SPORTING.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 2784, 13 September 1910, Page 4

SPORTING.

The first payments for the N.Z. onp have proved very satisfactory, as 51 horses still remain in the race. These are the largest that have been taken for races ior years. ' Sentinel' in the ' Witness' says : Strathfillan, owned by Mr J. J. Mcßride, will probably be sent on a visit to Buccleuch and retired from the turf after racing at some of the spring meetings. Strathfillan is a good type of mare and on breeding lines should do well at the stud. She was got by Strathbraan (AppremontEngagement) from Falka, by St. George (brother to Chester) from Melusina, by Tasnian from Naulibus, Traducer.

Under the conditions on whioh the Lake County Jockey Club hold the right to race on the Frankton reserve the revenue derived from rent has to be spent on improvements. At the present time there is something like £6O in hand and available for the purposes indicated. If the forthcoming meeting of the L.C.J.C. was to be held at Frankton instead of at Arrow the circumference of the track would have been reduced to a mile and a quarter, and other improvements effected on the course. Meantime the matter will be allowed to stand over.—' Sentinel' in the ' Otago Witness.'

The Winton J.C.'s program mo for their annual races on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 9 and 10, is to hand and di; closes the fact that the highly satisfactory sum of .£I3OO is to be disbursed in stakes. The principal events are the Winton Cup, of JEISO (1| miles) on the first day and the Memorial Stakes Handicap, of £l2O on the concluding day. Other rooes are Hurdle Race of £75 (1 \ miles), Trial Stakes of £SO (one mile), Hokonui Time Trot, of £IOO (two miles), Welter Handicap of £7O (six furlongs, Flying Handicap of 80 sovs (five furlongs), Otapiri Handicap Trot of £BO (1} miles), Tradesman's Handicap of £7O. The remaining second day events are : Hurdle Race of £75 (1J miles), Stewards' Race of £75, Awarua Handicap of £65, Oreti Trot of £!K) (two miles), County Handicap of £6O, Dash Trot of £76 (one mile), Farewell Handicap of £65 (seven fuil >ngs.) The Wyndhara Racing Club held their annual meeting last Tuesday. The balance sheet showed a credit balance in the bank of £22 12s (id. In addition to this there was £362 6s 6d in the P.O. Savings Bank. Mr Ive was elected president for the twelfth time. The stake money was in* creased from £4OO to £6OO, it being considered that better nominations and a higher class of hcrse would be attracted to the meeting. Mr A. Jones was re-eleoted handicapper. Mr J. J. Mcßride's Obsono has been entered for several of the events in the Dunedin spring meeting.