SPORTING.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXIII, 13 December 1920, Page 4

SPORTING.

There were some beautifully-bred youngsters in the. two-year-old races at Woodville, several of whom, however, were it bit backward, and will need a race or two to bring them up to concert pitch. The four placed horses on the first day (.Tommy Rot, j Princess Pat, Dissertation, and Aureate) all showed great galloping, abilities The first mentioned of the quartette is a fine-looking chestnut by Absurd, and, like tho rest of his tribe, can muster up a lot of pace. Aureate, who is a full sister to Desert Gold, bears a striking resemblance to her ' illustrious relative, and should not be long now before she wins a stake. j Judging by the appearance of a, number of the jockeys at Woodville, there must be a shortness of colours just now. Quite a number of those in use would have made a welcome addition to a second-hand clothes shop, they were in such a dilapidated condition. A full brother to Chimera made his ' •ir r appearance in public at Woodville on Wednesday in the Nursery Handicap. He is a fine little chap, but lequires a bit more time. ihe accident in which lour horses iell a; Woodville on Wednesday was canoed by Princess Marion getting on , the heel:- of something in front oi her. ' "'. Blanche, who rode the little mare, was rather badly knocked about, and will b'- on the easy list tor some time to come. None of the horses were badly hurt in the accident, although Mumble's side and head bore signs of her contact with mother earth. If Arrowsmith. keeps on going like he is at present lie will make Gloaming do his very best in whatever race he meets him in at Auckland. On a recent morning at Kiccarton the iniporffed horse did the following gallop: —Three furlongs, 35 2-ssec; four, isscc; five, lmin; six, Imin 12 2-ssec; seven, lmin 25sec: mile, Imin 3D 2-3 sec. Ho pulled up well after his brilliant effort. On Thursday her Excellency Viccountess Jellicoe, accompanied by Hon. Lucy Jellicoe and Captain .Mundy. A.D.C., visited PalmCrston North for tho purpose- of trying her new hunter. Punjab, and also lookingi at Sprinkle as :i likely mount for the' Hon. Lucy Jellicoe. After with Mr ami Mrs L. H. Collinsorj, I Lady .lellieoe mounted fir?t. Punjab j and then Gaekwar for a trial spin, j Neither horse had been previously | ridden with a side-saddle, and though .-it fir>t showing slight resentment at the change, the animals soon recognised the mastery of an excellent horsewoman. The Hon. Lucy was mounted on Sprinkle, and Captain Mundy rode the well-known local hunter, Playboy. In the afternoon the party was joined by Viscount Jellicoe. who went through by special < train en route to Auckland. j Before Lady Jellicoe mounted Pun- j jab, a local enthusiast insisted on frying out the horse in its initial expert--! euce with ;i side-saddle. He is now | {probably convinced that driving a j high-powered car is child's play to j controlling a bucking horse, and no ' previous flight of fancy has equalled . his fancy flight through space. How- ', over, as Isaac Newton said, everything ! that goes up comes down, and so did ; he. Undeterred by this episode, her 'j Excellency lunnediatelj; mounted Pun- j •jab, but she dida'J get Oil until she ' wanted to. '