SPORTING

Northern Advocate, 27 August 1924, Page 7

SPORTING

Acting on the advice of its handi-r-apper, Mr F. J. McMenemin, the Whangarei Racing Club has decidcd to delay publication of the handicaps for its forthcoming meeting until Monday, October 6. The delay will give Mr McManemin a chance of noting the form of any nominated horse at the Ptikaranga Hunt Club meeting, which is to be held on October 4. The acceptances for the Whangarei meeting will close on the date originally announced, namely, Friday, October 10.

The improvements to be carried out at Kensington Park by the Whangarei Racing Club, the Borough Council having given its consent, include an extension of the totalisator for a distance of 15 feet. This addition will give the outside patrons of the club the use of two more selling windows and also two additional pay-out windows. The totalisator house is to be painted, also the picket fences leading to the soiling windows. Similar treatment will be accorded the judge's box. A new starting post is to be erected for the dispatch of fields in races of one mile and a half.

The gallops with which this week's training operations opened at Kensington attracted a gathering of fully 100 keen, spectators, thus showing that local interest in the October fixture is already well aroused.

Take Take and Lady Lois were out before breakfast and did strong pace Avork. * * * * After breakfast a number of horses were exercised at the barrier, Mr Ilosking, who manipulated the lever, being in good form. Iloariri, Jack Frost and Delightniint Avere the first three to line up, and Avhen the tapes lifted Iloariri, who had stood like a veteran, Avas first out, folloAved by Jack Frost. # * * * At the second attempt Iloariri be- ; came very restless, perhaps through ; over-keenness on the part of his rider. When horses walk into their places riders are Avise to let them alone. Niggling and heeling have a tendency to upset them. * * * * Delightniint was handled to advantage. This colt, considering his age, took kindly to the proceedings. He was last to move out each time, but will benefit by the experience. * * * * Lacemaker and Jack Frost shaped satisfactorily, and Fireclay 'was fair. • w * * There was no fast galloping, the various trainers restricting their charges ! to steady work. LightAvood, Miss J Theory, Lady Arch, Gum Chips and Lacemaker Ave re among the Avorkers. * * * # Lacemaker and tho Campfire gelding Venour were stepped out over half, a mile the other morning, the former having most to say at the finish. * * * * Comet. King, Avho has joined Woods' ! string, lias already improved in ' ap- j pearance. He looked to be on the I doAvn grade for some time, but has 1 noAv definitely made a move in the opposite direction. |

Delightmint ami Fairlands dashed over a couple of furlongs together ou Monday morning, the latter going the better in good time. The two-year-old's performance, however, was encouraging. All the same, he can scarcely be ready for Avondale next month. * * » » Iloariri's good showing at the bar- . rier pleased everyone; he jumped out | smartly at the first attempt. Of coursc, his opponents had not been | tried before at the barrier, while Hoariri started three times last season—^at .Wanganui, Takapuna and Ellerslie. • • • • In eight starts at the National meeting Sir George Clifford's representatives were placed on seven occasions— jtwo wins, two seconds and three thirds. This is the best meeting t'he stable has had for- «iome time. * A Southern writer draws attention to a curious feature of the betting on the Grand National Steeplechase. Carawock, first favourite, had never won a steeplcclia.se; Oakleigh, second favourite, had not been in a place during the winter; Lochella, third choice, had not been placed for some seasons. • • • •

At Addington Inst week F. E. Jones rode Latorm' to victory for Mr H. P. Nicoll, president ot' the Trotting Conference, and the next day at Kiccarton lie won a race in the colours of t'he president of the Having Conference.

i It is reported that Pamplona is j throwing off the lameness that affected him on the eve of the National' meeting. A "horse that has done very little racing, he should be good for a long career if he gets sound again. • • • » Nigger Minstrel has gone to Sydney in chargo of George Jones, and his doings there will be watched with keen interest. He is said to have furnished nicely during tho winter and to have done good work in trials from six to nine furlongs. The brother to Desert Gold will probably have his first three-year-old outing in the Rosehill Guineas on September 20.

