SPORTING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19969, 10 December 1926, Page 16

SPORTING.

RACING AND TROTTING. FIXTURES. December ll.—" Wellington Trotting Club. December 10, 11.—South Canterbury Jockey Ciub. December 11. —Waipa Racing JJlub. December 16, 18. —New Brighton Trotting Club. December 16, 18. —Dargavillo Racing Club, December 27.—Gore Trotting Club. December 27, 28.—Westport Trotting Chib. December 27, 28.—South Wairarapa Trotting Club. December 27, 28.—Dunedin Jockey Club. December 27, 28.—Westport i.C. midsummer. December 27, 28. —Taranaki Racing Club. December 27, 29, January 1, A—Auckland R.C. summer. December 27, 28, 50. —Manawatu Racing Club. December 28, 30, 51.—Auckland Trotting Club. January 1, 3.—Stratford R.C. annual, January 1. —Waikouaiti R.C. annual. January 1. —Wyndham R.C. annual. January 3. 4.—Southland R.C. Solroso may not run to-day at Timaru owing to striking herself whilst racing at the Methven meeting. She may, however, be a starter on Saturday. Peter Bingen established a race record .Then ho won at Wellington this week in 4min Slsee. The previous best was 4min 34 4-sscc, put up by Audacious in 1925. Tho Hutt track is not fast and Peter Bingen will probably reach qualification for the New Zealand Trotting Cup during the present season. Star Ranger has been galloping well at Trentham, and he will make the trip to Auckland for the Cup. J. IV. Lowe has taken him to Te Awamutu for the principal handicap to oo run at the Waipa meeting on Saturday. Star Ranger and Tanadees have been working the reverse way in company at Trentham. It is interesting to note that a half-sister to Mr T. 11. Lowry's well-performed imported horse Grandcourt (Captivation—La Huppe), who is. now doing stud duty at Oknwa, won a couple of races in England recently. The half-sister referred to is Dench, who followed up her Chepstow success by winning the Trent Selling Nursery at Nottingham. When auctioned after the race she was sold for £SOO to Major 11. Cuyzer, who saw good stud value in her after her racing days are over. Chersonese, the dam of Heroic, has produced a colt foal to the Valeris horse Devizes. Tam Glen is the latest recruit (o the hurdle brigade at Eiccarton, but ho is not a promising novice. He was exercised in the jumping ring the other day, hut ho did not take kindly to his (ask. Westbroke, a five-year-old gelding by Solferino from Halina, formerly raced by Mr C. E. Edgar, is the latest addition to Captain Gage" Williams's team at Trentham. Glenalmond, who, in company with Rebuke, was sold a few months ago by G. Murray-Aynslcy, to go to Australia, has raced disappointingly at the pony meetings around Sydney, and now word comes from that city' that ho was the cause of his owner, R. Skelton, the ‘‘Pony King” of Australia, being placed under the ban for six months, as a result of an inquiry into the gelding's running in the first division of the Maiden Handicap at Victoria Park on November 24. The following Riccarton horsemen have engagements at the South Canterbury meeting this week:- —J. Beale, Gay Jim, Moratorium, Gold Mint. Rapier; R. Beale, Some Abbey, Marco Polo, Dancing Days; O. Emerson, Moorland, Celerity 11, Couleur de Rose. Gold Brick: C. Eastwood, Front, Rank, Paperchaso, Saxolte. Bockart; F. E. Jones. Clarcnson, Scrotina, Sir Roy, Volant, Battlement. Rapier has been pleasing tho critics by his track work. At the end of October, which represented tho first quarter of tho Australian racing season, tho progeny of Valais had won prize-money to tho amount of £19,279. Rossendale was second with £15,229. The many friends of the well-known Riccarton mentor. R. Emerson, will regret, to hear that a rather serious illness attacked him on his return from the