SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 August 1921, Page 3

SPORTING.

GRAND NATIONAL MEETING. ACCEPTANCES FOR TO-DAY. Christchurch, August 12. The acceptances ■ for the Grand National meeting on Saturday are:— LONGBEACH HUNTERS’ HANDlCAP.—Birkenvale 11.11, Grange, Ready 11.9, Pamplona 114, Innisfallen 10.8, Likelihood, Red Blaze 10.7. AYLESBURY 'STEEPLECHASE.—Fire Eater 12.13* John Bunny 12.8, Tigerland 12.7, Joffre 11.0. HEATHCOTE HANDICAP.—CIean Sweep 11.7, Daint>- Step 10.11, Pine Arch 10.1, Macduff, Arcli Salute 10.0, General Advance 9.5, Prince Martian 9.2, Mazama, Some Kid, Caverock, Hiero, Link Up, Cantoris, High Heels 9.0. STYX HURDLES.—Hyttu’s 11.13, Dribble 11.7, Tigritiya 11.6, Te Oro 11.0, Endure 10.13, Master Boris 9.12, Phil May 9.10, Parlform, Indus, Glenliuipa; Silver Lea 9.0.

SYDENHAM HURDLE’S.—Gladful 12.3, Kauri King 11.12, Multive 11.5, Thrace 10.11, Mill o’ Cowrie 10.10, Crosswords 10.2, Sir Fanciful 10.1, Explorer 9.13, Demagogue 9.11, Hyttus Whipcord 9.3. . LINCOLN STEEPLECHASE.—CorogIen 12.5, Waimai 11.12, First Line 11.1, Manawap&ngo 10.12, Sturdee 10.7, San Sebastian 9.7.

MDCLIKB& HANDICAP.—RoyaI Mae 10.13, Corn Rigs, Cantoris 10.8, Linton 10.0, Filagree 9.8, Grim Joke 9.4, The Reaver 9.3, Lady Lucullus, TTeso, Brave Deed, Miss Land 9.0. SELWYN HANDICAP.—Mustard Pot 11.8, Killowen 10.9, Will Oakland 10.8, Miss Muriel 10.5, Warlike 9.7, Fabrinade 9.6, Prince Martian, Weldone 9.3, Counterstroke, Corn Rigs, Seaside 9.0. TROTTING. THE CHRISTCHURCH MEETING. CONCLUDING DAY’S RESULTS.. > By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night. The New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s August meeting was concluded to-day in dull and threatening weather. Rain during the morning left the track somewhat soft. The totalisator investments were £62,968, making £162,384 10s for the meeting, against £159,395 last year. Results:—

MID-WINTER HANDICAP.—Merry Bingen (J. McLennan) 1, Real Lady 2, Bushranger 3. Scratched: Randolph. Won by six lengths, eight lengths between second and third. Time, 4min.

LIGHTNING HANDICAP.—SiIver Shoe (0. Reed) 1, Augusta Dillon 2, Soprano 3. Scratched: Breadalbane. Won by two lengths, one length between second and third. Time, 2min. 19 2-ssec.

GRAND NATIONAL CUP.—Man o’ War (J. Bryce) 1, Sherwood 2, Albert Cling 3. Scratched; Oruangi. Won by three lengths, two lengths between second and third. Time, 4min. 37sec.

FEDERAL HANDICAP.—Ben Lomond (A. Hendriksen) 1, Dillon Direct 2, Prince Burlington 3. All started. Won by a length-, the same distance between second and third. Tiime, Smin. 54 l-ssec.

HEATHCOTE HANDICAP.—FIorrIe Audubon (J. McLennan) 1, Lady Joan 2, After Hours

3. All started. WOn by eight lengths, four lengths between second and third. Time, 3min. 0 2-ssec.

ADDINGTON HANDICAP—HaroId Child (J. Payne) 1, Theseus 2, Whispering Willie 3. Scratched: Tfuganini. Won by two lengths, a neck between second and third. Time, 4mm.

ISLINGTON HANDICAP.—Trooper Dillon (O. E. Hooper) 1, Capriccio 2, Legacy 3. Scratched: Whispering Willie, Shanghai. Won by three lengths, the same distance between second and third. Time, 4min. 38 l-ssec.

FAREWELL HANDICAP.—AIbert Cling (J. Henderson) 1, Gleaming 2, Guynemer 3. Scratched: Breadalbane. Won byXwo lengths, half a length between second and third. Time, 2min. 44 4-ssec.

