SPORTING

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 228, 25 August 1938, Page 12

SPORTING

AWAPUNI TRACK NOTES. LAUGHING LASS GOES WELL. (By “Spectator.”) Conditions were all that could be desired for training operations at Awapuni this -morning, and the work was of an interesting nature. The smartest effort over four furlongs was recorded by Laughing Lass, a candidate for Wanganui, who left the distance behind in 53sec., and was striding out well at the finish. Another from the Morris stable. Ecstatic, was also responsible for a good gallop, covering hall a mile in 54sec. This Laughing Prince filly has not raced since the Manawatu autumn meeting, when she ran a prominent third to Rehearsal in the juvenile event, and she now Jooks in great order for her engagement in the maiden race at Wanganui. Old Bill, also entered for the maiden event at Wanganui, gave another good performance, cutting out five furlongs in 1.8, the last two taking 26sec. Puroto was looking well when she stepped out for a five-furlong task which was disposed of in a shade under 1.8. The Martarma mare finished on well. Segra went over lour furlongs, the last three-taking 42sec. I Sudan and Throacas, from the Me--1 Donald stable, were asked to go over six furlongs, the last five taking 1.9. They seemed to have had enough at the finish. Sporting Gift, who has been liaviog an easy time lately, was asked to iuu a solid four furlongs. She has suffered nothing" for her let-up and did the journey in a shade better than 54sec. Rolling Home and Strolling ran a pleasing seven furlongs, Rolling Home finishing in front. The last three furlongs took 42sec. Porotiti, Taillight and Erebus were partners over three flights of hurdles with the pace on all the time. The jumping was very clean, except that Erebus hit the second fence rather badly. > ' Golden Ridge, who lias grown into a big sort, was given his first gallop after having done easy work on the plough for some time. He stepped out well over three furlongs and came home over the last two in 26sec. Ladv Ina’ is responding to her work well, but it will be some time before she is in anything approaching racing trim. APPEAL SUCCEEDS. THE U. SCOTT CASE- . Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Aug; 25. The appeal judges of the New Zealand Trotting Conference have allowed the appeal lodged by Mr H. Stafford, owner of Pot Luck, against U. Scott, the winner of the third heat of the third qualifying event in the InterDominion Championship. _ Mr J. It-. McKenzie, the owner of U. Scott, has beeii fined £25. . The judgment, dealing with a change of gear made with the horse, states: “In view of the fact that, after the purported permission was given by a member of the judicial committee, the chief stipendiary steward told the owner that permission had not been granted, we think the owner should have taken further steps to ascertain the true position, and that lie failed to do so. We therefore fine him £25.” The case has been the subject of several appeals, and on the subject the j udgment reads: “To a great extent the trouble was created bv the action of the club, whose handling of the situation, both before and after the race, left much to be desired. The result has been a succession of hearings culminating in this present appeal, and we think the club should tear some of the cost that the Conference and appellant have been put to. We therefore adjudge that the Metropolitan Trotting Club pay the sum of ’ £lO towards the expenses of the Conference and the sum of £l3O towards the costs and expenses of appellant in connection with this appeal. The sum of £2O deposited by appellant will be returned to him.” RACING AT HOME. FOX GLOVE SCORES. Received August 25. .9.40 a.m. LONDON, Aug. 24. The Ebor Handicap, run at York to-day resulted: FOX GLOVE j, PATH OF PEACE 2 BLACK SPECK 3 Twelve started; three lengths; threequarters of a length.