A HANDSOME TROPHY.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1190, 21 December 1894, Page 23

A HANDSOME TROPHY.

The trophy to be presented to the owner of the horse winning the Wellington Cup, to be run on Anniversary Day, arrived from England by the Doric last Saturday. The trophy, which is in the form of a vase, is 2ft 6in high, and contains 181 ounces of silver, and is mounted on a stand of ebony plinth Gin thick. The stand bears a large silver plate for the inscription. The figure of Victory, holding aloft a laurel wreath, surmounts the cover of the vase, while above each handle there is a miniature racehorse. The vase is beautifully chased, and is altogether a magnificent piece of workmanship. It cost nearly 100 guineas, and was manufactured by Messrs Atkin Bros., one of the leading silversmiths of London. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company made no charge for freight. The trophy was procured through Mr W. V. Jackson, formerly a steward,of the Wellington Racing Club, who is now living in London. The vase is claimed to be one of the handsomest ever offered for competition by a New Zealand racing club, and is therefore well worth winning. It will probably be on view in one of the shop windows in the course of a day or two. LOWER VALLEY JOCKEY CLUB. The following acceptances have been received for the Lower Valley Jockey Club’s Boxing Day Meeting: — Hunters’ Hurdle Race. Cyrus 11., Makomako, Lord John, Captain Boison, Iroquois. Hack Hurdle Race. —Captain Boison, Nuts, Twilight, Bird, Half-caste. ''-'Martin Memorial. —Von Temp sky, Sedition, Arius, Tuhitarata. Hack Handicap. Makomako, Royal Tar, Bouquet, Captain Boison, Brooklyn, Pierrot, Persimmon, Bird. Lower Valley Jockey Club Handicap.—Von Tempsky, Arius, Sedition, Viola 11., Tuhitarata. Hack Handicap. —Royal Tar, Bouquet, Delusion, Merryman, Brooklyn, Kate Jay, Guardsman, Remington Lee, Slaiden, Amberite, Master Key. - The following are the entries for the Maiden Hack Race. —-Kate Jay, Foreshore, Waitere,' Master Key, Amberite, Bona Fide, Slaiden, Remington Lee, Dandy Dick, Gertrude, Napoleon, Crescent, Awatere, Pierrot, Rebounding Lock, Guardsman, Persimmon, Brooklyn.

The committee of the Manawatu. Racing Club has decided to fine Mr W. Butler T£s for accepting with Splitlinkat the Summer Meeting when his name is on the .unpaid forfeit list. The acceptance was rejected. At the inaugural meeting of the Christchurch Racing Club on Monday, according to a Press Association telegram, the Racing Club Handicap was won by Magazine, who paid JU Bs. Barnardo won the Hurdle Race, St. John the Nursery Handicap, and Foresight the Flying Handicap.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. W. (Tologa Bay).—Yes, the secretary (Mr H. M. Lyon) of the Wellington Racing Club will receive money for investment on the totalisator for the Wellington Cup Meeting. Preferable to wire your money and instructions the day before or early on the morningof the race. Query. —The placed horses for the Melbourne Cup for the past five years were —1890 : Carbine, 1 ; Highborn, 2 ; Correze, 3. 1891: Malvolio, 1 ; Sir William, 2; Strathmore, 3. 1892 : Glenloth, 1; Ronda, 2 ; Penance, 3. 1893: Tarcoola, 1 ; Carnage, 2; Jeweller, 3. 1894 : Patron, 1; Devon, 2 ; Nada, 3.