SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 202, 15 August 1908, Page 5

SPORTING.

GRAND NATIONAL MEETING. ■THIRD DAY'S ACCEPTANCES. *By .Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, Friday. The following acceptances have been received for the third day of the CJ.O. Grand National meeting:— Bedcliffs Handicap—Heorthen 10.13, i Monkey Puzzle 10.12, Helianthes 10.12, • Vasa 10.6, Lone Star 10.4, Ruapehu 9.14, Sen Sim 9.12, Truthful 9.5, Cavatina, Portland, and Thrysus 9.0. Hunters' Plate Handicap Piht 12.13, Albury 12.12, Leonardo 12.4, Pa!lada 11.11, Janella 11.9, Homeward 11.9, Pacific 11.7, Zither, Dreamy Daniel, Wahine, Ben Fortunte, and Thunderstorm 11.0. Styx Hack Hurdles—Top Eose 11.5, Oasis 10.12, Grosvenor 9.9, Lingerer 9.3, Wee McGregor, Farley Grove, Tessera, and Blesabok 9.0. Sydenham Hurdles—Stormont 10,10, j Sen Sim 10.9, Pretty Maid 10.2, Leesile ] 10.0, Showman 9.7. Top Hose 9.6, Aora- ] ngi 9.5, Stronghold 9.4, Southern Cross and Whatakura 9.0. Lincoln Steeplechase—Kaitere 12.9, Euros 11.7, Nadador 10.13, Slow Tom r 10.13, Le Beau 10.5, Tilson and Audax f 9.13, Mooshen, Canton, Storm, and Star- J light 9.7. . 1)

Selwyn Handicap—Lupulitc 11.5, Petrovna 11.0, Oxton 10.11, Chief Lochiel 9.12, Golden Cairn 9.8, Volodia 9.7, White Cockade and Silk Web 9.5, Prim 9.3, Rose Noble 9.2, Assault 9.0. Heathcote Handicap—Motoa 11.9, Wailethe 10.8, Cross Battery 10.7, Kairoma 10J>, Bonny Glen 10.3, Simplex Chief Lochiel, and Swimming Belt 9.10, Probable 9.7, Contender 9.5, Kurawaka and Field Gun 9.4, Maharanui and Harvest 9.2, Landwern, Rose Noble, Zetland, Mussel, Saga, and Somaroff 9.0. Ladies' Bracelet—Dreamy Daniel, Salute, Brasenose, Northern Star, Helios, OMabianca, Red King, Cannonier, and Matter Leslie.

TURF TOPICS. a*. „ < B y "Mbturoa.") i„ •.? l ? terbni 3' Grand National meetXtt^ou: 8 ColM:lude<l at barton this Motoa again had bad luck on Thurs-wL»f-AB^. rt **°* r *>P°nsible for Bis defeat in the August Handicap. As • jwual Lupuiite was quickest off the Sunplex next. North Head dropped «■*»*» fourth position when the ? Cned ' Lu P Ulife making »h! K a CTacker - Penat « s collared Jr^ chaUen S ed ** M °t»a and Simplex, the formw coming very fast Worn a rear position. A desperate fin«sh resutted in Penates winning by ■aW a head from Motoa, who was I .tead m front of Simplex. Motoa is hi peat form, and is engaged in tha Heath«ote Handicap to-day? Bad luck handicapped the Taranakitrained pair, Paritutn and Kiaterc, on «ne first and second days of the Nation Plymouth horses have nothing to thank the handicappers for. Top weights were handed out to them and none bufl : thorough sportsmen would have sent ' the pair down to Biccarton when such J poor encouragement was Bhown tinm ' Good Horses never get a chance these i oays. If they are run "straight" aid ' wra a couple of races they are immedi- * ately "skied" in the tandicaps, and are * set to give, away weight to crowds of ' occasional" neddies whose owners are * cunning enough to hoodwink the weight- I adjusters. Paritutu ran a splendid i: «we in the National Hurales. Johnson T

nursed him until the last half mile was entered upon, when he quickly ran up rto the light-weight Stormont, and the pair flew the last hurdle together, it looked any odds on Parrtutu winning but the weight told in the run" home) and Stormont, who toad an advantage of 2st 91b in the weights, had fnougn in him to win by a couple of length?. in the fairly fast time of 3min 4S 2-5 Bee. This was Pantutu's second attempt to win the National Hurdle Race, and on each occasion the Castor gelding j has lhad to be content with second position. When one looks back to Fari-

tutu's second to Noctuiform in tie Kew Zealand Cup, and his numerous seconds and thirds under welter weights it will generally be conceded that he is a champion unlucky horse. Kiatere lost his rider in the National Steeplechase, but when the Beaulort Steeples came to he contested, the old, fellow was on hand to carry his load ot US, and he ran well, making a great fight of it with the ligntly-burdened Gold Seal. The pair were together at the last fence, and every inch of the final run home was desperately contested, the top-weight going under, by a bare length. Mooshen surprised most people by finishing with three-quarters of a length of Kiatere and Eurus and Nadador next. 'Alison was running prominently to the last fece, out fell. Heorthorn bad a comfortable win in the Sumner Handicap on Thursday, beating Monkey Puzzle by a length and a-half. Heorthorn only meets the latter on 61bs worse terms in the Redcliffs Handicap. Jockey Jenkins was loudly cheered when he rode All Red to the startingpost for the Winter Cup, and the Porirua horseman won't be long without gaining a winning bracket. The usual budget of turf topics appears in to-day's supplement.

In a recent number of the Press "Pentagraph" issues his annual racing statistics for the racing year just closed. Hon. J. D. Ormond heads the list of winning owners with £8825 opposite his name. The following are the principal amounts von by Taranaki owners:—A. Era, £1080; A. Rhodes, t£Bl2; J. George, £760; S. Jitt, £657; P. Coffey, £480; J. Foreman, £555; H. irryer, £470; Hikana, £430; F. E. Lambert, £340; H. E. Good, £325; W. Barleyman, £275; G. H. Gibson, £245/