SPORTING.

Shannon News, 1 July 1921, Page 1

SPORTING.

• Trainer A. McConnon has a recent addition to his team, a two-year-old colt by Benzonian, from Sequin, therefore half-brother to Sea Queen and Seadown.

The Avondale Cup is to be worth £2OOO, and the distance a mile and ahalf, at the coming meeting. When Paddington Green made his debut as a steeplechaser at Hastings he jumped splendidly and' won in a canter.

The juveniles, Redlogue and the Absurd —Martian Princess filly, are reported to be progressing splendidly under the guidance of the Awapuni trainer, T. George. In future Demos and Sir Fisher are to be trained by M. Hurley at Awapuni.

A recent addition to L. Wilson’s team is a' rising two-year-old colt, by Absurd —Snooze (dam of Napper), leased 'by the Douglas Trustees from Mr A. Symes, owner of Hyginas. .T. Young has Amber Tips in steady work at Wanganui, and also a halfbrother (by Hallowmas) to Leonta. Sweet Tipperary is now being trained by A. Goodman at Trentham for f her Wellington Dwan ! Bros. The black mare is behaving a 'little better of late, and it is conftdentally expected that she will develop into a reliable hurdler.

The New Zealand horseman Stan. Reid will \ ride British Arch in the Grand National Hurdle Race, and Mountain God in the Grand National Steeplechase, which events are to be run at Flemington on July 2 and 3 respectively. Going Up (Absurd—Marsala), upon his arrival from the south, was transferred to J. Sullivan’s stable at Woodville.

Lightning, the two-year-old full brother to Gloaming, has been accorded a nomination for the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup. The Otaki race-course, which was so badly cut up at the recent mieeting, is receiving some attention from Caretaker Wooding, wlio has top-dressed it in place,?. By the time the September meeting arrives the track will be in first-class condition.

It is stated by a London, writer that at the sale of Mr Bienkiron ’s yearlings, held by Messrs Tatersall at Middle Park, 1805,. lot 20 was a chestrut colt by Newminster out of Seclu si on, foaled on March 25, and the then Mr Henry Chaplin purchased him for lOOOgus. Lot 27, a chestnut colt by Dundee out of Shot, was next bo'ughi by Mr James Merry for lOOOgns. Nearly two years latex*, these two former mates met in the English Derby, then being known respectively as Hermit and Marksman, and the first named beat the other by* a neck after a sensational race.

It is again mentioned that the Nov, South Wales Government expects to get £300,000 a year out of State lottery. That (remarks “Pilot” in the Sydney Referee), is a very big sum, and even at a 10 per cent, deduction from investments, ay ill require a turno\*er considerably exceeding £3,000,000, a-s there are expenses—and they are never light in Government ventures —to be taken into calculation.

Tlie victory registered by Carbine’s grandson Oopina in the Second Hurdle Race run at the Australian Jockey Club’s Winter meeting on the.Bth inst., is voted one of the highest class performances seen at Randwick. The son of Pistol had the steadier of 12.0, and the performance (about tAVO miles), run in 3.431 was rated highly. A new rule to be proposed by the president (at the request of the stipendiary-* stCAA*ards) at the approaching Racing Conference, reads: “If any paid official bets at any meeting Avhcre he is officiating, he shall be liable to be fined not more than 50sovs, and shall be disqualified by the steAvards or committee.”

W. Rayner intends giving Zola a run in the steeplechase CA r ents at Trentham. Other Wanganui horses Avhich Avill probably compete at the meeting include Admyra and Amber Tips. Mention Avas made of an interesting action in the Magistrate’s Court at Auckland on Monday, when the case avus called before Mr E. C. Cuttcn, S.M., Avhich the New Zealand Jockey’s Association (Mr A. E. Skelton) claimed from four jockeys, A. J. McFlinn, JL. G. Morris, B. H. Morris and R. Hatch (Mr A. H. Johnstone) sums ranging from £35 16s 9d to. £7 lO.s 6d. The moneys due Avere alleged to- be subscriptions and percentages of ridirfg moneys earned by the jockeys

during the last six months. The defendants had claimed that they Avere absoHed from liability because in each case they had gh-en notice of their resignation from the association six months previously. But at the time of the expiration of the six months’ notice of resignation they had riot paid the amounts of subscriptions and percentages due as at the date of such expiration. I't was stated to the Magistrate that counsel for the defendants had now advised the defendants that such moneys not having .been paid, their resignations became ineffective. The cases were therefore adjourned in order that the amounts claimed in each case might be paid. The well-knoAvn Palmerston rider, H. B. Lorrigan, who was rather badly injured by the-falling of Multive at Auckland, was operated on ‘in a private hospital at Northcote on Wednesday, and is progressing as favaurably as can be expected.