SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8154, 11 July 1906, Page 3

SPORTING.

ANTICIPATIONS FOR WELLINGTON. fßr " Motteoa." 1 , The Winter Meeting of the Wclton Racing Club commences to-day ind will de concluded on Saturday. The opening event is the Stewards' Handicap of 6 furlongs, in which fourteen horses figure on the card, bui some of these are engaged in another race during the day, and it is at present impossible to know owners' intentions. However, given a start I will name the following to (111 the places Captain Shannon ... 1 Waikato 2 Gawain 3

The next event is the Miramar Hack of 7 furlongs, and many of those ■ngaged have scarcely any recent form to recommend them. To endeavour to select the placegetters I will name Merrie Rose 1 KuLu 2 Tupono :l In the Hack Hurdles (lj miles) several of those engaged are novices at he game, but good reports liavc been received of Asteroid and Tirole Westward has been scratched. Perj imps

Tirole ... ... 1 Black Reynard ... ... 2 Bechaliite ... ... It nay till the places with Hoity Tuitv (he best of the others.

The principal event of the day is the Steeplechase which coir.es next in order. Tilson met with an accident ast week, and will probablv be a lion•tarter. To name the placegettcrs I •nil select — Irish 1 Swimmer 2

Baritone :i In the Parliamentary Handierp (one nilc) the judge's placing may be Waikato ... 1 Chryseis 2 Sir I'crcivalc •) The Winter Hurdle? of two miles is he next item on the card, for which Kxmoor is likely to start a staunch favourite, but Pushful, who has the ■ame weight as he carried to victory ast year in this eve* may beat tinirafton gelding at a difference of alnost a stone. To endeavour to name the placed horses I will select Pushful 1 C'uiragno 2 Esmoor ... 3 Th« concluding event is the To Arc Hack race of j furlongs for which the placing map be Mataari I Silver Shell 2 Armsmeatc ~, 3