SPORTING NOTES

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10668, 25 June 1912, Page 3

SPORTING NOTES

(Ey "Also Started.") FIXTURES. Juno 26 niid 27.—Napier Park R.C. Whiter. July 4 (and s.—Gisborn© lI.C. Steeplechase. July 17 and 20. Wellington R.C. Winter. August 13, 15 and 17.—0. J.C. Gl'and Natioinal. There will bo racing at Napier Park on Wednesday anil Thursday. Saiisnotoiry uweptances 'have been received;, and fiomi:« excellent racing should' 'be witnessed. ' On form displayed at Hastings h-ni week, there doc« riot &oe,m to hj& a National 'winner amongst #he Etarti'lTG, Golden Loop, who .recently changed -hinnlr, at a i-ood u£Wv, c-howed improved e:rm in ■'h: events «;i Hastings. Gcxxl j«lgc6 cxpe-ci Golden .Loop t;> wr.i a good hurdle riace this season. Tlinave was .not Ion;; in getting to ■the tcp of 7t-h© handicaps r Jfe black •male's porfarmaiiCES ali '.tDaritiagis impressed t'iie hiindicapper. A lot of money was 'keib on Lord Benown. >at Ba.siangs last we'e'k. Will the chestnut gelding do b:itfor tomorrow ? Bally Shannon was "taken to Napier yesterday by J. Phi'lips."' He will compete in t'he flat evenl.ts at Napier, '• and go to Giaboi'iio, where the is en- | g.iged in th? open event dacli day. j Piaieano's .form 'was not impressive at the Hawkers Bay meeting. .Eo_lo'i io likely to turn out move than useful over the isma*].! .sticks. The gciag did i:oit tait the Birkenhead liorsa at Ha^tingiS.

' Nat Williams, tiro 'Ciureviße tivun-/? er, has taken JtTi:'l:arLin- and Lea.puki through to Napier. The -fanner was galloping we'3l leaving home. J. Phi'Kipis lias just put into work ! a Mornrio E'ngland-iLn Marquise marc, for a. kval owner. £uo is a likely looking sort, and Mhould he iven to advantage in the spiring. Sir Knox is &'i!l feeKng t.lie effeecs of 'his trip to Bfcmheian eomici time \ ago. The Sir Laddo--colt had a nvdrse doing than avcg at first .Hhouglit, and hag been giving Hiiis civiKir a deal c«f trouble. Ha J9 over the Avorst of it now, hoAvevor. lb is to bo hoped that the ehtlstnat will get alright, a.s he I is the. most (useful horse Ave have in { tha afc the present time. R. Knox has Otter in good fettle at present. 'Tko Ivildheran cwlt has nob had too good m time d-u'ring the fioasmii, but nyay make amends .now > that he is going on in .the right Avay. Several y-cau)g.?ter ; & in the same e/tciible are being hacked about, and p'i'o-m----ise to he more than useful later on. Sir Solo is enjoying an easy time at present. The Auckland jockey, T. Howard, Avho met Avi;th a. -severe accident a.fc the Wangamui meeting, 'is improved, but is 'Stijl -in a sera) us condition. Heis not likeOy to do much riding this season. In. the. .-South, the double—Ccnitinuance ::md Paisano for the two CJ.C. Grand Nation al&— is s-trill in de-maud. The eomlbiiniation promises, to be as .heavily 'suppcirtdel ,as Avas the HaydnBaitleaxe rambiitaiion ten years ago. It is .stated that M&ngaroa is to.roediVe vi special preparation for the , Noav Zealand Oup. Master Paul, avli'o is engaged in the' jumping events at AVoliiugtoii, is stated to bo jiumping Avell, .and is i one 'of the fancied candidates for Na- I tional honours. Tlie Auckland horseman, <B. Dee'ley, will not remain in New Zealand for the W'cililington meeting, but Avill leiive for Sydney on July Bth, after fii.iltilling riding engagements -at the Napier Park ianid iG.kbbrne 1 . Meetings: Considerable improvements are being carried out at the .racecourse by the Committee of 'the Fail-ding Jock- j ey Olub. The racing track -is- being top-drensed and drained, both .lawns are being iofe-drained, and •ooiicreting is being done in various, places for I the convenience of patrons at tili-s Club's [meetings. The- grandstand is also being painted. The fields at the iGdsborne meeting next Avec.k promise to be very lairge. A nunilber of Auckland horses are engaged, which should lentl additional interest to the fixture. The Hover figures amongst the nominations lor the haii'dle events at the Wellington meeting. The Advance gelding has not raced over hurdles since the last Grand .National meeting, when he ran second to Con-tiiman-ca in t-hd- Grand National Hurdles.