SPORTING.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16728, 10 January 1920, Page 12

SPORTING.

RACING AND TROTTING NOTES

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"V\". McDonald ha? tairen Sar.s Souci up again. Tho Bcaonian gelding i? lookin?; I>ig after his .=pcl!. l.rinp aLson:- from lticc;;rton for near!? f.ro years, chirinp which ht> ha c been a« a station, hac-k, Tokaxalii has rcjoino-i H. IJllis's I!. Dorrctt has taken Sisyphus up. an«l will prepare him l'or llio Autumn Meeting. .1. Rutii'dp:e amre-l at Tviccarton ves-t.-niay rvoninp with Michacla. i'.ut-It'dj-'e. v.-ho on his kuv to Troathatu. will «tay a few days at headquarter.-. Kar<">, C;lo.iminp, nnd Ro.ssini have arrivctl home, and arc said to Ik> doubtful runners at the "Wellington Cup ?>lectin^. Hod Ribhon and Battle Sons are looked upon as doubtful starters in the "Wellington Cup. Previous to tho Reefton Meeting neither "Warlorm nor Sleepy Head had won a race during tho West Coast Racing Carnival. During tho two days, however, they coileetod five events Ik>tween tliem. "Warform winning twicn and Sleepy Head xhroo tiine.=. The latter i> the property of "Messrs Donnelion and Hhanahan, in whoso colours Clavorhouse raeod last year. Arlington has won fire races on tho Coast ot late, lie, was exported to win tlio tour hurdle races, hut he was not generally regarded as a, sprinter. Yesterday ho pair: cV-se on a double figure dividend. win in the Tlecfton Handicap yesterday was ft verv popular one. Tho Xaiitiform gelding lias raced consistently nil through tho Coast Meeting?. Messrs Stead and Richmond are evidently not disheartened hy the result of tho trip to Australia in tlio spring, as Surveyor, Spanner, and Golden Bubhlo liaro been entered for some of tho big antunin handicaps in tho Commonwealth. Arrow-smith and Tvilrush hare been engaged in the Doncaster Handicap and Sydney Cup, to he run at Rnntlirick in tlie autumn. It will bo interesting (writes Sir I/aneelot in the "Wellington ''Post - ') to see how the Australian hanaicapper treats Arrotvsmith. who has l>een in the boom a good deal sinco lie wen at Awajnini and was sold for guineas. It will 1m remembered Ihat Spanner, w!io was also sold for 15000 guineas, was lmomed as a champion after In- ran second to fiasanot in tho Thompson Handicap. Ho was taken to tlie otlter sido but failed to win a race at Randwick. The best he could do was to run third in the Kensington Handicap, a seven furlongs welter. So tar. Arrowsmhh has only started r.viw ill tlio Dominion, winning a hack race nt Woodville and the Fitzherbert Handicap at Awaptjni. in which ho carried 7st. "lb, and won from Chimera, Sst Gib. and "Wannatao, Sst 01b. On the first day of the Vincent Jot key Club's Meeting Samson won the Maiden Handicap (five furlongs), and ran a dead-heat with Marwick Head in tlio Spot lis I rack Handicap (five fur-lonp-.s); Revolution won tho Mxitnkanui Handicap, 70 sovs and cup valued 10 sevs (six furlongs'), and Opliir Handicap, ('/.) sofs (five furlongs): and Ardlui "-cot Ted ;n the Onuikii** Hack Handicap, I"? ?°. vs furlongs). Tn tho trotting division the Vincent Trotting Stakes (saddle). (>» sovs (ono mile and a half) resulted: Cuirassier, by Dragoon— 11.11.X., sr-r, ] Madrona. 12vds beI'.uul, 'J. Xew Year Trot (harness). 70 sovs (two miles) —Golden Age, hv Kotti —-Intermediate. 21.\vds behind. ] ; I'tilka, 1 -yds belund, 2; King Pirate, l llyds behind. 3. Mr T7. IT. Skipn*ith has been reanpointed starter for Dannerirke Racine Club's Autumn Meeting, lie has also boon appointed to act at the I'overiy liny Turf Club's Summer Meeting, owing to Jr r A. G. Wood being engaged at Duncdin.

