SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 July 1922, Page 3

SPORTING.

RACING FIXTURES. July 15—Wellington R.C. Winter. July 22—South Canterbury Hunt. July 27—-Waimate District Hunt. July 27, 29—Gisborne R.C. Steeplechase. Aug. 8, 10, 12—Canterbury J.C. Grand National. TURF TOPICS. (By “Moturoa.”) Concluding day at Trentham. Grand National weights are due on Monday. Triboulet is being hunted with the Manawatu hounds. All Feilding was on Loyal Maid on Wednesday, and backers showed a small profit. Volo was not produced on the second day at Trentham, but he should be “all there’’ toPassenger has cost Palmerston sports a lot lately, but they will be having another “pop’’ In the Talavera Hurdles. Cochineal looks “the goods” in the Novice Handicap to-day, and principal opposition may come from Orellana. Battle Knight beat a good one in L’Amour on Wednesday, and again reads dangerous in the Crofton Handicap. Gold Kip beat all but Arch Salute in the Charity Cup, and now meets the Marble Arch gelding on 14 lb better terms than in the Winter Oats, run over the same distance. Backers of the Kemball couplet on Saturday were entitled to swear when Missgold strolled home on Wednesday, paying the proverbial hatful. Complimentary (Gazeley—Complement) is a big,' overgrown fellow, and although his track form has been good, he utterly failed in the holding going at Trentham. Old Mattock was sent through to Trentham on Thursday. After reading of the chapter of accidents in the Wellington Stqeples, Mr. J. B. Gaisford regretted not sending the stringhalted gelding down for the first day. Backsheesh is improving with every gallop, and should run well in the Onslow Handicap to-day. Civilform reads best of the rest. Melbourne papers report that the New Zealand jockeys Roy Reed, A. McCormack, J. Barry, and “Johnnie’’ Wairoa have been visiting that city. Lucky lads! Somewhat coincidental. Last year Silent Dick won, and Dick ran second, on the opening day at Trentham, while this year Master Strowan won, and Rowan finished second. Nautical, who won the Corunna Hurdles ->n Wednesday, is an aged bay horse by Nautiform —Passion. Last season he won the Amberley and Geraldine Cups. Early favorites for * the Epsom Handicap were Beauford, Inia’s Boy, and The Epicure, with Absurdum and The Hawke also mentioned. Prince Sandy, Keneppil and Salitros are quoted shortest in the Metropolitan, Beauford has since been scratched for both races. Tangalooma is first favorite for the Caulfield Cup, followed by Furious, Harvest King and Keneppil. In the Melbourne Cup, the layers are taking no risks about Keneppil, Prince Sandy, Salitros and Bitalli. The Winter Hurdles will take some picking to-day. Paonui, General Petain, Omahu, No Bother and Volo will ail carry money, but if the going is passable the top weight will take a power of beating. Some people reckon that Alteration will be “hard,” but it is difficult to see on what they base their presumption. Possibly on sentiment only! Big Push was paying a tall price when he finished third in the Te Aro Handicap on the first, day, and the public were wide awake to his ability on Wednesday. However, a win for Mr. G. Mcßain and his trainer “Jimmy” Thacker is always popular, and we all hope that Big Push will do it again this afternoon. The July Steeples offers some difficulties to punters on account of the large number of "spills” which upset calculations on the-first day, rendering the “form” practically useless as a guide to possible winners. Coalition will again carry a ton of money, as will Oaklelgh and Kohu. Provided the latter stands up, he will be hard to beat. Some surprise was occasioned by the telegraphed report that such'good jumpers as Coalition, First Line and Old Gold fell at the same fence in the Wellington Steeples, but it appears that Master Boris was the one to blunder, and the trio mentioned above landed on top of the prostrate horse. The six horsemen who parted company with their mounts in the Wellington Steeple escaped injury, and after viewing the remainder of the race from the bottom of the straight, walked up the track. About 150 yards from the judge's box they lined up, and to -the amusement of the crowd, the boys raced to the judge’s box. Alan McDonald—the chap with the long legs—won by several “lengths.” Brown Linnet, who was being hailed a winner on Wednesday when she fell and broke a leg, was a daughter of Gay Spark, and showed a lot of promise. It is bad luck to lose a race that appears to be in one’s safe keeping, but to lose a valuable horse as well is simply “deadly.’’

v The veteran Waimai is reported to be going along nicely at Ellerslie, and it is on the cards that the old fellow will contest the Grand National Steeples next month. Whipping Boy will be a runner at Trentham to-day, but according to a Christchurch scribe the horse cannot be otherwise than short of work, because, owing to soreness, he i did not do “a tap” for over a week. ' Mangamahoe nearly upset the field in the ' Vittoria Hurdles on Saturday by running down the first fence and interfering with several I horses racing In his wake. Another horse that I gave a wretched exhibition was Snub, who ! adopted "look before you leap’’ tactics, and was quickly left in the rear. I Mr. Percy Johnson, the well-known New : Plymouth trainer, who has been in hospital j in Auckland for the past three months with j a broken leg, is now able to get about on I crutches, and hopes to get back to his home in a few days, says the Auckland Star. A Southland owner who has two horses in training at Riverton which have won for him £1125 in stakes this season informed a. Southland News writer that after everything had been paid for there was only a profit of £ 159. The owner in question is a very methodical man. The total paid to the Raili way Department was £7O. In addition to , paying his trainer £2OB for training his horses for the season he also gave him another £ll2, being 10 per cent, on the stakes | won. The Government taxation on stakes cost him another £ll2. During the present season the Canterbury , Park Trotting Club disbursed £10,536 in stake I money, and paid the Government £12,865 in | taxes. A loss of £1233 was made on the I season’s working, but the assets total £24,000. I The club has embarked on an improvement scheme, which it is anticipated will make their property one of the best-appointed in the Dominion. The Australian .Toekey Club are distributing £43,500 in stakes for their Spring Meeting. The principal events are the A.J.C. Derby of £7OOO. Metropolitan Handicap of £6OOO. the Epsom Handicap of £3OOO, the Craven Plate of £3OOO, the Spring Stakes of £2500,- the Randwick Plate of £-2500. the

Breeders’ Plate of £2OOO, and the Gimcrack Stakes of £2OOO. No race on the programme is of a less value than £750. RACING IN ENGLAND. By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright. Received July 14, 5.5 p.m. London, July 13. Tishy, who has been generally ridiculed since her sensational failure in the Cesarewiteh, after which Sir Abe Bailey sold her and most of his horses, achieved a remarkable performance at Newmarket, leading all the way in the Summer Handicap of two miles. Double Hackle was second and Silver Crest • was third.