SPORTING.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18216, 29 October 1924, Page 12

SPORTING.

Piquant was scratched for the .Stewards' Handicap at 2 p.m. yesterday. Inferno has incurred a <lb penalty tor the Stewards' Handicap, bringing his weight un to 8«t 101b. Fircstiek ha.s earned a similar penalty and will now carry 7.st. and Peremoana's 51b l>enalty brings hi? impost up to iSt 121b.

Songb'rd did ii"t start on either day :,t Wellngtou owing to lameness, and ho has been taken home to WaslnlyKe. The Taivmaki Jixkey Club has entered up >ll a scheme whirl) v, ill prnt lrte about -'0 looso ami ill be available for visiting owners. I- or some time past considerable difficulty has lvreii exrionciHcd by owners and trainers in scurinjj satisfactory arconunodaiion iVT* then* but- "with tlie completion of this scheme the. trouble "ill lie overcome to a «re:>t extent.

The '-Weekly Press and Referee"" will lie published to-day, and in view of the recent interesting happenings in the racing world, the demand tor this paper is so keen that eu[bsenl>ers are urged to secure a copy a.v early as possible. Pacing in various parts ot New Zealand during the week-end attracted attention from all parts of New Zealand. and readers will iind in the columns of tie' ''Weekly Press and Peferee" full details of the racing and interesting comments by well-known sporting writers, -while correspondents from all uarts forward the latest items of mnvs from their respective districts. In the trotting columns will be found full accounts of the racing at liangiora. Oaniaru. and Greymouth, and followers of form will find much to interest them ill the comments by Searchlight on recent happeninys of interest to all trotting men. The "Weekly Press and Referee" is known as the sportsman's friend, and it) nil it forms a ready form of reference which no sportsman should' be without.

According to Sydney ringinpii. the ab.stneo of Heroic from tlie Melbourne Ciin, as an outcome of the Purser case, "will mean a loss ol' many thousands; cf pounds tn local bookmakers. i\ho had speculated heavily on the horse's char,cos. —Cable. WRIT FOR £6OOO. ACTION AGAINST A DISTRICT COMMITTEE. (press association teliobam.) AUCKLAND, October 2S. A writ claiming £6OOO has been served on the Auckland District Committee by L. C. Brierly as damages for disqualification for three years for allegedly refusing to supply information requested by t-lie Committee.

GORE R.C.'C SPRING MEETING. (PRESS ASSOCIATION* TELEGiAM.) GORE, October 28. The following acceptances have been received for the second day: GORDON HACK HANDICAP, ot 130 sovs; 7f —Tionc 9; Bonny Olive 8 12; April Showers 8 7; "Wensleydale 8 6; Marconigrain 84; 81: Tommy Dodd 81; Red Fray 8; Sweet Melddy 8. OTAMA TROT HANDICAP (in harness), of 140 sovs: 4.0 class; 1m of —Adon, Forbury, Ivy Rothschild, Joy Chimes, Kelpie, Rothstar, St. Thomas scr; Bonanza 12; Cardinal and Blue 12; Bricklayer I*2; Gala Pointer 12; Kentucky Direct 24; Darkstream 24; Lindetta 36; Queen's Own 48; The Sheik 48; Our Nurse 60; Dark Rosine 60; Little Rain 60; Lucky Harold fc'o.

WAIKAKA HANDICAP. of 210 so va; lim—Roseday 9 12; Alantua 86; Happy Warrior 86: King Sol 7; San Salvador 6 13; "Wapping 6 7.

DOMINION HACK HANDICAP, of 135 sovs; €f —Sun Up 10 6; Andante 9 '2; Tione 87; Bonny Olive 85; Fairy King 83; Sidelight 8 1: Mountain Hose 7 9; 78; Bran Pie 7 6 Courtly Rose 76; Miss Hawk 7 6; Swimashore 7 6; Vogue 7 G. BALFOUR TROT HANDICAP (in saddle!, of 135 sovs: 2.30 class; lm—lvy Rothschild, Our Star, Wee Spark scr; Etheldonna 12; Landlady 12; Bonny Boy 24; Lou Thorpe 24; Cardinal and Blue 24; Gala Pointer 24; First Glance 24; May Tracey 36; Ngareta 36. STEWARDS' HANDICAP, of 135 sovs; 6f—Kerb 87; Valdamo 77; Bugle Note 7 5; Bloom 7 2; Paddy's Hop© <> 12. WANTWOOD HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, of 130 sovs; lm and a distance —San Salvador 11 2; Coastguard 10 7; Thistlecrown 10 2; Highburn 9; Kill-off 9. CHARLETON HANDICAP, of 160 sovs; lm —Listening Post 95: Kerb 8 10; All British 8; King Sol 8; Coastguard 7 2.

