SPORTING.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 104, 1 April 1926, Page 8

SPORTING.

Delay in posting their nominations for the autumn meeting of the Manawatu Racing Club resulted in more than one owner finding his candidates missing from tho list published in all quarters of the Dominion yesterday. Large as were the nominations received by the club the total would have been built up to the extent of an additional eleven, some of which were from, the South Island, had the owners’ instructions come to hand in time. Tho closing hour of the nominations had been set down as 9 o’clock on Tuesday night, and, unfortunately for both the club and the owners, the advices were not received until yesterday afternoon.

RANDWICK FINAL GALLOPS,

Received April 1, 12.30 p.m. SYDNEY, April 1

For the final gallops at ltandwick this morning the atmosphere was heavy and the going sticky on the outer portion of the grass track. Royal Sea led Jack Point over four furlongs in 54fsecs. Itunnymeao with Vertumnus covered eight furlongs in 1.494. Runnymere pulled up slightly lame. i jiliewinkle did eight furlongs in 1.45 L Samoan finished a length ahead of Shrapnell, who was two lengths in front of Temonanui at the end of eight furlongsi which were covered in 1.484 Windbag led Murray King over nine furlongs in 2mins. Heroic, and Metellus did ten furlongs in 2.18, Valicare seven in 1.34, Night Patrol seven in 1.314, Wedding Eve six in 1.18. Even if no further rain falls the track on Saturday is sure to bo on the “dead” side.—Press Association.