SPORTING NEWS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10711, 5 November 1912, Page 6

SPORTING NEWS

(BY "Also Started.") FIXTURES. November (5, 9.—Canterbury Jockey Club. .November 8, 9.—Auckland Bacing Club. November 27, 30—Takapunu Jockey CJub. December 20, 33, and January 1, 2. j Auckland .Racing Club. December 2(3, 27.-—Tlnuues Jockey Club. AUSTRALIA. November 5, 7, 9.—Yiotori.t Racing Club. DATES OK COMING EVENTS. November o.—Great Northern Guineas. December 20.—Great Northern Foal Stakes. December 20. —Auckland Cup. December 30.—A.R.C. Summer Cup. January 1. —Great Northern Derby. The- New Zealand Cup of 1912 resulted in something of a surprise. The winner. Midnight Sun, has always had the reputation of being inconsistent, so tint ln's win at Ricearton will help to uphold this view. According to telegraphed reports he was rather fortunate to win, as had Jones got to work on Masterpiece earlier the result would probably have been different. It certainly seems hard luck for such a stake to lie tost by so narrow a margin. Jt is rem :rkable how a stable's luck changes. This time last year Sir George Clifford's colours carried al! before them. This year the plums have gone to the Stead Brothers. The latter will feci highly gratified at winning the Derby, as the winner was bred by them, and also own the sire. Boniform. The result should enhance the value of the young sire's stock. j Being such i highly bred horse, BoniI form bids fair to take the place of his defunct sire, Multiform. From results to date it would not appear as if this year's two-year-olds are.up to last season's, standard, or it may be that they are .:i more even lot. Ventura proved yesterday that he •ha s npt lost ..the .form shown in Australia last seat-on./ Mr Watt's represM'tntivo started at a very short price ,'in the JuveuiiePlate. Bobrikoff is fast striking form, and his dead heat in the Metropolitan will cause him to see a short price for the Stead Memorial Cup. The black champion lias generally shown a partiality for the Ricearton course. The long straight seems to suit him. Aiasterton sportsmen would be pleased know of Mr J. o'M.oara's success with Fashion Plate. In carrying list 1311) into second place* yesterday, the Handsome Jack mare must be stamped as .more than useful. Fender the winner of the Irwell Handicap, showed good form at Dunedin. The New Zealand Cup meeting of 1912 will be remembered from the fact of two dead heats taking place in two of the chief events. Bon Ton was the elect of the Stead stable in the Derby, it being thought that he was a better stayer than -Bon Rove. _ Paronella must have improved considerably since the Wellington meeting. In winning the Welcome Stakes from end to end in 48 2-5 seconds stamps the daughter of Achilles and Prelude as i good one. j The Wairarapa-ownod 'Si'napis showj rr\ ;! n well | n the Xew Zealand Cup. I Sh'' h.'.f'l none the best of run s and did ,-well to .<hu'sh third.- She is nominated in the Blenheim Handicap, 1-J miles, i in which she should start a solid far- I ourite. I L. Wilson rode his second Cup winner on Saturday. He last rode Downfall in 1908. Tt is rather remarkable that Wilson was not at all anxious for the ride. So much for t.'-e luck of racing. The sum of £42,(334 was put through the totahsator at Ricearton, as against £39,851 last year. The Cup "done drew the record investment of wej? over £IO,OOO. It is not to hj« wondered that the Canterbury Jnc' ey Club give big stakes. Soldiers' Chorus mule amend.; for I.m defeat in f ■],. ('„,, i„. nnee.vng the -Criterion Handicap yesterday. . Duke Footo's win in the Melbourne Stakes will have the effect of further reducing Ids price in the Melbourne ; Cup. I ( The locally-owned Sir Knox and Sir Solo are engaged in -the St. Andrews Handicap at Foilding, which will ho ! nm on November 30th. Both are en- I

I gaged in the Manchester Handicap on i I the second day of the meeting. ' i ! Ladino, which showed fair form at [M'.isterton and Trent ham, will be taken to the Blenheim meeting. The company is not too select and the Sir Laddo gelding should pay his way. Cornelian, who ran a really good race in the Waverlcy 'Cup last' Monday, will be a competitor in the 'liurdle races on the third and fourth d'.iys of tho Canterbury Spring meeting. Paisano has been weighted at 13.4 in the Cup Hurdle Race, to be decid-*, ed at Flemington to-day. Other Now « Zealand horses in are Wimmera (12.1),; Continuance (11.8), John (9.11). Mo-' toa, (9.7), who iigu.ro nmongst the' 36 handicapped. Tho Canterbury Jockey Club's Spring meeting will be continued to-, morrow, and concluded on Saturday.