SPORTING.

Southland Times, Issue 18834, 29 May 1920, Page 3

SPORTING.

NOTES BV SIR Ml HIRED. Dunedin races open Tuesday. W aimed is still located nt Kiccarton. Auckland meeting opens on Thursday. Otaki gathering due Thursday and 1-ri-day. n.J.C. meeting Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Canterbury I’ark trots ’ihursday and Saturday next. Checkmate is galloping pleasingly at R,cearton. Ashburton trotting acceptances close on Wednesday. Gloaming is galloping in good heart on the C.J.C. tracks. ,1. McLennan is leading Otago ;•”•! Southland rninsmau. Tin Soldier will he a strong Southland order on Tuesday. The pacer Fore has five wins and a second out of six start-. Excellent train arrangements are available for the R.J.! , meeting. Auckland Wint-a- meeting, Thursday. Saturday and Monday i.luna 7.l.ocheila is expe-led to make a bold . bowing fur the Preal Northern double. I’rimtim may race in open lumpany at the O.J.C. fixture on Tuesday, Trotting stallion Ant, nio i Harold Dillon —Ocean Wave l changed hands at It (A guineas. Clean Sweep his been galloping well at Riccarfon in view ot Umgatm engagements. Ih’dladto expert a! M race next week over bar fenc ■' and in de-p li'ori.e's I >r;f! n a- petnolted to Prep out of the Birthday i lan heap. but may be suited by a shorter rare. The jumper. Ail Talk. has been sent down from GNbonie to W'.ngatui bearing a very high reputation. Pie sprint,-'- ! doe-us has been srhoo'ed over the iiait- n--. out -,v I 1 not nec.-ss .i 1 y in stained a hurdl-- : a--, r Royal I’M-niu- w;li Ini,! le, both M,d bourne and eyi:;,, y in hj 'lmur nt Ihe Australian i,s,r ->f 1 In- I'nii,.e of Wahw. It Is rr’ei- re 1 that ;t r,-reiP R -yal meeting ■- “in-e !"•! p.rian- 01 h'gh p 1., urno\ rrlo.-k, i m t avur ot i in' ..ut, lienee D J.C T, 'al Hurdle. 1-OMl. 'si ae.t. Si ray.-hot for some I ;i:,e pa.-t at RtccarPm and is reArraugemems are m progiess lor the erection of a .f';:; 1 :- l-Uabsalor at Rieeart"ii and i arm every probability of tlnclectric meehan r-,.i wacenng machine being installed lor dm - dm:. ! National gathering. The pacer Frond.-: Hng, a si-eede p.w r, will m Inture ram- in I !,-■ eoimms of Miss N. Cittnn. i-tm.-r e.f i e-ner-al I tnk. idee ---n of l’roudehtl-1 ami I'ay.-pnng is I ratne.i bv ex S. urhiand.-r it. l’"i!o,-k. at New Uriah ton. A [ admit ion ino been made by the ot imiv Lard Tmaeg (’[ = ;!. i- r i!,.- foliov. r,.g lie.! -' on u i 'C.b I . ran.' ;m\i season : No utiiin-r am! 77, I ebruarv 7, and 7 and May .7 and 7. A final payment for the New Zealand Sapling Stakes to be derided at the .Ashburton T.t.d's m; efing on June 10 falls due on Wednesday of next week. Tiie ,-pdhon E’ur.ure (a son of St. Miu. n ■ ui -,1 recently in Hungary at the age of df. cp Simon was 2.S when he

