SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 September 1918, Page 8

SPORTING.

AUSTRALIAN TURF, Sydney, Sept, 3d, The Daily Telegraph says that Gloaming gave one of the most striking displays of galloping ever seen at Randw»ck. He 'behaved somewhat unkindly at the post, and lost some lengths by slipping halfway round, but from that point he settled down to work nicely. He assumed control before he reached the home turn, and, once in the straight, left the others as if they were standing. It was a remarkable performance, as Gloaming is understood never to have been in a raco before. No one was more pleased at the form shown by Gloaming than the liandi- , capper, Mr. Daly. He called on Gloaming to concede weight in the Novice Handicap to a number of horses who had some form, and Gloaming was promptly scratched. Daly took the view that if he was wrong in estimating Gloaming's ability, it was better to spoil the chance of a novice than to weight him in a way that would quite spoil the race if his estimate of this j galloper proved correct, j The writer spoaks favorably of Gloaming's Derby expectations, and adds:--"Apparently, Gloaming had not given any evidence of remarkable galloping j powers when the entries closed for the Epsom, Metropolitan, and the two Cups, otherwise he might have got into one or more of these races in a way that would have been a nightmare to the weight-adjusters.''—Aus-N.Z. Cable Assoc. " PATRIOTIC GIFT OF PROFITS. Melbourne, Sept. 18 .The Victorian Amateur Turf Club lias distributed a further £7700 among the patriotic founds, making a total of £43,000. Referring to the fact that it had lost two of its days of racing, Mr John Rowe, president of the Auckland Trot- , ting Club, speaking at the annual meet'ng of the club, said that the members were all of opinion that the reduction was unnecessary, and was engineered bv the opponents of sport for their own ; ends. He believed the same opponents were stil! working to crush all forms of amusement but their own particular hobby. He had sounded a warning year year since he had occupied the position of president, and he reiterated that if the sport lovers did not combine to protect their legitimate sports, liberties, and amusements, they would have no choice in the selection 'left to them. Racing and sport were hurting no one. They were encouraging a great national industry, which was an enormous factor in the Allies' successful prosecution of the war. Moreover, a large proportion of the community took its greatest pleasure in sports, and was keenly interested in them. A large majority of the men at the front looked to our newspapers for the accounts of our sports, and had their own sports and races within sound of the guns. Every civilised nation outside the actual fighting area was carrying on its racing industry. These facts should be sufficient to inspire all openminded people in the community to figlit thoth and nail to protect its recognised industry and amusement, and all such rights against fanatical attacks.