SPORTING.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18659, 7 April 1926, Page 12

SPORTING.

RACING FIXTURES. April 7—Weetland R.C. Autumn. April 10—Greyraouth J.C. Autumn. April 10, 12—Avondal© J.C. Autumn. April 14—Beefton J.C. Autumn. April 15, 17—Wellington R.C. Autumn. April 21, 22—Manawatu R.C. Autumn. April 22—Waipapakauri R.C. Annual. April 24—Wbangarei R.C. Autumn. April 29 and May I—South Canterbury J.C. Autumn. April 30, May l—llawke'g Bay J.C. Autumn. .May 1, 3—Waikato R.C. Autumn. }j„y J—Waverley R.C. 'Winter. May 7, 8— Marlborough K.C. Autumn. May B—Amb*r!ey R.C. Annual. May 13, 15—Egmont R.C. Winter. TROTTING FIXTURES. April 7—X.Z. Metropolitan Kastcr (second day). April 17— EllpumeTc County T.C. Annual. April 17 —C.mbrfdg© T.C. Annual. April 24—Ashbuiton T.C. Autumn. May I—Nolson J.C. Autumn (two event*). TURF GOSSIP. Lysandcr holds the record of having won the A.R.C. Welcome Stakes, Great Northern Foal Stakes, and Great Northern Champagne Stakes, the three leading two-year-old events of the Spring, Summer, and Autumn Meetings of the Auckland Racing Club.

After the Wellington and. Manawatu Meetings Motley and Anklet will be ip tired to the»stud. Both of them will bo sent to tho Koatanui Stud, and their boxes at Walter Rayner's stable will be filled by two juveniles.

As a result of the visit of Sir Bertram Mackennal, the famous sculptor, the recognition of Sir Edwin Mitchelson's services to the racing community of Auckland will take the" shape of a bust. Up to the present the site has not been definitely decided upon.

F. D. Jones and J. 0. E. Jones were the most successful trainers at the Canterbury Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting with three wins each, S. J. Reid following i with two wins. Others to lead in one winner each were T. Lloyd, J. W. Jennings, C. Gieseler, G. Mur-ray-Aynsley, H. and A. Cutts, H. Nurse, R. C. Keeper, and E. Scoullar. ■B. H. Morris, with four winning rides, headed. the list of successful jockeys at the recent Meeting, T. Green being next with j three wins, followed by H. Ryder and C. Emerson, two each,, and H. Goldfinch, A. Messervey, F. E. Jones, L. J. Ellis, and E. Ludlow with one each.

Through the efforts of Grand Knight, the English sire Grand Parade headed the list of winning sires at the Canterbury Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting with £1540, Solferino occupying 6econd position with £1515, and Limond third with £1440. Amounts credited to other sires were:—Gay Lad £555, Heather Mixture £4BO, Kilbroney £330, The Aoe £315, Autumnus £245, King's Proctor £240, Paper Money £225, • Elysian £2OO, Greyspear £175, Warplane £llO, Nassau £lO5, Balboa £IOO, Our King £B6, Clarenceux £BO, Antagonist £SO, Saxby £3O, Kilboy £3O. In the handicaps for the Ellesmere Trotting Club's Meeting Audalie 108 was omitted from tho Southbridge Han-~ dicap and Bold Taranto scr was omitted from the Ladies' Bracelet and Killinchy Handicap. Mr Kitchingham, at last night's meeting, put in a plea for the small bettor, when he stated that Clubs who did not provide for a 10s totalisator should not be granted a license. It seemed to be an unwise policy on the part of the Clubs to confine their betting to the £1 machines. The ten-shilling bettor was a man worthy of being considered.

G. Harrison, who for soveral years was one of the leading flat race jockeys in Victoria, has retired from race riding. On two occasions he rode four winners in ' one day at Caulfield. On Guineas Day, 1919, he finished a very close fourth on Carriole,' in the 1010 Welter, and then in succession, won the Debtutant Stakes on Stephanotis, Caulfield Stakes on Nightwatch, Guineas on Artilleryman, and Toorak Handicap on St. Mira. At the Boxing Day Meeting, in 1923, he won the four flat races^—Juvenile Stakes on Grotesque, Malvern, Handicap on Sonora, Hopetoun Cup on Switch, and Koornang Welter oh False Alarm.

Tho "Weekly Press and Kefereo" which will be published to-day, contains full details of the racing and trotting meetings held during Easter, also lengthy reviews of the Canterbury and. Auckland Metropolitan. fixtures by The Marquis and Spectator respectively. In addition, a Sydney representative writes on gatherings held as a prelude to the A.J.C Autumn Carnival, now in, progress. Antisthenes, The Book, Wayfarer, and Spectator each comments on various' subjects engaging attention, and correspondents in all parts of the Dominion, furnish items of note from their respective districts. In the trot-' ting pages, Miles and Searchlight cover the raeing at Addington on Saturday, and several' articles of interest are also included. In tho general section will be found the first of a scries of cartoons by Arthur Mailoy on incidents connected with the voyage of the Australian Eleven to England, and later in addition, he will contribute articles on the team's play in the Old Country. The state of a horse's teeth is not always a true index of its age, but one that does not run true to type in this respect might very well' he the centre of complications when it is examined prior to racing. At last night's meeting of the Trotting Association a letter was received from Mr 0. M. Ollivier in reference to the three-year-old colt Great Earl, and stated that if the colt's teeth are taken as an index of bis age, there) was somo difference of opinion as to his age. Mr Olllivier asked, in order to prevent trouble arising, in the future, if the Association would take > steps to make certain what the colt's age was. Mr G. J. McGloin, breeder, 1 at the Association's request, had submitted correspondence, and a declaration signed by him, that the colt was bred by him and was foaled on September loth, 1922, was received. Considerable evidence was read as to the actual age of the horse from the breeder and others concerned, and it was decided to send a letter to Mr Ollivier enclosing copies of letters received from the breeder and others regarding the horse in question.

THOROUGHBRED SALE. (BT O.BIX— PfctSS ASSOCIATION— COPYRIGHT.) (AtTSTBAUAS AftD K.t. CABU ASSOCIATION.) BVDNET. April 6. . At a sale of English thoroughbred racehorses Golden Gondola, a chestnut filly by Golden Myth—Dolly Strong, realised 2000 guineas. (Received April 6th, 5 p.m.) SYDNEY, April 6. At the yearling sales, a Comedy King— Joyeuso coit realised 2100 guineas, and m Comedy King—Afterglow oolt 1200 guineas.