SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 May 1921, Page 3

SPORTING.

RACING FIXTURES. June 1. 3. 4—Dunedin R.C. June 3. 4—Otaki Maori R.C. June 3, 4. B—Auckland R.C. June 17, 18—Napier /’ark R.C. June 22, 23—Hawkes Bay J.C, AUCKLAND MEETING. FIRST DAYS ACCEPTANCES. By Telegraph —Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. Final payments and acceptances for the first day of the Auckland winter meeting GREAT NORTHERN HURDLES.—Thrace. Kauri King 11.6, Fisher 11.2, Ngata 10.13, Omaha. Gladful 19.8, Paddington Green 10.6, Pendoon 10.5, Rathlin, Powder King 9.10, Tenacious, Capsal 9.7, Sir Agnes 9.5, Guerre a Mort 9.2, Multiplane, Sea Deil, Kiriwinning 9.0.

CORNWALL HANDICAP.—GoId Kip 10.13, Royal Abbey 10.9, Glen Canny 9.13, Rockfield 9.3, Mangamahoe 8.13, Penona 8.10, Khublai Khan 8.8, Stork, Lord Kenilworth 8.7, Sylvan 8.6, Arran 8.2, War Tank, Perfect Day, Lovelight, Festivity, Awake, Nighttime, No Bother, Demos 8.0.

MEMBERS’ HANDICAP.—GoIden Bubble 10.13, Bindle 9.13, Mustard Pot, Esthonia 9 12, Tieki, Hyllus 9.8, Queen Abbey 9.5, Archie 9.3, Crowhurst, Asterlna 8.13, Nursing Sister, Buddy 8.12, Scrap o’ Paper 8.11, Prince Randall 8.8, Bang 8.3, Lightning, Strategy, Comedy Prince 8.2, Bezant, Peter Maxwell, Illumination, Fairmount, Bute Sound, Glencairn, Finkop, Marat, Dead Sweet, Tresor 8.0.

MAIDEN STEEPLECHASE —Monopole 11.8, Kortklind, Caroglen 10.3, Harbour Light 16.2, Lombardy 10.0, Lady Sabretache, Malta, Peer Rosa, Kautahoe 9.7.

MAIDEN HURDLES.—Sir Fanciful 11.0, KiL lard 9.12. Mentmore, Lady Energy 9.11, King Chiara, Glenspire, Tinokaha, Te Oro 9.10, Otara 9.9, No Mistake 9.3, Oak Abbey, Isingarch. Miss Norval, Octoplete, Fiery Brook, Rome, Guianform, Welshman, Ohoreka 9.0.

HUNT CLUB HURDLES.—Koura 12.3, Totara Jack 12.0, Dunrobin 11.10, Mary Bruce, Lady Bruce 11.9, Hokomai 10.12, Thlganthu, Silverton 10.8, Swastika 10.6, Queen Mark 10.0, Roller 9 12, Foxglove 9.9, Starfall, Gladwin, Idealogue, Foremoore 9.0.

JERVOIS HANDICAP.—Sir Huon 10.1, Jolly Princess, Persian King, Pepin, Pavo 9.11, Canzonet 9.9, Nunerrant 9.8, Fort Regal 9.7, Bright Light, Mangawhero 9.3, Pure Laziness, Black Mark 8.12, Menance 811, Ma Copper, Boomerday 8.9, North Loburn, Cantoris 8.8, Sculptor 8.7, Paonui 8.5, Mimlwhangata, Lord Bruce 8.3, Navana 8.2, Whitehall, Rekanoa, Pagbda, Woori, Milesian, Sam, Fencer, Baldoyle, Lyroe, The Gleaner, Olga Petrova, Esplanade, Grab, Narrow Neck, Reretoa 8.0.

TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa.") Dunedin races on Wednesday. The Greath Northern meeting opens on Friday. Mattock is not going to Otaki next week. Voluble appears to have mislaid his punch. Festivity and Demos are a likely pair in the Cornwall Handicap. Asterina and Nursing Sister were railed to Auckland on Wednesday. If Kinsey is sent to Otaki he will keep his opponents busy. He’s a mud-lark! Mort Avis has' been running very consistently lately, and his victories at Hawera were clear cut and decisive.

