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SPORTING.

TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa.") The flags will be flying at Hastings today, arid those of us who have recovered from the Dreadnought craze will probably turn their attention to the various events on the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club winter programme. Exceptionally big fields are carded for all events, and winners may be hard to pick. The Hawke's Bay Steeplechase, run over three miles, will probably see ten horses sporting silk. Recent form points to Leolanter and The Spaniard as likely to run well, but the touts at Hastings fancy the chances of Bravest and Donzel. Leolanter ran two good seconds at Wanganui, and to-day's field looks weaker than those he struck last month. Fourteen paid up for the Hawke's Bay Hurdles, i"un over two miles, but one of them—Sea Queen—has since broken down badly. Nyland and Chief Marshal are in the boom for this race, but Goodwin Park, on his Wanganui running, may beat the pair. Stevens has done nothing since his big bid for victory in the Century Hurdles last year, and the chestnut son of Nelson might be all the better for a few strong gallops in public. He carried the same weight, 10.2, when he ran second to Koran in the Hawke's Bay Hurdles last year. The handicapper appears to have taken a risk with Goodwin Park, and the Fordell horse is as fit as'anything else engaged. Tyrannic won the Woodlands Hack Steeple last year, and reads well with 10.12 to-day. If Hawick sports silk' the distance should suit him well, and Ranter, who ran Kauroa closely on the first day at Wanganui, may also be! dangerous. Morning won from end to end at Wanganui, and promises to be a very warm '. order in the Whakatu Hack Hurdles.' Cally Bridge and Aberbrothock are smart jumpers engaged. The Heretaunga Handicap, the principal flat race to-day, has attracted no less than twenty-seven horses, and the winner of the seven furlongs event will! take some picking. Mummer 1 will prob-' ably be sent out favorite. Seventeen figure in the Ladies' Bracelet, one mile and a-half, including such well-known performers as Kopu, Flingot, Coronetted, and Redloh. The latter won at Otaki, and may prove as fit as anything else started. The Chief won the Hunt Club Steeple last year with 11.2, and it remains to be seen whether the game little chestnut can repeat the victory with 12.3. The others are a poor lot, with the exception of Sportsman, who won a steeplechase at the last Dunedin meeting. The Sylvia Park gelding, Silver Cluse, has been put in work again at Ellerslie. Espartero has broken down badly and may now be permanently retired from the track. The Auckland sportsman. Mr. W. Ryan, intends sending Merrimax and Hunakaha across to Sydney shortly The alleged favorites, for the, New Zealand Cup are Bleriot, Bon Ton, Bon Reve, Cheddar, Haskayue, Mowbrav, Masterpiece, Midnight Sun, Passadena, Royal Arms, and Undecided. Probably none of these have been'backed for the price of a case of wine yet, but the "Bar Vons" have to put'something at a. short price—just out of force of habit!

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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 15, 18 June 1913, Page 7

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517

SPORTING. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 15, 18 June 1913, Page 7

SPORTING. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 15, 18 June 1913, Page 7

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