SPORTING.

Otaki Mail, 15 March 1922, Page 3

SPORTING.

* F. Iliggott had the misfortune to ’ lose his hurdle horse Prominent, whilst tho latter was being schooled over jumps yesterday by W. Bowden. He broke a leg and bad to be destroyed. Petunia (Absurd-Bronze) got into the money in both starts at Marlborough under big weights, winning with 10.3 in the saddle and was beat out of first place by a narrow margin with 11.3 up. since being taken in hand by AY. H. Bowden a few months ago the Absurd representative has shown a big improvement, getting place money six times out of nine starts. American Beauty was one of the most consistent performers on the Nel-pon-Blenheim circut. She looked very well, stood up to her racing nicely, and in four starts ran three seconds and a third. However, the Demosthenes mare is evidently not a weight-carrier, and that is what beat her on Saturday. Mr A. AY. Cooper, better known as “Bosun.” who was well known among the sporting fraternity throughout the Dominion, died at the Napier hospital recently. The two-year-old filly by All Red — , By By. in AY. H. Gaisford’s stable, has been named Dodo. The filly was exhibited at the Marion Show and was awarded first prize. She is a fine, upstanding animal, and a. nice mover. Mattock, who is looking well, will j he given a run at the Rangitikei meeting- { Mr Harvey, secretary of the Marlborough Racing Club, was most atten- j tive and obliging to owners and train- j ers who visited the Blenheim meeting last week. The well-known racehorse owner, Mr j AY. R. Ivemball. has decided to establ- j lish a stud at AYaingawa. Hymestra (Hymettus—Straga) will be the sire. Triboulet has improved a lot, and his finishing effort when he won at Blenheim on Saturday was a good one. , Mountain March was going very well a ; furlong from home, but Triboulet came [ with a. fine run, and won like a good | horse. } Tho Liverpool Grand National will be a more cosmopolitan event than ever this year, for in addition to the ; French, English, and Irish entrants, j there appears the name of Duettiste, i who is owned in America, was bred in ; France, is at present trained in Eng- j land, and will be ridden by an English 1 jockey. Duettiste is the champion | steeplechaser of the U.S.A., and his ■ owner, Air J. E. AYidener, is hoping j this year to achieve one of his greatest j ambitions, to own the winner of the j cross-country blue riband. Duettiste > could not be in better hands, for he is the onlv representative of the formidable Lewes stable presided over by H. j Escott. Duettiste will be ridden by j A. Escort, son of the trainer, and is ! set to cany 11.12. Sir Kaon being top j weight with 15.7. Last year’s winner, j Shawn Spadah, was 12.3. - i