SPORTING.

Shannon News, 17 March 1922, Page 3

SPORTING.

F. Higgott had the misfortune to lose his hurdle horse Prominent, wdiilst, the latter was being schooled over jumps yesterday by W. Bowden. Ho broke a leg and had to be destroyed.

Petunia (Absurd-Bronze) .got into the money in both starts at Marlborough under big weights, winning with 10.3 in the saddle and was beat out of first place by a narrow margin with 11.3 up. Since being taken in hand by W. H. Bowden a few months ago the Absurd representative has shown a big improvement, getting place money six times out of nine starts.

American Beauty was one of the most consistent performers on the' Nel-son-Blenheiin circut. She looked very well, stood up to her racing nicely, and in four starts van three seconds and a third. However, the Demosthenes mare is evidently not a weight-carrier, and that is what beat her on Saturday. Mr.A. AY. Cooper, better known as “Bosun,’'* who was well known among the sporting fraternity throughout the Dominion, died at the Napier hospital e recently.

The two-year-old filly by All Red— By By, in AY. H. Gaisford’s stable, has been named Dodo. The filly was exhibited at the Marton Show and was awarded first prize, She is a fine, upstart ding** animal, and a nice mover. Mattock, who is looking well, will be o-iven a run at the Rangitikei meet-

' m SMr Harvey, secretary of tlic Marlborough Racing Club, was most attentive and obliging to owners and trainers who visited the Blenheim meeting last week. The well-known racehorse owner, Mr W. R. Kemball, has decided to establish a stud at Waingawa. Hymestra (Uymettus —St.raga) will'be the sire. Triboulet has improved a lot, and his finishing effort when he won at Blenheim- on Saturday was a good one. Mountain March was going very well a furlong from home, but Triboulet came

with a fine rim, and won like a good horse. The Liverpool Grand National will be a more cosmopolitan event than

ever this year, for in addition to the French, English, and Irish entrants, there appears the name of Duettistc, ■yho is owned in America, was bred in France, is at present trained in England, and will be ridden by an English jockey. Duettiste is the champion ■teeplechaser of the U.S.A., and his s <tr, Mr XE. Widener, is hoping this'’c ac^“eve 0110 g l,catest ambitions, Tl , ~„n+rv' blue riband. Duettistc cross-conittij , . | could not be in better hands, for lie is

the only representative of the formidable Lewes stable ]>resic!ed over by H. Escott. Ducttiste will bo ridden by A EVotL sen of the trainer, and is set to carrv > l2 > Huon top , '/eight with 12.7". g nmCl>

Si ’.awj) Spadah, was 12.3.