SPORTING.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 45, 17 October 1912, Page 2

SPORTING.

(NOTES BY “CICERO.”) The locally owned Crawford is getting through first class work at Egmont, | Sb Serf was recently purchased by Mr McKean, in whose colours Master Kilchenm fornlerly raced. Rector: Girl is moving attractively on the I Stratford track. The stable’ .mate,l Lady Fran, is not 1 so forward in point/of condition. 1 1 ' - • iThd Lupin—Lady of the'Lake fillv, : 1 owned' hyi i a Stratfotd : ispdri, is voiy ! ; List tor it dew furlongs. '' She will' be 1 given lacrun i in thd- fepidht event's lit Waverley. The Officer—Noon gelding Bercola was recently purchased by Mr J. R. L. Stanford, of Stratford, and has been transferred from Hawke’s Bay to J.,, Fryer’si care at ■ Hawera. lALinnwakahaynahiimiulte of Brough’s Stabled is '.fast coming! hack to fchmi. He will make JuV’first' ‘appearance of the season at beliding next month. Adelicia, a member of “Highden’s” team,.is very fast; and Will take no end of beating hr the Welcome Stakes at, Riccarton next month.

Scotch in the Caulfield Stakes last Saturday. Mr Mackay, who formerly owned that brilliant horse Soultline, recently gave 2000 guineas for the son of Royal Artillery, but succeeded in getting back 1000 guineas of the purchase money, the first time of asking. Sanguinary, trained by Tilley, is very well just now, and will run well forward at Trentham next week. Blue Mountain, who, it will be remembered, ran second to Hauteri in the Great Northern Steeple, was destroyed in Sydney lately, through injuries received while being schooled. The Waverley trained Labor Day will be given a run in the Wainui Handicap at Trentham next week. The Sonlt filly is reported as being very well. The Stratford owned Royal Dragoon is moving pleasingly in his work at present. He will be seen out in the short events at Waverley. Sjdney scribes declare Paisano’s performance at Raudwick as one of the greatest, performed on that course. The Mystery, formerly trained at Stratford, recently joined R. Brough’s team at Hawera. Rector Girl and Lady Fran ran six furlongs on the local track on Tuesday morning. The former appoared to have the host of matters. ( J- Goodson’s pair, Jargon and Sardis, were operated on last week, and on next appearance will race as geldings. Millhanks is still on the improve, and went really well on Tuesday morning. The local tracks are now looking first class. In fact, they have never been

in such good order before.

New Zealanders will await the result of this year’s Caulfield Cup with more than usual interest, by reason of the fact that two horses who formerly raced in the Dominion are at present first and second favourites. 1 refer to Royal Scotch' and Lady Medallist. The former won at nine furlongs on Saturday, and it is open to doubt whether he is capable of running out the extra three furlongs in a race like the Caulfield Cup. Lady Medallist has also shown winning form tins season, but Judging by the race Captain White gave her, the daughter of St. A 1 wynne is evidently not at her best. Eric was heavily supported by his party for the Metropolitan and although he failed to got a place, ran sufficiently well to make his Caulfield prospects fair. Paisano, Wimmera, and Motoa figure amongst the nominations for the Cup hurdle race to be decided at Flemington next month. The names of Continuance and Sir Lethe appear in the Steeplechase, a race worth £SOO.