SPORTING.

Otaki Mail, 8 February 1922, Page 3

SPORTING.

It is rumoured that Mr P. A Mason contemplates a trip to England.The Kangitikei Kacing Club have liimu permission to reduce the stakes" for their meeting next month. Although nothing has yet been definitely decided on. there is every probability that. Desert Gold will next season be mated with Absurd. The champion mare is at present in foal to the recently imported-sire King John. Insurrection was allowed to drop out of his Canterbury engagements, and m-'is railed straight through to Dunedin. This horse is reckoned to be in better form than he has ever shown previouJv and is sure to be well supported in the principal handicap in Dunedin. Palestrina is also given a great chance in the Dunedin Cup. coven yearlings arc being sent to Sv'cluey by. Mr T. H. Dowry for tho Sydney autumn sales the lots being, ch f by Finland —The Hague, bay fill} I>v Finland —Belfry, ch f by Finland or E"vpt— Mint (imp.), br fby Finland rporo, dam of Moorland, bay colt by Finland —Landrail, blk colt, full bro(o Bobrikoff, by Finland—Gossip, ■md a bav colt by Finland—War Talk. “ -, fl ' b. L. Joll has had an unusual experience in the two-year-old races at th* Takapuna meetings. East season in the spring his filly Armorcl looked +0 have the Cambria Handicap at her niCl ,.r when she ran off the course at the home turn, eventually finishing third. On Wednesday his gelding la . Dunce was out by himself in the Hob- • pon Handicap when he did a simdar ] performance, but got second. It « not _ often such a happening occurs to an . owner twice on the one course with d.t-,^ ferent horses. __ . , i The result of the Hawcra Stakes ( and Fgtnon t Stakes ‘ shows Gloaming ( m, in a most favourable light,. toi he . •inneaTS to have ha.d no difficulty m <■ ef eating Thespian both over the six furlongs 'and the mile, and it would now look as it Thespian was lucky to boat | •MV Greenwood's champion in the A.R.O. KpUou Hate. In the lasMntmed l' u . n t. Gloaming was certainly ridden n. peculiar race, but Thespian always appeared to be going easily m m in The Hawk and Gloaming and able to run up to them when his rider wantei j Pun ' Since then, however, differently , ridden, Gloaming has beaten Thespian c nt six furlongs, a mile, and a mile Jii t a-half, and is fully entitled to retain <. his title as champion.