SPORTING.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 15 April 1922, Page 4

SPORTING.

NOTES AND COMMENTS:

(By Maecenas;

if unsuccessful at Jillersiie on Satur- ■ day, _boni insurrection ana viasoajj can b& uepenaea on to run well on JHoiiuay. The tireat Autumn Handicap, to be- .- qje^iutiu no it-ccarion on xuesttay next,.""_ appears to De moac open, j^gotism has - snown sucn pa^e at tunes that'sne may be. iavounte. j? or tne ttreat Jfiaster Handicap, decided on tiie same course^ on lYlonaay, tne .North islanders, Uhimera and Mireusonta, may cncouuier strong opposition iroin i-luto. Hose iiingen (132 yards behind) is set- - a stitf tasK m the District = Handicap - but on her Auckland showing' she • snoula put up a good race. ~ -ttio Alto hnishe.d close up fourth on. . the second day at Alexandra Park, and amongst a moderate class engaged in_ the Haweru- Handicap, should show \iuk- . well. - -

If a starter for the Stratford Handicap^ Goldman should command respect, as he won at^the recent Auckland meeting, and is the representative of- a. powerrul stable. Maydprn may also go, well,

Rescue showed a lot of pace at Wan— ganui. and if the chestnut maTe has - gone on the right way she should have something to. do with the decision of the > Auroa Handicap on Monday at Hawera. * A very large number figure m the AorniaiUjy Handicap. Although giving, away big starts, the best of Mr J. R.~ Corrmgan's pair (Conscript - an d Queen. Chimes; should get support, although, the track should ravour "limit" horses. General Advance, too, is well .and should be in the "market."

The Elthani Handicap (saddle, one mile) is over a distance favourable to several of the acceptors. At the Wanganui meeting, Blue Pedo was most unlucky, and his turn may not be far oif, but Temple and Queen Chimes must each be hard to dispose of over the-mile. course.

Trainer Gravestock has taken a useful team to Riccarton for Mr C. F. Vallance .and Chimera. Little River, Kilreid and Peneus will each run well in. their engagements, although, it may be. added, they will encounter stiff opposition in their respective engagements. Warpath is engaged at Waipukurau. on Monday, and the son of Martian can. be depended on to do well. Like many om Martian-s progeny, Warpath, is a, long while making. good, but ran suf— hcently well at Trentham to make thefuture look promising. If favoured with good weather, the. I Waimate Plains Trotting Club should. have a record gathering at their annual meeting which takes place on the> -Egmont racecouse on Monday next. Let* us trust that all true sportsmen will attend, as this young club deserves all thepatronage one can give. In these days, of reduced public attendance and consequently smaller totalistor receipts, practically all club's have reduced their' prize list, but the Waimate Plains- | Troting Club are one of the exceptions, and by very liberal prize money are; out to popularise the ligh.t harnesssport in TaranaKi. The "Waimate Plains Trotting Chip should provide a fine contest for on paper, the event is very open. Goldman and Wairemana, on tiie limit, have each shown fair form quite recently. Little Pointer (12yards), recently won the Nelson Trotting Cup, while Progress (24 yards behind), wonj the chief handicap at Blenheim lastmonth, and also beat a capital field at. Alexandra Park a couple of weeks ago. Native King and Harry Audubon are apair of straight-out trotters, and the pair are as promising as any in tneDominion. Ballin, too, won at Alexandra Park and appears to go- better in hobbles. William the First (132^ yards behind), is set a severe task, but is undoubtedly a good one. He is well,

as instance his recent good showins up north. Possibly Progress, TSative Ivingand William the First may each givetheir followers satisfactory showiitgs.