SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7867, 8 July 1905, Page 2

SPORTING.

RACING FIXTURES. 1905. I July 11, 14.-Wellington H. C. WinI ter. I August 15, 16, 19.-New Zealand , , Grand National Meeting. —Coming Events.— August 15.—C.J.C. Winter Cup. August 15.—Grand National Steeplechase. [August 17,.—Grand National Hurdlo \ Race.

GTSBOHNE K.C. STEEFLECiIASE MEETING. SECOND DAY KKSI'J.T.S. (Per Press Association.) GISBHUNK, •luly 7. T'O Gislmme Racing Club's Kteepliv rhaso meeting was concluded to-day. The weather was gloriously fine, and the attendamy w.ns large. Thy sum of £4815 was passed through the totalisator, making £HIHI for tl» nicnting, which is over £IOOO in excess of last year's' meeting. Results: I ' Jlurdlos.—Rose Plot I,'lnspan 2,' Minerve !!. -Also started—Bonis WiiiUre^i. Won by a length. Time, 3mjn 28 2-sscq. Dividends, £3 9s and lis. Scurry.—MMokohn 1, Melton Hall 2, Hume ij, Also started—Artilleryman, Alt, and Coined}'. \V:ip by two lengths. Time, In>in 22 2-osec. Dividends, £2 2s and i:>Waikanne J-fandichp.—J-iudyliko 1, Will o' Wo Wisp 2, .Miiiigwaru 3 Also started—Tukapa, Sarilla, Cas fao, and Woodfield. Won easily. Time, lmin S4sec. Dividends, £4 110s ami 15s.

T« Hapara Steeplechase.—Jack-o'-Lantem 1, Sergvant-Major 2. Also I started—Morehu. Won by twentyIfivc lengths. Time, ."iniin Msec. ScconU Hack Flat—ladylike 1, Flag '2, (!inc|ue 3. Also started— Luck's All, Rea.v, Te l!ku, Tiromai, Motokehii, and Squirm. Time, 1-niin 51 l-. r >scc. IfivideiVtfs, £1 8s ano £2 13s.

Hack Stceplwliasc. J'arainata t, Tcha 2. Also etartt'd—Ureat Scot, Morehu, and lilack Diamond. Tijiw, ■iniin "> 3-ssoc. Dividends. £3 Ms. •Final Handicap.—Faro 1, To Jlku 2, Minerve 3 . Also started—Kaipetopete, SnriHa. llniiscr. and Hauiti. Won by a. levgth and u half. Time, lroin 50 2-sscc. dividends, £2 8s and £5 lis.

ACCIDENT ON A RACECOURSE,

A JOCKEY INJURED. (Per Press Association.) GISBORNE, July 7. In the running of the scconu Hack Flat race to-day. a serious accident occuried. Te Uku. in trying to get up on the inside, came down, one or two ot the other horses galloping over him. O'Neill (rider of Te Uku) was rendered unconscious. The stewards held an exhaustive enquiry on the allegation that the accident had resulted from a cross by Malonc, the rider of Flag, trying to shut out Te Uku. This was positively affirmed by two jockeys, but other evidence was in favour of Malonc, whom the stewards acquitted of intentionally causing the injury, hut gave him a severe reprimand. Latest reports state that O'Neill is progressing well.

AUSTRALIAN NOTES. (Received July 7, 10.50 p.m.) MELUOURNE, July 1. Vp-to-Date showed up well in schooling over fencea to-day. The racehorse \ewhaven has returned from Inland, an d g oos t 0 New South Wales (or stud purposes.

THE UP-TO-DATE CASE. (Received July 8, 1.8 a.m.) MELUOURNE, July 7. After four hours' "deliberation the Committee deferred: i|ts decision on the Up-to-Datc case till to-morrow, at the course.

NOTES BY "MOTUROA." The rising two year olds 'round Ellerslie, a halt brother to Scotty by Phoebus Apollo, also a half 'brother to Austerlitz by Cyrenian, are stated to be promising looking youngsters. The chestnut filly jiy Alenschikoff from Cressy has shown plenty of pace. All three arc under t!.e tutition of E. Macmanemin. Mahutonga leads the lists if winning horses for the season ISCi-W5 with Nightfall in next position. Victoria Racing Club's Grand National Steeplechase will be run today. The double event iota will !,e worked at the Wellington Meeting. For Wednesday the double wi.'l be the Wellington Steeplechase and Parliamentary Handicap, and on Saturday the coupled events will be ihe July Steeplechase and Winter Oats.

Nadador has started in twenty-i-ve events over obstacles, slw has wen on six occasions, tun second the Isarnc number of times, and been in third place on five occasions.

I understand that Cairngorm has changed ownership. L. H. Hewitt Was seen in the saddle at the Warwck Farm (Sydney) meeting last week. His mount, Muster Thirza, finished third in the Two-year-old Handicap. it is reported that Gludstono hus been supported by his stable connections for the New Zealand Cup. to win about £2ooo* Christchiircih. stables -will bo well represented at Wellington next week, as Deluroy, Cannio Chiel, Jiang", fhaeton lis. Tessera, Ko'ngoa, Wet lllanket, and Taxpayer are engaged in different events

Fontenoy, the son of Haut llrion, who showed such improved form at the Ilnnkc's Bay meeting, figures in the nominations for the Trial Slakes, a w.f.a. hutyi race, to bu decided ut the Wellington winter n.eeting. He appears to have a first-rate chan'C of scor ng, and no doubt will start a warm favourite