SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 June 1917, Page 3

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T'URF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa.") , Napier Park races to-day. Giisborne winners put up 101b extra. Master Timi is reported to be unsound. J. lie bracburn-Leonta "double" is at a very short -price. Kauri King raced consistently at Gisborne, and paid a great price in the Farewell. Sandy Paul did not last lone in the Te llapara Steeples, falling at the sod wall m the first round. Malaya and Multive, winners of the Maidens it flishorne, were both heavily supported away from the course. ' . Iceberg, Collector, Dood, and Royal Patron were railed through to Napier on Tuesday. The Napier Steeplechase, three miles, is worth 500 govs., and most people appear to think that the prize is a »ift tor Mr. V. Collelo. Tho crowd behind Leonta will not hear of defeat at Napier, hut the old neddy must surely have a vote by this time. Woodlark is galloping well at present, and looks like being a paying proposition this winter. Southern papers report that Warsiep is in foal to Solferino. One of these -fine days Czaronus will stand up, and then it will be only a case of going round to collect. x Lady Middleton has been sent through to Napier, and, judging by her brilliant track work, she should give a good account of herself. • They will be putting 'em in hot and strong on Dingle In tß'ese gentlemen .jock events shortly, and things look promising, too. Iceberg is improving in Jiis fencing, and the grey may win a small stickevent very shortly. Congratulations to the, Waimate Plains Trotting Club for retaining their annual meeting. Wanganui has lost a day—and they aren't saying a word, cither! Concerning racing permtis, they say that the -Stratford-O-punake wrangle will only be a flea-bite to what will happen when Rangitikei and Foxton get busy. What is troubling "Moturoa" is how tlie T.J.C. can claim the Hunt meeting as a race lathering which can be "counted out." Were not Hunt meetings specially legalised? A writer in this week's "Referee" states that the principal winners this, season are: The Toff £4OSO, Desert Gold £-2835, Adjutant £2640, Hymestra £2550, Bimeter £2465, Depredation £2345, Colonel Soult £2250, Bitogne £2225. Buntine £2WO, Estland £2125, and Kirbov £2060.

The Napier winter_ meeting will be concluded on Saturday. ~