SPORTING.

Shannon News, 6 December 1921, Page 1

SPORTING.

Creme de Menthe, which met with a slight mishap while competing at the Horowhenua meeting, is a daily attendant on the Palmerston tracks, and gallops in attractive fashion.

Word comes from Woodville that Mr T. H. Lowry’s two-year-olds will in all probability make their debut at the meeting. They are said to be a smartlooking lot of youngsters. Not only did Sir George Clifford breed Winning Hit, but that colt's sire (Autumnus) and dam (Winning Way) as well. Autumnus is by Treadmill (Bill of Portland—-Catherine Wheel, by Maxim) from Goldlcaf, by Stonyliurst from Golden Crest, by Apremont from Aurifera, by Diophantus; while Winning %ay is by Cannie Chiel (Clanranald—Weathereye) from Lady Wayward, by Bill of Portland from Elusive, by Trenton from Eleusis (imp.), by Barcaldine. During the two days of the Otahuhu Trotting Club's meeting only two first favourites got home, and big dividends were plentiful. Altogether handicapper Edwards scored heavily at the expense of backers, and also secured first-class racing. THE FEILDING MEETING. The Feilding meeting was down £31,417 on the totalisator business for the two days racing this week as compared with the fixture last year. Big fields, good racing and closa finishes were much in evidence at the meeting, providing excellent sport. The champion, Gloaming, won both his races, the Feilding Stakes and the Oroua Stakes. In the latter race he started a very hot favourite, and returned his fanciers the smallest dividend of the day. Kyoto won the hurdle event on both days, and it is evident the son of Maniapoto is very well at present. Kail, who started successfully at both the Horowhenua and Ashhursl meetings, showed consistent form by scoring in the Kowhai Handicap on the first day, but failed to find a place among the 20 starters in the Rongotea Handicap, on the second day. Zircon, who started successfully at Ashhurst, was made favourite of the Kowhai Handicap. ' There were 39 starters, the class being too hot for the favourite, who failed to get a place. The King Mark mare Paonui ran a, great race in the St. Andrew’s Handicap, and beat Egmont Park at the finish, although the latter led from the start to within sight ,of the post. The winner started sixth favourite, and returned her backers a good dividend. Kilgour, the favourite, was unplaced. Amber Tips beat the speedy Dainty Step over the last bit in the Flying, in a really good field. Gloaming easily disposed of Rational in the Feilding Stakes by two lengths. Celmisia, who bolted three times round the course at the Levin meeting, and was withdrawn from her race, started favourite in the Fitzroy Handicap, among a field of fourteen, and thoroughly justified the public’s confidence by winning comfortably from Warrawee. Good performers in Creme de Menthe, Lord Gsk, Awake and Te Maire were among .he field.

Messrs. Dwan Bros.’ stable was represented by American Beauty in the Kiwitea Welter. There was a. field of nine, and the Levin mare dropped out smartly and led the field to within 50 yards of the post, where Miss Gold came abreast of the leader, hnd finally won by a neck. Ngata and Rose Wreath were next in order, close up. An outsider in Kinsem got home in the York Handicap, beating the favourite, Asterina, by two lengths in the run home. Third place was occupied by Tari, who ran a good 'ace in the Horowhenua Cup. After being selected as favourite in the Manchester Handicap, Dainty Step flattered her supporters by running into the straight first, hut failed to sustain a challenge from Trespass, who won by two lengths. Festivity, winner of the Horowhenua Cup, finished in third place. The Solferino mare Valley Rose had too much foot for the opposition in the Nikau Hack, there being 18 starters. Helen Rufus was favourite. Valley Rose put in her claim in the straight, and was soon out in front. The favourite came out of the ruck, but failed by a head to get up to the leader,,, and had to be content with second money. The public choice fell pn Kuia In the Rongotea Hack, which had a field of 20. It was a great race to the post, Malingerer, Blissfulness and Warra-

wee finishing in that order with only half-heads between them. The last event of the meeting, the Empire Welter, found Rose Wreath m public favour, and American Beauty next in order. The latter led in the early stages, but the favourite, who had been well placed, took charge at the home turn, where American BeauIty faded out. The favourite staved off a challenge by Detroit in the straight, and, finished a length to the good, j with Railand third. A Sydney cable to-day reads: It is stated that the once prominent New Zealand-bred racer, De Gama, is now doing duty in Hobart in the cart of a Chinese market gardener. After I finishing his racing career he was purchased by the then Governor cf I Tasmania, but one day bolted, and was promptly sold to the Celestial.