SPORTING.

Shannon News, 9 May 1922, Page 4

SPORTING.

The veteran Sir Fisher is being hacked about at Foxton by F. Watson.

Detroit is to be treated to a -wellearned spell.

Eangiata (Aberbrothock—‘Elusion), which has been somewhat of a failure with the colours up, is to be sent home to his owner.

Passenger is again a daily attendant on the Awapuni tracks. Birkie and a gelding by Elevation are the other active members of E. Watson's team. Passionless and March On are resting.

Alf Shearsby’s team consists of Submerge, Noble, Yankee Dan, Demos and another. The- two first-mentioned were recently given a run over the battens, both animals giving a satisfactory display. The Ellerslie trainer F. Weston met with a painful accident a few days ago. He was engaged cutting grass with a bill-hook, when it struck a stone and turned, inflicting a nasty wound on his left hand, almost cutting it in half, and necessitating a number of stitches.

R. Hatch has returned Automoana and Haeremoana to their owner, Mr D. Buick. Hatch still has Lady Kotiripo, but it looks as if he intends devoting more of his time to riding, and should that be his intention he will not want for mounts; as ho is a veiy capable horseman.

Circulate, in Geo. Caddy's stable, was schooled over hurdles the other morning, and got round without mishap. It is understood that should Caddy decide on taking the hurdler Sling Camp and the sprinter Satin to Australia, the latter will be raced in the pony class. Alex Browne has Rowan in work again. A spell of over two months has benefited the full-brother to Master Strowan considerably. Pantler, which looks none the worse for his efforts at the- Feilding meeting, will be given a run at the Wanganui races. Browne has also in work the rising three-year-old filly Mountain Signal (Mountain Knight—Signal March), which moves nicely in her work. It was a stroke of bad luck for the New Plymouth trainer, Percy Johnston, to meet with a mishap on the eve of the Avondale meeting, at which four members of his team were engaged, including Income and Paddington Green. It is understood that the leg is not actually broken, but that a bone is misplaced. It will, however, be three or four weeks before he will *be able to leave hospital. Fowler, the cross-country horseman, is credited with having ridden in 16 steeplechases without having completed the course once.

Mr Geo. Price is at present on a visit to Australia, and there is said to be a likelihood of his taking up his residence on the other side.

Mountain Lion and Warpath were offered for sale by auction at Hastings on Thursday, but both were passed in when bidding stopped at 300 guineas.