Lady owners are numerous in Kngland this season. 1■; xc- bad nominal at ns for the Gautliy Selling Plate at Lincoln on March 21 and the entries only totalled Pk 1 lie rare was won by lime. M. V.ntpat'.'s Hark lin. Observant people nurse the idea that Hot Air will In* seen to advantage before the end of next week. She has betrayed he*itaften at the post of late, but she will get away one of these days and her supporter? will ne making for the pay-out-holes before ah e reaches the judge. Despite the fact that he was ,-ore on the second day at Oamaru Almoner has been left in the D.J.G. Birthday Handicap an-! P. Hogan evidently hopes to get him to the f The master of Burke's Prill Lodge Las no superior when it conies to renovating .-irk ami sorry or sore limbed horse*-. ".Nellie Stewart ! N-Hie Stewart \< lied Ml excited Irishman at Porbury Park recently as the Pore mare Nellie Scott was putting up a great linish in otic of her races. "It's Nellie Scott, you fool, ' prompted his •companion, who happened to be his father. "Shun-, isn't '*'>•!;:.• n-.i.irt Seofeh enoitgh for ye'.'" retorted the -on, and the pair presently denar.vd to <• i>ll ri two secottii dividends. All Talk, w!;o-e presence at Wingatui «iext week is likely to give rise to prolonged discussion, B a MX-year-old son of All Black \n«i Wordy Warfare, by Camp Fire Ralafver, bv Aprentont Flutler. bv St. tirorge - -Flisli-ury, by Traduce- The trainer of Ur LySEtr's gelding, H. Hickey, is on" of tie' eievoitsl tie-nmr* ;n M.mrdand. \\ lien "Hiek" advises the backing of one of lit.--pupils in a men over huruies or across country p pays to give heed to his word.* of wi* doni. .Strenuous endeavours liave been made to keep the mating .-port outside the range of vision of H Prince of Waßs during his Au.-iraiasian tour by that .-•vitoti of the community opposed to light harness racing and their efforts have, so tar, been crowned with success, but a reverse stares them In the face. In derm era tic Queensland the Brisbane Thousand (.pacers and trotters) is to be decided during the Prince’s visit to that part of the world and it is sate to say that, the Royal sportsman will be on hand to see tite tun. It is reported that Rorkc’s Drift hits gone ami.ss and is to be turned out for a spell of over 12 montlis. The Calibre gelding looked like coming luck u> something like his best form about a month ago, as he was commencing to gallop well on the tracks, but there was apparently a screwloose somewhere and he tailed to maintain the progress to ;■< rfeet. racing shape. Luke Is spoken of as one of the most promising of this season's aspirants for big jumping honours. He is bred in the right wav for jiimoiug. His sire, Acrostic. is bv Wulr ifomi- Problem (dam of Solution!,! while his dam, Uenora, is by Renown Lenora. by I.e Loup—-Ignore, a daughter id Miss Laura, the imported mate to whom the New Zealand Cup winner Halberdier traced back. Trainer O. McLean loft for Dunedin yesterday morning with Oleiispon-e, Mettle Drift, Awahou and Frog. Oienspon.-e ha.* rone on the right way since his racing experience over hurdles at. Ashburton and hmay get into the in.tiny in on" of the minor batten races at Wingatui next we-k. provided all gor-s well with him in one or more of his essays to cross timber. It may turn out that he is hardly seasoned enough yet to .succeed a,* a hurdle performer, hut it has to be said of the son of Olenanp that he goes about his work in the right way and jumps quickly and boldly although apt to tire i: he is unduly bustled on the way by nor? experienced rivals. Frog has d-me fairlv well of late and Awahou hj is it. m ■ his favour in *h“ attempt of a veteran to | come back that the track is lik- iy to G | to his wav of thinking, a.* he h.is invariabpv ! shown hi.* best form of late years when the j going wa* on the deep sit Ip. Mettle Drift j has raced consistently during the autumn j meetings and he is expected to lay claim to j pome of the stake money on offer at. Vv’inga- ;

t!"" .>n .bun* 1, :? and !■ •- ■;: ii • •! t 1 ;iT Hold Treasure, Main of Amy lit i- under offer in a Hawke's Bay l r‘,' ar nr liMa) giiinea.s. Gold Treasure iu.-r r.fop of th<- best Moml in A v. ■l ralasia coursing lher veins ami should h'T las. i:i!ii;c with Demosthenes prove fruitful, as then l is ever}' indication of its doing i says the Naoier correspondent of th- rhri-tehureh Star' there should be no difficulty in -ccuring 1000 guinea.; for the rnri-ny. One of his limits has been giving Kleus trouble for some time pi as.;, hence his withdrawal from the Birthday Handicap at the IJ.J.LI. meeting, the distance tn tie covered being thought to present too severe a test for him under the circumstances. However, it is hoepri that he will be fit to start in one of the shorter events of the fixture, and. if so, the black grading may he very hard to heat. He run well in the Royal Handicap at Riccarton under adverse con-

