RACING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 59, 18 June 1910, Page 3

RACING.

RACING FIXTURES. June 22 and 23—Napier I'ark UX. Winter. June 23 and 2-I—Ashburton County R.C. Winter. July 7 mid B—Gisborne8 —Gisborne R.C. Winter. July lti, 20 au~ 23 Wellington R.C. Winter. August 9, 11 and 13.—C.J.C. Grand National. DATES OF COMING ■EVENTS. New Zealand. July 10—Wellington R.C. Winter Hurdle Race. July 20—Wellington Steeplechase. Australia. July 2—V.R.C. Grand National Hurdle Race. July !)—V.R.C. Grand National Steeple chase. TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa."') The Napier Park Winter meeting takes plate on Wednesday and Thursday next After giving Oxton a feeler m the Wha.katn Hurdles on Wednesday, cney came out the next day and easily landed the mustard. Prim is being hacked about at Rieear. ton. prior to being put into work again. Nominations for the Wellington Rating Club's Winter meeting close on Monday night.

The recent Dunedin J.C. Winter meet-! ingwas the most successful, financially; and otherwise, that has even been heldj at Wingatui. The victories of Audax and Prophet on Wednesday must 'have cost the Tom j mies a heap of capital. j Master Soult. Ingoda and Diabolo are already in demand for the New Zealand Cup. Wcigths are not due for a couple of months yet. but some punters are always afraid of being crowded out at the last moment! Jackpot was just a little tired when the sod wall heat him on Wednesday, and many good judges reckon that Audax would have beaten him anyhow. It is a question that will! 'never be settled. | Two good 'chasers fell for the last time at Hastings this week. The fences that heat Jackpot and Diplomatic must have been fairly solid. Strange to say, both horses were running prominently ! in their respective races at the time of [the mishaps. The stallion Hymettus, by Cyllene, Imported toy the hon. J. 1). Orniond, is due to arrive by the Rimntaka. Two splendidly bred brood mares for the TCaramu stud arrive by the same steamer. Contrary to expectations. Nero started at a shot price for the Maiden Steeplechase on Wednesday, and the Nestor gelding was lucky tc win. Diplomatic looked to have the race well in hand when he fell, and that left Nero, with a commanding lead. Rawhiti, The Pebble and Full Cry also made mistakes, and it was a shocking exhibition of jumping. Cornzon was not produced on Wednesday, being reserved for the second day Nero was giving the Hawke's Bay horse a pound, and over two miles of country it looked a fair thing for C'orazon. Nor them Star, Diplomatic and The Pebble failed to get round, and old Nero galloped in an easy winner. The Pebble is a sort of "'rolling stone.", He fell each start at Hastings. For a three-year-old. the Gold Reef geWing Golden Water gave an attractive showing over the small sticks in the Whakatu Hack Hurdles and, finishing up his task gamely, he just beat another new aspirant to the illegitimate game, Millenial, by a neck. With 121b. more in the saddle and a couple of furlongs less on Thursday, Oxton was equal to the task of leading Mr. G. P. Donnelly's hurdler home.

Glen shaped poorly at Hastings, but mav do better at the Park next week, There was a meritorious streak about Gold Battery's victory in the Scurry at Hastings. Mr. D. Buick's gelding is well named, being by Field Battery from Cy anide. and he made no race of Multiple (A. Olliver). Kildonan (C Jenkins) and a good field on Wednesday. Jockey H. Gray was up on the winner, this raising his total of winning rides this season to 01—-a record to be proud of. How good Gold Battery's performance was. may be. gauged by the fact that Multiple easily| accounted for open company on the sec-l ond day. ! This year's New Zealand Cup hasl drawn not less than 86 entries, against! OS last vc-'.r. Most of the stayers, and a heap "f moderates, are engaged, but one nvsses the names of All Red, Bohrikofi, Woodhey, Lady Medallist, Crucih-j ell a. Sedition, Sir Prize, and many others/ 1 The usual big crowd of sprinters, or, rather, horses who in the past have done best under a mile, have been nominated for the Cup. North-East, Boaner-| |ges, Los Angelos, Wild West, Golden Loop, Penates, and others, come under, this categorv. On Wanganui running Penates cannot be considered for any race run over a mile course, let alone two miles.

Two previous winners, 'Frisco and Lady Lucy, are in again, and they will have to carry more weight this yeitr than when they triumphed in 1907 and 1909 respectively. Taranaki claims a ; pair of Cup aspirants in Cotoneted andj Golden Loop. The former stays all! right, as was evidenced at Feilding, and he should be well able to get to the end of two miles. Golden Loop is a promising sort, and no doubt a sportsmanlike spirit encouraged his owner to nominate him. . I

BohrikolT is spelling, but will shorty be put into active training in view of his forthcoming 'Stralian engagements. Faunas has now won three races in three consecutive starts. On Wanganui form the Necklace on Thursdav was a =oft snan for the bearer of the wellknown cerise jacket. Woolloomooloo is still rnnnin'g seconds: Second in the Grcnt Northern and runner-i'p in the Hawke's Bay Hurdles would just about fill any owner up.