SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7879, 22 July 1905, Page 2

SPORTING.

RACING FIXTURES. 1905. August 15, 16, 19.—New Zealand Grand National Meeting. —Coming Events.— August, in.—C.J.C. Winter Cup. August I.) tirand National Steeplechase. August 17!.—Urand National Hurdle Race. ' WINTKK Ct'l' SCKATOHJM.'S. (Per Press Association.) ciiiusrciM HCH. Jui.v ai. SI. Lyra a!.<d Kontenoy were serat chi'd for tin- Winter Cup this after noon.

NOTES. BY "MOTUHOA." The Wellington meeting brought >hc! racing season 1901—"> to n close. The (.'rand National Meeting August I.'/ is the opening fixture for the new season, ho for the next lliie? weeks things wilt lie very dull in sporting circles. Tile issue of weights this week for the National Meeting do s not appear to have aroused much interest locally, according to lliedoul>lu event layers 1 . I'erhaps the punt-(-1 have oxhaUfSb-d their ivwourcis Mi- Henrys" adjustments for the tjireo ppnccipai events- are favourably commented upon.

In the Winter Cup, Oolden Vein, Wet lte-f, Kxntoor, Ohoorka, Savoury. and the Hon. .)■ D. Ormond's eiect should go near providing the winner, though with the lailsje entry lof 14 it is rather preinature to attempt n selection. Of the -<> entered for the steeplechase a likely hull' dozen are Kaitere, l'haetoniUs, N'or-West, llaydai, Waitarere, ajid Nudador.

The -17 nominated for the Hurdles comprise all s-oVts and condition*. Lady- Hums 9st 91b, looks nicely -in, while others 1 like are Hungurawa, WaitareiY, Y,alima, Cavalry and Truni[>eiy. Mr J. E. Henrys will dwlnre the New Zealand Cup weights (ibout August 21, on the conclusion 01 the Canterbury Jockey- (.Tub's throe days' racing. I tin the course of Sir (ieo. Clifford's opening address at the Racing Con-

ference h.' mentioned that Hill jockeys lieenscs had heeh granted last svason, and that no ie.ss Ihun 102 of the jot-keys so licensed had less than six moimis, of -these <>o did not ride at all. and -12 rede -in one race only. He also stated that -10 unlicense'l

jockeys ap|>ear to have ridden michallenged, bnis betraying a lack of supervision on the part oi otliciiils. A rumour has- been current that sinn-th'ng is amiss with Maniapoto. 't will It- hard luck should be go urong jusl as the new season is coniuiencinvr. An exchange states 'that an ofiei of £1.">()0 for Machine-Gun was rei'uscl by his owners the other day. IV .t-ihnson is reported to have had an unpleasant ride on Waiturere, in Ihe Wellington Steeplechase, for his mount jumjivd better thim anything ihere, but Ihe reius had been verywell oil<d and kept slipping through his lingers.

Kungar.iwa. who went amiss the >ther clay, h!is mad.' a ffood recovery, md is reiwrti'd to be doing good work in view of the National Meet-

ing. Mlibility. The Oflicer—MontareaA •iiade her tirsf appeai'ai"ill public on Saturday in the. Trial .Plate, in which she scored easily from 1.1 starters. Mobility is a full sister to lVrdita. Mr (J. (i. Stead is sending four horses" to the Commonwealth. The team, which will probably leave next Friday, comprises Nightfall. N'octuiform, Sungod, and IsoU. .1. Hickerby. the well kpown lightweight]: has joined 11. Goodman's stable at Oamann.

"C'annte Chcil." sporting scribe lo X./,. Truth, states —A well know 1 'lorseimin who has be.-n engaged to ride a favourite at the NMfmal Meeting, may not have a license by 'lie time that fixture conies round. Word from Melbourne says that the ex-New /.enlnnder Kilmarnock, formerly owned and raced in Auckland by Messrs Friedlander Bros., had to lie destroyed. While exercising on the tracks at Caelfie'd the colt fell and broke twl> of his legs. A I'aeroa correspondent writes that Homeo nas bleep doing a lot 01' scho'oJing work lately ami lias shaped ' 1 ■{ood style. .1. IVimel has been rid'•iig and will have the mount ih the Grand Xatl'onai, provided lie is grant--1 license. The horsv is reckoned 10 be a sure staker. F. .loiuis has resumed his engag*. nwnt with the Yaldhurst stable. Mead, the. winner of the .IhillAngham Plate tiiis week, is a five-year-old son of Persimmon and Meadow, and ;}\vned by His .Majesty King I'sl- -