ditions and he has only to display similar form at Wingr.tui to prove very dangerous. A victory to such tin unlucky galloper as the son of Klysian has been during the current season would be very popular and r.m greater pleasure would be expres od if a good horse could go boo winter quarters labelled sound anti well. When Hoy Berry left yesterday for Wingatui with his charge, Eight BEN, the ViceAdmiral mare p.m'-i’pt.u 1 (he appearance of a well-conditioned grdVper. S' c : s rather nicely treated 'in the Tradesmen's Handicap on Tuesday next under 7.9 and. there does not appear to lie any reason why she should not run well. Eight Bells likes the s ing out of the turf, hence the going on the 11.J.C, course should suit her. but it is to be remembered that she is going to race in warm company, with Silver Peak at the rop of her form and Muriblku, Radial and iMorfham pronounced fit to give of thatr very best. If it could b» guaranteed Hub Wrestler was anything like himself the Antagonist gelding would command heavy support with 7.7 in the saddle. There is just one thing to he said in bis favour, however. and that is that he would lu. rdly ha', e hern sent down io Wingatni to take Ins place in the field if he had not shown his connections something of an encouraging nature to go upon. When tlm entries for the Maturity Stakes to be decided at the Canterbury Park Trot rang Club's meeting u°xt week were made public it was noted that the name of Pond dina was missing from the list of three-year-olds concerned. It transpires that the crack [lacing filly has been suffering from a cold and T. hi. Jones deemed it advisable to give h'T a chance to thoroughly recover before requiring !vw >o do any more racing. America's premier jockey, .1. '.otitis, has been refused a license by the New \ ork Jockey C'luli. no reason being given. London Evening N’uvs reports-‘‘Two men from (dlasgow, who went across to the Limerick and Baldoyle races and lost all their money were admitted to the Pubbu Workhouse and are still there." The Irish on t ia'-;ers evidently knew more than the .-Vetti-li pun'ers. It is haial to imagine Burrang.ing with 1 as haling a pmlieulariy blight chance of - 1 ii'eess in the Birthday Handicap at Wingal Ut n".\t neck, but !ia (f.vtmr stales ihil he will be a starter and it is hoped i hat i*;. mil race well provided th- going is not deep. Ah.nwt any experienced race poor would lake a solid performer like ixthiioon 1 9.2 1 to beat the South!,'.nder. 'out you never can mil when a horse is at tic top of his form what he will do. and I’.iirrangong must 'op very well at premil in till' light of his performances at M.miaru. Many Southlander- will pr-far Tin Soldier i\ i i and the -Calibre gel-bog d-oni i run really well if stripped with .1. |! :ri- ■r s * Pitt p.-bdi on. V. lien tile stall i.;.; i i,, u r arrives M may fie found that To, Soli her and Nightraider dispute the oosip.un of favourite, and them wall be some backing for (he uncertain Jock, who i is a b.iler Maver ’lain some of bis rivals. Wh- t; i tie held N nearing home tic wr.'er ,- x;we 1 .. to find Tin Soldi-'-, Riirraiigong. , and Night raider in the firing line, the pub I lie are left to find th-ir nun. winner. j The recent notification that the lorures i ilenoting the order in which horses are ba.-ked are not to be supplied in telegraphed reports of races raises a question, wibeh is worthy of consideration and case attention by newspaper proprietors, the gen-

oral public, and the Boeing t oniereuce. When the publication of dividends was abolished the ill-advised people who In might about the i!iin’val lo n claimed that q would assist in doing away with bookmakers, but they have since been proved utterly in the wrong in fact, they have materially assisted unscrupulous pcttciilers to inereas" l heir prniii s. as many backers can testify t,-> their com. bailing in their original

