WELLINGTON.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9020, 5 February 1895, Page 3

WELLINGTON.

January 28. "Spectator's" pretence here leaves little for mc to say with reference to the local racing, trotting or shooting meetings. With reference to the two starting machines tried here for the first time, the general opinion of owners and trainers, so far as I can gather, is that the Imperial (Crawford's) is the best. Mr Ellis was nob present on Saturday, having cone North to superintend the working of Gray's gate at Takapuna on that day, and this machine was nor. lined at the Hutt. No less than three of the races were started at a mile and a furlong, and each time Crawford's machine answered satisfactorily. R. Derrett journeyed home after the first day to look after his team acßiccarton. G. Matthews was not Keen in tho saddle but divided third prize in the shooting match. Lindsay andL. Matthews were riding for Mr Proener. Jos Hughes, a useful and reliable light weight, han left the Forirua owner's employ, but should not be long out of a situation. Two well bred Australian youngsters were among the juvenile competitors, and the»e were Mr J. MacaiVe War Note, a big bay filly by Loehlel—"Minerva (sinter to Constance, therefore full sister to Killiecrankic); also the Hon. J. D. Ormond's Spruce, by Neckewgai—Marttinua, therefore full sister to Question, the successful three-year-old colt. Spruce cost the Napier sportsman lOOgs at the autumn yearling sales in Melbourne. Scrip, who looked like making a runaway race of the .Final Handicap at the Heretaunga Meeting on Saturday, would haye , won under more favourable condi--1 tionx of horsemanship. He was ridden by IJ. Ray, a- nephew of tho owner 'and i breeder, MrT. Ray, of Carterton. Scrip is the same colour as his sire (Forester), three years ot age, and rather a handsome cole, who should be useful with age. Hβ was making his first appearance in public at the Hutt, and he PutangUangi (by Mangle—Mabel), full sister to Lancer, and a useful performer in Mr Ray's colours. This is her first foal: she also has a two-year-old colt by E*alite (Dauphin—Sissie), brother to Fraternity and yearling and foal fillies to tho same sire. The Foxton Racing Club had a very successful meeting on tho 22nd. Canard, winner of the Trial Hurdles, is probably

named after the well known eon of Antero*. who ran -Iα H. Lunn'e nominatioo. Ho i* a big brown geldine bred on the Oroua Downs estate, while Voltiigeur, Knn of King Cole—Fenolla (Jam of The Mate) was located there. Paawai, winner of the Electric Handicap, Iβ a threp-year-old ' by Purlrt—Fidelity. Mr J. H. Hawkins, of Palmerstm North, last week lost a two-year-old half brother by Lβ Loup; be was drowned. Fidelity, by Macoro—Constance, is & half.a.iater to Py ramus (the "Natafcor gelding that went to Australia), al«o Tera (dam of Seaward, by Hilarious). Fidelity's fl ret foal was a brown colt by Somnus and Tuhiwai,winner of the Anniveriiary Stakes, is Rangipuhi'e half brother by Ascoc. Barman, who ran third in the same racei i<? a brother to Waiter. Jnanlta, winner of the Welter, in a half slater to Musket, by Aicot. Newmarket, who ran second in thU ra«e, is a half brother to Mararaa by 4*cpe, fn T. Bos* , cftoßk and may be in fuWre^tmined at the HutK Lorelei, who polled off the bis; race, is the joint product of the stable companion* Cruiser and Laurel. Flaneur, who wee second, is brother to The Winchman, who recently won the Gore Cap. The Sou-Wester gelding Hotspur ran con* •latently. - F. Cochrane , * riding of Saracen in the Metropolitan Handicap was a Rood piece of horsemanship. * ' 1 The Gipsy Kings continue to run con* sistently. At Foxfcon Vagrant ran into second place on two occasions, and Darfe once. At theHutt on Saturday Steel King, a Trig thre&year-6ld brown gelding with white face and two white fetlocks, oat of Steel All, in the same stable aa The Miner, filled , to ran. prominently in the Trial Stakes. With age he should furnish into a capable candidate lor jumping honours. In the Flying Handicap Kaaha, in the same stable, a four-year-old bay gelding out of Minnie (dam of Weka) ran second. In the Glasgow Handicap the same horse ran again second and in the Consolation Handicap wan just beaten by SwordGsh, a four-year-old chestnut horse by Piecatorious— GtrirL who had acted aa runnerop to Bouquet earlier in. the day. Mr W. DavU* victory, though it came at the last hour, was well received. Mr S. J. Mercer* horses were unfortunate at the Hutt. The bad luck extended to the Jockey (Moody Campbell), who had his collarbone broken by a fall from Black and Bed. Whltaker rode Britomarto in her last race. It was thought that when the local Metropolitan Club had decided in Bouquet* favour with reference to a' protest, and the Warrengate Club—at which club's meeting more protests were entered agafaftt the gelding—had also been satisfied a» to hlibma fides aa a hack, he would be able to race for a time at least und«i ordinary circumstances. However,,.when he won' at the Hurt on Saturday the owner of the second horse thought 16 good enough to enter a protest, this time on the/ ground of interference, but the stewards -very properly dismissed it. Mr B. M'Bse, owner of Bouquatwhose record in bis lasfc eight etarte is fiv« firsts*-one second and two thirds —was present at the : meeting, and naturally pleased at the gelding's success. Bouquet, who takes more after his dam (by Don Joan) than *ire (by Afeten»> is not baadaom«« bat evidently u«t>taJ,aad J4i

