WELLINGTON'S CARD

Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 134, 3 December 1941, Page 16

WELLINGTON'S CARD

RICH PRIZES TO BE WON J The -programme for the Wellington Racing Club's Slimmer Meeting, which is to ibe staged at Trentham on Jan-1 vary 20, 22,; and 24, has been pub- j lished in attractive booklet form. It discloses that'the club is offering the big figure of £15,350 by way of stakemoney over the three days. | The chief race on the opening day, is the Wellington Cup, which will have attached, to it'a stake of £3500, inclusive of a trophy in the form of a ! gold cup valued at £150. The stake, has thus been increased by • £400 j over last year's prize, and it exceeds that offered in the Centennial year by £300. The distance of the event has been increased to *two miles, and the stake and distance are now identical with the Auckland Cup on Boxing Day. No amendments have been made in the second day's card, but on the third and final day there are adjustments in the order of the races. The Wallaceville Highweight, previously the second event, will open the day's,activities, the Kelburn Hack Handicap, which preceded it in the past, becoming the concluding race. The Thorndon Handicap (the big mile) and. the City Handicap (open sprint) have been transposed, the former becoming the sixth event and the latter the seventh. Of the £15,350 offered in stakemoney, the major portion is naturally devoted to the opening day, £7000 i being attached to the various races and the Wellington Cup having half the amount. On the second day the aggregate offered is £4200, and on the third and final day £4150.