WELLINGTON NOTES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2171, 3 October 1895, Page 31

WELLINGTON NOTES.

By'Oki/OOKbb. September 26. The programmes for the coming season of the Wellington Racing Club have been fixed by tho stewards in this way : Spring meeting, November 20 and 24 ; Summer, January 22 and 24 ; Autumn and Steeplechase meeting (combined), April 29 and May 1 ; the added money for the three meetings being £965, £1955, and £1320 respectively, *n increase of £205 on last year's stakes. For tho future, inttead of the W.R.O. giving the piece of plate and 400sova for the Cup tn the summer fixture the sttke has been increased to 5008OV8The popular Thompson Handicap Ketajm addition of Bfeovß to its Value 1 in fact, tho W78.0. b

very generous in ita now li»t, making increases all round, putting also £2.'5 on tho Autumn Handicap, and the Metropolitm goes up to £125. Wellington has gradually bom getting into a better position in the opinion of the racing community of the C)lony, and tho programme now beiug circulated will show how prar-tirnlly its offiVe s are striving to earn tbe support of owners throughout the country. Not only are th>-y doing this by means of good races and liberal stakes, but a recent examination of the cours-' by the stewards is to result in such additional improvements lo tha course and grounds as will earn tha gratitude of trainers and riders" and tho admiration of the public. The vacaicy in the stirtership to the W R C. caused by the do»th of Mr Andrew Young is tiot to be filled just yet awhile. W RO. hundicuppw for '93 90 Mr J O Evett ; and Mr G M»cJonald id to be clerk of the courte for tlie s.tine tarin. The complaint of the Pahiatua Jockey Club that it was not gutting a fair show in the matter of racing found it» clim.ix in a circular from tha Colonial Secretary's ofli"e to the po\ver« of tho Wellington dUtrct, such circular containing a gentle hint that Pahiatua should be giveu a meeting. ThU appeal resulted in tho callin? toge-har of the Racing Conference delegates of this dist»ict, who sat yesterday. Mr Hogg, M.II R., and Mr Wafldiugton (secretary of the MasteitoaOpaki Jockey Club) attended, and submitted their views relative to tha suggestion. It was decided to defer giving a derision uutil Monday. A new prophet with an old name haa a<iaen in tho sporting world up this wny in the poraon of "Tc Whiti, ' the new writer for the M^il The g^nMtinin who U behind tJilj natne knows a lot, 1? ainung the b.»ht informed, and, judging fvoia his budget. I should opii c he is wh<it the boys term " all light." llurs'a to hi3Biicce33. September 30. Mr G. G. St- ad's racehorses which have boon competing at the recent Ru.dwick rucctiug— M^nulicher, Mubkotry, aud Mauser -and Mr T. W. Hungeifoid'3 ILelther Bel, leUmiod from Au tr,i.lia by tho Wwkivtipu, and wore oa Friday interviewed by many eittfui>i.ißt>i, who report that tht-y got through the voyage in good style, and had Ik en well lo .l«d after by Mason. Th^v wei-e sto«o.l awav 'Oinfotttbly in tho af.er hold, and were booked thtough to Christchurch Tho handlfaps f»r tJx> chief events at tho Wellington Trotting Club's meeting at Miramar Park on t.uboui Diyaro: — Wellinuton TitorriNO Ci.un's lUndicap, of 40 ova. Two mil's. -Stockholm .'■cr L-)<!orbfau (wcr, Whit, foot 2&wc (Jinnee 'JSiec, B.»bby Hams SSaoo, Vai%y :il ec, Sir 4i3l»ec, Little Hero Sta«c. MtRAMAii HAMbirAP (in luroes-X ff 45*>vs. Two mile»s.— 'hro«» Clu'cr* scr, Stockholm 4;cc, F. B. ffriec, Rothorham fecc, Lo Coibeau Baec, F«iry lf>iC3, Holly 2tn&*, Polly Plum 32*ec. t'LKcrmc Handicap, of StVovs. One mile.— Ch'iilie her, St'>cklu>lm 4. cc. Voi'iuoat llaec, Whit, fool '5s- c, Riv>c VL-w, Cbanc-i 18»ec. Daisy 2J ec, Little Hero 2$ ec, Ji^gan 2isei, Butcher Boy 'is^ o. (>on')e Annie i;5-ec. Dash lUndicap (in harne-s), of 25-«'>vs. One mile.— F. li fcr, I>> C'/irbea>i lteo, Fairy ssoc, J !nl'y JWo, Vim ISa-c. Bu'chec Boy 2fsoc. RiMninglon, Kgalite, jvnd I'lititlck took part iv the pArade of stallions at Oartorton on Saturday. The weather spoiled tho show of thoroughbreds, I have received from Mr 11. M Lyon, secretary of the Wcllii>«ion Hieing Club, Uie programme f.r l^.-C atid ISptj, got up iv natty book form, contnitiiug alo^ of iufonn^.iou outside of tho uvouts ferthe ro.nins schs-)u, al'hiuiih re+lly Lwariug on the same— sivh ai comparisons of records and previous winners of Uie club's events. Tu-4 racing authnritits aro to give a decifion upon the Pahiatua petition on Wednesday.