SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 August 1917, Page 8

SPORTING.

: .S?, RACING FIXTURES. Aug. IS-t'antorbury J.C. Grand 'National Sept. •>—Marlon J.C. Spring. Sept. 12—Dannevirke K.C. SnriiiL'. Sept. 13—.Danncvirke Hunt" Steeple Sept. 30, 2-2-Aslilmrton I!.C. SprmSept. 21-Otakill.C. Spring. GRAND NATIONAL MEETING. SECOND DAY ACCEPTANCES By Telegraph—Press Assnpiation Christchureh, Yesterday. The following acceptances have been I received for the scieond dav of the ■ Canterbury Jockey Club's Grand National meeting:— AYLESBURY STEEPLES, two and a half miles.—Stone Ginger 12.2, Kaupokosiui 12.1, Welhvood 11.13, Eodenliara 11.4 Paremata 10.3, Coalition 0.13, Golden Butterfly and Turehau !).12. ■REDCLIFFS HANDICAP, seven furlongs.—Kilkee 10.11. Grand Idea 10.0, Hythread 10. S. Killard ]0.5, Don Pacifieo 10.1, Euripos, Thoughtful, Black Hill, jAscalaphus 10.0, Henrietta !).«, Epworth 9.1, Lion, Bloomine, Aclulleus. John Reilly, Powder King 9.0. AUGUST HANDICAP, six furlongs.jOxenbopo 11.2, Fiery Cross 10.10, Miss Do Val ]o.!i, Samisen 10.0, King Star 10.1. Tip Up, Daytime 10.0, Zuland" Ariel, Kiltess 9.7, Cardrona. 'Black Ada fI.C, Kilkee 9.5. Disdainful 0.3, Rcwanga, Furling, Probation, Charley, Kaininohe, Bonsi<m 3.0. BEAUFORT STEEPLES, two and a half miles.—Braeburn and Gluepot 11.12, St. Elmn and Merry Lad 10.3, Sandy Paul 10.2, Diavolo 10.1, The Brewer and Kirkby 9.7. SPREYDON HURDLES, one and threequarter miles.—San Sebastian 11.7. Dionysius and Compulsion 11.1, Miss Sation 10.11, St. Curio 10.S, Golden Glade '•>.'.>, Golden Rupee U.S, Mount Victoria, •Salathicl, Steperina, Don Francisco. Arthur George, Recoil 9.0.

iSYDEXHAM HURDLES, one and three-quarter miles.—Rcwi Polo 115 Crib anrl Leonla 10.12, Ron Reve IoV Sir Fisher Io.S. To Onera and Sir Solo' 10.1. Marconi t1.12, Dionvsiu* l>:>, FUiw Camp y.O. . " ' ° WOOLSTOX HANDICAP, six furlong. —Kewar.gn 10.7, All Serene Hi.:!, Rajput and Don Paeiiico 10.2, Ancalapluu jij.l, Minesweeper 9.13, Powder Kinn" ais.l Henrietta !).7, kilbrogan !>.«, Ma jo.-lieoli' !).4. Mclford 'J. I, Bloomine, Achillea, Formal, I'ingfurin, Kimbolton. Antioeo. Ai"ento w. ISLINGTON HANDICAP, one and a quarter miles.—D e Val and War Dancer !U3, Lady Penury U.S. Sedd-el-i!ahr 0.7, George 'J.li, Heeltap OA, Sir Amies. Red Rook, Grand Idea, .Johnny Wa'lker. Hyvbread, Kiltsss, Jeannot, Xanthos. Giorifv 0.0. ' A.J.C. PATRIOTIC GIFTS. Australian-N.Z. Cable Association. Sydney, Aug. lu. At tlie annual meeting of the A.J.C, the choirman stated thai in three years they had paid .€'17,140 to patriotic funds, •'.ud it was proposed to allocate a sum I of equal profits in the coming- year. Xew

rules were submitted establishing an accident fund for jockeys and others on similar lines to those adopted in Xew Zealand. TURF TOPICS. (By ''Moturoa.") Concluding day at Riccarton. Marton weights are due on Wednesday. King Star paid a "stunner" price in the Winter Cup. Even bigger than Parky. Master has won three good stakes in the la-t few weeks. Sk-ight-of-lland's excellent hvck form was well borne out in the G.X. Hurdles, which he won handsomely. Gluepot received a frightful gruelling on the trip down to Cliristchurch, being ever a week on the boat, and being carried on to Port Chalmers. King Star, -winner of the Winter Cup, is an aged gelding by Martiau-Rosiphele, and until Thursday had done nothing startling on the race track. In eighteen starts iast season he only won twice, hut ran four seconds. His victories were in the Sumner Handicap at last year's Grand Xatior.al meeting, and in the Cim- | crack Handicap at the Ci.C. autumn meeting. The honors of the race were all with Parisian Diamond, who had bad luck to suffer defeat by a horse to which he was conceding 201b. The third horse, Brambletye, has been showing good form on the tracks, and will probably get amongst the winners before very long. As expected. Euripos (Hymettus— Martyrhmi) improved upon his third at Trent.ham by running oil' with the Avonliead Handicap. He is spoken of a3 a horse that is likely to do .big things on the Turf. Leonta's downfall was a "body blow" to Wangauui punters, who stood' expectant round the telegraph office on Thursday afternoon. When the blow fell, the crowd reeled .backwards and stacered across to the nub for revivers. The annual football match between North' and South Island jocksters eventuated at Cliristchurch last week, and was the usual wild and woolly all'air. When the numbers were hoisted it was found that the Southerners had registered 12 points to their opponents' {>. "Rangi" Thompson and L. Morris scored for the North, Morris also kicking a penalty. The "star" of the -winner's' team was Stan. Reid, who booted the leather between the posts four times and won the match for his side. Next time tliey meet, Reid, like Cray the biiliardist. will be confined to so many consecutive hazards, as it were. C.J.C. SECOND DAY. Excellent acceptances have been received for the concluding day of the Grand National meeting, and the raciuq promises to be very interesting. Proceedings open with the Aylesbury Steeples, in which Stono (linger with 12.2. on Thursday's time test," appears nicely treated. Ascalaphus Just failed to see out the mile on the first day and should he better suited to the shorter distance (the P.edelilT Handicap), in which he carries 10 stone. i St. Elmn showed a lot of pace in the ■ Orand National iStecplceihase, and is •likely to start a hot favorite in the i Beaufort Steeplechase, run over a mile ' less. ! The August Handicap looks verv open. | Mks De Val and Tin Cp will probal.lv !be bast backed. The first day's dividend payers shc\ld not want for backers in the Sprcydon Hurdles, and in tho concluding eveitta local punters will yo&.iM- sup/ort