SPORTING.

Otaki Mail, 23 June 1922, Page 3

SPORTING.

Dylans, Likelihood, Whipcord, Glci isla aud Lawsuit arc the South Lslan horses that have been nominated do the Wellington Steeplechase. From a financial standpoint, the rt ccntly concluded meeting was one o the most disastrous iu the history o the Napier l’ark Racing Club. B«u weather was experienced on both day aud the totalisator reeeiptti were shot' by £1.3,719. There are a lot of yearling's beini exercised at Kierarton, most of whoa are well forward in their education Altogether they compare very favor ably with previous years’ batches. It is estimated that of -odd horse; racing in South Africa, no fewer that 10g8 are leased. One prominent breed cr lias 70 gallopers out, on lease. The imported sire Feiamorz, win changed hands at dogs at the clearing sale of -Mr W. (I. Stead’s stud at Hastings in .May, is to take the place of the defunct l’olydainon in the Poverty Hay district. At the coming conference the Wairarapa Racing Club has given notice to move that the rule preventing races being run over a shorter distance than four furlongs be amended iu the direction of permitting two-year-olds competing in such races from August 1 to January ill. The old .stand at Trentham has been demolished, and a good idea can be formed of what is going to be done (writes “Sir Lancelot’’). It is safe to say that when the present building scheme is finished, the Trentham course will be on its own so far as the public co uvt* i lion co aml com loir arc concerned. The Railway Department is also doing its share. A new .signalling system has been adopted, making it possible to run trains at shorter intervals, thus doing away with the congestion at tire Wellington station. Hotafogo, one of the most famous racehorses the Argentine has ever po - sussed, died in April. In 19 17 and PCS he won IS of the 10 races in which he started, and in MHO was sold for stud purposes for 225."00 dollars iu gold, lie was bv Old Man from Korea, and unless he was substantially insured his death would be a heavy loss to his ;join t-owners. There is a chance that the Dunedin Jockey Club’s spring and autumn faceting* next .season will be patronised by a Government House party, Viscountess Jellieoc having nominated juveniles for the McLean Stakes aud : Champague Stakes, to be decided at I the respective fixtures ret erred to. The Wellington lady owner-trainer, : Miss Barrett, again showed her ability 1 to turn out winners by capturing the j Poraite Hurdles at Napier with Kyoto, j This marked the Maninpoto gelding’s fourth successive placed performance, j The following nominations have been received for the Parliamentary Handicap at the Wellington meeting; Litters, Tame, box, Beloved. Omahu. Ngata. Dutch Courage. Bonnettcr. Tenter field, Miss Land. Whipping Boy, Forest Gold, Demos, Cleasnnta, Strategy, Royal Box, I’rhi temps, Dainty Step. Kilkee. Heather Sprig, Kilrusli, l’oanui, Bagdad. Callaghan. Mori Avis, Arch Salute. Machree. Patuki. Some Kid. Stork. So ml; Fashion, Gold Kip, Tuipairu. Sunrav, Borealis. A Whangarci visitor who attended the recent Auckland races tells a good 1 story of an Irishman (state,- the Northern Advocate). Looking at bis pro- , gramme before one ot the hurdle races, i the Irish enthusiast remarked that he would stick to his country aud hack Dempsey. One of his companions pointed out that another name was reminiscent of the “ould sod,” Tom Moore being a competitor in the race. “And who was he?” asked the Irishman. “Your great national poet.” replied his friend. “Hang the poets. ’ was the Irishman’s rejoinder. “I like the fighting men. and I’ll stick to .Dempsey.” Tom Moore paid a very substantial dividend, while Dempsey was among the “also starteds.”