SPORTING.

Shannon News, 15 January 1924, Page 3

SPORTING.

Tho Trial Handicap at Reefton was won by Probate (H. Ryder) by three lengths, Bester won the Hurdles (H. Rydfer) by six lengths. Bonecto was third in the Sherwood Handicap, Matareka second in the Marino Handicap, and Radiac (H. Ryder) dead heat for first place in the Welter. Prebate was unplaced in the Progress Handicap. For the second day at Reefton, Radiac won the County Handicap, Bestir this Hurdles, Probate _ the Cronadum Handicap, Bestir the Waiutu, Bonecto was second in the High-Weight and Matareka second in the FarewelL Ryder rode four winners. Anticipate broke down badly on the siecond day at Marton. It is quite probable that Motley and Killocra will again measure strides in the Wellington Stakes at Trentham.' When contesting tho President’s Handicap at Greymouth on Saturday, Beloved broke a blood-vtessel, and had to be eased up. Mr. Vivian Riddiford has evidently had enough of Quest as a racing proposition, for recently he presented the Martian gelding to his brother. It has been decided to give Ballymena a weP-earnod spell, and he is unlikily to sport silk again till the autumn meetings come round. During his trip io Auckland F. D. Jones (Christchurch) purchased the English-bred filly Calcite for 140gns. She is now at Riecarton, and will shortly be put into work. Glentruin will form one of F. D. Jones’s team for the Wellington fixture, and her meeting with Gloaming in the Waterloo Stakes should be. on|9 of the most attractive items of the racing.

There is a proposal on foot amongst the principal clubs in Australia to bring in a compulsory branding of all yearlings, stud book foals, or horses that are intended for racing.

Gloaming continues to progress favourably in his work on the Riccarton tracks. R. J. Mason is devoting a lot of attention to the champion, who will be a competitor in the Waterloo Stakes at Trentham this month, if all goes well with him in the meantime.