SPORTING

Taranaki Daily News, 31 July 1920, Page 3

SPORTING

RACING FIXTURES. .Inly 31— Braclcciifiold Hunt meeting. Aug. 10, 12, 14.—Canterbury J.C. Grand National. Aug. 26.—North Taranaki Hunt meeting Sept. 1— Jlarton .T.C. Spring. RACING IN ENGLAND. THE GOODWOOD CUT. By Telegraph —Press Assn —Copyright. mi r , London, July 20 The Goodwood Cup resulted :-Mountßoyal (Donoghue) i, Kentish Cob 2, St. Eloi 3 MYSTERIOUS POISONING. n„„ c. , ' Brisbane, July 30 B°>' s -co, favorite for the Prince of Wales' Cup, and winner of the Derby and St. S died in his box as the result of a nYysteXis poisoning. The colt dropped out of the AUSTRALIAN SCRATCHINGS. „, . , Melbourne, July 20 ««M P 5 l ms been scratched for the CaulHanVa;" ™ UMMon Cups » nd Toorak TURF TOPICS, (By "Motirroa.") Brackennold Hunt meeting to-day Bon Revo is to be given another'trial *,!»?. Avondalo Cup will fce worth £ISOO i»X™VZV? te tiwt D —°»" *"' ~,e fll *l a ?r& hM been soid to * (Our T<w", e f a J be 3tates th "t Our Navy oee:w < nat; J w tppe t rT d 3 " ands Good progress has been made with th» t. Provements to tho racing track a t Hawera" Master Strowan's soreness Is nnt „„„„....,... onVesdaTweek * N " HoMI St °*^™* railings n n e d emDel ' ate,y " ort "» t -. B na oarr, ed on the Drofesh $?«%S s «-= ra ;rh^ purchased from (he, Taylor estate at £m Clin, „ tt d? „ C t " f s " c " :,!r treea hut The Club will not race at Westtnere until about tio? e "Mn? R '„ n '': recommend,,nnd their fi-enl"' 8 %UU for t,,e *"&»* inu tnetr fnends," was approved of by the ronTfu .Z 6 . vie „ Th ° mmm Tr *'rt* H.t gone nil tber nh,l e they were on the job and have SeT'toll, "T hott Z -™»'«>»"«"" on supplied to the Press, and „ore consideration Mi ™e WnngamilTess"™ s a nuseiable, nolcey affair, and is always badly overcrowded, while the same aniilfes 'o tiie stand enclosure for the Press Wiri pnui is the only club which denies the Press tickets for the members' luncheon room the over-worked and rushed .pressmen having to either fight for a. seat In the public luncheon room or do without. For «ny own part I generally "do without." vS™' l h » hM s his ground In the Grand National fflirtlles, is reported to be mo-in-very serafchily at Riccarton, though' In a schooling task last week he went much better than ever before.! still, Grand Naiouc' company appears to bo too "rich" for him Sir George Clifford is the new owner of Bczonlan, and the sire of Bisogne, 80-Perp. Bourlang. Bradbury, Rebekah, Blrekmai'l, Weary Willie, and other good ones should get ample srnpo at Stonyhurst. This sessnn Beoznian's stock won £8092, and In spit? of b :t? age be was the leading sire o1 winning two-year-olds, his seven representatives of that age fathering In BM'O In stales. George Young rode the winners of both flat races at tho South Canterbury Hunt Club meeting, bringing him level vrlth Aslil;v Reed ISfiV, wins) for second place in the winning iockeys' list. Ror Reed !s tn top with .W,<, wtos. and. his nosltion Is un-usi'l '-h Plntoi. an Enelish-bved nnr?e by T ,idy Cvnosure. is now loe.r.'tl in War.ganui. He is the property of Mr .Tank Hay, ~f Kal Iwi, and will be nlaced at the services of breeders In thai district dnrlnc the coming season. His list, at 10 gns. is quickly filling Plntol Is a beautiful big chestnut, and will be seven yeaTs In Fehmary next. His dam Is a full-slater to the great Polymelus. His half-brother, Tageant. ran second in the St. Letter, and a full-sister sold recently for SryOO gns. Pintoi cost Mr. Hay 1000 gns.. and breeders arc fortunate in being able to secure the services of such an aristocrat. Mr. Hay also brought back with him from Sydney a Ally by Piedmont—Adele, a half-sister to Tiirangaplto, who raced In the Wanganul district two seasons aco. This Ally has been sold to Mr. Charlie Russell, and has been sent to George Price to train. The scratching of Mr. Jas Bull's horses for Grand National engagements came as a surprise. Martnn sports gave All Over, Omahu, and Ruddy great chances at. Riccarton, the first-named in particular. They will be reserved for the Marton meeting. What the papers describe as "a startling statement" emnnating from tho Hon. Geddes. M.L C, Is only a reiteration of statements that have appeared dozens of times In those and other sporting columns. Surely everybody knows by this time that bookmaklng Is universal, and not confined to the known "hlg men." Every butcher hoy "lays a double," and you get. offered glittering odds to "a fiver" or "a collide of quid" by grocers' assistants, hair-dressers, barmen, fruiterers, and all manner of tradesmen. Every railway workshop teems with the ainall fry. and It Is perfectly correct to say that In the bigger post ofHees there are men willing to oblige their fellows with a chance to get rich qulcklv. The proposed gaming legislation will cause the majority of the hlg bookmakers to give up the game, but it will never trouble the "rat bettors" who prey upon their so-called friends. The practice is looked upon as perfectly fair by those indulging In It. and after all land gambling, mining gambling, church raffles, sweeps, and a hundred other schemes promoted by others than the sporting fraternity have nothing on picking a horse on form or condition, and becking one's own Judgment. At time of writing acceptances for to-day's Hunt meeting are .not available, but the owners of AH Talk, Loyal Arch, Lawsuit, Motor Patrol, and Coalition have been given every encouragement to pay up. VICTORIAN GRAND NATIONAL. Describing the Victorian Grand National, tho Sydney Sunday Times says: All the acceptors for the Grand National Steeplechase competed. Owing to falls in the previous race, C. Boyd and D. O'Dea were not available to ride, and N. Annlson was given the mount on Aintree, and A. J. Bird on Tarram Lea. Overnight lolaus was at 11 to 2, and he started favorite at o's, with Klnlark at d's. 1 Cotswold rushed to the front at the start froai lolaus and Compromise, and at the bridge Cotswold* was out four lengths from Ferrlgnite Aintree fell at the six furlongs. .Tarrant Lea and Cotswold led up the straight from Compromise, Doiran, lolaus, Klnlark, and Epletetus, while Cobram fell. lolaus took charge at the bridge, but Doiran was close up at the lump. lolaus then went on and won easily from Klnlark, with Doiran a fair third, three lentghs In front of Sir Prime. Compromise and Ferrignlte did best, of the others. Miss Rosslyan came down early. Mountain Gold fell at. the back, and Janitor and Tarram Lea failed to finish. lolaus was 'a popular fancy for this race all through the piece, and ho is stated ' to have been -coupled in Grand National doubles for £IO.OOO with Sandule. lolaus is owned and trnlned by Norman Godot ,

