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Air H. Cassidy, the. well-known Springfield sportsman, who has on numerous occasions raced horses at 'he local fixtures, has purchased from Sir George Clifford the three-year-old filly. Dame Hlraitlace. The daughter of KiibroTiy and Discipline will be trained by T. l|. Gillett, who also had charge ot _\'r ('assidv’s former racehorses. Counters! roke’s xvin at Ashburton last week took him out of hack class During the last two seasons l.e has xvon fixe races, worth £615, in addition to xvhich he has earned £2BO in place money. Al tin* conclusion of lhe race for the Ashburton Cup <m Saturday last. UYuung. the rider of Whipping Boy, complained that his horse xvas hit over the head by I-. \ night, the rider <d* Silent King. The Judicial Commit ice. after an enquiry, decided that lhe incident I xvas quite accidental and did not affect j the result of tin* race, but Voight was reprimanded. 4he decision did not I meet with genera] approval, the opin- ' ion being xvidely held that the intcifer--1 cnee cost WTiippiug Boy the race. Riccarton I rained horses won the seven galloping events on the first day of the Ashburton meeting, but on Saturday they had to be content xvith four, the other three races being captured by horses trained at Wingaini. As neither of the Auckland trotting horses. Nita Bell and All Bell, have been accepted for the opening day at New Brighton, it looks as if the proposed trip has been abandoned. St Kevin, the Rothschild stallion, re- ’ ccnty changed hands. He is now owned by Mr George (.’raw, of Linton, Palmerston North.

The successful sire. Young McKinney was dost roved uarlv last week at ()amaru owing to his having broken his leg while running in the paddock. Young McKinney was foaled in .1900, and xvas by Seymour Wilkes 2.81, by Guv Wilkes 2.15.1, dam Mate I’.rady by Sidney 2.19 : j. lie was bred by W. Mangan, San Francisco, and imported to ' New Zealand in 1903. Amongst his progeny that have won races arc Albert Cling, Embracer, Carlton, Lady .l<*t t re, 'Tommy (’.. Master Park, McK in ilex - , Rosie Mclxiiiney, A era 1x... ALcGavin, McConachie, and Miss Lorna. Another sportsman in lhe person ot M. G. B. starky of Canterbury, leaves shortly for a trip to England. His horses arc to lie sold. Biplane, the ex New Zealand stallixm is to do stud duty next season in New South Wales. i’he New Zealanders, Lochella, I\ohu, Kilkee ami Chrysostom liaxa* been entered for the Australian Jockey Club’s Hurdle Race (two miles three furlongs) to b(* decided on June 3. For the A. J. (’. Steeplechase (three miles), on .lune 5, the following have been accorded a reminai ion: Jmchclla, Kohn and No Surrende r. 'The Sydney “Sportsman” is responsible for the statement that an offer iu the iiei gh bou rhood of £17.000 has been mad** for Eurythmic for stud purpofles in the Argentine. Jt is pointed out that Eurvthiiiie xvill rate as a seven-year-old next spring, and. although there have been notable exceptions. it is unusual for stallions to retain their speed and race generously • • Pilot ' ’ of tie ‘ ’ Refer.-*. ’' t hinks i that of the horses taken to Sydney by the Hastings trainer J. M. Cameron, Tigrinia will prove the best. New Zealand sportsmen will mostly pin their faith to Molyneaiix, who has started a couple ot’ times in Sydney, bu : so far failed to win a race. At this week’s meeting of the New Zealand 'Trotting Association the New' Zealand Metropolitan 'Trotting Club reported a case of cruelty which had occurred on its track, ami stated that it had refused the owner permission to train his horses on tlie club’s course. 'The committee’s action in endorsing I the club’s action was approved. | Mr A. Ilathaway. who xxas secretary lof the Masterton Racing Club lor a I number of years died last week. | Kilkird and Crowhurst are both [ spoken of in Auckland as likely perfoimers over the small jumps. Crowhr. has been giving good exhibit ions | over lhe schooling hurdles, while Killai’d has been kept to serviceable tasks since his win in lhe Brighton Hurdles at Ellerslie at Easter time. The Australian Jockey (.’bib recently increased the added money for lhe Derbv from £7olHl in 1922 to EBOOO in 1923. The Victorian Racing <’lub, n«»t to be behindhand, has advanced iho ;,dded money for its Derby from £3D'"I for the coming season t<l £:)000 in 19- *• Tin next Melbourne Cup carries £1(1.000 added money, and a fortune in stake alone in now a possibility in one sea- | son in Sydney ami Melbourne for the owner of a first-class horse —a three-year-old in particular. The fields were so numerous at A icloria Bark on May 3 that no fewer than sixteen races xvere run. Some BngTisb racing clubs are not so hap|iilv situati"! :.S proprietary clubs ii, 'svdnev. One in i'k' Old Coni.i rv pavs . j ■ KlO for each horse sjoinu' 'l’l*‘- problem iu Svdiiev. ienvev O'. Ii will IntvO to be far. no. or In'. . ’-v ra.sm" entrance fee- >■ by 'U ■ ' wan,, is to limit the li. ' i,ni ’ mills will !><■ ■■ : in which they only b . - r better horses’ chances.