SPORTING.

Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 15978, 21 November 1919, Page 8

SPORTING.

By “ACHILLES.”

Acceptances for tlie Peildiug meeting close to-night at 8.30 o’clock with the secretary, Mr E. G. Goodbehere, Feild-

dominations for all events at the Taranaki Christinas meeting close tonight at 9 o’clock.

Mr A. H. Coe’s gelding Rio Grande won the Visitors’ Handicap of £175, at the second days’ racing of the Otahuhu Trotting Club’s meeting on Wednesday. The son of Harold Dillon was fourth favourite, and paid a fair price. C. Emerson did not do much riding at the Hew Zealand Clip meeting. He has rot been right since his fall at Wanganui, and it is probable he will have a spell from the saddle and go for a trip to England.

A Melbourne writer makes Cetigne’s winning’s to date £26,233, so that he is now within reasonable distance of Carbine’s record. It is stated that an offer of 2000 soys. was made and refused for Author Dillon before the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s 'nesting opened. Mr Lowry is selling off his team of horses in 'training, with the exception of Desert Gold, who is to be sent to his station. She will probably not race again. Warlike was sold before his race at Eiccarton on Saturday to Mr J. Pearson, and Mr F. Nioholl, of Ashburton, bought Lucid. There were several buyers after Right and Left, and F. Davis was offered 1000 guineas for him by a Canterbury sportsman.

The Christchurch Sun says that Mr Lowry is leaving for Englana about Easter time, and will race in the Old Country. Davis will go Horne and train for him. One of the most interesting contests likely 'to be provided a.t the A.E.C. Summer Meeting should be the Great Northern Foal Stakes, in which event tho two-year-olds will meet at set weights, over six furlongs, for the first time this season. So far Moorfowl has ihe lwst winning credentials, but those who saw the running in the C.J.C. Welcome Stakes are picking Humbug, which ran second to her iu that event, to turn the fables on Sir George Clifford’s filly, when they have to run over a distance of ground. Humbug has twice won over live furlongs and gives the impression that the extra furlong would not trouble him. So far Moorfowl has not gone further than four furlongs, but there is no doubt! as to her brilliancy, and at Wellington she finished strongly enough to suggest that she will stay on all right. Winter Wind, a stable companion of Moorfowl, won the Pioneer Handicap of five furlongs on Saturday in nice style, and good judges pick him out to be a coin., of great promise, so that Sir George Clifford looks like being well represented. In addition to those mentioned are: Listowel, Lucullan, Tivoli, Dunedin, Eight and Left, Weary W T illie, Tessares, Delight and others, so that a record in over yway is promised.