SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 39, 6 July 1914, Page 8

SPORTING.

AUSTRALIAN RACING,

TiiE NATIONAL lilUti>L.iCS.

•i. i 'in.- Cress Association—Copyright Received 5, 5.5 p.m. Melbourne, July 5. National Hurdles.—Ckmtaft 1, Lord (ac. 2, iiill Brandon 3. AK acceptors ipiaru rs of a length between second and third. Time 6min 47 sec.

Ti.'iO GISISOfUNE MEETING

CONCLUDING DAY.

liy Telegraph—Press Association. Gisborne, Last Night. T':.e Racing Club's stccple-tha-e meeting concluded to-day ib ■.!,.!' / weather. Thorn was a splendid attendance. The tote llgur<« were £li'r.;>:'. compared with £13,04S for tli- -ame day last year, making a total for the uu cling of £30,515, as- coinpar, d wMh £27,757 last year. Results:—

.MAIDKN HACK HANDICAP, 80 sots, live i":ir'ong-i—l Melodist 0.13 1, 4 Ormolu. ! '.Mi 2.2 Multione 9.2 3. Als.i rati: 3 Kanfurh 0.12, 7 Ladv Co'* 0.2. 5 Kin';'-. Ho-t 9.0, G Starket 0.0, 9 Ron lette 0.0, 8 Genieve 9.0. Won by a rouide of lengths, the third hoi>e a l.ngth away. Time, lmin. ssec. Kin<r'> Host fell. .

WAIia.YAB rfANDTOAP, of 125 sovs.. seven fuiloiiga—s Tlie Summit 0.2 1. 1 Chortle 10.0 2, 4 Mistie 10.0 3. A!>o ran: 3 Dispatch Carrier 0.0, 2 Ladv Alicia O.S. Wen by a short head, after an exciting finish. Time lmin. 13 2-5 sec, (MSRORNB lICRDLKS HANDICAP. 200 sov.--., two miles—2 F. Denny's cli g Cloudy Dawn (Sentoii-Dchival Cloud) H.(! (A. .1. McFlynn) 1. » LamsilorlT O.ti 1.1. O'Coniiell) 2, 1 Player 12.13 ([•'. I. Flynn) 3. Alio Tan: 5 Kailam'ala 0.0. 4 The Pole 0.0, 0 Rising Sun' 0.0. Won onsMy. Time 3min. Ssee.

TE lIAPURA STEEPLECHASE, 200 -ov*,->',_, mill's.—] Gohlbornc (Loohness Pinlire mare) 10.11 (A. J. Flvnn) 1, 2 iho Chief 11.4 (T. Mulcnvy)' 2, » Reservoir 0.7 M. Also Tan: 3 (iame 10 4 <\ Fond Memory. Fond Memory Umk-d like a winnc,- on entering the straight hut fell at the last fence. Came also l"st his rider. Won by eight lengths, the third horse nowhere. 'Time Omiu

SECOND LACK FLAT HANDICAP 100 soys., six furious--..—! Haumakak i 10.0 1, 2 Grand Idea 0.0 2, ;} Chatmoss 0.0 .'!. A!s„ run. 7 Si r Alba 10.0, :l Hodenham O.S, 5 Mierob;. !)..".. 4 Mullipheify f1.5, 8 Soidtie 0.2. 10 Amelia 0.0. 0 IV Pakato C.O. Won l, v ' a length and a half. a. nose between second and third. Time Imin. 17 oVisee TCRANGAXff STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP. VM sovs., two miles.-:! '/.-\k 10.0. ! Si roller 0.0 2. 4 Omanawa O.i H. Also ran: 1 Merrie f.ad 12.0, ". lekainni 0.7. Won by three ienslhthe LIM-d horse two len-ths-awav. Time •■lnnn. Usee.

FAKFWELL HANDICAP, one mile— mil 0.:! 3. Ai-o ran: Tatimi 10.7. .Sir Uaniel ]{|.7. Carburetter 0.0. H'on by a head; a ding-lion? race. Time lmin

REDUCTION OF PERMITS A, MISTAKE. Wellington. Saturday. Representatives of the Pahiatua Racing Club waited on the Premier and Minister of internal Affairs to protest against the loss of its totalisator permit as the result of the Rncinsr Commission's report. The Premier said that as far as he could see Mr, Hunter's Rill 'had a very good chance of passing into law. Referring to recent legislation. Mr. Massey .-n'u\ Parliament had shut down n number of race meetings and centred the racing in the principal centres. Anyone who looked at the totalisator returns would see tuoro was more gambling than ever. He thought a mistake had been made and Parliament would have to go back on ii.