SPORTING NOTES

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10508, 21 December 1911, Page 5

SPORTING NOTES

(By "Daybreak.")

•The trackis:':a J t'Opafci '.were in exI cellent order yesterday, morniag, the raiiii of the past fevc days taking the sting out of the ground. A large number of horses were out, arid some interesting work was witnessed by quite a numher of early morning "sports." W. Garrett sent out' Sir Stolo with a light weight up to gallop seven fur;djpn.gs,- which, he accomplished in resolute.; style,, and hie- should give a race to-day.;v •

two of T. 'Oo^h ; a fast Kalf male, the former having the best of 11& e go. Bally Shannion went once round at a strong pace, and sprinted over the last four furlongs.

; Lard Palmer, Diauuton and! Kopane galloped five furibngs in. good time,'and finished in that ordler. Afterthought, looking . bright and' welt, galloped' a fast seven, furlongs, finishing well'.

Woolmiuth went once round, finishing fast--over the last half mile. •

;H. McPh'ee sent Miss Ambrose and Embrocation out for 'a haM mile ~spm, the^f ormer hfjshug the best of t«he. go. ?!■';..

§ir jKinox," Gay, Lass, Stj3||>!y Falls and, a number of others did useful work.

. The Wellington. Racing Oiub has large nominations for its Oup meeting, ,aQI the best horses in the Dominion (being entered. . The majbrity of horses' engaged at. Qipaki to-day go on to TaraOuh'&sumlmer mieetin.gß. Jockey W. McKay, who is now engaged' in farming pursuits, .will be riding during the Qilristmas ; meet r # ihgs in the' Wairarapa, and may 4 be espected ■ t«cc steer, a wirtthejr or two. •■ ,■, ,,. A good day's sport-ishjjuld: be'ensaired at Opaki toVday, as the track is in splendid condition, . and ..-the fields being fairly large, a good number of the public should be present.