WELLINGTON NOTES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2513, 14 May 1902, Page 47

WELLINGTON NOTES.

By Om.nos.ntr.

May 10. Sudor (Sojnnus — JCil DespGranduni) was purchased Softer thft Manawatn meeting by Mr Lance "Wood, and has joined "W. Duvi&'s team at "the Hutt. .Sudor is 'full sister to Somnambulist and ho-H-6ister to Sprevdon and Nabauchlash.

Tlie Egmont Racing Club experienced wet weather for the second day of their "Winter meeting, held on. "Wednesday and Thursday last. 'The totalisator turnover, £10,223, was £52 more than last year. Mr Major, v Hawera sport, won the Cup with Bowman, who is in great form alt piesent, and just defeated old Crusoe. The same owner s _ Faugh-a-Ballagh, who Tunß seconds with great consistency, was put down in fhe Railway Handicap by Chasseur. 'The half-brothers, Old Gun (Flintlock— Armadilla) and Great Scott (Exchange — Aunudilla) fought out -the Hack Hurdles 'On -the first day. Old Gun winning, and the latter scored on the second day. Both are related to Ah.ua through Cornelia (dam of Armadilla). Either of the pair should be equal to a steeplechase. Three of the Hack Race -winnere will "win big .races next season — viz., Sandy, "by Soult — Lorelie, Lcolinus — Musket Maid (dam jof Waiuku) ; Cave, by the Nordenfeldt tense Kempenfeldt, from Sunbeam (sister to "Waterbury) ; -and Laertes (Soult — Lady F/mmeline), half-brother to King Edward and Gowrrie, and full brother to Ysoult, who has boen winning reoently in Southland. Dr Paget, a popular Stratford sport, who rides hie own horses when "the -weights suit, -was on Dick Turpiu when ixe paid -a £45 -dividend in th» Waihi 'Hack Handicap. "The doctor also had a win -wifli 3£mg Edward in the Borough Handicap. Crusoe was -unlucky in running -second to iMoturoa, who was in reqgipt of three stone, in the Manaia "Handicap on the second day. Anchorite (by tßeohue), who -won under 9.12 in "the NgaxtHitu 'Hack Handicap, takes after hfer sire in brilliancy. Rita (Hotchkiss— Reproach) ran. into second place on three occasions. Mr Jt. "W. Paterson has Ibad little luck -with , his team, this season. Ringlet, out ai 11 starts, ■ managed to win a xoce at Rangitikei early in the season, another at the "Wellington Spring meeting, and was second to Red Gauntlet at tlie Hutt last month. Her winnings amount to £155. Out -of half a dozen tries, Dr Bill got second at Feilding and Manawatu, winning £30. Ringman sported Bilk on Beven occasions, but so far Ihas been «, failure. His most reoent effort was in the Maiden Hack JRace at fhe IHutt, when he finished among the also Started -division. Mt A. Piiterson won one xace with Frontier at Harowhenua when ill "the , others Tell Sown. Notwithstanding the had season he has had ars an owner. Mr R. "W. Paterson made a couple more purchases *t Paknerston laat week. These were a four-year-old chestnut gelding by Dreadnought — Miss Never (by Dunlop— Straight Shot), one of the Hon J. D. Ormond'-s breeding, who brought 45»5; and the three-year-old chestnut filly, "Waiwhera (Quilt— Waikaha), who carried Mt G. P. Donnelly's colours this season, and realised 170gs. Wtiiwhera started on Beven occasions, and -won at "Woodvalle, Napier Park and Feilding, the three races being -worth £120. "Woikßiha (dam of Waiwhera), by Torpedo — Cascade, is full sister to Waingogora (dam of "Warwick). Tho monthly meeting of stewards of tho "Wellington Racing Club was h*ld on the 3rd inst. The Hon. C. J. Johnston presided. The amended programme of the Otaki Maori Racing Club's Winter meeting, to be held on June 3 toad 4, was approved. — Tlie Lower Valley Jockey Club wrote asking that the names of persons owing amounts to -yie club be placed in the forfeit list. Tlie secretary was directed to see that the request was given effect -to.— j Two applications were received for permits to hold race meetings on the East Coast on May 10. The secretary was instructed to reply that the applications were .too Jate for consideration in time to allow the meetings io be held on the date asked for. — The secretary was requested to notify tlie country clubs in the Wellington district to submit the dates proposed > for meetings during the coming season. — Se- j veral alterations and improvements to the J gteecleeliafto. sauxaz &nd jjpjtioiia £& the othei. I

