CLASSIC AND SPECIAL WEIGHT RACES.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1322, 26 August 1915, Page 8

CLASSIC AND SPECIAL WEIGHT RACES.

THE CLOSING OF ENTRIES. The racing clubs of New Zealand, taken as a whole, are doing as much as can be expected of them in the way of encouraging classic, weight-for age, and special weight races, and there are already about forty races for which the nominations are taken of yearlings, two and three year olds, or horses of all ages at varying lengthy periods before the time the races are decided. The Auckland Racing and Canterbury Jockey Clubs have very wisely, in our opinion, fixed the date for taking nominations for their classic events for a later date than formerly, in the winter; as a matter of fact after the autumn sales, and on the same plan followed throughout the Commonwealth. In time we hope to see all clubs come into line and have one fixed date for receiving entries for th~se special races. We have here to remind breeders and owners that on September 3rd there are quite a number of valuable races for which entries are to be taken by different clubs. The Wellington Racing Club, with the Wel’esley Stakes of 75050v5., Wellington Stakes of 75050v5., the North Island Challenge Stakes of 75050v5., and New Zealand St. Leger, of 55050v5., claims the largest number. The Manawatu Racing Club comes next with the Palmerston North Stakes of 500sovs., the Manawatu Stakes of 500sovs., and the Ninth Manawatu Sires’ Produce S f akes of 600sovs., the progeny of sires named in the advertisement being eligible. Then comes the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club, with the Hastings Stakes of

250sovs. and the Hawke’s Bay Stakes of 500sovs., and the Feilding Jockey Club announced the Feilding Stakes of 500sovs. The Taranaki Jockey Club some time ago inaugurated a weight-for-age race which is called the Taranaki Stakes and is worth 500sovs. The race took on and there is every reason to expect that the entry will be satisfactory again this year. The Egmont Racing Club is another Taranaki club catering in the same way with a race called the Egmont Stakes, of the same value, and the Hawera Stakes, of 400sovs. The Wanganui Jockey Club will take nominations on the same day for the Wanganui Guineas and Jackson Stakes. Altogether it will be seen that future events are well provided for breeders and owners. In addition to the above, the Avondale Jockey Club announce that nominations close for the Avondale Stakes, of 300sovs., and Avondale Guineas, of 300sovs., on the same date, September 3rd.