SPORTING

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 9 August 1928, Page 2

SPORTING

RICCARTON TRACK NOTES

(By Telegraph.— Special to "The Mail

CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The Parliamentary Handicap winner Bisox arrived aCßiccarton m charge of A. McCormack, who will Tide lie in the Winter Cup. Bisox looks in the be.,t of condition, and her Wellington performances will not be overlooked by investors when summing up the prospects for Tuesday’s race. * . After wirming the Brabazon Handicap twelve months ago, Magna Charta was immediately made an ante-post favourite for the’Winter Cup._ A similar procedure is evidently -being followed this year as Royal Saxon and First bight, the dividend payers last Saturday, .are now ruling favourites for the mile event, hut the latter is likely to touch the shorter price of the pair on the clay. Other candidates in keen demand during the past couple of days comprise Bisox, Haiti, Panther, Royal Damon and Taboo. Pouri, with E. Warner m the saddle, was given strong work at Riccarton yesterday. It is not intended to jump l;im prior‘to his Grand National Steeplechase engagement. ‘ GOTHIC SCRATCHED United Press association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. i SYDNEY, Bth August. Gothic has been scratched for the A.J.C. Epsom Handicap. Gothic is being reserved for Caulfield. UNPRECEDENTED HIGH PRICE (Received 9th August, noon) L VANCOUVER, Bth August. A Saratoga yearling colt was sold for the unprecedented high price of £15,000. The horse was sired by Whisky,-Broom 11./ who, sired Victoria, Whiskery, Diavolo and other champions.,