SPORTING.

Shannon News, 13 February 1923, Page 2

SPORTING.

NEWS AND NOTES. The Otaki trainer, E. Penman, has Sonnino fast coming up to concert pitch. The Signor gelding is owned by the Parorangi sportsman; Mr E. Short, v \ A successful career is anticipated for Some Red (All ■ Red —Musketry mare), who was very fit at Foxton, winning the Wirokino Hack Handicap the second day. .. * The Haiwk was responsible for a smart gallop at Woodville on Thursday morning, throwing five furlongs behind in 1.3.

Kail, who has raced successfully on the flat, is proving no mean hurdler. Well handled on the second day pt Woodville,. he won without much trouble. A\ full brother in Aratura also won at Woodville on the. second day. • : \ ■ V

Insurrection- was purchased by the Wairarapa sportsman, Mr W- RKemball, during the last Trentham meeting. .

A Southland sporting writer says: The victory of Silver Peak in the Consolation Handicap at Wellington was widely anticipated in this district, and it is safe to say her win cost the “woolbrokers” in the South Island a very large amount of money. George Price, the, well known trainer, who took up hisTesidence in Australia some time ago, intends reRurning to the Dominion early this month on a holiday. He will bring back with him the racehorse The Shag. , «

After' being on tlie easy list for several months, Gloaming is to be put into work again in the course of a few days. He appears to be qjiite sound, and Mason is fairly confident of getting his champion ready for the Australian campaign in the autumn.' The sporting community will regret to hear of the death of Mr Samuel Tatham, which took place at Woodville on Friday last at the age of 66. Hie deceased, who was born

at Te Aute, Hawke’s Bay, was well known amongst the sporting fraternity, and trained, amongst others, such well known performers as Jeannie d’Arc, Orleans, Jean Laddo, Captain, La Purcelle. Deceased, who leaves, a widow, resided for some years ait Awapuni. The successes of Razzle Dazzle and Gold Light at Trentham were very popular here (says a Southland scribe), as the enterprise of Mr W. T. Hazlett in breedng maitters, to say nothing of keeping horses in training at Hastings, Riccarton, Wingatui and Invercargill, is generally recognised. The president •of the Southland Racing Club made no secret of the fact that his fillies were at. the ,top of'•their form and expected

[ to run well at the Wellington meet- ; ing, hence they had a large body of | backers and an army of well-wishers j#n the home province. Razzle Daz- [ zle was reared at the Waikanae [ Stud, where her dam, Sinter, is lo- [ eated on behalf of Mr Hazlett, but Gold Tight spent part of her early career on her owner’s New River pro perty near Invercargill. Her success gives the lie to people who claim that thoroughbreds cannot be raised here With advantage. Smart horses at present racing and having been bred or partially reared here include Gold Light, Songbird, Listening Post, ' Silent King, and a number of lesser lights. There will be many more in years to come, as the bracing climate of the home province gives horses lasting constitutions, while the oats and other equine food grow to perfection here.