SPORTING

Taranaki Daily News, 14 August 1920, Page V

SPORTING

KACItHG FIXTURES, s Aujf. 14.—Canterbury JO. Gi-imd National. Auk. 26. —North Taranaki Hunt Steeples. Sept. I.—Morton J.C. Syring. Sept. S.---Manawatu Hunt SteeJilM. TARANAKI HUNT Cglß. WEIGHTS FOR FORTHCOMING MEETING. fl - By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. Weights for the North Taranakl Hunt Club's meeting on August 2fHh arc: — HUNTERS' FLAT HANDICAP. One (mile and a quarter.—Glerircy 12.13, Ratnna 12,0, Royal Purl: 12.0, Cadet 11.13, Kafeur 11.4, Tornea, Prln& .Paul 11 2, Legato 10 12, Tirau 10.10, Encircle, Loctaon, Kinepuru, Clem, Hauklno, Ziraraer, Wangaivai, Husbandman gelding, Grand Parade, General Wauchope 10.9, Cordon, Warning 10.7. TIF.ENUI RACK HANDICAP. Sir furlongs.— Scrap o' Paper 1110, Hallow 10.6, Kareao 10,2, Neiuallne, Bit Push 10.0, Empyrean 9.13, Pure Laziness, Plroplro 9.11, Hori, Qninlro 9,9, Crystal Palace, Cotalinl 9.4, Master Cnrran, Lady Paula 9.3. Warraneo 9.2, Alice Montrose, Independence, Grab, Patrogun, Advancer, Amber Tips, Hypothesis, Gay Lady, Festlne, Lord Formby 9.0. I,.PIES' BRACELET STEEPLECHASE. Two miles.—Te Toa 11.12, Dunrobin 11.13, Camp Guard 11.5, Applaud 11.3, Baridriiigh.un 11.0, Tornea 10.10. White Ranger, Prince Paul 10.7, Papatere 1f1.3, Cordon, Jet Black, Glenavon, St. Bela, Larry, GUianforte mare, Glen Paul, Grand Parade, Captain Black, Punjaub, Karere, Wee Paul 10.0. STRATFORD HANDICAP. Six furlongs Slmonides 11.5, Depredation 10.11, Glenroy, Alteration 10.lt, Income 10.4, Scrap o' Paper 10 2, Egmont Park 9 12. Huahman 9.8, Carmel Arch 9.5, Tirana 9 2, Kareao, Pure Laziness, Master Curran, Horl, Otter 9.0. NORTH TARANAKI HUNT CUP. Three miles. Dunrobin 12.2, Camp Guard 11.10, Kurnalpi 11.8, Sandrlngbam 11.5, Patarlkl Papatere, Argo, Glen Paul, Wee Paul, Watamoa, Gulanforte gelding 10.7. WAIHI HACK HANDICAP. Seven {urlongs. —Scrap o' Poper 11.8, Voluble 10.8, Hallow 10 0, Kareao 10.0, Nemaline, Big Push !).13, Plroplro 9.12, Pure Lor-lness 9.10, ? Mlmlre, Quinlro, Florist 9.8, Army Service 9.7, Lady Paula, Guianform, Warrawee 9.2, Rlkl, Alice Montrose, Haupino, Zlmmer, Lochson, Stelpaul, Lord Formfcy, Independence 9.0. LEPPERTON HUNTERS' HURDLES. One mile and a half —Ratana 11.2, Royal Park 10.11, Dunrobin 10.10, Applaud 10.C, Tirau, Cheddar, Kafeur 9.9, Tornea 9.8, White Finger 9 0, Prince PaOl 9.5, Cordon 9.2. Grand Parade, Glen Paul, Captain Black, Encircle. General Wauchope, Warning, Karere, Wee Paul, Guianforte gelding, .Larry, St. Bela, Wanjawai, Jet Black, Argo 9.0.

CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB. THIRD DAY'S ACCEPTANCES. Christchurrh, August 13. The Canterbury Jockey Club's third day's acceptances are:— HUNTERS' PLATE.—Signyslan 13.13, Inn!«fallen 12.5, Gaekwar 12.2, Grim Joke 11.12, Blazeaway 11.5. AYLESBURY STEEPLECHASE —Bill Terry 12.11, Lawsuit 12.1, John Bunny 11.10, Six Cylinder 10.10, Dunmure. Sonny 10 9, Golden Grape 10.2, The Grand 10.0. fIEATHCOTE HANDICAP. —Gold Kip 1L.9, Clean Sweep 10.8, Melee 10.0, Dainty Step 9.10, Arch Salute 9.9, Sir Fanciful 9.8, Loyal i Arch 9.4, Will Oakland 9.3, Bengeroop, Miss j Camouflage 9.0. & | STYX HURDLES:—Gamecock 11'.9, Tatlmi l U. 3, Signyslan Xlil, Mannish, Bombproof 10.12, General Petain,9.s, Golden Petal 9.2, Wild Pilgrim, Meritmoro, King Scar, Stray Shot, Trenthnra Rose, War Tax, Eron Boy 9.0. SYDENHAM HURDLES.—Lochella 12.7. Hylans 12.6, Kauri King 11.8, Thrace 11 3, Flslier 10.8, Jack Symons, Ladoguer, Deviation 9.13, Meltchikoff 9.12, Bombproof 9.0. LINCOLN STEEPLECHASE, —Coalition 1213, Waimal 12.3, Oakleigh 11.10, Crib 10.13, Jack Symions 10.12, Sau Sebastian 3.9, Merry Lad, Ormesby 9,7. REDCLIFFE HANDICAP. —Bengeroop 10.11, Carmine 10 0, High Heels, Miss Camouflage 9.11, Nautical 9.3, The Boss, Black Mountain, Gratultion 9.0. SELWYN HANDICAP.—Aatinome 10.C. Daytime, Arch SaJute 9.11, Sir Fanciful, Will Oakland 9.10, Warlike ft.3, Consultation 9.0. TROTTING. CHRISTCHURCH MEETING ON MONDAY. Christchurch, Last Night. The third day's racing of the Metropolitan Trotting Club, which had to be postponed today, owing to wet weather, will take place on Monday. DEVELOPMENT OF THE SPORT. Christchurch, Last Night. Speaking at a trotting reunion, Sir James i Carroll expressed a desire to see the sport extended In the He would like to see it there as" an adjunct of the sport j of Kings, and be tl. ught it would become so i If the Bill before Parliament were put through providing the extra twenty or so permits. He urged, hQwerer, thai the South Island should not ask for all those permits, but should give the North a chance. If the standard in the Soutn could be extended to the North, the lime would come when Maorlland would produce quality and ability, and would show trotting that ftould prove an example even to the home of trotting—Arfierrea.

THE TURF REGISTER. (6y "Moturoa.") The New Zealand Turf Register for I lie season 1919-20 made its appearance this week, and the latest Issue is a credit to the publishers. The paper used is first-class, and a trifle heavier than that usually used, while the binding aud general "get up" of the welcome little volume, leaves nothing to be desired. The Turf Register contains a fnll report of the season's racing and trotting in New Zealand; also tables of winners of the most important races since their Institution; registered colors, entries for coming events, principal sales of bloodstock, racing and trotting statistics, and figures, and the Rules of Racing. No spottsman should be without this admirable little book, and considering the high cost of production the price (12s 6d) is very low. THE GRAND NATIONALS. Few punters of a truthful nature can look back upon this week's Grand Nationals »nd say that their anticipations were realised. Coalition's fine victory in the big cross country event was apparently tfell deserted. but what of Lochella, Master Strowan, Wataal, Crib and other better fancied ones that failed ? 'Hylans also won the big Hurdles In good style, but who would hear of him finishing in front of Kauri King, Lochella, Thrace and All Talk? Nevertheless both Coalition and Hylans showed great form In recent races, and the fact that they had nothing much to beat evldeatly weighed more with the public than the fact that they were successful under much bigger weights than they were asked to carry this week at Riccarton. Both winners were provented by transport difficulties from racing In the North TsTand during the winter months, and this probably proved a Messing in disguise, for had either won at Wellington he would have been asked to carry considerably more weight in the Grand Nationals. Coall-, tlon came Into prominence In 1919, when he won the Wanganul Steeplechase, but last season he was only asked to carry silk on five occasions, winning on the last occasion at Amberley. Hylans was a much harder worked quadruped, being saddled up on a dozen occasions, and his record of six firsts, four seconds, and twice unplaced reads well. Hylans won the Hurdles at Geraldine with 11.5: the Hock Welter at the Kuvow spring meeting with 8.9, the Spring Hurdles at Dunedin with 11.11; was second in the Spring Hurdles at Riccarton with 11.8 to Parsoa 11.9; won the Port Cooper Hurdles at.Riccarton with 12.2; was second with 12.9 to Kohu. 11 5, in the Klldare Hurdles at Riccarton; won the Peerswlck Hurdles at the same meeting with 1211 finished second with 12 2 to Gay Light 10 4 in the Welcome Hurdles at the C.J.C. Royal meeting won the Jumpers' Flat Race, at Dunedin with 11.2; and finished up the season by carrying 12.4 and running Gay Light 11.4 to a head in the Otago Hurdle Race. Hylans was always an acknowledjed weight-carrier, and on Thursday he put the seal on a record that spells ability, consistency, and sttirdiness. THE HUNT CLUB'S MEETING. Judging by the splendid entries received for the North Taranakl Hunt Club's meeting, to be held on the New Plymouth course on ThufSday, August 20, Taranaki sports are in for a fine day's racing, and the gathering should attract considerable outside attention. The open events has attracted horses like Depredation, Simonldes, alteration, Income. Scrap o' Paper, Egmont Park, Cartnel Arch, Glenioy, "urs Lalinui. tto.. and in the bitclt ll&t,

