SPORTING.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 23 July 1920, Page 3

SPORTING.

♦ tV. Bowden rode Gackwar at the hunt held at Awapuni on Wednesday. It was reported at the Racing Conference last week that the biggest wage-earner last season amongst the jockeys was H. Gray, whose fees amounted to £1386. S. Reid returned to Hastings on Monday with Parisian Diamond, and on arrival there he will hand the aged i Charlemagne 11. gelding over to A. McAulay, who has been training the other members of Mr G. D. Beatson's team for some weeks past. Bose Pink, who won the Parliamentary Handicap at Trentham, competed in 35 races last season. j j The one-time smart 'chaser, Bon j Reve, owned by Mr H. Neugle, is now used as a station hack and is thoroughly sound. He will be put into work again shortly. TaraiM Jack, ridden by Stan. Reid put up his best performance to date by carrying 12st 41b into second place in the Kensington Steeplechase on the second day of the V.R.C. Grand National Meeting. The New Zealander led over the last fence, but in the run home more than met his match in the lightly-weighted Pimpara. The Fovton-trained First Bine has the record of winning three steeplechases in so many months. He led o£ bv capturing the Wanganui Steeplechase, and then, after running second respectively in the Grandstand Steeplechase at Wanganui and in the Hawke’s Bay Steeplechase, he won the June Steeplechase at Hastings, following; that feat up by leading the. held home in the Wellington Steeplechase. The son of Advance has therefore paid his •way nicely tins season. With the minor meetings to be decided before the season ends, Mr W R. Kemball heads the list of winning owners with £10,935, Mr F.S. Easton is second on the list with £10,310. *-ir George Clifford third with £9999 and the following in order:—Horn B. - Alison £8395, R. Hannon £<9Bo, G- - Greenwood £7905, G. B. Stead £6BBO, and H. W. Brown £5700. . Demosthenes heads the list or winthe 16s sd. Martian being second with £O4 466, and the iollpwing in the order anmea.— Kilbroney £14,076 10s. Mar me Arch £l-3,170. Hymettus £lo,l-o, and Advance £.9052 10?I ' The brilliant three-year-old Amythas I has won £7693 in stakes, his great ! rival. Arrowsmi;h. being second with 1 .- 43y5 The steeplechaser. Bocbella ! comes third with **o.o, ! vear-olds Humbug and Moorfowl to. ; lowed with £3120 and 3100 respective lv. Karo, the Auckland Cap. winner . won £2995, Oratress £2695. Gloamm; £2625, and Uncle Ned £2600. The Horcwhenua Racing Club na decided on November 17th as the da., for its next raeefmeeting.