SPORTING NEWS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10718, 23 October 1912, Page 6

SPORTING NEWS

(BY "'Also Started.' 1 ) j FIXTURES. | i October i!~>. —Poverty Hay T.C. •• Cx-cuber W eliingU'ii lt.C. , Oei.ovr -•••. u uvorioy - V\ aitotara. ; iv - October s OcUjber '•!>> — (iroyiii.n;Hi J.C. > ember ■-■t.J.v/. .sovi'iiii..-!' {'•, 5).- K.C. : There u-ii! he rat-in-" at Gishonio to- ; morrow ;l;i L'Viday. and at Trentham on Saturday -rid ,\ioi:dav. i Sir Sir So!;), Lnclino and 'Otter will he railed through to Titutham to-day. j . H. De-elev will have the mount on j Sir Knox in the Wellington Handicap, The opening event p.t Trentham on Satiirday should piOfhicc a good nice, as several of those entered have al- ' ready shown that they can gallop fast. After hi,; goad showing at Opakl iihick. Lupin will he strongly fancied.j The Auckland horseman J. C'onquost will he riding at the Gisborae mooting to-morrow. He had a- nuniher of mounts offered to him at Trentham, hut decided to go to the Poverty Uav fixture, no doubt owing to the fact of s;> many Auckland horse;-, being engaged. j Sid Reid, R. Hatch and V. IX .Jones remained in Masiorton tor a few days 'after the Opaki meeting, ai'd duriug their stay jcineri several shooting pari ties. .Heid showed a fair amount of | ski!! with the. gun, hut Hatch an,l Ljones v.-er.' i.at so much at home as- ; when in the pigvkin. J.v.'.os gav". 1i: . coaipaaieits soiee amusement hy his 'partiality for ihing both barrel:; at 'once. ! ,J. Russel 1 , the Martiidorongh train- ! e'r, took Otaraia -througli to Wellington on Monday. Mr Brewer's horse | has heen showing good form ci late, j 1 and should soon pay .his way.

| ' Owners are finding some diiiiculty .in securing the services ci' crpab.. l ' light-weight jockeys for the Trentham meeting, where 1 large fields will be the 'order of the 1 day.

T!io ,Sl. A minus—"N'isca (illy, whicli Mr A. ivi-si:!: 1 has had in work for some time, has Ijeen leased to a wellknown Hawke's 'Buy trainer. The (Jonqnoror—uSi.sca liorso in the same Mta bI e will shortly ho put into work l)V \V. Garrett.

.11' ljohrikcir and Equitns inert in the We Ilini';toii .Handicap on Sa.tnrdav the race should ho full of in 1:oroxf. A. OHiver will ride Kquitas in her Trcnthani engagements.

A lot of New Zealand monoy ivii.s .lost over Royal Scotch's defeat in the Caul Hold Cup. Hip Wanganv.i anil WondviMe Jockey 01 whs intend making extensive im prove incut:-; to their grounds this spason.

W. Adams, -i l .lm was badly smashed. up when Gondolier foil with him at tlio last Dannevirke- meeting. is making a good recovery. N. Wi! liJiius, the Olareville trainer, lias taken ' .nipuki, .negative, and Borsil to Wellington. The former is expected to rr.n wel! in the Shorts Handicap).

The -Po't! for the Welleslev St-ake-r does not promise to lie a. large one. hut if Merry Roe and The FTairue start tlio race should lie interesting enough. '