SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 July 1919, Page 6

SPORTING.

THE AUSTRALIAN TURF. By Telegraph,—Press Aisn.—Uopyrijht, Received July 3, M-30 p.m. Melbourne, July 3. There are sixteen final acceptors in the Grand. National Hurdles, including Gladful, Beltane, and Pro tern, WELLINGTON ACCEPTANCES. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night.

The following are the acceptances for the first day of the Wellington Racing Club's winter meeting:— VICTORIA HURDLES, 1% miles.— Munster 10.11, Yankee Jack 10.9, Lochella 10.5, Gold iSoult 9.13, Orleans 9.10, Goldstream 9.9, Kurapai 9.5, Signature 9.2, Tigerland 9.0, Woodlark 9.0, Torps 9.0, Wild Pilgrim 9.0, Warmth 9.0, Tuticorn 9.0.

STEWARDS' HANDICAP, six furlongs.—Parisian Dianymd 11.9, Gazique 11.8, Rebeikah 10.6, Comment 10.0, Carlysian 9.11, Elocution 9.10, Lady Black 9.9, Kilkee 9.7, Redshire 9.6, ilatatua 9.3, Old Gold 9.3, Orawia 9.2, Bairnsdale 9.0, Merrie Poto 9.0, Post Haste 9.0, Hisingham 9.0. HACK AND HUNTERS' STEEPLECHASE, 2J miles.—Gaekwar 11.9, Torehy 10.12, Manawapango 10.8, Gwynae 10.2, Grafton Tot 9.12, Chattanooga 9.7, Negative 9.7.

WELLINGTON STEEPLECHASE, S% miles.—Waimai 12.7, Master Strowan 1-.3, Master Lupin 11.10, Bon Reve 11.10, Coalition 11.8, Troublesome 10.9, Vascular 10.2, Merry Lad 9.12, Vacuum 9.7, Signature 9.7. I WINTER HURDLES, 2 mileg.—Thrace j 11.10, Rewi Poto 10.13. Multive 10.10, Cynic 10.6, Paraoa 10.5, Loyal Arch 10.3, Movement 9.13, Sir Solo 9.10, Qmalru 9.8, Seadown 9.8. PARLIAMENTARY HANDICAP, l'/ 4 miles.—Client 10.10, Alteration 10.9, All Over 10.4, Detroit 10.1, Pacific Slop# 9.12, Sir Agnes 9.10, Bagdad 9.8, Athens IT 9.8, Battle Array 9jß, Sir Ralph 9.7, Gold Kip 9.6,Sonnino 9.3, Paddington Green 9.2, Tirana 9.2, Crosswords 9.0, Hvthread 9.0.

TE A!RO HANDICAP, six furlongs.— Sacramento 10.fi, Sea Sprite 10.5, Canzonet 10.5, Dainty Step 10.3, Matty 10.3. Tempo 9.10, Manu 9.8, Consultation 9.8, Imaribbon 9.7, Kyoto 9.6, Guanaco 9.G, Vascovia 9.5, Rangi Aroha 9.4, Pervolo 9.2, Tonukohe 9.0, Minsk 9.0, Aehillion 9.0, Elcullus 9.0, Oyra 9.0, Probity 9.0.

ENTRIES IX® GRAND NATIONAL MEETING.

The following nominations have been received for the principal events at the C.J.C. meeting: WINTER CUP, of 1000 sovs., one mile. —Euripos, Sweet Tipperary, Rebekah, Imaribbon, Kilboyne, Form Op, Cyresian, Vagabond, Battle Array, Damien, Leaping Burn, Hurry Up, Hineamarn, Potentiality, Guanaco, All Over, Gold Kip, Parisian Diamond, Miramar, Samiel, Burrangong, Huahman, Orawia, Mandrake, Gamecock, Hiero, Linden, Tama-a-roa, Kilkee, Don Paciflco, Redshire, Sonnine, Risingham, Moorabbe, HytJhread, Bagdad, Lionskin, Borodino, Hot Air, Multiplication, Alteration, Old Gold, Sacramento, Cerberu9, Pretty Bobby, fiazique, Teka, Athens 11, Sir Ba.lph, Detroit, Sir Agne3, Eligible, Gloaming, Afterglow, Karo, Sisyphus, Fabiaco, Belair.

GRAND NATIONAL HURDLES, of 1200 sovs., about -2y 2 miles.—Euripos, Sweet Tipperary, Metallum, Seadown, Palisade, Loyal Arch, Rewi Poto, Cynic, Thraoe, Paraoa, All Over, Omahu, Sturdee, Sir Solo, Want, Master Moutoa, Reformation, Sleight-of-Hand, Paddington Green, Tigerland, Signature, Stamboul, Jeannot, Art, Munster, Calma, Kauri King, Lochella, Styrax, Multive, Teka, Movement, Play Off, Detroit. /

GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. 1500 sovs., 3* miles.—Arlington, Coalition, Troublesome, Bon Reve, Morecambe, Cynic, Master Strowan, Master Lupin, Torchy, Collector, Polthogue, Waimai, Manawapango, Ormeaby, Fooman, Signature, Sam Pan, Vascular, Dardanelles, Kaupokonui, Loehella, Graftella, Aurore, Vacuum, Sail Home, Merry Lad, Styrax.