NORTH TARANAKI HUNT CLUB. ■ SPLENDID NOMINATIONS. Splendid nominations have been received for the North Taranaki Hunt Club's annuaJ meeting, which takes place, at the New Plymouth Club’s course on Saturday, September 3. Complete arrangements are well in hand for the meeting, which promises be the most successful in the club's history. In all 142 nominations have been received for the eight events. The Maiden Steeplechase and the Hunt Club Cup hare drawn 10 and 9 respectively; the Hunters’ Hurdle Race lias drawn 19 ; the Hunters’ Flat Race a similar number, whilst the open race has drawn 19, and the hack races up to 27. Complete nominations are as follow: HUNTERS’ HANDICAP FLAT RACE, of .140 sovs. One tniile and a quarter.—Encircle, Array Service, Cordon, Silver Star, Lady’s Man, Fair Paul, Naughty, Te Mairc, Sunray. Haukino, Silver Paul, Flying Camp, Erin’s Isle, Marshal Neil, Fibre, Bandsman, Simple Saul, Oak Rose, Amaryllis. URENUI HACK HANDICAP, of 125 sovs. Six furlongs.—Molleen Oge, Erie, Dangei? Zone, Still Sea, Generous, Mixture, Voluble, Karate, Lord Formby, Cora Ora, Sunny Jim, Hallow, Lady Pat, Lady Polly, Master Curran, Fife and Drum, Hipo, Nemaline, Faketake, Dactylus, Active, Alice Montrose, Mort Avis, Prodigal, Ota pawn, Kiko Kiko, Aotearoa. MAIDEN HUNTERS' HACK STEEPLECHASE, of 140 sovs. Two miles.—Cordon, Silver Star, Toddy. Tor Royal, The Trucker, Lady, Shimose, Maimamn, Fibre, Aurora Borealis, Jet. Blade. STRATFORD HACK OPEN, of 200 sovs. Sis furlongs.—Rational, Simonides, Voluble, Armorel, Kareao, Mixture, Egmont Parir, Pure ‘ Laziness, Lcithfield, Festive. Hori, Fife and 'Drum, Hipo, Mistian, Ac/ive, Irapußa, Passin' Through. Mort Avis, White Blaze. NORTH TARANAKI CLUB STEEPLECHASE. of 275 sovs. Two miles and a half.—Cordon, Papatere. Fair Paul, Rococo, The Trucker, Onipoto, Tlran, Whakamon, Simple Sam.

WAIHI HACK HANDICAP, of ICO sovs. Seven furlongs.— Molleen Oge, Master Mick. Karere, Legato, Ixird Formby, Sunray, Cora Ora, Sunny Jim. .Hallow, Mockery, Master Curran. Fife and 'Drum, Stork, Lockson, Prodigal, Halcyon, Explorer. LIHTBBTO.N HACK HUHDLBS', of 130 sovs One mile and a half.—Encircle, Cordon. Lady's Man, Toddy, Fair Paul, Tor Royal, Naughty, Te Maire, Haukino, Silver Paul, Flying Camp, Erin’s Isle, Marshal Neil, Captain Black. Fibre, Simple Sam, Applaud, Oak Rose, Amaryllis. OPUNAKE HACK SCURRY, of 110 sovs. Five furlongs.—Resin, Birkwind, Danger Zone, Still Sea, Generous, Lady Sweet, Legato, Big Gun, Persia, Sunny Jim, Lady Pai Young

Thut-nkan, Dactylus, Paketake, Crossfire, Otanayya, Kato, Kiko Kiko, Amaryllis, Aotearoa, Campfln?—Star Lass gelding, Toy Gun—Araw;> mare gelding.

RACING FIXTURES. August 13—Canterbury J.C. August 23—Dannevirke Hunt Club. August 31— Egmont-Wanganui Hunt Club. September 3—North Taranaki Hunt Club, September 7 Marron J.C, September 10—Rangitikel Hunt Club.

TURF TOPICS.' (By “Moturoa.") Concluding day at Riccarton. Kauri King’s turn is not far off. Mustard Pot returned a false price on Thursday. Coroglen was backed down below evens in the Beaufort. Steeples, and won easily. Two much boomed northerners, Pine Arch and Cantoris, duly landed on Thursday. Horses for courses I The Winter Cup fyluner, Clean Swe.op, won four races last

season, and three of them were at Riccarton. The Grand National “treble" did not look

easy to _pick, yet I heard of one layer who was strack for £lOO to “five bob!” Coalition must be “protected." Coroglen, Slurdee and Waimai looked to have him beaten in the. Great Northern, Wellington and Grand National Steeples respectively, yet they fell and made the way easy for the fortunate

son of Patronus. Heathersprig, again finished up in second place in the Winter Cup, history repeating itself. According to detailed accounts of the race Heathersprig was unfortunate at the start, and did well to run through as he Old. On 1 this form he Is worth following. The disappointing Demagogue managed to win the Jumpers' Flat Race on 6 Tuesday, and

there was a run on him for the Grand National Hurdles in consequence—much to the benefit of the Bar Vons. Demagogue was saddled up on eighteen occasions last season, but tho only win recorded was in a minor event at the Wairoa meeting. Fire Eater, who made no race of the Enfield Stee'oles at Riccarton, is an aged chestnut gelding by Rorke’s Drift out of a Sou’wester mare. This made his fourth consecutive win in six weeks.

