SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 August 1921, Page 3

SPORTING.

*’ DANNEVIRKE ACCEPTANCES. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Dannevirke, Last Night. For the Dannevirke Hunt Club meeting the following acceptances have been received: — HUNT CLUB HURDLE HANDICAP. One mile and a half.—Nicamar 11.13, Tornea, Birkenvale 11.7, Te Maire 11.4, Mannikin 10..9, Royal Gift 10.3, The Freak, Oak Rose, Nukurau 10.2, Toddy, Sir Alba, Eldenliolra 10.0.

HUNT CLUB STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP. Two miles and a half.—Nieomar 11.13, Tornea 11.9, Coolpan 11.7, Taihape, Rococco 10.9, Imshi, Burbon 10.7.

RAKAIATAI FLYING HANDICAP. Six fur-longs.—-Ma kerc 10.11, Doric 10.7, Olynthus 10.3, Black Art 9.13, Warpath 9.8, Waterform 9.7, Regard 9.5, Salutas, Conziska, Forenoon, Kia •Oraform, Hallucination 9.0.

TE MATU HUNTERS’ STEEPLECHASE. Two miles.—Taihape 10.11, The Hound. Scimitar, Three Bells, Roney, Master Oriflammc, The Knave. Morning Pride 10.9, Hurrangl, Martinello, Bourbon, Fiery, Te Tuna 10.7. ORINGI WELTER HANDICAP. Seven furlongs.—Truthful 10.9, Admiral Codrington 1018, Demos 10.6, Tigrinia, Printemps, Toa Taua 9.13, Bonny Briar 9.9, Automoana, Sweet Song 9.0.

KAITOKE HACK WELTER HANDICAP. Seven furlongs.—Ben Bolt 10.13, Black Art 9.11, Waterform, Penitent, Five Eighths, I’atuki 9.5, March On 9.2, Crystal Palace, Lady lima. Forenoon, .Tingleform, Kia Oraform, Misty Wave, Huriwhaka 9.0.

TRIAL STAKES. Five furlongs.—Revelry, Demoness, Tinihanga, Hurlwako, Steadily, Coyness, Sunlight filly, Actor, Orellana, Mountain Peer, Fera, Lady Tima, Solstice, Lady Thurnham, Morzonia. blk.m. .Gazeley—Unknown, Waimahoe. Amaryllis, Rowan. Miss Kiva, Wheel, Hallucination, Tolerance, Patuki, Le Quesnoy, Potomea. Acceptances for the Ladies’ Bracelet Handicap will appear on Monday.

RACING FIXTURES. August 21—Dannevirke Hunt Club. August 31—K'gunont-Wanganui Hunt Club. September 3—North Taranaki Hunt Club. September 7—-Marton Jockej’ Club. September 10—Rangitlkel Hunt Club. September 17— Manawattl Hunt, Club. September 22, 24—Wanganui Jockey Club. TURF TOPICS. (Ry "Moturoa.”) Dannevirke Hunt on Wednesday. Maioha dropped out of the Avondale Cup. Acceptances for the North Taranaki Hunt close on Friday. Prince Willonyx las been retired from the turf and -takes up stud duties this season. Roy Reed has accepted a retainer to ride for Messrs. A. B. and K. S. Williams this year.

Ashley Reed, who has been combining business with pleasure across the Tasman, is home again, and will he riding at Dannevirke on Wednesday.

With a bit more experience over fences Birkenvale should win a hunters' hurdle race at one of the numerous hunt meetings during the nest few weeks.

Riccarton reports credit Amythr.s with coming to land inueh quicker than usual after a spell, and all going well he should bo in good condition for spring racing.

The writer must apologise to numerous Taranaki horse-owners for neglecting to remind them that nominations for the New Zealand Cup closed last' night. Judging by common talk, at least a hundred consider their “champeens” capable of winning tho

Kafour, who won each start last season, appears to be easily ti e speediest of the hunters at present in training, and it looks a safe wager that tho son of Manchinepl will add more bracelets to Mrs. T. Lupton’s jewel case during the next few weeks.

