RACING.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14393, 7 January 1911, Page 4 (Supplement)

RACING.

FIXTURES. Jan. 11!.—-PleasantT'oint Sucini! Club. Jan. 18 and 19.—Gore Racing Club. .Jan. 19. —Timaru Trotting Club. Jim. 21, 23s .and 25.—Wellington' Racing Club. , . (By .'•'Achilles,") Local racing enthusiasts will bo provided with, a good day's outing n-jxt Thursday when the annual ir.ea'.niE <il the Pleasant Point Racing Club tn.ccs place. • Splendid entries have been l-:-ceived. and the fact tllat such well ~.rforined.horses as*. Red Wlnta and fai-c, ■Unit from tile Blue, Freak, GasaV.va, Grand Medallion and I-ady Om-j;. are engaged'in several events, slc-tila sufficient to provide some kren'v contested races. The. handicai;; whu-n were publ'shecl in yesterday monmiji ■> "Herald," have lu'cn fav.:urr.mv received, and as the- course in the i o iit Domain is in very fair order. i>-ery-tliing is in sport. A siiecial "rn.'i wll l?:Ve i - maru for j'lciuai.t IV nt. retailing after tlie last race. As anticipated in uiv 1.-.rt '.vcc.i s notes, local h»rs«3 liad a good :mi n-.<* during The lui'itliiy:-.. At tuc a 1..;, uaiti meeting I'eur out t,t t'le siN cvmtn were annexed, Casa -Nova and Rr-lt from the Blue each scored a winning bracket, while ..Grand. i\ift]al Tori scared a double. ■ Stepmcter duly niater'aliiseil at Wviidh.mi in a six furlong event, which he won nicely by threelengths, in .1-1.7, :a really, good «•>, a3 the Wyndlmm ci.ii.--ip is iitot, ta> fa.'.t, .

Casa Nova looked very muscular at Waikouaiti, arid',.Lindsay... was quite prepared to see her distinguish herself. The course was rather treacherous, and site stumbled badly on entering the straight, but Trilford madq a good recovery. and ghp'.u'on nicely by a length.

""Grand Medallion was turned cut m capital order, and hot)) his wins were very easily attained. .

Bolt from'the Bluest last broke his maiden status, but "as"" there were only three competitors, and two of tliam fell, he d'd not require to exert Irs bast to ivin, and consequently, his victory was a bloodless one, .

John Bunvan ran two good seconds at tlio Southland meeting, and is fast coming into form.

Hed Whits and Blue cut her hock rather badly prior to the Fairlie meeting, and as it filled her trainer was compelled to spell her, however, she is now in work again,. and looks bright and well.

H. Forward will be well represented at Pleasant Point with Grand Medallion, Freak, British Peer and Bolt frqpi the Bliie. T. Efumpliries will 4o tJiO iifjijigl

J. Lindsay is taking up R«tl, White, and Bine, and Casa Nova. It was really bad luck tlmt the-former-mace came to gr : ef, as it will prevent her Being properly wound up for engagements. A. A. i'rilford ii'i)l (Jp the riding as usual.

S. Trilford will jirobably have three to represent him as follows: —Lady Dirk, ICenwyn ;md Waitipipi. They are all lopkil'S "V l -'" at present, and it is perljaos worth while remembering that Ladv T)ir]r made ,a runaway race of the Point Cup last year when trained by the same mentor,

Excellent nonvnations. have - been received for the Timaru Trotting Chili s meeting to be held next Thursday week, January. 19th. Several of Canterbury's best known trotting lpentors have horses engaged, and wiili any* thine like reasonable acceptances large fields should be the order of the day.

Merrivonla put nn two good performances during-the-holidays by both the SFanawatn and Kangitikei Cups, worth. £530 and .-610!) respectt'velv. and as- she is vary well she r-.hcmld rjo f;n \viyiiing.; Voipig rode h?r in brith events.

Danube suffered no ; after effect# from liis accident chronicled at the time of the New Zealand Cup meeting, as he wou both the "Great' -Sorth-ern Porbv and apparent ease.

Miss Mischief, duly won a gocd ra.ee at the Auckland Cup meeting, but not without running-the gauntl-et of an inquiry Truly' jiorses. rvre inconsistent animals, a,s the/i'rttadfniU mare .was never dangerous in -either of her starts prior to' bar. winning effort-, which she carried ont in-a hands canter by anything from four to eight lengths, 111 ■ tjifl great ' -time of '2lfliu 32 2-ssee, wlrcli'io 9 Ktff Jspr'-!>b4 "W* fo r Ai miles. ;

Fulmar raced unluck'.ly at the southern fixtures. and one-third was the result of the trip, but as Prico has liiui verv wej) at present, hp should scon hirv-a his nn'pijer-hoisted.

After the large • 'number or; raco meetings that have taken place recentlv, there will be quite a lull on next 'week, when the only meeting in New Zealand will be. the Pleasant Poi'iit jixtiij-e.. l'i flic following week two very iniyprtant. meetings will be held, viz..' the Wellington Gup nreeting and the Corn flucing Club's Summer. Meeting, and I understand some of'the local trainers will be represented at the latter meeting.