SPORTING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10241, 18 May 1911, Page 6

SPORTING.

TURF NOTES.

(By "Ginger.")

FIXTURES.

May 17 and 18—Egmont R.C. Win- j ter. , I May 20 and 24 Xakapuna J.O. WinrfcGr* '• rf. May 24 and 25 Wanganui J.C. Winter. May 24 and 25 North Otago J.C. Winter. June 2 and 3 Dunedin J.C. Winter. June 3 and 5 Otaki Maori RC. Winter. June 3, 5 and 7 Auckland R.C. Great Northern' Steeplechase. June 21 and 22 Hawke's Bay J.C. Winter. June 28 and 29 Napier Park R.C. Winter. July 6 and 7 Gislborne R.C. Winter. Mr C. E. Major, of Hawera, purchased Moreykoff after the first day of "the Avondale J%C. au.tunm meeting for 40 guineas. The Waverley-Waitotara Racing Club has decided to apply for October 30th (Labour Day) as the daite for its annual race meeting, instead of ,November 9lth, as heretofore. Valentine, whilst being schooled at Lepperton reoewtly, broke a small .bone in the leg. The injury was attended, to Iby Mr Rait, of Waitara, I who set the bone, and an endeavour is being made to save the horse. The Stratford Racing Club has let a contract for improving the existing buiklings. and for the erection of additional op.es at its course. A new secretary's office, 'stewards' standi, etc., is being erected, and an additional 30 feet put on the present, grandstand. The report of the Racing Commissioners is heing awaited with considerable interest. It is not unlikely that there will be a reduction in the number of racing days in the Wairarapa. Danube has raced fourteen times, winning ten events, being second twice and third twice. As a two-year old he won £I9OO, and as a tlhree-year-old £3200, making a total of £5120. Mr Greenwood gave 600 guineas for Danube as a yearling. While Mr J. C. Williamson was- in England recently he Ibought from Mr George Edwardes a Santoi filly. It arrived in Australia a short time ago, and has been called The Quaker Girl, the name of the new musical play in which'both Mr Edwardes and J Mr Williamson 1 are interested. The old -St. Legei l at Randwick is to be pulled down and a new dOuble-decker is to 'be erected at a cost of about £20,000. It is expected to iseat 10,000 people. Lady Medallist, which was purchased for 1000 guineas by a pa/tron of J. W. Noud's stables, will 'shortly be sent to Queensland!, but will return to Sydney for the spring. Commenting on Lady Medallist's form at Randwiek, "Pilot," in the Sydney Referee, sayis : ' 'Lady Medallist ran so well in the Autumn Stakes that she was naturally expected to give a good account of herself in the All-Aged Stakes, hut she shaped indifferently in that, and even wonse in the Final Handicap, for which she was also .solidJy backed. She did a good deal of racing this season prior to leaving New Zealand, and presumably that is telling upon her."