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Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 29, 11 March 1884, Page 2

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RACING FIXTURES. March 17 and 18— -Egmont Meeting. March 31, April 1 — Taranaki J.C. Autumn Meeting April 8 — Waverley- Waitotara Meeting. April 14 — Feilding J.C. Annual Meeting. April 13 and 14 — Auckland Autumn' j Meeting. April 14 and 15 — Canterbury Autumn Meeting. May 17— Marton- Rangitikei Steeplechase A ! eeting. May 24— Wanganui JC. Steeplech^gg Meeting. ' — May 24— Palmerston Meeting. .' \ „-.? N OTBB BY " l?BOCrOW." '^ y ~£w The much talked of Wanganui Autumn meeting is a thing of the past, and the. coveted "Blue ribbon" has this ~y_ar been won by a foreigner to the district." The winner, Consul, is by Premier, from- ' Princess Mary, and was bred by~ his * owner, who, I hear, won a good stake, of which every sportsman should bejglad, as Mr Tanered is a gentleman who doesn't ' " do the thing mean." The Poet's Cup victory, it seems, was no surprise to the public, as he Jtarted a firm favorite. Had Administrator*! boy been able to hold him, I think a different number would hare gone up, and Mr Tanered would have been credited with the double event. However, it was a brilliant performance on the part of the little roan to lead such a field the dance he did, and then only "get done" by a mere trifle at the finish. A few Wanganui pockets will be some shekels lighter on Bayard's account, he oarrying more money than anything (a the race. I was glad to see Mr Wratt have a turn with that good mare Hiuemoa.' She opened a few eyes, I think, by getting first to the end of two miles in the District. Her flying was a very meritorious performance too, 2m. 2s. 2 Sths, being very good time. This wiped: off the score Consul made against her at Rangitikei; though she met the colt on somewhat better terms. ■' -.[ , Good nea ther, good horses, and good racing, with good fields made the. past Wanganui Autumn meeting the best; perhaps, ever held under the club's aus— pices. " Martini-Henri sixth !" are the woschi that attracted the most attention of New Zealand sportsmen in Saturday's: Melbourne telegra-ns. Le Grand, Off Color; Commotion and others do not interest us at. all— rather the other way. "''What can the reason be?" is. a qu / estioh : asked pretty frequency, and the answers would fill a column— "got stale,*' ".too '.far, for him," "not on the job," "too big i a favorite," Ac, Ac., being a few of them. However, beaten he is, and, for mysilf, I'm inclined to think (without, like the rest, knowing anything about it) that he may hare been in work, and strung to concert pitch for 100 long a time. .The time for the race, though good, was not first class, it bavins been done on two occasions in half a second less. The Feilding Club are to be congratulated on the capital entries received by them for their meeting npxt month. 11 for the Hurdles, and 21 and 23 respectively for the two Handicaps, is a sign that their efforts to supply a good day's racing at the minimum cost 'is'ajty preciated by owners. 1 hear the secretary has letters from all quarters highly pra.<i- ; _ ing their liberality. With such -„* competent gentleman as Mr Joseph. Chadwick to handicap for them, and fine weather given in, the meeting is bound to be a very successful -one. I hope another match may be arranged between the Ashurst and -Feildingl clubs before the season closes. fJFaoIi place has now been victorious once, and a deciding match would be interesting. It is fair to Feilding to state tbat "their team was. not comprised of the best eleven that could be picked Th- return, Oroua t Rangitikei, county match will take place at Marton Oa Saturday next, when I anticipate a good game. Rangitikei will probably be represented by several men who did not play in the first match, and their team will, in consequonce, be considerably st ronger. Oroua will also , have one or two alterations, which will tend to strengthen them. Oroua sbould.'l IBinF, I repeat her former victory, but the game will not be such a one-sided affair. -■ ' : ;