SPORTING.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXIII, 20 December 1920, Page 3

SPORTING.

1 The well-known horseman J. O’Shea probably owes his life to his skull cap. "When Martian Miss fell at Woodville the cap was badly split, but the • wearer escaped with minor injuries. From Napier comes word of the death of Iliad’s Hero, which was a useful performer in his day, and which has been doing stud work at his owner’s place for u few seasons. A starter’s eagle eye can err sometimes, and this yarn conies from Epsom course at Melbourne. The starter added up that the horseman on Lavendo was resting too well at the barrier, and showed little inclination j to be about when the other prads were j lined up, finishing up his iniquities by | (in the starter’s opinion) dwelling | quietly when the barrier flew. The i starter walked down to the stewards’ stand determined to report the lad for a determined stop, and on his arrival found that Lavendo had won by fif- ! teen lengths. No report was made. ( This, from the “Fiji Times,” is good: “The so-called Fijian race meeting was held at Veltogo, Lantoka. It would be much better amusement if 1 the white man allowed the coloured owners to do everything for the horses, training included. During ono of the races someone tampered with the scales, and for the rest of the afternoon if was a case of catch weights. The winner in ono race seemed to be about four stone underweight.” n