(A Soufhern writer states that if Mr C. Hazlett had cared to part with Adjutor during the National meeting he could have done so, a number of good judges being attracted by the son of Adjudge as a jumping possibility. * » * « Till", a four-year-old brother to two good ones in Bee and Snub, seems to have impressed many who saw him at Riccarton. A fall last spring mads him nervous, but he appears to be recovering and is considered likely .to j win good races. i j** * * * A Christchurch writer points out I that Tigerland was more or less sore for a long time before he raced at Riccarton, and his trainer did remarkably well to get him fit for the big steeple-* chase. The Finland gelding is to rest for six months. * * * * j Iho brood mure Bosuliuj who wjis I 18 years old, died a few days ago in North Otago. Roseday and Solfanello are among her progeny, so she was a stud success. ♦ # * ♦ j Little River is being schooled over hurdles at Opaki and is reported to be shaping j 2l Vol y promising style. At his best ho is a fine galloper on the flat, and it lie can learn to jump well he should be a good proposition. j i

It is understood that Penury Rose has been sold to a Southland sportsman for a price in. the vicinity of £40T) and has gone into the hands of an Invercargill truiner.

A Canterbury buyer is said to be negotiating for En Route. This disappointing hurdler undoubtedly has pace and jumping ability, and possibly Avould do Avellsainong the moderate South Island jumpers.

A Taranaki Avriter states that those I who profess to know say that Loc'lison's lameness is ligament trouble, and he may need a very lengthy spell. His trainer, W. Anstis, is given credit for keeping the Grafton Loch gelding Avell enough to Avin so trying a race as the National Hurdles. •. # » * * Muraahi has been put into Avork in Taranaki, but lias not been nominated for early events. He is ia the New Zealand Cup list. **# . . * Ballymena is a notable absentee from the New Zealand Cup nominations. The Melbourne Cup engagement avill keep him in Australia, and it. is quite probable that his owner Avill largely restrict his champion to w.f.a. racing in NeAV Zealand. * * * ♦ There are (J2 nominations for the Noav Zealand Cup, to be run on November S, as against 58 last year. Tho list includes only eight of last year's field—Dame Straitlace (second), Roseday (third), Scion (1922 winner), Muraahi, Quest, Deucalion, Pilliewinkie and Kukume.

When Lochella won the Grand National Steeplechase five years ago Poithogue was one of the field he beat. 0n tho same day Red Cent won the Hunters' Hurdle Handicap and Tigerland ran in the Trial Hurdle Handicap. These four all ran in this year's National.

| It was recently reported that Mr J J. S. Barrett, of Christchurch, had sold I Dame Straitlace to Mr J. F. Buchanan, but it now-turns out'tliat Mr Barrett changed his mind before the sale was completed. He is having the Kilbroney mare prepared for the New Zealand i • ,*:■'+ • who is well-known in the >South, has been racing for eight seasons and has won over £6000 in stakes, earning money right up to his last appealance" a month ago. A.s a contingency partnership in the Ail Red gelding has,, just been registered, he is evidently intended to sport silk again this season. * » » ' • The first foal sired by the brilliant Kilbroney horse Songbird made its appearance in Southland on August 5, its dam being a Black and Bed mare. * * • • Tii connection with the inquiry made by an Australian sportsman for Wassail on the eve of the National meet- • ing, a Taranaki writer remarks that [an excellent chance of securing a bar- | I gain was missed. When the price was quoted at 1500 guineas the Australian's agent offered £1500. The prompt reply was, "My price was 1500 guineas; now it is 1750 guineas." |

Since ho showed up so, conspicuously f at Riccarton Bullford's pedigree has! been given as by Strowan from a mare by Dreadnought from Links. | There is no record in' the Stud Book j of any such -mare. Links was bred ! by the Hon. J. D. Ormond in 1893, J and did not commence stud duties till j after Dreadnought's death, which oc- i curred in 1897. The first foal to Links j was born in 1899, and from that year;" up to .-'3911 she produced only two j fillies/' one by The Officer in 1900 and j the other in 190(j by Renown. In .17)11 > she produced her third filly Hoy, so it is probable the dam of Bullford is tho filly by Renown, who was a so?i of Dreadnought.

While Mr W. G. Stead will have a tcfim racing in Australia this spring, four of his two-year-olds have been left at home, for various reasons. A gelding by Absurd from Salvette is to bo turned out for a spell. Both the Absurd Bon Espoir iilly and the Absurd Gold Painting colt require time to mature, while a iilly by Humbug or King John from the imported Sundust (Sunstar —The Broom) met with an accident that necessitated her being laid aside.