who prepared Sandule for his National Hurdle win. lolaus was bred in New South Wales, and is liy Heruclcs (son of. Simmer) from Miss Duiilon, by Duulop. lolaus set a raco record by rumiiiiic the distance in 6.15%, ur four seconds faster than the previous best, credited to (lie Sydney representative, Old Mungindi. Kinlarfc ran a groat race, but Was no match for the winner. lolaus was well-ridden by the New Zealand jockey, Herbert Thompson, who litis been riding in Victoria for some seasons. Doiran gave a line display, and looked to have a winning chance to the last jump. EGMONT RACING CLUB. The annual meeting of the Egmont Racing Club was held on Thursday evening Mr. J. Gray, vice-president, occupied the chair. The annual report stated that the year had again been a successful one, the operations resulting in a net. profit of £2!MJB, after writing off ii 47" for depreciation, and £!»!>" for Improvements. During the year the sum of £.120,' i had been expended in acquiring' further land. The acquisition or this land would he of great assistance to the proposed scheme of Improvements, enabling the club to have an entrance to the motor paddock from Fantham Street, which would relieve the congested traffic on tho Waihi Road. A sum of £IBO had been expended in additions to the totalisator house, and £SI7 on improving the course proper and banking bends, etc. The proposed scheme of improvements had" had to be postponed owing to rlio continued shortage of material and the Government's refusal to authorise the erection of racecourse buildings; the honor of life membership had been conferred upon Messrs. W. C. Adamson, A. W. Budge, R. Hicks, and R. H. Nolan, in recognition of their long years of faithful service to the club. Reference was made to the death of Mr. J. Crocker, and the return of the president, Mr R. H. Nolan. Nominations for the offices of president, vicepresident, treasurer and eommltte, not being in excess of the offices to be filled, the following were declared to be duly elected, viz.: President, Mr. R. H. Nolan; vice-president, Mr. .1. Gray; treasurer, Mr. S. Adamson, junr.; committee, Messrs. W. C. Adamson, H. Foster A. Good, ft. Hicks, G. Larcom, C. H. F. llacpherson, F. J. H. Nancarrow, M. F. Purser C J. Preston, H. Spratt, and C. H. Washer; stewards, -Messrs. W. C. Adamson, H. Foster A. Good, K. Hicks, G. Larcom, C. H. F. M.icpherson, 0. .1. Preston, H. Spratt, C. H. Washer, W. 0. Williams; auditor, Mr. A. Quln (re-appointed). The following new members weio elected: Messrs. ,T. A. Anderson, H. B. Burdeltin, T. It. Boyes. R. Crocker, H. Crocker, ,r. (.'. Cawsey, J. A. Carlson, .1. G. Grant. W. Jury, C. Johnstone, ,T. E. Meuli, M. McGarry, J. Shield F fi. Treweelt.