SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 16663, 20 February 1918, Page 7

SPORTING

CAULFIELD TRAINING NOTES. Desert Gold did a taking gallop yesterday, covering half a mile in SOsec. Killem. did a good six furlongs in lmin 16sec. GORE RACES. - The following nominations have been received in connection -with the Goro races : Gore Cup. l^m.—Gunrest, Marsa, Kilboyne, Kilbrogan, Ascalaphus, Aycliffe, Kauwhero, Jock, Awahou, Thaddeus, Helicon, Rorke'a Drift, Balboa, Micky Free. Summer Handicap. 6f.—Miss Finland, Gunrest, Glensponse, Kilboyne, Lion, Don Benzowen, Kauwhero, Sir Malt, Aerial' Kilkee, Hornbeam, Marianne, Michaela, Spectual, Golden King, Redsliire, Benefit, Revolution, The White King, Kokowai. Croydon Handicap., lm.—Glensponse, Multoe, Marsa, Redowa, Kazan, Avcliffe, Kauwhero, Aerial, Jock, Lady Knight, Sir Malt, Awahou, Spectual,' Helicon, Mohawk, Golden King, Redshire, Balboa Ogier. TROTTING. Following are the nominations for the principal event at the South Canterbury trotting meeting : Tima-ru Handicap, 250sovs. 2m.—Pitaroa, Dunspey, Annie Dillon, Dillon Maid, Jean of Arc, Irvar, Rorke's Drift, Harold Devon, Acushla Machree, Bundnra, Scottish Queen, Princess Sherwood. Quincey Belie, Vice Admiral, Reggie H'uon, Trix Pointer, Pax, Captain Stanley, Breadalbanc, Bridgewood. THE WANGANUI MEETING. It is stated that the 'accommodation booked for Hymestra has been cancelled, and the colt is an unlikely starter at this week's meeting. On the Wanganui track on Friday Biplane ran half a mile in 49s.ee, which was easily the best gallop of the morning. Horses that may run forward to-morrow • Fionnuala, Glendalough, Biplane, Client' and Menelaus. BILLIARDS. The following New Zealand amateurs have made breaks of over 200:—Warren and Hackett, of Auckland ; Siedebere, of Dunedin; T. M. B. Muir, of Inrercargill j and Lhevannes, of Wanganui. Muir's perlormances are probably the most finished, the tap oi the table being his principal scoring medium. Siedeberg has the record break of 416. made on his own table, a last-running imported Standard. Warren 1 (present Dominion champion) recently opened a game by screwing in off the red and making 120 before his opponent had a shot, lhia is a New Zealand amateur record, being made on a Standard table. SOLDIERS AT PLAY. N.Z.F.A.'S RECORD. What ever their real merits, judged by the highest standards of Rugby footbali the New Zealand Field Artillery team are' from the scoring point of view, the real ''AH Black" team. In the 12 matches they had played up to the time thev met buys Hospital team at Honor Oak" they had scored 500 points to 6, and though they lost as many points to Guy's as In all their preceding matches (New Zealand won by three goals to a penalty rr oa l an( ] a -ii7v • points t0 6> > the .v left the field with their escutcheon untarnished by defeat and with their points record in the decidedly flattering condition of 515 to 12 and this though they had no fewer than f o[ ™ eir regular players-in the Mobbs Memorial match at Northampton, either as players or reserves. '* Bob " Derrett, who trained Margarine, last weeks Dunedin Cup winner; rode Fishhook (1877) and Vanguard (1885) to Victory in the same race?