SPORTING NOTES

Waikato Times, Volume 89, Issue 13893, 19 October 1918, Page 3

SPORTING NOTES

RACING FIXTURES. Oct. 24, 25—Poverty Bay Turf Club. Oct. 26—Otahuhu Trotting club. Oct. 26, 28—Wellington Racing Club. Nov. 2, 6—Avonrlale Jockey Club. Nov. ll—Auckland Racing Club. Nov. 30—Takapuna Jqckcy Club. Dec. 7—Bay of Plenty Jockey Club. Dec. 14—Waipa Racing Club. Dec. 26, 27—Manawatu Racing Club. Dec. 20, 28, Jan. I—Auckland Racing Club. Dec. 27, 30, Jan. 2—Auckland Trotting Club. Jan. 11—Northern Wairqa Racing Club. Jan. 15—Whangarei Racing Club. Jan. 29, Feb. I—Takapuna Jockey Club. Jan. 30—Pahiatua Racing Club. Feb. 5, 6 —Taranaki Jockey Club. Feb. o—Gisbornc Racing Club. Feb. B—Taumarunui8 —Taumarunui Racing Club. Feb. B—Poverty Bay Turf Club. Feb. 12, 13—Egmont Racing Club. Fob. 15—Te Kuiti Racing Club. Feb. 20, 22—Wanganui Jockey Club. Feb. 26—Rotorua Jockey Club. March I—Hamilton Racing Club. March 7, B—Napier Park Racing Club. March B—Te Aroha Jockey Club. March 15 —Ohincmuri Jockey Club. March 22 —Thames Jockey Club. THE LATE MR P. JONES. The death of Mr P. .Tones removes from New Zealand racing circles one of the best-known trainers, and one who has l>eon associated with the "sport of kings" for over thirty years. Mr

Jones was an old Hamilton l>oy, who took to the training of the thoroughbred early in his earecr, and amongst some of the early ones owned and rnood by him were the pony, Leona, who was a smart one on the flat, and also over the small sticks; Castorlino (the dam of the great Soultline), who, amongst other races, won the Thames

Cap; Romeo, a great performer in sprint events, and also on e of New Zealand's greatest hurdlers. Moment, Highlander, and Bob were also prominent in events whilst trained by Mr Jonos. About fifteen years ago he commenced training at Elerslie, where such good horses as El Gallo, Bedford, and Colonel Soult, besides numerous others were entrusted to his care, and with El Gallo he secured the Great Northern Hurdles and Great Northern Steeples in two successive years, cstal>lishing a record which promises to stand good for a long time. One of his bitest wins was with Bedford, who won the last Winter Cup for Mr T. Marshall. "Pat" enjoyed a wide popularity, not only with his patrons, but also with his fellow-trainers and members of other branches of sport. A large cortege followed the remains of deceased to the Hamilton West cemetery last Wednesday, the Hamilton Racing Club being represented bv Messrs J. Dalgliesh, J. Bruce, and f. Clark in, and Mr G. Edgecumbc, one of the oldest members of the club. WHATAWHATA RACING CLUB. At a meeting of members held last week it was decided to wind up the club and abandon the meeting. Owing to the increasing difficulty in running small country meetings, this was felt to be the wisest course to adopt, and so one of the oldest country clubs in the district is added to the list of the defunct. It was decided to hand the small balance in hand over to the com. mittee of the Public Hall, in this way allowing the district generally '• to benefit. DESERT GOLD'S RECORD. In answer to an enquirer the following is Desert Gold's r<>r-ord ur> to her defeat in the Craven Plate:—As a two-year-old she started twelve times, won six races, was second five and third one. In her three-year-old season she was unbeaten, registering fourteen wins in succession. As a four-year-old she started seven times, won five races, and was second once, and third once. Last season, in New Zealand she started seven times, won five races, and was third in each of the other two. In Australia she raced six times, won four races, and was placed second twice. Her two races at Randwick this month made her complete record read: Forty-eight starts, thirtvfonr firsts, nine seconds, four thirds, and one unplaced. NAMING OF CARBINE. •It will, T am sure, interest all Australasians to know how Carbine came by his name (writes the Snecial Oorraissioner in the T.ondon Sportsman), and I have to thank a correspondent for the following letter:— "Dear Snecial Commissioner.—l was reading in yesterday's Sportsman your notes about Carbine, and. thouph it is only a trivial matter, I thought perhaps it might be of seme little interest to know that the horse was named by th<» late Admiral Sir George Tyron. My cousin, who at the time was his flag-captain on the Australian station, told me the story some years n"o. Thn adcMi-'I was invited to inspect the stud, and my cousin went with him. One of the foals was very much admired the admiral was asked if he would be f.ood enough to suggest a name. On hearing the pedigree he promptly proposed the name 'Carbine-' on the spur of the T think, was rather a happy thought!—Yo"r«. et/\, "E.C.T." Julv 2.'th 1918."

Poor Sir George Tyson, it will l>o remembered, wont down "ith H.M.S. Victorious in that astounding daylight collision with the Camperdmvn, which passed all expert understanding. JOTTINGS. Ken. Deeley rnd 1?. O'Donnell arrived hack from Australia by -Manuka, the top of the list. Gloaming, Almoner, and Kilmoon. candidates at the recent ltandwick meeting, were brought hack to New Zealand this week. The horses arrived in eood fettle. There were five Xcv Zealand Pup horses seen on', in the Mosgipl Handicap at Dunedin, but none of them raced 11" to expectations. Rorke's Drift and Margcrine were !>oth backward, but the race is bound to do them a lot of benefit. The protest by the owner of Nocturnal against Graftplla in the First Hurdles at Dunedin was the result of a flimsy flaw in the nomination of the latter. It would be interesting to know who found it out. Although Binlane was Passed in at auction at Sydney for 1700 guineas it does not say tfvt lie will not race airain. There must 1 e lots of good sires about in Australia when such n well-performed well-bred horse rs llinlane is not T\-nt^d.

Killjoy made practically all her own ninnim* in + h." Mf>si:i>! Handicap :<t Duncdin, thereby rcjioatin" A.hl>"rton performance. At the fsiii«h k'io was doing her ' !( ' st ty| "tall "'' ''"' of Scdd-el-Piihr. who was nutting in good work orer the last two furlongs. The framor of tho wei"ht=) for th<> Stewards Handicap (Mr -f. K. hud n nice little task set him with such horses as Croesus. Hyin"<tra. (il'""',iimr. Fo>n> I'd. Parisian diamond. \\' y- - matao, Koesian. Torfrcd;>. D'-inos, i'." Pen, Winter C'berry. AM Over. ni»l others of mor<* or less quality engaged. If the first five rn to the post, the raee should ''e a rterlin? ore. but one of the three-year-olds m y upgt't things.

H. Gray's four wins at Winjjatui on Saturday brought his total for the season up to nino, and places him at