SPORTING.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18263, 23 December 1924, Page 14

SPORTING.

Acceptances for the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club's Summer Meeting axe due to-day. Acceptances for the Marton Jockey Club's Summer Meeting are due today. Acceptances for the Stratford Racing Club's Annual Meeting are due on Saturday. Acceptances for the Waiau Racing Club's Annual Meeting are due on Saturday. A Press Association telegram from Dunedin says that Listening Post has been scratched for the Otajro Handicap at the Dunedin Jockey Club's Summer Meeting. At a meeting of the committee of the Wairio Jockey Club last Thursday it was decided to post complimentary :idmission lady's and luncheon tickets to all owners nominating horses for their meeting next month. The appearance of the "Weekly Press and Referee" is awaited with more interest than usual this week, in view of important events to be decided in the jiear future, and readers will find within its pages a wealth of information and good reading matter contributed by the best racing and trotting writers. ProsjK?cts for the Dunedin, Auckland, Manawatu, Taranaki, and other meetings are discussed at length by special racing reporters, and readers will be particularly interested in tie writings of Antistlienes, Spectator, Wayfarer, and The Rook. Special correspondents from all parts of New Zealand keep readers well posted on the latest items of news and a special statistician shows the positions of leading horsemen, trainers, and sires for the current sear son. Tho large number of trotting meetings to he decided -within the next week or two gives an added interest to the sport of trotting, and readers will find in the writings of Searchlight much to interest them. To etverv sportsman the "Weekly Press and Referee" is full of interest and to tlie follower of form is a ready form of reference that none should be without. Probation, Bestir. Pillage, Bitters, Bonideer, Lady Waimangu. Manchesfer. Wench, and Elmorz arrived in Lyttel ton from Wellington on Sunday, on their way to tho West Const where they are due to raoe at the' holiday meetings. H. Goldfinch will ride Illumination and Pavo in the Auckland Cup and Railway Handicap double. It is now reported from Auckland that H. Gray will ride Hipo in the Railway Handicap, not Dan Quin. Gray will be on Muraahi in the Auckland Cup, and will also ride Desert Glow and Degage on the opening day Ht Ellerslie. Since winning tie Levin Cuf) Bitters has been schooled over hurdles, and has shaped well for a novice. H. E. Ryder will* again ride A. D. Webster's team on the Coast, of which Bitters is noir a member. ! A cable message from Delhi says that at the. Royal Calcutta Turf Club's Meeting the King-Emperor Cup, mil over a mile, was won by Orange William, with Flaming Orb second, and Solo Bridge third. The King-Emperor's Cup is second in importance at the meeting in progress, to the Viceroy's Cup, which will be decided on Boxing Day, and is run over a mile and three-quarters. The three horses who filled the placed in tho King-Emperor's Cup are all Englishbred. Orange William, the winner, has now won tho race three times, having heon successful last year and in 1922, while last year lie was also successful in the Viceroy's Cup. Orange William is a chestnut gelding, and was foaled in 1917. He raced in England! at two, three, and four years, showing winning form up to a mile and &.half. He is by. King William, a son of William the Third. His dam. Countess Lena, by Bona Vista, was bred in Hungary, And went to England when she was three years old. Solo Bridge, who filled third place in the King-Emperot's Cup, was second last year. He is by Bridge of Allan, a son of Love Wisely, and he did not show much form in England prior to going to India as a three-year-old.' .IHaming Orb, who divided the pair this year, -frp a useful English 'fcwo-year-oid. by Flaming Qrb. who is a very successful sire of snort distance horses in England. RACING PERMITS. . "The. racing permits "will not be granted till I have had a good look at all tHe courses," said the' Hon. E. F. Bollard/ Minister of Internal Affairs, •tfhen asked what ha had to say of his visit of inspection to raoeconrses in " the south. "There are 37 Applications for racing, permit*, but there are only 12 permits to be allotted," he continued, u and while there are 2d trotting permits, I have 47 applications for them. In the meantime I have nothing to aay of the courses I have inspected. I have visited all courses couth of but there are others in Ohristehurch, Bangiora, Timaro, and Oamaru, and on the West Coast that I t still have to see." Mr Bollard stated he wonld return early in the New Year to conclude his visit of inspection.

