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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1532, 4 September 1919, Page 11

Mr. Ewen W. Alison returned from Sydney by the Niagara. The hurdle gelding Otara was offered at the Haymarket on Friday, and 45 guineas was the best bid. The point-to-point meeting of the Pakuranga Hunt takes place at Gray’s farm, Papatoetoe, on Saturday. R. Barlow is expected from New Plymouth with horses for the coming meetings at Ellerslie and Avondale. The latest sires to be advertised in the “Sporting Review” are Mr. W. C. Ring’s Potoa and Mr. J. F. Reid’s Sunny Lake. The steady and the heavy rainfalls during last week end came at the right time, and will keep the springgrass growing. Attention is called to the Australian Jockey Club’s spring programme appearing in this issue. Those who have horses nominated should note. The Port Melbourne is due in Auckland this Thursday with Some Boy and Khublai Khan, two Australian performers, and some thoroughbred two-year-olds. Acceptances for the Pakuranga Hunt Club’s meeting, which is to take place on Saturday week, are due on Friday with Mr. W. S. Spence, secretary. The nominations for the Avondale J.C. meeting are due on Friday, also payments for the Avondale Stakes and Guineas, 1919, and nominations will be taken at the same time for these races of 1920-1921. It is thought that Mr. T. H. Lowry, with Desert Gold and other members of his team, will, without the opposition of the Stead-Richmond and Greenwood horses, be able to clean up the spring weight-for-age events in New Zealand. Mr. J. F. Reid reports the following foalings at Burnside, Oamaru: — Grey Linnet (imp. mare by ThrushMarie Legraye), brown filly to Kilbroney; Adouer (Danube —Perle d’Or), chestnut colt to Solferino; Stepka (St. Leger—Stepfeldt), dead filly to Nassau; Anitia (St. Ambrose —Stepka), bay filly to Solferino; Zita (Rokeby—Anitia), bay colt to Sollerino; Dally (Rokeby—Miss Dalrymple), bay colt to Solferino; Raid (Rokeby—Sortie), brown filly to Solferino; Malyuska (Martian — Two Step), bay cot to Solferino: Paione (Stepnaik—Armingera), twin colts, dead, to Solferino. . Naturally the lack of railway facilities is causing some concern among racing clubs throughout New Zealand with immediate meetings in view. At a committee meeting of the Ashburton Racing Club the other afternoon, held for the purpose of discussing the position in regard to their spring meeting, which is set down for decision on the 18th and 19th inst., it was considered that the railway restrictions would make it almost certain that the meeting would result in a loss financially. However, after giving the matter consideration, it was decided to hold the meeting as originally arranged.