RACING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 65, 25 June 1910, Page 3

RACING.

RACING FIXTURES.

July 7, B—Gisbome R.C. July 16, 20, 23 —Wellington Racing Club,

DATES OF COMING EVENTS

New Zealand,

July 16—Wellington R.C. Winter Hurdle Race. July 20—Wellington Steeplechase.

Australia.

July 2—V.R.C. Grand National Hurdle Race. July 9—V.R.C. Grand National Steeple chase.

TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa.") Spell-oh for three weeks. Wellington weights should appear on -Monday.

Ormond's luck was right out at Napiei Park.

Millenial is an improving jumper and -must win shortly. Niwaru was well supported at the •Park, 'but this prad leaves his best gallops on the training track. The Nero—Hercock combination was ►quite invincible at the Hawke's Bay meetings, and gathered in three good ifraces in splendid style. Some people iblame "Tartar" Julian ior losing the Moteo Hurdles with Oxton •on Wednesday, but it is just possible .that a mile and three-quarters is a trifle ifar for the Karamu jumper yet awhile. He promises to do big things later on;' Punters were up against it at the Napier Park meeting, favorite after favorite finishing in the ruck. On Wednesday the onily "dry" bet was Aotea and the pencillers caught it hot and strong over the Porirua-trained horse.

If tihe stewards' suspicions as to the alleged "stopping" tactics of Sir Frisco's rider on Wednesday were well founded, "Tiny" Carmont may consider himself leniently treated by being merely suspended until the ernl of the season—July 31st —.but no doubt further questions will 'be asked when the Levin horseman puts in for a riding ilicense for the new season.

Captain Shannon, who won the Stewards' Handicap in .Star Rose's Xew Zealand Cup year, is still possessed of a bit of pace and won a race at Roc'khampton (Aust.) recently. The Karamu representative, Breadless, had done little work prior to racing this week, but the daughter of Birkenhead was well <suipporied: .by the crowd who (blindly follow the "all cerise" jacket. In responding to toasts, speakers generally allow their tongues to "gallop all oyer* the course," to use sporting parlance. Under such Rrtumstances Mr. John Wren promised Queensland owners "a stake as large as the Melbourne Chip" at some indefinite future date. John has done big things in his time and trifles with cool thousands most days, and Brisbane sports espect things to hum in the racing line in the land where the bananas grow. The progeny of Sir Foote claim flash names. Last year Prince Foote swept all before him and next season King Foote and Lord Foote (inmates of Frank MeGrath's stable at Randwick) promise to do big things. I The ex-Taranaki iprad, Stayboy, has Ibeen put into toil again at Dunedin. He still carries an ugly leg, the result of an accident at the 'Dunedin Cup meeting, but it is not expected to interfere with the jumper's preparation very considerably.

Alf Guns is enjoying a spell at present. The aged Turquoise gelding, The Seer, is reported to be jumping nicely at Ric-j carton. Gloss is going well on the Sydney tracks and is due to shake things u>p for the ililliputians in those parts at any time now. . The erstwhile Aucklander, Waipuna,, lias been schooled over sticks at Adelaide recently and is said to be taking kindlv to the game. Gold Thread has been putting up attractive gallops at 'Raii'hvick of late and it is quite on the card that the Wid Reef mare will break her spefll of bad luck at the spring gatherings. Last season Lingerer was equal to the task of whining both the Naipier and the Park Steeplechases, but the Apremont gelding shaped very 'poorly in this week's events. Perhaps it is quite safe to say that the big chestnut has seen his ibest days. The distinction of breeding Carbine be-

longs to this country, but "Stralian •sports have so .persistently claimed "old .Jack" for their own that all the world over the horse is looked upon as 'Stralian Tborn. It therefore comes as a matter' of course that the skeleton of Carbine, when he wives up the ghost, will he presented to"the Melbourne Museum. You cannot make people across the Tasman believe that the champion son of Mus-| ket—Mersey was a New Zealand-bred horse who went across and wiped out the best that 'Stralia could saddle up, just as Noctuiform, Maniapoto, Gladsome and heaps of other New Zealanders j did. They have told the lie so often that they have begun to take it for gospel. When Ca "bine's skeleton comes south again its proper resting place should 'be in the Auckland Museum, and nowhere else. The jumper Cachuca is apparently quite sound again and in active commission again at Victoria. Park (Sydney). During the last ten years some line cross-country perroimers have been first borne in the Napier Steeplechase. The list of winners includes —The Guard, Scallvwa?, Nadador arid Kiatere. Will old Nero turn out as good as these?