SPORTING.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18421, 30 June 1925, Page 12

SPORTING.

Nominations for the Waimate District Hunt Steeplechase Meeting close at 8 p.m. to-day.

Acceptances for the "Wellington. Racing Club's Winter Meeting, nntl entries for the Trial Plate, close to-morrow at 9 p.m. Nominations for the South Canterbury Hunt Club's Annual Meeting; close to-morrow at 9 p.m. The programme is an attractive one, and well worth the attention of owners of hunters, hack hurdlers, cross-country and welter horses, hacks and trotters. Particulars c:m be found in the New ( Zealand "Referee" of June 18th. The two-year-old Dormez, by Sutala —Yawn, died ow Thursday from injuries received by becoming entangled in a wire fence. It is stated that though G. Young has taken up his permanent residene in Australia "ho will ride Gloaming in his spring engagements in Sydney. At the. Hawke's Bay Jockey Club's recent meeting a gold watch was presented to J. M. Cameron for "his action in bringing The Hawk from Melbourne to meet Gloaming in the J. D. Ormohd Cup last month. Polyphemus, a smart Gisborne hack, was reported to have been sold at Hastings last week for £4OO. On his form he is a cheap horse, and he may be given an opportunity to*repay his purchase price"at the Grand National Meeting. Consequent upon his recent operation, Mr A. E. Whyte, secretary of the Wellington Racing Club, will have to miss the Winter fixture at Trent ham next week. His duties will be undertaken by Mr J. M. Griffiths, who for many years, has been attached to the secretarial staff.

Kawhaki, the promising three-year-old trotter, died soon after arriving at his new home in- Auckland. It is believed that heart trouble was the cause of death. He won the New Zealand Trotting Stakes at Forbury this season, and only recently an offer of £ISOO was refused for him.

The Lucullus •filly Nancy Lee, who is now trained at Opotiki, will be amongst the starters on the second and third clays at Trentham. She beat a fairly smart field in the Juvenile Handicap at Hawera in February, and at tho same meeting gave 81b to Solferange in the Electric Handicap, and ran him to half a length. Later Nancy Lee was returned a winner in the Auckland country circuit. Bolet Satan, mentioned in the •cables as being top-weight for the Melbourne Cup, Caulfield Cup and MetroEolitan Handicap, is a French-bred orse recently imported to AustraliaHe raced in England last year and was a really good handicap performer. In five starts he won the Hufford Abbey Handicap, ran over two miles and a furlong at Doncaster, -was second in the Cesarewitch Stakes, two miles and a-quarter, and third in the •wood Stakes, two miles three furlongs, and the Stayers' Handicap Plate, two miles, at Gatwick. He also won in France last season. He is by Nimbus, who was third in the list of successful stallions in France last year. . . W FRENCH RACING. ~

GRAND PRIX DE PARIS. (by cable—pbess association—copyright.) (australian and n.z. cable association.) PARIS, June 28. Following is tho result of the GRAND PRli DE PARIS, of 400,000 frs. ■ For three-year-olds. 3000 metres. Duo Deoaze's ch f REINE LUMIERE by Antivari—Rein© Victoiro .. 1 lime. Edmond-Blanc's br c Terre Neuvien by As d'Atout—Terre Neuvo .. 2 Baron Baeyens's br c Dark Diamond by Dark Legend—Dedeagath, .... .. 3 Eighteen started.' "Won by a head.

A bad accident marred the race. Three horses, Coram, Faraway, and Aouitinte 11., ridden by the Australian F. Bullock, Allemand and Donoghue respectively, fell. The first two walked away, but Donoghue was parried off unconscious. The surgeon who attended him states that it was touch and go. Artificial respiration was necessary to restore Donoghue to consciousness. His shoulder was injured and be suffered many contusions. He is now out of danger, but will not be able to ride for several weeks, possibly months. Bullock was badly shaken, but wae not seriously hurt. A later message said that "Donoghue's left shoulder was fractured.

[The Grand Prix de Paris is one of the most valuable races in the world, and the roll of honour discloses a distinctly international element. English, American, Belgian, and Russian sportsmen have at different times provided the winner, but this year the result is purely French. The placefillers are all home-bred; The winner, Reino Lumiere, only raced once last season, and finished second to Coram, the, victims of the accident mentioned in the above cablegram. The name Edmond-Blanc figuring in /conjunction with the second horse recalls that famous French sportsman, M. Edmond-Blanc, vho won his first Grand Prix de Paris in 1879 with Nubienne, and later owned six other winners of the race. It was M. Edmond-Blanc who bought Flying Fox at auction-when a four-year-old for £39,375. With Flying Fox he bred Ajax, snd won the Grand Prix in 1904. Terre Kieuvien won once at Saint Cloud as a two-year-old, and was placed twice in his other four starts. His sire, As d'Atout, won the Grand Prix in 1911. Dark Diamond was the best performed horse as a two-year-old of the three mentioned fh connexion with last Sunday's race, winning twice in three starts —the Prix dfe l'Aqueduo and the Prix d'Ermenonville at Paris—and in his other outing finishing second in the Prix de la Baltique at Haisons Laffitte.] AUSTRALIAN RACING. SPRING HANDICAPS, (by cable—press association— copteiget.) (australian and n.z. cable association.) MELBOURNE. June 29. The following are some of the handicaps declared for the big spring events: — CAULFIELD CUP—Bolet Satan 9 7 (top The,.Hawk 9 3; Windbag 9.2; Te Kara 9 1': Count Cavour 8 12: Jtany Kittle 85; Pluto 82; Haze-7 11; Pale Light 7 7; Lovesign 7 7; Poetaster 7; Pinkerton 7.

MELBOURNE CUP —Bolet Satan 9 5 (top weight); Windbag 9 2; Nigger Minstrel 9; Pilliewinkie 8 13; Te Kara 8 13; Count Cavour 8 11; Musketoon 8 10; Plaio 8; Haze 7 11; Phoenix Park 7 10; Mars 7 6; Highlander 7 4. CANTALA STAKES —The Hawk 3 0 2; Many Kittle 9 2; Parody 8 8; Balbas 8 6; Pale Light 8 5; Pluto 8 5; Los Gatos 7 11; Mars 7 10; Chatterbox 7 9; Poetaster 7 8; Horoscope 7 5; Pinkerton 7 S.

SYDNEY, June 29. EPSOM HANDICAP —The Hawk 10; Pluto 8 12; Parody 8 10; Chatterbox 8 7; Many Kittle 8 (5; Balbas 8 4; Lovesign S 2; Haze 7 13; Pinkerton 7 5. METEOPOLITAN HANDICAP—BoIet Satan 9 10; Pilliewinkie 9 7; Windbag 9 6; Count Cavour 9 4; Te Kara 9 3; Musketoon 9 2; Pluto 8 7; Many Kittle 8 5; Balbas 8 2; Lovesign 7 12; Haze 7 12; Highlander 7 7; Sottana 7 4.