SPORTING.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 75, 2 August 1913, Page 5

SPORT ING.

PRINCE PALATINE. [By Electric Telegraph-Copyright] [United Press Association.] (Received 12.15 p.m.) London, August 1.

It is stated Prince Palatine was rather badly pricked a fortnight ago while being shod and should not have been allowed to run. He finished very leg weary. SOME TARANAKI MATTERS The “Weekly Press” statistics oi racing for the year ended on July 31st, appear this week. They are, as usual, of much interest, and sportsmen will, no doubt, give them due study. Soult again, for the fifth year in succession, heads the list of winning sires and forty-eight of his sons and daughters have earned £20,685 in the season. Sir George Clifford is right on top as the largest stake-earner, with £BOQ5 —rather a falling off from his total for,the previous season which was £12,030. Without delving too far into statistics, one cannot pass without referring momentarily to Taranaki’s successes. Three owners belonging to this province have won over a thousand pounds sterling apiece. They are: Mr J. George (New Plymouth), £1590; Mr J. R. L. Stanford (Stratford), £1535; and Mr A. Alexander (New Plymouth), £I3BO. Curiously as four “B’s”—Bon Reve, Bobrikoff, Bon Ton and Bleriot—head the winning horses on the flat, so in jumping events another “B”—and a Stratford-owned horse at that—head the list of winners over obstacles, the chestnut gelding Bercola, witli

£ISOO, being quite a long way in front (a position his owner will he pleased to see him at the finish of the big races thus month) his next nearest stakewinner amongst jumpers being Captain Jingle, who earned £IOOO a« the result of his one win in the Grand National Steeplechase last August. The next nearest winner is Waterworks, £745.