SPORTING.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17450, 10 May 1922, Page 9

SPORTING.

■"'■-Hobs for the Dunedin and XJjS Winter Meetings close on i entries are due for the AuckftSjfwinter Meeting on Friday, Wbe same time acceptances are *L the Great Northern Hurdles, jSortbern Steeplechase, and CornI' H pf!nt Bacing Club's Winter Lfffiy ™" inaugurate the K n \W -Reason. Eleven fair per?R Sieft in the Egmont i w, and the chances of the £Vve to be judged chiefly f'rttai. General Haven ias ■l/JZo. fair reputation in Slav and he was a useful per*s,it3yiaßon, winning both over f fd Country. The Tongahoe * SJuS provide an interesting %ufi«&n iwi an T d SiraoD f ; , 8 10 appeal most. War .Loan and ire may be a likely pair in the flbeepfechase, and SSvSIS-dHaligan - it <i fair amount of schooling 'lomi on atHlerslie and amongst Ct negotiated the big hurdles ti«Xv last were Crowhurst, MaM*!r, and Te L Battleplane, Lince'ss ChaSg,>and Keretoa were Sn^^w^r 4168 and ac ~ imitted themselvfisweu. B S Basby is the latest recruit as r „n* ™«iocfcey. It is reported i, fblS» in the Tongahoe u meeting to-day. £ ierne*.". of A. McDonald, in *ne After being engaged for Solfanello in fa Doncsster handicap, J. Pike was «ted to stand down because the trainer rtbe horse stated he had. heard ailerons to lus discredit, says "Pilot" i m ft "Svttaey Referee/' It is fox) that as a solatium Pike was laid PO to nothing in the event of feol(ftflo's success'. Although I do no* I 'ike, reported the matter, knowfit reached the A.J.'C' commitd'Soffanellb's trainer, H. .Tel-. as /asked for an explanation. As y to he expected he had nothing ir to "support his suspicions, and mittee fined him £lO. horses won the five events on gramme-at-a recent'meeting at r ents; six furlongs carrying 9.12 [44s, seven furlongs with lO.p, 1% with-10 stone, in each races ?at odds-on. The two remaink a .Novice Handicap and a Pa, were won by Light Ale., Guineas winner, !«»§Bsnow established' as the WSSSSb Fonddland" and'BeIwWsecond favourites. Her WflmmtAe of St. Louis, both ,traii»- P- B. Gilpin. It is fli&lKt Archibald, who rode is to ride Kep|ffitttj and Donoghue is to ■ on the Guineas winwas riot left to the ! but was,decided by ft»fi»;:fcoitii a procedure that, has criticised by the s|j^li^i^g; ; Press, Club' has anSMw'Mcreaße'of 2000 sovb for the making the total sbys. With the Mel-. lliiKluKMok to ,10,000 v sovs; arid a three-year-old the big Victorian a small fortune in stakes alone. MMfc^fe^3il^ti y : the - crack Ausjatest. .to decide I inland. He-has /principal! races' in three Melbourne fce, Comedy, King> IcLachlan was in some ten t occasion he rode i,mesi&ge publish;pape.r states tha£ i at s on March 13th. the first'occasion sheen sent from swspaper. office by horseman Stan, umping events at th on Oopina- aad.: *ceutly granted a rell aB to: ride by i stated that he is >r patronage. Ihepherd King : and ft- arrived at Lytr and Referee", will and all sportsmen ir own interests if securing a copy the publication ie jeningslin'tho raewitb. at length by

