RACING NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9788, 11 October 1917, Page 8

RACING NEWS

FIXTURES. October 11. 12—Masterton R.C. Spring. October 12. 13—Dunedin J-C. Spring. October 22—North Canterbury and Oxford J.C. Annual. October 22 Waverley-Waitotara R.C. Annual, October 22. 23-Gore R.C. Spring. October 20. 22— Wellington Racing ClubMOTES AMD COMMENTS. (By "Tohunga.") Acceptances for the Wellington Racing Club’s spring meeting close with th® secretary. Woodward street, at 9 o clock va Monday. - Tfiio Dunedin meeting commences on Friday and concludes on the following day. The field's aro not over abundant, but some fair horses are engaged. There are only five horses engaged in tho Spring Hurdles, .7cannot (11. i) appearing to tho best advantage on 1 paper. Eunipos occupies tho premier position in the Maungutua Handicap, of seven (furlongs, and may muinvaiu that aiiivantavo till i'bo end of the race. Madsy <8.8) has been doinng vreil on the tracks. )The€ltiua is in mAh an easy weight, 7.8. The field ■ for tho Mtagiel Handicap, of ono mile and a quarter, includes Sedd-ed-Bahr, who will tarry 8.5, and tiio Cliokoboro representative, Good (Hope, with Bst, may run along. A verv fair field is engaged in the Electric Handicap, of six furlongs, tlamisen (9.4) is a quick beginner, and Das plenty of pace for the dtot’ance. yjjrsa (8.12) and Rajput (7.7) may run into tho money. T',iiere is a lot of rough stuff intheTiuomia, Hamdicap. The Whit© King (8.11) is worthy of consideration, a-nd bt. Hilary (8.9) may find a place. Comely (9J3) and Twelfth Wight (8.11) appear to be the pick of those engaged in the Odtcibor Welter, of one mile. Desert Gold is engaged in the Auckland Cup and it will be interesting to see how tho mafre is tested by Mr Molitanemin after he rwJJhd'iWiWial from the New Zealand Cup. The name of Demona has been claimed for the Demosthenes—El.ona fidy, trained at Bllanslie.

Mir T. H. Davey. the trotting (Stipendiary steward, parsed through Wellington yesterday on his way to attend the Auckland TrotUing dub's meeting. Tho Railway Department, which contrefls the people’s railways, stall preserves its ohurtish aiftitude regardixjg race meetinge. To-day the Mdsterton Baaing Olub is holding its meeting at Qpaki, which is four miles from Mastewbon. In ordinary times trains pulled up a't Opaki to let down and piiok up passengers. To-day and to-morrow the department lias decreed, in its dogmatic llajshion, that no trains shall stop at Opnkd, thereby not only penalising those who desire to use their own trains to go to the races, .but also penalising the residents of Opaki. Some dlay the people will wake up iand demand in. loud, stentorian tones "Waffor?"

Proeeer’a team for the Dunedin meeting wont south from Rdcoanion on Monday. A large number of Ghropteburob horses were aboard tho same train.