SPORTING.

Shannon News, 21 January 1924, Page 3

SPORTING.

R. Reed’s appeal against his three months ’ suspension was dismissed by the Wanganui District Committee. Ted Penman has Happy Days in line fettle just now. Poxton will be his next outing. A. J. McFlinn has been retained by Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Easton to do the riding of their team till the end of October next. Mr. N. B. Luck, handicapper to the Dunedin Jockey Club, has been appoint-

UU •LU iX ouuiiui XJ-L with the Riverton Racing Club.’s Easter meeting. Tarquin, which is now trained by J. Thacker, at Stratford, v ran well during the, holidays. He will be seen out at tliC Foxlou meeting. Bonny Rill lias been doing every- a thing required of her on the Marton tracks. Owing to a family bereavement : she was not started at the Marton mcct-B ing. I

Horses trained by the Otaki mentor, A. D. Webster, put up a remarkable record at the Reef ton Jockey Club's meeting last week. Out of seven starts , they accounted for four events and were second in two others.

Mr. Thomas was recently asked to i put a price on Civilform. The wouldbe buyer wanted him for the pony ranks in Sydney, wherie they race righthanded, which would be all in favour of the bay gelding. The Wanganui Jockey Club has secured a further lease of its present course, so it is not likely that the present generation of racegoers will see the old-established club shift to the proposed new course at Westmerc. El Dorado, which carried Mr E. J. Watt’s dark blue and white jacket to victory at Randwiclt recently, is practically a full brother in blood to the famous Desiert Gold, being by All Hack from A'urarias * Daughter, by s isto by Trenton—Aura.