WELLINGTON MEETING

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 66, 19 March 1930, Page 14

WELLINGTON MEETING

ACCEPTANCES FOR SATURDAY. WELLINGTON, Tuesday. Acceptances f.or the * Wellington Trotting Club'santumn meeting,'-'to be on Saturday, -are-: ; — ' . .*■■* »i' AUTUMN TRIAL HANDICAP of' ITSsovs. One mile and five,, furlongs. Limit 3.59. Daddy Longlegs Lt. Drift Wave . . 2-1 Lightwood . . Lt. Achray ..... 30 . lioyal Wrack Lt. .Tune Nordica . 26 --> Wild Goose . Lt. Glenrossie . . 4S - yds. blul. Richmond Lass 28 Great "' de Oro 12 MARCH'. HANDICAP TROT of SOOsovs. One. mile, and five furlongs. Limit 3.52. Bright Light . . Lt. Eoneta .... 36 Kyra. .. . Lt. Jock Bingcn . 48. Rose Auflo . . Lt. Dolores .... 48 White Satin Lt. Etta Cole ... 48 yds. blul. Lady Fan . . . 00 .Wild Hebe..', 24 Tonic 00 ARMSTRONG- HANDICAP of GOOsovs. • -v.; ' Two-j miles. Limit 4.30. ; Evelyn .Locanda < Lt. yds. blul. Genuine . . Lt. Jean McElwyn .12 Omaha Lt. Athalone ... 24 : ,Real' Light j, ; Lt. Harold Thorpe 24 Talent . .Lt. Imprint . . .' 48 The Shrew . I Lt. The Abbey . . 48 .Native Prince; Lt. Jewel Pointer 00 Billy Sea , Lt. ' .WATWETU ' HANDICAP of 200sovr. One mile . and; five furlongs. Limit 3.45. Glenrowen, ;■ . Lt., Logan's Pride 12 Wakefield ;; . . Lt. Cora Tncks . 12 Wild Voyage Lt. Native Hero . 24 yds. blid. Purser .... 24 ' Baby . Logan.. „ 12 Zella . . . , 60. Kelp ,. k 12. •. Fair Wave ... <tO-" TAITA NOVICE HANI»CAP"'of 175SOVS. i" One mile and a quarter. Limit 3.1. - Alexis .... Lt. Billy Brent . Ltt' Brentlight . . Lt. yds. bhd. Cranford . . . Lt. Drift Wave .' 12 Great de Oro Lt. Sea Mist . . 12 Lightwood . . Lt. Achray .... 12 Matenga . . . Lt. Richmond Lass 24 Solitude . Lti Star of Hope 24 Wild Goose .' Lt. Silverwood . . 30 PALMER HANDICAP of 250sovs. Two miles; Limit 4.40. Kyra . . . Ltl Dolores .... 48 Quickfire . . . Jock Bingcn . 48 yds. bhd. Ett,a Cole . . 72 . Wild Hebe . . 24 Lady Fan. > 72- , Boneta .... 36. Tonic 72* CHAMPION HANDICAP of * 35dsovs. . One mile and a quarter. Limit 2.45. • • Talent . . . . Lt. Harold Tiiorpe *12 : . The Shrew .. . Lt. Imprint . . . .12 . Billy Sea . . Lt. The' Abbey . . I*2" --Sunsliowcr . . Lt-. -Bonny Logan . -2-1 ...... yds. bhd. Maiwhariti . . 24 ,4V thai one ... 12 Jewel ■' Pointer "'S6 Carmel ..... 12 Native PriVice 36 AU 'REVOIR HANDICAP of 2Sssovs. '■ • .Two miles. Limit 40. Cora Tacks . . Lt. Salient .... 12 yds. bhd. Warepa- .'. . ; 24 ' Fair Wave . t-12 —•Zella"-. -• 36- , Royal Silk . . 12 . Koro Peter . . 72

[WHEEL AND TRACK NOTES, (By .ORION',)" ; / "•/ SEASON'S FIXTURES. . ; March 22—Wellington T.C. March 24-- ; -S«uth Otago T.C. " ." March 22—Wellington T.C. .March 20—Thames T.C. , .Hqrizoji, who has been away from jEpsooi for„sorue.time, is liack again and being prepared by Owner Mitchell. He idid a.lot of ; w6rk.yesterday without the hlidpplesi '

I Vanity Boy was strapped up and sent a mile in harness. Over the last couple of furlongs Webb was hunting him along, .but he took 2.20 1-5 for the trip. This is hardly good enough' to '• give him-a chance at the Thames. •, •

Great Gold, who had been making rapid improvement under G. Webb's training, has left that trainer's team. Great Gold looked like being hard to beat in one of the slow-class trots at a country meeting later in the season, as he was improve ing in pace and trotting solidly.

