SPORTING

Southland Times, Issue 19658, 7 October 1922, Page 3

SPORTING

(BY JOLLY BEGGAR) Oamaru races to-day. Acceptances for first day of D.J.C. Spring meeting close on Monday. Local trainers have made good use of the training tracks on the S.R.Cs. course during the past week. In the Pink and Silver Peak leave for Wingatui to-day. Both are very well, especially the former, who is sure to race prominently next week. The prolonged spell of fine weather has assisted the local trainers to get their charges into racing condition in view of engagements this mouth. Caretaker Mar■hail opened the course proper for those horses going to Dunedin next week, and his action enabled some fast be acrompbshed. There is a thick sole of grass on the track, which will benefit from the galloping that took place during the past few days. The Southland-owned, imported mare Glentruin must be in good heart judging from the fact that she easily defeated her ■table-mate Prosperity in a gallop over six furlongs on the Rkvarton track one day last week. A report stares that Songbird is to have a change of stables. The Kilbroney—Grey Linnet horse will enter S. Trilford’s establishment at Riccarton. As usual trainers A. McLellan and A. Mathieson have large teams of trotters in work, and both mentors are very busy men these days. The pacing circuits are in very fine order and the light harness brigade have been given faster tasks than usual for this time of the year in Southland. The ex-Southland colt, Dalnahine is putting in good work at Addington. Last year the son of Brent Locanda—Pleasant Drive showed plenty of speed on the track, under the guidance of owner-trainer. J. J. McMath. who has three Our Thorpe three-year-olds in work for the Juvenile Stakes at Gore on Boxing Day. Jockey 0. Rask has had his license can. celled by the Licensing Committee of the N.Z. Racing Conference. Jada, the winner of the Trial Plate at Kurow is owned by the local sportsman, Mr R. B. Stiven. The full sistetr of Kilowen returned her connections a substantial dividend. Gloaming has now won nearly £32,000 in stakes, thus beating Carbine’s total of £29,626 by over £2OOO. The record winnings for Australasia is held by Eurythmic with the magnificent total of £33,566. Looking over a list of notable winners I noticed Sister Olive, last year s Melbourne Cup winner has the splendid total of £lO. 841 set opposite her name for two wins. Not a bad sum for any owner to receive for two winning brackets! The New Zealand Press Association’s Sydney representative is being subjected to the severest criticism by the sporting writers of the Dominion for his presumption in declaring that Wood out-generalled Young in the Spring Stakes. There is every reason to belie' e (writes the sporting editor of rhe Christchurch Press t that the cable agent in Sydney sent to New' Zealand what was the general opinion of the racing experts on the Sydney Press, so that the stand taken by the local scribes who known nothing more than they have been told by the cable is all the more remarkable. Wood was riding good winners in Australia when Young was struggling with the letters of the alphabet in the little school at Fordell, so that there is little disgrace in the imputation that Young was out-ridden by Wood. According to New Zealand standards Young is a very fair horseman and one of undoubted promise, and when engaged by R. J. Mason to do Mr Greenwood’s riding, he was probably the best of his weight available in the Dominion. He is au alert and energetic horseman, but as yet lacks polish and finish, qualities the absence of which possibly earned him the unfavourable criticism on Saturday last. It would certainly seem more fitting if New Zealand comment had been deferred until seme of the numerous New Zealand sportsmen who witnessed the race returned to the Dominion, for their opinions should carry some weight, and incidentally amongst them is one of the leading sporting writers of the Dominion. The Oamaru reinsman, J. McLennan, steered the winners of both trots at the Kurow fixtures. Basker Boy is a one. Last year he wound up his short two-year-old career with a win, while th-s year the Markhope— Princess Hosea geiau.g has registered two wins for his first two starts, and looks a likely winner to-day at Oamaru. The racing seems to have improved Twinkle and the North Otago Cup may come his way this afternoon, although the top-weight, Com Rigs, will be hard to dispose of, when the business end of the race is reached. After his fine display at Geraldine. Silent King will have many admirers for the above event. Kerb, Bosker Boy and Warhaven are the , three at the top of the handicap in the I Aldersyde Handicap, and the only other one that may trouble them is Happy Warrior, if started in this event. With all his big weight Sunny Loch pleases most in the Belfield Welter, although both Sembric and Mirza can run a good seven furlongs when in the mood. Quarrelsome reads well in the Grange Handicap, but he will have to give a better display than at Kurow or Geraldine to keep in front of Jackaroo and Bosker Boy, if the latter is kept for this event. For the Flying Handicap, there will be good support for Roseday, but Sunny Loch has the benefit of recent racing to commend him to backers. With her light impost, Mantua is sure to run well as she has been finishing strongly in her races at recent meetings. The Gore Trotting Club has issued an attractive programme for its Boxing Day meeting. The sum of £2OOO in stakes will be distributed as follows: Novice Handicap of £l6O. Class 3.50. One mile and a half ; Croydon Handicap (saddle) of £165. For unhoppled trotters. Class 3.55. One mile and a-half; Gore Trotting Club Handicap (harness) of £5OO. Class 4.50. Two miles; Christmas Handicap (harness' of £225. Class 3.42. One mile and a-half; Telegraph Handicap (saddle). Class 2.24. One mile; Southland Juvenile Stakes (harness >, of £250. For three-year-olds. 5 sec. limit One mile and a quarter; Mataura Handicap (for unhoppted trotters, harness), of £2OO. Gass 5.10. Two mites; Fmal Handicap (harness), of £250. Class 3min. One mile •cd a-quarter. GORE SPRING MEETING. NOMINATIONS. (Special to the Times). GORE, October 6. FIRST DAY. APPRENTICES’ HANDICAP, of 150sovs. Seven furlongs.—Baricom, Coastguard, ' Frenchman, Grand Fleet. In the Pink, Jada Lanbope, Matata, Orange Bitters, Rigel, Rugby, San Salvador, Samum. OTAMA TROT (harness), of 155sova One mile and half.—Brown Chequer, Bonn} Boy, Brown Owl, Bellwood, Cliffeton Crimps Eroe, Eva Wallace, First Glance,