Peters has her very fit. J. Ayeri, on* ot the best light weights Iα the island, rode Bouquet. Lm( season Trickery, by Trickster out of a Pacific mare, won three race*, including one race at Foxton Summer Meeting, and op to that time the best of the Tricksters was Tinihanga, a gelding ouft of Forest Queen, bred Iα the Hawke » Bay district. Last week Trickery again scored at Foxton, this time in the bi« race, having the previous week won the Stratford Cup under a light impost. On her running at the Hutt oa Saturday (ridden by James M'TAggart), Trickery is undoubtedly the best of the stock of the Leolinus—Revoke horse, who was a fair performer, yet seen in public She appears to gallop very freely. Trickster was removed from Hawke'a Bay to this district, and afterwards to the Watrarapa, where he was bought out of a sale yard pjrevious to the commencement of the present travelling season for £20.

Arias made the running for a while Iα the Wellington Gup, and on Saturday two / more ot Master Agnes' stock acted as pacemakers, viz., Inverness (a half-brother to Revolt) in the Glasgow Handicap and Master Key in the Welter Handicap. Taramainuku, out of Velocipede, a mare that raced in hack races at the Hutt, competed Iα the Heretaunga Handicap—a decidedly navel event from start to finish —unsuccessfully, however. These are all four years and chestnuts. At the Spring Sleeting of the W.R.C. The Miser and K*ahu ran first and second in the Hack Race. At Otakl on New Year's Day the judge placed them— Kaahu 1, The Miser 2. Oα Saturday tn the Glasgow Handicap Colonel Hnme placed the bearers of the cardinal and amber hoops second and third. So far Itepo, although a well bred home, has failed to make a name as a sire. Oβ Saturday two of his progeny were racing. These were The Kinchen, a smart bay pony mare out ot Purlpuri (who failed to get a place in the Flying after endeavouring to bolt with Connop) and Khaki, a black gelding, five years, out ot Tanteka (a grey mare thai was hurt while racing as th« Hutt) who looked all over a winner till Roger came alongside of him. The latter, who won a number of hurdle races for lit J. Prlngle, but is not now in active train- ' ink,is by Morpheus, a chestnut horse by Castaway (brother to Lβ Loup)—dam Somnambula, half sister to Tambourinl. ! This Morpheus does stud duty for the East I Coast of this Island, the St. George horse' boing located on the West Coast. « Among the starters for the Heretaunga I Handicap on Saturday (horses to be ridden Iby members of the troop in uniform) were Nimrod, a grey gelding who was brought down from Taranaki last season ; Report, a Torpedo gelding; Abbess, by Iz&ak Walton—Novice ; and Peter, who cam* from Australia among a shipment of hones a abort time back. ■ ■•..■ At the sale of Mr W. Wilson's stock Iα Wanganui last March Mr J. Cotter, of Ashurat, purchased Caller Herrln and her Vanguard colt. The latter who was half brotner to Banner, died last week. Defunct Daniel O'Rourke had no less than six wlunere at the Glsborne Meeting. These were Hopgarden, Pororua, Zlilah, Cocheco, Dan O'Connell and Glauvena, He had another winner (La Grippe) ab Stratford. Messrs C. J. Griffiths and Chris. Ryan, secretary and ' treasurer of the Marlborough Racing Club, -were among the viHitors at the Hutt on Cup Day. .. Dissenter, who started In the Juvenile Race at the Hutt, is fall brother to VictoYy (now with FillU* circus) and Pilgrim. B« is too small to be a successful sire, and would race better perhapt unsexed. Mr Fabian had Britain (chestnut by Britinli Lion—Anteroe) unsexed, and he has since been found dead in a creek. The following are the amounts paid, over at the W.B.C. Summer Meeting:— Mr Tβ Kani Pere, £312; the Hon. JV D. Ormond, £270 15s; Mr Kingan, £204 ss; Mr U. Marumaru, £161 IDs; Mr J. A. Holmes, £!'& 15s; Mr R. Allen, £133; Mr J. H. Proseer. Ml 15s ; Messrs W. Doujilas, T. Fronth. and A. Portland, £57 each : Messrs P. V. Tancred and M. Hobbs, £17 10* each; Messrs Wi Hutani and A. McKonzie, £19 each; Messrs Cress Bros, and S. J. Mercer, £14 5* each; Messrs N. H. Lowry and N. Grace, £i> 10a each; Mr J. Macara, £4 15s; total, £1007 sa, exclusive of the lOOguiuee silver cup won by Mr To Kani Pere.