SPORTING.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 27 August 1920, Page 3

SPORTING.

E. Peumun, of Otaki, has in hand a promising-looking youngster by Merry Moments. Idleness and Arcli Lassie, which A. Oxenham had in work on the Levin track, have been sent, home to Welling ton, where they will be trained in future. Parewunui will be a probable starter in the jumping events at the Otuki nice! iug. It is the intention of Arthur AleCounou. Ttm Levin mentor, to take n string lo the West Coast at. Christmas time .to take part in llie Greymouth, Hokitika and other Coast, meetings The teum will probably include those smart sprinters, Ahika and Gold Pro blent. Mr O'Began, the Shannon owner.

has left on a triple Australia. Fred Carmont, the erstwhile Wei

ion trainer, but notv of Coxian, was : visitor to Levin last week. lie toed; back Mr Penfold ’s mare Beloved which will bo put in work tor th<

coming season's racing. The Demosthenes gelding Maungaroiiga, has been turned out on hit owner's property at Weraroa. The nominations —22!)—for the Merton Jockey Club’s spring meeting eon statute a record. Desert Rose is now in the. care of !’. George, who is getting a useful team •together. The New Zealand Trotting Association has no liabilities, while the assets are set down nt £1 4 19 Ids lid. Lucullau, by Lucullus —■Murry Nil. owned by Mr Geo. Seitcrt, is now being trained at Woodville by 1-reJ Davis. Hylans, 'the latest Grand National Hurdles hero, was purchased by his present owner for £BO. Since then 1" has won'over £2OOO in stake money. The 'chaser Atony Lad has finished his racing career, his owner having presented him to Air A. Anderson. He will in future, be used as a hack. j The ex-New Zealander D. J. Price (rained (silver Heart, winner of the Australian Hurdle Race, and his sou, B. Price, had the mount. Mr K. W. Alison, jun., has selected the mime of Aliss Audrey for the Aus-tralian-bred filly by Land of Song from Smoky, which he purchased at Randwick in April last.

Two prominent cross-country horsemen, H. Lorigan and Rangi Thompson, announce their intention of retiring from race titling in favour of the. less exciting calling of farming.

.T. Hustle, who accompanied Georjw; Price to the G.N. meeting, contracted

pneumonia, and is at present an inmate v,f the Christchurch Hospital. M. Aliiehell, another member of the Highden .staff, who is suffering from a sintifcr complaint, will leave the hospital in The course of u few days. L. il. Ilewitt left Auckland last week by the Atalieno for Australia, accompanied bv Airs Hewitt. Hewitt estimates that during his racing career he has ridden in 3251 races, winning 755. being second 423 times, and third ;;.)4 Races won - were worth about £45,000. He rode with success in England, Australia, and on Continental courses. The Misses B. and H. Clifford, daughters of Sir George Clifford, ha\ c registered their racing uniform as light bine and gold, halved body, with gold sleeves and red cap. They have entered into partnership in regard to Redskin, a six-year-old gelding by San Francisco, who may shortly be expected to make his appearance in the racing arena. A Napier scribe says that Nitt Tirini (Maori for New Zealand), the fullbrother to Rewi Poto, who is owned by a one-time Hawke’s Bay resident, Air tv. H. Paddy, has been recently operated upon for throat troubles, and is making good recovery' from the effect? of the" surgical act. He is located at Palmers!on North, where is owner is now quartered. AVcgd comes from Foxton that Tttuv.’fii has been given lessons in jumping the. small battens, and his display? have be-en so satisfactory that it looks if the .on of San Fran will turn out n cm art hurdler. jWWWjWgBWgg