SPORTING NOTES

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10637, 16 May 1912, Page 5

SPORTING NOTES

(By "Also Started.")

FIXTURES. May 23 and 24.—Wamgomui J.C. Winter. May 23 and 24.—North Otago J.C. (Winter. Jaime 1 and 3.—Auckland B. C. Winter. ;■ -June 1 aaid 3.—Dunedk J.C. Winter, June 3 and 4.—Otaki Maori R.O. June 19 and 20.—d±awke',s Bay J.O^ '.'. ■ (Wdnte<r.

Acceptances (for the first day's racing, tot -tflie Wamganui Jockey Club'smeeting close on Friday. Very satisfactory nominatio s Wave '.been received for the Sbutfh Waiirairapa Tipt'cing Cthib's annual mleeting, and Ihorses from all parts of .the DomiMon have (been entered. The success which usuaflly attends the popular fixture is assured. The work of erecting thirteen additioaia'l 3'oosel boxes at Opaki hais Tueen begun, and when completed (should: prore a. great convenience to trainers. f The Miifeterton.Ohib are to' he commended for their efforts- .to make the appointtintnts to tlv? course up-to-" date ail every way,, and 1 by next meeting owners v/iilf ha\-e every inducement to .patronise the local 'fixture. ■ Gaelic, who is"now an! 'annate of J. Rhilllipst' lainsdowne stable, left for 1 "Wlanganui yesterday morning for Wia-nganui, 'where he claims iami . ■ engagement in the Century Hurdles. If the Bonnie Scfctian'd gelding shows'any form at IWanganui ho wall be taken' on to Auckikindl. to v .contost the Great Northern Hurdles. - -s *••■ chan'ged hands at'Egmont, but is still ian inmate of ,W. Garrett's stable. 3lr O. McGinn ha'? net had' the (success 'he deserved with thle Mcrrhveo mare, land as he is repouted to liawe sold at ai eatisfaotory figure, 'he may have done th'e correct thing iii' selling. Knox Qias quite got over-, the knocking 'about which he received out the trip to Blenheim. The big 'chestnut is to have aei easy time for thle next momtih or two, a.nrJ'will hb tiaken up for some of the spring handicaps. Otter, Hie KilxJluran-Platypus 1 colt in R. Knox's stable, has quite recovered from the cold which troubled li|im during the sranm-sr, and v.-iH be kept 'yci:ig 'wl-di a vJ: r .v t,o spring engagements. The two-y car-old son of K'aitypus has eliowiii 'signs of being quite as brilliant as Iris-darn, w ; ho was orie of the best r-prmters the Wairarapa 'has seen. The Ben,zoniiap-Matyp,u.s 'filly -in' the same staible has been showing signs of lameness! for ecme* tame. Her trainer had the of a vet. call'ed, laiid 'he staled that the trcrahle is In [the .&cifle, tot a blister will prcbh*]bly .right matters. It is to he hoped iso, as this filly is the makings of ti good one, and 'br tl as she is may be up to any form. Negative is now an inmaite of ]S T . Wiilliams' O'siveville etnblq, and wilt make his next appearance atiOtaiki. Bailly S'hai.uiwi, .baklino and Afterthcaigli have been entered at Otaki, and the trio, al Ibeing well, will ntaike ,the ti'"p to the popular ccast fishw^e.

Sfflr.Lethe is reported to 'be gallOpinlg. in gtreait style at Ck.revilile, and 'hopes are cntortaiiietl that. Mr •Val-Sa-nce's Tepper wall be betiter thau ever this ea'son. If .such should prove the case, one or two of "thv plums, should tfsßS to the let' ctf f ihe 'Leslie gjeldiiig during the coming jumping sea soil. HillLasa, who showed good form last geas'an, is nomiirated in the minor jumpiug events at Wanigaaiui. Miss 'Ambrose, one of H. MePhce's. changes, and who went wrong soine•time .ago, has ibe'cn taken up again, ; and will be hacked adfoub for some* time, prior to beirig :put into active com miss-ion. H'awke's Bay .sportsmen are very j'sanguine about iWhakaweira's chances ini the big jumping; event at WanLgamii niext week. ! Full \Rate is enjoying a. well earned spell iat Hi is owner's ,place. at Gladisitone. The big'hbrss will be «oiown at tbe Oa.terton iShow, and then; put in'to active aonnmrlssion again.