fßr "SnAßcnuftnT.") Tho Eliesniere County Trotting (Hub's Inaugural Meeting, which will bo held at Leeslnn to-day, promises to bo a very successful gathering. Tho club lias Fhnwn a great deal of enterprise, for though it lias not tho assistaiuo ol a totalisator permit, it has put forward a Tory good programme, and to-dav's events have dratyii capital acceptances. Iho lielcls are ol good cjualitv, and jus tlio club has gono to a great deal of or?W 10 lV ° i rack l )Ufc in Proper order, owners need have no misgivings 0:1 t, ' nt *,', )ro - No doubt n good inanv ■ people will travel hy road, hut. the tiain corvu-o will prove quite convenif'l • a .l )a " f '"S or train will k-ave ClmswhMreh at j*.*) a.m., returning from Lccsion after the Meeting. Nominations for the .South "tt'airaREEFTON J.C.'S SUMMER MEETING. (PI:E*S Assm-tATtox TKM:CU.\M.) ... RE El-TON', Januarv 0. C p"'" was r '"° 101 ' l)l " ilnv , Hoftton nicetii!',-. Tin., cour*o was irewl* ' r,;e tolaiiiHtor investments ''V *»%!>?« for tho meeting. Remit.): — COUNTY HANDICAP, o: SO sovs; , ix {ur . l 0^ 3 ;- 1 "'•"form 1: 8 Koyal Drapoon in T~r T ll '''! I '' „ ] f rv '? r lf ! ■' H'- orce 10 1, , lan:a.,K !» jl and 3 .Si;:, Danro a , t nlso Started. Von by two lengths. lni 10 Ms. ' FLYING HANDICAP, of SO S r, TS ; f.vc fur•orcs—l Sleepy Head ail; 3 Tyson 8 12 2: 0 J'r-..-i:ery 7 3 2 Golden Mom and lil Itf'uiettm- !> 3 a!.=o started. Won easily. lni .'I 1-jsec. BOATMAN'S SADDLE TROT HAXDICAP. of_ 70 ,«ov?; class '2.33; ur.e mile 1 Hmrv iraory 0-. 1; G U***rti.Leaf ° Guess 3 Mistress 5..); 5 Maud Allerton 9?; an'i t ItnrKs Head llk also sturled. Won bv ten lengths. Time, im 25REEFTON "HANDICAP. of 130 cove- o« ra;ie-r, Nautical 9 3 1; t Lady Middletnn 9 4 'J: 2 '1 y:e 3 3 3. Recorder !).'s; 1 Hirrh lice's 'J; 8 Xanihos k C ; !"> Warforin 9 J; r.«:d 7 Aroha S :i!rO Hartcd. Won by half a lensth. Tilne. Jm t:t= CRONADUN HANDICAP, oi 50 sovy: five furlan;;* —2 'J y*on 812j; .1 Parlnvna h1 2; 1 Trenthjm Ro?e 11 S .1. 1 War Tas R0: ar.d o Trickery ri 1 also started. Won bv a ncck. Time, lni 3s. •TUN'C'TION' HARNESS TROT HANDICAP. of tj Fsv.= : clsus 5.3; tv.'o miles 1 MuricitA 5s 1; 1 l'almda!e srr 2; 3 Osier 13.i i f r.dd:to 7<; and 1 Annie's Dream lis a!fo started. Won easily bv three lengths. Time. ;"m <s. HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, of 50 -ovs; .«ev(»n furionsb—G Arlington 9 1: .2 Lady i'.ddleton 10 3 C; 1 Recor !or 10 4 3. -1 Tvn«) 1" t); y Xanthos It 6; 3 C'or.n tlie S 12: ~ ilystiiicd S 7; and 2 Larissa 8 ;; also started. Won l-y t*.vr> iccjih?. Time, in 3d i-;<. I'AHEWEf.T. HAXDICAT. of so sovj; ? iT . ! ar.d a iialf—l Sloenv Head nlO 1; 3 Ra.T~i Arena S il 2; 2 Tur:iV J ; 4 ( 0 13; 5 D.-a;-in <« 1; and fi H sut.i i 7 K.-.o started. Wen lir a head. 1 Ti:i;o. Jtr. 10s. ' ' !