Racing Notes.

Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 27, 17 September 1920, Page 7

Racing Notes.

on the local tracks, and I intend paying regular visits to the tracks each week in future, and I trust my trainer friends will show off their charges to their best ability the mornings I get up early. Tuehana broke a hind leg while schooling on the Gore courso the other morning, and had to he destroyed. My qld fried ''.Put" has always had a grudge against handicappers for putting too high weights on good horses, and I ara not sure he isn't right, But how about himself, I saw "Put" and t.Iie wl.vde d — m family except the dog being towed to the football match on Wednesday by a small pony. I guess Rorke's Drift has carried all bis heavy burdens allotted by Henry, Jon,es, Saunders, Gibb' and Co., much easier than tliat pony hauied his joad on Wednesday. The Gore Trotting Club is going to give £1700 in stak.es on Boxing Day, including £400 for the principal stake. New blood is telling in the management oi this Club. The great Arrowsmith is slightly amiss and has been scratched for the Wanganui nieetiiig. Eleetham, one of the few imported from Blighty stallions available in this island, is getting solid support for his opening season at the stud. Y'oung Ellis has heen engaged to ride Royal Star in the New Zealand Cup next November. I like liothing better than this horse in the big two mile race, and there would be rejoicing at Wairio should the local boy steei' the winner of that heat. The local tracks have improved a great deal during the past fortnight, but accordir.jg to the trainers Tom Marshall mi.ght make -things much better for them. Tom kuows his business as wcll as any caretaker in the island, and he is one of those gifted nien who can listen to all ideas and carry out the best — his own. The tracks are a credit to him. The Otautau Racing Club's first annual meeting of memters yvas quite a successtul affair, and treasurer Bert Mills presented a very prosperous looking balance-sheet. This Club is sure, to make good under its present enthusiastic management, and with a good and conveniently situated course I expect to see it an important training ' ccntr.e before long. Recently at- Riccarton, Fabrinade uid Listening Post had a sprint over bait' a mile. Fabrinade Avas holdin,g Digger Eric's neddy easily at the cnd which was reached in 52 3-5sec. Amythas, who was reported to he off colonr for a while, has evidently recovered well for he is now creuited with doing great work on the Riccarton, -tracks. Billy Cowie is reported to have sold lus pubbery aat Winton. Should he leave tne district both local clubs will miss him for he has been®a grand worker. in the inter-est-s of sport.* He is a forrcer secretary of both clubs, and last year made a good President of the Trotting Club. The Winton Trotting Club has decided to give £1200 in stakes for its meeting next February, and from the entnusiastic manner m which this country club has taken up the suggestion of forming a six furlong track, there are so'me good sports arouiul Winton who don't mind spending a quid or two to improve their course and appointmcnts. A recent cahle from Sydney says that the great Gloaming will have to be spelled for a couple of months. He was gallopmg in great form and promised to play a big part in the w.f.a. events at Randwick next rnonth. General Petain looks nicely treated in the hurdle race on the first day at Ashburton. Those who fancy Royal Star for the New Zealand Cup should remember that ihe race he is engaged in at Ashburton next week is only seven iurlongs. He is better suited over a distance, and though the opposition at Ashburton is not strong should he not win there his chance in the big race would not be affectcd.