SOUTHERN SPORT.

NZ Truth, Issue 568, 6 May 1916, Page 10

SOUTHERN SPORT.

otAgo and, south land jottings. 1 , (By "Al Primero.") /• Borodino should have been home and dried m the Maiden at Beaumont. The Finland gelding was hung up" m the starting machine. . . Quirinus, who prevailed m the big race at Lawrence,, won as easily agaiq at Beaumont. Bill' Brown, if more judiciously ridden, would have walked away with the mile and. a-half trot. He came out again m the mile event and won. easily. The General May gelding is good and is .sure to run to a much better mark. , Parkwater has turned very dirty and caused a lot of trouble -m ' the? Hack Welter, m which the favorite, Fj[nless, jumped out first and was never-ser-iously troubled. v f \.' .., Hornbeam was unlucky m the Flying, as she met with palpable 'interference from Santomart ,when approaching the homo turn. Had the- stipendiary steward been anywhere m the vicinity; Robb might have been given a holiday.' Baritone was early m front In the ,Molyneux Hack race, and young Humphries had a very comfortable ride on' Findhorn's; brother. • ' Elgin, who competed m the trots at Beaumont, is reputed to be a good deal better than his form showed. * Charlotte was made the medium of a plunge m the Railway Handicap, but the rider of Sartomart pushed her over the bank at the rise of the' barrier and again interfered with her at the home turn. . If all reports be true, Robb had no right to have been -'weighed out, as he was not.in t a fit state to be allowed on the horse. • After the race the starter reported Robb, and the stewards, after a fruitless interrogation of the rider, disqualified him for two years. Seamaid waa .very sore at Lawrence* and Beaumont, and the Martian mare could do with a spell. M/irtiques looked ragged and tucked up at Beaumont, but finished on gamely m her race. Judging by the scores of bottles lying all over the course at Beaumont, any disappointed punter could have got even by collecting them. ' "VV. Jones, t tho Riverstlale trotting rider, Had his collarbone- broken when First Chime' fell m the preliminary of tho mile and a T half trot, and owing' to there being no outfit of any kind on the course, ho had to proceed home with the injury. It is about time that all clubs were forced to keep a proper ambulance outfit on the course. Borodino will shortly join J. Rae's stable at Wingatui and be prepared for the Oamaru meeting. pwale was purchased at Christchurch by Frank Conn, "and should be useful next season at meetings down this way. . "Nob-splnners" were much m evidence on the train going to Beaumont, and/ were credited with having cleaned up one or two pigeons on the journey. Orthoform showed some pace after being .left,; at Lawrence, but is very cranky. ' , .faponica, who figures on tho limit In the Bracelet at Forbury. is reported to have some pace." -, Silver Shoe left tho mark too early at Lawrence and was disqualified. . Sure to have a chance at Forbury. 'Balnamoan is trotting well down south, and may be found running well next week. ' t " Clynellsh and Kauwhero are at pre-, sent at Wingatui under Len King's care. t i .....