SPORTING NOTES.

Shannon News, 8 November 1927, Page 3

SPORTING NOTES.

Mr. “Dug” Webster, writing from Sydney to Mr. Frank Higgott, states that he is well. He reports that Jazz Baby is shaping splendidly, and that First AcYe has now struck form. Asleep, however, has been troubled with: corns." • , Mr. Stan Parker has a well-developed 2-year-old colt which will shortly be put into training. The colt is by-tho same sire as Nukumai, out of Transmission.

Mr. Higgott has decided to give Peshwa a well-earned ! two-moriths ’ spell. * Mr. Higgo'tt has in hand eight horses, seven of which will be seen in action at Levin.

Mr. S. W. Feast, owner of Lady Idea] and Grey Mist, had the misfortune last week to lose a colt by Greyspear —Arrahua, brother to Grey Mist, through internal troubles. At the recent Waikato meeting Havering, a half-brother by Quin Abbey to Bon Reve, came in for much favourable comment. He was' making his first appearance on a race track and shaped very promisingly. ,Two well-known jockeys, E. Garrett (2(5), of Green Lane, and T. Chaplin (35), of Ellerslie, werp taken to Auckland on Monday mor'ning by the Si John Ambulance after their horses had fallen while schooling at Ellerslie. Garret received a serious fracture % of H the right collarbone, but it was found after an X-ray examination that Chaplin was not hurt at all.

Money Order, who, as his name would indicate, is a Paper Money representative and is owned by Mr. J. R. McKenzie (better known in trotting than racing circles) accounted for the Brackenfield Handicap at the Banks Peninsula meeting on Saturday. The winner yjas off the scene of action for the greater portion of last season' and, although Saturday's event was only over live furlongs, the success indicates that the gelding is coming back to form. He claims an engagement in the -Stewards Handicap at the Cu p fixture. Awapuni stables are freely engaged at Levin, the Manakau Hurdles finding five aifimals figuring therein, they being Mister Gamp, Ohrissarto, Hodren, Lady Faye and Maidos. In the Weraroa Hack Handicap there are Some Lad, Lin Arlington and Duke Abbey, while Shining Star, Broad Acre, Plane

and Desert Lad figure among the en trants for the Maidpn ißace.

Novar is Awapuhi’s one representa-' tive in the Levin Cup to' run on the 19th, while Mireusonta and Royal Land are entrants for the ‘big six. Sever*! of the hacks double engagements, but Powhiri and Blimp are fresh entrants in the Mako Mako Handicap, run over six furlongs.

Leading Lady, the brood mare belonging to the Riecarton mentor, J. Mc’Comb, lias foaled a filly -to the im-. ported horse Shambles, by Philaris. Leading Lady is by .Royal Artillery from Sofra. -

W*. G. Hobbs has the two-year-old Merrivale, by Paladin fronj Bonaria, mo'ving along well in her work, states a Christchurch paper. She will not be racing at Riecarton, but may make her appearance at the South Canterbury fixture early in December. ... Beau Geste and his two-year-old stable companion Caterpillar, by Paper Money —Tortrix, are reported to be on the easy list and they will be accorded a spell of a few r months before being required to re-enter the active ranks. The -imported horse, Honeycomb, a member of W. G. Hobbs' team at Riceafton, is stated to have made a good recovery from ' the lameness which troubled him recently and he is now going along nicely in his work. Lucinette, by Martian from Lady Lucy, has produced a filly foal to Limond. Lucinette, who is the property of Mr. G. Gerard, will be given a rest this season. . i

Mr. J. S. Barrett, who has been a member of the committee . of-the Canterbury- Jockey Club for a number of years, has been elected a steward to fi; the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. J. F. Buchanan.

Royal Damon, Epistle and RoyaJ Time, the last named being a half brother by Cynic to Royal. Damon, who were of the late H. Hickey string at Hastings, have been taken over by H. S. Greene. Royal Damon and Epistle collected some stake money at the Poverty Bay meeting. ; The Palmerston North horseman, C. W. France, who rode a double on Moepai at Waipawa on Labour Day, repeated the performance on Cool Card at tfie Poverty Bay fixture on Saturday The Autumn eolt won over a mile at the first start when he ranked fourth favourite and then enjoyed a comfort able victory over seven furlongs, the public on. this occasion electing him to ‘ the post of favourite.

In view of the fact that the Te Ivuit Racing Club failed to obtain a permil to race on the Te Awamutu racecourse, it has abandoned any intention to race until after the Ghristmas holidays. Archon, the winner of the Highweight at Waverley, had been turned out prior to the fixture, but the arrival of rain decided his trainer to bring him in for the event,'•a decision which was encouraged by a half-mile gallop on the day prior to the meeting. He returned a very appreciable price to his limited number of backers.