SPORTING.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14195, 12 January 1917, Page 9

SPORTING.

! Messrs. Frank Loomb and W. Olive arrived homo on. Wednesday with their teams, which have been competing in tho north. Otara's display in tho mud at Has(iiiLCS was of a rather disappointing nature to liis backers, who sent him out .favorite. Mr. Morse lifts made airangemeiits for War Tax to be operated on for throat trouble. I ■Mr. Davidson's team was treated to plow work at tlie Park course yesterday morning. Mr. P- Ma lone was working some of his young ores at the barrier yesterday morning. Hiiwrnianawarba did a good gallop on the course proper at the Park yesterday 'morning, running 5 furlongs in I.C.

CSazique, King of Athol, Likely, "Mul-. j tifual, and Otara arrived home on Tuesday mornii-g; from south, Avhei'o Ihey had ' been racing. • t Croesns, the Hawke's B;«y hois?, .has arrived in ({isborne. It is understood ho lias come here to do ;i bit of. beach work i . The CSisboriic -con'tingent i<ini|)et'ng at Wairoa intfliid leaving, for Wairoa by ' tlie To Aroha, whjj.-li «:hlh to-morrow morning. j iMultiiiuo har> contracted ;i slightcold, and has beer eased np in his work for a few days. | Seemingly Multifual's weights did not suit his trainer, as h, e has withdrawn him from all engagements. , | Nightwatch is doing .steady juicing , work again. ' | Multifiial's. display in. the big race at j Hastings was rather disappointing to his