OTAGO JOTTINGS

NZ Truth, Issue 749, 25 October 1919, Page 7

OTAGO JOTTINGS

(By ."Woolstone.")

Gore races .to-day and Monday. Acceptances for first day not announced at time of writing. Adelina, who was a big disappointment at Dunedin last week, has SJZ m Etta and Golliwog, m the same race were starters also at Dunedin, but did nothing to warrant commendation. Eleus, Borodino and Marianne are the top-weights m the big- event of one mile and a distance. They do not look like beating Glenshine, who has ,8.12, and should be about if saddled up. John Barleycorn's running at WinS^^'o d o oes n P* make hhn lo °k a winner with 8.2 up m the Waikaka Handicap. He is now touched m the wind. The musiiangish-iooking Thaddeus' had an outing m the Ranfurly Handicap at Dunedin. He might be more at home at Gore with 7.13. • Fifteen are m the Dominion Handicap, of six furlongs. Top-weight,. Marjery, ran third m the Clarendon Handicap last race of the Dunedin spring meeting. She is coming on with .racing. Michaela and Kilbrogan have both I A u "V the , stew ards' .Handicap, and both should run well. ' Fleetham cannot grumble at 9 9 In the Wantwood Hack Handicap, after' his win at Wingatui. If the going is heavy he will be favorite. ' ! Kilkee has 5.5 m the Charlton" Handicap, of seven furlongs. The Romannosed fellow if got groing- should be a divvy"-producer. Wyndham Jockey Club's New Year's meeting has stakes to tne value of £1500 for eight events. Wyndham Gup carries £500 for a spin of a mile and a-quarter, and the New Year Handicap, one mile, is worth £ 200. On the first day of the Dunedin spring meeting Borodino's colors were' those of the Yankee flag-— stars and • stripes. The chestnut also had Wilson up, and many backed on that account* 1 but the omen did not come off. . Primum, the three-year-old Nassau' gelding, was left at the post m the Maungatua Handicap — crankiness the .cause. He has an engagement, to-day. m the Wantwood Hack at Gore. Partisan, who last year had a fairly successful season, is given 7.9 to-day m the Oharlton Handicap, and m the list of nominations numbering 16, has on}y three below her. - Sedd-el-Bahr's outing m the Ranfurly Handicap last Saturday did not impress backers. The chestnut sooled the field of six m, and on that form has ,no chance at Gore. Dunedin Jockey Club, .m conjunction with Forbury Park Trotting Club, Dunedin Gun Club, Otago Agricultural and s Pastoral Society, and Retailers' Association are planning a carnival .week for February. Stepping, banging, galloping, showing, etc., make up tho programme of the proposed week of jollity. • ■