SPORTING NOTES

Shannon News, 30 September 1927, Page 3

SPORTING NOTES

*A southern writer mentions that the yearling by Tractor from Sister Radius is considered to be as near perfection in conformation as can be found iu horseflesh of. his age. Waving Corn, by Holferino out of Rosalita —a full sister to Roseday’s dam —is stated to be an attractive looking two-year-old. She is an inmate of Geiscler’s stable at Wingatui. Vice Grand, after a fairly successful season in cross country races, has been turned out for a spell until next autumn.

Assemble, a full sister to Dismantle and Overhaul, who is quartered in a southern stable, is stated to be a very promising youngster who is now beginning to show form. Comic Song is reported to be very big and lusty and in excellent order to enter upon liis preparation for forthcoming engagements. Puff, a three-year-old filly Ibv Tractor from Thistledown, an inmate of P. PWilson’s stable at Wingatui, is considered to be one who should race well this season. Thistledown is the dam o! Buoyant, but the Awapuni representative claims Solferina as his sire.

The imported Woodend be mated with three brilliant mares this season, viz., Glentruin, Silver Peak and Miehaela, states a southern writer. No horses in work at present' look better than Black Duke and Overhaul comments a Dunedin writer. The latter has improved a lot during the past few weeks and is in splendid order to commence a spring campaign. One @f the biggest horses ever in commission at Wingatui is a hunter named Decision. He is stated to stand 17.2 hands high, being built in proportion. He is spoken of as a fairly clever jumper in his schooling tests. It is reported that another attempt is to be made to train Listening Post. The Solferino gelding has been a wonderful stake earner.

Southern Ireports (stated that Top Grear has furnished into a very- big horse and may earn distinction for liis sire across country. Eager Eyes, who has foaled five fillies in succession is, states a Dunedin paper, due to foal to Tea Tray and her daughter, Laughing Eyes, to Paper Money. Subdivision injured a foot recently and had'to bo eased in liis work. The Surveyor representative had been showing improved form of late. The Matamata Racing Club has been granted February 4th as the date for its annual race meeting.

English Maid, owned by Mr. John Paterson, died while foaling to Surveyor. The foal, however, is still living. ~ . Bouvarida, Tecoma ancl Midget, the property of Messrs Roulston Bros., oi Pukekohe, are to be mated this season with Catmint. . .

Mr. W. Price was appointed starter to the Manawatu Racing Chib for the Christinas meeting, while Mr. C. O ’Connor will fulfill the duty at the autumn nice ting. -- Owing to the retirement of Mr. D Stevens, who has been head caretakei at the Awapuni racecourse for the pass 25 years, Mr. George Attack has been appointed to the position. Mr. W. G. Stevens, a son of Mr. D. Stevens, wil continue to carry out the duties o; head gardener. Royal Fancy (Bernard Royal Match) at the Mardella stud, foaled a colt to the English bred Lapidary, and is now visiting Kilbroney.

An Australian owner has been nego tiating for the .purchase of Tuk (writes “Sentinel”), but so far nc business lias been recorded. Tuki wouh be a good proposition for some of tlu long-distance races in Australia, .when a jumper lias a better chance than ir this country. Mr. G. G. Holmes, owner of Rapier is reported to have a two-vear-old half-sister ,5y Clarenceu.' to the Grcvspear horse. The young ster is being well cared for and wii not be put into commission until nex; season. Her dam, Anitea, is due t< foal again shortly to Greyspcar. Clarinda must "have recovered from the indisposition which affected her ii Sydney, as she competed in the Rose hill Cup, won by Pantheon, last »Satur lay. According to private advice sht finished fifth.

The ex-North Islander, Doleful Ditty has benefited by his winter let-up am d. McKay has every reason to antici that Jilts ohefeyed charge ;v{ f .-'rain on well this season states a south >rn writer. He is putting his heart inti his work and galloping in a very re solute fashion. Bugle Note, Valdamo and a nice filly by Some Boy 11 from Sister Regis are also getting through regulation tasks satisfactorily for Me Kay.. At Rijcarton the other morning Tt Kawa and Tarlcton were companions in a school over four hurdles. The pace was on all the way, and Tarlcton gave an exceptionally brilliant performance, jumping quite as fast and well as his accomplished companion, who was well beaten at the last flight.

Equery, in S. Pankhurst’s stable at Invercargill, is working very w r ell, and is in forward condition for the spring racing, comments a southern paper. He will be found a much improved horse, this season, and a very likely proposition for longer distance races. At tjro present time he still stands his engagement in the New Zealand Cup, but Whether that is to be continued wil. depend entirely .upon the form he shows at the early spring meetings.

In a gallop at Riccarton, Eulalie and Wayward registered a brilliant six furlong sprint. Although Eulalie had the better of it, Wayward greatly pleased for a maiden.

One of the horses comprised in the team taken to Australia last month by W. Kirk was the five-year-old Golden Autumn, a riiare by Autumn from Tipuna. She ran a couple of seconds at small meetings outside Sydney, and now advice has came to hand to say that she has been sold by Mr. Wenzl Scholium to Mr. W. Ross, a Sydney UJ [ ii- " »-*-■

sportsman, and that the mare is to d » her future racing on the pony tracks. It is announced that a company ha been formed" in Auckland to conduc the new and popular sport of tin hart racing, the company hoping to coiuluc these meetings throughout New Zea and in conjunction with an Australian indicate. Inquiries were set on fou : couple of months ago in Australia b; mine Auckland and Waikato coursing •nthusiasis with the same idea, but ap parentlv they were forestalled. Th uivent of the new sport in Aucklam is being awaited with the keenest in terestr

Racegoers who sit in the offievi ;taml at Randwiclc and so often how! when a judge gives his verdict to a horse that makes a late run on the outside, should take to heart the lesson they were given recently, says a 'Sydney writer. At Warwick 'Farm the judge’s box is beyond the official stand all of whose occupants saw Limerick pass Amounis and Commendation. There could have been no doubt which horse won; yet when they saw the photograph of the finish it presented the three horses in such a light as causes doubt to the occupier of the stand at headquarters. The camera was stationed several yards in front of the judge’s box as it was at Randwick. Commendation appears to be winning by a bare margin from Amounis, who is close alongside of him, while Limerick, wide out, .seems to be well behind. It all shows how absurd it is to try to judge a finish from u position in front of the official line.