SPORTING.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 9921, 5 February 1894, Page 2

SPORTING.

TURF ITEMS.

It is reported that AVaiuku has gone amish, and will not therefore start in the mile hack flat race at tho forthcoming Egtnont Mooting, iv which he was handicapped at Bst 1 1 lbs. A Woodfield, the jockey, has accepted an engagement with Mr J. George.

Mr Wood's horse, lonic, who sustained a severe injury to his of? shoulder through falling while doing a preliminary gallop on Boxing Day, is turned out in a small paddock at the back of his owner's house. lonic's shoulder is one large lump, and when he walks he limps on the other three legs. There is no doubt but that his racing career is ended. Tho blood stallion Armament, (Miihket Sissie) met his death on Friday night at Mahoetahi. It appears that he was turned out in a paddock belonging to Messrs Sole Bros., and on Friday night while attempting to get over a barb wire fence he got caught iuthe forearm, and in attempting to free himself, the barb cut through tho flesh to the bone. When he got iree. Armament seems to have staggered away for a chain, and then to have lain down and bled to death. He was leased by Mr M. Cunningham from Mr W. "Wilson, of AVhenuakura, for stud purposes. On Sunday, several town residents drove out to face the dead stallion.