SPORTING.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 86, 11 August 1915, Page 4

SPORTING.

GRAND NATIONAL HURDLES. ,• .-.'.; ~'..■ ,\ —: !>'!« j' . (Xofjs by Cicero.) ...... ' 'Keen interest will lie : «pM In t*h*f < . I yesult of the jdirand National Hurdles,- < which come l)Rifor decision a uii nVfSPfiwi' ' to-m orro > iw.: -1 Following 1 i the. example jof -the Wanganui' and;<i. Auckland, Clubs, the Canterbury! vac* & Avill be decided over a 2J mile oour-se.-The final payment found sixteen own-'' era satisfied, and as the horses appear an even lot (practically every acceptior ,hiis admirers), the contest should be a particularly good one. Royal Arms (11.0) who heads the.list, is not overburdened when one; considers -the Taranaki gelding's perfonnancew over ihi the, Jjattens.^,Latest - irepoits. ■ from too R.iecarton record the son of: Royal '• • Artillery as.| haying,.pulled- up"lame/" ,: Leonta.' '10.13) I much* prefer to tb+! u top-weight. .year's contest;,-the *on of; Conqueror ! ' i;an a good to Royal Arm*'(9,lß) '' ■ and Morecambe he 'was finish- " ing strongly, arid many s lrrewd judges" ' *i should-have won: 1 En-'" 1 ' dowed with great-pace (a s shown hy ' his Feilding Cup win under the good' weight of 9.2, and being a natural jumper, inherited from his dam (who hails from th e Sou' West strain), added to which, Tilley has given the big bay a special preparation, the writer will l>e much surprised if he does not pay a dividend. Admiral Soult (10.13) is. fancied by Aucklanders, but will have to vastly improve on Ellerslie form to have any chance. Sir Donald.(10.11) is a fair horse, but would be better suited over a two mile journey. Awahou, with the same weight, has an undeniable chance. His form at Wangamii in May, wn en he won both Hack Hurdle races, was promising despite the fact, he beat nothing of any class. Styrax (10.6) ha.s been galloping in great heart of late. He shaped like a genuine stayer when ha won at Wangamii, and would surely have run third to El Gallo and Tragedy King in the Great Northern Hurdles, but for stumbling at the final, hurdle. Master Lupin (10.2) is reported as a fine jumper, but manr «nlI be surprised, should he beat -his stable-mate (Awahou). HarboUr Light (10.0) showed splendid form 5n Auckland, but was suited by the right < Handed course and soft state of the "ffo.no." on a left hand track, the son of Sylvia Park is inclined to jump out and run down his fences, defects which are serieus in an v race Jet a one « National, but after his'.rood showing yesterday, must be hard to Nat. Hurakia (9.7) is much fancied '" oerta.n quarters, but has done notiinig in public to recommend him for a rac e of this description. Commotion has a pace, but to the writer appears to be out of his class. Waipun,a (9.5) ran a fair race in the Century Hurdles at Wanganui, finishing 'fourth, he sul,sequenttly won the Hawke s Hay Hurdles, defeating Cor■»l«n by a head. Diavolo (9.5) showed winn,ng form at Pahiatua. but there was not as much merit in the vgh a s appears on paper. St. Elmn (»•?)«« second to Diavolo, and mur possibly beat that gelding to-morrow. I omtsto remember are that St Elmn finished a creditable, fourth to Warstep in the last Auckland Cup. R a H trained by J. Cameron, ono of the most successful trainers of jumpers we have in the Dominion. Of the lighter weights, the most that can be said in their favor is, they possess lighting chances. Leonta, Awahou, and Harbour Light should prurlde ft great contest*