WELLINGTON NOTES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2388, 7 December 1899, Page 37

WELLINGTON NOTES.

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December 1,

Ambrosia, who was disqualified from the hack class by winning more than 150sovs at tho Carterton meeting, mads his first appeararee in open company at Feilding. He is urdoubuedly the best of the Petroleums, who include Rochester. Crusoe won w.lh nothing to spare the first day, but comfortably with more weight the second day. Jervois George baa been racing a good many year 3, and although he did not start tho gelding the second day at tho Hutt, he evidently knew v,-h»t he was doing in .eservir.g his horse for the Feilding meeting. F.ilka, who has been showing form in this district recently, is hali-aiater to Mclita, who

sooied-at Riccarton and Wingatui. These pair are the only produce of Melusina (Tasman — Nautilus), who missed in 1894 and 1896.

Myra (Somnus — Hirini), winner of the Hack Welter at the Hutt, is a half-brother to Ned Kelly. He is owned by T. Wanklyn, brother to the C.J.C. secretary. Bluejacket has evidently returned to form, judging by his running at Takapuna to-day. He must have a lair chance in the Auckland Cup. Wellington people will have nothing but Explosion.

A thunderstorm made matters rather unpleasant on the second day of the Feilding meeting. — Joe Gallagher rode Crusoe each day. — T. Wilson, the Porirua jockey, had a fall when hi 3 namesake (Wihon) fell in one of the hack races. — Whetu came to grief in tho Hack Hurdles the first day, but George Johnston was not hurt. — W. Ratciiffe, the Riccarton light wtight, was riding at the meeting. — The amount put through the totalisator during the two days was £SOS 7, against £7591 last season, an increase of £496. There was, however, one more race the first day this season.