Methven meeting last, week. , Diogenes is regarded in the north as a doubtful starter in the Auckland Cup. Booster was responsible for a good gallop at Riccarton on Tuesday last. It is reported that Grand Knight will not start in the Auckland Cup. Battlement is said to have shaped disappointingly in .a gallop with Count Cavour on Tuesday. Jack Potts has trained on satisfactorily since he was last seen in public. Tho Ashburton Trotting Club has _ received a very attractive list of nominations for its Boxing Day meeting. It is reported that Onyx has visited Peter Chenault, and will shortly retire to the paddock. WOODVILLE JOCKEY CLUB. lIYNANNA IVINS CHIEF EVENT. (Peh United Press Association.) * WOODVILLE, December 9. The Woodviile Jockey Chib's summer meeting was concluded in fine weather, before a fair attendance. The track was slow, but good. The totalisator bandied £14,144, compared with on the corresponding day of last year.’ Results: HURDLES HANDICAP. Of 120sovs. One mile and a-balf. 2 Peneus, 10.7 (M‘ Donald) 1 3 -Gurnion, 9.0 (Fanning) .. 2 4 Boy, 9.0 (Proctor) .. .. 3 Also started: 5 Axle 9.13, Gold Peak 9.13, 7 Snntonio 9.10. 6 Mountain Ton 9.0, S John Nod 9.0, 9 Nicollus 9.0, 10 Rapid 9.0. The winner jumped well and never looked like getting beaten. Won by a length, with four lengths between second and third. Time, 2rain 52 3-sscc. NOVICE STAKES, Of lOOsovs. Six furlongs. 1— Taranto, 8.5 (Butler) . . 1 4. —Truncy, 5.5 (France) .. 2 2 Comcdie, 8.5 3 Also started: 6 Colarima 8.5, 3 Mint Julep 8.5. 7 Kindle 8.5,-9 Desert King 8.5, 8 Doe 8.5, ,5 Elicit 8.5. Won by a length, with half a length between second and third. Time, Imin ISscc. GOTHARD HANDICAP. Of 200sovs. One mile and a distance. 3 Hynamia, 7.4 (Daly) .. 1 4 Bennanee. 7.0 (Wiggins) . . 2 2—Novar, 7.8 (Barr'-l .. .. 3 •Mso started: 4 Perlc do Leon 7.0, 1 Piuthair 8.9. 5 Kilfairc 8.6, 8 Polyphemus 78, 10 Opa 7.4, 12 Little River 7.0, 5 Panart 7.0, 7 Benmure 7.0. Vyou by half a length, with two lengths between second and third. Time, Imin 58 l-ssee. KIRITAKE HANDICAP, Of lOOsovs. Five furlongs. 2 Kilmczzo, 8.9 (Hobson) .. 1 7 Polonaise. 7.11 (Barry) .. 2 8— Merle, 7.9 (Burgess) . . 3 ■Vlso started; 1 Spode 8.8, 10 Pop Off 88, 3 Moopai 7.10, 6 Riverna 7.9. 15 Gardant 7.9, 15 Bank Draft 7.8, 9 Lady Cynthia 7.7. 11 Hypnotic 7.5, 5 Royal Time 72, 14 Hvmestrason 7.2, 12 Bent 7.1. 4 M Pat 7.1, 17 Hymgroat 7.0, 13 Caib-.na 7.0. RAILWAY HANDICAP. Of loOsovs. Six furlongs. 1 — Nine of Spades, 7.9 _ . (Wiggins) 1 6 -Royal Damon, 8.6 (Anderson) 2 3 Gold Box, 7.9 (Barry) .. 3 Also started: 8 Addlepatc 7.0, 4 Oreum 9.0, 2 Epistle 7.9, 9 Lady Fingers 7.2, 5 Standard 7.2, 7 Bonideer 7.1, 10 Lin Arlington 7.0. Won by a length, with two lengths between second and third. Time, Imin lOsec. JUVENILE HANDICAP, t—Gascony. 7.8 (Barry) .. 1 3—Mainly, 7.8 (Green) .. .. 2 2 Chelomc, 8.4 (B. Morris) 3 Also started; 4 Hygrado 7.13, 1 Dorce 7 8 7 Shrewd 7.7. 6 Hine Hoboro 7.3, 5 Insulation 7.3. Won easily. Time, Imin 2 I ' USOC ’’ GORGE HANDICAP. Of ISOsovs. Seven furlongs. 2 —Penman, 8.5 (L. Morris) 1 1 — Killocra, 9.4 (B. Morris) 2 6—Blonde, 7.10 (Pine) .. .. 3 Also started: 7 Startle 8.4, 4 Beaumont 8.13, 5 Polar 8.4, 3 Aeriform 7.11, 8 Verli-,-ern 7.9, 9 Stream 7.9. Won by a head, with four lengths between second and tihrd. Time, Imin 30 l-ssec. STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, Of 125sovs. One mile and a distance. 2 Ladykiller. 7.8 (Manson) .. 1 3 General Wai, 8.9 (Burgess) 2 ■4. —Pop Off, 8.10 (Buttcrworth) • 3 Also started; 8 Vexatious 7.7, Ardfinnan 8.6, 1 No Favours 8.4, 10 Polyastra 7.8, 9 Strongholt 7.7. 7 Mountain Star 7.7, 0 Gordon Swift 7.7. Won by two lengths, with the same distance separating second and third. Time, 2min.