SPORTING NOTES

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10629, 7 May 1912, Page 6

SPORTING NOTES

(By "Also Started.") FIXTURES. May 8 and o.—Egmont R.C. Autumn. May 9 and 10. —Ash,burton County R O May 23 an J 24.—Wamgamui J.C. Winter. June 1 and 3.—Auckland R. C. Winter. June 1 aind 3.—Diunedin J.C. Winter. June 3 and 4.—O.taki .Maori R.C. • Th' C:'? wi!! be racing at and A.vli!hurtoii c:i' Wednesday and Tfluirsday. Owners and ,<irai:ner« are n?m:.ndod tlrn't nominations for the Otaki Maori Racing tl.'aib'® meeting close on Friday IQth inst., with tllite- secretary. Mr 0. jj. D'Atli. I W. Ga..:vtt !cf, t .for Egmont yestsor-. day win 1 .! S ; .r and 1 A f.toi thought-. The fevnit-r is engaged in vfe? W,ti:; ; ]ii Er.indxja ; p, niu ovor one mile, and with &>t. 8?-b„ i-o 1 Sir laddo t'.jlt's | eluvnces must he considered, a® a.t the j'irert2r.t WiO:V.i-g.ton nK<£t.:.tig lio scored [ decisively oner a -like distance -when canrying 8.9. Afte.rtk'oug.lit is engaged .-in thi> •Mamaia Handicap, se-ven; lirrlcngs, and •is hot Bom iveifajht. The Morritree mare -sain gaJl'op under a i'igltt scale of 1, asvj! >f the. gcing is at all J Sdife,, Mr 0. MciGir.n's galloper may i get: limto 'iihe d'aike money. miie Wvili ra rap,a cbii.tingemt that took .parb liiii the Bkiiiheim fixture arrived ibaok on Friday last. iS:mvpis,. Leapuki kikl Ba'!!iy . Shannon annexed S'talocS Hit 'i'lvo .lrfUtr-ng.', Jvegritive's .forin at Bleii'lfe.m . was cl-'iSaipp'oiai.tnig. Tlie Jiirkcnhead horse ,'liocked well, hut -did not seem to strike but witih li.is v£iuai freedom,, and lias probably trtrxied off. Leaipuki haa* ahiown very good form this season., and shows what, a spell "vMill torn: 1 ., .mes {!:• f'or a. thcrs-e. ;Twc seasons ago the li&tilie gelding .was a: very poor performer, but cii-nce he madei flics ire-iafp:e'r.l:wrc'e a/t tlie* I'a.ratahiii meelifaig 1-asfe Clbfrf£lbma«, Hie' has raced very ccnsfeten.t'iy, and nuiisjt he i<egained as oiie of the best hacks out •lihis ts.eason,. ' ■ ''

iSinaipi'S' victory in ' the' Blenheim <7up was lairi'dpated im i!!ie Wairaiv.ipa-' Hie littOi irJare. had raced well diui l :ni!g it'll'?, season ,arad her' At'in' Rib Blenheim was a very p'opular one. Taney -was heavily hacked at Blenheim, .br.it drd'ifcb show .the kunie bril•'liaiicy as arfc previous meetings'. . ■ Dceley wiM rede Afterthought'and Sir'Sol'o ew Ejgmibnttihii® week".

| (Several 'Lethe lionges" were sold im I uMastwfconi oil Saturday, but prices did m,dt.roach higih figures. One or two of tire liwoes &o'M .were out of wellbred mares, an:d : should make useful j jumpers' later'cm., -as .most of Leslie's &tcck have .alrown. a liking f;>r thia jaunpi/ug business. This Sir Kmox was very unfortunate in 'being unable to start Ills colt at Blenheim, i)»s to injuries reosived on the boat. Til's Sir Laiddo colt>is to be. treated to a. al'brt wlliich will 1 tie him a, do all of good, as hp lias. Iliad a. lot of travelling and rac'rng during the ssar.oiK 'Srl'r Let<ho> is .reported to bo gallopring an s-tyle ut Clareyille, aim! ishoxiM take a,prominent part- in the. season'.; biig ffteepkclmsa events. Nedva •li'.d Hill Lass, m thb eama staibfe, asre also going ailtag tSie rigfht way. Gaelic is the only horse wlliich id at present being trained with a view ■to hurdle racing, am wior'k at Opaki,, ibiulfc it is pnotboble that before the season. is miuoli farther 'advanced one or two more will l be .tried over the fences. *