\WAIRro j.C.'£ ANNUAL MEETING. (SPIOAX. TO "XHg PMBS.") ' ;mi. December 2J. Una following nominations hm been recowed:— OHAI MAIDEIn* PLATS, of 100 sovs; Blue Dragoon, Cantara, 1 lighV _ Hkrk Twain Navy Cat, ' Sol toe) Sweat Mdod(r,, Smmuhore, The Parisian! T. araear. J 'OTGHTCAPS HARNESS TROT HANDICAP, of US K>ts; ljm—Atholwood, Asaleas, Baker Boy, Ballin Lad. Baytodo, Bonny Boy, Cambrai, Carillon, • Chiming Thorpe Deepstream, Dixie Dillon, Divine Beus' 'Doneide, £om, JV»® Lainoe, Hua&abye' Kaihiku Landlady, Morning < Chimes. Oak- \ land. Our Star, Outcast, Queen Betty, Rail•way Chimos, Somnus, Snowcap, Stella Maria, SvratWora, Catriona, The Chimer, Tea Bells* | WAIRIO CUP HANDICAP, of 200 govs; Him—Andante, Baldowa, Bpaaty Light, Bloom, Calibration, Coastguard, Cupidon, Francaiae, Guncase, Highborn, Monoxide, ' Obligio, Penary Scae, San Salvador, Valdamo, Wapping. WOODLA.W HACK HANDICAP, of 100 bovs; 6f—Bran Pie, Fairy Ring, Marconigram, Marmont, Maytima, Mountain Bow, Bay* •mond'a Bide, Salerno, St Sail, Sidelight, Soldier's Hope,. Soltoe, Sweet Melody, Vogue. Warner. APARIHA HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE, of 150 love; about Sim —Bluing 1 Light, Blue Admiral, Cam a, Elleemere, Flag Lieutenant, Hollow Log, tola Bank, Juan, Lady Chicken, Magheia, Mettle Drift, Ngarata, Pamplona, Persuader, Poltkoeue, Bed Pallas, Romance, Rongahere, Silverapire, Van Heerreea. BIRCHWOOD SADDLE TROT HANDICAP, of 110 sovs; ljm—Azaleas, Mooiurknw, Baker Boy, Ballia Lad, Creekbank, Eons, Erin Chimes, Great' Count, Kaihikn, John Logan, Lady Joffre, Landlady, Moor Chimes, Morning Chimes, Oakland, Our Miss, Perfect Pointer, Queen Betty, Queens Own/ itftflilway Chimes, Somaus, fitella Maria, . JHrathlora, St. Thorn*, Catriona, "Western •VvWAPLAKI HANDICAP, of 100 sovs; sf—.''Balboa. filly, Baldassaxe, Btae Dragoon, - - Flight, Gay Gauntlet. Grand ! Jlerbett Kyleboa, Mark Twain, Ropa, g e t Sail, Sunny Gold, The Parisian, Vogue, "Wolaey's bpsh welter handicap, ■gßmaC/ff*. ****». lm—Andante. Beauty Light, Bjpffiffijl l ' 'Baght Mark, Can tarn. Calibration, , Highburn, Humboldt. IW'H U the Hnk, lilkee, MarMowwda, Navy Chit,

WYNDHAM R.C.'S ANNUAL MEETING. (PJtESS ASSOCIATION TZIiEG*AX.) INVERCABGILL, December 22. The following acceptances h*ve been received:— NEW TEAR HURDLES HANDICAP, of 200 sots. lm sf. Frisco Mail ..11 7 Royal Admiral 9 5 Portsido >.ll 5 Blazing Lijht 9 3 Mandrake ..10 7 Raoonteur .. 9 2 Frenchman ..10 5 Wappinß ..9 2 Penury Rose .. 10 5 Nearct* ..9 0 Cairnmuir .. 9 11 TRIAL PLATE HANDICAP, of 103 »ots. Sf_. Gorgeous .. 810 Baljrlory .. 8 o Set Sail .. 8 10 Flaming Ray .. So Roman Archer 8 9 Jolly Glad .. 8 5 Kyleboa .. 8 7 Raymond's Ride 8 5 Sweet Melody 8 7 Rapier •• 8 5 Apache .. 8 5 Rob •• 8 *5 Bran Pie ..8 5 Vojfue .. 8 5 Baldassore .. 8 5 Flight .. 8 ° Booster .. 8 5 VICTORY CLASS TROT (in harness). of 200 sovs. 4.2 class. 1m Si. Coldstream Guard «or Kineas •- 12 Bonaleua .» acr St. Thomas •• Cameo .. scr Quo Yadis .. 