RACING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 95, 30 July 1910, Page 3

RACING.

THE ENGLISH TURF. By Cable. —Press Association.—Copyright •' London, July 28. j Following is the result' of the race for ] the Goodwood Cup:—Magnic 1, Bayardo 2, Bud 3. RACING FIXTURES. August 9, 11 and 13—iC.J.C. Grand Nty< tioaal. .. X COMING EVENTS. August 9—G.3J. Steeplechase; Winter 1 Cup. August 11—G;N. Hurdle Race; Beaufort .Steeplechase. TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa"). Shannon Lass is looking bright and well. •Rlccarton touts report that the hurdler Tyrannic is in great heart. Charlie Jenkins will ride Penates in the Winter Cup. Bobrikoff is in active commission again, and should do big things next season. That game litle fellow, The Chief, managed to win a steeple at Hastings on Wednesday. The Canterbury Jockey Club's Grand National meeting will commence on Tuesday week. The 'chasers, Nero and Sir Lethe, are. reported to be unlikely starters at the National meeting. From Canterbury comes the news that ' Mr, G. D. Greenwood will not send a team across to Sydney this coming spring. • It is quite likely that Mr. C. Lagnor wilt take his champion, California, across the Tasman shortly to'measure strides with 'Stralia's slickest. .No fault can be found with the track form of the 'New- Zealand Cup candidates, Research, Roosevelt and John. They are going well. The Woodlands Hunt Club meeting will be held on the Pahiatua racecourse on Wednesday week. First-class entries have been received.

Sydney papers state that the veteran horseman, J. Bard'en, -will shortly forsake the strenuous life of horse-riding and wil| settle down to the more congenial task of training. True Shot is being ha?ked about at present, and as Mr. G. F. Moore has practically given up horse-racing the mare, will probably be leased next season. | Next 'Monday will be the birthday o?| all > racehorses. August Ist is the day on' which punters resolve to forget last season's reverses and start afresh with brave hopes for success in the new season. Good luck to tliem all! Old Paritutu arrived at Riccarton on Thursday morning. It would he-,.inter-esting to know how many times the old horse has done the Wellington-Lyttelton trip. On Trentham form there appears to still be a good race in the veteran, and "Jervy" George still has liopes of winning. If one could Ibelieve our enthusiastic Auckland friends, the Te Arai—Prophet double is worth .considering. They sound the praises of Prophet particularly loudly, but talking never won a race yet. Before leaving home the 'Waverleytrained mare, Crucinella, is said to have' shown her mentor something fairly warm on tie tracks,, and it is quite on the cards that she will make a bold showing in 'Stralia. Crucinella was shipped from Wellington by yesterday's boat. Good reports come to hand of a promising pair of youngsters in Dick Johnston's stable.- The Lepperton trainer spares no pains with his charges, and they will all be in good nick to tackle tHe early spring meetings. ; At the Ascot (Eng.) racecourse a tunnel 'ha9 been built, passing under the race track and connecting the outside enclosure with, the grandstand. This innovation will allow patrons to pass from one side to the other without taking the risk of crossing the track itself. ; Frisco, the hero of the New Zealand Cup of 1907, has been thrown out oi training and it is probable that he will ■be relegated to the stud next season. . Again this year, for unaccountable reasons" the 'Stralian public have made Ar--tillerie a pronounced favorite for the Caul field Cap. Prince Foote also has many followers. 7 . , TJ '■Pentagraph's" figures record that H. Gray 'has ridden 60 first, 40 seconds and 49 thirds this season. A. Olliver's figures read, 51, 42 and 32. Over ,the sticks A. Julian easily leads with 19 firsts., 10 seconds and 10 thirds. T. Pritchard comes next with a score of 15, 9,12. For winning the July Steeplechase at Trentham Waione puts up lOlbs penalty in the National Steeple. The Ponrua horse will carry list slb. . ; Waikaraka is showing great form over the schooling tardles at 'Awapuni, and he should be -worth watching at the spring

meetings. , On the strength of a good gallop over two miles of big country on Monday, Prospector left Palmerston for Riccarton on Wednesday morning. The aged son of Gold Reef cleared ten fences in good style, and O'Neill evidently has him a?

his best. A match for £SO a-side was run over four furlongs at Feilding on Tuesday. The participants in the contest were Captain Bell, who had the services of Billv Young, and a gelding by Captain Webb, who was ridden by C. Jenkins. Captain Bell won very easily. . Jockey D. Maher has been ruling in England for eleven years, and during that time he has ridden over one thousand winners, Referring to the little "C.C." m the Sketchwne. •Maher is certainly one of the finest jockeys riding in England at the present time, but I do not tlhink he is any ter than Sloan was when the latter was at .his best. Sloan was a marvel on badtempered horses, and he won on several animals that would not even gallop for some of the other jockeys, never attempted to ride close finishes, and h backer? seldom got a fright. J 3n th other tend, it must be m,tt^ J 1 ™ Malier has in his time ridden some re I markably fine races, and he has managed ! Twin when* it looked any od s against his mount at the distance. Mahei is a good all-round sportsman, and heis very fond of hunting in out with the ihounds m the Midlands aIon« with his friend George Williamson, who rode Manifesto to victory m the| ! Grand National. Maher, by-the-bye, has a unique Tecord under National Rules. He has had one mount a,nd one winner. He rode Rafila in a hurdle race at Hewpton Pari;, He is a very go skater an 1 is very fond of curling and tobogganing.