SPORTING.

Shannon News, 20 February 1925, Page 4

SPORTING.

Air. S. Cleaver, owner of Passin ’ Through, has purchased the stables near the Hawera racecourse recently in charge of J. Fryer, On the Biccarton tracks the other morning Gloaming gave Haze a start over six furlongs, and it was only an exercise gallop for The Welkin gelding to catch his stable-mate. Cold Steel, Muraahi and Sunart, who finished in that order in the placings in the Wanganui Cup last season, arc among those listed for the forthcoming cup contest. Mrs. W. Graham, of New Plymouth, recently completed the purchase of Bafa (Potoa —Chime). The price paid, it is said, was 500 guineas. Bafa will be* trained by E. George, the New Plymouth mentor. Anthem, who ran second to Oration at the Egmont meeting, is a three-year-old filly by Eoyal Canopy-Psalmist, and was imported from England by Mr. V. Biddiford. It is stated that, she shows a lot of pace on the tracks. Bondi, a two-year-old by Boniform from Secret Link, is regarded by Australian critics as sure to make good. He was bred by Mr. lan Duncan, and sold at 1600 guineas as a yearling. Another very likely sort is said to bo Phocion, by Boniform from Esther. Word eomes from Bulls of the death of the brood mare Bill, who died at Bata last week. Bred by Mr. H. MeManaway in 1907, she was a daughter of San Fran and Spring, by QuiltBrook, by Torpedo—Rivulet, by Javeline —Cascade. Rill won a number of good races, ineluding the First Hawera Stakes (1911). At the monthly meeting of the stewards of the Masterton Racing Club four applications were received for the position of starter to fill the place of Mr. C. O'Connor, who was unable to fulfil his engagement due to the alteration of the date of the meeting. Mr. K. Darley, of Takapau, was selected at a fee not to exceed 15 guineas. Nassau is getting excellent opportunities at the Kia Ora stud in New South Wales. No fewer than 33 of Mr. Percy Miller's brood mares were mated with him during the season, this being a greater number than visited the other stallions at Mr. Miller's stud, which in-, elude the imported horses Sarcliedon, Magpie, Saltash, Crowdcnnis- anti Demosthenes. During the season 100 foals were produced at this stud. The Marton Jockey Club is now pushing ahead rapidly with the formation of the new course, and trainers m those parts will have to find new training tracks for the next months. It is possible that J. Morris and 1. Coleman will shift their teams to Bu », while L. Knapp will go to. Feilding. The Marton spring and Rangitikoi Hunt meetings will probably be held at Feilding this year.