Mr. J. B. Gaisford has Stetson, Celmisla. and Mark Time engaged at the Egmont-Wanga-nul Hunt Club (meeting. Stetson looks well, but is not too sound, while Celmisia has been giving her owner-trainer a lot of trouble. Mark Time, a brother to Marqueteur, has come on well, but. is a colt that will require a good deal of time. Good judges who saw Fire Eater run at P.iccarton consider him the most promising steeplechaser amongst the new brigade. Wl:en he won the Enfield Steeples he ran the two miles in 3.58, and if allowed tn run his own race would have scored again in the Aylesbury Steeples on Saturday’. Strange to say, Fire Eater was got hy Rorke’s Drift, when the latter was only a two-year-old.

Kauri King was completely knocked un after his three hard races at Riccarton, but considering that he finished second in the Grand National Hurdles and third in the Jumpers.’ Flat Race, he clearly dispelled the idea that he is a spent light. With a. short spell he should clean ’em up at the northern meetings later on.

Mr. I. It. Corrigan has consented to send Man, o’ War to trot an exhibition uriile at the next meeting of the Hawke’s Bay Trotting Club. The presence of Iho Auckland Cup and National Cup winner will prove a great “draw,”'■and possibly Mr. Corrigan might, be induced to give Taranaki spoils a chance to see the champion under speed at the Waimate Plains T.C. meeting earlier in the season.

Mr. W. R. Kemball has “imported" another light-weight jockey, A. Orrell, who arrived in Now Zealand this week. Orrell can go to scale at 7.10. and is said to he a very capable horseman. Tie should get plenty of riding, for his natron. Mr. Kemball, has the biggest string in the Dominion, ills two-year-olds alone in work numbering seven.

Mr. H. Coyle's assessment of the tlreo-year-old possibilities of last season’s crack two-year-olds is mirrored in his adjustments for the Avondale Flying Handicap. Mermin has 8.8, which represents Sihs, above w.f.a. Rational gets in with 8.3. and Absurdum with SO. The latter, being a filly, just meets Rational at weight-for-age difference, if the pair met we know which all Taranaki would back I

In spite of the alleged had times, horse breeding appears to be as actively pursued as ever. Every stallion of note has a full list for next season, amongst tho number being Absurd, Martian, Calmlnt., Cintoi, and Limond. The latter pair are recent arrivals at Kai Iwl, and both are being restricted to light seasons in order to give them time to acclimatise.

Callaghan was the puzzle of the. Grand Nation;;! (meeting. A clock-breaker qlid a champion on the tracks, he quite failed to run up to that form in his races at Riccarton. Possibly the big fields troubled him. The public should not condemn him before being given a fair trial. As stated in this column prior to the Grand National meeting. It. was asking him a tcugt question to win such a, race as the Winter Cup so early in the season.

Racing men are finding-tho. cost of travelling a serious consideration (says the Dunedin Star). The fares, the • petrol bill if motors are used, the charges for accommodation, and incidental expenses are now very heavy, and owners who are not wealthy have to think twice before deciding on a visit to a race meeting at a distance. It costs about £25 to carry a racehoMe and its attendant from Dunedin to Christchurch and back, and if the horse is started in one minor race on each day of a three-days’ meeting, such as the Grand National fixture, the outlay is close on £5O.

The following, from the Otago Witness, is suggestive, to say the least: "The amount taken at the ttirnsfiles at Ellerslie on the off-day of the Winter meeting—the lastamounted to £16,000. The increase in the

gate receipts since the installation of turnstiles amounts to 33 per cent.”

The Australian Jockey Chib registered nearly 4000 horses during the recent season. An exchange has it that, according to report, the owner of Coalition laid H. McSweency £lOOO to nothing if he won the Wellington Steeplechase and N.Z. Grand National Steeplechase on that horse.