SPORTING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 11567, 16 January 1913, Page 3

SPORTING.

LOS ANGELOS SCRATCHED.

WELLINGTON, .Wednesday.. Los Angelos was scratched for tho Wellington Cuji this afternoon. ! NOTES. . [By "Punter."] Bobrikoff is most in demand for the Wellington Cup. Others much, fancied are Soldier's Chorus, Bronze and Dearest. The last mentioned is said to be almost back to her old form, and if this is so she is well treated iv tho weights. Sir Knox and Sir Solo are being supported locally. Bon Keve is looked upon as having a great chance in the Telegraph Handicap. Counterfeit is back at her old quarters at Chokebore stables. She is believed to be in foal to Cannie Chiel, so that her racing career is probably at an cud. Some fast gallops were put up at Trentham on Tuesday, according to the Dominion. My Lawyer (K. Berry*) ran a mile in lmin 42sec, and Dearest took a second longer. Secret Link covered half a mile in '48isec, and Mowbray, going well withiu himself, took 503ec. over a similar course. W. Kyan has been engaged to ride Sir Knox in the Wellington Cup. It is stated that L. Wilsou will have the mount on Undecided. Other horsemen engaged are: F. D. Jones, Bobrikoff; L. Lloyd, Soldier's Chorus; A. Oliver, Bronze; B. Deeloy, Dearest. Something must have gone amiss with Los Angelos, as he was well in the betting up to the time of scratching and W. Young had been engaged to ride him. The Sonlt mare Soultoria, who was purchased in Auckland by H. Conlon for 9isOgus, is to leave New Zealand on Monday in charge of T. Williams, who is returning to Sydney with Don Quex, and may also bring over a couple of steeplechasers, says "Pilot" in the Sydney "Referee." As I remarked iast week, Souitoria's buyer seems to have paid full value for that mare, considering site is rising seven. One thing in Souitoria's favour is that she receives credit in New Zealand for being a fair stayer, and in such circumstances her opportunities of picking up a good race here will be greater than if she were only a sprinter. Nominations for the Canter.burry ,f.C summer meeting and Taranaki .(.(J. autumn meeting close to-morrow. The last horse to win the Wellington Cup with more than 7st 131b on his back was Achilles, who won in 1907 with 9st 41b. B. Deeley has quite recovered from his accident at the Auckland meeting. Sea Pink, who w;is purchased by Mr K. .1. Watt, recently, may be sent to Sydney with Midnight Sun and Ventura. Hillspring, a horse owned by a Hokitika resident, has refused to start on ten consecutive occasions. This must be almost (if not quite) a record. J. Russell, the Martinborougli trainer, met with an accident the other day, by which he suffered slight concussion of the brain. He has now recovered. In England some months ago, the Bishop of Hereford introduced in the House of Lords a Gambling Advertisements Bill, which, after being drastically criticised all round, was withdrawn. It was then intimated, however, that another Bill would be brought in by its supporters modified in accordance with the criticism passed on the original Bill. At latest the new Bill was before the House of Lords. It was presented by the Duke of Devonshire, acting for Lord Newton. The object of the Bill is to prevent the writing, printing, publishing, or circulating in the United Kingdom of advertisements of any betting or tipster business. Disappointed backers are always prone to find fault with the riding of i>eaten horses, but at Randwick recently they had much more justification' than usual, writes "Pilot' , in the "Referee." The running of a few horses was erratic, but not more so than the horsemanship displayed by some of our leading jockeys. Kven those racing men who usually take their losses most philosophically, were heard to complain, and one or two jockeys were treated to lectures by their employers. Where races are thrown away, my sympathy is always with the trainer, to whom it must be very galling to look on and see his good work of months go for naught as a result of indifferent horsemanship. Bally Shannon will be taken to Foxton by .1. Phillips to compete in the Herriiigton Welter.