SPORTING.

Otaki Mail, 8 May 1922, Page 4

SPORTING.

-• « jr The voteran Sir Fisher is being hacked about at Foxton m F. .Watson, Detroit is to b</treated to a wellearned spell. J Rangiata (A'berbrotkock —Elusion), which has been' somewhat of a failure with the colours up, is to be sent home to his owner./ Passenger jis again a daily attendant on the Awapuni tracks. Birkie and a gelding by/Elevation arc the othor acr tivc members of E. Watson's team. Passionless and March On are resting.

Alf Shedrsby's team consists of Sub

r merge, Nobjle, Yankee Dun, Demos and ** another. The two first-mentioned were J recently given a run over the battens, J both animals giving a satisfactory dis-

The EllcrslioVtrainer F. Weston met with a painful accident a few days ago. He was engaged cutting grass with a bill-hook, when it struck a stone and turned, inflicting a nasty wound on his left hand, almost cuttingit in half, and necessitating a number of stitches. R. Hatch has returned Automosna and Haeremoana to their; owner, Mr D. Buick. Hatch still has Lady Kotiripo, but it looks as if he intends devoting more of his time to riding, and should .that be his intention he will not want for mounts, as he is / a very capable horseman. / ■ .Circulate, in Oct/. Caddy 'a stable, | was schooled' over; hurdles the other, morning, and got found without mishap. It is understood that should Caddy decide on taking the hurdler Sling Camp and the sprinter Satin to Australia, the latter; will be raced in the pony class. Alex Browne has Rowan in work again. A spell of over two months has benefited the full-brother to Master Strowan considerably. Pantler, whieh looks none the worse for his efforts at the Feilding meeting, will be given a run at the Wanganui races. Browne has also in work the rising threo-year-old filly Mountain Signal (Mountain Knight—Signal March), which movos nicely in her werk. It was a stroke' of bad luck for the New Plymouth trainer, Percy Johnston, to meet with a mi/hap on the eve of the' Avondale meeting, at which four, members of his team were engaged, including Income and Paddington Green. It is understood that the leg is not actually broken, bufe that a bone is misplaced. It will, howtegfir/be throe or four weeks before he will be able to leave hospital. / Fowler, the cross-country horseman, is credited with ,Tbaving ridden in U> steeplechases without having completed the course once./ Mr Geo. Price US at present on ■& visit to Australia, nnftHhCfe'"is said to be a likelihood of his taking fip his residence on tho othor side. J . Mountain Lion and Warpath were offered for sale by/auction at Hastings on Thursday, but6>olh / *«i'e passed in when bidding stopped/at 300 guVheas.