SPORTING.

Shannon News, 16 August 1921, Page 1

SPORTING.

Coalition’s win in the Grand National Steeplechase at Riccarton on Tuesday is his second success in this event, and creates a new record as the first horse to win the National on two occasoins. Clean Sweep, who scored in the Winter Cup at the National meeting on Tuesday, w.on £lBlO in stakes last

year. * A. Wright, - the Foxton trainer, got

a third with First Line in the Grand' National Steeples, and Birkenvale, another of his string, ran into the same position in the Hunters’ Hurdles. C. Millen has an addition to his establishment at Weraroa in the wellknown mare Beloved. Eylsian (Soult—Dreamland), whose stock won £6481 in stakes last season, is on the sale list at lOOgs. Penury Rose, winner of the Trial Hurdle Race at the Grand National meeting, ran fourth in the Winter Hurdles and third in the Final Hurdles at the, last Wellington meeting. The Foxton-trained First Line had 10.2 in the saddle when he ran third in the Grand National Steeples at Riccarton on Tuesday. Coalition was top weight with 12.7 on his back when he won the National Steeples on Tuesday. The Grand National Hurdles will be run on Thursday. P. McAnally, of Masterton, ha£ disposed- of his horse, The Digger, to a South Island owner. The son of Campfire will race in the south in the future. The success achieved by Silent Dick over country will be gratified to Inglewood sportsmen, as the Mahiapoto gelding was reared in that township on the bottle, his dam, Miss Pauline, having died .when the. youngster was a few days old. Durf ing the last few months Silent iftck won in cross-country events at Ofc.ki and at Wellington (a double). The trainer, 0. Cox, has taken Marqueteur in hand again after being spelled for three months. Nobleman may again be given the chance of distinguishing himself on the track. During the last few weeks he has been treated to road exercise by R. ‘Hatch at Awapuni, but his projects of regaining his old form do not look bright. E. Copestake was the most successful rider at the Gisborne meeting, riding four winners. * . A lot of money was dropped when Jovial failed to get home first at Gisborne. The Merry Moment gelding was out in front when he ran off the course at a place where there is a junction of two tracks. News by the last mail states th.u H. Gray, the New Zealand horseman,

had a ride in the Grand Prix ue Paris, his mount, Harpocrate, running third. Details of the National Steeplechase show that Wannai appeared to have the race well in hanu when he. slipped and lell alter clearing the last obstacle. He ran a line race, and was always prominent. First Line, the Foxton horse, made up a lot of ground and gallopea strongly over the last five furlongs of the National Steeples, finishing m third place. Twenty-one started in the Winter Cup, which .Clean Sweep won . very decisively by over a length from Heathersprig. Among the starters was Moutoa Ivanova, formerly trained in Foxton, but now located in the south. She ran a solid race and finished in fourth place.

Fire-eater, who went out favourite, was an easy winner in the Enfield Steeples, finishing up half a dozen lengths in front of John Bunny, his nearest attendant. Fire-eater has won four races on end since the beginning of July. , Penury Rose was well down the straight when she put in her claim in the Trial Hurdles. Her effort was a sustained one, and earned her past the post a good winner from Te Oro. Th,e JPalmerston-owned Birkenvale went out favourite in the Hunters’ Hurdles, but he was in trouble when half the journey had been covered, and the best he could do was a poor third to Ready and Pamplona. Demagogue won the Jumpers’ Flat in resolute style from a strong field, in which Multive put up an impressive performance. The field contained several Grand National. Hurdle candidates.