purpose the same underhand work“r> bav<* probable suggested the new embargo, winch il-.ev may as well learn at this mage, will prove equally futile. To publish the tigures referred to >r the dividends after races have been decided is not inciting people to bet, but simply furnishing a record of what nas taken place in connection with events which have been relegated to the realms of the past. In no other country in ilia world is the publication of odds siijiar.-rl afmr :■ ncc is over and done with, prohibition • miv applying to furnishing the -laic ol the bcicng market prior to tv contest, and it rein uiu for New Zealand to provide a wretched (-Maniple of what the interference ••f I marie-, and oilier foolish people ran lead to. If tlm oftieia.B of the Racing I'■m b ; eneo eap. lo co awake long enon dt to t ealise dial their eonstit uen's are be nig v, i iMisf illy m ated t hey will rail into act ion the widespread urg-ni-a mm of the N.Z. Sporting League with the object, of getting Parliament to consider a number of matteis vital to the welfare of the turf, including the matter of the publication of dividends. (bed shortage eau.-ed all special trains for race.-, o be suppressed in France in March. The railway anrhorilii s did Hear hem to help traiivrs to get !eu-es to the meeting. I hey allowed leu"o bone -to be : !!■ cited to miy train that would serve. I It looks a- 'll the Otago Steeplechase field on Tuesday next will be ot (trend (National Sler pifeha.se calibre, w.lh llnrj teen acceptors and at learn ten of the best j cross-fount ry horses, in Maoriland ‘engaged. I On" of the most hit ere-ting features of the j race will lie the te: ling of a number of ! northern creg-k- over a course ebumni by | southern soon-men to inquire jumping ability and staying power, quite apart from the possession of mere speed and the proof jof having succeeded on bowling green tiavks. The fact that such well-known j horses as Mas.fr Sirow.in (11.13 >, CoaliManuwaponzu (11.5>. dang Awa’ (lli.l.’!', Silver-pile fIOH •>. Crtli (1t)..1', Z .rkotna (lO.li Palladia IO.P)', Ditibol” I '.>,!)'. ■••til. perhaps I.tike I 11.kg are down to fake part, should serve to attract lovers of steeplecha.-ing from all part-: •if the Scut It island and a sprinkling of North Blmd tin ;lf s. It is seal that: Mauawaoonga cannot, see out a stun ! mile journey, ate! It's reeen'. slto .v.tig in !i is v.tnnii.g e.-say in ilia IBimwii s. •!,' ■ eh;; =e at Bieearion lends c. lour to the contention, but it has been pto'-vd time, and again that Master St rowan. Coalition, Silverspite, Zarkoma and Palladio can both jump and stay and thus the is.-ue of i the battle may remain with them. (.’rib hardly appears to lie ready for the task j set him. Diavolo is classed as a short- j trip horse, while age may tell on Black | .■-ea. and Nocturnal and Kintaii hore have I yet to .-Low that their inclusion in the held is jt.'sfHied. Bang Awa’ can travel | fe.-l amt jump well v.’ie'n the country suits | him. but tie writer must admit having a doubt as to the son of Ptovoeation seeing out the Wingatui circuits at present. However, im is a tree horse ami thus'- privileged . to witimss the race will admire him on f r.-r aequ lint aIU'C. \'ery complete arrangements have been made to enable southern people to attend the Dunedin Winter (Show and D..LC. Win- j ter meeting, the Bailway Department having piovt'led facilities which should meet all demands. On any single day of the I fixture a vßitor from Invercargid can leave I here early in the morning for Dunedin an 1 j it turn at night .after witnessing the last | event on llv eanl his trouble would be J in connecting with the first race each day. I Racing cmnttiences on Tuesday, Thursday j and Saturday at 11 tt.ni. and concludes at I 11. in.

N.2. TROTTING ASSOCIATION. (t‘ir I’nited Pres.- Association.) AUCKLAND. May 2S. At a meeting of the Board of the New Zealand Trotting Association, in the matter of the appeal of B. Shadbolt against the decision of the Manawatu Trotting (')ub in dismissing his protest again -t Ballin for galloping in the Palmerston North Handicap, the board upheld the Appeal Committee’s decision that it was a question of fact, in which no appeal could lie. It was agreed to issue a circular to clubs requesting that the rule preventing persona going on to the track prior to the start of a race without the permission of the stewards be enforced.