HORSE RACING.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11774, 29 October 1912, Page 4

HORSE RACING.

GREYMOUTH RACES

(Per Press Association.) .Greymouth, October 29. The ''weather is beautifully fine for the Jockey Club's first day's racing. There is a large attendance. Results: — TRIAL HANDICAP. Merchantman - J Miss Sylvia 2 Inchboiiiiy 3 Scratched: Portland Bill and'Kalura. Won by three lengths. CHRISTCHURCH RACES. (Per Press Association.) Christchurch October 29. Byron and Makara were scratched for all engagements at the C.J.C. meeting at '11.50 a.m.

SPORTING NOTES:

■Mr J- 8.-Reidl's-Mowbray's victory in, the Wellesltev Stakes -on Saturday jvill entail a. penalty of 101b in the Welcome Stakes. . On 'his TVa-v from Riverton to Kiccartoii, Soldier's Chorus broke the journey at Wlngatui, and' was given a sound gallop 'over a mile, shaping very well. Up till 'yesterday tlie Champion Plate; aic- the spring meeting of the Wellington Racing Club has been won each! year by a three-year-old, but the younger brigade was not represented •in/yesterday's field. Equitas. who won. finished third last year to Byron and Miscount. She is the best sprinter r< the- Dominion, and! last season she beat a good field in tlie Islington Plate, one mile, at tlie Auckland! Racing Club s summer meeting, but sliei had never previously showl* such -good form over a. mile and a, quarter. The veteran Medallist, who was foaled in 1902, appears to liiavc- a partiality for the Trentliam course in) the sprin'"-. A rear ago, after finishing out of a- place in tltc Selling Race, he won the Pearoe Handicap, and tins year-he finished second in both of these races. Exertion, who won two races at the spring meeting of the Wellington Racing Club, is a three-year-old,gelding_ly Birkenhead—Decimation, by Stepniak —lllusion!,' by Apremont—Fallacy. Illusion is a. half-sister to Pabroch, tlie dam of Mensehikoff. _ A largcs number of North Island horses is expected at Riccaiton; to-day and to-morrow, in. view of the Canterbury Jockey Club's meeting, which will, he commenced on Saturday. The Ha-wke's Bay Jockey Club last week appointed Mr J. B. Percy, of Christehurch, to the position of caretaker of tlie Hastings Racecourse, ironi 34 applications. .. \ ■ . Undecided, who won tlie rfainai Handicap at tlie Wellington Racing .Club s meeting yesterday, was also successruL about a/fortnight ago in-the Masterto-i Cup. but lie has incurred no, turther penalty for-the New Zealand Gup. •