SPORTING.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 15989, 25 August 1917, Page 4

SPORTING.

RACING AND TROTTING NOTES. U>* "LOOKER-OK.") Gamccock has not done a great amount of work frineo lie was taken up. The C.J.C. Champagne winner does not strike one as having thickened out as much as he should have done. Jeannot (Hagerty) and Dpworth (Pine) v.erc given a round over tho big hurdles yesterday morning. Both, geldings galloped and fenced well. Longley has taken Donnata up again. Sho has "a lot of natural speed, but tho fact of her being broken winded will always be against iier when racing. Practically every stable at liiccarton will be represented at the Ashburton Spring .Meeting. (Br "Skabchmcht.") ! The 'Waimate-o wned pacer, School,girl, was on a visit to .Harold Dillon in the early part of the week. Last season the daughter of Mambrnio and Factory Girl produced tv.in foals to St. Kevin, a eolfc and filly. The former is alive and doing well, but it was ; deemed advisable to destroy the "filly. Gallon has been taken up again by M. Edwards after a good spell. The son of Yomig McKinney will probably bo seen out at tho Ashburton II.C. Club's Meeting next month. 11. lieay is devoting plenty of time to a. sister to Tamarisk. Slto is a rising three-year-old. and shows promise of & being a good pacer. i M Edwards is again getting lrasy with' his team. Amongst the latest additions that arc in steady work aro Irvingwood, Bohemian and Denver H.uon. Tho last-named is in nicc condition to start work on. F. Holmes has a very promising two-year-old colt by "\\ r ildwood Jr., dam Bonista, that has wintered well. The ■youngster is a straight-out trotter, and has a good, oven action.