SPORTING NOTES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 6 June 1913, Page 6

SPORTING NOTES.

(By "Also Started.") FIXTURES. '' June 25, 26.—Napier Park RC July 3, 4.—Gisborne RC, Steeplechase. July 16, 19.—Wellington R.C., Winter. August 12, M, 10.—C.J.C. Grand National.

The present year should prove a record one, as far as financial returns go, for almost every club in the Dominion. . Stakes will no doubt be generally increased.' ■ The past week has been ;i disastrous one for punters, if one is to judge by the number of outsiders which cropped up. It is rather a remarkable fact that the favourite has been beaten in almost every handicap of importance during the season.

J. H. Preiser's, luck has apparently taken a turn for the better, as at Otaki the Porirua stable saddled up three winner*?/ viz., Parky, Aratiatia .and Dirge. The-trio were ridden by H. Telford.

W. Price rode three winners and B. Deeley two at the same fixture. Moiitoa Girl repeated Lady Moiitoa's. performance in the Hawke's Bay Cup, .when s he made a runaway victory of the Otaki,Cup.

Sir Knox's form at Otaki was so unsatisfactory as to suggest that atf is not sight with the chestnut son of Sir Laddo. A spell may be required before he is himself again. . Bercola, who has credited his owner with a Century Hurdles and Great, Northern Steeplechase, was under offer to a Masterton sportsman a few seasons back at £ls. R. J. Mason has taken some highclass horses to Australia in recent years, but on back form his present team is about the weakest he has ever taken across. However, in Cherubim (who is a full brother to Soldier's Chorus and Tannhauser) he may have a worthy representative for-Derby honours. He ran a good race in the last Canterbury Champagne Stakes, and it ip worth noting that he comes from a family that has shown great improvement with age. Emperador is more than a useful galloper, but Historiette is only a moderate, and Bank'sia is an unknown quantity. The famous English mare Pretty Polly, by produced a bay colt foal to old Carbine's sdn Spearmint, early in March.

Six hundred guineas was recently refused,forStt'Kevin. There is some talk', of the southern hurdle horse beiiig'taken, to • Australia' this 1 ' winter. It would seem from St. Kevin's most recent form, that his connections knew something. A Sydney paper has the following about the leading New Zealand jockey, C. Emef son :—''Lately there has been a promising influx of New Zealand horsemen into. Australia, and their anks are to be further augments gaortly by the arrival of'C. Emerson, who is not renewing his engagement with the powerful Choke.-, bore stable, and who intends to settle here. It will be remembered ihat the rider named paid l a holiday visit here last winter, and met with a lot •of success. He can go to scales undsr--7 stone, which is remarkable in a I>oy who has been .riding so hap:. For the pi'esent senior "u New' Zealand, Emerson is at thp head of the lis!- of winning jockeys with fifty odd. victories, which is a good achievement, considering that he was in Sydney for the first two months of the season. If he definitely decides to settle here. hi s services are sure to be in good demand with owners." ' Okaihau was in front when he broke down in the Great Northern Steeplechase. The' Native maiy turn wit a Nation-il winner, but be will first have to improve a very great deal. Jerry O'Oonnell is riding well at present, and on Tuesday was up on Bercoln and Chief Marshall. . BomiLand Leapuki each filled third berth at the Otaki meeting. Leapuki will now be put to the jumping game for which ho has already shown some aptitude.

Undecided showed some of his old form in the Otaki Cup, and may get on the winning list in the near future. Mmlga Bill like s the going soft, and ran a good race on the second day of the Otaki meeting. A win to:this useful performer is due at any time. Kyland duly "made good"' in his' first attempt erer the battens. . F« promise 9 to be uncommsaly •useful in future hnrdle events '

The winning owners at Dhe South Wairarapa Trotting dub's annual meeting were as follow.:—Messrs T. TBoe £IOO, C. Michael £5-5, B. Shadbolt £47 IDs, p.-A. Piper £47, ,T. T. Gadwallader £45, W. BoseweU £lO M. Holland £35, W. Uedmond £lO, W. Jones £B, R. Harris £7 10s, W. Burridg© £5.