SPORTING.

Otaki Mail, 5 January 1920, Page 4

SPORTING.

\ 9' *" '*" i The local jockey, H. E. Ryder, wn.' { successful at Marton on Monday. j when he rode. Hallowroz to victory. ] Frank Higgott has had a most suc- *, eessf ul Tim on the West Coast (5.1.;. ,At Hokitika and Greynioutb he won no less than nine races, and secured four second-. His string included Gold Problem. Ladify, Terrier, and Bestir. -Dug." Webster will lie represented at Fox ton on the i'ind inst. by Sir Fanciful, Treasure King. Demoness and Bestir, while Frank Higgott will lake Pcrriex and Dumper. The summer meeting of the Waira rapa Racing Clnh »■„► concluded „: Taubwenik...! on Monday. The weather l'a.-i. The President's Handicap wa ■ ,-.,., by Marattu.. ami Chimera again The totalisator receipts were SL'b'.ol'J for the day. and for the meeting £58,758. This represents an increase of £SSS3 over last year's total. The concluding day of the Auckland ' Racing Club's summer meeting was t held in fine weather and in the pre- | sencc 'if a largo attendance, including I the Governor-Geueral. The racing was J excellent. iMermin won the Royal j Stakes m good style, but Maunu I Tins-li^-' 1 well Hud had the winner doing { his "best. "'l= the Auckland Plats I -Gloaming won nicely, but Gasbag ran a. good race Ihe totalisator handled i 5115.G35.. an increase for the day of ' £16,913 10s, the total Eor the four days ' was £511.455 10s, making an iucrea.se for the four days of £75,764. During the three days of the Mauawatu meeting a lot of money was handled, there being as follows:—First day £78,930, second day £55,874, third day £64,252. making a total of JUUD.OSO, as against £172,525 for the corresponding period last year. The naming of racehorses is complicated by their numbers', and is sometimes subtle and ingenious, if nor always appropriate. The- owner of Idle Talk, a "handsome filly which competed at the Manawatu meeting, says she was so named in the belief that. like her namesakes Humour and Scandal, she could travel faster than anything or. four legs. Bestir won a five and a-'nalf furlong race at Greyfnoutb yesterday, while TY-nier dead-heated with CastilUon, making a total of eleven wins for Mr. Higgott up to date. Higeotr goes on to the Reeiton meeting. The llarton brass band has been engaged to play at the Foston races, the Otaki band being unable to accept..