SPORTING.

Northern Advocate, 28 January 1922, Page 6

SPORTING.

Winning Hit's defeat in. the Wellington Cup is a/ttributed to the fact that he pulled very hard in the early stages. He v'ii.s always in the first three till a furlong: from home. The dual Derby winner is said to have been in great condition, bright and muscular. (Songbird is said to have 'liad (hard luck in losing the Anniversary Welter 011 the first day afc Trentham, his rider being over-confidemt. The Kilbroney colt iniatde amends on the third day by his success in the well-endowed Summer Handicap. He is smart over a mile course. His dam, Grey Linnet, was purchased by Mr J. B. Eeid from the King's stud at the same tune as .Symbolism. The Emperor, who was among the two-year-old winners at Wellington, is said to have been placed under offer to an Australian buyer This eolt is by Honiform from Vicereine, a half-sister to tJie Seaton Delaval snare Kosella.

Triboulct, rvvih.o raced well at Tret'thani, could have been bought, 'for £300 at Christmas time, since "when he has won three times He has now been purchased by Ngata's owner, Mr J. Bull, who probably expects the son of Ivilbronev, a big gelding, to make good fis a jumper. Portland Lr.ss, Tribouletdam, was good over hurdles.

Egotism raced consistently at Trenthani, itvut without hick, $he luad a nice run on the rails in the Wellington Cup until .six furlongs from) liioine, «.nd then got knocked buck when A. IJchml .tried to go up inside another hovso. The Demosthenes inure put in <rre:it work to get .to the front within the 1a.4 furlong, and then lnsurroct rai just caught her. K.>uon, who fell in the Welington Cnp, looked very jaded and -weoit w)re in :li.is preliminary. Tlie son oi Be/.on.ian would probably have been better in his box. tie is a great handicap performer, ibut generally finds his tasks on t.lie hard iside. Killa.sha.ndra, by Kilbmney—Symbolism, is ci good sort of ffi two-year-r„bl. After nearly running oft' the course on t'he first, dixy at, Trenthnin, he won ' the Nursery Handicap on the second day. He carries Mr T. H. Dowry's co-lours His d;mn is by Symington I Amphora, und was bought, ironi the King 's stud by Mr J. S. Keid. Cata- I lini, got in Engla-nd, was her first foal. After running isecond in ea.eh. of hiis previous essays Sir«TtJOisel>erry ;desei\ ed his success in the junipers' race at Trenthani on Wednesday, lie is only a five-year-old and was bred in the "W (lira Ivoing by Sir Kuox from Merry Rose, the dam of Penury Eo.se. Merry lJose belonged to the faniioiis colonial family founded by Rosebud. A three-year-old gelding named Bi--1 ii,lli has put up a curious xeoord at r,andw;ick this season, having gathered in £700 without winning a race. He has been onee second and three time.* third at Rar.dwick. The Maniapoto gelding Nguta put iup another creditable performance when he carried 0.3 to victory in the Im>x ton Cup. On the second day he had to strike his colours to Mautoa Ivauova, wilio was in receipt of 481b. This marc is a full-sister to Sasanof, but she has a long record of failures She had a narrow escape when <her trainer's stables were burnt down a few weeks ago. Perhaps the shock has done her good lloset, who lost his maiden certificate at Foxton, is a half-brother, by King Rufus, to Signor, who was a great stayer, winning the St. Leger at "Wellington and the Canterbury Cup at Ricc.a rton the following season. The Egniont Racing Club ha;s decided to reinstate the 10s machine at its coining meeting. It would probaMy pay all clubs to eater for the it-e.ii shilling investor both on the lawn and outside now that times are hard. E'nnont Park had only to pass a veterinary's examination some months aoo to be sold for £400 The sale did not eventuate, and his owner has since ivon £1425 in stakes with the Svl\ia Park gelding. Egniont Park i.s a .son of Tottie, whose stud career lasted twenty years. The" sale of the Waikanae yearlings at Wellington this week was not a oToat success, the »cven lots, wx o which were filliea, realising which gives an average of onl> -- guineas. The best price was joO n., given by Mr B. L. Jail for the Kalbroney —Sunbird colt Mr Joll *«»> have -rot hold of a Derby winner, for Kilbroncy was one of the bost stayers ia England. Sunbu-d, who vas a go ' performer herself, is by Martian, the Latot sire of stayers and Derby wnv ;; er :, in Au.straln.sia, and she sistVto a New Zealand Cup turner in Ardenvohr, while her sistor, Mascot, was successful in the Canterbury Cup (two .miles and a quarter) and the Auckland Cup. The colt is described as a lone, low wet, massive oolt of great power and substance, deep of girth, with beautiful legs and feet; well thrown, with beautiful ju.tion. Two firsts and -a third in hack races at Trenthani make Bodyguard out to be a very promising three-year-old. In his last- seven starts lie has won five

times and twice been third, iso that he will in future have to race in open company. He is by Boniform—M;ultegarde. Passionless is another that has been prominent, of 'la-tc, for she won a .race .it Woodville and another at Awapuni, while Jier portion at Trentham comprised two iiiwts and a second. She is a four-year-old mare by 1- ormby—Passive, and is owned in the Waikato. Amo-ng Formby's turf successes were the Great Northern Foal Stakes, Wellosley Stakes, North Island Challenge Stakes and Wellington Stakes and the Carjteortrary Jockey Club Handicap. He wa& a champion up to a mile. The Hawk's performance in the Waterloo Stakes was certainly a most remarkable one, thooigli the Trentham course is exceptionally fast. On the same day Anomaly won over isix furlongs, with 8.13 in the saddle, in 1.10 4-5. The Hawk's Australasian record of 1.9 4-5 (supersedes that of 1.10 <miade at Riccai'ton a few years back by Ki.l- - In the Telegraph Handicap The Hawk's time was 1.11 1-5, mid Pluto ran a fifth of a second faster on the second day of the meeting. A hack race in 1.2(5 is another testimony to the nature of the going at Trentham. The Martian —Favoriita fillv at .the Waikanao sale realised .'!oogns and the