SPORTING.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19175, 5 December 1927, Page 12

SPORTING.

TURF GOSSIP.

Nominations for tho Waipukurau and Taranaki Meetings close to-day. Nominations for the Westland Racing Club's Meeting close at 9 p.m. on Wednesday. Acceptances for the Taumarunui Meeting close to-day. Acceptances for the Oamaru Meeting close on Friday. The Woodville District Jockey Club's Summer Meeting will bo hold on Wednesday and Thursday of this week, and the Taumarunui Annual Meeting mil open on Saturday and conclude on Monday. The three-year-old gelding Wayward, by Sutala from Egotism, brother to Autobiography, was sold on Saturday at Timaru by Mr G. D. Greenwood to Mr J. M. Samson at a fairly substantial figure. He will in future be trained by the Wingatui mentor, G. Giep°ler, Peho broke down badly during the of the Otaio Handicap at Timaru on Friday, and may not race again for some time. This was an unfortunate occurrence for the Eiccarton trainer J. W. Jennings, following on the loss of Booster's services, as the Winkie mare was just showing a return to form, and would have been a profitable member of the stable at the forthcoming West Coast Meetings. Gold Mint got into a heap of trouble over half the journey in the Levels Handicap at Washdyke jn Saturday, and was at tho rear of the field entering tho straight. When he eventually got a clear passage in the run home he showed marked speed, and was unlucky not to return a dividend. Fresco ran a creditable race in the principal event at Timaru on Friday, and on this performance was well supported for the Otaio Handicap on Saturday. T n contrast to his first day's running he was a long way in the rear three furlongs from home, but from that stage he executed somo telling work, and inside the distance gave promise of gaining a place, but the effort told on him, and he petered out at the finish A. E. Ellis, S. Wilson, and E. J. Mackie mado a fast trip from the Feilding Meeting on Thursday to be on hand at . Timaru on Friday. Ellis was rewarded with six winning rides, and Wilson and I Mackie each secured a success. Noteworthy's success at Timaru on (Saturday was full of merit, and the Paper Money two-year-old has a promising future in front of him over short distances. He will probably be sent south for the holiday Meetings. Tho two-year-old Pledge gave every satisfaction hi her two initial races at the South Canterbury Meeting, and will do better at the West Coast Meetings, to which she will accompany other members of H. Nurse's stable in Martian Spear, Greyfinch, and probably Projector.

