RACING.
RACING FIXTURES. Aug. 9, 11 and 13—Canterbury J.C National Meeting. COMING EVENTS. Aug 9—Grand National steeplechase. Aug 11—JGrand National Hurdle Race.
WELLINGTON A'JGEPTA:;7ES.
Following are the acceptances ior the Wellington'ißacing Club'- third d.iy:— Onslow Handicap, of 13U sovs., six furlongs—Dogger Bank 10.10, Mundic 10.10, Electrakoff and Multiple 10.8, Advantage 10.4, Miss Advance, Valentine, Waioutu and Clem 9.0.
Crofton Handicap, of 100 sovs., seven furlongs—Elfish 10.10, Leotene and Tuakitua 9.6, St. Lumsden and Merrie Emerald 9.2, Mallet, Inchbonny, .Stepalong, Ukraine and Merrie Frank 9.0.
Corunna Hurdles, of 100 sovs., one mile and a-half—Master Paul 11.6, Maharanui 10.5, Kremlin 10.2, Gaelic 9.10, White Lie 9.6, Millenial 9.3, Rosegrove and Waiwerewere 9.0.
July Steeplechase Handicap, of 300 sovs., two miles and a-half—Capitol 1-2.0, •Sir Lethe 10.9, Corazon 10.9, Waione 10.0, ißeeline 9.10.
Winter Oats Handicap, of 250 sovs., •one mile—California 1.1.13, Sir Frisco 11.4, Merrie Zealand 10.12, Bollin 10.7, 'Tiptoe 9.13, Ngapuka 9.12, Tawaki 9.6, Hoyal Marine, Moloch, St. Lumsden, Mataari and Ambrosian 9.0.
Final Hurdles Handicap, of 200 sovs., one mile and three-quarters—Paisano 11.11, Compass 11.3, Oxton 10.8, Playmate 10.4, Stayboy and Mahuta 10.2, Whatakura and Xavier 9.0. Kia Ora Handicap, of 100 sovs., six Battery 10.7, Tina Toa 10,2. Valentine 9.10, Niwaru, Stepalong, Ukraine, Mediterranean, Woolnoth 9.0.
TURF TOPICS,
(By ''Moturoa.")
Capital Capitol! Explosive came another "buster" on Wednesday. Northern Star wus a failing star in the Wellington Steeple. When Audax fell he broke Julian's collarbone and many punters' pockets. Concluding day at Trentham to-day. Enjoy your sport while you can the kill-sports will be leading you off to bun-scrambles soon!
On the strength of his brilliant showing at Trentham, the Finland gelding White Cockade is being rushed for National engagements. It looks good. Wednesday's surprise was the good price returned to Capitol's backers. Probably Deeble's accident last week put many would-be backers off the cnampion Auckland 'chaser. Bad luck! Paragon's Breakdown proved more serious than at first anticipated, and on Monday night the Cambridge prad stopped a friendly bullet in the part that points towards the winning post when the whalebone is whistling. Hawke's Bay horses had a day out at Trentham on Saturday, and Aueklanders mopped up nearly everything in sight on Wednesday. Wellington-trained neddies were completely outclassed, as usual.
Both on the course and all over the country Gold Battery was "poulticed" for the Karori Handicap, and the Awapuni nag's defeat came as a great relief to many pencillers. One Wanganui Bar Von wa's reported to have held fifty about him.
