay Steeplechase,—Dick, RaumanuWhirl, Ranui. Sturdee, Gang 'Awa, Multive, Goldscene, First Line, General Raven, Zens. 1 Hawke's Bay Hurdles.— Highway, Complex. Vagabond, Ruddy, KUlard. Kall Bn Route, I Silver Stride, Black Art, Whipcord. Alteration. | Otauru Kid, Nukumal, Woden, Kyoto, MervoI **Thls Is hardly the time of the year to M- ! !ow the favorite, but at Ellerslie the public s ' ’choice bad a lair run. No Bother and Nocturne I winning, and Sir Wai and Tlnokaha running second on the opening day : Kilbird, Royal Ab- ! Rev and Kahikatea winning, and c » m * cal T “”‘ ' nlng second on the second day; while Glenotus, ! Young Thumham, Royal Abbey and Musketoon all won on the concluding day, and Mary Bruce finished second. At Otakl fav ° rit ' a scored two firsts and three seconds on the opening day. and five firsts and two seconds on the second day.

MOTEO HACK HURDLES. One mile and three-quarters. Toa Taua 10 3 Nukumal 9 6 Blue Socks 10 0 Kilanea 9 0 Bodyguard 9 11 Galicia 9 0 Palm Oil 9 8 Tresor 9 0 Mountain Peer 9 8 PETANE HACK STEEPLECHASE. About two miles. Multive 11 7 Mahia 9 0 Maractotara 10 10 Master Goldscene 10 8 Oriflamme 9 0 Birkwick 9 0 Noble 9 0 Malinhead 9 0 STEWARDS’ HANDICAP. One j mile. Haurangi 10 8 r Blissfulness 9 4 Correspondent 10 7 Makepeace 9 0 Barrier 10 4 Suspicion 9 0 Kilblrd 9 10 Mosthenes 9 0 NAPIER STEEPLECHASE. Three miles. First Line 10 9 Ranui 10 3 Dick 10 3 General Raven 9 11 Sturdee 10 3 Gang Awa' 9 8 LADIES’ NECKLACE. 2 One mile and a quarter. Battle Venetian 10 7 Knight 12 10 Maunga 10 7 Blue Socks 11 13 Heather Slave Mart 10 13 Queen 10 Tout Bon 10 7 Birkwick 10 7 AHURIRI HURDLE'S. One mile and three-quarters. Otauru Kid 10 6 Whipcord 9 12 Killard 10 3 Kyoto 9 7 Alteration 10 3 Mervotia 9 5 Woden 9 13 c omplex 9 4 Te Malre 9 12 Highway 9 0 SETTLERS' HACK HANDICAP. Six furlongs. Kahikatea 10 7 Westerner 9 6 Fera 10 7 Merry Imp 9 5 ■Sunny Yale 10 2 Kingly 9 2 Heather King 9 12 Novoko 9 0 Soldiers’ Love 9 10 Carnbee 9 0 AUmarlmba 9 9 Merry Bells 9 0 Ma Bougna 1 9 8 Polonett □ 0 Pink Rose 9 8 Miss Gazeley 9 0