36 Joy Bells .. scr First Glance .. 36 Canute .. scr La France .. <8 Day Painter .. scr Bricklayer ... 60 Four Bells .. sci Vitali3 ..72 Spring Note .. scr Kentucky Direct 72 The Chimer .. Bcr First Toll . • 84 WYNDHAM CUP, of ESO sotb. lim. Jjouffhrea ..10 5 Moorland .. 7 10 Cupidon .. 3 C Mountain Lion 710 Songbird .. 0 .. ' - Baldowa .. 8 5 Golden Kin? ~ Cl2 Listening Poßt 8 5 Bloom .. 610 Kilfarve .. 8 5 Francaise .. ft < Giantkiller .. 8 2 Jubilant .. 6 7 Ilavenna .. 7 13 MIMIHATJ HANDICAP, cf IGO sots. Cf. Winkie's Best 9 3 fc'handre .. 8 0 Eaton Bells ..9 0 Marconigram .. 713 Knocklvn .. 813 Salerno .. 713 Royal Wink .. 8 7 Sol way .. 712 Sidelight .. 8 0 Swoet Melody.. 7 9 Soltoe .. 8 2 Vogue .. 7 7 Goldapinner 8 0 PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP, of 230 eovs. " 6f - Songbird .. 9 10 Geranial ..* 7 2 Radial >. 9 3 Fulmar •. 7 2 Ravenna ..9 2 Bella Lake .. 613 Moorland [.. 810 Winkie's Best 6lt Angelo .. 8 5 Knocklvn .. 6 7 The H«tp ■.. 7 13 Andante l .. 6 7 Ayrburn .. 7 8 Gny Juliet .. 6 7 DIGGERS' TROT HANDICAP (in saddle), of 157 sovs. lm. Catriona« .. scr Miss Adonis .. 2i Jazolock .. ficr Coldstream Guard 24 Outcast .. scr St. Thomas .. 4S Silbon .. scr First Glance .. 60 Western Don .. Bcr Quickmatch. .. 72 Free Lanco .. 24 VISITORS' HACK HANDICAP, of 110 sova. lm. Marmont .. 9 0 Shandre .. 7 13 Heather Lad .. 811 Highburn .. 711 Obligio .. 8 9 Jubilant .. 7 9 Hardy Gnrdy.. 8 6 Roman Archer 7 8 Fairy Ring .. 8 4 Cantara .. 7 5 Beauty Light .. 8 2 v

WAIRARAPA R.C.'S (SUMMER MEETING. (raxss ASSOCIATION' TELIOJtAM.) MASTERTON, December 22. The following acceptances have been received:— , MAIDEN" HACK STAKES, of 100 bovs; weight 8 7; Bon Fisher, Breeze Oh, Helen , Winkle, Kilorum, Maodhu, Ongaha, Peach Brandy, Pleasant Surprise, Red Glow, Seakiet, The Trapper, Willow Wai, b m by King Mark—Miss Evelyn. FEATHERSTON HACK WELTER HANDICAP, of 130- sovs; 7f—Glument 10 9; Tinohari 10 8; Subjection 10 6; All Gold 10; Debate 9 8; Bonomel 9 6; La Revo 9 3; Gardant 9; Kyoto 9; Ardfinnan 9: Hyama '9; The Tank 0; Panache 9; Birthmark 9. WAIRARAPA .CUP, of 400 sovs; lim— Merry Day 9; Suggestion 8 13; Happy Days 7 11; Little River 7 7; Kilfaire 7 6; Kiloeit 6 10; Aeriform 6 7; Puketoi G 7; Stream 6 7. FLYING' HANDICAP, of 250 sots; 6f Penous 9 8; Imperial Spark 8 1; Last Crust 7 13; Ladyfingers 7 11; Laughingstock 6 12; Miss Odille 6 9. NURSERY HANDICAP, of 165 sovs; of— Hymeetrason 8 3; Anthonie 8 1; Cat Call 7 9; Phantasy 7 9; Grand National 7 5; Sleet 7 3; Swift 7 3; Rose Inoe 7 8; Race Day 7 8; Avizone 7; Atruda 7. RIMUTAKA HACK HANDICAP, <jf_lso sovs; lm—Pronto 9; Glument 8 9; Bonena 8 7; All Gold 8; Lady Gay 8;. Jubilance j 5; Pleasure 7 2; Hyama 7; The Tank 7; Daphne Bruce 7; Idanoe 7. WARDELL WELTER HANDICAP, of 200 sovs; 7f—Princ© Hal 9 5; Aeriform 8 11; Puketoi 8 8; Westbroke 8 8; Star Ranger 8 8; Bonrina 8 3; Stream 7 13; Pink Rose 7 