SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 30 August 1907, Page 4

SPORTING.

I From Wnnganui comes intelligence of the death of stallion Euroclydon, who succumbed to injuries received through being cast in his box. Euroclydon, who was got by the English-bred Gorton, holds a place with the most noteworthy thr-je-year-olds that have graced the New Zealand turf. Of commanding physique, Euroclydon was a horse that could have been depended on to win marked attention in any field. '•Too big" was a summing-up once offered on Euroclydon, but in the spring of 1895 the chestnut son of Gorton showed himself up in striking colours by winning the New Zealand Cup, C..1.C. Derby, and Canterbury Cup right oil the reel. Euroclydon sought to win the New Zealand and Canterbury Cups a second time, but in each instance he had to strike his colors to Lady Zetland. As a sire Euroclydon has not been represented by anything of much class, but maybe he will win posthumous fame, he having had a decent chance in Wanganui during the past few seasons.

Idealist, who carried the colours of his breeder, the Hon. J. D. Ormond, to victory in the Winter Cup, is now the property of a Canterbury hotelkeeper. The son of Birkenhead was quitted at auction on Monday for 380 guineas. It transpires that two of the yearlings knocked down to Mr. G. G. Stead in England were secured by the New Zealand sportsman on account of Australian owners. The brace referred to are a colt by Ayrshire—Seadown, and a filly by Cyllene—Lady Rose Garden. A Napier writer, in referring to the youngsters in training at Hastings, states that one of the smartest is the colt by Menschikoff—St. Amy, who gets up a great deal of pace in his short spurts. St. Amy will be remembered as a big chestnut mare by St. Leger from the Nordenfeldt mare Hazel, that Iwas once in training at Ellerslic, but she was relegated to the stud at an early period. At the break up of the Wellington Park stud in 181)5, St. Amy, with a foal at foot by Menschikoff, was sold to Mr. E. J. Watt for the small sum of 65 guineas. The colt that is reputed to be training on so well at Hastings is the youngster that was sold with the St. Leger mare. Poseidon is credited with having wintered extremely wetl, and the manner in which he is performing his training work at Randwick is stated to invest his spring prospects with a deal of promise. It has been questioned whether Poseidon will be a contestant at the A..7.C. meeting, but all continuing well with him it will be passing strange should his wealthy owner not give the son of Positano the opportunity of wiping out the weight-for-age defeats he met with last autumn at the hands of Dividend.

Judging from Canterbury comments on the disqualification of Slow Tom for the Lincoln Steeplechase, the cross which formed the grounds of the objection to the son of St. Tves b/>ing declared the winner was of so pronounced a character as to leave little room for doubt as to the outcome. The fact of Slow Tom having broken down when the alleged cross took place is held to have saved the situation for the jockey, A. Julian. According to advices to hand by the

last mail, Hewitt is not improving his reputation In England as a rider. In the British Dominion Two-year-old Race, of 1000 sovs, he had the mount on Yvette, owned by the Australian sportsman Mr. W. Clark, and trained by J. E. Brewer.

At the distance the race seemed to be between Yvette and Call Bird. While these two were fighting out a desperate

finish, Bolted came up in great Btyle, but had not Yvette edged away from the rails, Bolted could not have got an opening. As it was, he gained n sensational victory by a head from Yvette, who b?at Call Bird by a head.

A circumstance that gave rise to much

comment and speculation amongst trainers at the recent firand National Meeting held at Riccarton was (says "The

Possible") the difference between the times taken by them for the various

races and that recorded by the official timekeeper. In' nearly every instance there was a difference of 4-ssec or more, the private watches being that, much in advance of the official time. A notable Instance was in the firand National Hurdle Race. The official time was given as 3min 44 3-sscc, while almost without exception the private watches recorded 3min 43 3-ssec.

When you want your horse shod you go to a blacksmith, don't you? When you want a new trap you go to a wheelwright, don't you? But when you want any clothing for yourselves or boy, do you always go to a practical man? Don't you think he's likely to know more about clothing than the impractical man? Hundreds of others think so, and come round to "The Kasli" regularly for their clothing. Just think of this next time you want a suit, and ask "The Kasli" for one of their Prestwell suits for men. It's the best fitting ready-made suit in the market, and it's sold'at 4»s Cd to 59s 6d—Advt. Whenever you see a well-dressed man you'll know he trades at "The Kasli." Its the most economical and most up-to-date store in Taranaki, and it's surprising how far a pound note will go when you trade there. For instance, hey sell men's merino sox (3 pairs) for Is, men's all-wool singlets 2s 3d, splcn did cashmere sox Is, good heavy men's overcoats 255, men's heavy saddlc-twocd trousers 8s fid, men's dungarees 2s lid bush rugs 4s lid, cashmere singlets 2s lid, cashmere underpants 2s lid, gojc stylish mackintoshes 17s Cd, boys' Nor folk suits 10s Cd, boys' Conway suit! 8s 6d, boys' overcoats from 8s 3d, boys caps 9d, boys' braces 3d. Taking i' altogether it's a splendid shop to trade at.—Adrt.