SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 July 1915, Page 7

SPORTING.

RACING FIXTURES. duly :)~-',;isbornc Steeplechase mooting. July 14, 17-Wellington ,K ('. winter. July '2l—Mumuvutu Hunt Steeple July 2S—Waimate Plain* T.C, July -2!l—Xorth Taranaki Hunt meetiii" August UK 12, M—C.J.C. winter. TLUiK TOPIC*. (liy "Moturua".) Concluding day at Gisliorno. Diavolo paid a fair price on Thursdiiv. Aorth 'Uraiiuia Hunt entries are due on Eriday. Eortify lias been flattered with a Wintor Cup nomination, /iolck-n (_;] ou is H(ljl treated in the le Harara Steep!-:; at Gwborne. tndecided Las recovered his form and will rate at the winter meetings. The Wangumii Cup winner, Master Lupin, flies the small sticks in perfect style.

lien. Deeley's last five days' riding have not seen his total of wins added to.

Castalia was started twice on Thursday and paid nearly the limit in the Winter Oatg.

XViminations for the New Zealand Cup should appear this morning. Taranaki does not claim many good horses over the distance.

Lord Multifid is reasonably Ovate! by the A'.A.X.C. handicap,:,-, kin-- put m the CauJfield Cup with 7.:,. Jkey IVlo had a royal time at the recent Kamluiek meeting, ii.e whole twelve firjt favorites Jx-in-. indlv defeated.

The reported sale of Cli. appears to he without foundation. Wr (Wire Tokeiia thinks too much ol .he" handsome son (1 f Elevation and -nheur t) put a price on him.

After winning the Great Xorthern double El Callo was Weighted t 10.S by Mr. Ceo. Morse in the Campbeil Hurdles, hut did not start, the ' Wellington weight-adjuster put i • .-.. on the Aucklander in the Winter I! Jles and the horse was promptly withdrawn. Men those who criticised Mr. Morse must admit tliat list, is a severe impost lor a horse that just won the Great Xorthern Hurdles with Ost.

'Sceptre and Whispering Willie, which won races at the Waikato Trotting Club a meeting, were much fancied neddies at the Uisbonie Trots held yesterday. Whispering 'Willie is said to be the makings of a "stunner." ■ The old Hntt Park racecourse will again ring with the shouts of excited punters, the Hntt Valley Trottino- Olub having secured the scene of many a hard fought -equine battle for their future meetings.

The programme for the. Waimate Flams trotting meeting, to be held on the Hawcra racecourse on Wednesday, July 28, should attract good entries'. The Waimate Plains Handicap, 110 bovs.; Stratford Handicap, SO sovs.; and iHawera. Handicap, 70 soVs, ara the principal events. In all the sum of £440 is offered in stakes. Nominations close on July 14.

Amongst the .jumpers entered at the Riccarton meeting are a couple of 'Stralian horses, Clontaft and Plymouth, which were recently brought over from the other side. Clontaft has a fine record, and is a twelve stoner in the 'best company on his native heath, and it will be interesting to see how Mr. Henrys places him with Soporific, Davlight Bill and Jackman in the Grand' National Steeple, and with Chortle, Lconta and Royal Anns in the Hurdles. Plymouth is a five-year-old gelding by GraftonMiss Marionette.

Sinapis is reported to be moving quite sound again, and will prohnblv be/ put into vomuiission again. Whether' she will stand another searching preparation is very doubtful.

"What is wrong -with some of our alleged top-notch 'hurdlers at the small meetings? Aren't the stakes big enough or have they done their <losh? In suite of a bold array of stipendiaries these horses continue to emulate the hearsepuller at "the smalls," but when t'le big stakes come along they will suddenly/ regain their speed and sweep all ■before them. It is a great business getting hurdlers ready, and then you have to wait until their owners are "ready" also!

, Report says that Chortje recently] electrified the touts by running a mile over six hurdles in 1.48. No doubt the handicappers will sit up and take notice. All the same, it is a shame how some horses are boomed, and it is little wonder that touts are getting the cold eye on the training tracks. The Diver lias had a rather unfortunate spin this season, acting a'S placegetter in several big steeplechases, and now he is nursing an injured shoulder as the result of striking Mother Earth too forcibly at Hastings. Of all the astonishing figures on the Turf during the middle part of the century, none can eclipse poor Tom Parr, the "Squire of Wantage"—tea-hawker, horse-owner, "trainer who never trained" and one of the best riders of his day. Admiral Rous had a colt named iWcatliergage, which be had tried fourteen times and could never get first. This cast-off was bought for .C-tf), and with him Parr won a few races previous to the Goodwood Stakes, before which event the Duke of Bedford offered 1000 guineas fur the horse. After winning the Stakes, Woathergago also carried off the Cosarowiteh, and the £4(l colt was then sold for 2.>Uogns. l'arr won Hie Cambridgeshire in ISSU with Malacca from a huge field, lie. hud been bought for fS! Another Cambridgeshire winner picked up for a few sovereigns was Odd Trick. A bargain which cost but little niori' was Saucebox, the absolute outside for the Lcger of ISoS. An unplaced competitor, Cnilston. might have been sold for HOUOgns. before the race, and SllOOgns. had been refused for Rifleman, thi! second in the contest. Among the recent 'South Australians wounded is Major David Pulton, who was second in command of the ">rd Regiment (South Australians and Tnsmanians). of the Ist Light Horse Brigade, lie was horn in August, ]SSi, and received his first commission in 11I0S. Particularly interesting to sportsman is the fact that the'horse Boom, which was given to Major I'ulton for service at the front recently won for his new owner in Egypt a cup presented by the Sultan. The' tropin- bears the following inscription:—"(iozira Sporting Club. Presented to Major David Fulton. 3rd Regiment, A.L.I 1., owner of Boom. Cairo, 101.1. 'Winner of three races. [ list., list., and List. Presented by his j Highness, the SuHan of EgVpt. Hussion. j Pasha Kernel." Boom will be remembered as the jumper which raced so disI appoiiitiugiy in Mr. R. 11. IT. Hope's I colors in South Australia.