Wanganui Meeting.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8819, 22 May 1907, Page 2

Wanganui Meeting.

By “Turf.”

Tiie above meeting will bo hold on Thursday and Friday. Anticipations : Borough, Handicap, 6 furlongs: Kurawaka or Flimsnap. Wanganui Steeplechase, 3 miles: Even lode or Irish, with Raugitoto to upset calculations. Electric Hack, 5 furlongs: Kaiuku or Waihuka. May Hurdles, miles: Black Reynard or Mahoe. Kaitoke Hack Hurdles, 1% miles: Kaipetipeti or Merriwai. Connolly Handicap, 9 furlongs: Marguerite or King Billy, with Maharauui as the best of the light weights. Puma Hack Flat, 1 mile: Stay boy or Turkish Maid. Century Hurdles, S miles and a distance: Nostator or Black Reynard. ■ > ... . The Millie-Quart combination, which paid the sensational dividend of £797 17s at Takapuna on Saturday last, represented two tickets only on tho double totiilisator. The exceptionally good acceptances received for Wanganui Wmier Mooting point to this season’s jumping events being fraught with more than ordinary interest. The oried-oontent division in the Century Hurdles run on Friday ■ totals 19, including several very promising ex-hacks such as Bonheur, Mahoo, ana Memwai.

The well-known cross-country ridef, Howard, will have the mount on Nestatoc in the Wanganui Steeplechase to-morrow, Mr James Coornbe, the well-knowa Eangitikei sport, will make his debut aa starter for the Wanganui Jockey Club to-morrow. He is likely to haye his abilities put to a severe test aa no less than 27 have paid up for the 5 furlong flutter. That somewhat unlucky hurdler Cavalry is reported to have done several good gallops before leaving Auckland, and with 10.0 may play a prominent part in the Century Hurdles at Wanganui The son of Light Artillery has plenty of too, but last season Aias a bit erratic at his’ fences. C. Cross will ride him at Wanganui. Romany King, who was one of the unlucky pliicG-guttcrs last season over tu© small sticks, is to make his first appearance between the flags at Wanganui to-morrow. . ~ • , Mr J. Bull’s promising hurdler Malice will, I understand, have the services of that accomplished horseman W. Higgins, in his jumping essays at Wanganui.