So far the Grand National meeting has been in favor of the punters. Coalition's victory must have hit the ring heavily, coupled with that of Gladful, while Penury Rose, Corcg’cn and Mustard Pot added further to the bookmakers’ disasters. The public was particularly hot on the scent of winners on the second day of the meeting.

Scrimmage was sent out favorite in the Avonhead Handicap on Tuesday, and for once the aptly named daughter of Antagonist and Mad Whirl ran up to track form, and strongly ridden by Harold Young, just got home from Cantoris and Mirza. In the absence of Onslaught’s sister the form of Cantoris 'and Mirza w'orke’d out well on tho second day. One of the best backed runners in the Winter Cup was the imported horse Callaghan. His track fonm had been of a brilliant order, but it was asking him a stiff question to win such a race first time up. However, he shaped well enough: for sfx furlongs or so to suggest 7 that he will win a good race when he becomes acclimatised in New Zealand.

A contemporary is responsible for the statement that Coalition Is the only horse that has won the Grand National twice. This is, of course, absolutely incorrect. Agent won the race three times, and Mutiny won on two occasions. A short while ago Penury Rose could have been bought for 500 guineas. Since then he has won three races and finished second once —all in half a dozen starts. Incidentally Penury Rose won £665 in stakes, and re turned several “healthy” dividends.

Gladful scored a faultless, clear-cut victory in the Grand National Hurdles. His wonderful staying abilities were brought otic ny tho solid pace set his stablemato, MUI o’ Gowrie, which cracked up the opposition and paved the way for the Birkenhead geldings triumph. Gladful faded out of the limelight in the earlier part of last season, the of-,

forts to convert him into a steeplechaser being a failure. Consequently ho was allowed to pay a fair price in this year’s Grand National, though his form at Trentham last month should have y»it punters wise to his Riccarton prospects. Bothi on the couerse and away from it there was big money for Dainty Step on Thursday, but after racing the favorite, Pine Arch, to the half-distance, she fell away quickly, and was very tired when the post was reached. Over a shorter course the daughter of Lucullus is always dangerous. Harold Young, who won on Scrimmage at Riccarton, only arrived back from Sydney on the day of the races. His brother, George, is not getting many chances in 'Stralla, but will become better known vyhen R. J. Mason’s team are saddled up for their spring engagements. Sir Fanciful not considered up to Grand National form, bub there was a deal of imerit in the manner in which he outclassed strong opposition in the Spreydon Hurdles on Thursday. Tigritiya, Te Oro and Penury Rose were always prominent, and the first named looked a winner when she landed over the last fence in front. Sir Fanciful,

strongly ridden, beat her home after a good set-to.

Another defeat went down to the discreair irt Callagtan on Thursday, but the luck was against him in the August Handicap. Mustard Pot won nicely at the right end, and the dividend knocked everyone a twister I

Tho Bulletin piciutres a birdcage after a race, the horses being unsaddled. Pointing to his horse, a disappointed owner remarks, “Blowing, ain't he?" “Yes," replied the trainer bitterly, “but. he's got nothing much to blow about. The blanker finished larst I” Mr. J. Williamson, wire has returned to Auckland, reports that Loyal Irish has improved odt of all knowledge, and will be a runner in the A.J.C. Derby. The climate evidently agrees with the Absurd colt, and he would fetch a nice,,price if sold on the otter side. During the past few weeks 11. McSweeney has had a royal Innings. Besides his trio of big wins on Coalition, he won the Winter Hurdles on Alteration.

Tigerland fulfilled all tte good things bhiil of him by winning the Hunt Club Cup vef.v easily on Thursday, bur. the dividend be paid hardly recouped backers for his failure on the first day.

Coroglen’s victory in the Beaufort Steeples was made easier by First Line losing his rider,''but nothing really had a chance with the Aucklander, who won as he liked. Next season l e will stay better than he does at present, and should be capable of winning the best steeplechases in the Dominion.