SPORTING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10124, 21 October 1910, Page 7

SPORTING.

WELLINGTON SECOND DAY'S ACCEPTANCES. WELLINGTON, Last Night. The following are the second day's acceptances in connection with the Wellington Racing Club meeting:— Tararua Handicap—Teotane, Dearest, First Battery, Inspection, Torpoint, Domino, Succession, Mediterranean, Kiloster, Subdue. Juvenile Hack.—Miscount, Avarice, Peter Pan, Dirge, Sinapis, Bronze, Aroha. Pearce Handicap.—lranui, Wimmera, Sir Tristram, Merrivonia, Llanwern, John, Swimming Belt, Ambrosian, Royal Marine. Second Hack and Hunters' Steeplechase. —Mahara, Rosegrove, Flamingo, Star Lass, St. Amelia, Hill Las_s, Whimper, Oakley, Castout, Sylvia Maid. Runhine Handicap. Sea Queen, Turna,'Grand Jewel, Rongamau, Longstep, Ebonite, Merrie Time, Bracken, Toapango, Complexity. Xai Nai Handicap.—Provocation, Gipsy Belle, Theodore, Bally Shannon," Holmngatahi, Humming Bird, Sea Queen, Penza. TURF NOTES. (By "Zetland."} Acceptances for the first day's events and entries for the Maiden Hack race at the Maiterton meeting close this evening. At Trentham on Wednesday, after Peirene had won the VVellesley Stakes, ft r J. S. G. Duncan, pro- j prietor of the Waikanae stud, invited the Press repiesentatives present to 1 drink success to Achilles, sire of the winning filly. I.os Angelos is reported to be galloping in fine style at Kiccarton, and , as he has registered good time up to a mile and a half, is expected to be I a sure starter for the is' ew Zealand ( Cup. Mr C. L. Lagor entertains strong j hopes of landing California at the i post for the big event at the Canterbury meeting. Equitas, who vas brought back from Australia the other day, has been taken down to Riccarton, and will probably be among the Stewards' Handicap field on November ■»th. H. Fletcher's team at Tauherenikau has been increased by the addition of Mataari and Splash. The firstnamed is doing satisfactory work on the tracks. | Donald Wilkinson has lately returned to Blenheim, where he expects to have a team together in the near future. 'J his w.eek he brought over to the Wellington meeting a two-year-old filly by St. AmbrosePrologue, therefore half-sister to Prelude. The juvenile is said to be remarkably well grown, and one of the most handsome thoroughbreds seen out fpr some time. The most fancied candidates for the New Zealand Cup at present are Diabolb-, Bridge, Oiyoi, and Ingoda, and for the Stewards' Handcap, Provocation, Boanerges,, Penates, Madam Madcap, and Bliss. Bobrikotf, who was "in the boom" this time last year, for the New Zealand Cup, has been turned out for an extecded spell, and will tie not be seen out on the racing tracks again this year. Gold Braid is advertised for sale in Christchurch for -11)0 guineas. Here is a chance for a VVairarapa owner to secure a horse capable of returning his purchase money quickly. ■» he. Auckland horses Wauchope, Hohungatahi and Domino have been taken South'to compete at the C.J.C. meeting.