SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15551, 7 March 1914, Page 9

SPORTING.

RACING FIXTURES. March 7, 9— Aroha Jockey Club. March 11Manawatu Trotting Club. March 11, 12—Nelson jocke? Club. March 13, 14—Napier Park Racine Club. March 14, 17—Ohinemuri Jockey Club. March 17—Opunake Racing Club. March Waimate Racing Club. March 25, —Rangitikei Racing Club. April 1, i—Auckland Trotting Club. April 2, Masterton Raciug Club. April 11, 13, 15, 18Australian Jockey Club. April 11, 13Auckland Racing Club. April 11, —Wairarapa Rasing Club. April 13. Riverton Racing Club. April 13, 14—Canterbury Jockey Club. April 13, 14Poilding Jockay Club. April 15—Westland Racing Club. April 22, —Avondale Jockey Club. April 23, 25—Wellington Racing Club. May 6, Marlborough Racing Club. May 6, 7—Hawke's Bay Jockey Club.

DATES OF coming EVENTS. New Zealand. March 13.Napier Cup. April 11Great Northern Champagne Stake*. April 11—A.R.C. Easter Handicap. April 13St. George's Handicap. April Great Northern Oaks. April 13Great Easter Handicap. April 13—Feilding Cup. April 11—Gre.»t Autumn Handicap. • April 23—New Zealand St. Leger Stakei. April —North Island Challenge Stake*. April Trentham Gold Cup. May $—Hawke's Bay Cup. , May 7—Hawke's Bay Stakes. Australia. March 7—Champion Stakes. April —A.J.C. St. Leger. April 11—Doncaster Handicap. April 13—Sydney Cup. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS P.L.— was ridden by L. Wilson when he won the A.R.C. Railway Handicap ot 1907. Melton.— (Bst 91b) defeated Cruciform (9st lib) in the A.J.C. Spring Stakes of 1904. Wager, Waihi.—At the V.R.C. Meeting on New Year's Day, 1913, Wallalo (ridden by J. N. McGregor) won the Hurdle Race (2 miles), under lOst 81b. , * Dispute, Remucra.The official records all agree on the point at issue. Gold Crest, W&iari. Kakama and Jack Delaval each won the A.R.C. Easter Handicap in lm 40s. Wager.—Milan's time, 3m 1 l-ss, for the Wanganui Cup of 1910, is only a New Zealand record for the distance. Dumont holds the Australasian record (3m 05s). The latter put tip the record in the Waverley Handicap run at Randwick in the spring of 1904.

C.R.M., Te Aroha.—Kiatere was foaled in 1896. so that he was rising llyrs old when he won the Great Northern Steeplechase. The 12st 131b under which Kiatere ran represented the weight allotted to him by the handicapper. He did not carry a penalty.

Wagrr, Te Kuiti.— distance of the Marlborough Cup was at one time two miles, but it is over 20 years since the race was run over that distance. The 1 race in question has been run over one mile atd a-quarter since 1902. At three years old Sinapsis won under 7st 81b