Otago Jottings

NZ Truth, Issue 869, 22 July 1922, Page 9

Otago Jottings

■"■■'■ <By iVSycorax.") I The win of -Listening Post at the : Trentham meeting was well anticipated'down this ; way, and his > owner is reported to have had a big win. 1 Mantua: was also -Expected to catch a race, but/ evidently the class was too good for- the pony. The big fellow, General Potato, was given/out as a certainty for the Wihr ter Hurdles.' They think he is good enough 'to win ' the National, but his staying powers seem faulty. ; It is •. worthy of note that six out of the seven races at Trentham ,on Saturday, last were won. by horses with double mimes,, ,'' ; a' lot ot Duhodin sports were' hang- ■ toff baok to have a punt on Rorke?s Drift' at : They have ■•'missed i/the';-. 'bus, „, .... ,/.,,.;,,., -, ..,,-. ..■.,.. : Matters -at •: headquarters ■ ara <kotremely... quiet, very few -horses • being '- worked;-'.'.-;' '■■ .:.:,:: / •. « 1 The p. J. C. during, the past racing season had' a small loss over the Spring meeting, but each of the other* ? fixtures ' resulted in^"a profit, '-if , ■:•- »■: > ; ■It!Vis;^the.',i'niißntiori v 6f'.;t^ ' raise., 'a; sübstantial; loan for iniprofye-' . mehts. at Wihgatui. The ' work to be • done; includeis the. prbyiding of a new < stand- for/ members, 1 , the building pf/ a' ?, e $T %^}i^°t^9^^' : r9J^' -$*&, JerSc'p ■; v tiorf of Additional'^scraping sh,W3> < ietß;' ' Wellington loan was a •big v 'flu'c- ,,? .cess/ so.twhynhot? Dunedin.j* ■*> t-'isrx<?