SPORTING.

Shannon News, 7 February 1922, Page 3

SPORTING.

C. Milieu’s two-year-old Bravato lias ben nominated at the Woodville meeting on February 15 and 16. At Daimevirke, Miilen’s stable will be represented by American Beauty and tne two-year-olds Bravato and Oereo. The Woodville Club’s events have filled well, and even allowing a liberal discount lor non-acceptors, there should be good fields engaged. Mr J. O’Connor’s Pleasure figures among the nominations in Victoria Hack Handicap at Woodville. Opiate, who ran prominently :n hurdle events at the Manawatu and otner holiday meetings without landing the big end of the purse, ran two more seconds at liawera this week. A big contingent of trotters is coming from Canterbury to the forthcoming Wanganui trots. A three-year-old Campfire gelding, Lively Fire, won the Maiden Scurry at IJawera on Wednesday, and starting tenth favourite, paid a hig divi. Murqueteur, who won the Egmont Cup last year under 8.0, again led the field home on Wednesday with lib more In the saddle. Silver Link put up a good performance in the Flying on the first day of the Egmont meeting, when she finished second 10 Celmesia. The Feilding-owned Kuia is improving with age, and ran two fine races at the Egmont meeting, finishing second on each occasion. From Gisborne the death is reported of the brood mare Golden Ball, dam of Sweet Tipperary, Chrysostom, and other performers. Sir George Clifford has won stake money to the value of £735:1 with his (cam (his season so far. Winning Hit is the largest contributor to this total . Irish Knight, which ran second in the opening event at Takapuna on Monday, is a full brother to Reason, which cost 700 guineas at the Koatanui sale in February last. The Northern Wairoa R.C. had to pay the Government £686 in tax as the result of their meeting; about three times as much as the club's profils over the fixture. One of the funniest sights at the North .Shore oil Monday (says “Whalebone” In the Auckland Star) was watching a number of riders in one of the races looking round for a certain horse, which did. not appear to be able to get up. - It'appeared a joke which came untlone. What were “stipes” doing Amythas is still standing up to his work on the Riccarton tracks in view of the Dunedin meeting this month.