SPORTING.

Shannon News, 8 February 1924, Page 3

SPORTING.

The English-bred colt by Skyrocket from Ladas Maid, for which Mr. M. E. Riddiford paid lOOUgiis., will race as Sky Blue. Mr. E. E. D. Clarke, the breeder of Gloaming, is to race a two-year-old sister to the Champion, who will run in public as Lightsome. Mr. W. R. Kemball has disposed of the Kilboy filly Kilris to her trainer, B. Burgess, and she raced in her new owner's colours at Trentham.

According to reports, R. Reed intends appealing to the Racing Conference against the three months' suspension ion him iSy the Manawatu Racing Club. Gaillard, • which won the Nursery at the Trenthani meeting, pis one of the Absurb tribe, his dam tracing to Steppe, which founded' a great family famous alike in New Zealand and Australia. H. Gray rode Scion in the Wellington Cup .and Racing Club Handicap. It was noticeable that in each race ho had the Boniform gelding in a good position early, but he could not improve it at the finish. The Invercargill sportsman, Mr. W. Stone, "made a lucky purchase when he acquired Bugle Note prior to the Wellington meeting. On Tuesday the Solforino gelding paid a nice second dividend in the Ruapchu Handicap, and on Thursday showed the way home to a useful field in the Camp Handicap. The colt that realised top price at the Waikanae_ yearling sales on Friday is a brother to Rachael, who raced in Mr. J. J. Corry's interests at the Wellington meeting. Though the colt was knocked clown to the Blenheim sportsman, Mr. W. A. Fuller, it is quite proable (says "Templar") that Mr. Corry has an interest in him.

Mr. C. Beasley, who for quite a number of years held the position of sporting writer in connection with Truth, has severed his connection with that journal, and at a meeting of press representatives in the press room at Trentham he, in an appropriate speech, thanked all those who Averc present for their loyalty to him while occupying the position ox chairman of the press gallery. He propos'ed that Mr. V. O'Brien should occupy the position that he was vacating and this was generally agreed to.