SPORTING.

Shannon News, 4 December 1923, Page 3

SPORTING.

1 All further efforts to train Warhue have been abondoned, and the daughter of Martian will be, mated, with the im- j ported sir© Paladin. ! W. Ryan, who was injured: when .his j mount Importer fell with him .while , contesting a race at the recent Poverty •Bay meeting, is again riding.work at Ellerslier The horse is being spelled. > On his return home after the New Zealand Cup meeting, Rosed'ay was given a short,, spell, and is how in thebest of ' His next appearance will probably be in the Auckland Cup. Word is to hand from Sydney that the ex-New. Zealander; Mr. R. C. Hungerf ord, has resigned his position las secretary, starter/ and assistant-handi-capper to the New South Wales Trotting Club, after 21 years' service/on account of ; ill-health. As a. result of his victory in the New Zealand Cup, Rouen brought his total turf earnings up ■ to the fine sum of j £8145. He has started 68 times, win- j ning 15 races, being .second in six and i third in five. ' ! , Ballymena, ihe winner of. the. Australian Jockey Club's Derby, and' Black Ronald, the hero! of the New; Zealand Derby, are expected to meet' again in the; Great Northern Derby.. H. Cairns, who has been one of the leading jockeys in Victqria for several years, will pay his usual holiday trip to ! the Dominion at , Christmas.., He will b'e at the Auckland. Racing Club's meeting, but as he cannot ride;under Bst 61b his opportunities will be restricted. ' So far Gloaming has been confined to | exrercise on! the lead, following on a ' blister after his return from Sydney, but he has got through a.'lot of useful work in this way. It is probable that he will be ridden ne,xt week, with a view to being, got ready for autumn engagements.

Tutankhamen, which is being got ready for racing in Woodville by J. Sullivan, is a two-yearrold son of Sands of Orient and the Ma vud mare Elsie May. Tutankhamen was purchased in Sydney by his present owner, Mr. W. J. Jorgensen, for 200 guineas. The presence, of a representation of the well-known racer Bonibrook/at the Palmerston North Opera House on Friday evening created no little hilarity, for it was hardly like the sleek-looking original of the name, owned by Mr. L. H. Collinson. Its flowing flaxen- tail had evidently been rather neglected by the trainer, while the big tuft of grass which hung suspended from its mouth evidenced a period from active .training. <

When presenting the Winton Cup to Mr. L. C. Hazlett,,Mr. P. A. dele Perelle, M.P., pointed out that last year the death duties in the Dominion pro- | duced ,£300,000, while the "death" j duty on the totalisktor .produced £6OO,- i 000. The latter, sum was equal to pay-, i ing for the upkeep' of the Agricultural! Department, the Defence Force of New Zealand, and our portion for naval defence purposes, including the running of two warships. The American horse Zev, who,recent-, ly defeated the British ; representative Papyrus in the famous match at Belmont Par, New York, is to be sent to England to race next season, and My Own, considered the next best of the United States/ thre-year-olds, may also be trained and raced in the United Kingdom. In the -event of all gpin,g well with Z'ev, it may happen that some patriotic Britisher will seek to -avenge: the defeat of. Papyrus by challenging :i the invader to measure strides with a high-clas& English thoroughbred on its native heath. • At a meeting of the Marton Jockey Club held recently, a petition was received asking that:a 10s totalisator be installed at the race '• meetings of the club. After a conference with i the totalisator supervisor, and the matter being fully discussed by the committee, it was decided that, while- the committee was in" sympathy with its petitioners, it regretted that it was impossible to accede to the request at present, as the totalisator accommodation was too restricted. 'The committee was unwilling to expend further money in 'enlarging the building in view of the contemplated, removal of all the stands: and buildings, to the proposed new course. The committee reported that several teams were at work on the formation of. the new track. It was hoped to complete the racing track within the next six months. M. O'Shea will ride Hyginas. in the hurdle events at Takapuna, Mountain Signal is having a welldeserved holiday. At Trentham Scion and Quest are being kept going in view of holiday engagements. M. McCarten will ride the Fordelltraijsed horses in their engagements at the Feildiug J.C. meeting. Alex. Browne has a newcomer in his stable in a solidly-built 2-year-old filly by Mountain. Knight—Helice. Solfanello, which has been spelling for a few months, has been taken in hand again by B. O'Donnell, at Trenthem. .

Rouen, which broke down Jsadly at the C.J.C. meeting, is still at Riccarton. He is progressing satisfactorily, and will shortly be shipped home. It is interesting to note that by the Stamp Duties Act passed' last session of Parliament the duty on stakes on and after April 1 next will be reduced from 10 ]i«.r cent, to 5 per cent.'

Royal Blood was brought back to Auckland from Sydney last week. His owner (Mr. W. Schoolum) stated that Royal Blood was started four times on the other side, and failed on each occasion. H*e was only dropped. 21b on his original handicap during his racing in Sydney. He was entered for a mile race to test the handicapper 's opinion of him, and was given lOst lib.

According to R. Reed, Rapine was not suited to the big field in the Melbourne Cup. "I had to Tide a pretty hard race," said Reed, "but I found that Rapine would not go through the field. About the fifth furlong, I attempted to go through, and I passed David at the top of the straight. Rapin'e's weight be,gan to toll in the final stages and he did not make much impression on the leaders. He had, however, a good run."