SPORTING

Northern Advocate, 19 June 1926, Page 7

SPORTING

RACING CALENDAR. Juno 18, 19—Napier Park E.C. Juno 23—Hawke’s Bay Hunt June 25, 2G—Hawke's Bay J.C. July 0,8, 10- —Wellington E.C. July 22 —Waimate District Hunt. July 22, 24—Gisborne R.C. July 24 —South Canterbury Hunt. July 31 —Christchurch Hunt. TROTTING CALENDAR. June 19, 23, Auckland Trotting Club. NOTES. Dick is being kept up to the collar at Trenthain, ami his next appearance will bo in the Wellington Steeplechase. Pantagruel broke down during the running oi ! the Eaukawa Cup on the first day of the Otaki mooting, » which event he finished third. He went in both front legs and will be an absentee from tlic tracks for some time yet.

The gelding out of Spanker, halfbrother to Blue Peter, who has been qualified as a hunter, joined Captain J. Gage William’s team at Trentham yesterday. He has also a throe-ycar-old newcomer by Aero out of a granddaughter of Lady Fisher, who was the dam of Maniapoto. The Irish-bred marc Clare Crag, in E, Emerson’s stable, is striding along well in her work at Eiccarton, and showed to advantage in a useful sixfurlong gallop on the plough on Satururday. She had a reputation of being a good stayer when raced in Ireland, and she should be beard of to advantage in races over a distance in the new season.

Penury Eose, who was in good form a year ago, is repotted to bo in a bad way still, and some doubt is expressed as to whether he will stand another

preparation. Following on a few days’ spell, after returning from tlio Dunedin winter fixture, Warhaven and Master Sandstone have resumed work, with a campaign at Eiccarton in view during August. Both horses will he nominated for the Winton Cup. Trainer H. Noagle is handling 10 rising two-year-jlds for Mr W. G. Stead, Eight of these have ncen nominated for several of the Australian classic events, so it looks as though they were intended for sale in Australia. The eight are all by the imported horse Leighton, and comprise geldings from Catalini, Cheloma, Delight and Bayou, and fillies from Oddity, Lady D., Valvate, and Bayonne. Four of the mares are imported stock.

Pericles, who won the Australian Jockey Club Steeplechase, run at Eandwick on Saturday, is a comparative novice at cross-country racing but he had <i previous win over the fences to his credit at Easter. He was bred by Mr E. J. Watt, being by All Black from Perseis, an Australianbred mare by Positano from Circe, by Castor from Cissy, a sister to Trenton, by Mucket from Frailty. He is thus a brother to Pershore, with whom Mr Watt won the Metropolitan Handicap at Eandwick a few years ago. Periclbs was only a moderate performer in the colours of his breeder, and, after racing without success jas a hurdler last season, he was sold j to his present owner, for whom he has (turned out a rare bargain.

Pluck Cal,, who failed to mu up to expectations this season, has again been put into work at Trentham. ! Trainer G. Price still continues to ti'aln winners in Australia-. At the Moorefield meeting,, held a. few days ago, Bonne Chose, Cloud ami Aly- 1 chant, all winners, were trained by Price. I'arcour (Absurd —Our Lady), for-, merly trained by 11. J. Mason and j raced with distinction in Dominion, was submitted to auction in Sydney last week, but the best offer was lOOgns, and he was passed in. Farceur was a good “sprinter” who raced in this Dominion. The racecourse has seen the last of the good, but unlucky, Iloyal Divorce. The Engish-brcd horse loft Trentham for Palmerston North last week. Eoyal Divorce will be at the service of breeders next season. As a rule Trainer E. J. Mason is very guarded when referring to any of his horses, but prior to leaving for Australia he gave the opinion to a Wellington friend that his coining two-year J o<lds .have impressed Jiim, and Mason expects the pair to race well in the Australian spring engagements. The Absurd —Eulogy filly will race as Eulalic, and the Limond —Waterwings colt as Agrion. The cx-New Zealand jockey, Ashley Eeed, is doing a good deal of travelling and meeting with success in Australia. Last week, at the Adelaide meeting, Eccd made a dead-heat of the Port Adelaide Cup on Valbce, and on the same afternoon, won the Norwood Handicap on Adrift, while previously he won the Adelaide Cup on Spoarer. The owner of Eapier and Projector intended to race them at the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club’s winter meeting, prior to assisting at the Wellington meeting, but the trip to Hastings was abandoned. H. Nurse will, however, bring both horses to Trentham.

An interesting piece of schooling ■was done at Eiccarton last Saturday, when North Inch (G. Salt) had his lirst turn over the steeplechase fences. Blue Hall (E. Shaw) went with him, and gave a perfect exhibition of jumping, while North Inch shaped exceptionally well for a novice.

; From present appearances it would appear that there is going to be no shortage of two-year-olds for next season’s racing. There are about thirty youngsters at Eiocarton. Trentham stables already shelter something like a score, a similar number are under tuition at Greenmeadows, and from all other centres activities in the juvenile

lino point to next season being a good one for two-3 r ear-old contests.

Charlatan’s no: 1 outing, according to reports from Riecarfon, will ho at j Trent ham. In the Flying Handicap at the Australian Jockey Chili’s mooting last i Saturday, Kiosk racoil against horses } of all ages and linis'ltod a dose .second, j ,!n running second in raid) of hi-; starts ! in Australia Kiosk is showing consistent form, that will keep his sire (Tea Tray) before the Australian owners. Evidently Kiosk impressed the critics in Australia, for allhough, he could only run second in his first attempt j there a good future is predicted for j Tea Tray’s son. I ( The Auckland horseman R. K. Thomson easily headed the list of riders in the amount, of money earned in riding fees,at the Great Northern meeting. He had thirteen rides during the throe days, and hia actual riding fees amounted to £221 2s. Of the amount his two seconds on Kawini brought in £Bl, while his win on Kendal was worth £63, and on Greckson £.°>l 10s. A second on Glenidle earned him £9, and his other fees were for losing mounts. “Rangi” Thompson, with two rides on Dick and two on Crown Coin, earned £152 4s, of which total £136 was the result of Dick winning the Great Northern Steeplechase. W. Bowden’s cheque for riding fees was £142 4s, Landbird, by -winning the Great Northern Hurdles, being responsible for £l2O, the remainder being made up by three losing mounts. R. Reed, who rode the winners of four flat races at the meeting, earned £95 12s, the chief contributors being Dcgnge (£2B), Nadarino (£2O), Hoariri (£2O), and Titaness (£10). A quartette of jockeys found chatting together in a Wellington hostelry during the present week prompted a bystander to compile their successful exploits in the saddle in contesting important jumping events in New Zealand (says the “New Zealand Times”). First came P. Johnson, who steered | Mutiny, Cavalicro, and Battlcaxe to I victory in the Great Northern Hurdle Race, Muscatel, Dummy, and Kiatcre in the Groat Northern Steeplechase, Dummy in the New Zealand Grand National Hurdle Race, and Dummy in the New Zealand Grand National Steeplechase. W. Young came next with three wins in the New Zealand Grand National Hurdle Race, scored respectively with Shrapnel, Paisano, and Continuance, and a win on Tc Arai in the New Zealand Grand National Steeplechase. Rangi Thompson’s record comprised two wins in the New Zealand Grand National Steeplechase, scored respectively with Paritutu and'St. Elm, and a win on Dick in the Great Northern!

Steeplechase. J. RoaeK’s record eomI prised a double win in the New Zea(land Grand National Steeplechase with 'OakMgh. The total wins down to the erdit of the four horsemen named in the races quoted, it will be seen, numbered no less than 18.