WELLINGTON NOTES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2355, 13 April 1899, Page 37

WELLINGTON NOTES.

' By Onlookhb.

WELLINGTON, April 8.

Ambrosia (Petroleum — Nectar), a handsome chestnut colt who won a double event at Tauherenikau should have won the Wairarapa Guineas. He could now easily give Rosette and Mainiai (tho fillies who finished ir front of him in the hack classic raco) a stone and a beating.

'* Austral will shortly take ovei the sporting columns of the New Zealand Times and Mail.

Mr F. Webb journeyed to Riccarton to see Soreas perform.

Pauper (Gipsy King — Barbara) won the princopal event at the Shannon meeting.- He was ■n protty good condition, and was ridden by. U. Hands, formerly connected with the Mi&cUeton stable. Pauper is v brother to Vagrant, now performing ii? Victoria. i Faugh-a-Ballagh was a good tip here on Saturday for the Maiden Hurdles at Ellerslie.

Dad Kingan missed the train to Auckland and went to Tauherenikau .instead, where he won on F. Martin's Cornea.

Sentry, who won the final at Paten but lost the raco tli cough losing his saddle, scored at Peilding tho next day. Ho is a great) 3printer — a four-year-old gelding by Vanguard — Blanche.

George Hope's Bulrush, ridden by Percy White, -,v.i 3 mado favourite for his race at Peilding, hut could only get second.

The Cuterton Racing' Club has received 46 entrie.3 for tho Wairarapa Guineas of 1900.

Air J. O. Hayward was in town to-day.- He tells me Saracen is looking well on it. but may be sold before next season.

Eleven bookmakers pait s a license fee of £2 2s to bet at the Shannon meeting.

Mr John Cooper, who is usually one of the best purchasers at Mr W. Douglas's yearling sales, has entered the Quilt — Waitiri gelding, Waterfall — Primrose filly, and Quilt — Jeuzail filly for the Wairarapa Hack Guineas, 1900

Lancer's local friends deserted him at Eller3lie, but may return agair at Thompson Handicap time. The postponement of declaration of weights for the local meeting maj suit horseowncrs running at Ellerslie to-day as well as Mr Evett.

Walter Armstrong handicapped the second day of the Wairurapa meeting.

Alick Jenkins, brother to C. Jenkins, who was at the Forbury with Boreas, won the two hurdle races at the Shannon meeting an Rawkawa 11.

Ton? O'Neill, well and favourably known in Wellington, has severed his connection with Paterson Bios. ' -

Fred Harrison, who came to the colony with Gladiator and died recently at- Palmerston North, was buried in the same- grave as George Slater ("Gipsy King 1 '). « ,

Th 6 sires represented in the Wairarapa Hack Guineas, 1900, are Petroleum, Chainlock, Sou-wester, Forester, Prince Cole, Gold Reef, Master Agnes, Trickster, St. Legor, Remington, Quilt, Waterfall, Derring3liot, Flintlock, Somnus, The Workman, Tornedo, Chainlink, Handsome Jack, Rebellion, .Seaton Dclaval, Recluse, Kempenfeldt. This is indeed a great representation of sires

Haria had a representative, at the Shannon meeting in Malvern, a three-year-old colt from Maori Girl.

Whykauri, a four-year-old bay gelding by Sweep — Fevo mare, in Tom Scott's stable, v*s made favourite for the Trial Hurdles at Sb~~»non, but waa brought tc grief at the seo*w«d fenco.

R. S. Henry has given notice to the Welliiigton Racing Club of his appeal to the Racirtg Conference against his disqualification by th Masterton Racing Club.

Waingawa, who won two open events tho first day at Tauherenikau, is a five-year-old bay gelding by Voltigeur— First Water (The Premier — Ruby), who did good service for P F. Tancred when th " blur and canary " was prominently represented by Consul, Gabble, Administrator, Odd Trick, and others. Waingawa was ridden by J. Hercock, wh' was fox faome time with Hon. J. D. Ormond.

Her Majesty (Catesby — Her Ladyship), a four-year-old sister to His Lordship, was raced at Shannon twice unsuccessfully. She was not in condition, and raceo in bandages. Jim M'Taggart rod« her on tho second occasion. Among the nominations for the Wairarapa Hack Guineas, 1900, are a sister to Rosette, brother to Cavet, half-brother to Paraffin, and half-sister to Selina — previous winners ot the race.

Frank Cochrane journeyed from T. Scott's with Whykauri tc contest the Trial Hurdles at Shannon.