NOTES BY "MOTDBOA:" The entries received for tie principal events at the New Zealand Grand National meeting are good all round, and show no scarcity of hurdlers, 'chasers, or "milers." Thirty-four have been nominated for the Grand National Hurdle Race, including previous winners, Art, Sleight-of-Hand, and Kauri King, as well as proved horses like lEuripos, Cynic, Thrace, Eewi Poto, and Sir Solo, and the inclusion of promising ones like Multive, Movement, and others makeß up a really good field. Twenty-seven figure in the Grand National Steeplechase, and with Waimai, 'Master Strowan, Bon Beve, Coalition, Master Lupin, Collector, Pojthogue, and Troublesome engaged a field representative of the Dominion's best chasers this year is assured. The Winter Cup has drawn fiftyeight horses, and quality is represented by Gloaming, Afterglow, Parisian Diamond, Alteration, Gazique, Karo, Form Up, etc. Weights for the above events are not due until July 18. Taranaki staples are well represented at the National meeting. Alteration, Hushman, and Damien are in tihe Winter Cup; R«wi Poto, Paraoa, Paddingtoa Green, Movement, and Play Off in the G.N. Hurdles; and Polthogue in the G.N. Steeples.

HUmaxaa jpaSTHSQS. Big Btakes and good class hones, either of the. hunters or hack classes, Beem to be the features of the vasjoua so-called Hunt Club meetings tbia Winter, and when voicing the opinion that the original Hunt Club gatherings &ro t petting away from the old-time sporting? flavor, and measuring strides with the ordinary hard, matter-of-fact race meeting, this scribe expects to eub soma .hunting enthusiasts up the wrong way. . Not that hunting can be carried on: without a certain amount of pecuniary support, but the thing seems to be in danger of being overdone. Very soou we will see the old amateur regime swept away, and the legitimate ranka of the true hunters invaded by a class of " straight-out professionals, who are plainly in the game for lie cash that there is in it. When totalisator permits were granted to Hunt Clubs it waa with, the intention of enabling these very! estimable bodies to secure sufficient for their immediate needs, but nowadays wq I see race meetings run by Hunt Clubs at little expense, on * "borrowed" courses, and with resultant big profits. Already there is a feeling that our hunting friends are verging on the folly of killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. ' , A glance at the acceptors for the Waik'ato Hunt Club's meeting, to 'be held at Hamilton on July 5, shows that horses of the calibre of Rekanui, Hylhis, Corregidor, Mill o- Cowrie, Bedford, Alt

qualified "hunters classes include Toreador, Notability, Peneton, No Surrender, and others. These horses represent '•class" at the leading straight-out race meetings, and while Toreador and Co. may claim the easily acquired "qualification" for hunters' races, the whole team of them seem out of place at what the old brigade always considered to be practically amateur gatherings,

STRAY ITEMS. Kauri King is a notable absentee from the Wellington entries. Multicipal, who has been unlucky of late, broke down at the Napier meeting.

Owing to the 'flu and strikes the new electric totalisator intended for Wanganui cannot be erected in time for tha Spring meeting. Manawapango was expected to give Peneton a good "go" in the Havelock Steeples at Hastings, but he jumped badly, and the Aucklander won with the greatest of ease. Multive takes some time to get on his feet, but he gallops faster and fences better the farther they go. He could have beaten Cello by any distance on Saturday in the Turamoe Hurdles. Maraetotara led most of the way in the Kidnappers' Hurdles, hut looked very tired when the uncertain Reformation ran her to a head in a punishing ifinish. Kangi Thompson had bad luck at the 6tart of the above race. His mount, Torps, collided with another horse, and Thompson's leg was broken badly just above the ankle.

Polthogue showed a lot of pace in the June Steeples at Hastings, but lost ground at almost every fence. One or two spills have made him very careful, and he appears to be getting a trifle tired of facing the big obstacles.

Glucian drew No. 1 in the Raukawa Hack Handicap, and, leading all the way, won easily. He does not score very often, but won the same race two years ago. J'oeraan was giving Merry Jack a big start a mile from the finishing post in the June Steeples, and it looked as ii he would have won if he had been kept closer up. A notable coincidence at the Hawke's Bay meeting was that A. .T. MeFlynn, who only had two rides at the gathering, was on No. S) in the last event each day, and won, his mounts each paying only a trifle less than a score.

A Napier scribe reckons that a film ol the Tlawke's Bay Steeplechase at the late meeting would have contained mors thrills than any sporting picture ever shown at the Movies, and concludes his remarks with the statement that "it would also solve tho vexed question as to how many rounds Polthogue actually traversed."