SPORTING

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 June 1922, Page 6

SPORTING

RACING NEWS AND NOTES.

(By

“Arlington-’’)

Since their return from the Dunedin meeting Tatau Tatau and Bomance lave been on the easy list. Then vainer W. McDonald, has been suffeiag from a poisoned arm, but is now bout again. r According to a cabled account of the Derby appearing in the Sydney Sun,’’ the race itself was a hollow victory as far as the last few furlongs were concerned. Captain Cuttie s clea :ead into the straight was hailed with diouts from thousands on the dense teres racked with humanity. Ihe shouts rose to a steady, sustained roar as it speedily became apparent that. Captain Cuttie could not be successfully challenged. All Bullocks efforts on the second horse failed to decrease the gap. The splendid performance of the winning colt, however, was not the whole factor m his victory. Donoghue showed magnificent horsemanhsip, taking lightning a< vantage of every opening, and then dashing to the front as the home iinn was approached. Once the lead was secured, Captain Cuttie did the lest. Mr. W. G. Stead is sending Absurdum, .Radiant Light, Truthful and a rising three-year-old filly by Absurd from Ursula, therefore a full-sister to Ambitious and Yolande, to Sjdney next month. Lochella, Strathglass, General Advance, Cartcon, and Thrace were recently shipped from Auckland to Dun'din. They were in charge of C. Christie.

Macduff and Lord Leslie, are being kept going at Riccarton, with a view to racing at Trentham next month. Counterstroke, Whipping Boy, and Likelihood are also under orders for the same fixture. It may not be generally known that Sea De’il, the Great Northern Steeplechase winner, was at one time thought good er.ough to race in classic company. As a matter of fact, the Seaton Delaval gelding ivas one of the field Hiirt contested the Great Northern St. Leger of 1916. The race was won by Desert Gold, with her stable companion, Marco Bello, 50 yards away, and Sea De’il third.

The general trustees of the New Zealand Racing Conference are moving to increase the accident insurance lee for each horse from 10s to £l.

From Auckland is reported the death of Miss Huon Junr., a w*ellperformed daughter of Capitalist and Muss Huon.

Carbine’s stock were well to the fore in Australia on June 3rd. At Randwick, the Australian J. C. Hurdle Race winner, Spear Song, is by Brakespaer, a son of Spearmint. The Queensland St- Le.ger winner, Ship, is by Chipilly (Spearmint —Pretty Polly). In Adelaide, Carbine’s descendents carried off half the programme, Pistolator and Moderation being by Pistol, and Quillemont by Cyklon, another son of Spearmint. The list was concluded by Lavara at Goulburn (by Breakspear), Bowna at Flemington (by George Frederick), and Sunny South (at Bathurst) by Wallace.

Ken Macdonald contemplates taking Royal Mac and Likelihood to I’rentham for the Wellington Winter Meeting. Royal Mac, who has only been up a few weeks, is much on the gross side, while Likelihood, on his Dunedin form, where he started six times and fell on as many occasions, ■will need a lot of schooling to become a safe conveyance over country.

F. D. Jones will enter five of Ins team for the Wellington Winter Meeting, and will take those that go on satisfactorily up to Trentham. The five to be entered are Economist, Urgency, The Reaver, Royal Dispatch and Blush.

E, Kingan is still at Riccarton with Strayshot and Weary Willie. Both <" re in good, forward condition, and are working well. J. B. Pearson is having Warlike backed about. Warlike has both hips down, but walks well on both sides., Elite returned to Westport on Thursday from Christchurch. His wn-r, Mr. J. M. Robertson, was confident I hat the son of Harold Dillon would run well at Ashburton, and collected close on four figures from the gelding’s success in the Farewell Handicap.

The programme for the Greymouth Trotting Club’s Spring Meeting will be similar to that of last year. The transfer of the horse Aristos, from C. Channing to H. Jarden, has been approved. Lord Lytton’s winnings for the present season amounted to £603 10s. Cammie annexed £730. Red Gown has been taken in hand at Riccartqn by R. W. King, but it is doubtful if she will stand much work.

Fisher was very lame after racing at Auckland, and it is likely that he will require a long spell before ne again sports silk. The veteran gelding Pyjama has been turned out for* a good spell. Donoghue is having another great season in England. Between March 20th and April 7th he rode in 42 races, and won 15 of them.