INTER-PRVINCIAL GOSSIP.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16434, 10 January 1917, Page 5

INTER-PRVINCIAL GOSSIP.

[BT TELEGBAPH.-OWN COHEJSPOKBEST9.] WELLINGTON. Tuesday. The well-bred Cooing (by Boniforai— dove; scored in tile iNursery .Handicap at Ui<3 YVairarapa meeting. £>ne met a weak tieiu, but, considering it was her hrst race, the penormunco wus quite satisfactory. A youngster by AU ited from Vvitch Winnie arrived Here from the South on fc'nrtay last. tine lias been leased tor tier racing career by a patron of C. Pritchard's staoles. There has been mucn verso comment locally at the action of the Wairi-uap* Hacing Club in selling some ot the privileges at tho recent meeting to a nrra of Chinese. Tho celestials were supposed" to sou soft drink* only, but the police raided the booth and seized a quantity of alcoholic resresh nicnts and proceedings are to lollow immediately. Un tho publication of the weights for th-j Wellington Cup a rush set in for Bunting, and Mi.'*E. J. Watt's horse is now a nrm favourite. Ho was coupie I with Chakwana, and the bracket was supported for a considerable sum. John Barleycorn has already arrived here and can be regarded as a certain starter for tho Wellington Cup. 11. O'Donnetl. R. J. Mason, and C. Gisler took their teams South, but they are expected to return. The Messrs. Riddiford's Mascot was a good favourite for the Wairarapa Cup, run on New Year's Day, but hor rider made far too much use of her. The winner was the Auckland-bred Want (by Penury), who broke a long spell of bad luck. He was ridden by the English horseman,. T. Metcalfe, whoso first success it was since coming to this country 18 months ago. At the conclusion of the Wairarapa meeting H. Telford sent Elation home to Roti tuna, and when next lie races it will be as The locally-owned Pall Mall was sold after her race on the first day at Tauheremkau. The purchaser was Mr. H. Whitney, who Will send her to tho stud next season. J. H. Prosser is making a good recovery from his illness, and hopes to be at the Trentham meeting as a spectator. His team will be looked after by J. Knapp. J. McLaughlin has lately been negotiating for another horse from Melbourne to join Tho Golfer at Trentham. The latter is making a good recovery from the injuries he met with at New Plymouth, and it is expected that he will be ablo to return horns this week. The All Bed filly Trentham Rose, who generally finds it a difficult matter to got four furlongs in decent company successfully, went five furlongs at Tauherenikan on January 2