SPORTING.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 15955, 17 July 1917, Page 5

SPORTING.

FACING AND TROTTING NOTES.

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Banian has not fully recovered from tho fall ho had on tho tramline at Ri<=earton some weeks ago. As soon as the cuts have healed, ho will ho turned out on his owner's station, and will not bo put into work again until nest January.

S. TriLford camc down from Y/elJington by Saturday night's boat with Crib, »Stin Sebastian, and Kaupokonui. The horses wore walked over tho bridle track to town, and yesterday morning entrained for their home at Washdyke. Tritford anticipates having six horses racing at tho National Meeting next month.

C. Christie arrived homo in Dunedin with his horses on Sunday. Compulsion was a little unlucky in not winning a race at Trentham.

Iliccarton trainers who had teams racing at the "Wellington Winter Meeting aro to arrive homo with their charges this morning, after a successful trip.

Plymouth 13 to he schooled over tho fences at Iliccarton ono day this "week. R. McSoveny will rido tho gelding in all ht s Iliccarton engagements in. AugllSt.

Sarto has been purchased by a North Island studmastcr. Tho St. Simon horso will ho allowed a. limited number of approved mares At his now home, but lias really been purchased moro for his new owner's matrons.

Snuh, who gave himself a wrench last Thursday, is still troubled by it. Ho is engaged in the Wintor Cup, and cannot afford to lose any of his preparation, for lie has only been up a few weeks as it is.

R. McSevenr has been engaged to rido Art in the New Zoaland Grand National Hurdles. Art's old pilot, 3>. McKay, is on his way to the front. Art is a very pointed example, of tho maxim "Horses for courses." At Riccarton ho has been almost invincible, but on any other courso ho gets beaten very easily.

Thero doos not appear to bo much wrong with Dionysius, but he cannot gallop sinec ho ran in tho Winter Hurdles at Trcntham. His owner is in a quandary as to what to do with him, and feels inclined to turn him out for a couplo of months.

Charley trained off while at Trentham, and was not nearly as good a horso on the last day as he was on the first.

Comely is to bo taken irf hand at oncc. The Gluten maro is Very big, and it -will tako some work to get her right again. Her legs, -where they -were galloped on during the running of the Easter Handicap at Riccarton, will always show somo ugly scars.

Ascalaphus is galloping as well as anything of his class at Riccarton. Ho will bo racing at National time.

Sartorzo has been responsible for somo very nico work during the last fewweeks. It has all been done over very short courses.

Wcllwood is not being asked to do a great deal of fast work. Halfbred iiorses will not stand -up to the strain of galloping long. Tbo old fellow looks all the better for his easy tasks.

A Melbourne message says that in the Australian Hurdle Baco Jack Rice is top weight with list 111b. Gold "Wave has been allotted 10s lib, Tenacious 9st 121b, and Merrimax 9st 61b. In the Australian Steeplechase Caibyo and Jack Rice head the handicap with 12st 31b each. "Waimai has been awarded llsfc 111b, and Tim Doolan lOst 131b.

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dominations for the August Meeting rii t Metropolitan Trotting Olub closc to-morrow at 8 p.m. , -Auckland owned and trained trotter, Springbok, is likely to be seen out in the unhoppled division at Addingtcn next month. The son of Capitalist won the Trial Handicap 0 n the concluding day of the Otahuhu March Meeting, and was ridden by the local horseman, M. Edwards. Three horses of unknown quality arrived from Auckland yesterday, and *ont into C. James's stable. So far no Particulars as to their breeding are to nana. J. wo of them are in nice condition to start work on, but the third is $*Z °a? ku 'ard and will require a lot of building up before it can be asked to step along.

: , r s team, to compete at the ronnn<* Metropolitan Meeting, will consist of Persuader, Olive h., and Albertoria.

- S. Shockman, who resides at Kirwee, 'S giving Heathcoto Chimes plenty of work. The son of Lord Heathcoto is a- much improved horse since being worked in hopples.

The North Island owned Hotomanaka was lately submitted to auction, but iaiied to change hands, £10 being the highest bid for him.

Mr 0. R. Wise, tho Oamaru sportsman, who of late years has raced a few trotters and gallopers contemplates retiring from tho light harness sport for the present, and will' shortly dispose of his horees.

11. J. Munro's rising three-year-old filly, by Driftwood —B!ue R-oso, has wintered well, and is stowing much improvement in her work. Should the weather conditions keep favourable the race track at Addington «ill Ih> open for fast work from today.