SPORTING.

Otaki Mail, 8 November 1922, Page 2

SPORTING.

C. Emerson is at the head of the jockey’s list at this stage with about 29 wins to his credit. The sire Paumure met with an accident recently by which a fetlock was injured. Mark Time. Dodo, and Ivoaiiau ate reported to ,bo doing good work on the Hulls track. The brood mare signal March, owned by Mr 0. Kemble, Palmerston, was recently sent, to Auckland, where sha will be mated with Lueullus. Mnrqueteur paid a great price when lie landed a Metropolitan Handicap at Christchurch. This aged son of King Mark can hold his own with the best when well. His connections were thrown in for a good win. At least one Melbourne bookmaker will have cause to remember AVhittiar victory in ihe Caulfield, Cup of 1 hg2 a he is known (o have laid :• wager of £'!i."iVi to 1300 in Sydney at 33 to 1 about tho Woorak colt. Lady Faa. formerly trained at Wanganui, is now receiving her education at the hands of J. Hathaway, Palmerston North. The highest weight carried to victory m the X.Z. Cup is S.f, under which ' impost Tasman, Lady Zetland, anti s;i ar.of scored in their respective years. The nominations received in connection with the Takapuue. J.C.'s spring meeting number tiu Cl— tueu Oii, wuiCl I- 3") in advance of la~i year. E. AV. Simmons, who rode Whittier iu »ho Caulfield Cu;>. was laid 21090 to nothing. Simmons is related to that remarkable horseman. L. H. Hewitt, and can go to scale u» •'>>. He was not able to sit on a horse until about three years ago. tvhen he became apprenticed t< If. W. Torr. end, willing to leant, t voir gc j stick on. without any p- ■ ivf either, and made good. He is ;r. IT- lieh yetr and apprenticed to hit Terr for five years from January. 1W-