THE WORLD OF SPORT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 184, 25 July 1908, Page 4

THE WORLD OF SPORT.

itAGBW* .FIXTURES.' ; ' meeting to xk)MV fleet. , t IS," 15.—Canterbury Jockey S OF COMING EVENTS. New. Zealand. 11.—NJ5. Grand National Grand National Hurdle Australia. -Australian Hurdle Race. -Australian Steeplechase. TURF TOPICS. i&y "Motuioa"). eat in flying machines—Caliaam paradox! Effort won the. s without an effort! 'as a heap of good money in Seaman on Wednesday, but thing was "all at sea," and ttside a dividend. D. Ormond has no less 4han ren hones in training at the me, and most of them can >me.''

|l§ftie weirdly;, expectant punter will Epfts another chance to lose money—at Fleet Meeting on August Wmh; for which excellent nominations ijj|v« been received.

■Swifter winning the Richmond Thousand Bffibbffer.of 600 guineas was refused for Kp&Kew Zealand pony Balgohie. AnHEmr Maoriland liluputian, Hughie, was §§gp(t in Melbourne last week and goes Bpjjhdia early next month. Hk Post Town, who is being heavily gßtPpOrted for the Melbourne Cup, is a SBjtar-year-old half-brother to Poseidon, Sip, races in the lucky "Red, white sash ■mil iif " of the Westralian owner, Mr. EKETa. Connolly. Post Town did not Hnott silk as a two-year-old, but at three Kggcs gathered in the Westralian Derby, EHph Cup (2 miles), was once second BHMJE was twice unplaced. SSsEhe jumpers are still on records bent. HK&Hoonee Valley, in January, Designer Spd '3 miles in 3mm. 42%secs., over 7 Sfqrdles, and a couple of months later, Hwarmur, at Caulfield, ran 2 miles, over Kgateeplechase jumps, in 3min. 52% sec*., snpße nt Hamilton last October, OutHHt negotiated 20 fences and 3 miles EjEgonntry in 6min. Bsec; all these perBEnMnceg constitute Australasian re-

Sf-S-" EBr. Shimose, the Melbourne Cup canlilates got amongst the winners in a |p& event oil Wednesday. The horse P.well enough bred to win in good comBprJ) but his victory was only a nartm one and he has a long way to go More he is fit for the Melbourne Cup. By' the Way, there is a horse named fjumose set to carry Cst 71b in that We, and many people considered that I mistake had been made in the names. get's Sporting Pamphlet, just to 1, clears the matter up beyond all bt. Shimose is a sis-year-old horse Lochiel—Fulminate, whilst Dr. Shigufee, the Taranaki hack, is clearly degmbed as a "b.h., i years, Advance—figftfcti, 7at. 111b.," and in the words of BE bard. "AH the world wondered"! raj • * * » • Ipbe long-shot punters who rushed Kutifid. for the New Zealand Cup were jgiekly relieved of their suspense. The jßftiforni horse is now a hopeless roarKiaviug never properly got over a bad niaek of influenza, and is so badly pected that he cannot gallop a yard. jfpor to his ailment of a few months Igo Multind was considered one of our best atayers, and during a comparai&ely short career on the Turf he won Skny of the biggest long-distance I Bsents. Being bred on most aristocratic files; ilultifid should be in great demand nen he takes up stud duties in the jortheoming season. |jr. * i » • •

Ie a number of New Zealand were Been out on the second and lays of the V.E.C. National meetJachuo* finished out of a place -in .eilor Hurdles, and Maui failed in the Doutta Galla Hurdles. De'iwas sent out a favourite for the rook Handicap, IVa miles, but jnlf ran third. (Pink tin finished Fast in third place in the Lawn >ap, 6. fur longs; Swimmer fell <u atonal Steeplechase, and Idealist nhead--Ideai) won the July hauof one mile from start to finish, t was heavily backed by his conis and ran a great race, winning iiuely from Stirling, Step Out, and hers in the good time of 1.43%. %• Anent the recent English Derby, Reporting Life;' remarks: "A member ®f a well-known political club drsw iignoTmetta in the annual sweepstake, bat so little did he fancy Chevalier SiMstrelli's mare that he presented the ticket to the hall-porter before leaving in, his motor for Epsom. His feelings fihen witnessing the ready victory of ffignorinetta can be easier imagined Han described." This scribe imagines Se~eould give readers an idea of the gentleman's language by the aid of capi&T letters and a plentiful supply of Ted t!*< ....