Mr. E. Cucksey's mare Pavlova raced very consistently at both the Manawatu and Hawke's Bay meetings, but she did not have the luck to win outright. Three thirds made up her record on tho trip and she is. racing very solid now. She should have'ar chance in the mile and a quarter atr Thames, where she is on the front of a 2.54 class, ~, . '

Evelyn "Eocfinda may be gent south to race at the-"VVellington meeting on Saturday. Ofifl big mare is giying away time to start in- the Armstrong Handicap and this does not make her prospects out to be particularly fright; However,'it 6i'ten pays better to be on the front of a handicap in a good class than be giving;away big starts in a weaker class. v '•

A good pjece of work, without being 1 after time, was recorded by Nathaniel •CVVilletts), Oliver Thorpe (Kinnamontj and Great- Vanity (Webb) yesterday at ?Epsonii: They went a mile and a half in 4-5, Oliver Thorpe and Nathaniel having a "length the best of Great Vanity at the end,-but he gave them a start. All three are engaged" at the Thames meeting. ■ . .

In ,the article dealing ■'with the statement from Mr. Wilfred Johnstone that 'from the ' ranks of •o\vners/a,nd confine: his interests in jUie sport; out'his "complaint . «athandicapping of his horses Rbß^:ißihge.n ;^rid' ; ;Enawah, it was said handicapped on 4.37 i#bh6< Thames-Cup.' ■ As a 'matter of :fthainps;(Cup, as the mare was: irot nqftiiriatcfh' ; ■ W. . Clifton will probably^pel off to tye l .- lington with The Abbey,.-who is haiidi ■ capped on 4.20 in the big race. Though the chestnut is a great stayer he "is going to have a job to get any nioney'in future now that he is handicapped so tight. Yesterday morning Clifton strapped him xip and worked' him a mile and a half. Going left-handed, the gelding went the first half in 1.8 4-5, mile in 2.18 1-5, and the mile and a half in 3.21.,.1»i), which was a fine effort and sliow.3 r :he is tfiglit afcthe .top ofohis form.

decided to persevere further. !with First Carbine and the one-timo good pacer is now in the paddock. With so many young and fast horses about these times it is not good business; to bother with lights of other days. Newdick is confining his attentions to the promising two-year-old by Nelson Fame-i-B.uby Huon and the pacer Dan Direct. . r JJbo latter was jogged 'over several, rounds yesterday without the straps. He sweated very -.freely j allfl apparently is very soft yet. ; After he saw the handicaps ■ for the Thames meeting J.. McKendrick put Student Prince in thp paddock, but after a couple of days decided that a horse could liot pay for his keep if running m a -paddock, and the chestnut is backworking. Yesterday, with K. Morrison in the saddle, Student Prince was sent a mile: He went very slow over the first Jj.alfi and' finished up the journey in 2.2 p 2-5. Ife will not - - be forward enough to'win a race at the Tlmnjes if taker down for the meeting;

Nominations for the"Wanganui Trotting Club's meeting close on Friday of this ■week.

Mountain Princess was defeated in all r races at the Manawatu and Hawke's 'Say meetings. The mare raced very consistently for J. Foley,'and if she is taker to the Thames meeting she should get a stake.

Gaza, who wont a fair race in a moderate field at Te Arolia- to get third, i$ doing steady work at Epsom.*, The bay gelding is .honest and a great beginner, but he doesn't go far, and it will not .take a good one to down him. , :

Dad's Hope, who consistently paces well on the track, but only occasionally shows up in a race, was sent along for a mile and a half yesterday morning by W. Clifton. 1 The chestnut recorded 3.30 1-5, the last half taking 1.9.

Salient was not produced at the New Brighton meeting. If all' is well with the son of Brent Locanda he looks the goods in the Au Kevoir Handicap at Wellington, where he is on ,12yds in a 4.40 class. The field is not a particularly big one, but includes the smart tlirceyear old Royal Silk.

