SPORTING.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19466, 13 November 1928, Page 14

SPORTING.

RACING FIXTURES. November 16, 17—Winton J.C. Korember 17—Levin R.C November 17—Waipukurau R.C. November 21. 22- -Otaki-Maon R.C. November 23, 24—South Canterbury J.C. November 24, 26-To Kuiti R.C November 30th. Dee I—Takspunal—Takspuna J.O. November TO. Dec 1 Feildiri J.C. ])eeembcr 7, B—Cromwell J.C. December B—Taumaiunui R.C December B—Ashburton County R.C. December 12, 13—Woodville J.C December 14, 15—Oamaru J.C. TROTTING FIXTURES. November 17, 21—Otahuhu T.C. November 24—Wellington T.C. November 99, Dec 1-Forbury Park T.C. December I-Wnikato T.C Dw-ember 15, 17-New Brighton T.C. December 26—Gore T.C December 26—ABhbtirton T.C. December 2C, 27-South Wairarsipa T.C. December 26. 27—Westport T.C. December 27, 29, 31-Auckland T.C. Dec*ruber 29--Winton T.C. Deownber 31—Inangahua T.C. TURF GOSSIP. Acceptances for the South Canterbury Jockey Club's Summer Meeting will elose on November 19th. Nominations for the Ashburton County Racing Club's Summer Meeting will close on November 20th. J. Morris, who has now joined the ranks of trainers, has Rina Mangu and ft two-year-old by Thurnham, in work at Orari, and intends to take the pair to the West. Coast holiday Meetings. Morris has also applied for a jockey's license. Lucy Locket has been rehandicapped at 8-4 in tho Winton Cup. The Awapuni trainer, G. W. New, brought four horses south for the New Zealand Cup Meeting. Crown Area, Pantler, and Pangolin were sold during the week to South Island owners, and he himself effected the purchase of » Uoorgas. Pangolin will in future be trained by A. E. Wormald at Riccarton. Latest advices from Hastings state that S. Waddell had a sudden bad turn again last week, and in addition was •uttering from a severe attack of asthma.

Nightmarch, winner of the New Zealand Derby, is not engaged in the Great Northern Derby, and as his name is also missing from the respective lists of entries for the New Zealand St. Leger and Great Northern St. Leger, he will sot, therefore, have the opportunity of winning dual classic honours. How luck enters into the breeding of racehorses is once again exemplified in the case of the Melbourne Cup winner, Statesman. His dam, Marcelle (by Martagon), was imported from England by Mr N. Falkiner, owner of the Noorilim Stud in Victoria in 1916, but she was not apparently viewed in a favourable light, for in the autumn of 1922 the was sent up to auction at Melbourne, and she fell to the bid of Mr W. Kelso at 300 guineas. Mated with Demosthenes in New South Wales, a chestnut eolt was the xesult. That colt is Statesman.

It was the idea that the direction •* racing in Melbourne would suit the Sydney filly, Pay Paix, a daughter of Paper Money, that led to her being taken to Victoria. This proved correct, for Pay Paix won the fillies' division of the St. Albans' Handicap at Moonee Valley on October 27th in attractive style (says a Melbourne writer). In her races in Sydney Pay Paix showed a tendency to hang out, and the left-hand-ed way of galloping in Victoria was expected to suit her. Though drawn on the extreme outside of the field in her x&ee, Pay Paix was brilliant enough to, ■core from the outsider, Moirawa, by a short head. It was expected that the lad barrier position would cause Pay Paix trouble, but she was well up all the way, and got to the front inside the distance. She had a hard race, first having to battle off Stun sail and Regalette, and then being forced to withstand a strong challenge from Moirawa. But she came through in great style. The finish was one of the closest seen in Melbourne for some time. Stunsail, Begalette, Pay Paix, and Moirawa flashed past the post almost in line. The judge decided with short heads between the placed horses, while Stunsail could not have been any further back. TROTTING NOTES. In the Forbury Park T.O. handicaps Proud Ata (scr) was omitted from the Dominion Handicap. Peter Bingen has been purchased by the Te Awamutn sportsman, Mr Wilfred Johnston, and will take up stud duties in the Auckland district; The price paid is said to be 800 guineas. Mr W. J. Doyle, of Doyleston, wellknown as an owner of both trotters and gallopers, is at present confined to his bed with an attack of peritonitis. Logan Chief, Quickfiro, Delightful, •nd Boyal Authoress are in the private ■ale list. W. J. Tomkinson's team for the Wellington Meeting will include Logan Park, Hinkler, White Sun, and Pageant. J. Bryco left last night for Auckland with Free Advice, who is engaged at the Otahuhu Meeting on Saturday. . AUSTRALIAN RACING. (TOTTED PKKBS ASSOCIATION—BT BUOTBIO TBUSOa*PH- -COPTBIOHT.) i (Beceived November 12th, 11 p.m.) MELBOURNE, November 12. Following was the result of the VILLIAMSTOWN CUP BACE, of 2000 sovs. l}m. ,W. Pearson's br g AMOUNIS.by Magpie—Loved One Syrs 9-5 .. 1 I. M. Burke's b g Bombard by Spearhead—Salubite aged 8-9 2 Mrs P. G. Hay's eh f Lady Kentral by Poitrel—Kentdale 3yrs 6-7 3 Eleven started. Yodclist and Bombard were tho pacemakers till the Straight, where Amour.is came with a burst of speed to win by three-quarters of a length, with a length and a half between second and third. Time, 2.32 J. •—Australian Press Association. A.J.C. SCRATCHINGS. (TOOTED PBESS ASSOCIATION—BI BLECTBIO TBtEGRAPH—COPYIHOBT.) XBeceived November 12th, 10.58 p.m.) BYDNEY, November 12. Scratehings for the AJ.C. November Heeting next Saturday for all engage* jnents -include Jan Baby.—Australian I Press Association.