we Pure Laziness, Scrap o* Paper, Hallow, Big Push, Catalini, Kmpyrean, and other smart onea. .All the hunters' eveinta promise to draw satisfactory fields, and with Papatere, Patarlki, Camp Guard, Kurnalpi, Dunrobin, Glen Paul, P»oyal Park, Warning, . Cadet, Itatana, Applaud, Te Toa, Tirau, ChedTornea, etc., all qualified, class is well represented. Mr. H. Coyle's weights are due, ;.wi acceptances close on Friday, August 20. at y pm.

WIDESPREAD GAMBLING. To the Lili-joy, gambling appears to he synonymous wish hm-sc racing, which shows what a stilted some people have of life and things ir. general. To gamble is as natural for a civilised person as to cat, and so long as the world is it world, and human beings retain thulr in-brftd spirit of rivalry and keenness for making what appears to them a good "deal," so Ion;; will gambling rage, la spite of all the agitations and movements against it. gambling Is more universal to-day rhan' ever it was. That horse racing has been largely used as a safety valvo for the feelings of those who refuse to be contained in the narrow limits set down by the killjoys, but tli*/ gambling on horse racing 13 only a fraction .>i the gambling that goes on every day. Profiteering, which is all too prevalent in these hard times, mainly emanates from a gambling instinct which leads men to a rise. Land deals, stock deals, and etlry other kind of deal la prompted by man's natural Instinct to get Tich quickly. M whose expense It matters little to the "dealer," Recent cables have announced great betting transactions over the America Cup Yacht Race, the English Aerial Derby, the American Golf Championships, and ctfher things quite apart from tho much-maligned horse racing. Here in Taranakl men Who would hesitate about risking a fiver on a horse calmly wager hundreds on an election, or on four aces, or on the flimsy chance of striking oil or some such commodity. All of which goes to show that gambling is universal, and not cdnflned to racing, as the opponents of true sport would have ua imagine. At present our legislators art wrestling with a formidable Bill, which is expected to save us poor gamblers from ourselves. <St from lliose naughty bookies, or somebody else. But will it? No, all the legislations ; in the world will not atop a universal custom, though it (may divert the means of gambling to othet tHings, and make criminals of honest mm. ODD ITEMS. Concluding day at Riccarton. Punters rre all waiting foj» Brackenfleld. New Zealand Cup entries close on Friday next at 8 pm. The C.J.C has granted Harold Young a four ; months' conditional license. J. O'Shea npd H (Joldftnch were licensed for a month by the A.R C. Sunart has been withdrawn from both the Melbourne and Cnulfleld Cups. .There was a big run on Hurry Up at the last moment for the Winter. Cup, and several firms fioistea the sign "full book." Forward Lady is going well at Ellerslie, and should be worth remembering if sent to the Marion meeting next month. .Toekster M p. O'Shea, who has been off the scene some time, is again riding work at JSlTersile. Owner-trainer X. Godby, who pulled off Ihe big jumping double at Flemington, was equally successful nt Moonee Valley last week, where he led In three winners In one day.