WELLINGTON NOTES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2416, 28 June 1900, Page 41

WELLINGTON NOTES.

By Oisi.ooKii>a.

June 23,

Theie are more horses at Poiirua at jn-esent than there have ever been before. The stable accommodation of 15 boxes is full. The horses engaged at the Hutt— viz., Ostiak, Gobo, Sentry, Ngatihaia, Pipi, and Leah — have been kept going, and will be ready when wanted.

The injury Black Dust received to his stifle at Wanganui has mended sufficiently to let him do his share on the beach, as also doas The Guard, who contracted influenza at Auckland. • Others in work are Fashion, Tortulla, and Advance. During the aiternoon the latter enjoys himself ni the sand roll, a circularshaped enclosure with fence 6ft high. If Mr Henry gives the colt a weight which is considered satisfactory, I venture the opinion he will be the stable elect in the New Zealand Cup. He never looked better. The most recent addition is the two-year-old Rangipuhi — Latuel colt,_ half bi other to Advance. He 13 a stoutly-buiii youngster, who should furnish into a better-looking hoi be than his sire. Ho is a bay with, four white feet

and star, and has been handled nd ridden. In fact, although he has not. been a, week at Porirua, has settled down quite seriously.

Moreze and Boreas are running out day and night, and Shylock has been turned out Bince his return from Auckland.

A four-year-old brown mare by Vanguard — Sou-wester mare, who traces back to Sharkie, Advance's niatornal ancestress, occupies a box. She was purchased by Mr Prosser in Wanganui last March. Whitney still shows signs of the bumping he got while being schooled. The Goldreef filly Cecile completes the list. Vanderdecken was unsexed, and has been turned out at Kereru. Slave Girl, the Danbury mare who did the stable soma service, and was one of the inmates during my earlier visits, has a couple of foals to Hiko. Bob Arnott has sufficiently recovered from his accidents to ride work, and will be fit by the Hutt meeting. Mr Prosser a«id his trainer Harry Francis are busy people. Their season's record speaks for itself.

Mr Fitzmaurice has got rid of Taplow, who is now owned by Mr R. Cock, and may in future be trained by B. Wynn-Williams. Taplow is in the hack events at the Hutt, but not in the hurdle races. If he wins the first day he cannot start on the second, as he will have won £150.

By the victory of Pearlshot (Torpedo — Pearl Powder) in the Ladies' Bracelet at Hastings this week, the Crissoge Lodge representative has won the valuable prize five times in 35 yoars. Mrs P. G. Donnelly nominated (in ISS6) the successful jumping gelding Owhaoko (Pohokuva — Ada), in 1887 InangaSake, in 1896 Haeata (Ariel — Pearl), and this year's winner. Last year Miss M. Donnelly's (Mrs Perry) nomination, ELorcinatuku (Dreadnought — Waewaehapi), won. The Otaki Maori Racing Club is losing the services of three of its stewards — viz., Hakaria te "Wheca, Pitiera Taipua, and Mihaka Eapukai. Bob Walden, son of racecourse detectivoJim Walden, got a win with La Marquise at Hastings. She is an aged chestnut maie by Piscalorious from an unnamed mare by Tattler. The Tattler mare is a daughter of Mr Jim Maeara's well - known mare Sweetheart, who had a good many foals and produced several winners, including Troasurer (by The Premier), Harlequin (by Voltigeur), Romp (by Mangle), dam of Frolic; Secretary (.by The Premier), Rollo and Minnie Palmer (by Danbury), Box Iron (by Lord Mandeville). Sweetheart was foaled in 183S and died in 1895.

F. R. (Fred) Young has again taken up his residence in Wellington after a lengthy absence at Foxton. Flying Shot, the grey gelding, who could hold his own with the best over sprint courses, has had a lengthy spell, and appears sound on it. The son of Foul Shot — Flirt will probably be put into work. Pivot Gun (Torpedo — Swivelline), full brother to Te Taiaha and half-brother to Swivel, will probably find his way into harness. Woodlander was sent through from Hastings as the best of good things for the Trial Hurdles, and so it proved. The easy manner in which he downed La Marquise, who next day defeated Troubadour /Torpina,, etc., makes him out a bit above the ordinary.

Prior to being raced Black Dust was broken into harness at Otaki.

Merry Boy,"winner of the Farmers' Steeplechase at Rangitikei, is a son of Merrie England.

The Painter family have played a prominent pait in the result of the Hawke's Bay Steeplechase. Denbigh (1835), Chemist (1883), and Oddfellow (1889) were winners. Denbigh was the dam of last year's winner, Ruby. Roller's dam, Roll Call, is a daughter of Painter.

Jim Walls is at present in Wellington, and rode Dr Bill one morning this week.

The Wairarapa horses had a pretiy innings at Hastings. Rusmahanga continues to show good form on the flat, but it is stated he did not take kindly to the jumping business, 80/inie d'Eau, who won the June Handicap at Hastings, was for some time trained at Petone, and ran unsuccessfully in hack events in this district. He is trained by E. J. O'Neill. Bonnie d'Eau is a four-year-old bay horse by Jet d'Eau— Bonne Idee (Nordenfeldt— My Idea), asid was purchased oS Mr Gollan's station, where he was bred, for £25. Vol. X N.Z. Stud Book gives Bonne ldee's 1895 produce as by Forerunner.

Cora Linn and First Shot, who were engaged in hack events at the Hutt next month, having since been entered for other than hack races, have been -withdrawn. Roller's display over the big fences at Hastings must have favourably impressed those who saw it. For a horse that had never 'started in a steeplechase the price he paid (5 to 4 against) was a remarkable one. He is the first "horse to win both Hurdles and Steeple. Prior to 1885 the meeting was held over one day only. Roller's dam Roll Call, was by The Painter — Loch' Leven ; who was also dam of Haiold, a gelding by Mufti, who won over hurdles at Hastings. Scylla (clam of Scallywag and Purimu) was a full sister. Br&ezo (a Day Dawn gelding), who won races at Hastings, was half-sister to Loch Leven, who was by Glaucus — Lass o' Gowrie.