Nella Dillon is not going to Wellington to fulfil engagements. The company would probably be a shade too good for her, although' she is very honest. Her owner (T. M. Robertson) drove her a mile and a half yesterday, the first mile in 2.20 and. the full journey in 3.30, the. mare going at an even gait all the way.

J. O'Kane gives a lot of time and attention to any horses he may bo concerned with, but he looks like having a job to make an £asy drive of Don Juan. ..The half-brother to Jewel Pointer bears a very bright appearance and is showing a little speed, but he is inclined to pull very li'ard and takes a bit of holding together.

Native Prince, who goes to Wellington this evening to fulfil engagements on Saturday, worked out two miles yesterday morning with Jewel Pointer. The son of Native Kin? paced well and evenly throughout, but Jewel Pointer had a bit the best of .him at the end. However, this was only to be <vcpf'rted. as Jewel Pointer has to give him ,60yds .at Wellington, and in the work-out there was only a length in it." THAMES MEETING-' : ACCEPTANCES ON FRIDAY. ;! Owners" with' horses engaged' at the Thames Trotting Club's meeting, one of the very best of the country circuit, will have to give the matter further attention .this webk._ Acceptances close on Friday at 5 p.m. with the secretary, Mr. E. 0. Brownlee, Thames, or Mr. R. L. Absolum, secretary of the OtaJiuhu Club, Auckland. ■ A GOOD FILLY. The performances of the Guy Parrish —Belle Bingen fdly Parrish Bcllo in winning at Manawatu last Wednesday and again on Saturday and Monday at Hastings stamps her as one of tlio best young trotters ever produced in the Dominion. Only three years old, the filly had never raced till last,week, but thosfwlio had seen the workmanlike manner in which she got through her work at Epsom were well prepared for her to make a name for herself .early. C. G. Lee, who trains her, is good with straightout trotters and he had done sufficient, and done it well, with her to warrant the prediction that she would have no difficulty in winning first time out. She did more than this, and in three starts in less than a week won three times.

Some time back she was purchased by Mr. T. Richards from her breeder, Mtv Le Lievre, of Canterbury, for what was understood to bo a substantial sum, but she soon gave evidence in her work that she was worth every penny of the amount. Mr. Richards a couple of months ago had her in the market, and, though there were men prepared to buy, the price, said to be in the vicinity of £1500, was considered too big. However, M r - C. Pejley bought her, and it "was in. his interests that she won three racjs.

This season another threo-year-ohl, White Satin, also owned by an Auckland sportsman, Mr. Geo. McMillan, made new history in the trotting sport by covering a mile and a half in 3.31 4-5. which is easily the best ever recorded by one of her age in Australasia. Her owner refused an offer of £1000 for her. Both White Satin and Parrish Belle are engaged in the New Zealand Sires' Produce Stakes, for three-year-old trotters, decided at the Forbury Park Trotting Club's/meeting in May, andtehould both go aiongi.Hyell in the meantime and in the trotting classic the contest will Create considerable interest. White Satin has the faster time to her credit at the rriomentj but it may be that Parrish Bellcan go just tis fast. . •

FIRST FLIGHT CHANGES OWNERSHIP: ■ The smart three-year-bld pacer, First Flight, is now owned by Mr. Wilfred Johnstone, of To Awamutu. Mr. Johnstone has just completed a deal with the Messrs. McKendrick Bros., through which Mr. Johnstone takes over First iFJight, The stallion Blue Mountain ; King; goes back to the Messrs; McKen■drick ; Bros. The brood mare Guiding Star, dim -'of First Flight, has" also been secured by the Te Awamutu sportsman. ' ' ' . . '•The plirchase ;Flight by Mr. Johnstone, coming as it does on top of his. announcement that hef'intends giving up racing horses, seems "strange, but Mr.' .Joliiistone rsays he will race the filly .for a time.;, and then retire her. Having disposed of Blue Mountain King, 'all Iris mares will be- served later on by Peter Brngen. The return of Blue Mountain King to ■ the Messrs. McKendrick should b6 a witi'for local owners of brood mares,- as the horse was not only a great racehorse, winning among other events the Auckland Trotting Cup, but his stock have also proved good.