SPORTING

Feilding Star, Volume 3, Issue 553, 30 December 1925, Page 5

SPORTING

MARTOX MEETING AT EEILDING AND TH E ■TR A I NS. The Railway Department lias arranged an excellent timetable for tlie Afar ton Jockey Club’s summer meeting at Fetiding on Friday and Saturday next. I n addition to tlie ordinary train leaving Wanganui at 6.35 a.m., a special race train will leave Wanganui at 8.19 a.m., arnVing at Marto n at 10.6 ‘ a.m. and Eeilding 10.43, returning from Eeilding for Wanganui at 5.48 p.m. and 6.20 on Friday and at 5.48 and 6.0 p.m. on Saturday. A special train will leave Taihape at 8.10 a.m. and Marton 10.6 a.m., arriving at Eeilding at 10.45 a.m. The fares are 12s 2d and 8s 3d return from Taihape.

On Friday there will be specials leaving Palmerston at 9.28 a.m. and 10.15 a.m., arriving Fejlding n(, 10 a.m. and 10.50 a.m. The 10.15 a.m. train from Palmerston will conned, with trains from Paekakariki and Foxton. A special will also leave Palmerston at, 11.2, picking up passengers by the Wellington Limited, which leaves Wellington at 7.55 a.m. and arrives at Palmerston at 10,40 a.m., connecting at Terrace End with train s from Dannevirke and Master-; ton,«arriving at Feilding at 11.30 а. Trains leave Feilding for Palpnerston, Wellington, Foxton, Dnnnevirke and Mastcrton at 5.34 and for Palmerston only 5.45, 0.17 and 7.28 p.m. on Friday, and on Saturday at б. and. 7.28 p.m. On Saturday there will only be one special train leaving Palmerston at 10.1 in addition to the ordinary trains, arriving at Feilding at'10.37 a.m. Excursion fares will he issued on all of the above trains, and as the'first race stats at 11.45 a .m. each day_ passengers will have plenty of time to reach the racecourse for the first race. \ '

The meeting promises to he one ol ■the most successful yet hold in the history of the club. The Feilding Jockey Olub’ s course is at present- hi the best possible condition ond the track is receiving special attention. The following scratohings have been posted fop the opening day’s racing r Marton Cup, Tvilfaire. Juvenile Handicap, Kilperon. Trial Plate. Kvla and Killaddie.