MISCELLANEOUS SPORTING.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 3968, 30 September 1930, Page 5

MISCELLANEOUS SPORTING.

I [By Gleaner.g

RACING. Although Limerick is practically a spent light Freddy Jones has two good ones in First Sight and Paquito 10 bring home some winnings. First Sight must have a show in the Epsom. Some Australian writers are not giving Night March a show against Phar Lap in the Melbourne Cup, but the big handicap is different from weight-for-ago races. With a big field and jockeys fighting for positions a good horse might be hopelessly boxed until too late to get out a*nd win. Although Velimond is regarded as a certainty for the Derbies Sargon, The Doctor’s Orders and Bay acre might upset the apple cart. Pangolin won a double at Geraldine, showing a return to his best jumping form of last autumn Geraldine form was almost a reversal of that ot Ashburton . Geraldine form was almost a reversal of that of Ashburton. Bv winning the big race first day at Geraldine Black Mint upset the punters properly. Mr Ballinger also secured the last race on Saturday with Royal Game. Desert song improved on first day’s performance by coming out in open class on Saturday and winning the President’s Handicap from Rascal. Cape Horn sired first and second in the Nursery Handicap at H. B. spring meeting on Saturday. Sailing and Cape Gold from the Daly’s stable are both by the imported sire. Lady Pam looked a good bet in H.B. Guineas and duly arrived from Simba. Call Again repeated his Danncvirko performance and won Tomoana Hurdles easilv. Hunting Day, which has just resumed work,„was too good for the others in the Flying Handicap. This chap will win good sprints this year. Auckland next week. Big acceptances for Saturday’s events. The Hurdles should be a good race with Make Up, Air King, Claris and Claremore doing it best. Cylinder will be a hot pot for the Guineas. Most opposition will come from Arisus, Commandant and Biddy’s J Boy. The Shorts has drawn a nice field of sprinters. If Ceremony would reproduce her track form it would be a case of “shut the "ate.” Awarere, Courtesy and Lady Quex look good. The former has winning form. The Michelson Cup has Historic 9.13, Prodice 9.12, and Star Stranger 9.12 at the top of the weights, and the winner should come from these. With a soft track High Pitch would trouble Prodice but with firm going Star Stranger, Standfast and Count Palatine appeal most The Steeple has drawn a rough lot. Mashoor, Spalpiko and Scaramouche look the best of the bunch. The Welcome Stakes has drawn an acceptance of 24 two-yr-olds. Of these Baroscope, King Colossus, Lady Vane* and La Poupee have the best form. Princess Bede and Ecila may give cheek, but King Colossus and La Poupee appeal most. Form in the Gordon Handicap points to Valroe, Catoma and Van Dyke, i Chrysology and Joyspear will keep | them jigging too. 1 Paganelli is in both the Shorts and j the Flying. He looks best in the ! Shorts but might want a race. Great ; Charter, Envoy, Prince of Orange and j Sir Kay look likely. The nominations for N.Z. Trotting Cup number 27. Several of these will probably drop out at first acceptance. With the exception of Wrackler, j Grandlight, Dilworth (syrs), Kings- ' craft, Linkman and Daphne D’Oro (6yrs) the other 21 competitors are all 1 aged horses. Ayrmont Chimes, a winner at Ashburton and Geraldine, will win bigger stakes yet for J. Bryce. FOOTBALL. Wellington finish up the 1930 season with an unbeaten record by defeating ' Taranaki 11 to 4 on Saturday. Local Jopp Cup school game resulted in Arrow combined schools defeating Queenstown Public by 13 to nil. Peterson, Snell (2), Cowie and Dakers played well for the winners. Smith, Wallace arid Robins were prominent for the losers. Next week Arthurs Point and Queenstown Convent meet Arrow at Arrow in the final for the Cup. Ponsonby won the Auckland club championship by defeating Grammar Old Boys in the final. Lucas, Jamieson, Hook and Co. carried too much speed for Old Boys’ backs for whom Corner, Hatty and L. McKnight playea well. Thistle (2) headed off Western (1) Christchurch soccer premiership. Otago (4) defeated Southland (1) on Saturday in interpro soccer game.