SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 June 1919, Page 6

SPORTING.

HAWSE'S BAY ACCEPTANCES By Telegraph.—Press Association. Napier, Last Night. TV following are the acceptances for the TJawke's Bay winter meeting:

WOODLAND HACK STEEPLEPeneton 11.5, Manawapango 10.12, Gwynne 10.C, Sir Donald 10.4, Sail 'Homo 0.12, Juan. Negative 9.7. WHAKATU HACK HURDLES.— Auroro 10.11. Master Moutoa 10.10,■Kolwi 9.10, Sensitive 9.(i, Reformation 0.5, Gunwale 9.5, Woodkrk 9.3, Metallum 9.3, Torps 9.2, Whenuakura 9.0, Master Boris 9.0, Altercation 9.0. HAWKE'S BAY HUBiDLES.—Multive 10.10, Movement 10.0, Master Moutoa 9.6, Wliiro 9.5, Cello 9.0. HAWKE'S BAY STEEPLECHASE.— Vfaster Lupin 12.6, Bon Bove 12.0,, Foeman 11.6, Polthogue 10.11, Ormsby 9.9, Vacuum 9.7, Styrax 9.7. WINTER HACK HANDICAP.—Pretty Bobby 11.10, Sacramento 10.13, Whits ftanger 10.1, Utuwai 9.11, Doric 9.10, Olucian 9.9, Fiddlestring 9.7, Transmission 9.5, Ben Bolt 9.5, Maori Tikango 9.4, Pavilion 9.2, Miramar 9.0, Sea Foam 9.0, Sansterre 9.0. LADIES' BBACELET.—AII Over 13.3, Multiply 12.9, Tiranga 12.6, Omahu 11.7, Maraetotora 11.5, Eheipa 11.5, Mattock 11.1, Blackall 10.13, Whiro 10.13, Mysteriarch 10.10. Stiirdee 10.7, Tigerland 10.7, Pomeroy 10.7-, Strangeways 10.7. HERETAUNGA HANDICAP.—Vagabond 11.2, Sweet Cofn 10.13, Ohinewairua 10.9, Maioha 10.6, Eligible 10.5, Gold Kip 9.12, Athens II 9.12, Lady Black 9.11, Detroit 0.10, Sir Agnes 9.9, Honey Bee 9.9, Elocution 9.8, Maiatua 9.8, Old Gold 9.6, Cleft 9.6, Damien 3.5, Jean Laddo 9.2, Sea lord 92, Chillies 9.0, Mandrake 9.0, Bang! Aroha 9.0, Haumakaka 9.0, Hytbread 9.0.

TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa.") The Hawke's Bay Jockey Club's winter meeting takes place on Friday and Saturday, and as the gathering generally attracts a better class of horses than the Napier Park winter gathering, and usually sheds some light on the forthcoming big meetings at Trentham and at Riccarton, it attracts considerable Interest. The acceptances for Friday's races are not available at time of writing, but last week's form suggests that Movement, iManawapango, Multive, Foeman, White Ranger, and Gold Kip have again been given every chance to score if saddled up at Hastings this week. Foeman owed his brace of successes at the Park to faultless jumping and the exhibition of a heap more pace than he has shown previously this season. Provided he remains sound he will go on winning this winter. Frank Flynn handles him well.

Movement jumped smartly in each of her essays at Greenmeadows, and each day had the field beaten at any part of the race. • There was not much behind the New Plymouth mare, but the easy way in which she won and the fast times registered show that Percy Johnson has worked a vast improvement in her since she scrambled home a winner at Opunake.

