RACING FIXTURES.

Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 26, 4 March 1884, Page 3

RACING FIXTURES.

March 6 and 7— Wanganui .T.C. Meeting March 17 and 18— Egmont Meeting. March 31, April 1 -Taranaki J.C. Auturai Meeting April B—Wavcrley-Waitotara Meeting. April 14—Peilding J.C. Annual Meeting April 13 and 14 — Auckland Autumn Meeting. April 14 and 15—Canterbury Autumn . . . Meeting. May 17- Marton Rangitikei Steeplechase Meeting. -.''May 24— Wanganui J.C. Steeplechase iir" - Meeting. ' May 24— Palmerston Meeting. Notes by " Pbocyok." ' The-following arc the general entries • a»d>aeceptances received for the Wan. gunui Autumn Meeting: — Wanuanui Derby.—M uskctecr, Consul, Hefrineralor, Alma, Lady Artist, Martha, Wairuareka, Artist. Hurdle Hace.—Chandler, Orient, Loch Lomond, Mount, Diowedes. Sapling Stakes.—Parvenu, Anvil, Miss Puritan, Koromiko, Titokowaru. Wanganui Cup. Ahua, Bayard, Buzjsard, liefrisjerator, Normanby, Tim Whiffier, Blucgown, The Poet, The Laird, Administrator, Maori, Libeller, Wairuareka. Maiden Hurdle Race—Kelpie, Sir William,' Denbigh, Halcione, Home Rule, Hewitt's Loch Lomond, Exchange (late Gor«c), Himalaya, Syklark. Maiden Plate.—Martha, Auctioneer, Larrikin, Daphne Parera, Kaipairaire. Handicap Hurdle Race.—The Druid, Orient, William i 'ouglas's Loch Lomond, Chandler, Kelpie, Somnus, Denbigh Mount, Diomedes, Bugler. Adventurer' Hewitt's Loch Lomond, Exchange (late Gorse). New Year, Chevalier, Skylark. Nursery Handicap. —Anvil, Parvenu, Miss Puritan, Knromiko, Titokowaru. The coining meeting promises to be one «f the heaviest betting meetings ever held in Wancanui. Ahua, Consul, and Ref rigerator are most in favor for the Derby, whilst Bayard, Libeller, Refrigerator, and Administrator arc fancied for the Cup. For the double. Ahua and Ahua, Consul and Administrator. Refrigerator and Kcfrigerator, Musketeer and Libeller, and' most of tho Cup candidates, coupled with those mentioned, have been backed at f-rom 100 io 2 to 100 to 10. 1 rt-I see Somnus is nominated for the Hurdle hace, and he is reported to be taking very kindly to the illegitimate? .business. -Should he turn out a good 'jjlmpec. lie will undoubtedly be in the ▼cry first flight of New Zealand cross country horses." „ The Derby has a field of eight left in, which is the largest number for any .similar nuje in .New Zealand this year. W E.A« Hurdle Race should be worth going to see, for barring Clarenco, Agent and Hercules, the runners will-be the |«st in the country. ..T-hiij. ■eason's,. two-year-olds do not compare.,yery -favorably with those of .Ja«t, .ao^.^he reason is not plain. Some ,pf, them ape as nicely bred, a?»d. have done fair Ureparatiqns,-Imt I don't think they are in the,s,imo class as Consul aud*Wai ruarpkaafc tliQin age. .^am/ts. W,at^ie,< wdl probably ride Re,»ud>W.. Clifford Comsul in tinl)er'»y. Mr Scott's sou will ride his colt and Derritt Musketeer. It .will be a lucky tipster who can pie.k more than one-air two winners during the meeting, much lesa place horses in their liitualionx. However, I am goijig.to try, .and to .bp^in with, I think the Derby will bo won--by Refrigerator, with Consul 2nd.* and 'Musketeer or Ahua 3rd. The first nam-d v a big one, and able to race with. the weight, and unless gone off since Blenheim, should be very fit on- the day. Ho is afctt bred like a Derby horse, and wilt have a iuost finished'horseman up. '.', The W.F.A. Hurdles will, ; barring accidents; be a splendid conlesl, all the candidates being good jumpers. I fancy the flhfshwill be between Orient, Loch Lomond*, and Chandler, and that the judge will'place them as I have. ■ . ' Of Ac fire in the Saplings I think Mr Seatt's* cOlt will reverse the. Turakina rtuuijtygaud win, as he .would have done at tb*ifc meeting but for a little exhibition of temper. To reduce the Cup horses to the five best I think Libeller, Tim Whiffler, Normanby. Bayard, and Buzzard will be found nearest the post at the finish. After his Auckland running Tim is bound to be a big favorite, but Libeller will run him pretty close for the pride of place in the betting, and I predict that every starter will have friends in " the machine " who believe "there is nothing else in it." The foreigners are undoubtedly entitled to treat respect, but I believe they will be. if-not beaten, very hardly pressed by locttf horses, and if a local horse is to win I thittfc'ifc 'will be Buzzard, for if public porfar^fances are worth anything he ougbji.to hold Bayard as safe as if the latter was; a " stiff 'un." For a final pick I shall select Tim Whiffler or Buzsard to win with Libeller third. The following is the latest betting: — Derby—Refrigerator, 60 to 20; Ahua, 60, £618; Consul, 50 to "IC*5." JMiislceteer,. 6Q%JBiIiSQ .to & the rest- Cup—Tim Wttiffiezi 100 to 35; Libeller, 100 to 3'l; Bajfhrfl, lOUtd2s; Poet and Norinanby 100'jto20'; anything elae^ 100 to 10. % century, to six drioks has been laid about BlueßOwn, and I think the drinks will hay to: be paid for.