SPORTING

Grey River Argus, 14 February 1940, Page 5

SPORTING

OPUNAKE ACCEPTANCES. NEW PLYMOUTH, February 13., Opunake acceptances are as follows :— 11.45: PATIKI HURDLES. — Student Prince, Red Sun, Lady Jim, First Chapter, Shy, Taitoru Bay, Dawn, Great Quex Miss Appellant. 12.30: 1 BOROUGH STAKES.—Empire Ac- " tion, Hoapai, Leighton, Rei, Valcrest, 1 Lu Chang, The Tryst, Gitana Lass, ■ Wave Length, Gold Grip, Boden Park, ’ Split Second, Resingold all 8.5. 1 1.15: ELECTRIC HACK—Mountain Fox, , Sea Link, Filetto, Zest, Pretty Lass, ‘ Calliope Ra, Hou Hou, Earl’s Court. 2.0: OPUNAKE CUP—Ned Cuttie, Tooley Street, Wotan, Royal Star 11, Onewhetu, Tahurangi, Solaria, Mataroa, Nereus, Le Toquet, Dainty Sheila, Pekoe, War Lap, Armacourt, Winsome Lu. 2.45: GOOD MEMORIAL—Arabic, Chief Lord, Vaalstar, Silver Gift, Vai Pere, Sieglide, Young Charles, Kararenui, Mischel, Filbert, Gitana Lass, Wave Length, Chere Arnie. 3.30: JUVENILE HANDICAP—Ringling, Mountain Fox, Sea Link, Colossal Chief, The Tryst, Hoapai, Radio Call, Barry Boy. 4.15: FLYING HANDICAP—Saxon Tor, Gay Seton, Solaria, Tooley Street, Royal Star IL, Lickem, Fiancee, Rollicker, Lifeguard, Taitoru, Gold Dale, First Chapter. 5.0: j PRESIDENT’S HACK. — Prime Quality, Vaals Star, Arabic, Amatory, Silver Flight, Vai Pere, Ripple, Young Charles, Earl’s Court, Bidens. DISPERSAL SALE There was a good attendance at the dispersal sale of the late Mr E. C. McDermott’s trotting horses. The following were the principal sales:— Dublin, b c, 4yrs, by Wrack— Acushla Machree, to H. Hewer (Wellington), 350 guineas; Tonee, to W. S. Bennett, Kaikoura, 250 guineas; ch f, by Rey de Oro—Erin’s Pointer, to J. F. Langley (Rakaia), 260gns.; yearling f, by Hugh Scott—Erin’s Pointer, to Marshall (Leeston), 100gns.; Truman Direct, to F. Holmes (Riccarton), 30gns.; Erin’s Pointer, dam of Colonel Grattan, with a fiily foal by Quite Sure, Mr O’Leary (Kilkenny, Adelaide), 200 gunieas. SWEET MEMORY DEAD. The death occurred a few days ago at the age of 25 of the brood mare Sweet Memory, by Maniapoto from Pretty Helen. Sweet Memory produced Membo, winner of the Grand National' Hurdles, Paladino and Nightcalm, and at the time of her death she had a nine-weeks-old filly by Salmagundi at foot. The filly is | reported to be doing well. Sweet] Memory was 16 when she foaled Paladino and 19 when she produced Nightcalm.