SPORTING.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLII, Issue 1808, 5 May 1921, Page 6

SPORTING.

FIXTURES. May 11, 12.—Egmont R.C. May 12, 13. —Ashbuijton County R.C. ' May 14.—Pakuranga Hunt Club. ' May 19, 20.—North Otago J.C. May 19, 21.—Wanganui J.C. June 1,3, 4.—Dunedin R.C. June 3, 4.—Otaki-Maori R.C. • June 3,4, 8. —Auckland R.C. [ June 17, 18, Napier Park R.C. June 22, 23.—Hawke's Bay J.C. I June 25.—Hawke's Bay Hunt Club. June 29.—Dannevirke Hunt Club. July 6.—Rangitikei Hunt Club. ■ July 13, 16.—Wellington R.C. ' July 21.—South Canterbury Hunt Club. July 28, 30. —Gisborne R.C. •July 30. —Christchurch Hunt Club. ■ • MANAWATU HUNT FIXTURES. 1 Saturday, May 7th, Bunnythorpe-Ran-gitikei Line. ; Saturday, May 14th, Te Matai. Saturday, May 21st, Feilding. I Saturday, May 28th, Kairanga. NOTES. AC a recent gaslight trotting meeting held in Perth a' prad named •Woodland Bells returned a dividend of over a century and a half on a ten shilling totalisator. The best the Bar ■ Nodings offered was "tens," which was a sort of body blow to opponents of . the mechanical layer of odds. i . ySays a "Bulletin" writer:—Some . easy money was picked up tit the recent Onkaparinga (S.A.) race meeting. ~At one of the new half-crown totes I on the flat the gong was not heard, ,'and the windows remained open all '. through tie race—and after. When I No. 5 was hoisted as winner, the glad 'tidings rapidly spread that tickets .'•were obtainable still; and apparently ■ It was only the fact of a clamorous j crcAvd all wanting the same number I that woke the vendors from their trance.

On the Wanganui track yesterday morning, useful work was done by Tivoli, Rose Queen, Khartoum, Western Boom, Desire, Amber Tips, Mal- : lngerer, and a number of others. Zola (E. Copestake) and Sir Fisher (W. Weller) had a round over the big fences, and both gave a splendid display of jumping. They kept together all the way, taking each obstacle without the semblance of a mistake, the exhibition of fencing being one of the best seen here for a long time. Erin's Isle went out with Warrawee for a schooling lesson over the hurdles, but Warrawee cleared out from the Maniapoto gelding, who did not run too .kindly. Warrawee shaped very well indeed, and gives every promise of making good over the small sticks. Flying Master ran five furlongs in 1.5, finishing l well ahead of Legato, while Tirana beat Munition over four furlongs in 53.

The two Great Northerns are the roost richly endowed jumping events In the Dominion, the stake money being 2000 sovs" for each event.

Bagdad appears amongst the n6minatibns for the principal flat races at the Auckland Winter Meeting. The Auckland Winter fixture has in the past been a favourite one with trainer Stewart Waddell.

. Monopole, which has been off the scene for some time, is evidently all right again, for the son of Monoform has been nominated for the Great Northern Steeplechase.

Says l the Sydney "Referee": In Feb. ruary last Herbert Jones (the King's "jockey) was installed Worshipful Master of the Ethelreda Lodge of 'freemasons, NeWmarket (England). •It. may be news to many to hear that •our Hector Gray was installed a Freemason at Stratford recently, and Should not want for friends while In England.

Owners are reminded that nominations for the Oraki meeting close on Saturday next.

■ It is reported that Mr W. G. Emeny ir-tends taking the hurdler Paddington Green to Australia.

I The Egmont meeting will be held on •Wednesday and Thursday of next iweek.

;. The weights fqr the Great Northern Hurdles, Great Northern Steeplechase and Qornwall Handicap are due !on Monday, May 9th. Winners at the Egmont, Pakuranga Hunt and Wanganui meetings will be liable to be rehandicapped, f

, A Christchurch paper states that Manawaponga, who is walking sounder than he was, will not go to the Egmont meeting.

It has been decided not to further persevere with Stutter on the racing track. It is understood that the daughter of Demosthenes will be relegated to the matron's paddock.

has made a satisfactory •ecovery from his recent mishap, and tfill probably sport silk at the North Jtago meeting.

Favourable reports are to hand i-om Timaru concerning O. Voight's sondition, and there is now every jrospect of the popular lightweight >ulling through.

Bon Reve has been entered for the teeplechases at the Wanganui meeting, but the old fellow is not engaged it Ellerslie. If he comes through the

Wanganui meeting without developing leg weakness he- will then be kept for the Napier and Hastings winter gathsrings.

The late Mr Joseph Lyle, who died i Queenstown recently, was well chown amongst sporting men in the

Western District some 30 odd years ago. He was the first secretary to the Birchwood Hunt Club, established in 1886, and one of the strong advocates 'or steeplechases being first put on :he programme of the Riverton Racing Club. He was a member of committee and steward of the latter club for many years.

Weights for the Wanganui Steeple:hase and Century Hurdles are due tonorrow. .

Festivity's name was accidentally >mitted from the list of nominations 'or the Balg-owrie Hack Handicap at lie Wanganui Jockey Club's meeting.

Listowel was given a six-furlong ipln onr the Wanganui track yesterlay, the last five being cut out in 1.4. 't was a good gallop as the Absurd ;olt had to run outside of the restles, which were well out, an a he iad to cover considerably over the Instance.