Sporting

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7243, 24 August 1933, Page 4

Sporting

RACING DATES. ! Sept. 2: Taranaki Hunt Club. Sopt. 2: Otago Hunt Club. Sept. 13: Marton J.C. Sopt. 16: Ashburton C.R.C. Sopt. 21, 23: Wanganui J.C. Sept. 21, 23: Geraldine Racing Club. Sept. 30: Napier Park R.C. Sept. 30: Kurow J.C. October 5, 7.—Dunedin J.C. Octobor 6, 7.—Otako Maori R.C. Octobor 14.—Mastorton- R.C. October 14.—South Canterbury J.C. October 14, 16. —Avondale J.C. October 21, 23—Wellington R.C. October 21, 23.—Gore R.C. October 23. —Wavorley R.C. October 23.—Waipawa County R.C. Octobor 23. —North Canterbury R.C. October 23.—Waikato Hunt Club. October 26, 28. —Poverty Bay T.C. October 28.—Banks Peninsula R.C. Trotting August 26.—Auckland T.C. • After a short visit to Australia, Mir W. Higgins, of Wellington, returned to Auckland by the Monowai this week, states a Northern exchange. Mr Higgins, has two horses in Sydney, Safari, who has had three starts and ono win, and After Money, who has not yet raced. M.'r Higgins said there was generally increased activity on the Australian turf and some good racing was in prospect .for the coming season. ,t According to the latest Australian papers Waltzing Lily has been solidly backed for the Caulfield Cup. So big was the business transacted that the mare became a firm second choice for tho race. Waltzing Lily was coupled with Poter Pan for about £20,000, one wager about the pair being £6OOO. Silver Scorn remains favourite for the first leg of the double, while Kulvera has taken up third place. Peter Pan is easily the most popular candidate for the Melbourne Cup. Blixten Lough Neagh, a.nd Nord are best fancied of tho others. Entries for the New Zealand. Cup, to be run at Christchurch on Saturday, November 4, close with secretary Bell at 8 p.m. to-morrow. The race is worth 1000 sovs. (cup value of 75 bovs and 925 sovs in specie); second horse to receive 200 sovs and third horse 100 sovs from the stake. Mr G. D. BeatsoDn intends, all going well, to give his favourite, Luna Lux, : a run .in the Hunters' .Plat next Saturday, and then gradually ease him off to later turn him out for a few months. . A profit of £379 is revealed in the balance-sheet of the Waikato Racing Club, which will hold its annual meeting next Saturday. The president, Mr F. R. Seddon, in his annual report, states that the past season had been successful both from, the racing and financial standpoint.

The champion, pacer, Roi HOr, .who became lamo a few days before the Metropolitan. Trotting; Club’s meeting, is to be returned to .his 1 owner, Mr P. Brown,. Waimate.; Tho trouble is in a fetlock'joint), and it is hoped that it wilt be all right again in about six weeks'. ■ i, 1 • It is reported that Golden Horn, whom Mr ■W. R. Kemball recently sent over to join his Australian team, has been sold at a good price. Gay Court, who has been spelling since teh autumn, is to be brought in again at the end of the lon tin H. J. Benge won five Tacos with this son of Gainscourt last season, and he is likely: to prove a useful handicapper this term. ■. • Capetown, who recently proved as disappointing when • tried . at hurdling as he had <m tho flat, has been turned out on his owner’s property at Masterton for g, lengthy.; spell. The-.Trentham trainer, W. McConkey, is working ,3.1 of Mr:W. Bi Kemball’s two-year-,olds -at. -present; Tho pair mostkforward, and who .'will represent their owner in near.-future races, are Morbury (ch. f, , by■. Chief - Ruler—Pebble II.) and .Capital . (br .c,..by Paper Money —Aunt Madge), MARTON JOCKEY CLUB c SPRING MEETING STAKES NOMINATIONS DUE FRIDAY The Marton Jockey Club’s spring meeting programme has been issued and is meeting with tho attention of owners arid trainers, especially so : because 'the-‘spring rating campaign will be set under way .'with the Marton fixture. The meeting is to bo held on Wednesday, September 13. The stake for tho Marton Handicap, run over fen furlorigs, is £IOO, in addition, to'a £2O trophy presented by the Ran'gitikei." Licensed Vistuallers’ Association. Tho other openr xa.ee' is the Railway' Handicap;- of £BO, six furlongs., The, four-furlong Juvenile Plato, of £55, is for two-year-olds, while the Maiden, of'£so,' weight "‘8.7, six furlongs,., is for horses' .that havo never won a flat 'taco' at time •of starting. The Hack Hurdles, of £7O,- is run over a iniJo and a-half. ■ The hack flat events ;aro -the ’Tutaenui Handicap, of £6O, six 5 furlongs;; Spring Hack Handicap, ■ of' £70,, minimum' weight 7.7, one mile' and 137 yards; arid Farewell Hack Handicap, of £6O/ five furlongs. Npininations-for, all events close on Friday,-August 25, at 9 p.m., with the secretary, Mr A. Way, Marton, from whom programmes may be -obtained.