SPORTING NOTES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 16 September 1913, Page 6

SPORTING NOTES.

FIXTURES: September 17 and 20.-Avondale JO. Spring. . September 22 and 23.-Otaki Maori R.C. Spring. September 25 and 27.-Wanganui J.(J. Spring. „ . rx, x. October 4.—Napier Park Racing Club spring- *; d • October 4, 6, and 11.-A.J.C Spring. October 8 and. 11.—Dunedm J.O. Spring. ' . • October 18.—Masterton R.C Spring. (By "Also Started.") There will be racing at Avondale to-morrow. The Avondale Stakes, first of the season's classics, will be decided. At least a dozen should go to the post, and a good race should result. The Avondale Cup (li miles) has attracted a field of nine, including Merry Roe and Royal Arms, who may divide favouritism. Crown Pearl, who has already shown winning form at Avondale, is giving,, away a lot of weight In the Flying 1 Handicap, which includes some Bmart sprinters. Interest will attach to k the running of Potoa and Dommo in view of their New Zoaland Cup engagement. The former seems well : treated in the Henderson Handicap. Work at Opaki is beginning to assume a brighter appearance, a: fair number of horses are to be Been on the tracks each morning. The veteran trainer R. Knox has. of four in commission. KakawaTj #ie filly by Benzonian—Platypus, moves very attractively in her daily tasks, and should be ready to race when the. local meeting comes round. A filly, by Boris—No Trumps has just been taken up, and looks as if she may turn out good,-being a Jxe> K rown youngster, with plenty of bone. Bonny girl is doing slow work, and may •race about Christmas time. The.veteran Overrate is still'-being persevered with and appears quite sound. The Officer gelding is now 12 years old. Sir Knox lias done a light seaBon at the stud, and will be put into active commission about the end of the month, in view of summer engagements. . -__^ R. Hatch, who has taken over the stables formerly occupied by M. McGrath has two horses in his charge, Master Lupin and a filly by Advance —Gold Cord, dam of the Native, etc. The fornier has already demonstrated galloping Utility, and should" soon earn a stake. ; Manitau has been taken up after, a spell, Jor which he looks all the i better. The gelding is at present be- ) ing trained by his:owner. ( Conziska ran disappointingly at i DannevTrko.

Acceptances for the," Wanganui Club's Spring meeting are due on Monday next. Mr C. F.Vallance's horses will not be trained; at' Kahurdingi as wits at first intended,' owing to the difficulty in obtaining a suitable track. - Amber and' White and Bluezonia have been put into work at Olalreville.

Merrie Rose,* who is in foal to Benzonian, will probably visit the imported horse again. Phroso, who has been allotted top weight'in the Gonville Hurdles- at Wanganui, ie not taking kindly to the jumping business. /

Fred TiLley, the Fordell mentor, has been well in the'limelight lately, and judging by the horses nominated at Wanganui—Kaniki, Goodwin Park, Leonta, Postillion, Austin, Bonnie Helen, Sunbird, Ardent and Prinoess Moutoa—he will secure some more bullion.

The Great Mogul is reported to be getting back to .his best form on the Awapuni tracks. His next appearance will Be at Wanganui. The Avondale Guineas will be 'run of Saturday and the Wanganui Guineas on 25th inst.

TBe Ranter has ha 3 quite a long list of seconds in his career. Another was added at Dannevirke. Cork and Muscadine were offered at auction at Darihevirke but. no one .seemed anxious to buy them, and they were passed hi. Old Kremlin is again in work at Takapuna. The Highden cast-off Mallard, who is now trained in the same stable as Otahu and Co., is reported to be galloping very well at present. , ; The stallion Malatua, by Malua—Faithful, died recently in New South Wales. He was purchased as a yearling by Mr Dan O'Brien, for whom he won a number of races in New Zealand. A son of Malatua's in Maranui. won the Caulfield Cup for Mr D. O'Brien in 1908.