SPORTING

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 117, 16 June 1909, Page 3

SPORTING

AUSTRALIAN' RACING. Melbourne, June 15. The colt Leo Grand had a somewhat ' sensational lirst appearance at the Richmond racecourse. Ridden by a West Australian jockey named Egan, lie passed the judge's box the first' time six lengths ahead. Egan, under the impression that he had won, eased up, but the , shouts of the spectators and the pace , of tile' other horses made him realise that he had miscalculated the distance. To the surprise of everyone, Leo Grand caught the leaders in a dozen strides, but in the straight Leo again stumbled and got rid of Egan. An otiis;uer won the nice. The stewards severely reprimanded Egan for carelessness. The horse carried a lot of money. TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa.") The Hawke's Bay winter meeting Jpens to-day at Hastings, and will he concluded to-morrow. This gathering opens the winter steeplechasing carnival on the East Coast, ihe Napier Park meeting taking place the next week, and the Gisborne fixture a fortnight later. Miscast lias been scratched for tlie Scurry Hack Handicap, but the ICaramu stable still claims a representative i".i Claughton. There is a possibility of Sir Artejal being taken across to Melbourne shortly. Golden Slipper has again been turned out, and her owner must be sadly out of pocket by this time. Jockey W. McKinnon, who received serious injuries when Irish fell with him in the Winter Steeple, lvas operated upon last week, and is still in a very grave condition. •Tack Pot jumped in great style at Ellerslie, and had as niueli pace as anything on the Hat. His next appearance will In; in th» Hawke's Bav Steeplechase, run over three miles of flat country, at Hastings this afternoon, (hi his own 1 ground he should command a big follovv--1 iug- , That remarkably safe conveyance, 1 Capitol, was taken dow.i to Hastings ! last week and will contest the Hawke's ' Bav Steeplechase. Mahuta ran two sterling races at Olaki

and finished most, on each ocea-1 sinn. The black horse will be n runner in the Heretaunga Handicap to-day. Xorth-East and King's Prize have been | winning lately and figure in the Held for the Scurry Handicap at Hasting*. California is galloping ill good style again, and may pick up a race or two before the winter meetings pass by. Iten Johnson was railed down tn Hastings «t tlie end of last week. l»i'u s mission is the Hawke's Bay iTnrdle race, wfticli lakes on Tanrsday. I l)*' , Aucklnnder carries top load—list. i;jb. I Wanjramii and Auckland form will oo I (,11 lliefr trial when Compass and lU'ser- | voir meet in the Tiiramoe llunlles at

Hustings. Aroha has l>cen jumping the big fences j in taking style lately, and will he seen I out at the llawke's Hav meeting Te Kainui jumped safely at Mlcrslie, but dwelt 100 long at his fences to have a chance. Between the obstacles Te Kainui showed plenty of pace, but. he was up against a good one in Te Aral when he went down. Jackpot is moving nicely at Hastings, and appears to he none the worse for his exertions at Ellerslie. \wlia was much too good for Ma<rentii and fork in a five furlongs sprint lit Hastings on Saturday morning. Pikipo is a promising sort of horse, and easily accounted for Ivopu and llaku over seven furlongs on Saturday. Somali figures in the Wliakati Hurdles, and many sports would like to see her repeat her splendid Ilawera form to-day. „ The fn-st batch of "Pentagrapn s" lig;l ores for this season give the pride ol place amongst the 2-year-olds to cation, who won six races worth £2">(I0. Then follow Broadsword (3 wins) Maori King (1) £1132, Klysian (4) £055, Nautiform (1) £770. Sharpshooter (2) £7lO, Theodore (3) .CM", Kakaina {•?) £035, Xylophone (3) £(>00, Kilwinning (1) .t7>32, and Salute (3) £4OO.