SPORTING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17199, 20 June 1916, Page 5

SPORTING.

NEWS AND NOTES. O. Emerson, who left for Wellington ou Wednesday night, was able to secure the necessary permit to leave the Dominion, and lie proceeded to Sydney j tho following day. He expects to remain in Sydney till after the spring meeting of the Australian Jockey Club. Ho will probably do the riding for M. Hobbs's and It. W. King's stables in tho Commonwealth, and may. also be associated with Mr G. I>. Greenwood's team if R. J. Mason goes acigiss for • tho Australian Jockey Club's meeting. The Wellington light-weight rider, Ashley Reed, will leave this weok for Sydney, where he expects to remain for a few months. The North Island jockey, L. Wilson, will probably wake a trip to Sydney • within the next week or two, and he may remain there for the winter months. A. J. M'Flynu wilj leave for Melbourne this week, under engagement to Mr'C L. Stead to ride Tim Doolan in the Victoria Grand National Steeplechase. Tho Wellington sportsman, Mr H. Whitney, had an unfortunate experience at his stud lately, when Saga, by Soult—Vala, slipped ' twin foals to Autumnus A report is current to the effect that Mr A: VV. Rutherford, jjun., has placed a commission in Sydney for two imported horses, which are to be sold on Wednesday. Birkful is reported to be doing well at Napier Parle, and he is expected to pick up a Tun-dle race before long. The three-year-old fijly. Gold Foil, by -Hy-mettus—Gold Thread, was mated with Demosthenes last spring, without result, and she is now in training again at ISapier. V Southern reports state that JVlagdala is being spelled at present. • Since he won at Gore, at the end of March, his form has been somewhat disappointing. Tho three-year-old Blitz, by Martian —Fire Queen, has joined C. Gieselor's stable at Wingatui. Ho is owned by Mr H. Friedlander, who has Ardeuvhor and Moidant under the care of tho same trainer. Grand Idea, who was among the winners at Gisborne on Saturday, is a six-year-old gelding by Muliifid—Gemini, by Wakatipu—May Moon, so that he is closely related to Chortle and Continuance. War Tax, winner of the Maiden. Hack Race at the second day of the Gisborne meeting, is a four-year-old by ! Strowan—Romany Girl (dam of The | Pole), by Gipsy King—Yattaway, by j Ncrdenfeldt—Yattsey. On breeding j lines War Tax should be a useful sort, ■ but he has not done much racing yet. ' It is considered improbable that El Gallo will make the trip to Melbourne for the Victoria Racing Club's Grand I National meeting. J Colonel Soult, who has been on the ' retired .list since the Easter .meetings in Auckland, has resumed work at Filerslie. In the event of training on al! right, he may be sent to Sydney in the spring. I S. Neary was due to leave Auckland fo." Australia, this week with Try Fluke, who will probably be raced in Melbourne to begin with. The Golden Knight gelding, Moneymaker, who won a race at the winter meeting of the Dunedin Jockey Club this month, has gone into R. M'Donaid's stable at Wingatui. A filly by Penates—Mountain Flower has been put in work at Wingatui. So far Penates, who has been at the stuo in North Otago for some time, lias not had any representatives racing. Reports from Wellington state that tho American-bred pacing staliion, Hni Zolock. will not be retired to the .stuo. vet. it i<; intended to send him to Christchurch for tho August meeting of the Metropolitan Trotting Club, to give him an opportunity to qualify' for the New Zealand Trotting Cup.