SPORTING.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16259, 9 July 1918, Page 5

SPORTING.

RACING AND TROTTING

NOTES.

(By "Lookeb-OK.")

Naupata, Vascular, Moorabbe, and Tij> Up were shipped to Wellington by last night's ferry boat.

Reports from the north about Collector are to the effect that the winner of the Napier Steeplechase is suffering from a cold.

Wellington sporting writers are of the opinion that Crib is gone in the wind. The St. gelding always did make a noise when going slow, but his performances to date show that it has never-interfered with him. However,- be may be getting worse as hi gets older.

j Golden Glade has broken down, j W. McDonald is looking after Sylva's preparation while P. T. Hogan is away at the Wellington Winter Meeting.

The Grand National Meeting at Riccarton will be held on Thursday, August 15th, and Saturday, August 17th. The. Metropolitan Trotting Club's August Meeting will be held on Wednesday apd Friday, August 14th and 16th.

A Melbourne cable message states that Tararu Jack has been scratched for all engagements at the V.R.C. Steeplechase Meeting.

Mr F. Armstrong, owner of Sleight of Hand and Yellow and Black, is making a good recovery from the effects of an operation that he recently went I through. Diavolo has changed hands, Mr F. J. Lysnar, of Gisborne, having purchased the. gelding from his breeder, Mr P. P. "Neaglo. The price paid is said to be "400 guineas. It is on the. bards that his new owner will send Diavolo across to Australia to compete m steeplechases there.

Volo will not be a starter either day at Trentham, but if the weight suits he will be a runner m the Winter Cup at Riccarton next month:

Taunaha, one of G. Jones's pupils at Greenmeaaows, met with bad luck* the other day, the colt coming down on the road and . severely damaging his knees. It is a misfortune for his owner, Mr *VV. Richmond, who recently gave 600 guineas for him to J. Munn, who had the colt left to him as a legacy from the late Mr W. J. Douglas. Taunaha had been showing a lot of promise of late, and it had Deen decided to take him to the Commonwealth later on to contest some of the big events there. Taunaha is a rifeing three-year-old son of Demosthenes and Mangaoroa.

D. Moraghan, the Auckland trainer, las' a big string of coming two-year-olds in his stable. They are -mostly Australian' bred.

AJthough it ,was announced a little "time ago that Mr W. R. Kemball had purchased Impediment, the deal was not concluded.

(Bt "Searchlight.") Several local stables are likely to be represented in the Washdyke Handicap at the South Canterbury Hunt dub Steeplechase Meeting. Norval King has been reoommissioned by J. McDermott after a lengthy spell. At present the sonVif Norval is being hacked about the roads.

The pacing gelding Nihilist, by Four Chimes, from Woodroof, arrived from the south on Saturday, and has gone into A. Fleming's 6table.

Seychelles has joined S. M. August's team at Islington, and along with Wooddrift and Dimness is being prepaied for the Metropolitan Meeting.

The' annual conference of representatives of trotting clubs will be held in Wellington to-day. The principal business is the consideration of the proposed new Rules of Trotting.

The Sockburn trainer, N. L. Prioe, is only working a small team at th e present time, oonsißting of Imperial Crown, Bridgewood, and a couple of maidens.

Before being put into work for the coming season, the pacing mare Soda is having a short spell at her owner's place at Papanui.

HXTNTCLTTB'S

STEEPLECHASE MEETING,

I The following nominations have been *eM HADLOT7 HACK AND HUNTERS' HURDLE HANDICAP, of 75 eova; _ one mil® and a half—Gay Light, Golden Pnnee, Kimbolton, Giralda, Vasconin, Don Francisco, Slowburn, The Blackheath, Silver Shield, Turehaua, St. Cletua, Seville, Prcnex Garde, Achilkdeg. PAKEORA HACK AND HUNTERS STEEPLECHASE, of 100 bow; two mik®— Master Hamilton, Jack Symona, Sylva, DapdanoUeo, Transfer, Craigdngxtld, Land Aahore, Moreeambe, Kanpokonui, Full Hand, Wainono, Martial, Brown Joe, Lai** Golden Butterfly. Grand Cross—Jessica gelding:, Clio. LEVELS HANDICAP, of 70 »ova; an farloni?B—Warform, All White, Jack SymoM, Killiney, Belgian Kins, Bomb, FleeViam, The Sapper, Moorabbe, Jingo, Leaping Born, Missouri, Blackbe ; th. Barley Lady Rnnerior. Vociferate, Luff, Bombprool SOUTH CANTERBURY STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP, of 300 so**; two nuke and a half-Kaupokonui, Master HamUtoi* Roiling Tide, Sylva, Golden Grape, Land Ashore* Moreeambe,. , V^ nlar i Turehnua, Cjraigdugald, Bore, GoHen ButterTROT HANDICAP (in saddle), of 75 sovs; one mile and a halfVerona, Guynemer, eter of Lydia, Ernoatino, Vera Wood, Lady Somerset! Lunsdale, Royg Ge°rge -Eyre H«r«s, SS? it PO i"feI§S ! '&JS"SsDICAP .1 so, bow; 000 and » half—Jack Svn}ona»j

Hytem, Transfer, The Flat, Gay Light, Tarrot, Seville, Vociferate, Prenez Gawie, St. Cletus, Grand Croae —Jossica gelding. HUNT CLUB STEEPLECHASE, of 80 Govs;- three miles—Kaupokonui, Dardanelles, Transfer, Full Hand, Martial, Brown Joe, Craigdugald, Luigi, Wainono. CLAEEMONT WELTER HANDICAP, of 80 aova; one mile—Bellshire, Ardmore, Clynelieh, Bandy, Golden Prince, Kimbolton, Giralda, Vasconia, Moorabbo, Jingo, Fleotham, John Reilly, Samiel, Kaminoho, Warform, John Barleycorn, Majectikoff, Silver Shield, St. Cletns, Hiero, Luff, Melfofd, Belgian King, Golden Grape,

TRENTHAM TRAINING NOTES, (press association telegram.)

WELLINGTON, July 8.

Heavy rain fell at Trentham thia morning, and the tracks were wet and eloppy. Most of the jumping horses engaged at the meeting did a couple of rounde on the flat. Coalition and Seadown went together, also Sleight-of-Hand and Nita. Glenroy and Orown Pearl sprinted four furlongs in Fleetham taking Msec, and Multcine and Omahu 51 l-seec. Crib jumped the country well. Thrace galloped seven furlongs in lmin 42aec, and Gold Soult eiz furlongs in lmin 20seo. Beno fell at the sod wall, but hia rider, R. McSeveny, was not injured. The Porirua jumpers, Nocturnal, Gwynne, Porky, and Kahungungu, jumped safely.