SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 151, 17 June 1908, Page 3

SPORTING.

[ IIAWKE'S BAY MEETING. ]!\' Telegraph.—Press Association. Napier, Lust Night. Waipunehu lias been scratched I'Cr 'he Winter Hack Handicap, ami Eonuiduli'c for the Scurry Hack Handicap at the llawke's Jiay Jockey Club winter mectiug. TUIU" TOPIC'S. (l!v "Xlotnroa'').

The ITawke's Pay winter meeting 'opens to-day. Loch Fyne arrived at Hastings on Monday, and is looking the picture of health. A. Julian will ride the Great Northern Steeplechase winner in the llawke's liav Steeple to-day. Some interesting work was witnessed Oil the Hastings track on Monday morning, when the going was in good order and promised well for tile winter meet-

Dan l.euo, who is in particularly goo: form just now. was milch too good i'o Pushful over a onee-rOund gallop. Lull and Whakawehi jumped two liur dies in finished style and afterward? galloped a mile in company with l'aro the latter having most to say at tile finish.

Valium and T.etherin were given : round over the hurdles, both jumpin: well.

Ahci. who is engaged in two races, the Winter Hack race and Ladies' Hracclet. performed nicely, and is apparently on the improve. Chatterer and Mystification were associated in a mile gallop, the forni'T having a little the better of the run. Repulse led Commander at the end el seven furlongs, run at a good pace. The steeplechaser Kiatcre came down

by the liarawa on Monday in charge of

l'eitcy Johnston, who will attend to the Castor gelding's preparation for the Xew Zealand Grand National Steeplechase.

the double, Pari tutu and Kiatcre, will in consequence have a large Taranaki following. Paritutu has only been nominated for fiat events at the Wellington

winter meeting, and his ticket will pr> bably be the Grand National Hurdle race.

"During my stay in Paris (writes Mr. G. .S. Jlunro, manager of the recent Ne.v Zealand Exhibition), I went out to Auteuil, where I saw an afternoon's horseracing. The class of horses competing

impressed me very much indeed. The horsemanship was good, but the starting was not up to the New Zealand

standard. The starting gates appeared lr> Ije better than ours, though I did not get an opportunity of examining 1 hem closely. The racecourse is wonderfully convenient to the centre of the city, anil tan bo readied l>v Irani-ear or motor-car in a few minutes. What surprised nie in connection with tile racecourse wis the number of different racing Iracus. The short races were run on a straiuM track, right through the centre of th« course. A mile and a-lialf and further appeared to be run on an outside racing track', while races from six furlongs ti) a mile were run on au inside racing track. The grandstand accommodati jji for the public was on an extensive scale. The course itself is not fenced in. ami von can sit in your motor car or cab cn the street 011 any side, and see all th; racing without paying any charge for admission, excepting for the granTlenclosures. There was no charge, ami the public were permitted access" to fie course without anv restriction wlntevfr."