First Chime, Free Trade, Fashion Plate, John Logan, Hylas, Kentucky Direct, Little Rain, Lucky Dillon, Landlady, Laura Child, Matilda H, Menember, Mother Machree, Postmark, Quo Vadis, Rollicking Beils, Ribbon Maid, The Don, Tinder, Wee Spark, Welcome Knight, Wee Daphne.

WAIKAKA HANDICAP. of 27550 vs. One mile and a distance.—Calibration, Corn Rigs, Etta, General Advance, Lady Blissful, Matata, Roseday, Silver Peak, Silent King, Twinkle, Tin Soldier.

DOMINION HACK HANDICAP, of £l5O. Six furlongs.—Border Knight, Clothilde, Coastguard, Frenchman, Gold Mark, Gay Gauntlet, Herbert. Janus, Laughing Eyes, Muzzle, Oporo, Obligio, Royal Admiral, Rose Lady, Sabor, Salerno, Sartolite, Swimashore, Soldier’s Thought, Sunlit-, Solfa, Warhaven, colt by Kilbroney—Ena.

WANTWOOD ..STEEPLECHASE, of £145. About, two and a-half miles.—Aycliffe, Bill Terry, Blazing Light, Canbini, Gleniria. Glenthorpe, Hollow Log, Innisfallen, Micky Free, Malincourt, Pawerewere, Palencia. Ruddy Gold, Ready, Rockhampton, Stariock, Strathglass.

STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, of £l5O. Six furlongs.—Com Rigs, Franc aise, Kerb, Listening Poet, Mantua, Roseday, Silver Peak, Killoff. BALFOUR TROT {saddle), of £l5O. One mile.—Brown Chequer, Bell Trix, Brown Owl, Bantam Boy, Baritone, Baxoogo, Cliffeton Chimes, Dark Rosine, Darkstream, Dragoon. Eros, Full Cry, Fashion Plate, First Toll, Golden Nut, Greenstripe, Kilmarnock. Kelvin Wilkes, Lady Joffre, Lucalena, Moongiow, Mother Machree, Matty’s Boy, May Tracey, Miss O’Neill, Matilda H, Perfect Pointer, Quickmatch, Rothstar, Ridicule, Siesa, Somnus, Traylace. CHARLTON HANDICAP, of £lBO. One mile.—Adjutor, Calibration, Etta, Linden, Lady Blissful, Mirza, Red Admiral, St. Easel, Sartoline, San Salvador, Sembric, Vice-Grand, Warhaven. SECOND DAY. GORDON HACK HANDICAP, of £l5O. Six furlongs.—Border Knight, Baricorn, Boughleen Dhoun, Clothilde, Coastguard, In the Pink. Janus, Jada, Kerb, Killoff, Linhope, Laughing Eyes, Oporo, Obligio, Royal Admiral, Rigel, Rugby, Rose Lady, Robert Lyn, Sabor, Salerno, Swimashore, Sunlit, Solfa. Tione, Gay Gauntlet, Herbert, colt by Kilbroney—Ena. MATAURA TROT (harness), of £lB5. Class 5.0. Two miles.-4 Bonny Boy, Barooga, Cottage Girl, Cliffeton Chimes, Dark Rosine, Eros, Friendship, Fashion Queen, Fighting Scout, First Glance, First Toll, Hylas, Kilmarnock, Kentucky Direct, Lady Joffre, Lenamohr, Lovematch, Little Rain, Lady Chime, Mother Machree, Menember, Rollicking Bells, Tinder, The Sheik, Traylace, Vitalis, Welcome Knight. GORE CUP, of £450. One and a-quarter miles.—Adjutor, Bonnie Winkie, Calibration,Corn Rigs, Etta, General Advance, Mirza, Roseday, Silent King, Silver Peak, Sartolite, Twinkle, Tin Soldier, Vice-Grand. WAIMEA HACK HANDICAP, of £l5O. Seven furlongs.—Adjutor, Clothilde, Coastguard, Frenchman, Grand Fleet, Janus, Killoff, Linhope, Muzzle, Orange Bitters, San Salvador, Sabor, Salerno, Soldier’s Thought, Solway, Vice Royal, Warhaven. EASTERN STEEPLECHASE, of £175. About two and a-half miles.—Aycliffe, Bill Terry, Blazing Light, Canbini, Glenisla, Glenthorpe, Hollow Log, Innisfallen, Mickey Free, Malincourt, Palencia, Pawerewere, Ruddy Gold, Rockhampton, Starlock, Strathglass. FLYING HANDICAP, of £2OO. Six furlongs.—Corn Rigs, Francaise, Kerb, Lady Blissful, Listening Post, Mantua, Roseday, Silver Peak.

LABOUR DAY TROT (saddle), 0f£155. One and a-half miles.—Brown Chequer, Bonny Boy, Bantam Boy, Cottage Girl, Cliffeton Chiffies, Desbrough, Dixie Dillon, Darkstream, Dark Rosine, First Chime, Full Cry, Free Trade, Fashion Plate, Fighting Scout, Golden Nut, Hylas, John Logan. Kilmarnock, Kelvin Wilkes, Little Rain, Lucky Dillon, Landlady, Laura Child, | Moonglow, Mother Alachiee, Matty’s Boy, Menember, Matilda H, Perfect Pointer, Quickmatch, Quo Vadis, Ridicule, Red Admiral, Ribbon Maid, Rollicking Bells, Siesa, Somnus, Vitalis, Wee Spark. MURIHIKU HANDICAP, of £lBO. One mile.—Calibration, Etta, Lady Blissful, Linden, Matata, Mirza, Red Admiral, St. Easel, Sartolite, Tm Soldier, Sembric, Vice-Grand, Warhaven. WELLINGTON RACING CLUB. HANDICAPS FOR FIRST DAY. WELLINGTON, October 6. TAITAI HANDICAP, of £350. Five furlongs—Razzte Dazzle 8.8, G arm ore 8.2, Rolston, King of Hearts, Historiette, Geld, Panorama, Attractive, Pentagruel, Laughing Stock, Soiifonn, Bugle Call 9.3; Benmure 8.1. Ransack, Avonlea, All Gold, Indianna 7.12; Blonde, Misgovern, Stronghold, Caress, Penilophon 7.10. WAINUI HANDICAP, of 350 sovs. One mile—Songbird 10.5, Grotesque 10.1, Sunny Loch 9.9, Royal Box, Admiral Codrington 9.3; Heathex Sprig 9.2, Irapuka 8.11, Cold Steel 8.9, Whipping Boy 9.5, Haurangi, Bonny Heather 8.3; Kilgour 8.2, Black Mail 8.1, Princess Pat, Zirion, Ambitious 8.0; Festivity, Mark Time 7.13; Halifax 7.11, Cleasama, Flight Commander 7.10; Mountain Lion. Tinohanga, Rose of Athens, Penitent 7.9; Probate, Esperance, Kilkee, Taipairu. Prince Martian, Canyon, Bodyguard. Idqueur, Martian Miss, Lady Nassau, Kahikatea 7.7. RIMUTAKA HANDICAP, of 350 sovs. One mile.—L’Amour 9.7, Penitent 9.1, Tai-, pairu 8.9, Marry Day, All Cerise, Auckland, Goldlight 8.7; Comical, Zouave 8.5; Viyella 8.3, Liqueur, Ruruwai, Redlogue, 7.13; Tussore, Basso 7.12; Joy Ride, Matata 7.11; Yankee Dan 7.10, Militaire 7.9, Kaotane 7.8, Slave Mart, Santiago 7.6; Vindictive 7.5, Tekuri 7.4, Bonny Nurse 7J, Manchester, Waetea, Bonomel 7.0; Roset 6.13, Megan, Balsor, Koanau, FiveEighths, Password, Blue Socks, Pitch Dark, Fera 6.12. WELLINGTON HANDICAP, of 1000 sovs. One mile three furlongs—Gasbag 9.9, Marqueteur 9.5, Maioha 9.4, Vespucci 9.3, Trespass 9.2, Winning Hit 9.1, Cupidon, Rouen, Sunart 9.0; Insurrection 8.12, Bonny Winkie 8.9, Pluto 8.8, Thespian 8.7, Royal Mac 8.6, Rapine 8.4, General Advance, King’s Trumpeter 8.3; Bonnetter 8.2, Priatemps 8.0, Scion 7.12, Dainty Step 7.11, Heather Sprig 7.10, Muraahi 7.7, Kilgour 7.6, Tentorfield 7.3, Bonny Heather 7.1, Festivity, Bitters 7.0, Haurangi, Mark Time, 6.12; Equitable, Almoner 6.7. FIRST HURDLES, of 400 sbvs; 1} miles —Fisher 11.0, Passenger, Otauru Kid 10.8; Matatua 10.2, Kyotu, Wamba 10.1; Sir Fanciful 9.12; Mattock, Good Start 9.9; Rowan 9.6, Cerberus 9.4, Black Art 9.3, Orane 9.2, Pacific Slope, Toa Taua, Noble, Blue Hall, Sir Agnes, Punishment, Sir Wai, Lord Usk 9.0.

