SPORTING.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18802, 21 September 1926, Page 12

SPORTING.

TURF GOSSIP. Acceptances for ' the Napier Park Racing Club's Sniing Meeting close to-day. Rapi C r has practically recovered from the-effects of the injury he suffered on the eve of the Grand National Meeting, but is still on tho easy list, and there is every probability that his preparation for the New Zealand Cup will not now be, undertaken.

A four-year-old gelding by Greyspear from Polly Prim, therefor© half-brother to Prince Delaware and Shandre, has been purchased by Mr B. Mulqucen from Dr. Guy Haskins, and goes into D. P. Wilson's stable at Wingatui. Amongst the now regular workers at Riccarton is Sunny Loch, who has J shown in recent short gallops with on© of MeCombe's Australian two-year-olds that he still retains some of his old-1 time pace. One of the most extensive shipments of JMiglish-bred mares that ever landed m Australia reached Melbourne from the Old Country recently. The eolleotion comprised twelve mares, and, as most of them had foals at foot, the Binprnent was i rendered especially interesting, for it is safe to nssumo that some ©f the foals will ts*ke a place with the racing division when age comes to them. After going about a hundred vards in the RaJwataj Handicap at Tamaki on Thursday last, the aged gelding Jubijee appeared to slip, and on being pulled up. wag found to be very lame. Subsequent investigation revealed injury that necessitated the destruction of Ju.bi)'ce. While the gelding failed to get on the winning list last season, lie won four races of minor importance the previous season. Those who profess to know say that the peculiar temper that a number of Limond's stock betray is rather more "cheeky" than vicious, and that usually a little chastisement has a sobering effect. Evidently such is the case with Commendation, as after displaying bucking and kicking proclivities prior to the start of the President's Handicap at Dannevirke oh Wednesday last, he immediately became docile when rider L. G. Morris gave him a number of cuts with the whip. Vesperus (Autumnus Glenowlet), formerly raced in tho South Island by! Sir G. Clifford, finished fourth in a division race at Dannevirke last week. Vegperus is' now trained by 11. S. Bagby, and looks well forward in condition. Hangi Sarto has fallen off a. lot in condition since tho Grand Natioual Meeting, and was not able to run up •to Jiis form at Dannevirke. * Mrflßanruel Bolton has ft fine record of service with the Woodville District Jockey Club. On February 2nd, 1891, he,was appointed trustee; on August 3rd, 1892, he was elected steward: from 1893 to 1898 he was steward and ejerk of scales; from 1898 to 1900 ho was president; from 1900 to 1902 vicepresident; in 1902-3 ho was a steward; and from 1903 to the present time he has occupied the presidential chair. In his honour a complimentary dinner was held last week in the stewards dining-room on the Woodville raceThere was a large and 'representative 'attendance. Amongst the apologies for absence were those from the Prime Minister and Sir George j Clifford, president of the Racing Conference. A lengthy toast list was included in the programme, and the presentation to the guest of the evening consisted of a solid silver salver bearing the inscription, ''Presented to; . S. Bolton, Esquire, by the Woodville District Jockey Club, fin his 2Gth election as president, in appreciation of » valued services." At Woodville last week at the gathering of sportsmen doing honour to Mr $. Bolton, reference was made by speakers to the recent slurs ,cast upon the Racing Conference and its president (Sir George Clifford), in Parliament during the, discussion on the petition of the Cheviot Racing Club to change over to trotting. All the speakers deprecated the, attacks wado upon the Racing Conference and its able head, and expressed the opinion thai it would be a sorry day which saw the control of racing/ fass into the handa. tft the politipians. It may not be generally known that, in connexion with the Cheviot Racing Club rank ingratitude has been shown to the Racing Conference. In the season 192123? the Cheviot .Club made application to haw tbeir >leetinE held at Riccarton. This was granted, and they made a substantial profit. Twelve months later they made .a, smydar application, and again Sir George Clifford cave his approYal, and another successful Meeting resulted. Now Cheviot turns round *«d desires to change .oyer to trettin*. and because the Racing Conference very properlv the president is vilified nnd held up as an autocrat by people whose jviwwledqo of racim? has not passed;the cradle stace. There would be a fine howl it racmp attempted to filch a trotting permit.

TROTTING NOTES. r ' / Yesterdav was an off day it Additigtpn. Both tracks vrcro freely use-i, but the- vork was of little or no importance. J. Davidson, who met with an accident at Addington last month, is fit and well once more, and is working *Nipper and a maiden pacer by Nelson Biugen from "Woodver© at headquarters. The Rv pacing gelding, Mercury, by Adonis from Mis 3 Dora Huon, has ••been sold bv Mr A. R. Tewkesbury to Mr J. Fullar, of Blenheim. ei)Vew*pd-rdara of Daytimes-Lady child, Parole Bolis, and two of Mr J. 3t. McKensie's irjiportod mares, Miss an<| Worth, l»ave been booked to Ppter Chenkuß. A. "NT. Paul has disposed of the pacing mv*. lady Dunmore, to Mr T. Gnmmond, of Mangere, and In fnturo she will be trained by her new owner. Mr C. B. Lindsay's Cup candidate, Tftlaro, has done well sine's tho Metropolian, T.O.'s August Meeting, ariH is expected to rejoin "F. Holmes's teinifct *ho end of the week. Tho imported mare, Madam Shaw, dam of Cannon Ball and His Majesty, has foaled. a filly «o Great Audubon, and ivisits him again. Recent bookings to tho Americanbred sire sre Annie Bells McKinhey— of Peter ' McKinney' and Audo Bell-r-Norab, McKiiwey, and the South-land-owned pacer, Lady Joffre. I

Mr W. G. Bright has leased tho Atnericah-brtd stallion, Peter Moko, to Mr J. J. Munro, of Milton, for the present season.