SPORTING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9068, 18 April 1908, Page 6

SPORTING.

RACING. ELEVATION'S LAMENESS. On Thursday we received the following telegram from Mr VV. E. Bidwill, owner of Elevation: —"Elevation has broken down badly; tendon gone." ~~ marl¥6rougllTnomina- | TIONS. | Nominations for all events at the j Marlborough Racing Club's autumn meeting will close with the secretary, Mr C. J. W. Griffiths, Blenheim, at 9 o'clock, to-night. ] TURF NOTES. ] i (By "Zetland.") The Wair'arapa Racing Club's autumn meeting will open at Tauherenikau to-day. The course has never been in better order than it is now, and as practically all the horses accepted for have arrived | some really good racing should be witnessed. A reliable correspondent informs me that a large number of horses executed very satisfactory work on the training tracks yesterday morning. The outside of the course proper was thrown open, but a heavydew and a thick sward of grass made the going rather heavy. A consider- . able part of the work was consequently done on the plough, which ia decidedly fast. Anemone and Sedgmoor, who are trained by J. P. Belcher, of Wanganui, ran six furlongs in fine style, the first named having the best of the gallop. San Julie and Campaign galloped five furlongs together, and there was very Lttie between them at the finish. Sen Sim and his half brother by Chief Commander ran seven furlongs at top, Sherlock Holmes joining in at the half-mile post. Sen Sim appeared to moot advantage. Sweet Shot, with a good hold, went five furlongs, and Kelso and Miss Peaty went a mile and a half at threequarter pace, brushing home the last half mile. The time recorded was slow, but Kelso could probably have done better. Royal Maid was trotted twice round. She has gown a lot lately, and is big in condition. Tumut and O.siris, worked separately, ran six furlongs at better than threequarter pace, and Aberration and Lethean were associated over seven furlongs. The latter finished up hi 3 task full of running. Merrie Rcsa was set five furlongs at a nice working pace, and Platypus dashad over i the same distance in good style. Nitcheyo ran a mile creditably. Epsom Downs and Merrivonia were r.ot asked to extend themselves in once round. Penates, who is verj well at present, showed a lot of speed over half a mile, and is in splendid condition at present. Aboriginal, who has been doing much improved work recently, seemed to move rather short in a six furlongs Gallop. Sir Frisco, a very fashionably bred coit, was too good for Wharekura in a gallop of six furlongs. Pretty Maid cantered twice round, and was anxious to increase the pace. Dulcinea and Sealer went together for seven furlong's, the latter having a little the best of the go. Lady Lethe was given a short sprint, and Strathcona trotted three miles. White Lie was sent a mile at good pace, and then cantered another round. .Passive, engaged in the Nursery Handicap, executed useful work, as also did Waicola. Naumai and several others on the course were not worked. The Martinoorougb and Taratahi trained horses arrived in the afternoon. On Thursday Mr W. E. Bidwill received a cable from his trainer, J. A. Farmer, stating that Elevation had broken down, having sprung a tendon. This means that the champion colt will have to be brought back to New Zealand without having the chance to measure strides with the best of Australia. Elevation had been doing exceptionally good work since his arrival in Australia, and there was every reason to believe that he would have been successful in his engagements there. A large number of bookmakers will lay the odds at Tauherenikau to-day. Special positions have been set apart for them both inside and out, and the public will have equal facilities to patronise the totalisator or the licensed pencillers. With fine weather this afternoon some very fast times will be regis■tered at Tauherenikau. The course has proved to be one of the fastest in the dominion, and now that the horses will not need to be steadied when entering the home turn, previous records may be beaten.