m I have to acknowledge the receipt of jfcp«opv of the thirty-third edition of J. Annual Snorting Pamphlit,] Siich, as usual, contains a most interIwrflg fund of up-to-date information withered from all departments of the Iprting world. To those who only stoke even a passing interest in sport -W Pamphlet is invaluable, while to the 'active enthusiast it should prove a most !&slaMe guide. Included in its 232 pages £Mde to be found all the performances of &«wry horse' nominated, for the AJO. feMatropolitan, the Caulfield Cup and the Cup, along with their weights, '' pedigrees, riders' "colours, and ownais' ySaA trainers' names. Pull pedigrees of t parses nominated for the AJ.C. and VvcI'Jtoria Derbies, as well as the leading ptwo-year-old events of next season. WinS&ners and placed horses of all the mis' twrtant handicaps and classical races are "" Sjven, and should prove extremely usein settling the many disputes that turf argument and discussion; iSdle .1 table of the winnings of ccle-jSS-rfed Australian racehorses should, for jgSlmiparative purposes, prove of mu;li l-^ 6 - . . . -,.

rj£ Kotable alterations have been accomplished iauho«e, racing records since tnc .'korsvious issue of th« Pamphlet. Lai£jtt»tfs record of lmin. 33 l-Ssec, is still iMjw world's best-for a mile, but in June PSP'laat year the English sprinter Var furlongs in lmin. 202-ssec., thus iJ&Hnsinjr all previous efforts over that Lli&tance. Apologue's 2min. STVisec. put IsSny-in the last Melbourne Cup equals the lIIU record for the big V.R.C. 2 mile -igggldicap At Brighton Beach, Tj.S.A., J«*»i Charles Edward ran 9 furlong ~?m lmin, 503-ssecs., and Jack Smith the Australian record forlmile i r toa 6 furlongs when he put that distant LiJMtin 2min. 49secs, at Tlemingtonlas. p,«a«h. B „ • . Turf records, Miller's Pami«&Het contains the very latest records m

athletics, cycling, motoring, swimming. Swing. liovV-toannner-throwmg, wood"«d In the present issue are excellent 'Bhotographs oMhe dual Derby winner Ifonntahi King; the Olympic aid Aitken; Tommy -*£vy-w«igM champion boxer of the Kwirld and William Webb, the world s i&ampfcm oarsman. The volume,_ which Ip&BlMd at one shilling, is invaluS>K to iportsmen. w\ • ■ • *

sfivflße representative character of the mm* engaged in tie three leading spring HfiUldieaps of this year is shown by the ggeMhat no fewer than 380 horses we sLitaj&toated for the three events. The fSfSi'ineludes horses' from every State o. iffe Commonwealth, as well as fifteen Mfifit Zealanders and eleven Enßlish bred Sajsers. Poseidon is the star performer SSStongst the Cup candidates this year. WFlai competed in 32 races for 19 wins iKwconda and 3 thirds, and has wrni g&IfUM in. stakes. Mr. P. A. Connollv s ilfey King ias started 124 times, and his IsUotd is 28 wins 18 seconds 14 thirds. Bitty Rfsjr\ was a winner as recent as R*£y3G. Grand National meeting i&irtda '*. Metropolitan candidate, has g£ta it raee* out of 80 starts. Dunns 118* IfiW-8 season, Akim Fooran ofl S&Mi&i* 8 wins 10 seconds an,l i thirds. SMfßol%nMrd is 12 wins from 7< starts. an aged son of Invader, has SftMal of 16 wins .15 seconds la thirds, g&gt of 89 starts. The Brewer, who &&&■«*& by tte'handicappers to he the tS&i of the season, has won 4 races ant! tJanrrrf 2 places ont of 10 starts; and Pa Slipper, weighted as the best *e»M!d Ally, has won each of her wet.