SPORTING.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18410, 17 June 1925, Page 12

SPORTING.

Tho gate receipts at tho rocont Mooting at Levin woro a rocord for tho Club. W. Donovan has now taken over tho establishment at Otatara,. owned by Mrs Mi A. Porry, end will train for Mrs Perry and Mr J, Si McLood. If, Lmorson has rocommissionod ■Winkio's Best. Tho Winkio golding has been well douo during his spoil, and looks bright and ulmost ready to do fust work again. Mahuru, Bed Cent, and First Line, who finished in tho places . in tho llnwho's Bay Stcoplechaso last year, lire again In this month's race, and aro likely to fulfil their engagements"! Many Colours is giving good displnjs over fences at Napier Park, and Will pay u short price if successful in this departmont at any of tho winter fixtures in Hawko's Bayi Though Mr "W. B. Kemball's toarr. liiifl boon considerably roduced latoly, tlicro bro still fourteen horses in the different stables to carry his colours next sooson. Tho Australian horseman B. Bosen, who has boon riding in Auckland for over twelve months with a fair amount of success, intonds taking a short holiday to tho Commonwealth for tho winter months. Te Kara's oldor brother Malatour, is being proporod for jumping races. His Work Over hurdles nfc Hastings recently has beon encouraging, and ho may be humborod amongst tho winners in hack company before tho season ouds. Tho latest word from Palmerston North regarding if. B. Kaah is to the effect thai ho is now making good progress towards: recovory. An X-ray examination rovoaled a seriously injured spiuo and the oporation porformod was of an extremely delicato nature. C. Morso will liavo three good horsos to represent him at tho Napior Park Meeting on Friday and Saturday. They nre Waioeka jack,. Jovial, and Garzon. Tho two first:mentlonod should <bo particularly dangorous in races over hurdles. ~ 71. Johnson may leave for Melbourneshortly with the Absurd gelding Rational, who has been schooled over hurdles Intolv. Though iuolinod to "chanco" his fencos, Batlonal is looked upon as ,a roasonablo prospect over tho battens, - Income, ' Yoma, Passih' Through, Tiiki, and other Taranaki horses left Auckland on Friday ovohing for Taranaki, but tho boat thoy woro on could not cross tho Mahukau bar so thoy had to roturn, dolaylng the trip- till this week. W. Baynor has Deluge in steady work again at Wanganul, and this fine sprinter will be in good trim by 'the (imo tho ■< early spring meetings come . round; Motley has also boon takon up, and sho-is said to look aH "the hotter for her spell. ' Mr W. T, Hazlett^s'horses Fronchman, Apaeho, Irish;'ohd Boughleen Bhoun arrived-at'.Biccarton on Monday night. Frenchman and Apache will go on to Trentham ior tho Wqllington Bacing Club's, "White? 'Mooting, and then je- ■ turn'.to' Eiccarton, whero they will remain till ufter'tho Grand National Meeting. ■' ■■■ A risihg threo-yparrold, filly by Sunny Lako from Silk Laco is being handlod by B. Ellis at Eiccarton. Sho resembles Sunny Lake's stock' in being a triflp long, but nevertheless is a taking youngster. Her .dam, Silk Lace, is by Solferino from Silk Gown, by Pilgrim's Progress-rPortia, by Bill of Portland—* Happy. Land, by Musket. A Taranaki report says that the . Binart Maniapoto golding To Kawa has been sold'to a Canterbury sportsman, and will shortly bo shcltorod in a Eiccarton stable. Ho will bo a wolcomo addition to hurdle ranks in the South Island. It is also understood that Lisogne is under offer to a Chridtchurch buyer. tho death of Mr G. S. Lihtott, who ' i was well known in connexion with racr ing and trotting sports in Otago and OuntorbUiy before gciing to Auckland t6 take up residence oyer twenty years ago, occurred oh Saturday aftqrnoo.n at Mount-'Edon...." He was a steward of the Auckland Trotting Club, and the Takapuua J.O. for a considerable time. Erie, who was reported; a month ago ; as having 'been -retired from the Turf,• boat a wodk field at Waverley on Saturday, and':may- bo considered a likoly starter at the Hawko's Bay. winter fixtures, where she is freely en-, gagod. The-Nassau mare is anything but sound, but'should pay her way,on tho trip If hor troubles assumb no more Borious shajo. It would not be surprising to find Bomo material alterations made in the Wlngatui stoopleqhase course before a iiold is noxt asked to race over the country;-the most likely alteration will probably* consist: of Shifting the big sod wall, which is now generally considered,, too severe a jump as the first fonce in a race such as the Otago atboplochaso. ■ ••'■-: Tho sprinter Orchid (Absurd—Gladiolo)' has bebn sold" 1 to-' u patrim of H. • Lorigan's stable- at' T/enthain. The chestnut had just been brdught in ..after a : spell, but he comes to hand very I quickly and should soon be in racing trim. Orchid is really brilliant ovor live furlongs, -and whore the opposition is a bit short of top class and on a round track ho can do a fast six

furlongs., Muskotoon, who was nominated for "'tlio Molbourno Cup last year, is the only' Auckland horso who has been accorded a nomination in the race this soaSDu. Jifiends of W. Byan, who rode this horso in most of his engagements last season, were pleased to seo him stifliciently recovered, from his motor accident at Taumarunui. to be present on tho concluding day of the A.K.C. "Winter Meeting. Tlio appearance of the "Weekly Press, ana itcrereo". this week is being cag'crlv awaited iby sportsmen all over rJow Zealand, and readers are not likoly to be disappointed with the fare provided. Special features include an articlo on English Bacing by the Hon. It Disnov Alexander, wh.o deals in interesting fashion with the latest happenings, on the Turf in England. Correspondence on matters of supreme importance to sporting men generally deals with Bacing Colours and Thfe Limited Handicap, in which the writ-ers-give- Ijheir views for tha improvement of racing; Items of news from all parts of Now Zealand forwarded by the- paper's numerous correspondents Buppiy -readers vvith much information concerning tho sport and will be read . with'interest, by all. In the trotting pages a feature is the list of winning owners', horses, and: sires for the present season, compiled by a special sta- ; tisweiau," while .full details and inter-. e'stmg comment concerning the Ashbux- . ton Trotting Club's "Winter Meeting will be of interest to all light'harness .enthusiasts^

A FLEET MEETING. I- (FBXS3 ASSOCIATION TELtOBAS.) r ' • AUCKLAND, Jnna 16. Ilia .Auckland Txottia? "Club has been granted permission to" hold' a mooting on 22ad in honour of tho American 'Piatt's visit. • The club has docided to ix»dudo '»'• Free-ior-All * race of nine furlong*, foe a poise of £750: