SPORTING NOTES

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 1 February 1913, Page 5

SPORTING NOTES

(By "Also Started.") fixtures. Feb. 1. —Canterbury J.C. Summer. Feb. 5 and o.—Egmont R.C. Summer. Feb. 6—Te Kuiti Annual. Fob 6 and 7—Poverty Bay P.O. Feb. 12 and 13—Taranaki J.C. AutFeb. U l3 and 14—Gisborne R.C. SumFeb.To'and 20—Woodville District J.C. Autumn. Feb. 13. 20, and 22.—Thames J.C. Annual. . Feb. 27 and March I—Wanganui J.C. Autumn.

The Summer meeting of the Canterbury Jockey Club takes place at Riccarton to-day, IS ice-si/.ed fields are engaged, and tho gathering will be followed with the usual interest The chief event is the Middle Park of 500 sovs, six furlongs, which affords an opportunity for the be:<t of the two and three-year-olds to meet. After final payments nine remain in the event, the three-year-olds being Autumn us (who is showing some ot his last season's dash on the training track) and Winning Way. Mr J B. Reid's Salsbtirg is sure of a big following, while of the other two-year-olds Ni'ghtwatch, Warstep and Fender appear the best. Golden Slipper (Multiform—Aura), for whom iSOOgns was given at the dispersal sale of the late Mi' G. GStead's horses, has been on a second visit to Wallace. She has a yearling filly foal at foot by the son of Carbine. The Egmont Ouo comes up for decision oh"Wednesday next-; the Taranaki Cup on February 12th; Dunedin Cup, February 19th, Woodvilie Cup, February 19th; Wanganui Cup. February 27th; and Dannevirke Cup, March sth. The stewards of the Auckland Racing Ckvb. after am inquiry into the fall of Master Wairiki, ridden by Stenhing, in the Grandstand' Handicap on January 2nd, are of opinion that the occurrence was entirely accidental, and that no blame is attachable to any of the riders concerned: Amopgst the buyers at the Newmarket (England) sales was Mr G. D. Greenwood, the well-known Canterbury sportsman. He purchased three young mares, all of high lineage, and in foal to noted horses'. Tfhe marcs are Yicellia (by. Yeles, from Sweet Duchess), Field Glass -(fa Winkfield, from Florence Edith by Isinglass) and Addra (by Goldfinch, from Ability, by Order). Yicella ,is in foal to lan, by St. Serf (by St. Simon) from Bere.n- , gari; ! Field-Glass in foal to Acclaim (bv Amphian—sire of Sundridge and Sally—from. Claque, by Marden; Ad- , dra was bred in America, a,nd is in foal to Marcovil, by Marco from Lady ; Villikins. Mr Greenwood's selections j should be a decided acquisition to the ] bloodstock of the Dominion. ,L. Wilson will have the mmint on Anua Carlovna in tho 'Mid-summer Handicap at Riccarton to-day. . Mulga Bill is again a Regular trackworker at. Hawera.

Corazon is again in comiTjision for this season's jumping events. Colello has also in commission, a five-vear-old three-quarter brother by El Draqtie, to Sir William Russrll'is 'chaser. Sir George Clifford has n-on the. hist .six contests for the Middle Park Plate. Ir. today's race Nightwateh, Autumnus and Winning Way are ongaged.- and it is^'""•obdWe-that the two first-named will carry tile blue and gold chequers. . D. Roberts, the Riccarton trainer, has won the Mid-summer Handicap three years in succession with Tiki-, tere, Constadt and Mnmura. Weights for the Wanganui Gun and Fiving Handicap will ho declared after the Hawe.ra mating. Nominations for the Woodville Jockey Club's Autumn meeting close with the secretary (Mi- E. J. Got hard) at 8 o'clock .on Monday evening. The programme, which will be/folind advertised "on page 3 of this issue, is a good all-round one, and may be 'depended upon to attract a good entry list from Wairaraoa stables. It is state that R. Hatch will ride Autumnus in the Middle Park Plate, while C. Emerson will have the mount on Night watch.

Fille, who won the Takapuna Cup on Wednesday, is a bfjy mare by Son It from Merry Maid, by Hotchk'isS r-Maid .u»f. Atlio], '. by Maribyrnong. •Last was stiocessfiil :in the Tatiranga ; Giip-,ai)d Railway Hatidicap at the Bar of. Plenty-;meetirig.:.. Next season Mfedaliisfc' mJF }>e mated with the American-bred flire-St. Savin. This will be anothei- interesting case of inbreeding to St. Siinon. St. Savin being a direct descondent of celebrated Galopin horse, while Ladv Medallist is by St. (son of S+. ■Frnsquin, by St. Simon). It was Mr CVaven's intention to retire Lady Medallist right awn v. but she has since recoveivd from the injury she met with in Melbourne, and has gone back to work again at Rnndwick. The .second day's raeing in connection with t.he Taluipun:'. Jockey's Club's meeting takes pla'.'P to-day. Fields are good in ea«h event. The projected brio to Sydney with the Soult mare Kakama ii.as been postponed until after the AucklanJ Autumn meeting.