SPORTING.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 18 August 1920, Page 4

SPORTING.

Stuvdee, on account of an injury received at Wellington, is being spelled, bui Mr Gravestock has in hand Little River. Chimera, and two promising youngsters. The thrcc-ycar-old Weary Willie lias been operated on for throat troubles. Mr li. H. Aldworth litis been elected judge, -Mr J. K. Henrys handieapper, ami Air C. O'Connor starter to the Mas-

terton Uiieing Club. 11. V.iiuis, who is the first horseman lo Mr George Clifford, lias only been .rruntPfi :> four moulhs' conditional license lev tin- Cnnteilnny Pistrici 11. Young has definitely retired from ihe saddle, and is now working on a lanii near bJulls. Xortli Island-owned horses have won IS oul of the last 20 contests for the

X.Z. Grand National Steeplechase. The friends of Mr Harry Goodall, ;hc secret iry oi tho 1 I .itcj ■•■ Club, will regre-1 to learn thai he is laid aside with a severe cold. Mr Tom Cameron, the ex-startcr, of Bulls, lias 'sufficiently recovered I'rom his rcconf severe illness- to lie able to leave for his new liome in New Plymouth. Waimai was making his fourth effort in the Grand National Steeplechase on Tuesday. He won in 1916, ran second in IOIS and was unplaced in 1'Jll) and 1920. Master Strowan was decidedly sore after Ins race in the Grand National Steeplechase, and lliar may have ac counted for his running nil' at the Ken- ■ nels double. M. Mitchell, of the Highden staff, who was taken in the hospital at the beginning of the week suffering from :i severe attuck of pneumonia, is. now rapidly on the mend. The apprentice, A. McCormae, who had his license suspended in connection with the trouble at Avondale last sea son. lias had his license restored-by lite Tarnnaki District Committee. The Australian - bred I'ii dmont--Adele filly, recently disposed of by Mr .1. Hay. of Kai Iwi. to Mr Chas. Russell, ts at present located in the Highden stable. L. II- Hewitt is selling up his home and leaves by the first available boat for Sydney, and will then decide whether he will make for India, th«

Argentine, or England. [dialogue, who lias boon for some time in the care of H. Kins, of Bull*, is iio» trained at Awapuui. Kill}; has au addition to his team in ti huuter by Ghoorka, aad in a few dnys will have Supemx. by Advance —Field Battery