SPORTING NOTES.

Shannon News, 28 October 1927, Page 4

SPORTING NOTES.

Star Lady, dam of Star Stranger, has a filly foal to Chief Ruler. Merry :Tiff, a Marble Arch mare, has foaled .a filly to Catmint Both are owned by Mr. A. J. Toxward., Flying; Juliet and Awarere are due to make their first appearance for the season, at the Waikato meeting. . The Marton Jockey Club has decided to install a ten-shilling totalisator for its New Year meeting. motion was carried by an overwhelming majority and a sub-committee was set up to report on the number of windows required. The Woodville Cup this year w carry a stake of £3OO and a gold cup valued at £IOO, presented by Mr. W. H. Gaisford. ', The Woodville Club has decided to increase its admission charges in future

' to 10s for men and 5s for women. Shining •,Armour was to have -accompanied >Avro to Waverley, but an enlarged hock has necessitated an amendment to the programme, while the poor form shown by Ruanui has resulted in his Trentham and Riecarton engagements being cancelled. Episode is in work again at Wanganui, but owing to her enforced spell of a fortnight, due to a mishap at Ellerslie, it was deemed advisable to let her - forfeit her Trentham engagements. Heather Lad, a useful Otago galloper, has been gelded since re last figured in public and he will not be taken up till the approach of the

autumn. meetings. Although Nastori was galloping web prior to the Auckland meeting she was not given a run in public. Bhe will make her next appearance at Te Rapa, where she will- take on the best over six furlongs. The company there is by no means so select as that she would have had to face at Ellerslie, so that ' she piust be given a chance. Nastori is on the minimum. Scat may come back to racing during the present month. The season beV fore last 'Scat performed with a good deal of success, but during the past term he had to be content with a win and a third placing dut of nine starts. (Tihje ‘Paeroa - oV njed gelding by Day Comet—Pet took on a brief Australian trip without reward last season. £>eat figures in the open six on Friday at To Rapa. By the time Branson reaches the scene to fulfil his engagements at the Waikato meeting the Greyspear—Garston gelding will be well forward for the needs of racing, comments a northern writer. In the past Branson has been trained at Matamata’ but it was reported after the Avondale meeting that Ellerslie would be his head quarters for the future. Macroom, the sturdy little chestnut daughter of Arehiestown and Lady Gwendoline, is .advancing, in her racing condition with the passing of each week, states a northern writer. Her trainer, M. J. Carroll, has been keeping this'member of his team steadily at it on the tracks and, with average luck it should not be over long before some return is reaped. • Gold Rep showed some good form in the hurdling ranks last season. While not top-grade, the Spalpeen—Fraulein mare more than paid her way round the country. Gold Rep is being got ready at Te Awamutu for the batten duty of the new. season and, all going well meantime, she will be produced at Te Rapa. Siaosi is among the gallopers carded for racing at Te Rapa. The Elysian— Civilisation gelding won only one race last Season but he had some good handicap form to his credit in prior seasons. Siaosi, who is trained at Te Smith, W. H. Anderson; R. L. Wilkiner. He was raced in Australia at one ..period last season. He claims an engagement in the Claudelands Highweight on Friday. The easy manner in which Kendal secured his success in the Kingsland Hurdles at the Avondale meeting provided the cue to the conclusion that it will not be long before he is miking ■ his presence felt again. Tlie Robert Bruce—Tauriki chestnut has been entered for the cross-country events at Te Rapa, while he is also in the field for the Cup. -