SPORTING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17099, 23 February 1916, Page 5

SPORTING.

NEWS AND NOTES. Free (W. Scobie). with Daylight Bill as a schoolmaster, was tried over two of the pony hurdles at Riccarton yesterday. For a novice she shaped fairly >ve!l," and she should be worth a decent trial over the obstacles. Calier Davon (W. Scobie) jumped five hurdles yesterday. His effort was only moderate, as he ran down the obstacles badly, but he, has done no work yet, which may have accounted for the unattractive display. Glenowl (D. M'Kay), after, clearing the two pony hurdles, was tried over the bigger obstacles up the back, He ran off at the second, but on being taken back cleared both of them nicely.

Encore, who has been on the easy list for s'ome weeks, has been taken up again by A. M'Aulay, and is being hacked about, preparatory to going into work.

, The Easter meeting of the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club will be commenced this season on Easter Saturday,. April 22,. and concluded on the following Wednesday. These should be much more suitable dates than thoso of last year, when a start was made on the day before Good Friday, with Easter Saturday for the wind up. Ogier came *on with the racing he had at Wingatui last week, and he may credit his owner with a decent stake before the close of the season.

It is reported from the south that the stallion General Average, by Hotchkiss—Crecy, escaped from his box cently, and whlie chasing another horse got into a wire fence, injuring himself so seriously that he had to be destroyed. General Average did not get many chances at the stud in Central Otagb. but he sired at least two useful performers, Golden Rupee and Copper Boy. The two-year-old colt, Don Pacifico, has shown a decided liking for the Wingatui course. He made his first trip south in October, when he ran third to Thestius and Koesian in the Dominion Handicap. He returned at Christmas, when he won the Dunedin Handicap and was second to Kilboyne in the Juvenile Handicap. Last weekhe kept up his record for consistency, as he 10-t the City Handicap by a head to Wardancer. and won the Hopeful Handicap on the last day. Don Pacifico is by San Francisco from Brave Heart, who is a sister to Fleetfoot, so that the colt is ft brother in blood to First Flight and Flying Start. The veteran gelding North Atlantic died recently at the Hon J. D. ■ Oiv mond's Woodville station, where he had been on pension for some time. North Atlantic was by Nordenfeldt from the imported mare Atlantic, so that he was a half-brother to St Lfeger, Happy Land and Fabulous. He was a smart two-year-old and he raced on with considerablo success, the Napier Cup and Gieat Autumn Handicap being among the races credited to him as a five-year-old.

A friendlv match was decided in Hawke's Bay recently to decide the respective merits of Kirkby (Birkenhead Ghtdiola) .and Sandglass (San trail— Secret. Girkby won and his owner became the owner of Sandglass It is doubtful, however, if lie will do much good with either horse. , Darin<nklo provided striking evidence at the Duncdin Jockey Club s autumn meeting of how much improvement a horse will occasionally make in a tew weeks. Ho failed in moderate company each day of the Southland Racing Club's New Year fixture, while about three weeks later he was beaten at Wairio. So far as Invercargill was concerned, the bad state of the going may have been against him, but he did not appear to bo treated with undue leniency in getting off with the minimum in the Stewards' Welter Handicap on the first day at Win'gatui. His immediate connections are understood to have fancied his chance, but he was not in favour with the public, and he paid a good dividend when he won. On the second day, in the Suburban Welter Handicap, he was lb*ll> above the minimum;, and he returned another good price. Rxiised stijl further in the Abbotsford Welter Handicap on Saturday, till he was conceding H2lb to those at the bottom of the list, he just missed second place. There was nothing in his previous form to suggest that he was sncii a good horse a* he has undoubtedly proved himself, though Southland sports men have for some time past heralded him as likely to turn out well. Having shown that he can get to the end of a mile so well, there seems no reason why he should not distinguish himself further over even longer courses Daringdale is by the Souft Hotcherina horse Canrobert, who has left a number of useful horses in the south, though nothing in the front rank up to the present. Such a good representative as Daringdale, however, should bring him into greater prominence, and he. may yet take a leading place as a sire. The Yatterina family, from which descends, has earned considerable distinction in New Zealand, and though it has done best through the female line, it has provided a few useful sires. St Bridget, the dam of Daringdale, was bred

by the Hon J. D. Otinond J being by St Andrew (brother to Clanranald) from Martvr, bv Daniel O'Eourke—Raupo, and 'so back to Flora M'lvor, whose name figures in many leading pedigrees of the present day.

WANGANUI TRAINING NOTES. [Per Press Association'.] WANGANUI, February 22. After showery weather, the tracks wero holding for the winding-up gallops. . Aruakte and Vladian did a mile m lmin ° Xoiie? and Bimeter went five furlongs in IJ FforisT*and Zoln covered six furlongs ilj lmin Msec, and El Galio six in lmin M?ec. Emperador «as well in front of Housewife .at tie end of a mile, left behind in Imm 42 Q ©c Sir Vba galloped a mile in Imm 49sec. Haunai covered half a mile in fJlaec, and Avon tark six furlongs in lmir. 20sec._ Colonel SmtH and Tangihou finished abreast at the end of a "flic and a occupying 2min 12sec, with Mul'ingar some distance away. Master Lupin covered a mile a-nd a quarter bv himself in 2min Usee. • 'Bivouac beat Miss Kelly over six furlongs in lmin Iffec. Bronk Delaval ran six furlongs iu lmin lGifcc. • Square Deal ran a mile in lmin l&sec.

