SPORTING NOTES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 38, 15 October 1913, Page 2

SPORTING NOTES.

[By Cickko.'l Til 3 Mastertom Club has been , fav,red with good acceptances. for their 'priiig Meeting, which takes, place tomorrow. As three New- Zealand,Cuo| candidates in Sir. Solo, Sinapis, ' amL jOylon claim engagements in the principal events (Spring Handicap), a cerain amount of interest is centred inheir running. No less than twentybur figure in the Trial Stakes, Ngaua, who has a private reputation, aid recently ran a creditable second it;’ Hastings, will probably start favorite. A dojjen has paid up for Telegraph Hack, including Lady Louisa and Zeus., The latter is a cast-off jf It. J. Mason’s, and.is very fast; in fact, I am informed it will only be a natter .of “ppt in” to “take . oii|.” ;)f the ten .acceptors left in the-Flying, Immer, on Wanganui running,, .will see a "very short price. A like i number .jjjyjtj cried content for the Spring Handicap. Leonta mn a .-.cftuple-. storing races-at Wai/gappi; and. jyill .strip r fitter; horse ,ten-jjiprroy...iTh.ej class, in; the Ladies* ~Braeelpt W de_ •jidediy [poor,- Master Lupi«, standing nifciim performances,!,although Luber-llifii,-showed some pace, hit (Marton. Bunkum reads; well in the .Mastertoh Hack! j [which event, i draw jam, acceptance of fifteen. Thirteen still ilmtrain in the Stewards’ Handicap, but- as npiiG of the acceptors have shown form of late, it will he difficult to find a “favorite,” 1 though A-wghou shoullHffff-'-some beating. The names of some

smart sprinters appear in the Dash Hack, one of which, is Astral., jPpwcler ■•Fox is, afso fast,. Ipit.iS difficult.to Ijpep stmigjik on, i jAsjkrai,. r w,ently,.ya n, a :i gre^tj ( t ijia lat tfartir.gjS, af supported .byj her party to-morrow, may keep fhe,opposition ipoying. , ■ ... , : M,i’ j

A number of Stratford-oqnod trot.tens’ tire,competing at Auckland, toyjay, and are expected to pay exposes.

Ngarya (Coronet — : Lady of the Lake)* who claims an engagement in the Trial Stakes at Mastertou, was, kyed ihdfßis' province by Messrs Budge aaid Good, who subsequently sold the gelding to Mr J. Harle. The latter recentlyTefused an offer of £6OO for Coronet’s son, who, on present indications, prormsos to turn out more than useful. Arthur Oliver was unlucky enough to draw No. 28 at the barrier, for Gigandra in the Epsom Handicap. This'' made all the difference to the result. Had Oliver landed his mount a winner in place of running second, the riding fee alone was worth £122 os, ivK- "

'lll ' locally-owned Royal Dragoon left Hawera yesterday, for the West Coast yf the South Island, where he is 1 ehgaged at Greymouth on the 28th and 29th of this month. The chestnut is very well, and should he quite a match for tlge .yja.es he will meet in that part of the Dominion. The Australian jockey, J. Pike, ed no less than £241 for winning Tides alone, on the first two days of tile recon t Rand wick meeting. Owing to the poor response front owners, the Egmont Club have'decided to cut 1 the open hurdle events out of the summer programme. C. Emerson is having an extraordinary run of luck in Australia, having already twenty odd wins this season* 4 including three big handicaps at the rqcpjit A.J.C. meeting. This is remarkable, by reason of the fact that Emerson was not considered quite in thy same class as a horseman as, sav, Gray, Oliver, or Jenkins, none .qf whom have impressed the 'Australians like the former.