SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 September 1922, Page 3

SPORTING.

RACING IN AUSTRALIA. BEAUFORD v. GLOAMING. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Sydney, Sept. 6. The keen interest taken in the battle on Saturday next in the Chelmsford Stakes, between Beauford and Gloaming, has been enhanced by the New Zealander’s latest track performance. From a moving start Gloaming gave Cupidcn a three lengths’ break. The latter showed the way for half a mile in 48% seconds, but, with a furlong to go and rhe watch showing 1 min. 15 sec.. Gloaming was clear and, going on, finished seven furlongs In 1 min. 29 sec., well within himself. Beauford, at Newcastle, with a heavy-weight up, galloped a mile in 1 min. 45% sec., the last seven furlongs in 1 min. 32 sec. THE ENGLISH TURF. London, Sept. 5. Saint Louis has been scratched for tha St. Leger. TURF TOPICS. (By “Moturoa.”) Both . the Egmont-Wanganui and North Taranaki Hunt Clubs are to be congratulated upon the success which attended their meetings, the main features of which were interesting and “clean” racing. Hunt Club race meetings have frown considerably in recent years: in fact they now rank with the regular meetings ; and the writer does not go behind the bush in telling our hunting friends that the straight-out events for qualified hunters are nowadays overshadowed by the open and hack races which comprise fifty per cent, of the programmes. This is as "Moturoa” forecasted when the hunt clubs barracked Mr totalfsator permits, over which question writer could not agree with irfiany of his best hunting friends. There are still many lovers of a good lepper who are old-fashioned enough to prefer the old sporting gatherings of years ago. when hunters were hunters in fact (not by a meagre qualification), and huntsmen alone rode hunters, and the sport was followed for honor and glory alone, and not for cold, hard £ s. d. “Form” at”the hunt meetings was good to follow. Complex won at Hawera, and again st New Plvmouth. Raffe ran a second and a first, as did Husker and Master Curran, while Loved One recorded a first and a third. Prince Paul, who should have won the Malden Steeples at Hawera, duly connected In the North Taranaki Hunt Cup, and Rosemount. Ladv Hill and "Big Push ran second at both centres. Cold Steel wa< "in the market” nt Hawera and at New Plymouth, and no one would begrudge him the overdue win—the first since he scored in the County Hack Handicap at Stratford on January 3. From Wanganui we hear that Ponma was backed for pounds, shillings and pence in that dull ppot on Saturday last, and Complex also helped to make the Bar Vona wonder if the game was worth while. During the past fortnight stay-at-home punters have been “in” on five winners, and only one of the quintette has been favorite on the course. Apparently the looker-on sees most of the game ! More than one punter is at present “packing a gun.” as they say in the Tom Mix (ed) flickerogranhs. waiting to meet the person who spre.'V the '1 le thrt Lady Hill was a good mare, the daughter of Bezonian and Lady Hunte having let the public down twice in quick succession. Lady Hill, the Turf Register tells us. raced a dozen times last season for one first (in a minor race at Northern Wafroa) and two thirds, and on her fonm in Taranaki is many removes from a really good one. Judging by the money entrusted to her at Hawera and New Plymouth, Taranaki punters are justly entitled to the opinion that thev have “bought her.”

First acceptances for the New Zealand Cup accounted for Vespucci, Pluto. Bonnie Winkle, Scion. Angelo, King’s Trumpeter. Whipping Bov. Toa Taua. Prosperity. L’Amour. Prince Martian. Te Kuri. Refrigeration, and Winkle’s Mission, and together with those previously withdrawn (Gasbag and Rapine) the original 53 has dwindled down to 36. The Taranaki division, comprising Marqueteur. Income. Muraahi. and Eerie, remain in. as well as Ladv Nassau, who is now owned and trained in Wanganui. The Greenwood quartette has been reduced to two. Cupldon and Tressayr, and Mr. K. S. 'Williams will rely on Penitent in preference to Gasbag and Rapine. Sir Geo. Clifford has allowed his pair to drop out though bojh were fired in a whole heap below weight-for-agp. Our worthy president breeds dozens of thoroughbreds, but so far Stonyhurst has not produced one equal to winning the New Zealand Cup.