THE TURF

Evening Star, Issue 18145, 8 December 1922, Page 9

THE TURF

Gossip t Old Idintitt.

Palestrina is spoken of as a possibility for the Auckland Oup. She la doing good work at Riccarton, but will have to 00-mo on fast to be quite ready by Boxing Day. Fred Shaw is putting Mr Alf. Hill’s Orange Bitters to hurdling, Mr J. 'Millar, honorary veterinary surgeon to the Winion Jockey Club, showed me portions of the hock bones which ho had taken from Glonisla after tho game little horse had been destroyed (writes tho Southland correspondent of ‘The Referee’). The -bones show that the fracture which -ueccessitatod hia destruction was not caused in the race at Winion, but was of some age, as a certain amount of new growth of bone had been made. Tho damage was probably caused when Glenisla fell at the National Meeting last August. In --referring to this year’s Cup Day at Flcraington -the ‘ Australasian ’ stated that at a moderate estimate the motor cars on tho course must have been worth £1,500,000. Just fancy a million and ahalf on wheels!

Jimmy Wilde, the famous boxer, who holds tho world’s fly-weight cliampionahip, has commenced a now sporting career. At Monmouth he purchased Ambridge, -the winner of the Drybridge Handicap Hurdle Race, for. UOgs, and is sending the five-year-old mare to J. 'Woodman’s stable at Yelverton 'to bo trained. Wildo himself is no mean horseman, and is a keen follower of the hounds in bis native South Wales. Roy Reed has sufficiently recovered from his accident to leave the Christchurch hospital, and hopes to make his reappearance in tho saddle at Waipa and Rotorua. F. Voighl nodo a winner at Bath cm October 5. The 'Sportsman' makes tho following reference to tho New Zealand rider: Voight, who somewhat readily won tho Oountv High-weight Handicap at Bath on Jungle" Call, is _.a- New Zealand jockey, and came herty. with a great reputation. On his arrival ho redo for 0. Bell s stable, but has no retainer, and is a free lance. He is mn one of the most. polished-looking riders, but his stylo frorpiautly proves effective. Royal Mao has been turned out tor a s pell, and will not bo raced again for a few months. [t is far iiora certain (says ‘Lyttelton Times ’) that Glentmin will make tho trip to Auckland. Tho -present intention of her owner, who resides in Soutldand, is to have, her withdrawn from her northern engagements, but !•’. D. Jones is waiting for* more definite information. The Fovbuiy Park Trotting Club reviewed A. M’Lollan 3 case, in which ho was suspended for three montlis for crossing Latona in tho 'Empire Handicap. Ho wflT be allowed to (train, but is debarred from .riding and driving for tho period mentioned. . 'lt was stated at Fcilding (reports rar Lancelot ”) that the. attempt being made to train .Silyev.Link has been abandoned, and (that slid nad been retired to tho paddock. _ The Victorian horseman F. Dempsey is expected at Auckland for the holiday season, and the mount on Insurrection in the Auckland Cup has been offered. ( to him. Insurrection is doing well at Irent- ' Rational bad a cakewalk in the Oro.ua Stakes on the second day at Foildmg. There wore only three starters. Rational led for throe furlongs, when tho two-year-old Deluge headed him and showed the way to tho straight, but Rational camo again and won in a canter. The Australian Jockey Club has purchased -the Warwick Farm racecourse for £75,000. The selling company would not lake cash, but agreed to -afce.pt ten-year debentures at 10 per cent., so the price was reallv much more’thou the sum stated. •From remarks made by the chairman of tlm A J.C. Committee it. scorns probable that too Svduey .Metropolitan will in tune swallow other proprietary clubs. Auckland reports state that Oaklcigb, who won the Grand National Steeplechase this vear, has been causing his trainer some ‘trouble, and has been thrown out of training. , . , Tho : Press ’ has this paragraph ; Air i'. S. Easton, too' owner ol Amythas, almost met his death through tho vagaries of tho ’chaser Gang Awa’, which he a hacking ” about just now. The big black goldinc jumped back and threw tho horseman from tho saddle, but unfortunately his foot did not, leave tho stirrup iron, and the result was that Gang Awa’ dragged his helpless owner around a rough section for a considerable time. Luckily for Mr Easton, he held tho reins. This somewhat acted as a check on Gang Awa, and the rider got off with a bruising and shaking. ■ Tho" National winner Coalition is now rminiiif out, on his owner’s place at too Hntt. °IIo has put on a lot of condition, and it is the intention of his owner to put him in the show ring at a future date.