Money Mart, by Paper Money from Marta, ran very disappointingly in her only engagement at Timaru, and it is probablo she will not be further persoverod with, but retired to the stud. A. E. Ellis, who is at present at the head of whining riders in New Zea- « land, added to his record by steering vv six winners at the South Canterbury Meeting, including double victories on Thorndalo and Arikiwai. C. Emerson and F, Voight, with two wins, were next, followed by ,S. Wilson, A. Eastwood, F. C. Porter, D. Cotton, B. J. Mackie, and A. E, Didham, who each had one winning ride. Ooronata. dam of Waotoa, Bachelor Gay, and Happy Queen, recently produced a colt foal to Shambles. Included in the general nominations for the Auckland Summer Meeting are the following Eiccarton-trained horses. —Satrap, Paper Boy, Martarma, Golden Anhour, Magna Charta, Front Kank, Countersign, Centrepiece, Don Jose, Fair Exchange, Childsplay, Paperchase, Money Order, Silver Coot, and Enlalie. In addition to this list, Count Cavour, Footfall, Rapier, and Agrion figure in major even*-'. The Riccarton trainer F. P. Claridge hcadc 1 the list oil winning trainers at Timaru with three successes (Thorndalo (2) and Jarretiere), while the th'.d mombor of his team, Donne, gained second honours on two occasions. F. D. Jones (Arikiwai 2), C. Gieseler (Set Sail 2), and D. Campbell (Battle Colours 2) were next, and- S. G. Ware (Money Mine), F. Christmas (Martarma), R. Emerson (Hoylake), T. H. Gillott (Money Order), G. J. Pine (Noteworthy), J. Boyd (Nincompoop), and G. Hope (Baldowa) each led in a winner. Although Mr G. Gerard has nominated four of his team for the Auckland Summer Meeting, it is probable that only Paper Boy and Don Jose will make the trip. The form displayed by Silver Coot and Fair Exchango was not sufficiently encouraging tf> send them north, and they may nssist nt the southern Meetings. Set Sail and Recoipt, both inmates of C. Gieseler's stable at Wingatui, have been afforded nominations for the Auckland Summer Meeting. A decision as to the movements of this pair will not be arrived at until the weights of both the Auckland and Duncdin Meetings are available. Thorndale, Arikiwai, Set Sail, and Battlo Colours won on each day, and Noteworthy and Baldowa, who gained second places on Friday, improved their position on Saturday, whilo Mart-nna and Hoylake, winners on the first day> were each placed second on Saturday. Another winner in Money Mine secured a third placing in his second effort. Ophir was expected to perform well at Timaru, but ho never showed any promiso in either of his races. Sir Roy gave two poor displays at the South Canterbury Meeting, and evidently tho Clarenceux gelding is suffering from a temporary loss of form. The first day's form at Timaru was manifest to a marked degreo on Saturday. The F. D. Jones-A. E. Ellis combination again made good af Timaru with Arikiwai, who on Saturday . returned a price that could be expected from his champion stable mate. Bronstell was an expensive proposition at the South Canterbury fixture. He did not have tho best of runs on Friday, and some excuse could be offered for his failure, but on Saturday lie had every chance with his usual North ißland pilot in control, only to ue beaten out of a place. The patience displayed by the connexions of Jarretiere for the past twelve months was rewarded at Timaru. on Saturday, when she paid a good price for her victory in the Stewards' Handicap. Now that she has broken the ice, sho may have further successes, where the company is not too select. The two Eiccarton-trained mares, Margaret Birney and Flaming Ray, appear to have lost all form, as both failed to show any of their customary pace in their Washdyke engagements. In the Woodville acceptances Wanderlust was omitted from the Borough Handicap, and Blimp from th* Wbariti Handicap.

Taboo was brought up from Oamaru to race in the South Canterbury Handicap on Saturday, but he was never in the fighting line. He looked in good order, and it was surprising to see him sent out eighth favourite, but_ investors who neglected him certainly did not err in their judgment. Star Eaid, who ran promisingly on both days at Timaru, is a two-year-olu gelding by Night Eaid from the Downshire mare Bendown, and is trained by Miss L. DoyleforUhe owner-breeder, Mr A. F. Roberts. A Sydney cablegram states that the Camden Handicap, of six furlongs, at the Warwick Farm races on Saturday, resulted:—First Division: Singlespear 7-11 1; Lilah 8-11 2; Persuasion 9-13 3. Thirteen started. Time, 1.12*. Second Division: Ascalon 8-7 1; Somnolent 7-11 2; Jazz Baby 8-2 3. Thirteen started!. Time, 1.13. has not lost any of the pace whicli characterised his two-year-old form, but he is lacking in stamina. On both days at Tim.ru he compounded badly at the end of five furlongs. The Kirkham Stakes, of five furlongs, at the Warwick Farm races on Saturday resulted as follows:-Elizabcth's March 8-5 1; Goldtimc 8-5 2; Style 8-a -. Money Order lias been rehandicapped at 7.13 in tho Railway Handicap it the Auckland Racing Club's Meeting. Final payments for the Tw«?ntysecond Palmerston North Stakes to be run at the Christmas Meeting are: Silver Rule, Irish Court, Covent Garden, Talisker, Flicker, Sarchee, Kiosk, Concentrate, Tea Miss, Cloyne, Havering, Reremoana, Ten.

