SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 35, 1 July 1914, Page 7

SPORTING.

| TURF TOPICS. i (By "ifoturoa.") [ The popular Hawera horseman. Prank l'uynn, is riumg in great form at piesent, and His trio of victories (on Immensity, Merr e Lad. and. Grey King) at (rreenmcadows last week bring his total for the season up to fifteen firsts, thus sharing witoi L Traill the distinction of leading hurdle horseman for the season. As Traill is unfortunate enough to bo laid aside with a broken t'ollar-fbone, it is likely that Flynn •will top the list for the year. F. JkCabe, who fe> next to the bracketed pair, has only eight wins to his C7i dit, eo tliat no danger threatens from tfcat direction. Flynn is getting a lot of good riding from sportsmen on t!he other coast, and as Player, Grey King, and others from (hose parts look like proving hard to 'beat at forthowning winter meetings Flymrs star should be on the ascendant. Other Tanniaki horsemen who >ha.vc done well over the sticks this season include H. Copwstake (7), E. Copestake (4), and T. Jonea (3). ''"Charlie" C-(x(invno is in the game again, and with ordfinaTy luck Should be amongst the top-notdh-ers next season. His handling of Sain Pan when that nag won the Ahuriri Hurdle Race showed that "Oocky" has lost none of his old-time das(!i, Writing of Sam Pan reminds me that the Hawera horse changed liands after winning at Napier Park, and is now owned 'by a Hastings sporttitaan. Sam Pan's recent form was good, and that the liay son of San Fran is more than, "usefui" is an opinion to which many keen judges will sii'bscribj.

Ben Deeley, with 56 wins to 'his credit, appears almost certain to run out at the head of a long list of winning flat riders. Little Bell, with 51, has done wonderfully well, and a great future appe&rs to be in store for thik promising youngster. K. Berry and J. O'STaoa- have each ridden -13 winner, and, considering the attention paid them by tlie powers that be, they have no cause for comprint. Despite increasing weight A. Olli'Ver lias managed to win 42 rates, and then fa:low F. E. Jones (36), ,7. Olsen (34), and W. Young (32). 11. <>r-\v had 31 wins on ttJhe slate wflien disqualification wiped Man off. Lower down are 0. McOarten (15) and L. bidder (12), who have (kept Taranaki's end up with some success.

Jockey P. McCube, who has gone ae:o.ss to 'St 'ilia to n'de Obi in the OTauii National HurOle Race, won the big Victorian rac> in tiic jame horse last year Mr Win, Hull, secretary of the Wangnmii Jockey Club is about again after a serious illness.

Mr T. 11. T.owry has secured dlife server of the Auckland rider, S. Lindsttv, lor next season.

The principal winning owners at Napier Park were: Messrs C. McLaren £325, J. AT. Cameron J. H Ole.'bournc £IBO, J. Pawson £IBO, and (' 4 Twist £l7O.

Duke Foote, who {joes to tire stua next fwison, started in 23 races and won twelve times'. At four and live yeans he was unbeaten, and his winnings ext'lusi'v of trophies—.nm into the respectable total of £14,020 10s. Pariform is engaged in the A..T.C Der,bv.

Appropriately enough the curliest wratelling •umoanfred for the Winter Hurdles was Mornisg. Not generally known tihat our present prime fa write, Exotic, once raced as "The. Wowse.T."

Kir Lethe and Tlh«. Chief mil holJh he called upon tr Shoulder 71b penalties in tm» Gbibarnc Kceple to -(morrow. At Ascot 'Victoria) the other day a pony named Crape Vine, who was a hot order for the Third Division Handicap, icaii'd up at the barriw and dropped •lead. The -race delayed a quarter of an hour to allow tll.e bookmakers to open fresh "hooks ' on the the first wafers 'being officially deda,rcd nil'.