ELLERSLIE TRAINING NOTES. (fSBSS ASSOCIATION T*LBO*AH.) AUCKLAND. October 28. At Ell-erslie, on the outside of the course proper, Day Guard ran half a mile in 52sec. Pretty Man and Planet went seven furlongs in lmin 35> 3-ssec. Jolly Princess covered three furlongs in 42 2-ssec. Tanadees finished better than Far North over seven furlongs iu lmin 35 2-ssec. Winkie's Wheel beat Lord Thurman over aix furlongs in lmin 23sec. Orchus beat Tresor over half a mile,_ taking 52 l-ssec. Loughrea did a mile freely, the last seven furlonss taking lmin 37 2-saec. Town Bank was a little better than Master Doon over eeven furlongs in lmin 31 2-5 Bec. Irapuka beat Dorinda over sis furlongs taking lmin 19 3-osec. King's Speed was a neck in front of Automne after half a mil© run in 52 3-ssec, with Thursley and Gold Mint, who started behind them, in the rear. Peter Amans, Never Despair, No Surrender. and Tuki finished in that order after a round of the steeplechase country.

V.R.C. SPRING MEETING. (BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT) (AUSTRALIAN AND- N.Z. CABLE AS St) CI ATI OK.) MELBOURNE, October 28. The following are the acceptances for the MELBOURNE CUP, a handicap sweepstajces of 75 sovs each, with 10,000 sovs added and a trophy value 200 sovs: 2m Wynette 8 11; .Stand By S S; Lilypond 8 6- Stare 8 5; Accarak 8 5; Drongo 8 5; Frances Tressady 8 4; The Rover 8 3; Backwood 8 2: Our Prince 7 13; Iwtheinost 7 10; Wallace Mortlake v 9: Heroic 7 7- Guncase 7 5: Spearfelt 7 5: Mountain Lion 7 5; Wallarak 7 3; King Victor 7 1; Valorem V 1; Brown Pnajah t; Kojal Charier 6 12; Sir Dighkck G 11; San. Antomo 6 10; Gungool 6 9; Artainus 0 7; Polycletan 6 7.' CANTALA STAKES, a handicap sweepstakes of 20 sovs each, with 2000 sovs added; lm—The Hawk 9 9; Tile Night Patrol 9 t>; Englefield 9 5; Perspective 8 2; Blackadder 8 1; Cliffdale S; Pluto 7 13; Sweetmagne 7 13; Valiant 7 13; The Wild Goose ™ll- Beelino 7 6; The Harp 7 6; Diamond Clagp 7 3; Irish Rhythm 7 2; Heventree 6 7. Inter-State soratchings not yet to hand. Tho nomination of Heroic for the Melbourne Cup and of C. T. Godbys other horses is subject to consideration, by tne committee. MELBOURNE TRAINING NOTES. (»I CABLE —PJtESS ASSO CIATIOK— COPYBIOHT) (I.USTB ALLAN AND it.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION) MELBOURNE, October 2£. The weather wa« fine at Elemington, and the going good. On the grass Bold and Bad and Brown Rajah, went over ten furlongs in 2m 15s, the first mil® taking lm 45 is. Backwood end Murray King were also tried out over ten furlongs, covering the distance in 2m 16Js, the last mile in lm 50s. The Night Patrol, with A. Cooper up, ran eix furlongs in lm 16|s, taking lm 2s for the first five. Gloaming galloped a mile easily in lm 465. Prince Charles and Prince Minimbah on the grass occupied lm 17Js in doing six furlongs. Wallace Mortlaie 'went better thin Polycletan over eleven furlongs in 2m 31$s. The Hawk did a mile in lm 50b. Graculns went eleven furlongs in 2m 29Js, assisted by Jocularity over the last eeren, which were tr»-

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versed in lm 35*s. Solidify beat Versinc over eleven furlongs in. 2m &>is, ana Stand By ran six in lm 29s San Antonio ran two miles on the tan, taking lm 46s for the last mile. At Caulfield on tlie grass Spearfelt with a light weight up recorded for a. mile lm 40Js. Cliffedale beat Beeline in the best 6ix furlongs in lm 15J3. Accarafc did eleven in 2ni 32js, Drongo the best twelve in 2m 37Js, Blackadder six in lm 16s, Frances Tre&sady eleven in 2m 355, Wynette eleven in 2m 38s, and Miss Disraeli (W. Duncan) ten in 2m 91s. "Wambidgeo beat Penshuiat over twelve in 2m 43a. On the eand Stare, assisted by Wildun, galloped ten furlongs in 2m 126, and Whittier nine in 2m 59.

SCRATCHINGS. (iiT cißijt—rsxss ABSOCIATIOK —coptsiabt) (I.USTBAXIAK JJTD H.Z. CA3LX ASSOCZAXIUX.) (Received October 28th, 10.30 p.m.) MELBOURNE, October 28. Scratchingß for the CantaJa Stakes are: Sweet Maggie, Diamond Clasp, and "Wild Goose. Messrs Corteen and Tye's horses are to be sold oa W-edcesdaj.