SPORTING NOTES.

Shannon News, 12 February 1926, Page 1

SPORTING NOTES.

The veteran 'chaser Vagabond is again in -work in vi'ew of winter racing - . The followers of "Snowy" Morris had a profitable time at the Wairoa fixture, where he piloted seven winners. If taken to the New Plymouth meeting First Acre will have a good local following. The son of Acre knows how to sprint. With a view to eliminating rough riding at Takapuna a look-out tower has been erected at the top of the straight for stewards. Crown Reel, a two-year-old by Crown Imperial ll—Merry Reel, has changed hands, and in future will be trained by E. Penman at Otaki. Crown Reel was successful in the Trial event at the re- . cent Pahiatua meeting. ■;. Tire Boniform gelding Alabama, owned by Messrs Dwan Bros., is now- in the care of G. Orange, Woodville. Subjection, by Martian —Submission, has been sold by Mr. W. E. Bidwill, and will go into E. Cox's stable at Hawera. Alarie, looking robust and healthy, has again joined the active workers. It is reckoned that there is a solid hurdle race concealed about the son of San Fran. According .to a Christchurch writer Count Cavour has never looked better than he does at present, and the mann'OT in which he is bowling along in his track work augurs well for his prospects in events ahead. The first if ' these will be the Dunedin Cup, in which he is likely to be one of the favourite picks. . The Hawke 's Bay hors'eman R. Hunt, l is at present riding in Queensland. He apparently intends remaining there for j some time, as it is mentioned in an exchange that his family is leaving Hastings shortly to join him. The imported horse. The Night Patrol, owned by the Earl of Stradbroke,- has won 12 races, been four times second and has notched three thirds since his arrival in Australia, where his stake earnings come to £10,412. He won £7QOO in stakes before leaving England. New Zealandcrs, grumble if they strike a wet day at the races, but our climatic conditions ?re infinitely superior to those prevailing in England, wher'e, between November 20th and December Bth, seven important meetings, covering eleven days' racing, hail to bo abandoned through frost or fog. Wonder how our smaller racing clubs would fare under such circumstances? It is understood that C. Emerson will ride Sot Sail in tho Publicans' Handicap ,iud will freer Tommy Dodd in the Cup at the Dunedin meeting. Such a vigorous and capanle horseman as Emerson should .fulfill all that is required, as Set Sail noeds a strong pilot. His mount in the, Cup, Tommy Dodd, has been a useful plaice-earner for his owner, Mr. W. Broad, who bought him as a yearling f'jr 200 guinea? ~ Since tl'eji he has" racoi twenty times for eight wins, four seconds and one third "Cardigan," of the Australasian, who was on a visit to Auckland in November, has been recounting his experiences, in a series of very interesting articles in the Melbourne journai. The genial visitor from Australia found time to attend the Takapuna . Jockey Club's spring meeting, and he evidently enjoyed the outing at the North Shore. In concluding a ' reference to lrte trip to Devonport and back "Cardigan" penned the following: "On the return journ'ey to Auckland from Takapuna I was impressed with the manner in which the crowd returning home formed a queue to expedite the loading of the ferries. Tire queue was quite 500 yards long and there was no scrambling or any attempt to go out of their turn, with the result that each ferry that came alongside the wharf, was quickly filled and despatched. Truly New' Zealandcrs are a law-abid-ing people."