Sporting.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3632, 3 April 1906, Page 2

Sporting.

AWAPUNI RACES.

The big Manawatu Meeting takes place to-morrow and Thursday, when there is likely to be a large attendance at the popular Awapuni course, Foxton sports are sure to take advantage of the suitable railway rate and timetable. Both the Manawatu Stakes and the Champion Hack are to be decided to-morrow, and as fields are good throughout the card, excellent racing should result. We shall not be surprised to record that a Foxton horse has won the Champion Hack. Anticipations :

Telegraph-Sir Geraint or Sir Tristram. Karere Welter.-rMolock or Waipunehu. Manawatu Stakes—Achillis. Congburn Handicap—Melodeon or Roseal.

Hack Hurdles—Apiti or Hydrant.

Hokowhitu Hurdles.-—St Lyra or Dalkey.

Champion Hack-—Waitapu or Cady Wayward. Taikorea Welter—Pretty Maid or Whakawehi. MANAWATU 'WEIGHTS. Manawatu Stakes. Achilles 9.3, King Billy 9.0, Sir Geraint B.xi, Petticoat 8.10, Glenowlet and Arclight 8.7, Mauira 8.2, Tupono 8.0, Zimmerman 7.7, Coftus 7.4, Sandix and Rendrock 6.13, Snowstell 6.11. Champion Hack. —Moloch 9.4, Cady Wayward 9.3, Maui 9.2, Mobility 8.11, Contender 8.10, Sylvan Tide and Waitapu 8.5, Wailethe and Matiri 8.2. Mecca and Armamento 8.1, Scotch Reel and Tupono 7.13, Merriwai, Ellerton and Aorangi 7.12.

N.Z. HORSES IN AUSTRALIA Maniopoto started a warm favourite, 2 to t agn'irt, ; n t’’e Railway Handicap at Roseliill on Saturday. He got badly away, but, finishing with a great run, was only beaten out of a r ' l/ rce by a head. The winner i>r >.>.! up in Williamson’s Zythos, a 20 lo 1 chance.

The Newcastle Cup resulte 1 : Gladsome, 10. xo, 1 ; Chaperon, 8.0, 2 ; Chronograph, 8.0. r The winner was a hot favourite -t 6 lo 4 on, and won easily bv nr lengths. Gladsome’s cv er, Sol Green, made a pot over the race. He bought half of a ticket in Tattersall’s No. r sweep 0.1 the race for