SPORTING.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume XL, Issue XL, 3 December 1909, Page 3

SPORTING.

[ By : True Si'ort.

St Bathans programmes for thei annual meeting to be held on the 27 th Decembei are now distributed. Altogether they give away £SB in prize money. The principal events are the St. Bathans Handicap of £lO and the Two Mile Trot of £l2.

The three Ranfurly horses, Ben Joseph, Joe Jun. and Jim, are now in steady work in view of the abbve fixture.

I hear that Smallshot and Reef Points will also make their appearance at St. Bathans. 1

The filly Thistledown, lately purchased by Mr Smith from Sir Geo. Clifford, arrives at Ranfurly to-day.

Pretty Face leaves to-morrow for Arrowtown. , She is nominated for three races, one the first day and two the second. Shs carries Bst 51b for the mile the first day, the other weights are not out till the day of the races.

The Kelburn —Equinox filly having gone sore, will I believe, be turned out, but it is to be hoped wili soon recover and get into work for the Naseby races.

Ovying to Kostroma not running too well at Lawrence, he will not be present at the Arrow meeting, but Mr Cain hupes to have him ready for Alexandra,

Nominations for the Vincent Jockey Club meeting close with the secretary Mr T Duggan, Ophir, to-morrow, December 4th.

Under the management of Mr M'Naught Mr C. Hore's iiorses Quagga and Obi are both doing well, and if appearances count for anything /hey should make a name for themselves at Alexandra * , I hear that one or two of the local owners have been sending their horses along this week, but so fa? have heard of nothing astonishing I notice that Alexandi'a and Arrowtown Clubs have received very good nominations, and it is to be hoped that other Central Otago Club's will receive the same patronage "What race is that just over!" inquired a big, i burly looking farmer on the Flat at Flemington on Melbourne Cup day, as the horses passed the winning post "The Cup!" replied a dozen voices "Why that's the worst luck I ever struck," replied the farmer, as he rose from the ground where he had been reclining " I came all the way from South Australia to see the Cup, and I've missed'it" The; farmer, tired of standing about, had eaten his lunch and dropped on che ground.for a rest He was soon into a peaceful slumber, and nobody had the [heart to disturb him