SPORTING.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLII, Issue 1735, 10 February 1921, Page 6

SPORTING.

RACING FIXTURES. SEASON 1920-21. >. 0 and 10 —Egmont R.C. Summer. )• 9 and 12 —Dunedin J.G. Autumn >.lO and 12— Poverty Bay Turf Club Summer. >, 12—Te Kuiti R.C. Annual. >. 16 and 17 —Hamilton R.C. Annual. j. 16 and 17 —Woodville District E J.C. Summer. >. 17 and 18 —North Otago Autumn. ), 28 —Clifden R.C. Annual, b. 24—Opotiki J.C. Annual, b. 24 and 26 —Wanganui J.C. Autumn. . ). 26 and 28 —Thames J.C. Annual. NOTES. '■ ■ The Canterbury Jockey Club have w issued the amended programme their autumn meeting, which Ces place on March 28 and 29 th. e two principal handicap events i the Great Easter Handicap, of 6 00, seven furlongs, and the Great Itumn Handicap, of £ISOO, one and lalf ■ miles; the richly endowed hmpagne Stakes, of £IOOO, six furigs ■ (for two-year-olds), and the th Challenge Stakes, of £IOOO, ven furlongs, will be run at this seting. Other events include two irdle races of £3OO each, the Aumn Plate, £4OO, one mile; the Rusr Plate, £3OO, five furlongs; Sockirn Handicap, £4OO, one and a-quar-r miles; Gimcrack Handicap, of 00, six furlongs: Courtenay Welter uidicap, £4oo, y one mile; Autumn rseiy Handicap, £4OO, six furlongs; Idhurst' Welter Handicap, £4OO, |en furlongs; Addington Handicap, 10, one rniltK,- Templeton Handicap. 00, six furlongs; and the Final Hancap, of £SOO, one mile. Entries for ie Great Easter and Great Autumn gpdicaps clQ?e on February 25th, id general entries close on March th with Mt~F. C. Cother, P.O. Box !X”Cnf Tslcfiu rch. Acceptances for Woodville close ith Mr W. A. Lyon, secretary, toght. Nominations for all events the Dannevirke autumn meeting ose at 8 o’clock to-morrow night Ith Mr Walter Dobson, secretary. ■Riccarton stables provided 30 of ie horses competing at Wingatul ssterday. Hylans, last year’s National Hurdles inner, is again in work at Riccarton. The Eapgitikei Racing Club has Sued" the programme for its annual vo-day race meeting, to be held on farch 22nd and 23rd at the oldstablished Bulls racecourse. The rogramme consists of 16 events, the pen events being the Scott Memorial andicap, w 'of £260,-six furlongs: the ah'gitlkei.'Ctip, £SOO, one and a-quar-ir miles; the Parewanui Welter HanIcap £230, one mile and half a fur>ng; the Greatford Handicap, £2OO. ve furlongs: the Fraser Memorial landicap, £350, one mile and a disanoe; and the Pukemarama Welter landicap, £l9O, seven furlongs. Hack vents include the Trial Plate, £ls > ve furlongs: Ohakea Hack Hurdles, 200. one and three-quarter miles; Jarharvon Hack Handicap, £l7O. ix furlongs: Pakenpi Hack Welter, 170 seven furlongs; Ngatiapa Hack handicap, £l5O, seven furlongs; cm landicap, £l7O, five furlongs; Maiden landicap, £l5O, seven furlongs; Sanon Hack Hurdles, £IBO. one and afalf mifes; the Rangitoto Hack Hanicap, £1,50, six furlongs; Pukehou ack Welter, £l5O, one mile and half “furlong; and the Farewell Hack landicap, £l5O, five furlongs The otal prize money is £3370. Nominaons for all events close on Monday, iebruary 21st, at 9 p.m. Handicaps ill be declared on Monday, March fth, and acceptances close with Mr 5. A. Goodall, secretary, at 9 p.m. on ttonday, March 14th. bThe holiday meetings are over, but here are still a few to go to before the Simmer ends. Summer meetings re[uire summer clothes. Alf. Mahon, he sporting mercer, has just the thing /ou require if you desire to keep cool. Jail In to-day and see his wonderful HBSortment;* •