SPORTING

Wairarapa Age, 30 March 1920, Page 6

SPORTING

(Notes by "Bee.")

Mr E. W. Alison, junior, leaves for Sydney by the Maheno this week, to attend the yearling sales which are held during Easter. L. H. Hewitt, who rode Uncle Ned to victory in the Easter Handicap at Auckland last year, will steer the son of Marble Arch again this year. J. O'Shea will have the mount of Hymestra in the A.KC. Easter Handicap. The Auckland horseman has not yet succeeded in placing the event to his credit. * Mr G. L. Stead having left Right and Left in the Great Northern Champagne Stakes, his meeting with Humbug looks-like providing the principal interest in the event. Premium, a winner on the second day at Southland, has always shown plenty of pace, but was of such erratic tendencies that he could not be depended upon to reproduce it in a race. Ho seems to have quietened down considerably of late. Onslaught is in good demand for the Great Easter Handicap, ,and such a solid galloper over seven furlongs is entitled to consideration. It will be remembered that he defeated a good field when he won at Riccarton last November. 1 I ( Sasanof is greatly f anced for the' Great Autumn - Handicap, but Warlike has gone out of favour a lot of late. ! ; j The • final payments. for the Great Northern Oaks and Great Northern St. Leger are decidedly disappointing, both' from the numerical and class point of view. "Neither event seems likely to attract more than four runners. i t { . ' The most noteworthy withdrawals frqp the A.R.C. Easter Handicap were Bindle and Demagogue, both of which were well supported and considered certain starters. A southern writer says:—Arrowsmith looks a picture. On Saturday morning, with a good weight in the saddle, he ran four furlongs in 51 8-5 sees, and looked as though he could | have gone faster. This was supposed to be three-quarter pace work. j