TURF GOSSIP.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1596, 25 November 1920, Page 14

TURF GOSSIP.

Sling Camp is said to be shaping promisingly in his schooling essays at Awapuni under George Caddy’s guidance. A. Olliver has set up as a trainer at Awapuni, where he will train for Mr. G. D. Beatson, whose team includes Parisian Diamond, Statuette, and Asterina. Mr. T. A. Duncan, of Hunterville, has claimed the name of Lucky for the two-year-old filly by Lucullan— Lady . Nivelle. She is full-sister to Mistress Biddy, who won twice as a two-year-old at Takapuna, and scored in . Sydney recently. At the monthly meeting of the Masterton Racing Club on Saturday, Mr. W, R. Kemball gave notice of motion to hold a special meeting of stewards to consider increasing the stakas. Nominations for all events to be decided at the Taranaki Jockey Club’s Christmas meeting, on December 27 and 28, are due with the secretary, Mr. E. P. Webster, New Plymouth, on Friday, December 3, at 9 p.m. Warplane (Martian —Adelicia), who showed decided promise as a two-year-old, but after contesting the Wanganui Guineas early last season went amiss and was not further raced as a three-year-old, is reported to be standing up to his work well at Awapuni, and is expected to make his reappearance at the Manawatu R.C.’s summer meeting. Acceptances for the Auckland Cup and Railway Handicap, also first forfeits for the Great Northern Foal Stakes, 47th Great Northern Derby, and 26th Royal Stakes are due on Friday, December 3, by 5 p.m., when general entries for the Auckland Racing Club’s sumftier meeting will also be taken by the secretary, Mr. W. S. Spence. •

Nominations for all events to be decided at the Dannevirke Racing Club’s summer meeting, on December 15, are due with the secretary, Mr. Walter Dobson, P.O. Box 69, Dannevirke, this Thursday (November 25), at 8 p.m. A final reminder is given to owners and trainers that nominations for all events to be run at the Manawatu Racing Club’s summer meeting, on December 27, 28, and 30, are due with the secretary, P.O. Box 52, Palmerston North, this Friday (November 26), at 9 p.m., when first forfeits for the Fifteenth Palmerston North Stakes must also be made. At a sale of racing stock in Christchurch on Friday last the three-year-old gelding Will Prosper (Absurd — Sunglow) was purchased by Mr. T. Templeton, of Hastings, for 35gns. Grand Duchy (Finland —All’s Well) was purchased by Mr. W. McLachlan for 15gns.

Entries for the Bay of Plenty Jockey Club’s annual meeting, to be held on the racecourse, Tauranga, on December 9, must be lodged with the secretary, Mr. R. D. Long, Box 16, Tauranga, or with Mr. H. H. Hayr, Auckland, this Wednesday (November 25), at 8 p.m. As a mark of its appreciation .of the generosity of the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club in granting the free use of its grounds for public functions on various occasions, the Hastings Borough Council decided to ask the Jockey Club to accept a presentation of a duplicate of its memento of the visit of the Prince of Wales to Hastings.

The news of the death of Karo, who was only just purchased by Mr. lan Duncan a few days previously, calls to mind that the Waikanae stiidmaster has not had much luck with his high-priced mares. In addition to the loss of Karo, he also lost Lovesick, Nones, and Devotion in a short space of time.