SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 June 1921, Page 3

SPORTING.

HAWKE'S BAY ACCEPTANCES. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Napier, Last Night. Hawke’s Bay acceptances are:— HUNTERS’ HURDLES.—Whetoki 11.3, Tornea, Pavilion, Toros 11.7, Gaekwar 11.0, Stronvar 10.9, Ah Fu, Master Orlflamme, SUta, Golden Point, Waimotu 10.7. WOODLANDS STEEPLECHASE—Gay Boy 11.0, Te Toa 10.10, Golden Glade 10.7, Sartollne 10.4, Silent Dick, Juan 10.1, Red Cent 10.0, Reparoa 9.9. WHAKATU HURDLES.—Hyttus, Penury Rose, Fiddlestring 10.3, The Baronet 10.0, Utuwai, Hushabye 9.7. Whizz Bang 9.4, Gold Scene, RingakaLa 9.0. HAWKE'S BAY STEEPLECHASE.—Luke 11.12, Foeman 11.5, Mattock 11.3, Capsal 10.5; Gay Boy, Zeus, Te Toa 9.7. HAWKE’S BAY HURDLES.—MuItive 11.12, Kauri King 11.6, Lord Nagar 11.0, Simon 1().8, Paddington Green 10.0, Crosswords 9.1.0, Hautawn 9.8, Kahumanga 9.6, Dribble 9.5, Mdltifual 9.4. HASTINGS HANDICAP.—Mort Avis 10.12, Prodigal 10.11, Rebuff 10.8, Gamboola .10.3, Antler 10,0, Lochson 9.13, Waterform, Earthshine 9.12, Steepholm, Wamba 9.3, Kail. Royal Gift 9.6. HERETAUNGA HANDICAP.—GoId Kip 11.12, Heathersprig 11.9, Menelaus 11.3, Molyneaux 10.13, Simonides 10.9, Crucelle 10.4, Matatua 10.2, Prince Willonyx 9.13, Bang 9,12. Asterina 9.10, Actifid, Bagdad, Arch Salute 9.9, Forest Gold 9.6, Prince Martian 9.4, Tari 9.2, Potentiality, Weldone, Amber Tips, Jolly Princess, Doric 9.0. BULLOCK LEADING JOCKEY. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. London June 19. Bullock beads the list of winning jockeys and Carslake is third. An unusual action was commenced and suddenly finished in the King’s Bench Division in London In April. J. Dewhurst sued P. Wallace, turf accountant, of Birmingham, and editor of the Defaulters’ Gazette, for libel. Counsel for plaintiff said his client. received from defendant a letter in an envelope on which was printed, “From Percy Wallace, collector of betting debts from defaulting bookmakers and backers.” That was the libel. Dewhurst said he was not a defaulting bookmaker or backer. The case was iidjourned, and on its resumption plaintiff’s counsel announced that his client wished to withdraw his claim, and admitted that, in his evidence, he had made statements which he could not maintain.