SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 19 August 1907, Page 3

SPORTING.

RACING IN AUSTRALIA. Received 18th, 5.8 p.m. Adelaide, August 18. The National Steeplehase resulted: Tarpon, 10.12, 1; Cool Breeze, 10.7, 2; Coat of Arms, U. 5, 3. Nine started. A mile from home the placed horses cleared right away from the rest of the Hold, and a good tinish resulted in a win for Tarpon by a length and a half. Dividend, £ti 18s.

GRAND NATIONAL MEETING,

SATURDAY'S RESULTS. Per Press Association. Chrislchurch, August 17. The weather was tine for the concluding day 01 the Grand National meeting, and the attendance was again good, l/ord Plunkeit was present-. The totalisator investments amounted to .€l!),H)tf, making' the total aggregate for the meeting ,CUl,(i4l. During the day the steward asked the owner and trainer of Needlework to explain the dili'erence in that horse's running in the Grand National Steeplechase,;!*compared with Ihe Juiy steeplechase. The explanation was con.-aiit r- ,1 satisfactory. Results:

Ladies' Bracelet: Lull 1, Last Ensign •i. Also started: Merriwai and West Wind. Won very easily. Merriwai lost liis ridel 1 at the start, while West Wind broke his leg. Time, 2.47 4-5. Dividend. £1 ltN. Styx llack Hurdles Handicap: Golden Comb 1, Kaipetipati 2, Stronghold 3. Also started: Stayboy, Southern Cross, Catch'em, Magical, Variation, and Roan Banner. Won by a neek. Time, 3.1 1-3. Dividends, C(i lis aud .€1 Is (id.

Sydenham Hurdles: Sen Sim 1, Shrapnel 2, Ben Jonsou 3. Also started: Lady Hune, Ability, Laudlock, Te Ura, and Idasa. Won easily by two and a half lengths. Time, 3.10 1-5. Dividends, £4 7s and 10s (id.

lleathcote Handicap: Manjess 1, MaUari 2, Whaiiawehi 3. Also started: .Medallist, i'robable, J?as Seul, De Witte, and Aneyelc. Won by a length and a half. Time, 1.,'J0. (Js'o dividend sent). Lincoln Steeplechase: Nadador 1, Kiatere i, I'liactunitis 3. Also started: lielair, Slow Tom, Inniskillen, Irish, Wh Fyne, Pipi, Hikairoa, and St. Kooringa. Slow Tom finished a length in i'ronl of Nadador, but was disqualified for crossing. Time, 4.50. Dividends, £1 and £1 Bs.

Selwyn Handicap: lngleneuk 1, Czar Kolvhol 2, ClaiK-haltaii 3. Also started: Jolly Frier, Ivanoif, St. Bill, Eous, Grand Stand, White Coeakde, Armamento", .loily Rogvr. Won by two and a half lengths. Time, 1.10 1-5. Dividends, .£3 Co and Hi 18s Gd.

Final Hurdles: Levant 1, L-ul,v llunc 2, Ability 3. Also started: Lceside, Aqua Regia, Southern Cross, and Wild Cat. Won by three lengths. Time, 3.11 1-5. Dividends, £o lis Od and £1 IBa.

Hunters' I'latc Handicap: Canton 1, l'allada 2, Jlakuri 3. Also started: Crispinot, Sir Jas., Albury, and Ilineraoa. Won by a length and a half. Time, 2.50 3-5. Dividends, ,C2 Gs Gd and £1 15s (id.

TURF TOPICS. AVhilst in Sydney lately, Mr Sidney Pitt, of Stratford, ran'across "Moturoa" of the Taranaki Daily News, who, owing to the partial failure of ilia eyesight, has had to take a prolonged holiday. In company with '"Moturoa," Mr Pitt visited McGrath's well-known training establishment, and saw the New Zealandera —Mahutonga, Putty and the two year old Grafton, purchased by Mr Dan O'Brien, of New Plymouth. They all looked very well, and as if the climate was agreeing with them. Our readers will be pleased to learn that "Moturoa's" eyesight is improving considerably, and that he will shortly he returning to Taranaki.

When the last mail left England Orm« was nt the head of the winning sires' list, with £11,252. Small figures truly, when compared with the sum, £55,G25, won by descendants of St. Simon in 1900.

A sad accident happened in Queensland recently. A mare called Dolores, who had won the Trial Stakes an hour or two earlier, when subsequently contesting another race, ran full butt into * tree and killed herself and her rider, C. Oriffin, on the spot.

According to tlu£ Pahintua paper, Greenleaf was madiW screaming hot favorite for the Hack Handicap at the Woodlands Hunt Chi I) meeting, odds of 3 to 1 being laid on her. She was badlv beaten by Mrs Crowlov, who earved out .the six furlongs in 1.22 3-5. I Writing of Hewitt's caution by the steward* of Hurst Park, "Rapier"' says: "His excuse was that he thought Major Edwards would not like the mare knocked about. Major Edwards, I am suve, would not like any marcs to Ik; knocked about, but he likes just a' little suggestion of energy to be thrown into a finish. Hewitt, notwithstanding that he won on Lally, appears to be an exceedingly expensive importation, and we really have enough disappointing joekovs without them."

An English paper says that. Colonel Kirkwood sold a half-share of The White Knight for £10,500 before the Ascot Cup nice.

Trenton's be«t son, Aurum. is returning to Australia to take up stud duty at Oakleigh durftig the coming season. Aurum, who is a grandson of Instep, won his two-year-old races in great j *ty)p. carrying the full penalties, and Bays the Australasian, no three-year-old has ever equalled his performance in i the Melbourne Cup. when he carried S.G and ran third to Gatilus (7.8) and The drafter (7.7). with Bnmlook (fi.lt) and l'osilano just Wind him. Mrs Langtry gave Mr Wilson 500gns for Aurum, and was taften to England to race; but would not stand training. At the stud he not a prolific foal-getter, but go! a good filly in Aurina. Should he improve as a foal-getter in Australia, there is no reason why Aurum should not become the best of the Trenton