SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 78, 11 July 1910, Page 2

SPORTING.

TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa.") Maori King is galloping nicely at Rand wick. The Xirw Zealand-bred Seddon is to race in Singapore. Walter Ravnor is keeping Astraea in good r.iok for spring engagements. The same trainer will probably send Seawind down to Trentluun this week to contest the Trial Plate.

The Auckland prad Delegate is showing fair form over the schooling hurdles. Xgapuka, Dogger Bank, Loch Fyne, and Kremlin were ■,'ue to arrive at Trentham from the North on Saturday night.

Webbtown "sports" consider Research has a rough outside chance in the New Zealand Cuup. The son of Renown is said to stay very well. Penza is reported to be a very much improved neddy, and should be worth watching over courses up to a mile. The Glenora Park sire Gluten was represented by a hrace of winners at the Adelaide meeting. Stone Ginger has put in an appearance at Riccarton, and is jumping capitally. He will remain there until after tlie Grand National meeting. For winning at Gisborne on Thursday Paisano puts up 51b penalty in the Grand National Hurdles, and Te Arai goes up similarly in the Grand National Steeplechase.

A winner at a recent Westralian Turf Club gathering had no backers on the totalisator, and investments were returned, less the usual percentage. Great interest is being taken in the Wellington Racing Club's winter meeting, and now that many horses 'have put in an appearance at Trentham, track doings should 1)e worth following. This year's meeting promises to be well ahead of former gatherings, and punters will have opportunity of gauging Grand National prospects after seeing the running at Trentham.

Hawke's Bay papers state that Luke Wilson has so far recovered from his recent accident that he was able to leave the private hospital last week. His many friends will wish him a speedy recovery, and hope to see him in the saddle when the spring meetings commence.