WELLINGTON NOTES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16366, 21 October 1916, Page 5

WELLINGTON NOTES.

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WELLINGTON. Friday.

Matters in connection with the Steadowned horses at present in Melbourne seem to be very mixed. Jhis week B. Deeley received a tempting offer to go over and rido the horses at tho V.R.C. meeting. Ho cancelled his engagements hero and intended leaving next Tuesday, but a later cablo wan received withdrawing tho offer. Deoley then re-engaged himself in the Dominion, and today was surprised to receive still another cablegram asking him to go to Flemington. In the circumstanoes he declined, and will bo at Riccarton lor tlio New Zealand Cup meeting. Private advices received here to-day state that Sasanoff has been knocked right back in the Caulfield Cup market, and his place has been taken by Lavendo. last year's win°*r- J-he imported horse has a big weight Iwst 21b). Several horses have won til© Caulfield Cup twice, and Lavendo may be good enough. His stable companion. Torbane (by lorpoint) is m the market, and ranka as second horse Ho won the 1010 Welter on Saturday and tlwCCoongy Handicap, one mile and three turiongs. on Wednesday. Tho lastnamed was a much better gallop than Cyklon put up in the Eclipse Stakes run over the same course, and it might prove a very re liable Caulueld Cup trial. WAIKATO TROTTING CLUB. Tho committee of the Waikato Trotting Club has adopted a- programme for the meeting to be held at Claudelands i'n January. The flake money «a aiiocatod as follows: -Introductory Handicap £50 Stewards' Handicap, £121); Bracelet Handicap, £50: fun. £1-20: Railway, £70 Claudelands, £60; Hamilton, £100; Farewell' £70. The Hamilton Racing Club' intimated that the course would bo available at a [cv. of £50 fur the day. It was n>solved to keen members at the front financial till the end if tho war. The Railway Dt-partmen" >'a to be approached in rel'erence to tho delay 0' trains for Auckland until alter the last race.