SPORTING NOTES.

Shannon News, 18 October 1927, Page 4

SPORTING NOTES.

f/ OTAKI MEETING. j WINNING JOCKEYS. At the Ptaki races A. McCormac secured three wins, one second, two thirds; T. Tito, two wins, one second, .' two thirds; S. Wilson, one first, four '■- seconds; R. Reed, one first, two seconds; A. Jenkins, one first, two thirds; E. Butler, one first, one second; P. ■'■•- Burgess, one first, one second; L. G. Morris, two seconds; T. Green, one second, one third; Robinson, two thirds; B. H. Morris, one first, one third; C. Gordon, Meßrearty, Parker, Potter, and T. Young eacfo secured a first; M. Nichol, J. Young and Browne a second each; while Hobson, L. Butterworth, G. Ridgway, J. Olsen, Brought on and Maekie secured a third each. -; Winning Owners. *i As the result of the success of the Acre, gelding, Crown Area, in the open : sprint each day, the Palmerston North sportsman, Mr. W. White, headed the : winning owner's list with the Trentfoam owner-trainer, Mr. A. Goodman, being second with £250 from the victory of Ceft in the Ling Memorial ■ ' Stakes on the opening day. Mr. F. S. *. Easlton, of Fox ton, also topped the £2OO mark, the success of Rouex in - the Teone Makitonore Memorial Stakes :' on Saturday bringing him in £205 in ■; stake money. Ten other owners topped the century, and with other stake winners Dwan Bros. : - £175, T. Tito £l6O, C. C. Smith £l4O, J. H. Hardwick £135, T. A. Duncan £l3O, H. P. F. Blundell, A. McDonald, E. Steer and Mrs. H. E. Nic'hoUs £l2O each, Messrs C. Louisson £llO and A. : Alexander £9O, Hon. T. M. Wilford ; £BO, J. Sullivan £6O, Dr. A. H. Gil-' mcr and Mr. S. J. Gibbons £4O each, '■r Messrs E. Simpson £35, R. A. McKenzie and D. Munro £3O each, G. I. Hanlon, G. E. TreVor, W. M. Higginson and J. S. Adams £2O each, S. G. Davidson, C. T. Kebble and J. Dealy £ls each, J. McMillan, 3. G. Collins, W. Higgins, W. H. Bowden and Mrs. L. Brown £lO each, Messrs V. E. Bryant and A. M. Campbell £5 each. Total stake money distributed £2690. Successful Trainers. Training honours passed to Palmerston North, G. New, who has been en- '-, joying a most successful run since the new season opened, presenting three winners at the fixture, Crown Area and Duke Abbey winning for him the first s, day, while Crown Area again captured f the sprint race on Saturday. A further Awapuni success was achieved by Kilmiss, trained by E. Watson, thus making four victories to Palmerstontrained horses. Trentham stables furnished three'winners, J. Ayers, A. Good- - man and H. L. Kingan each gaining a single success with their charges. J. •Procter and F. J. Carmont, of Foxton, ■- each turned out a winner as did. the Hawera mentors, J. Brown and J. Fryer. Single successes were also credited to C. Pileher (Feilding), F. Lind (Wan- - . ganui), R. S. Bagby (Mastenton), F. • Tilley (Fordell) and F. Higgott (Otaki).

Winning Sires,

The Palmerston owned Acre was re presented by Crown Area who won twice, and Kilboy by Boy and Kilmiss

fjires whoso progeny won once were ' Gasbag (Rotowhero, who returned the (biggest price for the season), Elysian ;{Elvsianor), Lord Quex (Vigilance), " Eoyal Stag (Cerf), Quin Abbey (Duke ] Abbey), Boniform (Beaumont), PanY inure (Panorama), First Ruler (Silver ; : " ißule), Polydamon (Rowley), Killbroney (Rouex), Wai-plane (Avro), *. Bisogne (Paitonu). _^