SPORTING NOTES.

Shannon News, 9 February 1926, Page 2

SPORTING NOTES.

Ilka has been sold by her owner, Mr. •I. A, Taylor, to Mr. L. Cameron, of Sydney. Mr. Cameron procured Ivuhio from Mr. Taylor after lie had won the Winter Cup at the Grand National meeting. Ilka will be shipped on Friday. She is a smart filly 'endowed with plenty of pace, but is not up to the ’ best class (states a Wellington writer). Mr. 11. Bodley, of Palmerston North, has purchased the three-year-old Gold Box, who will go into G. New’s stables at Awapuni. Gold Box, who is by the Demosthenes sire Taunaha, from Lady Sykes, by Husbandman, showed brilliance as a two-year-old, and ho stood up to a lot of strenuous work. This season lie won a division of a hack sprint on the second day of the Wanganui spring meeting. He has not started since he ran unplaced in the open sprint at Ashhurst in November last. Well handled, Gold Box. should turii out profitable. The Judicial Committee was summoned on two occasions during the first day’s racing at Takapuna last week. After the running of the Trial Handicap the committee, at the request of the stipendiary stewards, considered, whal happened to Maveelish during the race. The explanation of McTavish, rider of Monday, was that his horse got on to the heels of Haugawera and ire had to ease his mount to prevent him from coming down. In doing so he came out on to Appellant and Maveelisli. The committee accepted the explanation. After the Hauraki Hurdles the committee met to consider a complaint of interference lodged against R. E. Thompson, rider of Irish Jig-. The look-out stewards reported that. Irish Jig had crossed in front of Daddy’s Girl, but at the time was at the prescribed distance allowed. The stewards, therefore, decided not to alter the judge’s placings, but suspended Thompson, rider of Irish Jig, for a fortnight.