SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 43, 11 July 1914, Page 9

SPORTING.

RACING- FIXTURES, July 15, IS-Wellington E.C. Winter. August 11, 13, 15—Canterbury J. C. Xitioniil. COMING EVENTS. .Inly 13—Wellington Steeplechase. August 11—Grand National StocpU'chaso : August 11—Winter Cup. August I.l—Grand National Hurdle Race. NOTES BY "MOTUROA." NEW ZEALAND CUP FAVORITES. I The New Zealand Cup of HIM does not come up for decision until November, yet. hot en Hie trail of tlie reccntlv nomination lists, stalk tin; phantom-like, sprung-from-nowhere quotations. Legally they have no progenitor, but those who take most interest in such publications solve the j problem of identity easily enough. As . a testimonial to the gullibility of a large section of the sporting community these "quotations" take some beating. Here v/.' see horses that are not even weighted, may not even start, or may be dead really dead, 1 mean—and buried long before' November, rushed at famine prices as if the race were as good as over. One "wool-broker" has such a fancy for three nags that he lias the nerve to place the magic figures "18" in front of their names; half-a-dozen others are prefixed with "-20." and almost a dozen with "-25." At the rate of 75 per cent, for first and 25 per cent, for second, it looks like lung-shot piuit- > ing gone mad! I Past records show that not 20 per j cent, of the hor-es entered for the New Zealand Cup go to the post. The other 80 per cent, "run" for the good old Bar Von. True, there are big figures offering on about ten horses, but how often do these outsiders get a look-in in the New. Zealand Cup? Last year many punters backed Sinapis at a shorter price—straight-out. and with a chance of a non-start thrown in—than the mare . actually returned her totalisator supporters' on the day! By no means can this sort of wagering be classed as sportsmanlike, but it is apparently useless, railing against it. The fact that entries for the race in question are closed four months before the horses are called upon for a trial of speed and stamina make it look almost as if the parties responsible encourage a pernicious practice which allows hundreds of tired person- to live in affluence, and serve to damn the whole racing game in the eyes of a big section of level-headed people. The bookmakers choose to make favorites of Sea Pink, Bon Rove, Kilrain, Cherubim and others, and the public falls i into the trap. It must be a shade more | profitable than the laying of doubles, j which latter makes two-tip, church bit- 1 fcaars, land grabbing, the thimble-and-1 pea act. and other "pastimes" look pal- i try in the rush to get brok e-uddrnly! '. s- CURRENT TOPICS. \ Wellington races on Wednesday. Hawke's Bay claims fifteen New Zealand Cup candidates. Kumalpi has been jumping better than Darby Paul recently. Trainer Tom Quinlivnn has twentythree horses in work at Hastings. ] Reported that V. McCabe will stcr I Cheddar in Trentham engagements. j Kilmony bas been responsible for fine work at Riocartou. and will run well in | the National. ■lack Delaval was not. entered for the New Zealand Cup. The 'Stralian trip seems more than likely. Ranpani, who won a double at Gisbonie, is a half-brother to Mira, Iranui, Waiorowa and Hirini— by Multifid. Bluestone looks like starting at a abort price in the Parliamentary Handicap. Coupled with the other Aucklanders in the Winter Hurdles, the prices are j almost prohibitive. Antarctic is still pottering along at Wauganui and will be railed to Welling- j ton to-dav. F. Flvnn will ride the veteran in the Wellington Steeples. ] A Sydney paper stales that when Cliuitiift strolled home in the Victoria! (Iranil National Hurdle Race it marked his fifth consecutive vietorv. Ex-New Zealandcrs in Bridge, Mere, Con the Shaughraun. C.lenfin and Tiptop were nominated for minor events at the Victoria C.N. meeting, but the cables , 'have been silent, -o it must be presumed that, they failed to "make good.'' That Ngatiruaniii has not got rid of hi< had manners he proved one recent morning when he "put the boot into" his track companion Admiral Soult. fortu-

ately without seriously damairinu' the Ulmiral. Krmo»r;ardr avA Monotle will in :':iur.' graie the matron-' , ad.lock. 'Pie orincr visits Martian, . ! Monettc will ie sent to the reeeiitly imported llall.nv'Plie -TeepVehas-r h-el came to an nn:imelv end at Cisborne hi-t week. While ~-illH schooled iie fell at the iuinlle ami ll'oke a fetlock, lle.vs-itiltill" his •>■ itrn.-tidli. What will start favorite in the «4linjiton Steeple: Captain -Tack, Th" Spaniard. Pear- and da.kman appear to lie most discussed. On the day it may mean .laekman. (tn Thursday Cerhei-a. and .1. (Weill, with Cheddar left for Trentham. They broke tin

imrin-v at l*;tlm--r-ti.n. Roll) hoives lave been respon-iMe ht : m»«I work ro•cntl, ;!H(1 should b-at more than will .eat'them next week. Coodwin Park is reported to bo s;o- - ft,,,,-; ill l-ordell. :in.l th : s -iTill.' hopes to have tin- pleasure of fimpratnlatinpc Mr. A. Alexander after t'.i. iiiiuid National has been run. Tlic Kjimonl-Waiijiaimi Hunt Club haroceived "onerous support from coanU clul)s, inc!udin« CT'i from tlu> Waiifiaiu .I.C-. rind .C-25 from lioth the Ksrmoiii an.l Wavcrlcv Ha'-im,' Clubs. The onl.i thine mUs'in- now i- that tote permit! Tlic MaMertun liaiiiiL' Club lias wo: out of a iiustv confer. A ilel.it of CM l:ii-, been tnriieil into a credit of ClI His <!\n-iiijr the p-.i~t s-a-on. Who -ay that vaeini; isn't on t'ne lioom '! I'Ai.ti- now trained hv 0. Vritelia; lit Tvenllmm. and will be piloted hj, ■ O'l'onin-ll in tlie Wellington Steep], Mr. A. !!. Durrani, win. i.-, in tin- liotel line at Danm-vivke. ha- moved his team. ron-bUne, of Sinapis. Coliiniotioii and Svnop-is, to (lint village. 'Tln-.-i- a wlii.-pe, abroad that Clummade will make ".ood this season. -Al I time." some people say. Sir C..,. t'lilTi.nl does not elaini a. siu-U- New Zealand Cup aspirant, Vet that ro-ue \la>terpiew nearly lauded the mil" for him once. H'mhden onjovs. thinisclf these \hy earryinL' his trainer in tlie mintni£-ke, 1 I around llawera. | -Another pennv please!" is the cry at |piv-„l. Tie Ta-.m;;nian Government want, nioi.- -ntfi." hi p-nml N'ew /calamicrs who wouldn't countenance ''TattiTsilll'-'" in this holy llmniivinn- leave to pav up and look pleasant. One Wonders 'what Tasmania' would do without 'TuttV!