SPORTING NOTES

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10621, 29 April 1912, Page 3

SPORTING NOTES

(By "Also Started.")

FIXTURES,

May 1 and 2.—Marlborough R.O. Autumn, j May 1 and 2.—H&wke's Bay J.O. Autumn. ! May 8 and 9.—Egmont R.C. Autumn. : May 9 and 10.—Aehiburton County May 23 an J 24.—Wamflainui J.O. Win-' ter. I The Hawke's Bay and Marlborough i meetings cpon on Wednesday, and ! will, he continued on Thursday. I The Hawke's Bay Chip is ffchc last Jbig handicap of t|he eeason, and this year's race .promises to uphold the prestige of the Club, as some very luiigh-elaes horses are engaged. ' A. Olliver will have th? mount on Midnight, Sun. in the Hawke's Bay Gup. Masterpiece is the nominal favomitj for the Hawke'fi. Bay Cap, but with "Los Angeles and Midnight Sam <ngaged, the .issue must be regarded as very open. Sir Knox, Sinanis, Tor.-oy, Bar? Sliannon, Miss Vena, San Port, Nog-; ative, and Miss Vena will repiV-u )t j the Wairarapa at the Marlbo'-ough j fixture. The majority of these vc-ro shipped to Blenheim on Satan- lay. Sir Knox did not return from Trent-ham, after racing at the Autumn meeting. The Sir Laddo port-was j left at Trentham, and sifoin.r-d to j Blenheim ifroi'n there .on. Saturday. The chestnut has freshened up considerably, land with the going to his liking should i-a.ee well in the Marlhor- j ough Cup. B. Deeley has a ride' in every race at 131enflie-i.ni.. The Auckland horseman J scooped the pool at the last Nbleon ' meeting, and should be up en more j tlimu one winner at the Blenheim fix-' ture. iSin.apis 7.8 will have the services of Deeley in flhe Marlborough Cup. Tonoy, who has .been showing such good form of late, is among the acceptors at Blenheim, and looks like further adding to. his list of victories. W. Garrett is keeping Sir Solo and .Afterthought up to their work, and \ the couple wall he sent to Egmont to fulfil engagements next month. Sir Solo does .well with racing, and is now looking in, the pink of condition,. 'The; success of Negative and Mies Vena at Palmers-ton North last week were anticipated by supporters of the i local horses. Miss Vena's win should make amends for Opaki disappointments. Killaloo, who has hecn spelling at j hies owner's place for several months, has joined J. Phillips' stable." The Kilcheran gelding has thickened out a good deal, and having plenty of pace, should )bo equal to winning a good race by the tnno the spring rolls round. ■Old Gaelic is in strong work, and has been nominated for the Century and Great .Northern Hwrdlcs. The.Bonnie Scotland gelding showed last season that foe liked the topping business, ami .should he up to winning a good hurdle a-acc this winter. W. H. Mackay, who fox the past , two years has .been engaged in farm- j. injg in' the Masterton district, with an i occasional return- to the saddle, has re- j lihquisihed "farming, and intend® to take up his old profession. Lately, McKay has (been riding with taiccces at West Coast meetings. j That the demand for thoroughforedis is not strong at this time of year was evidenced at Palunierston last .week, when, anumiber of horses owned 'by Mr P. Scally, of Dannevirkc, were sold, at ridiculously low figures. J. Gravestock has Sir .Lethe, Hill Lass and Nedra in strong work at" Olareville, and Mr Vallauce's trio of jumpers should more than pay their | way during the coming season.