SPORTING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXIII, Issue 9979, 3 May 1911, Page 6

SPORTING.

-«► -— ,I.V " NIMKOD.") Concluding day's racing at Bleuheiin to-morrow. Tbe Wellington sportsman, "Mr Lauce Wood," has purchased the Qnarryman—Mist filly, Khamsin,from Messrs Stead Bros, At 250 guineas the speedy half-sister to Vladimir is very cheap, ami should soon repay her owner for bis outlay. She goes into W. Davies' stables at Trentham, and will liifike her first appearance in her new owner's colours at Hastings next week

Frank Woottou has accepted a retainer of £1000 from "Mr .Fairie" for third call on his services. The Taratahi-Carterton Racing Olub has decided to allow tbf Wairarapa Hunt Club tbe free use of the Ciar«>ville racecourse, should the latter body decided to hola its annual steeplechase meeting. Vice-Admiral aud Mazurka, who competed un.uocessuflly at Trentham last week, have been sent on to Hastings. The former is engaged in the Hawke's Bay Cup, nnri the latter in the Nursery Handicap, while both have been paid up for in the Hawke's Bay Stakes, run ou the second day of the meeting.

By his victory m the St. Legor on Satiudav, Danube earned the distinction of' being the firs, horse to win the 0.J.0. Derby, Great Northern Derby, and New Zealand St. Leger Stakes. It transpires that Lady Medallist was nnrchased by J. W. Noud on behalf of a Queensland sportsman, and is to race in the Northern State during the next few months. She will, however, probably be returned to Noud later ou with a view to being prepared for races in Sydney. Flamborua. who burst a blood vessel while contesting the C.J C Great Easter Hauicap, has been put into easy work again at Riccartou.

Commenting ou Lady Medallist's form at Randwick. "Pilot." in the Sydney Referee, says :—Lady Medallist ran so well in the Autumn Stakes that she was naturally expected to give a good account of herself iv the All-aged Stakes, but she shaped indifferently iv that, and even worse in the Final Handicap, for which she was also solidly backed. She did a good deal of racing this season prior to l_aviug New Zealand, and presumably tbat is telling upon her.

Tli- Pahiatua Racing Club lias applied for Wednesday. January 31st, aud Thursday. February Ist, as the dates for the annual race meeting.

The Racing Commissioners meet at Wellington from May (Ith to 10th to draw up their report t° the Minister of Internal Aff.urs. There is no doubt-that the racing clubs throughout the Dominion will be keenly interested in the result.

Trafalgar, who annexed tbe A.J. U. Plate in the record time of oinin on the concluding day of tbe _..'.J.C. meeting, is the fourth representative of w.'f. a. form to subscribe his name to the list of winners of that event on more than one occasion. Other dual winners were La Carabine aud Chester; but Carbine holds the honour of having won it in three successive years —viz., 1881). 1890 and 18.1. W. H. Smith, who steered Trafalgar ou Saturday, was previously successful - in this race on Merlcolos in 18.).!, when the value of the stake to the winner was only £_9C>, as compared to the 110-1 soys ot last Saturday's event.

Iv France, from H)O3 to 1910, progeny of fhe defunct Flying Fox won i' 102.290.

Mr C. S. McPhillaruy, of Warroo, N.S.W., has bred a colt by the New Zealand horse Maranui from Mersey's Daughter to English rime, and the youngster, who has been leased to Dr Howes, of Orange, will probably be nominated for the English Derby of 1.U4. Of course, everything depends upon how he progresses until it is time to enter him.

Rose Noble, who lias been displaying signs ot temper in his work of late, has been turned out for a spell.

The A.J.O. Derby winner, Tanami. was sold iv Sydney recently for So guineas. That he brought such a low figure was due to it being altogether unlikely he will ever stand another preparation, one of his legs having gone after he raced at Rosen ill a few weeks ago.

Last January, at the sale of the Waikanae yearlings, Mr S. Luttrell, of Christchurch, purchased the fullsister to Peirene for 400 guineas and the Achilles —Prelude filly for 220 guineas. Both these yearlings have now been purchased by Messrs W. G. and G. L. Stead from Mr Luttrell.