MISCELLANEOUS SPORTING

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 3715, 19 October 1926, Page 5

MISCELLANEOUS SPORTING

[By Gleankk.] ; RACING. Pantheon, Limerick, Nao.s ■- and Pilliewinkie- aw still among the favourites for the Melbourne Cup to be run 2nd) November. The defeat of Fair Exchange- in, McLean Stakes last Thursday was 'unexpected. Tiie Southland trained Some Rose was not looked upon, as a likely place getter. She- has a torrent of speed at her conimanicil and may turn out really good. Full Swing ran up to her con'siis flout) track work. Sire should bej dierry; ripe for Novieniber. Goose-step was hot produced. The heavy going dices not suit him. Warhaven had a rough spin nn Thursday. Rose nor was knocked about in the same- race, and e-ve-n,tually -overreached, stumbled and broke down baidly. Southland has quite a number of Some Boy IPs gets com;nig to haw'd. A Some Boy XI-Rusaian. Maid colt is spoken, of as a likely sort. Silver Peak has produced a nice filly to the same horse. He- may make racing 'history '.for Southland, as a £ire off aristocral ic youngsters. Indian Sage and Beacon Light should be prominent at Wellington. Oarawok lias ‘come-back in good style. He should be, prominent in the Hurdles at Trentihamf. Black 1 Cruiser and Koauau may be the- hardest to boat

■The two- year old Tai-ta Handicap will see- Laughing Prince, Lady Or by and Ti Tree prominent.

Beaumont and Tea Bell must raceprominenitly in the- Wainui Handicap. Seat own may trouble Le Choucas, Or chid and Grand Knight in the sprint. Revemoana did not take- on th-ei ’Champion; Plate (Ijiniles) ais over a mile this fell-ow loses his biillianoy. 'Beacon Light and Te- Monanui look the goods. Set Sail should -soon be on the- winning list. It is good to know local owners may be represented 'at Hawc-a Hack meeting. Kohara and Imprint arc really good class- houses.

Most of oar prominent N.Z. horsemen have .do-no well in, Australia— George Young, Ashley Rood, Roy Reed, M. McGarten and Tommy Green have all been .riding good winners lately. Battlement is to- .race at Riccarton in November. A horse of moods this fellow bat a true stayer and as such, lie may make Commendation go. the race o-f his life, in the Derby. Waitaki Girl accomplished a twomile try out in good style last (week. Onyx appears to have madei a 1 oome back” —It is still doubtful if she will see the. post for Trotting! Pup, however. Dolly Dillon is very well. Sea. Pearl should win a race soon. FOOTBALL. The Maori team reported to bo feasting on good English beef steak, They should “eat-up" some- of the op-' posing English teams.. Bert Cooke, one of the world’s best five-eights, has- retired from theglamel in a blaze of glory. N.,Z. League team has played tea matches in England, three of which they have. lost. Warrington with three. International forwards proved too tricky for the tourists. The Auckland champions, Ponsonby, went down to Grammar Old Boys ini the. Charity Cup match. Lucas played a dazzling" game for the “Ponies.”

BOXING. Wills goes to the outer. Tommy Burns (ex world’s- heavy champion) has discovered a future world’s champion in Harry Pitt —a, pit-boy from Newcastle (Eng.). Billy Edwards, middle-weight champion of Australia is now Looking for the scalp of Sheppherd, the heavy weight champion. Henri Criqui (ex-light weight champion) is to stage a come back in New York. Criqui lost to that Filipino marvel, the, late Pancho Vila. Merv Williams was recently defeated in Australia by the negro-, Sunny: “Jim” Williams. The former was twice defeated in N.Z by Eddie Parker and) Is looking tor a match with Jiiiin in Sydney. Paul Dcmsky had hi® first taste- of defeat in U.S.A. when Tommy O’Brien heat h-im on points.

Le,s Murray writes interestingly from New York. He- is due to meet- A cel Hudlkihs the Nebraska Wild Cat whom he describes' as some tough fighter. Purdy and Jamito had , a fighting bout at Palmerston North last week, Purdy fought as if possessed and Jamito wasn’t backward. Bert McCarthy, one-time feather champion of Australia, is in N.Z. at present. CRICKET. The game between Cecil Peak and the local XI provided an interesting finish. Cecil Peak aroi to bci congratulated on their successful tour, ah matches being won. The local Club’s policy of. encouragingl the colts- is bearing 1 fruit Ail the young players did well. J. Hoodf bowled'in- good form. He must, however, learn to bowl oyer the wicket. The out cricket on both sides was good, and not -many chances went begging. A McCaughan, White -and Flannery each took a brilliant catch.