SPORTING NEWS

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 March 1917, Page 7

SPORTING NEWS

IUCIXO MEWS AND NOTES,

(By “Aeronaut,”)

There will be racing to-morrow at Waimato and Masterton.

The local horseman V, Lee will be riding at Westport on Saturday. Waipumii will be taken to Vvestport by the .Uapounka to-morrow. Though Royal Dragoon, Divorce and Whisperer figure among the acceptances for the lJuller Handicap at Westport. .1 ’understand that none of tiro trio will make the journey.

St?v<*rul horses figure among (he acceptances for l lit* Westport Jockey Club's Annual Meeting that have not been paid uj> fur. The practice of ‘'stulVi d" acceptances is a very common one, not only on (he West (’oast, lull bv many of the larger clubs in the Dominion. and is a practice that should lie enquired into by the Dresident or some of the “heads’’ of the Macing Conference at its next sittitf;. !t: may lie mentioned that if a jockey is known to “lake a pull” in a race and thereby defraud tile public he is rightly suspended or a severe penalty inflicted, bul how much more guilty is the dub that defrauds a sports lev-

in;; public by drawing them perhaps ten or thirty miles to attend a race meeting with tlie promise of good Holds, when they really know that the aeeeptanees have been “stuffed.” The writer is of the opinion that this is a matter that should bo taken up by sp mini? writers throughout the Dominion. and if owners would only assist by letting it be known to the newspapers in eases where their horses wrongfully appear among the acceptances much good might be the result.

F, Holmes will have the mount on Glenongly in the Buller Handicap, while V. Lee's services have been secured f<>r Waipuuui. The Tidal Hack race at Westport has drawn eight acceptors, for which Gallivant reads well with 9.0. Glenongly is sure to start' favourite for tiie Buller Handicap, and if caught in a galloping humour it is hard to imagine him getting beat. There are eight in the Fdectidc Handicap at Westport, but if the (hay Spark I.crida colt. Winning Number, is a starter, then there will be onh one in it at t!m finish. I‘<>r a hor e that has not won a race lor,over two years, the luindicappci; must Ii?nl it hard tea edolain his treatment of Whisperer at Westport when he ulac°:. her within 611'. of Divorce. Again, in the Hop? Handicap at Nelson .improve was handicapped at 8.9 and Whisperer 8.3, in which event the former ran unplaced while Whisperer was not started, in the Muller Handicap at Westport Whisperer is asked to concede 131 b. to improve, or a difference of IS.!), cum pa rod with the Nelson adjustments. Needless to say Mr. Mc-M amm’s mare will not- make the Westport trip. Big acceptances have been received for the Waimate Meeting to-morrow,

and winners may be pretty hard to locate. Bon (7.i1) and Speedometer (7.7) are a pair of fast ones in the Studholmo Stakes. Donnata, a iilly by .Menschikoff out of Madonna, should be to the fore in the Trial Plate. She was a winner at the last ilororata meeting. I here are eight left in the Cup, for which Marco Bello has nothing the worst of matter with Ssf. 51b. The son of Varco and Adria won the .Metropolitan Handicap at the last .New Zealand Cup Meeting under 7.3, John Barleycorn being third under 7.13. On 2ib. better terms to-morrow he should again beat John Barleycorn. Unless should have a say in the Waitangi Handicap, while it hard to see what is going to boat Ardmore in the Welter.

Kit giorm. by Boniform —Ringdove, changed hands last week. He will conte.-t the Waimate Cup to-morrow and will Hum go to the .Mirth Island, to be trained ~i Trenlhani by A. ,J. M ’ Langhlrn. Ruigiorm has race d welt i.us season, bin. ins legs leave the impression unit, lie will not stand much more hard work. Such a wellbred horse, however, stionld hare some \alue later a> ;i sue.

tiie Provocation gelding, Dang Aw a. will he stepping out in iiie Opaki V\ cues at -UasLenon to-niorrow. A rise- of 171 b. in weight failed to stop liylaus iron) winning the hnrdie race at Napier on Saluruay. lie is one ut the nvsl ut the progeny el import rd Jjvmettus tu be put lo tire jumping business, lie is the second progeny of Temerity, by Dirkenhead—renieraire. by Dreadnought—Sister Agnes, by Higomar (an irisit horse imported by the late Mr. Pat. Campbell).

The two year-olds Dirkonvam, Association, and Cool (tan are engaged in the Maiden Clack Race at .Masierlon. Un his form ai Wanganui the llighdeu owned youngster is the best of those engaged. Among tin- acceptances for the Ladies bracelet Purse at Masterlon is Kylstmie, who should bo suited by welter weights aiul should lake a power of beating. The imported horse Cynic, who did well over long distances in Ireland in moderate company, is engaged in the Mastron Hack Handicap. Cynic, foaled in Lngland in 1913, ranks as a fouryea r-old here. Warstep is thought to be in foal to the imported stallion Dollei'ino, The progeny ot such a union should be abb to race. I ly.stone and llendra, who finished lirst and second in the fledelyffe Handicap at Napier Park, were bred in Australia, both bei’sfg by the New Zea-land-bred horse Royal Artillery. Rylslono is said tu be one of flic biggest horses in training. His dam, janly Hystuim, was a good performer, winning amongst other events iln; A.d.C. Champagne Stakes. Among the liorses worked at Jliccarten on Saturday morning were the following with engagements at Watm.'ite :----- Uonnata dashed over five furlongs jn brilliant style, film is a good cut of a, sprinter, despite her poor showing ar tne Akaiaia meetings, which came as an unpleasant surprise to many of her admirers. Tantalus sprinted a fast live furlongs. Jeannot strode out freely over nine furlongs. Ho began slowly, but improved the pace from the mile post and finished full of.running. It was a useful effort, which thoroughly pleased Ills Wainiute Cup admirers. Fiery Cross and Tip- Up ran live furlungs in company, both going well.

Dionysius ran six, furlongs by himself. lie is gradually lining down and has every appearance of being a very useful horse next season.

M’Aulay gave Iris charges short sprinting tasks. Daytime, Sumisen, Furling and Ail War will be raced at the Waimatc meeting. Daytime is in two races, but the intention is to run him in the Cup. He is not a proved stayer over a mile and a-quarter and would be better suited by a shorter journey.

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CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB.

EASTER NOMINATIONS.

CHRISTCHURCH, March 11. The following nominations have been receive!:—

The following nominations have been rcceh td ; GREAT EASTER HANDICAP, one mile. —Kilboy, Sasanoff, Sweet Corn, Shrill, Marge rine. Miss <le Yah MultiInal, Adjutant. Good Hope, Wrestler, Seadown, Chakwana, Menelaus, lledshire, (Timely, Varnish. Tango, Ga/.ique, Hunting, i.lanishen, Torm Up> Croesus. Marsa, Disdainful, Gincinnatus, Red Ribbon, Koesian. Cheloma, Ton Tore, Rangitero, Panmure, Nystad. Robert Hell. Yolspeil. Egypt, Itjorneborg, Beltane, O.vtmliops, }’ier.v Gross, Bee, Znlami, Daytime, Sir Malt, Jeamiot. Tete-a-tete, Rorke’s Drift.

GREAT AUTUMN HANDICAP, U miles. Kilboy, Sasanoff, Miss tie Yah Multii'uah Adjutant. Menelaus, _ Yarnish, Tango, Bunting, Llanishen. Marsa, Snub, Red Rib'-ion, Wishful, Mavc Anthony, Toa Tore. Rangitero, Egypt, Bjornebcn‘g, Beltane, I* iery Cross, Eeo, Rorko’s Drift.