SPORTING.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16147, 27 February 1918, Page 5

SPORTING.

RACING AND TROTTING NOTES. (BT ' Looker-ON.") Tho Dannevirko Racing Club's Autumn Meeting and the Rotorua Jockey Club's Annual Meeting will be held to-day. ' Advice has been received that tho Minister of Internal Affairs, having given further consideration to the request to allow the transfer of a one-day totalisator permit from Marlborough to Methven, Has determined to grant the application. * Special trains were run last week from AVoodville to Masterton in connexion with the agricultural show, and the fact has been commented on by officials of racing clubs in the Wairarapa, whose requests for railway concessions have been refused. Mr G. F. Mooro will be represented at the Sydney Easter sales by ten brcod mares, six yearlings, and four foals. Mr Moore has decided to retain tho imported horse Hallowmas in New ZeaThe Demosthenes Colt Demos, who has been showing good form in the North Island, is likely to bo sent to . Jiiccarton for the Champagne Stakes at j Easter. A Melbourne message says that the Newmarket Handicap has drawn a field of 32. The early birds had all the best of tho conditions at Riccarton yesterday, tho weather being mild and calm. Later • on, a nor'-wester sprang up, increasing to a gale before proceedings were concluded. Brambletye accompanied Adjutant in a nnle gallop, and made a fight all the way, the,pair finishing on terms. Battlo Eve gave further evidence of improvement by finishing ' well over seven furlongs, with Thestius as a mate down the straight. Comely made good time over the same distance, and she is fast getting into form. Margcrine, looking in the best of health, did a circuit without being asked to exert herself. Wardancer ran six furlongs comfortialy, and his stable mate, Disdainful, covered the same ground at something approaching her best form. • Harlequin was stopping at the end of a mile, Majcstiko/f joining in over the : lost six furlongs. Finland Maid went • well in a sprint -jyith Carol Singer. ' Jeannot, with Tyne as a mato for six \ furlongs, was stretched out for a mile, but-was stopping at the finish. ' Ascalaphus ran six furlongs brilliantly, easily beating Spangle, who joined in for the last five furlongs. AchiUedes '"was going on at tho end of soven furlongs, m which ho made decent time. All Pink shaped well over seven furlong, though King Star held her comfortably at tho finish. Fiery Cross did ;i lot of trotting in the middle, followed by a couple of circuits at half-pace. Wellwood and Vascular jumped four hurdles, giving a good exhibition. They will be schooled over the steeplechase fences later in the week, as they are intended for a trip to Southland. Winter Cherry has gone homo for a long spell, and ft. Longley -will take up Art-in her place Tho throe-year-old, has mado his reappearance, after being in retirement for somo time. A yearling filly by Birkenhead— Secret Link has been taken in hand by H. Ellis. Tho youngster is a halfsister to the Auckland two-year-old, Silver Link. A start wps mado yesterday to get tho schooling fences ready for the steeplechasers. There are not many horses to use them yet, but the fences are needed for those expected to race in early cross-country events. (By "Searchlight.") The strong nor'-wester yesterday made training operations at Addington very unpleasant, and trainers did not extend their charges. The trotting mare Ladybird has been sold to Mr J. Elvines, a steward of the Wellington Trotting Club. IVubosc has joined S. M. August's string at Islington, to be prepared for future engagements. The well-known trainer B. Jar den is at present in a private hospital, having been operated on for appendicitis. He is making satisfactory progress towards recovery. The track at Heathcote is now being treely used, and amongst those to work ; are H. Norman's pacers Rosie ■Wrift and Melisande, J. M. McGregor's I trotters Mangoutu, Rothannic, and Te •tv.niti; also Ariadne and his half-brother, \-ij pacer by Royal Roths-cmid-ySweedie, under R. Haxt's care. Breadalbane recently changed hands, and is now the property of Mr C. Ireland, of Methven. Tho pacing maro Gold Queen lias been placed in H'. Fox's hands, to be prepared for fotaro racing,,

Woodland Rose, who raced unsuccessfully at Blenheim last week, has joined V. "Alborn's string at Addmgton, and will be raced at Timaru next -week. V. Alborn, the Reefton trainer, disposed of Invictus and Adroth after the Marlborough Meeting to.two Blenheim sportsmen.