SPORTING

Northern Advocate, 8 July 1925, Page 7

SPORTING

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Mr W. Scholium, who war, in Whangarei yesterday, stated that lie expects to get away next month to Australia. He is to take over R.uapapa, Sandstar, Royal Blood and the rising two-year-old by Archery —Bonny Helen. Elstow has arrived from the North and gone into J. Clements' stables. This, trainer's team is steadily growing. Mi R. Reed's Lucullus gelding has joined Clements' team. He should make a jumper, as he has plenty of size and power to recommend him. Mr Hilton Hutchinson's Mountain Knight colt has plenty of admirers, and if his breeder feels inclined to get rid of the youngster "buyers will not be Lacking. A large attendance is expected tonight at the annual meeting of the Whangarei Club, and the business should prove interesting. There are not many trotters to be seen working at Kensington these days, and if Whangarei is to be represented at the fleet meeting next month there will only be two local nominations. There are some young horses in the district that might develop with education and racing. Perhaps the A. and P. Society, with the assistance of the Trotting Club, could put on a trotting match at the Spring Show. This would help to build up the light harness horse standard in the North and encourage breeder®. There are ten or twelve locally-owned trotters around Whangarei, and quite a lot of them would profbably be given a run if opportunity offered at the Show. No doubt some generous citizen would donate atrophy for the race.

Lola Recklaw has been kept going in view of the fleet meeting next month. The one day's programme includes seven races, the lowest stake being £500. Perhaps races will be hard to win there. Omahu scored over hurdles at Hawera, but his cross-country engagements had not shown him in a favourable light prior ,to Mb success in the Wellington Steeplechase yesterday. This is his second success in this event, as last year lie beat Pamplona by a very narrow margin. Fireblight, runner-up to Omahu yesterday, has started in three crosscountry events this season. She was third in the Napier Steeplechase and second in the Hawke's Bay Steeplechase. Olympic, winner of the Trial Stakes at Trentham yesterday, was also successful at the recent Levin meeting. He is a four-year-old gelding by Polydamon, his dam being the Gazelev mare Gay. Many Colours, a Tialfbrother to Olympic, probably cost backers some good money yesterday.

S. Waddell has trained the winner of the Trial Plate at Trentham on many occasions, but Father O'Flynn, the Paper Money two-year-old, could only get second for him yesterday. Father O'Flynn has been cunning, but he was operated on some time ago and mav now be more genuine. After winning a race at Ellerslie last winter White Comet was off the scene until a few months ago. His yictory yesterday showed him in a favourable light. He is out of Lady Frisco, whose dam was a half-sister to Bier jot. It is interesting to note that Loch son is an acceptor for the Winter Hurdles at Trentham, so apparently his owner has hopes that the National winner will stand another preparation. Commenting on the nomination of Te Kawa for the Grand National Hurdle Handicap, a Taranaki writer says that J. B. Pearson will be illadvised to give the Maniapoto gelding a preparation for such a lengthy journey. Kept to short distance hurdle races, of which there are ample, Te Kawa would soon return his purchase money. The Trentham trainer R. O'Donnell has decided that it is useless persevering with Solfanello, and the C.J.C. Stewards' Handicap winner has been pensioned off.

Two recent winners in Hawke's Bay were sired by horses who did their racing in Sir George Clifford's colours. Mahia is by Winterbourne, a brother to Danube, by Martian from Neva, by Stepnak from Whirlpool, while Manutai is by Flying Start, by San Francisco from Fleetfoot. Winterbourne was just a moderate youngster, but Flying Start was a high-class two-year-old. The Spalpeen mare Wench, who had an unlucky trip to Sydney, is said to be very fond of her owner-trainer, Mr J. Hughes. The story is related that when she fell at Warwick Farm her bridle came off. She galloped back to the birdcage, but missed the entrance, so her owner went out and called het, and much to the amazement of the crowd she returned for him to put the bridle on. J". A. Rowland, with Penury Rose, arrived at Trentham on Saturday. Since going south, says Monday's "Dominion," the old fellow has not shaped as well as he did when trained at Opaki, and he seems to have lost a lot of his ability as a jumper. The "Dominion writer apparently did not collect. when the half-brother to Sir Roseberry won the Trentham Hurdles yesterday.

It is reported that Glentruin will join the workers again when spring time comes round and that she will be accompanied to Riccarton by a filly recently imported from England by Messrs Chisholm and McDonald, the Southland sportsmen. From a Wellington paper on Monday morning:—Probably because he is to be ridden by R. Feed, Passionate will have a good following for the Members' Handicap tomorrow. There is nothing in the public fonn of the Wai-knto-trained animal to suggest that he is equal to winning in first-class metropolitan company.

So far there is no word of Mimctic being sent to Sydney for the A.J.C. Derby. His trainer does not fancy the trip with only one representative, and as the tracks have been so wet, he has been unable to find out anything about his rising two-year-olds. Altogether it is unlikely that the trip will be undertaken in the spring, but the autumn may tell a different tele. Reports from Wanganui state that Master Peter got out of his paddock i the other day and further injured him- j self by galloping on the road. His j chance of getting to the post for the National Steeplechavse is very poor. It is stated in Wellington that Alaric will uot be a runner at the Grand National meeting. At Wanganui W. Rayner has taken Deluge in hand again. The Absurd j gelding looks well after his spell. | A Dunedin sportsman, who was an- ; xious to purchase Footfall recently, was j informed that the Autumnus—Warstep j three-year-old was not for sale.

A couple of youngsters bred by Mr H. M. Campbell at his breeding quarters at Horonui, form a portion of the team controlled by W, Stone at Avondale. They are both, colts, one being by Kilboy—Matane (winner of the Great Northern Oaks), the other by King Mark —Straga, who is therefore a half-brother to that high-class performer Hyi^estra. The proposed new railway tariff makes provision for a substantial reduction in the charge for carrying racehorses —a matter upon which the Racing Conference for some time past has made representations to the Railway Department. Ordinary rates are to be chafged for horses going to race the return journey will be at half rates, provided the horse does not meantime change hands. The return journey must be made within two months of the date of the outward journey and not later than fourteen days after the last day of the race meeting. When a racehorse goes one way by express, mail, or passenger train and the other way by a train other than express, mail, or passenger, the "charge* for the whole journey will be the full express, mail, or. passenger train rate, plus half the rate by the other train. The new regulations also provide that where special trains are run to convey horses to or from meetings, the minimum charge will be as for forty horses at express train rates, computed on the mileage run by the special train.