SPORTING NOTES

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10675, 3 July 1912, Page 3

SPORTING NOTES

(Ey "Also Started.")

FIXTURES

July 4 land s.—Gisborn© R.C. SteepJuly 17 and 20. Wellington R.C. Winter. August 13, 15 and 17.—C.J.C. Grand National.

Acceptances for the first day and •entries for .the Trial Plate at th" Wellington, Racing Club'i wint r meeting close on Monday next, a± '.'> p.m.

Gishorne will he the tf'nly fixtft'-t to attract the attention of Dominio'i sportsmen this week. The nicotine opens on Thursday, and promise!; \> ho the- most successful in the history oif the Club. Paii'auo, in the iirst hurdle race n f Gisborne, should nbt have much diffi oulty in annexing tliis event. Paiea o .•is something of an kid witti the Chbome puMcc, a:id should see a very short price. Dogger Bank, in th ■ same stable, eetvms to be I 'the only com patitor likely to trouble Paisanc. Bally Shannon, is tho only Waira•rapa hcrso oo.mpe.tiug at Gisborn;Txahora, ivho was raced in the Wai■rarapa a few seasons ago, also figures amongst, the acceptors for the s:>:

l | furlong race. , j B. Deelcy only requires to ride two * j more winners to put up fresh record;. « in such demand at Gis'botrne and We!- \ lington, lie ohou'ld have little difficul- , ty in -attaining his ambition, • | Tlie sensational removal of the Auckland mare. Soul toria, has been I the chief topic of oc-nversaiicn ametjV ' racing men during the past wocik. Th • [discovery of the marc in the King . Country leaves the a/faird yti'll covered j in mystery as to who the thief o-_ • th'ievos were. As the police are in- , vestigating ihe matter, no doubt fur. ther developments will ensue, j J. Russell, the Martinborougb trainer, had hia stables burned down on Monday night. Rmssefll has had a ( bad run of luck during the past t;v seasons, which'makes the ibur'ning' of hie stables all the worse. Jt is-to ■be hoped the popular trainer's luek will take a turn for the better soon. ! Tliere is not much work cf inferos.': being done at Opaki at present. Thero ' jaro fewer horses at work than has -been the case for a number of year?. R. Kntax has Sir Knox and others ir i work, with a view to the Wellington ' , fixture. The latter will bo nominate'; \ in. the, Trial Plate. Several other likt--•Jy looking youngsters in. the same stiule are -being ridden about tho roads. i Nat Williams did not take Leapuki j and ITilarian. to Napier, but will hav<? several members of his team at Wellington. ! Harry Fletcher, the Feathorston trainer, will' take Toney to WeffingI ton. The chestnut should be all the better for his short ypell. i The mishap to A. Julian, v who broke a collarbone when Quandary fell with liim at Napier Park, is to be .(regretted, for the Aucklander wji aiding in good form., and his' enforc?d absence from the saddle will mean ) i a iserious financial loss. Misfortunes i never come singly, and it was only last week that Mrs Julian way thrown from a trap and badly injured through with a motor car, I A Melbourne writer, "who saw Cruciform lately at Bundoora, describes J the one-time New Zealand champion ' as a grand looking marc, quite the show brood mare at Bundoora, and it is hoped her colt, Ludstono, will bo good enough to replace Wallace at th? •stud when the time comes. The, New ' Zealandors, Golden .Slipper, Miss De- I laval and Campania arc at the same { istud, all 'being in foal to Wallace, Taken, all round, the dividends returned at the receint Napier Park meeting were the largest for fame time, and punters generally for once had the worst cf it. On, the opening Day- Kilosteri and Nedra paid excop- \ tionally long prices, the paiir being th.; ,' outsiders of the field. Oin-ly cue firs'; favomite was successful on th? day. i At the annual meeting of the. Ashburtoir County Racing Cilub during the week, special mention: was made of the heavy burden placed on cciinI try clubs -by the "Government tax, and suggestions were made for taking steps to have it reduced. j J. Grarvtetock is keeping Sir Lethe'and Nedra up to the collar in view of coming jumping events. Sir Lethe should be improved by his racing it Napier Park. Good judge's expect to see the Lethe gelding figure prominently in the big events at Wellington and Riccarton. It will be rememlbered that Sir Lethe ran third in the? Grand National Steeplechase two years ■ago, it being his first attempt at I National country. With moro age, Sir Lethe should give a good account of himself ithiji year, as he is undoubtedly one of tlie finest k j necirs in the Dominion.