13; Comedy Prince 7 13; Solrino 7 7. TELEGRAPH HACK HANDICAP, of 160 sovs; 6f —'Glimpse 9; 8 11; Subjection 8 9; Weetbroke 8 6; Lipsol 7 13; Blonde 7 11; King Bruce 7 8; Bonlit* 7 6; Kilmar 7 5; Salami# 7 4; Gardant 7 1; Bonnie Nurse T; Solrino 6 13; De Luxe e 12; Sir Moment 6 12; Twink 6,12; Lady Ideal 6 IX WAIAU R.C.'S ANNUAL MEETING. The following handicap# have been declared by Mr F. C. Thomas HIGHFIELD TROT HANDICAP, of 10 sovs; lim— Billy Audubon, Pearlie Brent sor ; Audonote M; Tidewater 84, AMURI TROT HANDICAP, of 17j8ovt; 2m—-Audonot sor; Tidewater '2; 72; Honeywood 132; Poto J«a 1U > NeUle Bramley' 156. ANNAN HANDICAP TROT, of 17 sovs; 2m—Billy Audubon, Pearhe Brent scr, Audonote 86; Tidewater 108; Honeywood 168; Poto Jim 180; kellie Bramley 192. ELLERSLIE TRAINING NOTES. (?MS9 ASSOCUTIOH TEJSIAH.) AUCKLAND, Deoember 22. The weather was breakfast for training work at Ellerslie this moming, but after an interval light rain set in. The course proper outside two trestles was available for fast work. Cherry Ripe and Brushwood Boy finished together at the end of a mile in Imm was just ahead of Motley at the end of halt a mile in 61sec. Gala Day easily beat Broadwood and Frowning Beauty over eerven furlongs in Imin 32 Wwo. Ma Boughal and Dazzling Light ran seven furlongs in Imin 35sec. ~ . . Duo, picked up by KaUocra over the last mile, did a round in 2mm 6 8-ssec, the last mile talking Imin 60 3-seec. Dan Quia traversed four furlonps in 61 2 King's Speech sprinted lour furlongs, takinircheeAmie was just ahead of Surveyor over a mile, wihich took Imin 47 4-ssec. Mimetic and Gauntlet sprinted down the etraight nicely. , ~ , JV . . Charlady, who got the better of tho •was in front of Loyal Irish at the end of sis furlong*. The time was Imin 19 3-ascc. They were both gallopinff fsat «t the start. Stork, Te Kara, Polonett, Muraahi, Musketoon, Royal Present, and Gold Jacket went a mile and a kali in 2sun 4osec, tho last round taking 2min 3 2,-ssec. Stork, on the outside, was about half a length in front, with Polonett. Muiechi, MuskeioQp, and Royal Present close up, in tbftt order. Gold Jacket was tailed off half a mile from home. Runnymede ran five furlongs in Imin 6 4-Seeo. Ring the Bell and Steel Bar were together at the end of seven furlongs run in Imin 28sec. Inferno, timed from the six furlongs- post home, took Imin 18sec, Archibald taking Imin 20 4-Sbbc. Tanadees was just ahead of Master Doon, with Lady Rerwa four lengths away, at the end of six furlongs, which took Imin 19 1-aseo, Kick Off, alone, taking Imin 20 3-5 seo. Drawbridge beat Knighthood over six furlongs in Imin 31 3-sseo. , Drolatique and Exactly covered five furlongs in Imin 6 8-osec. TxJria galloped six furlongs in Imin 21 l-6sec. Gold light and Right and Left covered % mile and a half, the former finishing about three-quarters of » length ahead. The time was 2min 45sec, the last round taking 2min SS6C» Haster Mind, Romantic, Royal Mini and Charis wen in that order at the end of half a mile, which took 52 l-ssec. Hipo and Nasstori sprinted three furlongs in 88 4-ssec. Royal Divoroe spurted f<nr furlongs is 54 Glenrnss covered six furlongs is Imin 24seo. Namutere ran home from the half-mile post. The time was 51 l-ssec. Spoony went easily over seven furlongs. Balrymoy 11. impressed by a gallop with