TROTTING NOTES. Nominations for the Asbburton Trotting Club's Summer Meeting close this evening. Acceptances for the Northland T.C.'s Annual Meeting close to-morrow. Andrew Bryce has settled in Auckland, and it is more than probable he will go into business, besides which he will set up as a public trainer. He drove Kohara to victory in the New Zealand Cup and will have the drive behind the Cathedral Chimes paoer in tho Auckland Cup. J. Bryce, sen., will take a strong team of horses north for the Auckland Meeting andwill drive Ahuriri in the Cup, while J. Bryce, jun., will be in charge of a team to race at the South Wairarapa Meeting, which will include the promising three-year-old, Tumataktin, Bankhead, and Young Author, and he will return in time to handle Great Hope, Acron, and other members of the Oakhampton Lodge stable at the Canterbury Park Meeting. Mr E. E. Cuneen's gelding, Master Audo, is enjoying a lengthy spell on his owner's farm. E. C. McDermott is paying a good deal of attention to Away in the hope of getting another race out of the Adonis gelding. The North Canterbury sportsman, Mr W. D. Barrett, owner of that useful pacer, Haunui, has a number ot trotting youngsters that show some promise. Included in the number are a yearling brown gelding by Sonoma Harvester—Starchild mare, a two-year-old filly by The Triumph—Starchild mare, and a filly by Author Dillon—"Wild Lady. Loch Moigh, winner of the Mark j Memorial Cup at the Waikato Meet- ] ing on Saturday, is a more than useful five-year-old pacer by Nelson Derby from Flying Bells and is owned by the Palmerston North sportsman, Mr J. A. Mitchell. At the recent Meeting at Otahuhu Loch Moigh won the Stewards' Handicap, of one mile and a half, m 3.26 2-5, and was well fancied for Saturday's race. Ho is a good genuine paoer destined to win good races, and he affords an especially good advertisement for his sire, Nelson Derby, tvho ; a great racehorse a' few years back, is now doing stud duty in the Asftburton district. The Auckland sportswoman, Mrs Sweetapple, experienced a stroke of luck when she purchased Great Change on Saturday last from Mr J. R. Corrigan, for the gelding quickly macte a return on his purchase money by winning the Hamilton Handicap. Great Change was bred by the Halswell studmaster, Mr P. Watson, who sold him to Mr Corrigan, and ho proved a payable proposition, winning three races for the Taranaki sportsman. Great Change is a particularly well-bred six-year-old gelding by Great Audubon—Myall, the latter by Wildwood from that great little mare, Daybreak, bv Vancleve —Moonbeam, by Childe Harold. Great Change won the Innovation Handicap at tho recent Otahuhu Meeting. After running prominently without registering a win at the Otahuhu Meeting Daytime made "amends by recording a victory at Waikato on Saturday. Trained by A. Hendriksen, Daytime was, with Cardinal Logan, left in Auckland in the charge of A. Rattray when Hendriksen returned to Christchurch. Although tie Auckland Trotting Cup handicaps were published on Saturday, J. Bryce's pair, Kohara and Ahuriri, are already warm favourites, the former being slightly better fancied than his stable-mate. Kohara is nicely treated, and is probably better on a right-handed track than ho is on the left-hand course at Addington.

FOOTFALL LAME. AN UNFORTUNATE DEVELOPMENT. After galloping nine furlongs at Riccarton on Saturday, Footfall displayed marked signs of lameness in front, which appeared to develop seriously when he was returning from the track to his stable.Whether the trouble will have far-reaching effects will probably not be known for a few days, but it is certain to cause a break in his preparation for the Auckland Cup, in which his prospects with 8.12 were being serionsly considered. DEATH OF W. H. ROBINS. The death occurred on Saturday morning of Mr W H. Robins, a wellknown figure in the sporting world generally, a prominent owner and breeder of trotting horses, and an oliiciai ol the Alethven 1 rotting t-.uu Amongst weil-known horses that be bred and owned were:—Locancia Dillon, winner ot the Wellington Trotting (.tip, and Copa de%Uro jun., ami at the time of his death he owned several well-bred trotting mares and young stock. The late Mr Robins early days were spent in the Southland district. ■ where he was recognised as a very fine all-round athlete and an especially good wrestler, at which sport he won many prizes, and for a time held the championship of New Zealand at the Cumberland style of wrestling Later he lived for a number of years at Methren where he did much to popularise the sport of trotting. Th? late Mr Robins for the past few years had lived in retirement at Upper Riccarton. He was universally popular with all sections of the community. The funeral takes place this morning.