Master Webster owed his win on Friday to superior handling, and had Manawapango been better ridden there would have been only one in it. The latter was ridden a different race the second day and won from end to end in hollow fashion. i Polthogue was going well when he threw out in the last round of the Napier Steeples. At that time he was just lobbing along behind Foeman, and looked as if he could have gathered in the light-weight whenever required. Polthogue's fall must have shaken him tip somewhat, for he gave a lifeless display on the second day, and was not half the horse he was at Wanganui. However promising Teka's schooling essays may have been, his efforts' in public last week were frightful. In the first start he threw a sevener at the very first obstacle, while on the second day he only got as far as the second fence. It is worth more than three quid to ride a' horse troubled with falling The Aucklander, Mr. W. J. Irwin, has an eye for a bargain, and he made no mistake when ho picked up Ohinewaima for £2O in January last. Since then she has won over £IOOO in stakes, and

if her owner ,19 a betting man he must have relished the big prices she has paid in her wins. Another cheap horse for Mr. Irwin was Hyllus, who was bought at the Karamu clearing sale for 40 guineas, and has since gathered in a cool "thou" in stakes.

The yarn that H. Gray was engaged to Tide Ohinewairua at Greenmeadows<| Was without foundation, P. Brady being enpaced from the outset. The report published in a Napier paper that Gray wan asked to stand down at the last, moment was quite unfair to Gray, but! ft's an ill wind that blows nobody good, as those punters said who backed the Aucklander under the impression that our own Hector was holding the ribbons. With Foeman strolling home an easy Winner, and Polthogue standing on hid pink ear on the opposite side of the course, a trio of dead-beats—Orinesby, Styrax, and Vacuum—had a great race for second coin in the Napier Steeples;. Vacuum proved the worst of the bunch r but the others hadn't much on Mm.

Guanaco, a fine upstanding gelding by Formative—Lady Atßoline, carrying Mr. H. M. Campbell's colors, was heavily backed each day at Napier. In the Settlers', Hack Handicap he was going great guns when he compounded in the last furlong, but on the second day he wag hopelessly left, and after making up a lot of ground he finished just behind the; placed horses. Suanaco* will do better when more seasoned.

Datnien ran two good races last week, and should soon earn a winning bracket. The daughter of Wolawa is coming on with every gallop, and one wonder* why her party did not pick up the easy money offering at Horqwhenua the other day.

Tiranga, on the strength of Gray's riding, was strongly backed each day at Napier. IHe finished very strongly when he ran Ohinewairua to a neck on Friday, but the next day he petered out suddenly at the distance. All the same there appears to be big "possibilities about the Coronet gelding. " White Banger's success on Friday was quite anticipated in the right quarter, and the Foremost gelding was. capably ridden. He gained a break at the end of six furlongs, and just kept going long enough to beat the veteran Blacks all. Gray was on White Ranger on Saturday, and made the mistake of riding a i waiting race. He is waiting yet! Gold Kip "headed 'em" carlv in the Winter Oats, and was never afterwards . troubled, though Damien, Ohinewairua, and Athens II all pnt in strong runs in Vshjsa£raight. The winner paid the limit, jjfld - they say all Auckland supported 'iirtir

Doric was noticed finishing on well in

Meanee Handicap it was a case of first out and first always.

Mr. Alf Symes appears to have unearthed a useful sort in Ben Bolt, who finished with great determination in second place to Maraetotara in the Newstead Hack Handicap. The favorite, Silver Tongue, with Dr«'ley up. had every chance, hut cried enough a long way from home.

It is a thousand pities that Merrie Lad does not stay better. His fencing id Al, and the way he reels off a mile and a half over country leads his supporters to make for the pay-out window in joyful anticipation, which, unfortunately, is not justified by results.

WHiiro was backed all over the Dominion to win the Poraite Hurdles on Saturday, and had stiff luck to go under to Want. The latter has been more or less unsound for some time, but he stood up just long enough to defeat the hot stuff on Saturday. A few strides past the post Want broke down, but that was a lot of consolation to backers of Whiro, who had lost their "ammunition." Yankee Jack's two runs at the Park were not impressive. He was voted a moral for the Necklace, but was always doing his best, and finished outside a dividend. On the second day he reverted to hurdling, but got too close into a couple of fences and finished down the course.

Some big weights have been l carried to victory in the Napier Steeplechase; in fact Foeman is the first winner in five Beasong to come from below the list. mark. Glenmoro (11.2), Braebura (11.3 and 12.0), and Collector (11.1) immediately preceded him. Hydrus, who had been galloping well, went sore when sent to Greenmeadows. Hydrus ran second there last year, and afterwards won at Hastings.