The thanks, of the sporting commun-j ity are due to Mr.'"Will" Sole, -who, stood up and spoke strongly for the sport of Kings at the employers' meeting the other day. The kill-joy party] have flexible consciences, and quietly, put their shekels into wild-cat mining! and oil shares, building society gambles,' etc. That's a more "respectable" form v of gambling—no doubt! j With only 9.13 against his name, no-j body doubted that Waitapu was simply 'pitch-forked into the Jumpers Flat 1 Race on Wednesday. Taranaki money. flowed in a steady stream on to the •'good thing." and, sad to say, it hasn't returned. The Gipsy Grand gelding dug his heels in and wouldn't gallop a yard,, tailing off all the way. Taranaki money) was thrown away at every stride. j In the Wellington Police Court the 1 other day the sporting Mayor of the Empire City had the late manager of the Wellington Pony and Galloway R.C. in the box, and the information adduced shows what a one-man affair the Club really was. Mr. J. M. Cumming admitted that he was manager, handicapper, starter and judge—all rolled into one—and, to cap all, he was part-owner of Muskerado, who scored at those gatherings. When a man can handicap, start and judge his own neddy, he can't very, well go wrong, can he? Multiple and Rongomai have been the largest dividend-payers so far at this Wellington meeting. I wonder how, many M's.P. backed Parata's nag on Wednesday! Master Paul was not start-j ed the first dav, because he was too "hot." I hope Pick Hanron was satisfied with his odi 1 -on dividend after the) Vittoria Hurdles i the second day.
A fine crowd c: big country ptTform<>m sported silk in +he Woilrrfton Steeple, and their many fails testified to the difficulty of the courr.s. Audax, Lovell. Sir Lethe. "Red McGregor and Capitol were fancied in that order, hut bettinsr was fairly evenly distributed over the favorite division. 'Northern Star. Waione, Maidi and Comon fell at various obstacles, Lovell leadirg the field at a merry pace, and C.ioirol and ■Red McOrejjor whippin<r-in. Lovell led Conzon and Sir Lethe six furlongs from home, and the top weights were still a Ion? way behind. C'orazon. who was galloping well, then made a mistake and fame down. Sir Lethe headed the tiring leader, and Capitol and Tied McClrogor came along gamely under pressure. Capital was in front at tho last fence and. coming on, won a fine race bv several length's from Red McGregor, who headed Sir Lethe in the last furlonrr. Then came Lovell, Kiatere and Loch Fyne. the only other one to finish.
Once a«ain the big steeplechase has gone to the slow but sure division—the rtaver of the crowd. Both the winner wad runner-up are comparatively slowi Wses up to two and a half miles, but after that they run on while the others' are stopping. The performance of Sir' Lethe. Corazon and Lovell were full of merit, and over shorter courses they would take a heap of settling. Unfortunately Lo%-ell has not paid up for the July but the stable claims a
sturdy fencer in Waione, who was unlucky on Wednesday, being bumped by the erratic Eurus. Sir Lethe has only gone up 71b.—from 10.2 to 10.9—and is not harshly treated. Corazon carried f!lb. more, and Waione also puts up Clb. extra.
I Master Paul's runaway victory in the J Vittoria Hurdles was quite remarkable. It is not often, thank goodness, that a hurdler leads all the way and wins pulling up by over fifty yards. The son of St. Paul goes up from lOst to list 61b in the Corunna Hurdles, but a 201b. rise will not deter the crowd from sending the Auclflander out well backed. His owner, (Mr. Dick Hannon, has had a rare run of luck at the meeting, and has won races with Master Paul, Electrakoff and Dogger Bank—all being under his charge for the Trentham meeting. The improved form shown by Multiple points to the Multiform colt tuning: out a real smasher at four years old.' With 11.1 in the saddle he surprised his connections by easily landing the Miramar Handicap on the opening day of the meeting. In the big race on Wednesday he was only just caught at the distance, and finished a close third. He is. considered a likely starter in the Onslow Handicap this afternoon.
What a smasher California is! Weight seems nothing to the San Fran horse. No wonder he received an ovation after winning the Waterloo-Handicap on Wed-i nesday from such a good field. California will be given a further opportunity to distinguish himself in the Winter ', Oats, run over a mile, in which he will be called upon to put up the steadier of list. 131b.
Gold Battery is expected to sport silk in the Kia Ora Handicap, and is sure to have a large following.
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