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Landslide and Pavo over six furlongs. She was just ahead of Lands lido at the finish. Pavo was four lengths away. The time was lmin 17sec. Shining Armour .and Mandane ran six furlongs in lmin 20 2-ssec. Oration was about three lengths in front of Air Queen, with Papatu a similar distance away at the end of four furlongs, which took SOsec. After breakfast Tactician did a round in Smin Baec. Lomint and Cherry Girl covered four furlongs in 53bcc. Far North ran a round alone, taking 2min 4-Ssec. Capstar and Importer went over six hur- . Til© latter iY2& the nioro impressive. Several two-year-olds were exercised at the barrier and afterwards sprinted three furlongs. Holymond, Merry Damon, and Gold Aero showing to most advantage. TROTTING NOTES. Acceptances for the Winton T.C.'a Annual Meeting close to-day at 8 p.m. A. Hendriksen loft for the South yesterday with Hustler, who is engaged at the Gore T.C.'a Annual Meeting. The pacing mare Glendora by Harold Dillon from Ageeenia, was sold at Tatterflail's on Saturday for 156gns. Billy Dillon changed hands for £ls and the brood mare Waipi and yearling by Rey de Oro for a similar Bum. Wild Thyme, Morning Glow and Bwwnwood were offered, but were rot sold. P. Riddle has. Sheik, Del Ivan Quest ai_d Harry Audubon engaged in the Canter'o.iry Cup. Carbinia has given away several seconds to race at Canterbury Pari, where she is cn 4m 60s in the Stewards' Handicap. She is on 4m 68s in the Preeident'e Handicap at Ashbnrton. O. E. Hooper has accepted for Brownwm>d, Audacious and Linden in both the Asnhurton Trotting- Cup Handicap and the Boxing Day Handicap at Aahburton, and his elect will not be ■without plenty of support. Amongst the Canterbury trained Worsts t - h »* h * T <! l®ft for the West Coast to assist * Westport T.C.'s Midsummer Meeting are Comfort, Lone Hand. Winsome Melody, Kapier, Logwood, Lpgan Lass, Ecslacy, In wid Lincoln Pointer. The pacer Kibiringi, recently trained bv J. Biyce, nas left Oathamoton Li<vlge and is now m work at Addington. Beremoe, _ the to Onyi, is out ei commission owing to a slight accident. As J J. Kenncrley ia engaged at Auci- , land his eon, J. R. Kennerley, -«iU pilot Pedro Pronto at Canterbury Park. I Considerable interest is being attached to I the Aahburton Trotting Club's Summer Meeting on Boxing Day. The acceptances are good, and a fixst-class day's sports looks assured. There will be special passenger trains at 9.20 a.m. and 9.03 a.m., -which ■rill arrive in plenty of time for 'patrons ~10 witneae the first wee.