SPORTING

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 98, 3 August 1910, Page 8

SPORTING

THE AUSTRALIAN HURDLES. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright ; Received 2, 8.30 pjm. Melbourne, August 2. Following are the final acceptors for the Australian Hurdles: Vernier, Obi, Kulcurna, Lord Desmond, Jewelcase, Treat, King's Ransom, Ripon, Coir, Minato, Tudulyea, Brownie) Louise.

NEW ZEALAND CUP. Ohristchurch, Tuesday. Research waa scratched for the New Zealand Cup at 9.30 aJm. to-day. -■'.' ini,„ TURF TOPICS. (By Moluroa.) ffhe sporl&is world is very quiet at present, but matter* W"U liven" up considerably wtth the publication of acceptances and final pa;, -t»-~*a Canterbury Grandr Nn ' ""i! 1 '""«**..,

which close on Friday n.^, Canterbury sports agree that the Taranaki horse, Paritutu, is in the very pink of condition, and his track work is most promising. ~" • Waitapu has been jumping and gallop; ing moderately well,, fit Riccarton the last few mornings, and Mr. OTJrtsooll may score a win with the son of Gipsy Grand at the National meeting.

In these hard times it is surprising to read that jockey, Billy Young's cheque for riding Paisano in his double victory at Trenthom was; £l5O, and there is more ahead, too!

Trainer George Laing. has Waxy, the brother, to Seaman, looking very fit at Wanganui and"the horse will most likely take on meeting next month. Mr. G. F; Moore has 1 leased the mare True Shot.to a Taranaki sport,and she has gone into trainer 0. Cox's stable at Hawera. When well, True Shot is a smart beginner and can muster up a lot of pace for five or six furlongs. Prospector left for Riccarton on Monday and l Nyland goes south to-day. Trainer Geo. Price haf Nyland m a forward and A. Olliver Will have the mount in the Winter Cup next week.

At a meeting of the Manawatu Racing Club on Saturday'..night ; . a motion, was carried that hurdle races should be deleted for,the Christmas meeting of the, club, the grounds ior. this action bei'ig the ; hardiness of the course at that sear son of 'the year, the great number of accidents,, and the want of uniformity in Such uniformity, Dr. Wilson contended,, wouldi to a large extent do away with accidents and tend to materially improve the class of horses for jumping eyents, .Another motion was carried, that the ,Wanganui Jockey Club be. asked to call a .meeting of all'clubs in Jts metropolitan area with a view to mutually',arra'nging for. possible reductions in days of racing' to comply with the desire of Paifliamenti.

The following is team sleeted'by the Taranaki Guards territorial Infantry to shoot a match against the Taranaki Rifles to-morrow:—Lieut. Beadle, ColrSergt. Hartnell, Sergeants Qlliyef, Evans, and Lobb,, Corporals Bent and Bruce, Privates' .Nijcholty, Blanchard, Johnsom, Hill and Riddles. ; . .