SPORTING NOTES

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10624, 1 May 1912, Page 7

SPORTING NOTES

(By "Also Started.")

FIXTURES

May 1 mid 2.—Marlborough R.C. Autumn. May 1 and 2.—H/awke's Bay J.O. Autumn. May 8 and 9.—Egmont R.C. Autumn. May 9 ind 10.—Aeliiburtoii County R.C. May 23 and 2-I.—Waaiganmi J.C. Winter. Jiuie 1 juy.l .'s.—Auckland 11. O. Winter. June 1 a,i:d •'!.—Dunedin J.C. Winter. Jniic 3 and 4.—Qtaki .Maori R.C. The 11 a wke\s li'ay and -Marlborough meetings <pen to-day. A number of Mast'eiton spcrtemtMi left yesterday for Blenheim. and will ;be present at ! tOie meeting to-day. •Midnight Sim and Bandiera are the ruling favourites I'or the Hawkers Bay j Ciup and PorangaSiau Handicap. A. J OMiver u'idi s tilio fanner, which pro-<* bably accounts for his position in the hotting market. Bandiera will have the services of W. Young, who' rode the Ro'yal Artillery colt at Trentlliani. 13. Deeley will ride St. Felix ia this Marlborough Cup engagements, and J not Sin apis, a& hus previously reported. 'I he latter will fee ridden bv J. O'Shca, the Auckland light, weight, ■who has iheen riding with siome isaiccess tfliis season . Sir Knox, who got knocked about oa the tri. across to Blenheim, i® reported to be alright, and a probable starter in to-day's 'fciig race. In the absence of C. .Jenk/ns, A. Watson will have the n'ide on the Sir Laddo colt. If, as iis expected,, the going is at all soft at .Blenheim to-day, TJikkv-id-, ed, who will have the services of R. | Watch, Avi 1/1 bo i,n strong diemand at [Blenheim to-day, no twit h sta ndi n g his foig impost. Sinapis 's 'also expected to run well. 1 lie little mare has shown- a liking /for the mud, and with 7sifc 81b *wil. see out a good mile and a quarter. 'lhe Electric Handicap <at Blenheim should he a good race, as several very smart sprinters are engaged. Miss Vena is .strongly fancied by her connections, cm the ist.rengfih of a good gallop".before -leaving home. Glenspring, who is something of a c.hamjpiort on the Coast, will have to be at his foes.t to beat Blue Lake and M.oii Ami, who have both shown good form Lately. Negfiativo showed winning .form at | PciOmerston last week, and with a I penalty of 7!ilbs shteadd still run well I in the Ugbrook Welter. Tike New /South Wales Tctalsator Commission h.ave met with a great deal of conflicting evidence l during their inquiry, hut ,it is quite probable that the a-e La-it "ill be the introduction- of the tote to New South Wales rarecoureeis. Omnhoat, -who won a double at the Mafrllborough fixture last year, is racing fairly consistently in Australia thiis season;. Mr T. McGcatih tJiowcd good jiudgiment -when he purchased GumSbcat eighteen- months ago, as apart ifrom hi® -stake earnings, he has been. ' dold each time at a very-sub-stantia I figure. _ , Old Molcdi 0 who is- reorted to he showing some of lus told form, was taken across to Blenheim on. Mon- J day, and will face the startc-r in the . Ugbrocke Welter to-day. W. H. Mc- j Kay -will "have the or.ount civ the M.ar.- | i srr gelding. I