SPORTING NEWS
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FIXTUHES. October 17.—Masterton B.C. October 21, 2.3.—Poverty Bav T.C. October 2(5,' 2S.—Wellington E.G. October 26.—Waverkw - Waitotara iI.C. October 28, 29.—Gore B.C. October 20. 30.—Groymouth J.C. November 2, 4, G, 9—C..J.C. Noveiiib-'i - C, 0. —Auckland K.C. A large number o.f visiting horses were worked at o[)aki yesterday morning. A considerable number of track watchers were also on the scene. - Owing to many of the candidates only having arrived the day before, the majority were restricted to easy exercise. Vv. Garrett was the first ou: and with a light hoy up sent Sir Solo six furlongs, which the Sir Laddo colt accomplished in good style, » the last five furlongs taking lmin ssec. ] 'Hie best gallop cf the mom::ig was put up by which in eom--1 pany with Sir Knox, galloped-a mile. 6 Fletcher's mare had all the bewt of the spin, which was reeled off in lmin 46see--a really good gallop. Neither horse was carrying anything like the weights they will race under. Sinnpis will be ridden by C. Jenkins in the Cup, and will be one of the wellbacked division. ! Otter had Bonnie Girl and Mir/' Vena well beaten at the end of six furlongs, run in lmin 10-Jscr. The 5 former's connections expect the scr of Platypus to run well in the Tria 1 Stakes, in which he will have to carry Bst 31b. Ngatimaru. looking well, was given/ a solid round, and appeared to relish I his task. W. Young will have the . mount. i Longstep, who seems a* erratic as over, ran the last four of five furlongs in 51 l-sseo. Useful tasks were allotted to Lady J Volga. Killaloo. Bally Shannon. Volah:a. L.'idino, Yladinov. Fyi«'ln-ri Plate, Mantra. Fxpoet, Cliffsidc and a number of other*. A number of visiting horses arrived yesterday. A number of candidates Av.il! be given their final gaflopr tilis morning. The new number board at Opaki, which has boon erected outside the (i .course proper, will prove an im.provof rnent, as now the starters in each - raco may be easily noted. The Wairarn pa-owned Sir Lethe, who bad two- seconds to his credit a+ the Baudwiok meeting, is to be jj brought back to the Dominion. Coromandel arrived at Opaki yesterday, and is reported to be in excellent, tn'n. Ho ; .s one-aged <"n the Stewards' T-Fandicm, and on his for- , ward running at Wangas-ui, must be in run well. Th)iinve (7.12) repairs at, i vow short price for the Flyinsr nt Onaki. and promises to stnrt a hot favourite. One of th" 1 vmk-{ interesting race." at - ] Bracelet, in which a cood nVd wiF go to the post. Fashiop Plate and j ilanitau are the nrimo fancies, but several others will also be well supported. The Xew Zealand Cup will be decided "two weeks from Saturday. The big ovont is more open than usual. The services of the Auckland horseman (J. Conquest) are much'in demand at present. Conquest will ' have a mount in each event at Opaki to-morrow. , Ladino will be ridden in h\y. Masterton engagements by TV". Bell, the Feikling* light-weight.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10712, 16 October 1912, Page 7
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