SPORTING

Manawatu Times, Volume XL, Issue 14068, 26 November 1918, Page 6

SPORTING

BAOING FIXTtTREB. jr 0V- 30 —Takapuna Joekey Club. Nov. 30—Feilding Jockey Club. Doc. 4, fi—Woodville District Jockey Club. Dec. o—Methvcn Racing Club. rj ee . 7 —Bay of Plenty Jockey Club. Dec. 12—Wairarapa Racing Club. Oec. 14 —Waipa Racing Club. Dec 26 —Taranaki Jockey Club. Dec. 26 —Dunedin Jockey Club. Dec. 26, 28, Jan. I—Auckland1 —Auckland Racing Club. Dec. 26, 27 —Manawatu Racing Club. Dew. 26, 27 —Rcefton Jocxey Club. Dec. 27, 30, Jan. 2—Auckland Trotting Club. Doc. 28 —Manawatu Trotting Club. NOTES. Nominations for all c\ent* at the Manawatu Racing Club's Summer Meeting will close on Thursday, 28th November, at 5 p.m., also forfeits (lsov.) for the Thirteenth Palmerston Stakes. The Minister for Internal Affairs, the Hon. G. W. Russell, has sanctioned the postponement of the Auckland Racing Club 'a Spring Meeting until January 4, conditional upon the Racing Conference approving of the alteration in date, and the programme as originally drafted remaining unaltered. Under ordinary circumstances the weights for the Auckland Cup and Railway Handicap would have made their appearance on Friday, but owing to the illness of tho handicapper, Mr F. J. Macmanemin, the date of the declaration of the weights has been postponed. The death of Devotion will be a severe loss to her owner, as the mare was particularly well, and should have been a good stake earner this season.

It is stated that several big bettors were hard hit over Finmark's defeat in the V.R.C. Derby. One of the number is credited with a loss of £SOOO, and another (a New Zealander) is said to have suffered a depiction of his banking account to the extent of £2OOO. On present appearances it looks as if there will be no racing in these parts until well on in December. It is a remarkable fact that only two winners of the Melbourne Cup have, in their turn, sired winners of the great Flemington race. The horses to achieve the dual distinction named are Grand Flaneur (by Yattcndon —First Lady) and Malua (by St. Albans—Edella). Tho winning representative of the former was Patron, while Malua's son was Malvolio. Taken as a whole, col-onial-bred sires have well held their own in connection with the Melbourne Cup. During the last 20 years they have been represented by 10 winners—a good performance in these days of numerous importations.

Mr A. W. Rutherford, jun., who died in Christchurch, was a prominent figure in racing circles in the South Island, having been closely identified with the sport there. He always had a number of horses in training, and at the time of his death had Kilrush, Daytime, .lingo, and Samiscn working at Riccnrton under the charge of A. McAulay.

Advices to hand from Canterbury state that Biplane has been brought back from Australia. The dual Derby winner has been sent to his owner's station at North Canterbury, where he will be given, a long spell. Hopes are entertained that the son of Comedy King will again prove trainable; but it is held to be unlikely that any attempt in that direction will be made ior several months; further than that tho brown horse will probably not make a reappearance under silk until next season.

A number of local sports arc down with the "flu." and arc advised that they must keep themselves well wrapped up when out of doors. Alf. Mahon lias full stocks of all classes of warm underclothing and top coats, which will be found just the thing for those on the sick list.*