SPORTING NOTES

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10507, 20 December 1911, Page 5

SPORTING NOTES

(By "Daybreak.")

TVbrk at Opaki yesterday morning t was, confined to the outside of. the course proper, which, was in splendid order, notu ithstanding the heavy rain of the past two days, and should a littie mcrei rain, fall the track should he in exoedflent.condition, fbr Thursday's racing. ■v Miss ZisJca. was the first out, and sprinted foair furlongs along the back in fast time. W. Garrettt sent Sir Solo> once round, finishing fast over tihe last 6' furlongs, and appeared to be going well at the end of it. , Kopane and Daunton weni ti# Compass six furlongs, and finished rjbogethier. . Afterthought, who atrips. exceedingly -wel,; once'' round, sprinting four furlongs along the back. Sir Knox and Negative hiad ah- interesting set to over 7 furlongs, which was cut out in fast time, and ./they finished well together. Ladiino and l AJbfa 'galoped four furlong*, the former tia'viihg .the "bet.fcer of ifche go. i Over Rate, looking very well', galloped six furlongs' in good time, and appears to* be coming back to his best form. " "'■; * ' '•■.'•.'. ''':'■

vtJsb'fiilll.' work was done by Ba% j VSlhaihh'ojQ/, Woolnutb, Mass Vera, Lord Paimer aind others. Owners are (reminded that acceptances close to-night for the Taratahi and Waitrarapa Racing OLubs. Fukewad has gone sore, and is a doubtful starter <at Opaki. - A. Wright arrives from Fbxton, to-ni)ght with Puketotara and Lady Laddo. The' South Waira.rapa oontingen/t for the lccaJ meeting will arrive this afternoon.. Hjaindioapper J. E. Henrys assesses Full Rate to he a Mhs better- horse than J. H. PbMock, comparing the handicapping at Taratahi and TaUr hereni\ka.u. Many of the sporting public are leoking forward to the reappearance of Abeu-b.rpthock, who is engaged in the Opaki Cup, and who at the 1 tame of going wrong was considered to be one of the .befit handicap horses in ; New Zealand. '"■''', j 'Thara is likely to be a v dearth of capable horseimien at the Taratahi fixture on Boxing Day, owing to there being meetings on thaU day at •-Au:-klafi'd, Palmerston and Taranaki.