ALL ABOUT SPORT.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8165, 23 June 1906, Page 6

ALL ABOUT SPORT.

(By Tho soribe). j The Wellington Racing Club will hold their steepleohase meeting at Trentham on July 11th and 14th. The nominations disclose a fine class of horses, the best of our 'chasers being engager! to the respectable number of 27 in the Wellington Steeplechase, miles; whilst tho other big ovout, the Winter Hurdles, accounts for 31 hurdlers of a good class of performers. All the other events are well filled, and the meet'nß promises to be a decided success. The aportmg public always look forward to a visit to the beautiful course at Trentham, where the comfort of patrons is the first consideration of tho Club's popular Secretary, Mr A. R. Whyte. Visitors to the recent Otaki meeting were very favourably impressed with Mr E. J. Watt's colt Campfire (Carbine —Revelry) and for a greeu one he ran a sterling race, and promises to develop into a highclass racehorse, and should account for a good stake in the spring racing to come. This popular owner certainly deserves to get a good horse foi.' his enterprise. Jack Gravestock, the Taratabi trainer, and his lad, S. Reid, the popular and rising light-weight, have left for Australia on a visit. I understand G. Price, one of our best known horsemen, accompanied them on the trip. Mr W. Cragg'a bay horse Letherin (Lethe-Culverine) has gone into W. Garrett's stable. The big fellow looks fit and well on it. 1 understand that his connections intend starting him in the New Zealand Cup, run at Ricoarton in November if he keeps right. The Merrie England filly, Merry Rose, 1 hear, is doing good work. This useful mare is in the hands of the Opaki trainer, R. Knox. Paritutu and Boomerang reign warm favourites for the big Cud, to be run at Riccarton in November, and are baoked at as short a price as 100 to 7, and even then plenty of backers, and very few layers. What great satisfaction it must be to colonial sports of all classes to see Spearmint, the son of old "Jack" Carbine (the grandest horse that ever raced south of the line, the popular idol of everybody and a game one), win the English Derby and the Grand Prix at Paris. These two races are the highest altitude of an owner's ambition. These races are contested by the cream of the world's horseflesh. Old "Jack" is now nearly 21 years of age. Mr Dan O'Brien has a horse In Multifld (Multiform—Heriot) who shows every} appearance of being a good one and a worthy representative of the great Multiform strain. Mr O'Brien intends to maae a trip to Australia in the near future if the handicappers treat him reasonably. 1 note that the New Zealand hurale mare Miss King has been alloted lOst 61b in the V.R.C. National Hurdles. The mare is a fine fencer, and has fair pace. If she goes to the post well, she will carry plenty of Maoriland money. At Sydney, a day or two ago, Charley Griffin, of New Zealand, fought Frank Thorne, champion featherweight of Wes f . Australia for the featherweight championship of West Australia. The match ended in a sensational victory for the Australian in one round. There was a crowded house at the National Sporting Club, where the fight took place.