SPORTING.

Otaki Mail, 21 September 1923, Page 3

SPORTING.

Splendid racing should eventuate on the Otaki course to-morrow, and in view of the meeting a writer sends us the following notes: — Keep an eye on Amber Tips. Bonny Louisa' will be iu keen request at Otaki to-morrow. Eonmark is worth considering for any hurdle event. Lady Ben has gone on the right way since she won at Trentham in July. lhapotoa has been hiiting out freely on the training tracks . , Cushat is worth noting for future events. Petunia will make the opposition gallop to-morrow. Miss Reno is doing great work. The distance of the Kapiti Hurdles at Utaki to-morrow will trouble Triboulct. Goidshine it doing satisfactory work at ireutham. He wiil make his appearance in hurdle events at Otaki. Heatheote is a good sort of a young-.-tei engaged in the Maiden Plate at Otaki. Megan has shown a partiality for the , Otaki course. He should perform well on the iirst day. Crucelle looks the pick of the held in , the Te Ore Makitouore Memorial St tikes.

No doubt you hn\e ail forgotten Auckland. Look our for him to-mor-row. Tommy Lyons will have charge of the publican's booth at the Otaki meeting. Paroangi is long overdue. He has been favourably handicapped for the Katihiku Handicapi, to be run at OUu. to-morrow. Mountain Peer will find the Kapiti Hurdles a wee bit beyond him. if the distance were two furlongs shorter he would probably win. Ccrie has very weak field to meet at Otaki to-morrow. She is in splendid •acing condition and the major portion of the stake should come her way. Nominations for all races at the Mast'erton Pacing Club's spring meeting close at 9 p.m. on Friday, September 21st. In Wellington Palestrina and Muraahi rule as the early favourites for the New Zealand Cup. i The winner of the "Wangaiuii Maiden, Soliform. is a pretty solid customer, and one that may be expected to do a. lot better as the season advances. The injuries sustained by Many Kittle awhil,.. back have yielded to treatment, and the New Zealand Gup can-

didate has been recommissioned. The recent meeting at U angamti was a great success. i'iner racing has riever been seen on the course, almosi! ■•very event providing a thrilling finish. Tile Thurnkaiu gelding Golden Bight has been purchased by ivir. J. Murpuy, of Timaru, and will enter P. llogan's stable. He was successful in six races at Gisbome last season. A. Oliver has Millimeter in good fettle just now. She can muster up some piace over a live-furlong scamper. Cushat and Eonmark, iu the same stable are tlnilv on the improve. Mark Time "won the Higgic Handicap at Wanganui in good style. As the son of King Mark is not yet at his best, it nitty be that a nice of more importance will come his way later on. For a beginner Listowel did well to run second to Lochson in the Okehu Hurdles at the recent Wanganui meeting. The son of Absurb will be smart over one mile and u-half hurdle races. By his win in the Spring Handicap at Wanganui Cold Steel gained the distinction of being the lirst of the New Zealand Cup candidates to notch victorv since the declaration of the

handicaps. It. S. Bagb,y was the most successful rider at the' Wanganui meeting with four winning mounts. A. MeCormac rode three winners, J. R. Kaan and M. Conway two each. Others who scored wins were P. Waddell, A. Keed, J. Barry, P.. Keesing a.rid P. Kayricr. Rational was reported to be a bit backward in condition, but there could not have, been much wrong on that

.-core judging by the impressive maiincr in which he carried 0.13 to victory ui the Wanganui flying- die winner and. Veil, which secured second honours, are brother and sister. The following were the chief winning owners at the recent Wanganui meeting:— W. T. llazlett £735, G. FMoore £385, G. M. Currie 5370, B. L. -101 l £2BO, A. McDonald £230, H. B. Gibson £240, J. B. Gaisford £240, W. G. Anstis £220. L. Bater £175. H. M. Campbell £IOO. L. Machin £135, A. Barlow £135, H. Rtiyner £lO-3.

Razzlo Dazzle" showed what a brilliant filly she undoubtedly is by winnino- the Wanganui Guineas and -Lclipse Stakes, but in the latter race only after a good set-to with Thespian. Both islands have an interest in Razzle Dazzle a« she is owned, and was bred by, the southlander, Mr. W. T. Hazlet't. and trained by the veteran S. Waddell, in Hawke's Bay. Trainer Prod Davis recently purchased from Mr. Fred Attfield, of Palmerston North, on behalf of Mr, Eliot Davis, the well known Auckland sportsman, the brood mare Minsk, with a smart-looking filly foal to Quarantine: also the well-bred Volno, by Hymettus —Vega, by Birkenhead, vi'nce of Ontario ('Canada) has completely wiped out racing papers over there." Last year an act was passed prohibiting tlie publication of racing news of all sorts, and this has been put into force. ' However. Montreal, one of Canada's principal racing cities, is in the next province, Quebec, and it is puzzling the Ontario authorities how they are to keep Montreal papers out.