SPORTING

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LV, Issue 9366, 17 December 1926, Page 4

SPORTING

NO BOOKMAKERS. Hobart, Dec. 115 The Legislative Council defeated a proposal to licence bookmakers in Tasmania. The decision was .made Ly eight votes to seven. WIN FOR ABSURDUM. Sydney,’ Dec. 15 At the Wyong meeting yesterday the New Zealand-bred gelding Absurdnm (9.3) won the Flying Handicap (6 furlongs). Lady Popinjay (8.12) finished second and Fall Never (8.7) third. Absuidum won by a length in 1m 13|s. NOTES.. The Te Rapa trainer, J. F. Tutcheu will be represented in the hurdle events at the coming meeting at Ellerslie by Peter Maxwell, Ranga(ahi and Kawa. Carbine figures in the pedigree of Lt.-Col. G. Coder’s bay filly, Cresta Run, winner of the Imperial Produce Stakes, 6 furlongs, at Kempton Park (Eng.), on October 8. She is by Hurry On from Bridgemouut, by Bridge of Earn — Mountain Mint, by Spearmint (son of Carbine). The value of the race to the winner was £3797, and as Cresta Run’s 10!b penalty sent her weight up to 9.3 she must lx; out of the ordinary to win easily by three lengths in 1.13. The only other six furlongs race the same afternoon was also for two-year-olds and the winner took 1.15 4/5. Advices to hand from Hawera credit Lady Cavendish with acquitting herself in attractive style in her training work. Count Cavour is pleasing the Riccarton track watchers and is in favour for the Auckland Cup. The former Auckland rider L. Watson, who recently left Sydney for India, was successful in his first engagement in that country. He has accepted a retainer from an Indian sportsman. When Mr M, Tims was in Australia with Te Kara he purchased a yearling by Rossendale—Cberi Cheri. Ateriria is the youngster in question, now three years old, and his attractive performance in the Waipa Plate was proof that he is a more than average galloper. Ateriria was lucky to escape trouble when Elmestra fell, but he afterwards secured a good run and buried the opposition in the run home. H. Wiggins has been engaged to ride Mandane and Limited in the Auckland Cup and Railway Handicap. ..The New Zealand-bred mare Ilka continues to race well on Sydney pony courses.. At a recent meeting at Victoria Park the officials decided to substitute A. Stanton lor Ilka’s regular pilot, T. McKenzie, when the New Zealand mare was produced to contest the Flying Handicap. Apparently the stewards did hot approve of the position occupied by Ilka in the bet'ting. Ilka was at 7 to 1, with a tendency to recede, but when- the change of jockeys was made Ilka firmed to 5 to 2. The race was won by the odds-ou favourite, Wallace Bower, who beat Ilka by a length and a-quarter. The Te Awamnfcu owner-trainer 11. L. Russell had Mount Marta and Berinthia racing at the Gosford (Sydney) meeting on November 16. The former, with R. E. Thomson in the saddle, ran third in the Jumpers Plat Race, while Berinthia, after occupying second berth in the Flying Handicap, came out later in the day and accounted for the Highweight Handicap. She was ridden by Thomson in this event, and started at long odds. The report conies from Calcutta that an amazing accident occurred to the Maharajah of Ratlam in a game of polo. During a melee the Maharajah was attacked by a coun-try-bred horse ridden by an opponent. and forced down on his pony’s neck. The attacking pony then lifted him out of the saddle and held him in its teeth for fully a minutes until another player gave the animal a blow on the head with a polo stick, which forced the pony to release its hold,. The Maharajah’s hip muscles were severely bruised.