SPORTING.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLII, Issue 1737, 12 February 1921, Page 6

SPORTING.

■ RACING FIXTURES. B SEASON 1920-21. B?eb. 10 and 12— Poverty Bay Turf Club Summer. ■'eb. 12 —Te Kultl R.C. Annual. B’eb. 16 and 17—Hamilton R.C. An--81/ nual. . . Breb. 16 and 17—Woodville District B J.C. Summer. Hfcb. 17 and 18 —North Otago J-C. ■ Autumn. HPeb. 28 —Cllfden R.C. Annual. Breb. 24—Opotikl J.C. Annual. B'eb. 24 and 26 —Wanganui J.C. AutHl*.'. umn. Beb. 26 and 28— Thames J.C. Annual. Bl v ; ’'S ■ NOTES. "Nominations for all events at the ■Marlborough Racing Club’s autumn ■meeting close on Wednesday next. ■for this popular meeting will be ■found in the “Referee.” ■',' The acceptances for the Woodville ■meeting, which Opens on Wednesday ■next, are very satisfactory, and should Hprovide good racing The was ■never in better order, and quite a ■ number of horses are already on the ■spot getting in their final gallops. ■ The train arrangements for the mect- ■ ing are much better than usual and ■ should suit patrons" from the Mana- ■ watu side of the range admirably. A ■goods train with cars attached will ■ leave Feilding each day at 8.10 p.m. ■ and connect at Terrace End with a ■special leaving Palmerston North at ■9 a.m., Ashhurst 9.31 a.m. and ar- ■ riving in Woodville at 10 a.m. The ■return train will leave Woodville at ■ 5.32 p.m., and Feilding passengers ■"will connect with a train at Terrace ■.End. The goods train leaving Wood- ■ ville at 7.5 p.m. for Dannevirke will ■ have cars attached. ■ The Hawera stewards must have I a great opinion of Vespucci if they ■expected him to beat Gloaming on I, Thursday. Warplane Woked like a winner ■ when he broke down at Hawera on l! Wednesday. Strange to say it was I the Martian horse’s sound leg that I went this time. Genuine regret will ■ be expressed at Warplane’s enforced ■ retirement, as he was without doubt I; one of the most brilliant horses in li the Dominion. I/' The omission of the word “No” in 1. a paragraph yesterday in these notes ■ in connection with the Martindale l ease completely changed the meaning what the writer had in mind. There will be racing at Te Kuiti, ;■ Gisborne and Dunedin to-day. Owners and trainers are reminded /that nominations for the Marlborough meeting close with the secretary at Blenheim on Wednesday. February 16. A steamer will leave Nelson for Pic- . ton with horses at the close of the | Nelson meeting. .V 1 The holiday meetings are over, but there are few to go to before the sumjner ends. Summer meetings require summer clothes. Alf. Mahon, ■ the sporting mercer, has Just the thing 1 you require if you desire to keep cool. Call in to-day and see his wonderful assortment.* i - -