RACING.
It was anticipated that Mr W. F. Massey, M.P., would attend he forthcoming meeting at Te Kuiti on February Bth, but in response to an invitation Mr Massey has informed the secretary that in view of the early sitting of Parliament he will be unable to get away. The weights for Te Kuiti meeting were duly issued by the handicapper, Mr R. Wynyard, on Tuesday. As was generally anticipated, the consistent Jolle Fille heads the list in the Cup and the mare cannot be said to be overburdened with 9 stone. Altogether the handicap appears to be well thought out and there is ample material for a stirring contest. The hurdle horses are a fairly even lot, and with a nomination of eighteen there is every reason to look forward to a good racein the leaping event. All the minor races are well filled and with distances ranging from four furlongs to a mile there is good opportunity for the various classes of equines to earn distinction.
Mr C. F. Mark, secretary of the Auckland Trotting Club, paid a visit to Te Kuiti this week, and was shown over the local course. Mr Mark, who has a wide knowledge of racing throughout the Dominion, was very favourably irrinressed with the course and grandstand. Speaking of the running track he expressed the opinion that it was second to none in the country, and when the operations now in hand were carried out the club would have every reason to be proud of its enteLprise. The natural beauty and advantage of the situation quickly appealed to the visitor, and he predicted good things in future for the course, not only from a racing point of view but from the standpoint of the general citizen, who would have an unrivalled recreation ground for all kinds of sports and pastimes. Mr Mark intends being present at the club's meeting on February Bth. The Wellington Cup is the next big event to engage the attention of race followers. Midnight Sun at present rules favourite in the public estimation.
The Takapuna Cup to be run on January 29th, is giving rise to a considerable amount of interest. The consistent Soultoria, who finished in third place in the Auckland Cup, is greatly fancied for the event.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 432, 20 January 1912, Page 6
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380RACING. King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 432, 20 January 1912, Page 6
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