RACING

Wairarapa Daily Times, 19 August 1933, Page 5

RACING

FIXTURES. lath August.—Pakuranga Hunt Club. 19 th August. —Egm out-Wanganui Hunt 26th August. —Ha wke’s Bay Hunt Club, 2nd September.—Taranaki Hunt Club. 2nd September—Otago Hunt Club. 13th September —Marton J.C. 16th September—Ashburton C.R.C. 21st, 23rd September.—Wanganui J.C. 21st, 23rd September—‘Geraldine R.O. 30th September —Kurow J.'C. 30th September—Napier Park R.'C. oth, 7th October —Dunedin J.C. 6th, 7th October —Otaki M.R.C. 14th October —Masterton R.O. . 11th October. —South Canterbury J.C. 14th, 16th October.—Avond'ale J.C. 21st, 23rd October —Wellington R.O. 21st, 23rd October. —Gore R.C. 23rd October. —Waverley R.C. 23rd October. —Wa ilea to Hunt Club. 23rd October. —Waipawa C.R.C. 23rd October. —North Canterbury R.C. 26th, 28th October. —Poverty Bay T.C. 28th October. —Banks Peninsula R.C.

WINOOKA’S CONDITION. /. SEATTLE, Friday. M. Poison, trainer of Winooka, said to-night that the horse would not be ready to race for'-another three weeks at least. Winooka is rapidly improving, beings waljeed daily and gradually getting rid of his cough. His conditioning, however, will require two and ahalf weeks, and he will not be ready to meet Onrush a week next Sunday, as planned. The two NeAV Zealand horses, Pillow Fight and Tea Trader, will be ready for racing about 26th August. Pillow Fight has also been stricken by the coughing epidemic.

EXTRA DAY TO WELLINGTON,

WELLINGTON, This Day

Permission to add a third day to its Spring meeting lias been granted the Wellington Racing Club by the Dates Licensing Sub-committee of the Conference executive.

The dates for the meeting will now be Thursday, Saturday and Monday, 19th, 21st, 23rd October. The extra day is Thursday, and it is expected that a good three-year-old race will be on the programme. —(P.A.)

HUNT CLUB MEETING. WANGANUI, This Day. The Egmont-Wanganui Hunt Club races are being held to-day in fine weather with a moderate attendance, and with the track in /good order. Results: — HUNTERS’ STEEPLES. 1 Don Erma 1 Mangatapu 2 Also started: Danzof and Coma who both fell. Won by 100 yards. Time, 4.15 1-5. TURF NOTES. The annual report of the Wellington Racing Club discloses a net profit for the year of £297 19s sd, after making provision for depreciation amounting to £2500. The report attributes the satisfactory financial result very largely to the adoption of the win, and place system of betting.

The annual report of the Wairarapa Trotting Club states that since the reorganisation of the club two meetings have been held. The first. one was held on the Carterton Racing Club’s course, when the attendance was very disappointing owing to inclement wea-, ther in Wellington, and the net result was not a very encouraging beginning. The next meeting was held in March on the Hutt Park, and the club’s deepest thanks are due to the Wellington Trotting Club for the encouragement and help given so freely, and to the Minister of Internal Affairs, and the President of the Trotting Conference, for having granted the change in venue of the meeting. The meeting was such a financial success that the existence of the club is now assured. It is intended to earmark £SOO for the formation of a training track. Arrangements have been made to hold the next meeting on the Carterton Racing Club’s course on 26th and 27th Decembei. The stewards during the year endeavoured to encourage the training of additional trotting horses in the Wairarapa, and with that end in view a sub-committee has been investigating the possibility of launching a practical scheme to encourage district owners to place hoises in training.