SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 June 1919, Page 5

SPORTING.

' „ AUSTRALIAN TURF, ' ' 1 Received Juno 12, 12.10 mm. jf Sydney, Jane jUL-MJ Grand National Hurdle Weights tM elude: Qladful 11.0, Pro Tern 9.0. . ; Grand National Steeple* weights • in* cluds: Gladful 12.0. TURF TOPICS , {By "Moturoa".)' * A three-days carnival ot racing wffll open at Gisbonie to-day, the local chdf holding its winter gathering to-day and': on Saturday, while the Poverty Bay/ Hunt Club will race on Friday. Consider* able difficulty is being experienced in, obtaining accommodation on {he Andfe'l land to Gisbonie steamers, and it Is not] at all certain that the northern horse*; paid up for will be able to make tha' trip. Class is not strongly represented, but the fields in all but the steeplechase" events should be satisfactory. "Etotnt. form points to Cynic and Jiu Jitsu earn*; ing further hurdle honors at the carnrntta while safe jumpers like Diavolo, Penetosj and Brunswick appear likely to show upj in the cross-country events. Of those! engaged in the flat races, Gazique, Cynic,' Glengyle and Multive aro all said' to' be looking very fit. L Marsa, Lady Links and Highwatei,; were well backed both on the course *ni \ away for their engagements at Dunedia* on Saturday, but neither gained a place.' George Young, who broke a collar--; bone through Redshire falling with hin> : at Dunedin, has had a great run of suet •■ cesses since going south, and appears !*■■ be a worthy member of the famous i Young family of jockeys He learned' his riding at Fordell. j I Down the line a lot of the small lay- - ers are asking for time. Volo hit %m& hard, and then Zola bobbed up and; pntl the kybosh on them properly.