RACING NEWS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10698, 20 August 1912, Page 6

RACING NEWS

(By "Also Started.")

FIXTURES

Sept. 4 unci s.—Mar ton J.C. Sept. 11.—Dannevirke R.C. Sept. 12 and 13. —Ashburton County Racing Clug. Sept, 23 and 24 Otaki.Maori R.C. Sept. 21, 25 and 28.—Avondale J.C. Sept. 26 ami 27.—Gerakline R.C. Sept. 26 and 28— Wanganui R.C. October 2.—Hawke s Bay .J.C. Spring . Meeting. October s.—Napier Park R.C. Spring October 9 and 12.—Dunedin J.C. Spring. •October 29 and ol).—Greymouth J.C. Spring. f , The Grand X'tional meeting, which commenced o>:i Saturday, war, cue cf the most successful gatherings yet held by the Canterbury Jockey Club. The only blot on the popular fixture way. the'disqualification of The Native in the X,[tio:;nl Hurdles, and the demonstration against Ccrqne-ttcd in tlr* 1 .Hl'l'dles. There are many differences of opinion in connection with the disqualification of The Native; and many rrcing men consider that Wm. J. Bull was deeidodkv unfortunate to lose the race. Mere will cf course be heard of the matter, when mere light may be thrown upon it. The demonstration

against Coronetted, who st.-rted at a:i outside price, was no doubt on account of such a hot favourite as Paisano being beaten by a horse that failed to gain a pi we in the Trial Hurdles. The race evidently did Coroneltrd good, and he ran up to the form lie showed before leaving home. Waterworks was the lucky horse at the National -meeting. His running in the Sydenham Hurdles ini which he finished a long way behind Coronetted smd Paisaiio, -bowed that his winning the National Hurdles was one of the flukes which occasionally are- to be met with in the "Sport of Kings.'.' iSiir Lethe showed alt his old dash on Saturday, and looked a winner until well up the straight. He failed over the last furlong, enabling Paritutu to ecoro the most popular win of the meeting. The old Castor gliding is one r;f the .most popular norses racing, and he and his rider recei 'eo

a great ovation. The Otaki-Maori Racing Club'g programme is now out,, and -all classes of horses are liberally catered for. The meeting will take place at the new course on September 23rd and 24th. j 1 The Marton fixture, for which nominatioi'/i appe?ired on Saturday, has been considerably affected by bavin? only a one-day meeting. The liomin.fi tions, though fairly large, do not '-n----clude the- same class of horses thaiwere to '?<? seen vaHug at the Marton. fixture In the past few years. " iil prospects of one-day meetings in New Zealand being a success, are not at all btight. The Napier Park Racing Club's Spring Meeting is fixed for October sth, and the programme appears m this k>sue. In the majority of cases l the stake money rera«Lir& the Saiie as last year's fixture, hut the- ;Ti' , '• ,, Hack Handicap has hee'l raised from 60 sovs to 100 SOVB . tho Tarada i e from 120 sovs to 130 sovs, Slid th 0 . Railway Handicap from 120" sovs to 150 sovs. The principal :>vent is the Park Stakes Handicap of 200 sovs., while the Juvenile Handicap is. worth 120 sovs, and tho Greenmeadows Hack Hurdles, County Hack Handicap, and Ahuriri Hack Ha-ndi-cap v eacy carry 100'.sovs. Nominations close on Friday, September 20th, weights will appear in the morning papers c'f Thursday, October 3rd, and

acceptances are clue at 8 o'clock the ] r ume evening. . j TJl<? Pil'V'lovirke Steeplechase nVeH-. ' tg," takes 'place "at ±lw. £un«ki J Racecourse on September 11th, when ; the popular fixture should again be a I great success. Liberal stakes arq, of- \ fered, jumping candidate,? specially'well catered [:;,\ ' The course ii jvn Rpleii'ilu condition, the club havV.Wg gone to i\ good deal of expense [tn enyure excellent going. Numerous other improvements are being effected, «o that visiting trainers and the general public may have every £ -convenience. Good weather k all ) that is necessary to ensure a good day's sport.