SPORTING NOTES

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10676, 24 July 1912, Page 3

SPORTING NOTES

(Ey "Also Started.")

FIXTURES

August 13, 15 and 17.—C.J.C. Grand .Nations &I.

The totali&at'or rrctonifi at the Wellington iCStob's winter ,;i;eci:jig ware affected a good tie a I by viie imi'avouirable ■ weather prevailing. Jfc is not krftero that the Metropolitan Club has sulForcd on tJiis account, a;s in the ipast good weather 'lias generally favoured the Trent'ham .meetings. ili'ho Rfl.ng?tcJk:ei Racing Club has !been congir&tuAiited- dn all : side© in having ite permits given back to it. The majority of sporting men considered t'htvfc the Jill lis Club was badly treated by the .Racing Commissioners, la/nd it is pleasing to JkoDow th : aifc tk» popular (meeting wil'l be continued on •the old dates.

The Woodlands Hunt Club, wliicli ■hold., ite \uinual stceplechnao fin-, eking on Wednesday next, has received vary fair aioraurtii-ioBiS. 'lino horse; aro mostly Icca-fly owned, vs'.knout bc-tt'ing facilities outside owikch ar: not inclined to travel d'or. una.: stakes. It 'is pvobadile that by ir.A. teeason' -all liunb «J. : ub .meetings w.. 'have the asic&ianoa of toiausator. yji units.

.'Consul, v.ilio competed Gucec-irifuil;-tin ttlie jumping compotitiais at iln Masterton S'imiv two teasons ug'o, ;ig ures amongst t'he ontne-s lor tin. Woodhuids Hunt Club meeting. Sir Knox. >van a. nice race on t'heoou'cluding d':.y of tho Wo.i,-.:gu;n meeting, and was well up for ihc jk.7» part of tic journey. Ho ciicd a.va.v at 'the -finish, no'b having had any:h:ng c.l

a run. Captain Jingle :.s novr a pron<:i:tu-?c. favourite l far the Gramd ?v t.ona. Steeples, and after Jiis impressive u:.s- • play at Tmnt'ham, iio must- have a great chance. The fields in the chief events at Iliccarton promise to be large. The Winter Ci:;p boons u. very rpe;: appearance, quite •% number of ciu:d> dates looking to' have good c-haneo:;. Mt. Victoria, who lias shmvn von consistent form of Into, .has aoinc into favour since the WeT-hngccis meeting. BolHn will be .the •sole reprftentative of tho Kn.ramu stable at Iticcarton. The 'Grand .National Hurdles eh oriel be a great raeo. tlii® year, as there are quite a. number «f Iior«c&, with good performances to their credit, engaged at handy imposts. Ml* H. Whitney, who has met with I a good deal <of success .latel-y, is handing his ovea - to J. Scott, v. "be was for a number of year-s comi'ootsc wit-h the Raraimi citable. The horsu* will be .put through -their wd'k at Wwikanae. Some of the finishes at Trpr.tliair. last week .were very close. The dual successes c;f .four candidates at the Wellington meeting wii no douibt have given fhe haiulicappo: some food for thought. The defeat of Duwo!» to tli? c.'.-u. > chiding •event at Trcivtham yavs : sore blow to who backc;. ( Mr Neagle'is. liors? down to a vc-r; short price. He liad no chance v.'ui tihe winner Taketum 1 .!., a speedy n:a:\> from Auckland. • The tracks at Qpaki and Tarataii. 0 f late have been' unworkable, bc:i;? i- ' - v iilaces- under water. li'.: uierls are exercising . p the roads. Sir Lethe, Leapuki and Nodiv will bo the only '.representative:; from tho Wairarapa /at ithe National meeting. Tlie connections of Sir Lethe are confident that the Lethe gelding will run prominently in the National Steeples. Nedra showed- good form at Trenthain, but being a small mare the going -would muturaily affect her chance. She should' do 'better ofc Iticearton. The inconsistent ,Countermine ran bfidly at Trenthain.- It is surprising tftaat Sri'i 1 ;Gecrge Clifford- jifff&evorefe .with her. She .figures in< the Waiter Cup with 9st 101b. i The locally-owned Piermont has J heen nominated -at the Woodlancis HiinC ■ meeting. Lueh T 6ta^' s ) arl ' eK ~ 'Ma-Sterton'■ ga-itopef i 8 ail-so amoTigJr. the entries. Tfe Sir' Laddo gelding Kopane',- who raced 'last season in tllie Wairai'a-jSj wais saddled lip twice at the ricen't Wool 1 ! on gong (X.S.W.) meeting,' running t'hird in a field of four t'hat contested the Kembl.i, Welter,', and later in. the day winning the Woollongong | ■•Mile. In iboth events he was ridden by H. Curran, and in the race h;e won (started at an out&ide price. The ; meeting was a very minor cne, the largest stake being 25sov.s. r ! ■ :e C..X.C. H-turdles candidate Bxill.y 1 -still continues to li : ;s admirers with his track work, a.nd the son. of Freedom h'a..v never looked better in Ihis life. The Auckland horse Sir 'Artegal wan awarded top weight (9.5) in the Canter,bury Handicap, run last Saturday, but Was • withdrawn on the appearance <c!f {'iie weights. The ,E ! uroclydon .gc.kling North-East has been put into' work again nt Wan-granni, after a lengthy i-ipell. .