ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 3, 3 July 1926, Page 23

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

"Argument," Oriental Bay.-Passioaato won, rlddeu by A. M'Gregor. He was unplaced m the Parliamentary Handicap and second to Alaric in the Winter Oats. Handicap.:

Next week Wellington becomes the real centre of racing interest in New Zealand. fhe Wellingtou Steeplechase- Meeting iv itself would-be a great draw, but it has added to.it-the annual Racing and Trotting Conte^saiccs, the two bodies which control racing and trotting in New Zealand. The influx of-, visitors'- will commence early; for. various committees meet during the.-next day or. two,- bo that all things wiU^be in order for the main gatherings on Wednesday. The Now ZeaJand-1-lunts Association holds its.annual meetjug on lwesday night, the New Zealand Trotting .(Association's Board Will meet on Ujdnesday at 2.30 p.m., and the Coimtry Ciuba-.^ssoofation will hold its annual mecthjg also next week." # Sandwiched in betweeir all this' administration of-racing will.be the Wellington Club>-'Meeting..on Tuesday; Thursday, and Saturday, On.Tuesday the Wellington Steeplechase wili be.the chief attraction, "on Thursday the Parliamentary Handicap,"'-arid on Saturday the Winter Hurdle iia,ce. '.Unfortunately the weather lias been_|r.ve to'tradition, and'mud. will bo the'predominant feature." As it is a', winter meeting,'this' is only to be expected. Hack steeplechases at Trentham ■' for gome reason ..do.- not find much favour. The pert'etftage. pf. non-accentors., in the -i First Haek--Steeplechase-, is .easily./;. the ' highest (Sn>;the. first days-list..■ : :.! Hoarirr-lms.been paid up for.-, in the six furlong-race, at Trentham oil Tuesday in prefereuee' tb the mile.event. He wiil be quite.af home in the going, and at all decently Jurad'ed- he will take all kinds of beatiug.7,l!'. Seed, 'who rode him at' ]'illcrslie t will be on Indian Sage oii Tuesday. .■•-.-. •.■•.:.•:•..'..■■;• IMiss Hupjma was the. only non-acceptor in the Stewards' Handicap on the Trentham first-tidy card. . ■ . -.' If Wedding March and Tinohoro both . start in "the Vittoria. Hurdles at Trentham oniTuesday-they will be a. bracket on the totalisator. Tinohoro races in K. Hannon's colours, and the Waikato Ownertrainer aiso'luis a registered joint interest in Weddinc. March; G!enidle,7,who has 10i8 in tire Vittoria Hurdles on"1 Tuesday,- won ■ this •' race last year witfi;3;s.-:His. second to Ilangatahi at Ellershyjas.t month.-,shows.that.he is.. in something approaching liis-best form...-. Those Vlio should know say • that - Projector iff: an. infinitely improved horse since being, in the South' Island. • Some idea shoiild.be gained by his showing in the Vittoria Hurdles" on Tuesday. -• Paddori,-who: figures in the Trial Plate at Trentham on Tuesday, is a YVaikato hack with.a big reputation. He is-a, three-