those interesting writers Antisthones, Wayfarer,. Spectator, and The Rook, and prospects for the Ashburton Meeting are dealt with by Looker-on in this writer's usual masterly style. Correspondents from various part 6 supply full details of the. latest happenings in the sporting wV-d, and in the trotting paces Searchlight has his usual budget, of interesting news concerning the ligni harness. sport. The paper is one of inestimable value to all followers of form, and no sportsman should miss hii weekly copy. OWNER AND JOCKEYS DISQUALIFIED. (By Cable —Press Association—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) BRISBANE, May 9A race at Cleveland on Saturday was 4eclared no race, and was re-run with different jockeys. Tarawera won the second lime, pulling up, in a second faster time. ■ 'f*lll- - and Hill, two of the jockeys in the first race were disqualified for twelve montua. Plant, the rider of Tarawera, on returning to scale, was struck, ny H. Barden, the owner of Syreims, who won the first race. Barden was disqualified; for life. There were only four startere in the race. BICCARTON TRAINING NOTES. The No. 6 grass.gallop was open for fast work yesterday, but it. was l» ttle *?; xnand. trainore. preferring to work their charges on the plough. • Agnola was given a working gallop on the plough. Then Lord Leslie and Battle Scene galloped five furlongs together on the grass in lm 2 4-ss. Both finished well, and it was a smart, performance on Lord_ Leslies part, as he was carrying considerably more weight than his opponent. . Mythology galloped six furlonga comfortably in lm 17 4-ss. The. first three furlongs were-run in 88 4-ss. Lord Ashlea, Fabrinade, Orange Mart, and Foo Chow were given steady pace work, an<l all moved freely. ■ • " ■ . _ n ; Sweetwater gaUoped half a mile in 50 2-js, •while Sungteam finished a little in front of Triermairi at the end of five furlongs run m lm i 2-ss. .'■ . -l ~ Jazz beat Milestone easily over half a mile in Bis, and "Wartono ran five furlongs There was nothing between Madam Chiron and Balefire at the finish,of five furlonga run in lin 55,. and.Raconteur was too, good for Link "Up over the same ground in lm 6 ''4-ss. ■ ■ . . >•'-.■ , ■ ; Economist was to have been given a working gallop, but he took charge of hw email .rider, and ran half a jnile up the back u "Weary "W-illie was going strongly while running the last three, furlongs oi four up the back in-,37 4-ss. ' ■ _' , _ Sunny Loch and Tatau Tatau were, companions in a- six .furlong gallop. Beginning smartly, and setting a good pace, the pair reached the three furlong peg in 36 3-58. They continued together until half-way down the straight, where the rider of Tatau Tatau lost an iron, which enabled Sunny Lochf to beat hor by about two lengths in lm IT l-ss. Castellan was going better than Pyjama at the end of five furlongs run in the smart time of lm 3 3-6s. Contempt took lm 18 l-5s to run six furlongs, a distance' that '■ Limelight ran in ■■lin ; 17 2-fis. •-.;■' •"■"•'• V , ■■■- v -". .-."■•■•. Kilmooh, who' was galloped a mile, was brought home by Pariform 6ver the last five furlongs, which took, lm 6 4-68. Kilmooh'' finished 'well.' _ Likelihood 'galloped' five furlongs easily in lxn'6 4-6b, the last three being run in 375. _. ; ' .' -_ '•■■"■• • ■.'• ' '■■-. ' Orim Joke, who'was in a galloping humour, gave Dame Fortune a big heating over five furlongß, which he ran in.lm 3 4-ss. > Will Oakland 'put rip the five furlong record of ; the morning,'when, with'a feather-' weight up, he Iran the distance in lin 2 i-ss. •The first two' .furlongs were covered in '24 8-Ss, and he finished well: ; Unio got a break-on Quarrelsome at the start of a half-mile gallop up the back, and never let hira in. Time 61s. Kilderg. and Martisran'the last three furlongs of four up the back- in 37 l-ss. High Heels was much too good for Master Hand over six furlongs, which sho ran in lm 18s. . ''■-■'•'. THOTTINO NOTES. . - The monthly meeting of the Boardl of the New Zealand Trotting. Association will be heldi : tq-day at 2 p.m.-••'■■. Nominations for the ' '■ Canterbury Park *:Q.'a> Winter Meeting close to-day at nooni. xhe programrae' issued by the club is an attractive ; one. On ! the opehdng' day the big race, the Paparoa Handicap, is worth 600 eqvs, and is for horses that can do 4m'3ss or better, while the King George Handioap, ©h the concluding day, is endowed- with jßßpo, arid 1 is for horses' that have done 4m, 33s or better.' ..■ '^.For^Jits-'--'-Win i fer'-..-nxtrire- the Ashburton Trotting Club, will distribute £2500 in, stakes, an increase of £175 on last year's programme. The principal-, race, the Ashburton County Handicap,, is worth £6OO, while no race ia worth • leas , than' £-200. : The-grass track, ait New Brighton will be open on Saturday for.horses engageS at the. club's AuiAirnn .Meeting. " V. Alto Chimesi'.was' norain , ated- for the Burwood' Handicap and Lady ;"S within, for the Electric, Handicap at' the ; New. ■ Brighton T.C.'s Winter,; -Meeting, but were withdrawn before the handicaps: appeared. ~ ■ The -Waimate-bwned and trained mare Vile • recently contracted a badi cold l , which will prevent-her from being raced again this season. • ■ ■ A erubstantial offer" was-made and refused for Loeahda. Dillon during the Forbury Park T.C.'s'Winter Meeting. William-the 'First. Ballin, Nit* Bell, All Bell, Lobster,'and Pitaroa -are expected to arrive from the north this, week; and are likely to be raced at New Brighton, Canterbury Park, and Ashburton.