SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 10, 12 June 1913, Page 8

SPORTING.

THE MOERAKI'S HORSBS. By Cable—Press Association—CofvrigliL., ■'.,' . » Sydney, Jam 11. • ''•< The Moeraki's horses arrived ia good" '• condition. • v i THE UNFORTDJTATE DERBY. ~s-; J | London, Juae 14. •', -'\ The stewards were, unable to enter- ' tain the. appeal in the Cragsnew caae .as,, it was not lodged within tip prescribed time.. -a. ;' i . : .- ft* -■.■' •

■••'■■■ . TURF TOPICS. *■ ' (By "Moturoa>) . * Nothing, doing this week. Tlawke's Bay Steeple on Wednesday., Bernola 'doaged punters at EJlersUe, ' , Old Gaclmc'a figures in the Hack Steeple '-j| at Hastings. , ( Katna was right off color at Otakf, • and ran badly each day. , Only four favorites won at Eilerslie, but stay-at-home punters gave the layers « a warm time.' i ' A, well-informed-sport tells me thai ' had Glenmore landed the Great Northern ', Steeple over £4OOO would-have helpei ■"' tp make Marton a joyful hamlet. « Dorando has- been racing neek and neck with bad luck for some time, and it i* up to him to shake off his unwelcome companion at Hastings next week. There must he something in Taranaki air to keep our footballers, punters, ' horses, etc., going on for ever. Jnst look at old Paritutu—rising 14 years, and a battler of 141 contests—footing it with. *' the young ones as well as ever I •

Bercola, tho hero of the Century Hurdle Race and Great Northern Steeple, ■ i ▼as .bred by Mr. C. Hawkins, of Palmcrv » ton North, and as a two-year-old wa* r • sold for about £3O. The Wanganui owner-trainer took three horse—Phroso, Denise Orme and North-East—to Auckland, but the latter '• was not raced at Ellorslie. The defeats «"' of the otner pair, particularly of Denlst Orme on the third day of the meeting, cost Wanganui backers a lot of money. Antarctic's injured shoulder is report- '. Ed to be all right again, and the oil •" 'chaser is being prepared for TrenthaW " and Riccarton engagements. ■ Jockey W. Adams, who usually .ride* " Glenmorc, Kauroa and Marton, received ■'■., % a nasty cut on the head when Jtottf •? fell with him in the Orakci Hurdles, an* J Marton people reckon that the enforce* ' change of riders did something toward* - 1 ' Glenmore losing the Great Norther* Steeple. There is no "doubt that Adams is a fine riders, and liorses generally d* • | better for a horseman thev are familiar .''', with than for a stranger,'be the latter ever so good. Mr. Sid. Brereton has now won thretraces almost on end with Ineuru, ami " the mare's victory at Otaki had a limit ■"! dividend hanging on to it. The Waver- ■■ ley trainer very nearly landed the last ' / race with Tiora, the latter running Re- v, cord to half a length. Tiora should b» . worth following next season. .' Record is an inmate of P. Tiller'* stables, and runs in the colors of -'Mr. / Wire Tokena," who raced Martello, Nukuatu, Austin and other fair performers. Record was neglected on the first day. ■ when ho ran unplaced to it ■stable-mat* (Kew), but all hands and the cook'* mother-in-law were on the Fordell horse tlie second day. Goodwin Park and DonCndo are quoted , at a. very short price for the Hawke't Bay double.