WELLINGTON CUP MEETING

Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 16, 19 January 1921, Page 8

WELLINGTON CUP MEETING

(By Sir Lancelot.)

PROSPECTS FOR TO-MORROW

Only seasonable weather is required to make a success of the Summer Meeting of the Wellington Racing Club, which opens to-morrow. Special 'trains will run from Lambton station at frequent intervals from 9.50 a.m. until 10.40 a.m. To prevent overcrowding and inconvenience, the club's patrons who intend going out' by rail are advised to make an early start.

The fourteen horses engaged in the Jumpers' Flat v Eace include some fair performers on the flat. - The Trenthamtrained Pacific Slope, now that he has struck form, may be the best at the end of the handicap. Signysian recently ran second in a similar class of event on his last appearance at Hastings. King Star, a Winter Cup winner, won at Cheviot last Saturday, and will have to.put up 71b penalty. ■ '

The three juveniles appearing at the head of the list in the Nursery Handicap were all successful during the holidays. Quest and Creme de Menthe have a good pull in the -weights. Quest ran second on each day at Wairarapa. There are a number of unknown quantities in the field.

The lot in the Anniversary Handicap includes Bagdad, who was successful in the same event twelve months ago. He and Mumble, another Hawkes Bay representative, were both successful on their last appearance. The latter won the Omahu Handicap, one mile, carrying 6.4, in lmin 42 2-ssec. Counter Attack must be included among the probables on his Auckland form. He won the Ellerslie Handicap, carrying. 7.7, in lmin 39 l-ssec. He appears nicely placed with 8.2.

The big field engaged in the Apprentices Plate includes Battle Knight, who was successful ion his only appearance last winter at Trentham, Foo Chow ' and Malaga, consistent performers in the South, and several recent/ winners in Strategy, Prince Martian, La Paloma, Passenger, and Wamba.

Little more can be said about the performances of the Cup candidates than has been previously written in these notes. Track-watchers have no liking for Tenterfield after his poor displays. Maioha and Eleus have come through satisfactorily, and they will be among the fancied runners on Thursday. Both will be ridden by capable horsemen. The probable starters and their riders in the Cup are :—

Client, 9.3 (M. M'Carten). First Salute, 8.9 (H. Gray). Maioha, 8.7 (R. Reed). Red Ribbon, 8.5 (R. Mackie). Vespucci, 8.0 (B. Deeley). Tenterfield, 7.13 (J. O'Shea). Punka, 7.12 (R. S. Bagby). Nobleman, 7.10 (C. Reed). Lovematch, 7.10 (A. Reed). Eleus, 7.7 (G. Young). Dusky Eve, 7.5 (M. M'Donald). Idle Talk, 7.0 (K. Tucker). Esperance,' 6.10 (W. 'Kitchener), Bonny Heather, 6.9 ( )..' •

Despite the fact (hat Rational has earned the maximum penalty of 141b, backers will probably send him out. a short-priced favourite for the Wellington Stakes, in which the field does not look like being a stoong one. Kick Off, a winner at Ellerslie, and Anomaly, who was successful at Awaipuni and' Hastings, may run prominently. Most of the best sprinters in commission are down to run in the Telegraph Handicap." Statuette, last year's winner of the race, who recently won the Railway Handicap at Ellerslie, is most spoken about, and will pTobably go out favourite. She is. fairly close to Silver Link, while other recent winners engaged are Chimera, Warplane, Solfanello, and Blackmail. Lord Muskerry, top weight in the Ruapehu Handicap, was racing at Wairoa last Saturday, and may be an absentee. Hepta was one of the three dead-h-eaters in the same race twelve months ago. If she can reproduce her Woodville form, where she ran second to Ohant Royal, she will be hard to dispose of. Of the Tren-tham-trained lot Canyon and Sandy Macdonald may do best. N ' f

After racing at Trentham, to-morrow, P. lleardon will take Pahaka and In the Pink to the Foxton Meeting, where they are engaged on Saturday and Monday. .Mr. John Corry, who helps to keep the game going in tho Marlbqrough district, has half a dozen horses at . the West Const Meeting in A. Rore's charge. ' The eight Waikanae yearlings to be sold on Friday, at 2.30 p.m., arrived in Wellington on Monday night, and can be inspected at Thorndon-quay. The most convenient times for inspection are between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., and between 3.30 p.m. and 7 p.m. . Amythas.was brought up from South yesterday with other, members of F. D. Jones's beam. The champion is to be turned out for a lengthy spell on. his owner's estate in the Foxton district.

The Railway Department notifies in our advertising columns that ihe railway platform at Lambton will be cleared after the departure of each race train. Passengers for the races should therefor^ travel, by the first train leaving after they enter on the platform. Details of the train service arranged in connection with the trotting meeting to be held at the Hutt Park on Friday appear in our advertising columns.