SPORTING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10058, 4 August 1910, Page 6

SPORTING.

RACING. TUKF NOTES. (By "Zetland.") The highest weight ever carried to victory in the Grand National Hurdles is 12.12, by Kecord Reign. It has b?.eu definitely decided to send Master Soule to compete at the Australian Jockey Club's meeting. N ;rth East, Los Angelos. and Tawhaki are the favourites for tke Winter Cup. Waiata was the most raced horse I hi New Zealand last season, having started 49 times. According to the New Zealand Referee, Te Arai, Red McGregor, and Tyrannic are the best conditioned steeplechase horses working at Riccarton. Cronstadt, who has to be spelted a few weeks ago, is to resume work at Riccarton this week. Tyrannic is to oe ridden in the Grand' National Hurdles by J. Hercock, who has been associated with recent cross country victories by Nero, Kino Hippo and Sir Lethe. Since returning to Hastings California has been doing good work, and as he has not 3hown any signs of lameless is to be taken over to Australia shortly to raca there in September. Mundic is to bo shipped from Wellington to Sydney on Friday to be races in Australia during the early spring. Audax is reported to fee going lame in bis wo»k at Riccarton. The trouble is prnhalvy a shoulder one, and will not perm it him contesting the Grand National Steeplechase. The Otaki Racing Club'- r,ew course is to be opened in October. The executive of the Club contemplate inviting His Excellency, Lord Islington, to declare the course open. Bobrikoff is again in work at Greenmeadows. Naturally he is a bit above himself after his spell, and has been playing up on the training tracks.