Snorting Notes.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8130, 31 October 1905, Page 7

Snorting Notes.

[By " Geeaikt."]

Ram has fallen every day again this past week, and many and forcible have been the expressions of the disgust of trainers thereat. Wet tracks are of no use to anyone, and with spring events coming on trainers and owners are looking for dry weather with some eager anxiety. During the week past horses in nearly every instance have been confined to road work, though on one or two mornings the tracks were available. Several local horses have been nominated for the Carterton-Taratahi meeting on November 9th, and, judging by the number received, the meeting should be a successful one.

His owner is giving North S,tar every opportunity of developing. For weeks past he has been and is still restricted to road work and probably never looked better before. During the present season he will be put to the jumping business at which he has always shown himself something of an adept. . On the strength of bis relation to Multiform, no doubt, Field Battery, who is standing the season in this district had his list full almost as soon as the season commenced. The Auckland bred Explosion, who is also here, is in the same state, a full list.

All the members of local teams are looking well, but, as indicated, owing to the wet weather, work has been of the slowest description. J. Maher has Prospector, King George and Blue Diamond coming on nicely, aB also are the rest of his charges with, perhaps, the exception of Tomairangi, who has not quite recovered from the effects of her recent indisposition. St. Amelia, the hurdler, previously in his charge, went to the Wairarapa after the Wellington meeting. At a committee meeting of the Feilding Racing Club, held on Saturday night, it was decided to recommend that a two-year-old race, 500 soys, five furlongs, be included in the 1906 spring programme, the race to be known as the Feilding Stakes. At the same meeting Mr E. F. Blundell, lion, treasurer of. the club for many years past, and^who has recently been transferred to New Plymouth, was presented with, a handsome pair of field glasses in recognition of liis many valuable services to the club.

Mr E. .J. Gothard, secretary of the | Woodville Jockey Club, writes me that I the course is now in first-class condition, the plough and grass gallops in particular being in fine order. As was stated m this column last season .there is no doubt as to the excellence of the course and as Woodville is within reach, of the East and West Coasts and moreover there is any amount of comparatively cheap property to be ac- ■ quired within easy distance of the course, _ tli' re appears no reason why Woodville should not become a sportingcentre in the near future. Some privacy in work could at least be obtained .there, an unknown quantity on some course 3. The programme for the forthcoming meeting has been added to considerably so far as stakes are concerned, the smaller events in particular being better endowed. There is a chance that the general election this year will take place on one of the Club's* days, which, no doubt, will mean a postponement. Woodville and Feilding seem to be about equal favourites in this matter. I

Irenton, the mighty son of Musket and Frailty, who has just died in England, was bred at Auckland, and was purchased by Mr G. G. Stead. Mr D. O'Brien bought Trenton as a two-year-old, and in 1885 took him over to compete at the Victoria Racing Club's Spring Meeting. After winning three weight-for-age races, Trenton started m_ the Melbourne Cup, and finished third to Sheet Anchor and Grace Darling. It is well-known that the Musket colt should wave won easily, but his rider steadied him some distance from home, and getting in the ruck, he was unable to get out in time to make a good run up the straight. Mr O'Brien had £15,000 to £250 in two wagers, so that the colt's defeat was a severe blow to him. Mr O'Brien sold Trenton to Mr Cooper, of Sydney, for 2500 guineas, and next year, with 9.5 on his back, the Musket horse ran second to Arsenal in the Melbourne Cup. Afterwards Trenton went to the stud at Hobartville (Sydney;, and was subsequently sold to Mr W. R. Wilson, of St. Albans (Geelong). When that sportsman's horses and property were disposed of by means of a Tattersall's lottery, Trenton became the property of an up country publican, who, however, sold his interests, and Trenton was shipped to England, where he sired many winners. In Australia Trenton sired several good performers, his best being that celebrated mare Wakeful.

(Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Oct. 30. The appeal of A. Hall against the disqualification of his horse Numa for the Hack Hurdles at the recent Otaki races was considered by the Wellington Kacing Club. The appeal was allowed and the race awarded to Numa.