SPORTING NOTES

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 21 January 1913, Page 3

SPORTING NOTES

(B'l "Also Started.") FIXTURES. ,j ;m ill and 22 Foxton R. 0. j ;1 „. 21 and 2U.—AVaivoa 1Jan 22 23 and 25.— Wellington R.C. .Jan. 22' and 23.-Gore R.C. Jan 2:). Bav of Plenty Jockey Club Jan. 2!> and Fob. I.—Takapuna J. L. Summer meeting. Feb 1 —Canterbury J.C. Summer. Feb! 5 and 6.-Kgmo*t R.C. Summer. Great t ]i>appoinfcmeiii will be ielt in local sporting circles at Sir Knox h.iii.r none slightlv amiss. 1 li<-> Sn J^id;™«nu.ciod hmv, I-;«. b!. event in Wellington, and had doing some splendid track woi Yesterday morning Jus condition n: s Biioh that it was thought inadvisable to send him to Wellington. He niaj. however, be nominated ior the Waniruinii Cup. Alex WaKon proceeded to 1 e,! * tham yesterday in charge 'ot and Overrate, who are competing in minor events. ' Sir Solo, who is in "''"y S 00( > , ra<> ing form, was taken to Trentham yesterday. _ ,111 Soldier's Chorus is being backed l>\ his connections to win a substantia stake over the Wellington Clip. His running in the New Zealand Cup. a> at Invercargill recently, has brought him into favour. The Following riders have been engaged for the Wellington Cup: Bobrikoff, F. I). Jones; Soldier's Chorus, 0. Olson; Undecided. L. Wilson, Bronze, A. Oliver ; Masterpiece, -O. Emerson ; Se<i Queen, W'. 1 liccj Mj Lawyer, 0. Browne; -Sinapis, A. McMullen; Mira, 11. Berry; Dearest, B, Declev; Sir Solo, K. Lowe; Coroniforni H. Tricklebank; Ceylon, M. McDonald ; 'Master Luddo, J. O'Shea ; Moutoa Girl, A. Reed; Sesitomlale, W. Bell. . „ . Sea Queen is .said to be in excellent fettle, and there axe not a few who pin their faitJi to heir in the big event at Wellington. Dearest lias been doing .excellent work at Trentham, and with Declev on'her back may find a place in the Wellington Cup. „ Bally Shannon has gone to Otaki, where'she is expected to run prominently. She is in very good form just now. Ngatimaru is considered to have a good chance in the 1? oxton Oup, which is being run to-day. Dee ley will have the mount. Fashion Plate, on her recent nuining, will have to be reckoned with in the Welter at Trentham. Bobrikoff is still a warm favourite for the Wellington Cup, though there are not a few who think that-lie may repeat a former experience in the south, when he was one of the hottest things that ever started in a race.