Luke is coming on with every gallop now, and a Wellington or Grand National Steeples may not be beyond him.

At a Hunt Club gathering one unight have expected fields of 'chasers than the talf-dozen or so of veterans that appeared at Hawera on Wednesday.

Mustard Pot and Malaga are unlikely runners at Ellerslie, but will probably be seen under silk at Otaki next week.

Fails and other mishaps at the Wanganui meeting accounted for Slowcoach, Manhattan, Bon Reve, Munition, Jutland and Play Off. A string of disasters. ’

With Gray away, and Deeley "resting," Ashley Reed is easily the best flat rider about at present, and with ordinary luck he may top Gray’s tally of 61% wins before the season is over.

. Harold Brown is reported to have been very confident of success with Ruatara and Spook at Wanganui, and the former paid the best price at the meeting. Spook beat Ruatara in a gallop on the. previous day, and after the latter had strolled tome, looked a certainty for the concluding event. Rathlin does not stay too well at present, but he should improve with age. A short hurdle race may fall to him during the next week or two, but he does not strike one as a Great Northern horse.

The management of the Wanganui meeting was well nigh perfect, but the semaphore attendent was at tknes ratter slow in hoisting the jockeys’ names. The public expects to see particulars of starters and riders before the horses do their prelims, but this was not always possible at Wanganui. Over There, Gazique's full brother, has been sold to a Sydney sportsman, and goes over there very shortly.

Admiral Codrington's forward running at the Egmont and Wanganui meetings stamps him as a really.good one. His brilliant performances under welter weights on Saturday last were the features of the hack races at the meeting, ’ and the son of Gazeley skould hold his own Ln open company gt the East Coast winter meetings.

Good stakes are offered in the steeplechases at Dunedin next week, but the response is a very poor one. Only eight figure in the Otago Steeples, while the hack event has only attracted three horses. A prad like Te Toa would be useful down south.

Master Strowan shaped promisingly at the Wanganui meeting, and his days of usefulness may not be over. Coalition is another that threatens to win a good steeplechase before the season is over.

Although Luke only won the Grandstand Steeples at Wanganui by a length, it would be unwise to jump to the conclusion that his rider did not have anything up his sleeve. A good judge informs the writer that Luke could have increased the margin to a dozen lengths, and that he is a better horse this season than most people imagine. Reported that "Dick" Mason leaves next week for Sydney with Gloaming, Veil (Absurd —Cowl), Cupidon (Martian —Bebe), and Coniston (Sunny Lake—Prank). Gloaming is said to be looking fresh and well, and if appearances go for anything Veil, who is a sister to Rational, should muster up a lot of pace as a two-year-old. Amongst the winners at Tattersail’s meeting on May 14 was Forward Lady, who started favorite and scored comfortably in the Hurdles. Forward Lady is a six-year-old daughter of Advance and Oka, and though never much good in New Zealand, seems able to pay her way in minor hurdle races on the other side.

Other New Zealand-bred winners in 'Stralia recently were Te Miro (Spalpeen—Belle Crispin), Finlass (Finland —Arote), and Humnos (Hymettus—Paeon). All three paid good prices; in fact the totalisator returned over a quarter of a century to each- investor on Te Miro and Munn nos.

Otaki acceptances are very numerous, and some good sport should be witnessed there next week. Fifteen remain in the Cup, including Crucelle, Volo and Tame Fox, and this trio should be heard of in distance flat events at the meeting. Of the seventeen in the Taipua Handicap Kinsem, Birkie and Astinome have recent form to recommend them for sprinting. The minor events look very open, but fit torses like Old Gold, Vigilo, Velociform, Tigrinla, Spook and Mort Avis should command respect.

Loyal Irish has been galloping well since his arrival in Sydney, and he will be a gunner at # the forth coming A. J.C. winter meeting. Tip best has not been seen of

this son of Absurd, and it will be interesting to see how he compares with the Buckwheats and other much boomed two-year-olds in. Australia. It is practically certain that Mermin, The Hawk, Rational and Tamatete would keep the best of them busy, and keen judges consider that Loyal Irish is not far behind that quartette.

A Manawatu scribe states that Parisian Diamond is being schooled over the small sticks at Awapuni, and is shaping very promisingly.

