SPORTING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10167, 17 February 1911, Page 3

SPORTING.

TURF NOT7-S. (By "Zetland.") By winning the Taranaid Cup, Lady Medallist again proved her ability to run a mile and a quarter with a big weight up. The handicappsr must 'have been duly iinpicssed with her performance, as he allotted her lt)st Olb for the Paul Memorial Handicap, one mile and a distance, on the second day. The steeplechaser Sir Lethe 'was brought- ui) from Martiuborough lor the champion jumping contest at the Mastcrton show, but his owner withdrew him on account of the sharp turn leading to the double. The horse is a hard puller, and his rider would have had difficulty in steadying him within the allotted space.' When in Tasmania recently Cruciuella put up a line gallop of a mile and a quarter. Her owner was afterwards offered £1250 for the mare, but business did not result. Los Augelos is to be ridden in the Dunecliu Cup by R. Hatch. The San Francisco 'gelding has improved in condition since racing at Trentham. The Gaming Act Commission which .holds its first meeting at Wangaifui next mouth has sent out forms to .be filled in. by Racing Chilis giving certain required information that will assist the Commissioners in •their work of pei'mit allotments.; Mr Middletoil Melrose's Truganini won the Anniversary Handicap, of £2OO, at the Williamstown meeting on January 30th. The Merriwee mare .carried Bst 131b, and ran the mile in lmin. 42see. Mr Levien, a member of the New South Wales Assembly, who recently visited New Zealand, is a strong advocate for the totalisator. He maintains it has very materially benefited sport, and that v New South Wales could provide increased stake money by installing the machine on its courses.