SOUTHERN SPORT.

NZ Truth, Issue 570, 20 May 1916, Page 10

SOUTHERN SPORT.

OTAGO AND SOUTHLAND JOTTINGS, (By "Ai Priftiefor") Beautiful weather characterised the Forbtify trotting meeting. THe tradfc proved a- trifle hard. .'...'■" Bftd fetarLliier j characterised the Memorial event; <fefFs Wllkic landing It. Wilkle recouped his admirers pretty <ve)h . , Law Clilhies, for a lime, did look iik*V it lh the lttfct event of the day, but irot narrbwiv lickefl m the straight by Joliio Girl. The r,aeo proved ah interesting event. Tho tote Uld £16,533 10s, distinctly promising when fteckbhe'd with £18.347 for the .same mctHiHg last year. "Dfcfenfler" 'Allen fdr the BmiVlre" ivar chest secure*! nearly i'iOO. Yet SohieVshdYtslghted cranks would stop the siitirt. On the whole, the avari on tho first clay waS gaud, &M brovldfeu 1 two' Hry heat flhidhPs Saturday opened up bioyvy,. cold ariji dusty for Forbiiry, with the truck harder, 111 anylnlng. The S.R.C. has held a, Hjioeicij of inquiry {jito_ aHepatJQ'n^.oC "dumnjjeism,'' which, it is r[imofed> has occurred In regard Jo certain stttblwj. Th(* 8-H-C---committee did not finally deaf with the case, arid rhore' is to' lib lieard of it North Olago fi-ltli. and 25th. Itorko's Drift will finish his ifroffclM- -. (ion for tho Qaniaru.Oup at Wirigatui; The southern people wilt not h<ter of his defeatj but W. Robinson m the saddle is not the same as Bmerson; Giehthorpp I* lietng trAlhcd at Wlri&atul In View at lh<# Htti-dlo races at OamAr'u aria rJuriedln. itc looks a bit light In cdh'tiition. Swalb ix iti \Vorl< td cdritcst tlio Scurry at pttinaru. He is Vbry il^ljt* Hi cbjiaitlori itiia hds a Bad cold. j(. wotilci probably pdy 1 bout* td put tlffl colt iW*:iy iintil next Mtelon and give htm a chanfce. Purej.Ciold 1b looking \yel) and In hur Schooling tasks haa shaped pleasingly. If sfto' hast reialned her paco d. hurdle tacb i$ Uiii beyond the Gold lUcf mare. She frill be rtdfleti by W. O'HallorUn, wh6 Wts <t iUxlctk well. . layvhaki i^ entered In, the Raijway at <sama.ru, but can b© written on;, $6 t}\Tj. ,h.o has shown nothing 6t his early form. Bertrun liad tho Flrßt Amateur Handicap won at any ulorc of tho Journey. AJbttrt liendrlckiJen's brlirado won some money over tho result. , Bdritlcne was" matlb a Stronp favorite (it tfjo'Dofnnih, but r'rfn vcty eTeon. SJie Is a rtlfi^ fitly find not be long In ,Kdihiri&* a winhldg bracket. 1 Myricata putmuyed tho pDpcuiilion m tho' big: face, and Stf. Thomson should 00 well even on his purchase, which was admirably handled by J. Bryce, Tho Innovation Handicap, was a chapter of accidents, but it is unlikely that the result was affected, an tho Advanco Koldlnfir, Uearsruard. won very casjlly. , > , Gemma showed a lot of pace m the St. Clair Handicap, but would vM flottlt? down. Tho start of the Jeff's M.«%morittl was a v{*ry bad one, the favorite, ltt-Kgio! Huon. rofvislnff to strike a fruit, whtist HvctonvtH »nd Abcrf<-|ily did isot Irnve ftt nil. •follif <'»irl hud tho Flying won threo ftirloi>K« from homo. Patiently driven. Do<rr<-e would hnvo \von tho Soconii Arnatour Handicap-— the field wa« v«ry far from nciccf. Maichlißht wju» m front nil tho way m the Winter Oai*. m which Mlnston

w&s a shade unlucky m; losing, as he covered a lot more ground than the winner and was only narrowly beaten. Bergan confirmed the good impression formed the first day 'by dead -heating 1 with Moorland m the Pacific Handicap. El Carbine showed a lot of pace m patches m the Trotters' race, m which Nora McKinney was early m the lead, and easily outstayed Woodohild at the finish. f ..'■: Blackford had to run the gauntlet of a protest m the Dunedin Handicap, but the explanation, m common with all others at this meeting, was acfiepted. First Chime's saddle slipped and a> stirrup leather broke, otherwise she would have been home and dried m the .Improvers, m. which'. lnwood just scraped home. .^ : , . ' : , lamerisk was made a good favorite m the mile ana a-quftrter, and aftef indulging: Bacchus with the lea'O' fd^'half ' a mile, ran home an oasy ':■ o.r.c. svtiiked atvnytFitn the Farewell [after running nowhere the first night. Some people are both game and lucky. !/ Flregod broke a blood vessel la^t fre'ek,. and will prove a pretty hai'd iJi*t)- --' position to go on /with. Dehver Huon was called ofi! by the starter the second day at ForbirrjV Eawards was very di^satisflod with the decision, but Starter Billy Dunne was perfectly right, as ■"Ma-finy" undoubtedly took a war risk and lost