Oakleigh is doing all that is asked of him at Ellerslie, and will be piloted by T. Chaplin In the Great Northerns. W. Rennie will ride Waimai in the big steeplechase.

Manawaponga is apparently quite sound again, for he has been giving capital exhibitions over country at Riccarton recently. Barring accidents there should’be big money awaiting for him at Wingatui. After her brace of easy victories at Ashburton, Rose Wreath was heavily supported in doubles on the second day at Wanganui, but after leading in the Empire Handicap to the home turn, she was beaten out of a place.

Listowel's fine victory in the Empire Handicap last Saturday was more meritorious than the mere reading of it would suggest. Despite the steadier of 9.7, the three-year-old son of Absurd came through in the straight and scored with his mouth open. Listowel, who tas proved himself one of the best three-year-olds of the season, is to be given a spell now, and next season he should take a hand in the settlement of the big w.f.a. races.

Zola was an absentee on the second day at Wanganui owing to a leg filling. He struck one obstacle very hard on the opening day, and this possibly accounted for his defeat by General Raven.

Recent English flies state that Monarch, who was one of the early fancies for the Epsom Derby, has gone emm out of favor. Hector Gray was mentioned as Monarch's likely rider. Briseis, by Achilles—Celeano, has finished her turf career in 'Stralia, and will occupy the matrons’ paddock next season. F. Wootton appears to be a cracker-jack over fences, just as he was as a flat rider. In four mounts on the afternoon of March 28, at Manchester, he rode the winners of three hurdle races, and was second in fhe rich Lancashire .Steeplechase, Rather a strenuous afternoon, Frank! NEWS AND NOTES. The best time in America for a. mile up to 1875 was Searcher’s 1.42%. The record for that country is now Roamer’s 1.34 4-5, against time, and Man-o-War’s 1.35 4-5 tn a race.

In South Africa last year the total amount of stakes was £345,628, and this was competed for by 2400 horses. The average works out at £144 per horse, and as it costs a little over £2OO a year to train and race a horse in South l Africa, many people must have been a lot out of pocket. The first French bookmaker who started operating on the Italian turf had to share his profits with the /ace societies. The first 40,000 lire made went to them; he took the next 40,000, and anything beyond was equally shared. Books were kept in duplicate, and were open to inspection by the officials. The first year the profits were 110,000 lire, and in 1900 te took over the local Pari-Mutuels as well, and obtained a monopoly of the betting.

Sasanof has won the complete set of gold cups offered for competition in New Zealand. They comprise the Stead Memorial Cup, the Trentham Gold Cup, Awapuni Gold Cup (twice), and Ormond Memorial Gold Cup. Sasanof has run in 55 races for 20 firsts, 13 seconds, and 8 thirds, being unplaced on the other occasions. In addition to the races already mentioned, others of importance to his credit are the Melbourne Cup, New Zealand Cup, Thompson Handicap, C.J.C. Great Autumn Handicap, A.R.C. Great Northern Derby, Thompson Handicap, .A. J.C. Spring Stakes, and Tatt’s Chelmsford Stakes, Costing 400gns as a yearling, he has won over £21,000 in stakes.

In reference to the horses in training tn England this season. Rapier recently wrote as follows in the Illustrated S. and D. News:

"Mr. George Lambton tops the list with just 60 in his stable, Lord Derby's, including 14 two-year-olds, chiefly by Swynford and Chaucer, as might have been expected. Lord Stanley has a two-year-old Chaucer filly, the Due Decazes, a three-year-old Rabelais, Lord Durham three, Lords d’Abernon, Wolverton, afid Mrs. Arthur James making up the rest. Captain Renwick ties with Mr. Lambton, also having 60, the property of 18 owners; but in the matter of variety of owners Mr. Peacock comes first, for in his stable are no fewer than 21, which must Involve an alarming amount of book-keeping. Mr. Persse has 58 horses to look after, the peculiar thing about them being that there is not a single two-year-old Tetrarch where one would have expected several. Mr. Day has 56, Prank Hartlgan 54, Mr. Cottrill 52, P. F. Hartigan 51. Several others come near to the half hundred; Lines has 47, mostly belonging to Mr. W. H. Dixon; Hogg has 45, and Alec. Taylor one fewer.