SPORTING NOTES.

Shannon News, 29 June 1928, Page 3

SPORTING NOTES.

C.J.C. Nominations.

'< Nominations for the principal events at the Canterbury Jockey Club's Grand National meeting, including the Grand National Steeplechase and Hurdles, and the Winter Cup, will close on Friday, at 8 p.m. Wellington Acceptances. Acceptances for the first day's events at the Wellington Racing Club's winter meeting, including the Trial Plate, and also for the Winter Hurdles (run on the third day) will close on Tuesday at 9 p.m. A Steeplechaser. The Wellington Steeplechase candK date Mixed Heather is a well-bred one. His dam Gay is half-sister by to Chortle. Mixed Heather is brother to Many Colours, who won hurdle races for Mr W. H. Gaisford, and a halfbrother to Olympic. Working Well. Arrow Lad has been going on. well in his woik at Woodville and he should be in good order for his next appearance. He may be a Winter Cup possibility. A Useful Jumper. Home Made, a well-known gelding by Thurnham, made some friends when racing among the hunters at Hastings last week and the opinion is offered that he will develop into a useful jumper. New Hurdlers. There are several interesting entries contained in the field for the Vittoria Hack Hurdles at Trentham, Beaumont, Chickwheat, Tintoretto, Prince Lu, and Erin-go-bragh being comparatively recent additions to the hurdling ranks. That Bright Day is on the down grade is evidenced by the fact that the old fellow is in at the minimum.

Perle de Leon Recovered. It was reported at Hastings that' Perle De Leon is quite himself again after his Ellerslie This means that this gelding will be on hand to strengthen the field of hurdlers that are to compete at Trentham'-and Eiecarton. \

Do Looks Count? Despite a great reputation and the fact that he looked the aristocrat of. the field, Royal Lineage carried only £44 at Hastings last Wednesday. As he was not prominent in the race, even th!s amount was too much, but as he is decidedly promising, he can be kept in mind for future races. There is talk, of Royal Lineage being taken to Sydney for the spring meetings.

A 'Chaser With Pace. Radiate ran really well on the Hawkes Bay trip, but despite his good showings, won only once. If reasonable care is taken of Radiate and he is given a good preparation next season, it is quite possible that he will win some important steeplechases. Radiate jumps well, and his performances in fiat events shows that he has more pa'oe than most of those horses being raced "over country" at the present time. Singleton Improving. Last spring the East Coast owned Singleton showed very promising form, so good was it, that he looked like one capable of winning, handicaps, but he subsequently lost form, and failed to fulfil early ,expectations. Singleton was a runner at Hastings last week, and looked well, and his form was such that he is worth remembering for events ahead. Singleton is engaged at the Wellington meeting. Circumstances reviewed. Brigadier Bill's form in the steeplechases atEllerslie has been well criticised, the majority writing his performances -down as very disappointing. While he failed badly on the first and second day, it is absurd to say that his performance (up till he fell about three-quarters of a mile from home) was poor on the third day. He had 12.0 in the saddle and just prior to falling was going better than any of his opponents. For this reason, it would be unwise to discard Brigadier Bill from future "possibilities" in the steeple- ', chase to come.

The Jockey Premiership. Tom Green and Roy Reed are having quite an interesting contest for supremacy in the jockey's premiership race. After the Napier Park meeting Green was two ahead of his rival, but at the Hawkes Bay Hunt fixture Reed made the margin one. On Friday at Hastings Reed rode two winners to Green's one and made the score all square. Then on Saturday Green reversed matters and regains the lead, piloting two winners to Reed's one. Thus the rival totals stand: Green 71, Reed 70. Better Than Expected. After Locarno won at the Hawkes Bay Hunt Club meeting he was sold by Mr G. Beatson to Mr F. Armstrong. Locarno ran in the latter sportman's colours at the Hawkes Bay Jockey Club's meoting last Saturday, and gave Mr Armstrong a quick return by beating a very warm favourite in Dishonoured. Locarno is a son of Elysian, and has been hunted and is qualified, and it is stated that Mr Armstrong intends racing him over jumps ere long. Seeing that the gelding has beaten fair fields twice in succession in fiat events it would appear premature to put him to jumping races.