SPORTING NOTES

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 31 December 1912, Page 5

SPORTING NOTES

(BY "Also Started.") j. Weights for the first iday of the i Wellington Summer meeting are due on Monday next. I Sir Knox lightened ijp after his race at Clareville, and is an unlikely started at the New Year meetings. Otter and Over Rate, in th© same stable, j will race at Tauherenikau. . I At the Kaikoura (meeting last week the ex-Opaki trained filly Gay Lass ; ran into second berth on a cmiple of occasions. Volatua finished' third in the big event at the same meeting. Leapuki did not'sport silk .at the Clareville meeting on account- of the ha I'd state of the tracks. The Lethe gelding has quite recovered from the injury to his foot caused by a nail', arid will be raced at Tauherenikan tomorrow and Thursday. - Marfaux, by Martian —Faux has been turned otit. She has not done at all well since injuring her foot, and it is thought a spell may effect the desired'improvement. * Mr A. W. Cave's marc San Port, which has been on the sick list for some time, -was returned to her owner last week, and will be treated to • a. spell. • I Lady Medallist has resumed train- , in*. ; , ' Kina way the only double winner at the Manawatat The St Am-: brt>se horse .will be racing at Tauh'erenikatu this week, when he should further add to list of snccese?. The Autralian Jockey Club has accepted tenders for the S oonyersion of the grandstand at Rand wick ipto a d v o-"ble-deeker at a cost o£ £27,000. | Th," l .cMef ?,tipe.ud.iar>l. Reward of the th'ree appointed by the New Zea- I land Racing Conference, Mr John Mc- | Mahon, has taken up his permanently at. Palmerston by in- , struction of the Conference M" Dudley W. Gibson, of New SoMth Wales, the selcond steward, mil. 'lrestlde at Christohiurol)., and Mr, A. W. Gordon, of Auckland,' remains ,at Auckland. Following are the re-handicaps and ■ penalties fon- the Wairarapa Racing Caub'f. N<W Year .meeting: Wairarapa- Oup.—Sea Queen (6lb extra) 9.5, Mira f7lb extra). 9.1, Sir Solo (121b extra) 8.10. Pukio • Handican.-jAmber White (71b extra) 9.6, War Queen (10 lb extra) 9.1, Merrv Guv (101b extra) 8.8. . ' '•■■■ .' Reynolds' Handicap.—Negative (10 lb extra) 8.10. Imaccinataon (101b extra) 8.9. Kina (161b . MVkni Welter.—Over Rate (141b extra) 9.13. ; Tlie additions to the Wairarapa Ra-finf (Tub's. oerommodn on the Tauiheiwiikau racecourse will enable about eighty hoarders to be provided for, so that the building has the capacity of a fairly hotel. It i<i now ahcnit seven vears since the Club decv to snrnV accommodation for trainers and jockeys on tlie rac.ecoiiirsrt r tn .meet a long-felt want, and the institution has been much aporec.ia.ted. A start wa? made with twelve' loose-boxes and a hmise > containing twenty-four beds, and at the present time there n.re about sixtv loose-boxe.?i and sleeping aceotmmoda.tion ns above mentioned. 'Hie Wairarapa Cjub success, as everything ]X)S9ible has been done to bring the appointments up to a high standard. The latet improvement is the removal of the entrance gatey "to within a short distance of the caretaker'is resideuee, which will enable the public to drive to within-a lnmdired yards or so of the enclosure and paddock's. The meeting which opens promises to be the most vet held by the C'-lub, as the fields will be of good aycrajre size, and' the quality is representative of high-class handicap form. Tlie courstn is recoEfnised as one of the prettiest in the Dominion, .and no .'natter how hot the weather may bo<, there is, no difficulty iin finding a 6hady spot. Train arrangements are most comand passengers frtrm Masterton may leave at 9.55 a.m. stopping at r'arterton at ,10.20 and arriving at Feathersston at 11.4 a.m. Wellington trains leavp at 6.40 and 8.30 a.m.. arriving at Featherston- at 9.25 and 1130 a.m. Return trains leave for Wellington at 5.25 and 6.35 p.m. and for Masterton p,nd Woodville at 5.50. p.m'.