SPORTING.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1796, 17 February 1886, Page 3

SPORTING.

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On Friday, if the day i- fim, I anticipate that fuby one thousand pi rsons will be or. course at Taratehi, as the traio can put fin visitors down on the c urse It is as cunveuiei t ss enold be desirr.t. I hear that smno good prices hive been givea privstclv and at au :tion for the privileges, so it is evident that inv antic pations are shartd in by the Hack-'-paople in the di-tnct I have no iv.-mon tn msterially alter my ft lections for the several •vents, and stilia't.ere to mv Vq inum mat Kgsliioa will tj' isti fiist in tire Hurdles it hr goes for the mor ev Loch L< moi d will b. close op if he jumps well, also WaL ver, as lie Las the foi t. atoi I consider it a toss op as to wtiich of these latter two will finish second if they do not affect a surprise and scoop the pool. 1 have not heard whether the tig horse s coming from Wellington. but if be does I think nothing that will Ie there will do him for the two miles. (T C J C.) I still depend upon lievoke to Jo the Clareville Handicap. 1 consi ier that the finish wid see either her or Uumout first past the post in that spin. I shell also rely upon Woolman to oarry off the Maiden Plate.