SPORTING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3032, 31 October 1908, Page 6

SPORTING.

RACING

CANTERBURY WEIGHTS. By Telegraph—Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, October 30. For the Canterbury Jockey Club Metropolitan meeting the following handicaps have been declared:— Spring Hurdle Handicap, of 250 sovs, two miles —Stormont 12.6, Lyrist 10.13, Leeside 10.9, Playmate 10.4, Leonardo 10.2, Aorangi 10.1, Snip 9.9, Whatakura 9.5, Oasis 9.4. Northern Star, Waimaria, and Yosami 9.0. Riccarton Welter Handicap, of 300sovs, one mile —Grenadier 10.7, Probable 10.6, Dawn 10.6, Stronghold 9.13, Moriarty 9.11, All Guns 9.9, Vasa 9.7, Sunglow and Diamond Star 9.5, Diabclo 9.4, Husbandman 9.2, Prim 9.0, Simplex 8.13. Rose Noble 8.12, Harvest 8.11, Nobel 8.9, Golden Cairo 8.9, The Libyan 8.9, Coptender 8.8, Dabchick 8.7, St Michael 8.7, Lone Star 8.6, Thunderer 8.6, Outlander 8.6, Los Angelos 8.3, Somaroffß.l, Prism, Court Beauty and Bountiful 8.0. Ladies' Purse Handicap, of 120 sovs, one mile—Don Orsino 11.5, Outlander 11.5, Fandango 11.5, Taitsihar 10.9, Farley Grove 10.9, Cavatina 10.9, Virtus 10.9, Gold Treasure 10.6, Master Leslie 10.2. Musketoon 10.1, Orsino, Red King and Milo 10.0.

TURF NOTES. (By "Zetland".) The acceptances for the New Zealand Cup, 23 in number, are considerably less than confidently expected. The most notable defections are Moral, Bonny Glen and St. Aidan, but the majority of horses that have chances oE success are still in. Of the acceptors Zimmerman, Uhlando, Grand Slam, Moloch, Apa, Riflemaid, and Mallet, were seen out at the Wellington meeting last week, and the only one to show up prominently was Zimmerman, who carried 9.6 in the Wellington Handicap, of one mile and a quarter, and ran a close second. His form was distinctly impressive, but not perhaps a good guide as to his chance of scoring in the big two-mile event, inasmuch as he did not meet the best of the opposition that he will have to race against on November 7th. The Wellington running cannot be saia to have thrown much light on the principal event of the year, and news on the training work at Riccarton will now be eagerly awaited.