SPORTING.

Wanganui Herald, Volume L, Issue 14742, 22 October 1915, Page 8

SPORTING.

YV AY ERL E’f-YV AITOTARA R,O. , -MEETING. ‘ . 'By “ACHILLES.” ’ recent rams .have-had a beneficial effect on the racing track #t -YVaverley rind the going on Monday,; when the annual race meeting of the Waverley-YVai totara Racing Club is to be held, should be first-rate. . ' . ' The Brewer Handicap, with, which proceedings' will open, is an open event,ant the acceptances include such good per-fonnhi-.s as llcwi Pofo, Tree. Lucerne. Avon Park, ;A%tor; Denise Otnic, anc other speedy horses. It is. said thai Avon Park is, an unlikely starter, but twelve or thirteen Will probably , go t( the post, and a splendid, race should bt vyitnessecl. Astor ! is reported to be in hood: form. He carried 9.9 to victor; iii tnfe' Flying at the Taranaki Cliristma 1 ! -'mating, anti noiv. has Sib less* Denist Ormfe, (.13, ’is’’hiceiy t'rpated, and -it sure to be -well, .supiwfed. Crattford. : showed excellent-tor in at the Feildipj. Kaster ; meeting, and if. as well; oil Mob- | day slioujd bA bandy at the finish. King CJiiaia,., 7.8,. is auptber that must b< ; given ti great cliahce;. ( ■; t / ■ There itro fifteen' in - thfe Yloiton Mcpiorial. a race for which Collector, Mar eavis, and Black Ada are all likely to be well backed. The Hurdle Race should be an interesting ohe. t Epwortii is ■ vei? 1 ; fast over the. little sticks for; about a! mile and-a. quarter,; while. St. Gate is also capable of. showing a Ibt of ’pace over that .distance. 'Two others which' may show up wejl are Ngapbto and'Rexer, Nineteen are‘ engaged iri the YVilsqn Stakes, four furlongs, in which Zion. Tiora, Bivouac, Black Ada, Vestalis, and C'orojrett are a speedy lot. YVhatevei ! wins, tiie,re should be a good dividend. Ten are left in the Cup, Wild Lupin ; afid lin a rose, being at the head of the : list with 7.10 each. They will both be ■ well, backed,.as wili also Tanciwar. Welcome Nugget is one-- that should, run; well. .. ... There are a.d.ozcn in the Flying, King Ohiara, 9.9, being top weight. The running in the previous events should throw - some light on this, and also on the Mouinahaki Stakes, in whieli ten are engaged’, ' . Twenty figure in tlie Jackson Memorial Stakes, which .should be one of th©' best contested races of the da'y. There are five-or, six which will bo solidly baAed, biit it.is quite' on the cards that jm eut- . The! whole, of the profits On . thei meet ing aye to go to the (patriotic funds, and given; tine .weather the rCSlilti Should very satisfactory from every. point o! view. ' ’ V