SPORTING.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9450, 21 May 1909, Page 5

SPORTING.

RAGING FIXTURES. May 23nd and 34th.~Takapun» J.O. Winter. May 33nd and 24tb.—-Wanganui Winter. Jane 3rd and 4fch.—Dunedin J.O. Winter, June 3rd and 4th.—Otaki Maori R.G. Winter. June 3rd, sth and 9th.—A.R.G. Great Northern. June 16th and 17th. —Hawke’s Bay J.O. Winter. June 33rd and 34th.—Napier Park R.G. Winter. WANGANUI TRAINING NOTES. Association. Wanganui, May 21. Kairoma has been scratched for all engagements at Wanganui Meeting. The weather was fine and the tracks in good order, for winding-up gallops. The Porirua horses were out before breakfast. Pawa, Playmate and Gipsy Belle were given useful gallops, Exmoor took charge of Jenkins and went four rounds at top before stopping. He was much distressed afterwards. St. Bill ffleft four furlongs behind very smartly. Ballanoe was given three-quarter, pace work. Nogi, D’Nil and Wirral did long steady work. Shannon Lass and Cauldron covered four furlongs in 54sec. bedgemoor sprinted six furlongs fast. Kiatere and Waipu did a solid mile. Lamsdorff ran the same distance in lmin4Bseo. Rangihaeta had Waitapu for fa companion over a mile at three-quarter pace, both moving very freely. Tilson did a strong round. He is remarkably well. Master Douglas, Jack Pot, Moccasin, Olarabelle, Aroha. Euros, Northern Star, Overtime, Research, Chape Mab, Lady Lucy, Nova, Paione, Astraea, and a number of others did useful work. After breakfast Snip and Gwendoline did a fast mile. Irish Rifle and Daisy Paul ran six furlongs iu°lmin SOseo, the latter being a bead in front. The prospects for fine weather for the meeting are improving. A large nnmber of visitors have already arrived - i