SPORTING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10194, 22 March 1911, Page 7

SPORTING.

' — : TURF NOTES.

(By "Zetlana.")

: V /Maixupaia double winner 'at the Napier Parle meeting, is a full sister to the brilliant Pink .'Un, that raced very successfully in the dominion previous to being sent to Australia. She is owned by Mr C. Morse, whose name was very prom-

It inont last season in connection with

[ that good steeplechaser, Te Arai. ,

The Merriwee mare, Ariom, was galloped on while running, in the Napier Park Cup',' and -may not be seen out again for some weeks. Toa Tuhi, who has been off the scene for some months, won a five furlongs race at the- Ohinemuri meeting last week. He beat a good field, and finished up in quite his old style.

Cheddar was recently priced, but Mr E. J. Watt intimated that it would take four figures to purchase the colt. No business resulted.

'The Takapuna Club is t-o proceed with the laying out of «a 11e\v steeplechase course in the near future.

The hurdler, Dorando, has been sold by Mr Ellingharo .for £l5O. ..So far the son of San Fran—Ruby has been a disappointment, but with age mav improve.

Hector Gray, who is -at the top of J the list of winning riders this sea- I :son, will be riding at the Master ton meeting. He will afterwards proceed to Christchiirch, to ride Mr G. D. Greenwood's horses in their work. The Masterton meeting this week ■should he a pronounced success in every way. The course is in exceptionally good order, and the quality

of the contestants should assure most interesting Tacing. Consequent upon the banishment of bookmakers from race-course s r the Club have made extra provision in the totalisator department, and the amount to bo handled-:by. ±h& staff will be a great. ..increase on the totals of the past two years. The Racing Commission commenced a tour of the South Island on.

Monday. Every racccourro is to be visited, and then without loss of time the allocation of permits will be proceeded with. Mr H. Nee's Sir Knox is furnishing into a fine commanding colt. As I - a two-year-old he has been growing too fast to shove to proper advantage, but promises to exhibit much

{ better form in future. J Mr It. Knox will be represented | on the turf next season by the colt

by Kilclieran—Platypus. The latter was one of the gamsst mares ever

raced in the district, and it would' not be surprising to find the colt under mention a really good one.