SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 July 1918, Page 6

SPORTING.

THE GRAND (NATIONAL HURDLE 3. Received July 4, 8.30 pm. Melbourne, July 4. Twenty-five horses have accepted for the Grand National Hurdles.

TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa") Wellington on Wednesday. Welcome Nugget has gone lame. The price got for old Styrax waa £125. It is not at all certain that Gang Aw»' will start at Trentham. The Winter Cup winner, Parky, is reported to be a proficient jumper. Campfire'a progeny, Lady Louisa and Torchlight, won three races at Hasting*. Wishful fenced badly last week, but all he requires is a little mora experience,

When Beno fell in the Woodlands Steeples, A. M'Donald had a marvellous escape from sudden death--11. Gray rode Hydras each day at Hastings, and oflrSaturday the Hymettus gelding won from end to end. Two promising horsef, Midnight Star and Tuhui, met with fatal injuries while racing at Hastings. Yellow and Black's victory in the June Steeples was made easy iby Nita and ICuragai falling early in the race. Taranaki horses engaged in irhe Grand Nationals are:—Hurdles: Harbor Light, Paraoa, Iceberg, and Crown Pearl. Steeples: Collector. Volo, Depredation, Glenroy, White Blaze, and Alteration have been entered for the Winter Cup, Another of the Spalpeen breed, Tirau, won both Hunters' Steeples and Hunters' Flat Race at Hastings on Saturday.

impostor, who ran a great r.yc.e in the Wanganui Steeples of 1917, spoilt whatever chance he had in the Woodlands Steeples by running off early in the piece.

■White Blaze is as fit as a fiddle at present, and there will bo plenty of money for the grey at Wellington on Wednesday.

The big double-layers have benefited considerably of late by the repeated eleventh-hour scratching of a certain Hawke's Bar hurdler-

Hyades is the name bestowed upon the 'nil sister to Hymestra and Torfreda. i-Ter future will be watched with interest.

Recorded that old Advancer, who won a double at Gisborne, was purchased by his present owner for a tenner. Appropriately-named equines:— Flight Commander (Martian—Nerve), Royal Exchange (King Rufus—Commerce), Rebuff (Martian—Lady Disdain), and Warlove (Martian—Stepdaneer). Adjutant and Brambletye have 'been galloping well at ißiccarton, and the better of the pair should win a good race shortly.

Eon Reve hit a 'enco very bard in the final round of the (Hawke's Say Steeples, and, under the circumstances, ran a great race. He will be ''hard" at Eiccarton next month.

Moddite, Meltchikoff, Notability, and Captain Loch were on the goods train which ran into a slip and was derailed on the Main Trunk line, but, fortunately, the team had a miraculous escape from serious injury.

Jockey S. Henderson, who was to ride Gluepot' in his 'Stralian engagements, had a unique run of luck last week. After missing his passage on the illfated Wimmera, he went to Wellington, only to find that the Sydney boat's departure had been delayed for 24 hours. In the meantime Gluepot's death was cabled, so that the riding engagement fell through. The other day some kill-joy wrote to a Wanganui paper protesting against people "going to the, Dick Whittington panto, "in war time," and rounded off his wail by asking, "Do people realise there is a war on?" The writer was there, but not, being good at conundrums, he leaves it to the three or four hundred soldiers, the majority of them returned men, who were at the panto, to supplv the answer. You can't win the war by merely making yourself miserable!

The Porirua team for Trentham will include Talitha, Blighty, Gold Soult.Tauira, Gwynne, Nocturnal, Parky, and Kalumganui.

Gang Awa' has only won one race over sticks, and 10.10 seems a harsh weight to apportion him in the Winter Hurdles at Trenthaam. Wishful, who would beat him easily on the flat, has won one hack hurdle race, and has run into third place in an open hurdle event, yet Gang Awa' is asked to give him 3lb- As stated above, Gang Awa' may not be amongst the runners at Trentham.

Vladian was coming on nicely when he met with a mishap to one of his hind legs, and as a result will be off the scene for another lengthy period. The Hiillomas—Avaunce filly, owned by Mr. N. Brown, 'has ibeen named Avanli.