THE W.J.C. AUTUMN MEETING

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1306, 17 February 1883, Page 2

THE W.J.C. AUTUMN MEETING

. On Thursday and Friday next the ' '" above mentioned Club':, hold ; their"-- ■- Autumn meeting at.Tauherenikau, and' '.'■'. ' it only lequires hwwertther to-inakfi ■■ i '' it the most interesting yet held id the v ' ""' : [ district. From the time the programme '■'.' ' was first published there seems to.have "' been buc one opinion as'to the wisdom •, of increasing the prizes, and good'',,.; judges predicted: an exceptionally sue-.:■.." ' Mssful gathering as a reward for the«-:> Club's liberality. So far they have; ' :X proved tee prophets, the nominations H received on the 29th ult. far exceeding '>'■.'£ any. similar list published by the Club.- r >;i THe• handicaps appeared in due;' course, and now the stewards have the :: gratifying result. of large acceptances -\ for each event. There aro six accept - ; ■- ; tore for the' Hurdles, all. of which".. : " have acquitted themselves creditably ' ''"'''' overjumps,- -,,.-■ ~,. _ The Tauherenikau Stakes, shows -a •• , f , list of eight contented owners, and this dash of a mile and a quarter will be a very merry one from the time'they ■' -■ leavo the starter. -" The District Handioap shows twelve" ■ -- and the Wairarapa Cup eleven acceptors,' there were., fifteen nominated for the fornier and sixteen i(ir'the. Jatterjso thttho handicappers have-.. •• satisfied the majority of owners.' For ; l ' our "blue ribbon," the District Produce, ten have 'signified their intention of

trying to gain the'&OO 'given by the V/ J Club, and. no less than eleven two-year- ■ • • - ; olds are engaged, in the Champagne I ' i Stakes, an equal- number. having'' nominated for the Nursery Handicap. ;. , '"' ; : ! "Besides the' foregoing, 'there are'.'! t twenty-one hoi'ses nominated for,-the •';.,: Grand;. Stand Handicap, the for which appear after the. race for the 'l ,: '' ; Cup. ; •■;.' •.' ; : .-.- ; ■;'■''■■■}.

. The event."inaugurated for Ladies' .-;., I ,': Hacks and named'the Ladies'- Braces-£" let,we regard as a pleasant innovation?-'' vwhich is sure to' give satisfaction if the'..-'" s ceuditions are strictly adhered to,' and ,','■■■ ;< only Ladies' Hacks, bona fide, allowed to compete. There will he of course "' the usual crowd of hacks, for, the -..,.. quality of- which our district is si)A/ celebrated;to a4d their share to the" " day's fun,: :

With such fields in every race, it is.not surprising that the coming meeting is looked forward to, to provide good racing, and we trust the Club may be favored with fine weather, a largo' attendance, and that the '.best horses in every instance may win, We mustleave" the relative merits bf' the different horses engaged to, our sporting contributor;, to, who.'will before the eventful dty arrives, endeavor to. select the best horses for TotaljsW dividends.