SPORTING.

Shannon News, 2 November 1923, Page 3

SPORTING.

Anticipate has the reputation of being particularly smart, but he has done .nothing startling so far on the Bulls tracks. J. Barry is engaged to ride Admiral Codrington in the New Zealand Cup. The son of Gazelcy— Ransyl, lias the handy impost of 7.12, including 51b penalty. Ashley Reed, who has ridden the Taranaki-owned Muraahi in recent engagements, will not, be available for ■ him in the New Zealand Cup, as he is engaged at Ellerslie. Reed will be. at Riecarton for the third and fourth -Jays ' of the big meeting. Urgency, who was taken 'to Sydney in July by F. D. Jones, was sold on the conculsion of the Australian Jockey Club’s meeting to a Queensland sportsman, but he is to be trained in future v- at Randwick by T. Nieriker. Ivukume is the. latest New Zealand Cup candidate to receive attention from speculators. The Martian mare was backed a few days ago to win a big stake and she has come to a short price for the two mile race. Kukume’s public i form ia. much below Cup standard, the only thing in her. favour being that she shapes like staying., Wearing the regulation jockey’s silk colours and breeches, Miss Betty Tanner, daughter of a Newmarket owner, ■ finished third in the Newmarket Town Plate. This is the first time a woman has ridden in the race, which is open only to children of. Newmarket residents. For this-reason other girl aspirants were bitterly disappointed at the last moment.