SHORTS HANDICAP, of 500 sovs; 6 f Soifanello 10.1, The Hawk 9.11, Rational 9.9, Winning Hit, Pluto 9.5; Anomaly, Songbird 9.4; Vespucci 9.3, Grotesque 9.1, Chimera 8.12; Listowel, Maioha 8.11; Sunny Loch 8.8, Mureusonta 8.6, Irapuka 8.5, Epitaph 8.3, Civilform 7.13, Passionless 7.10, Aris 7.7, Ad Astra, Black Moir 7.4; Capping Day, Mountain Lion 7.2; Bumptious 6.13, Glentruin 6.11, Astihome, Backsheesh 6.9; Canyon, Moutoa’s Gift 6.7. OCTOBER HANDICAP, of 350 sovs; 6f. —Tinohanga 9.3, Danger Zone 9.2, Soldiers Love 8.12, Eighteenpence, Taipairu, Gold Light, The Emperor, Landbird 8.8; Viyella 8.7, Helen Rut us, Miss Rene 8.6; Para, Flying Nell, Zouave 8.5; Good Sport 8.3, Comic 8.2, Liqueur 8.1, Tussore 8.0, Deroulede, Basso 7.13; Quarrelsome, Moutoa’s Gift, Ma Boughai, Matata 7.11; Santonio, Petunia, Kaotane 7.9; Communicate 7.8, Panther, Solrino, Zany 7.7; Pillage, Wharfedale 7.6; Kilbird 7.4, Vogue, Pym 7.2; Bayana, Gazeworthy, Entre Nous, Uleaborg, Refrigeration, Kiiroe, Viyella, Karutahi, Pretty Girl, Novoko, Distant Shot 7.0; Jolly Bruce, Miss Rule, Will Prosper,

Stream, Deborah, Fleeting, Hecate, Black Arrow, The Linnet, Bonnie Friend, Winkie’s Mission, Martinique, Red Courier, Fortune Teller, Waipatu, Glenropo 6.12.

CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB. NOMINATIONS. (Special to the Times). CHRISTCHURCH, October 6. The following nominations for the principal events at the C.J.C. Spring meeting have been, received. STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, of 2000sovs. Six furlongs.—Roman, Inah, Epitaph, Grotesque, Capping Day, Moutoa’s Gift, Songbird, Rational, Little River, Chimera, Listening Post, Gazewortby, Prosperity, Glentruin, Kalgina, Mureusonta, Anamoly, Printemps, The Hawk, Maioha, Tinihanga, Soifanello, Vespucci, Pluto, Silver Peak, Mantua, Roseday, Bon Spec, Sunny Loch, Ad Astra, Canyon, Limelight, Pillage, Royal Mac, Tatau Tatau, Passionless, Bosker Boy, Eighteenpence, Deucalion, Many Kittle. METROPOLITAN HANDICAP, of 1500 sovs. One mile and a-half. Equitable,, Gasbag, Rapine, King’s Trumpeter, Penitent, Royal Star, Insurrection, Almoner, Silent King, Royal Box, Scion, Bonnie Heather, Trespass, Tenterfield, Bonnetter, Marqueteur, Sun art, Kilgour, Cold Steel, Muraahi, Angelo, Winning Hit, Printemps, Maioha, Taiparu, Cupidou, Bonnie Winkie, Roseday, Corn Rigs, Kilmoon, Foo Chow, Rouen, Many Kittle. DECREASE LN NUMBERS. A GOOD REPRESENTATION (Special t,p the Times). CHRISTCHURCH, October 6. Although the nominations received by the Canterbury Jockey Club for the principal events at the Metropolitan meeting show a falling off in numbers, there is certainly no depreciation in quality, for all the leading performers in the Dominion have had engagements made for them. The lists are very representative with the exception . of the Far North, which is only to be expected considering that the Auckland Racing Club’s Spring meeting clashes with the New Zealand Cup fixtures. The Canterbury Cup and the G.G. Stead Memorial Gold Cup entries are specially noteworthy, and despite the almost certainty of finding Gloaming in the latter event 21 other horses have been accorded nomination, including Rapine, Ging’s Trumpeter, Amythas, Winning Hit, The Hawk, and Maioha. The total entries for the nine events amount to 336, compared with 381 last year. comparison of the respective races is as follows, last year’s figures being in parenthesis:—Stewards’ Handicap 40 (47) ; Criterion Handicap 50 (38) ; Metropolitan Handicap 33 ( 37); Canterbury Cup 18 (23); Jockey Club Handicap 51 (57); Members’ Handicap 53 (55) ; G. G. Stead Memorial Gold Cup 22 (31); Juvenile Plate 22 (34); and Fendalton Handicap 47 (59). AUSTRALIAN RACING GLOAMING AND BEAUFORD (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) SYDNEY, October 6. “ Cardigan,” the newspaper Arrow’s turf critic, says: “With the score two all, arguments are likely' to be numerous as to the respective merits of Beauford and Gloaming, but after the latter’s decisive win in the Craven Plate, most racing men will realise that Beauford has met his master” SOLE. HAGEN AND KIRKWOOD (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) NEW YORK, October 5. ■ At West Orange, New Jersey, Hagen and Kirkwood defeated Barnes and Farrell, four up and three to play in a thirtysix hole match. EAST WILLESTON TOURNAMENT. NEW YORK, October 5. (Received October 6, 8.25 pan) At East Willeston, New York, Duncan and Mitchell defeated Crossman and Kline in a 36-holes match 3 up 1 to play. WELLINGTON LADIES TOURNAMENT. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, October 6. In the second round of the ladies’ golf championship Miss Bell (Wellington) beat Miss Beadel (Christchurch) 2 up and 1 to play, Mrs Spiera (Hutt) beat Miss Mantell (Wellington) 3 and 2, Mrs Orbell (North Otago) beat Miss Snodgrass (Rotorua) 5 and 4, Miss Watson (Manawatu) beat Mra Collmson (Manawatu) 1 up. Third round, semi-finals.—Miss Watson defeated Mra Orbell 4 up and 3 to play, Miss Bell defeated Mrs Spiers 1 up at the 18th. Miss Watson meets Miss Bell in the final to-morrow. The second medal handicap was won by Mra David Collins ( Wairarapa). Handicap 11, with a nett score of 75. Miss Bell, handicap 11, and Mr.; Orbell, handicap 4, tied for second place with a nett score 78. The junior division was won by Mrs Hardie (Wellington) handicap 24, nett score of 72, Mesdames Lith and Kirkcaldie (Wellington) tied for second place with a nett score of 80. In the foursome Mra Lawrence (Christchurch and Miss Harley (Christchurch) and Mrs Dodgshun (Dunedin) and Mrs Cooke (Dunedin) tied with 4 down. The winners have to play off. BOXING PROFESSIONAL CONTEST AT OAMARU (Per United Press Association.) OAMARU, October 6. ' A fifteen-round professional boxing contest for a purse of £ll5, between Harry Gunn (Timaru) and Charlie Cann (Wanganui), professional featherweight champion of New Zealand, went the full fifteen rounds, Gunn gaining the verdict on points after a splendid contest. Three preliminaries resulted:— Fulcher (Dunedin) beat Worthington (Timaru); Harris (Dunedin) beat Browne (Oamaru) ; Smith (Oamaru) beat Green (Christchurch).