The stewards allowed one of the riders (licen»ed by the Hawke's Bay J C.) to start maa state of intoxication, with the result that, having no control over his mount, he brought Whykauri to grief at the second fence, and

■ Cochrane was dragged about 800 yds. He was "brought in on a Btretcher, but fortunately sustained no broken bones, but was considerably knocked about. It is a serious thing to allow A drunken man to ride in a hurdle race. A local admirer of Mr Thomas Duncan (sec- ' tetary of the Mastorton Racing Club) has presented that gentleman with a gold horseshoe ; pin with the name " Ethel " across the shoe as ' a memento of the capable manner in which he .worked up the ringing-in case. Mr C. F. Vallance, a vice-president of the Masterton Racing Club, and steward of the •Wairarapa Racing Club, rode Ambrosia in the Sigh Weight Hack Handicap for gentlemen riders at Tauherenikau. Mr J. B. Vallance .(from England) rode Czarina in the same race. iCzarina is a daughter of Tattler, whom H. Peters has taken across to Blenheim for the hurdle races there. Bulrush, who ran at the Feilding meeting, ■is not, as might be supposed from his name, 'Ahe Radames— Weasel horse, but a four-year-old gelding by Dreadnought — Martyr, therefore halfbrother to Sabreur. I am pleased to see that Mr P. F. Tancred's fine pair of geldings, Ngatihuia and In the Swim are showing sufficient pace to win on the flat, as in the hands- of such a capable mentor as Jack Gravestock, and bred tb,e way they Are, I expect either one of them will some day i win a Grand National Hurdle Race or Steeplechase. Ngatihuia, whose first season it is, is showing much better form than his brother He is a four-year-old brown gelding by Torpedo— Kopeki (by The Mut&-Uira), Therefore full brother to Toriki, now in England. . He won the Hack Flying the first day lind the County Hack the second day. In the jflwim is a five-year-old chestnut gelding by Na,xator — Epsom, from Sunshine (dam of WaterIbury), and much resembles his distinguished 'jumping relative. He ran third in the Hack ■Welter the first day and won the Moroa Hack the second day. The stewards of the Shannon Racing Club got into a dilemma over the result of the District Handicap.' Mr A. Tremenau (a steward of the club) won the race with a horse called Lancer, ridden by A. M'Morran, the well-known jockey who was a member of the club; Cres- ' wick, owned by Mr R. M'Kenzie (another steward), finished second, and protested against tho winner on the ground that M'Morran was not a gentleman rider, and Lance.r thus lost tho race, and according to the conditions of the 'race, which were — "For all horses owned by members of the Club. Owners or members appointed in writing to ride" — Creswick was not entitled to the etake. The stewards therefore awarded it to the third horse, Ironsides. He had, however, not weighed in, and after another lengthy inquiry the stewards declared it no La Volta (H. Peters) won the Hurdles easily the first day at Tauherenikau from Jumbo (A. M'Morran). With a difference of 10lb in the ■weights, Jumbo just as easily turned the tables I on the second day. ! Among the names given to youngsters engaged in the Wairarapa Hack Guineas 1900, I notice those of Cole's Brother (by Prince Cole —Kate Kelly) and The Shannon (by Torpedo— Kivulet). Mich Butler's Famous (with Alick M'Cormick up), raced- four times unsuccessfully at Tauherenikau. Papa (Sou' -wester — Barbarian mare), an aged brother to Marina, won the Easter Handicap *at the Shannon meeting. Papa was a present from T Proctor to Jimmy Retter. It is understood here that Mi R. S. Henry has abandoned the proposed appeal against his disqualification by the Masterton Racing Club. At a meeting of the stewards of the Wairarapa Racing Club held on Saturday the treasurer reported a net balance of £375 on the recent meeting. A protest has been entered by J. Corlett against the stakes won by Whario being paid over to Mr E. Cundy. Mr Corlett alleges that Whario ia the property of Mr W. A. Donald •who was recently disqualified. The matter will "be inquired into shortly. Plans of the proposed grandstand have been laid before tho Wairarapa Racing Club, and •will be considered by members on Thursday next. Tenders were received for the removal of the present grandstand, and will be considered afttT the meeting on Thursday. J. Coogan took Ethel (or Cupid) away from IPeotherston about a month ago. Mr Thomas Duncan (secretary of the Masterton Racing Club) was in Wellington to-day, and interviewed A. Lohnet (a licensed trotting lider) with reference to his connection with Virgil (or Ethel) at Ashburton. Lohnet re«eived his instructions to engage a jockey to ride Virgil from a third person, who has since been disqualified. Mr W. Rollitt (secretary of the South Island Trotting Association) interviewed Mr Pollen (under-secretary) to-day on matters affecting trotting. An endeavour will be made at the annual conference of delegates in July to have one association only for the whole colony, the headquarters of which will be at Christchurch. The North Island Association is practically a dead letter, and the sooner something is done the better. „ I understand that Mr R. C. Hungerford s motion concerning the registering and brand- • ing of ail horses will again be introduced. Mr Rollitt favours one handicapper and a stipendiary steward for the whole colony. These are necessary reforms, and will come in time. There is reason to believe that the " J. Kennyem " who appeared at Ashburton as the owner of Virgil is a well-known person disqualified for life by the Canterbury Jockey Club, now on tho West Coast of the South Island, where h* is said to be interested in galloping and trotting horses. Truly this is a remarkable state of things, if it does exist.