AKAROA COUNTY RACING CLUB. The following hand : .c*ps have' been declared for tbe Akaroa, County. Racing Clubs meeting:— I ...' ':.:■■■' HURDLE HANDICAP,?of..,6S mile and a half-Bore 12at slb, ■#«»«=■«: iMou list 131 b. Caber Daycn list, f\tM*l 98t 131 b. Canterbury 9si 9lb, Merry Less 98t« Tib. Kilts 9st. ' PENINSULA CUP. of 100 sovs; one mile and a quarter-Findhorn. 9-t. Jeannot Sat lib, Clu-ysoiis Sst, Court Martial <s 1-H>, God Coin 7st 121 b. Peromlla M.lHb,, The Cor et 7st 11.1 b, Martuk 7s.t IMb. Xantho Trt" lib Modtlile Tat Tib, Snapdragon. ,s. 31b, Bandy 6st 121 b, Gnome Sst llib, British Rose Gst "lb. ','..- KINLOCH WELTER HANDICAP, of f sovs; seven furlongs—Kaminohe 9st »», Briar Patch Oat 6lb, Multnm in P»vo Oat 3lb. Snapdragon 9st. Curator 9st, bandy 101 b. Gnome Sst 91b, Kilts Sst 91b, Melted Sst 91b, Caher Davon Bst Sib. Cilenyar Ss. Tib, Glenowl Sst Blb. British Rose Sst alb, Don Francisco tat 2lbJ /.Moneymaker Tst 131 b, Watcrsprav* T.t 10io. 1 Glee.Tst 9b, Dan Cameron 7st Tib..: FraGgrtaui. 7st, vib. Sport 7«t 71b Royal'Jack Tst Tib, Sir Laddo gelding Tst 71b: TERAWERA HACK HANDICAP, of o 0 sovs; six furlongs-Margeriuo 9ft Forest Bcllo Sst 2.1 b, Tip Up Tst 131 b, Deltomo vat 131 b Bonation Tst 121 b, Don Francisco if llib! Moneymaker Tst Sib, St Ew« Tst ,Ib, Reveller 7at 71b. Cosy Corner Tst db, Waterspray Tst 51b. Frangranui Tst, Bonne Boucli? Tst. Wvraker Tst, 'Htfafcijfi.6st 12!b. Mcrryhold fist Tib. Canine Scot 6*l Tib, Maiestikoff 6st Tib. FORSYTH FLYING HANDICAP, of 55 sovs; five furlogto-Peronilla 9st Jib, Saiuisen 9st. Malvclicfsst 191 b. Melted tat 101 b, Sir Mait Sst. lOlb. Sea King Sst Sib Concordia Sst 31b, Tip Up TstlClb. Cosy Corner Tst 51b. Glee Tst ,slb. Stergazer (>st 131 b, Finboy 6st 12lb, Han Cavnerou 6st 91b, 1 revena 6st Tib, Freehold Gst 7lb. WAIHOBA PARK TROT HANDICAP, of GO sovs; one mile and a half-Chclston scr, Icicle 2scc, Caledon 2sec, General Y\vlie 2s«c, Bonification s«c. Si'ent 801 l 9sec Perfect Day lOsec, Trinket lOseC, Dora M Kinney lOsec. General Victor 12sec, Princess Perfection' 12sec, King Karri 13;ec, XWeey Dillon 13scc. Rose Gauntlet Usee, Tirana 14S3C Energy Usee, GcldMrcam losec. Agnes Chief losec, Sentinel losec. Schnapps losec Belgian King losec. Bcrgau lS'.cc, Chaos lascc Kins Lear 15&ec. Avoma losec. deuran 15sec, Wild Thorp*! losec. Lady Wonder 16?ee. Lord Cecil 16sec, Don Bell 16sec, Dorothv Dillon Ifisec. Dainty Dillmi, 16s.ee, Undo Ned 16scc. Eileen 16s.ee. Galmclo Be.lc 16SCC. Letticia IGsec, Tassy M. 16sec, IveUie Maid 16scc WATREWA TROT HANDICAP, of CO sovs; two miles—Persuader scr. Chelston Ii«QC, General Wylie 16sec, Adventuress 20sec! Bonification 20sec. Rhode&ia 23seo, Dubosc 2tsec. Silent Bell Harold D. 04=ec, Dora "M'Kinney 26sec, Idol 26sec, \niazon Gciural Victor 29-sec, Princess Perfection 29scc, General Joffre SOsec, King Karri SOscc. Energy 31scc, Roan lung 32s«c, Sentinel 32sec. Schnapps 32sec, Rcndale 32sec. King Lear 32sec, Master Theekla Chaos 32sec. Want 32scc, Jrdran 33sec, A\'i:d Thorpe SSsec, Branston 33sec, The Losse 35Eee, Eileen SSsec, Uncle Ned Sotcc, Dainty Dillon 35sec, Don Bell 35scc.