tracks being -necessary the Ground: Committe>o will shortly -visit the course and give the necessary directions. — Jockeys' licenses were ergntect to Thomas Montgomery, Alexander Harper, and "William Xiory. Two other applications Job similar licenses were held over pending furfhen inquiries. Two applications for trainers.' licenses were also held The license held by I]L .M'Kay was cancelled.— * Several important .matters were lield over 'for consideration at a special meeting, to "be helot at an early date. Torowai has been purchased by a Wellington sportsman, who, it iB hoped, ■vnM give -the fillyj a much-needed (She has had two psrV ticuhurly hard seasons' racing. As a two-jeaar-old she carried -the colours on 19 occasions, anil won once. This season the daughter of Wsterfall — Parlour Maid has sported silk .no leH£ than 37 times. She won six -races, and -alsq secured place money on nine other occasions. Given a necessary spell and leas racing ihsu ' she has had, she should easily pay "her -wa;s[ for two or three seasons. The following transfers were agreed to at the monthly meeting of the Wellington ZRac-; ing Club stewards: — Chestnut coltl>y St. Legal " —Lady Harriet, T. Morrin to Joseph ChacU wick ; bay colt Inrperator, G. G. 'Stead -to 'C; Machell; chestnut colt Duke .Michael an 3 chestnut filly Gipsy Girl, G. G. ■SteaSi to Geo, Palmer. The three-year-old gelding. Warwick, "wk»?? -" ■ now a member afc 3 . Proßser's "^orirna icauS, - ran consistently this ■season. Oat - oTll starts/ i he was only ©at of a plocejon four occasions-.- • 'He won a double at "Napier ±'aa:kin-the.Bprin& which, added to his place winnings-, fotatteat, £150. ■ . - VV r ~' Great Scott and Old Gaum, wnmers ox-mt-Hack Hurdle races at -the Egmont meeting, are ihalf-br others. They were bred by Mr David Scott, of Lower Rangitikei. Old Gun/is a six-yeiu-old full-"brother to Hangfire, an* < was purchased after he won a double at ;the Shannon meeting last month by Mr James; Bull, jun., for JESO. The race he -won at Hawera was worth £55. Great Scott is » year younger, by the St. George horse Exchange. Both are sons of Armadilla, "by -Armourer— Cornelia (dam of Ahua). The New Zealand Stud Book, issued under the -authority" of the Racing Conference, states that ArmafliTlA' missed in 1896. Thi-j.-error -should be correcteai before another volume is issued.

Mr Douglas Gordon is at present undecideß whether he will jrace his bemuie bkek' mare Torfculla next season .or tetiie Jusr >to flic stud.. This season the daughter of Torpedo .started on 14 occasions, and -finished 'out of a 'place three • times. She won the New. -Zealand Cup, Manawatu Cup, ■Wangsoatui 'Stakes, .and Autumn Handicap at iho Butt. Tortulla'.B winnings for the season amount to £2560. During ihs past ionr seasons .she has -won £4283 in stakes. The death .of Mr JE. H. Gfildsmith, which.' occurred at Prince Alfred JHospital, Sydney, on April .27, -recalls memories of aracing •OH Island Bay. The deceased was really "the founder ol lhe Island Buy incecourße, and; acted for tho lessees to secure the ground: from the owner. At the -first aneetrag iheld! ■ in December, 1883,^ the programme included 1 the Goldsmith Handioap, which was -won by. Mr P. F. Tancred'a 'Gabble (dflra 'of Jabber). - On the «ame day the late W. B. -<3hithara, -who died b few months back at Pahnerston^North, ' won the Cup with "Dan andrji double with Buby, . -Kang. The 'iaire Mr Goldsmith ■was-dnatrumon-tal in holding the iirst steeplechase anefiting # » .in the district. This tybs in "the" winter 'of- .. 1584, the year before the steeple-;' • chase was established. The Day Down horse : Early BirS (who afterwairds"" iared JDnnoth^,. Canute, JN"uts, 'Cyrus, and other jumping horses^ ' in -the "Wairarapa) was the -winner. , Hi "waa^ a, seal cross-country xoui-se, -and -Coflclmr, ~& t '■ Hatvke's Biry isorse, -was Jellied competing- in , the race. These meetings were held "before '"' the Island Bay Pirrk Racing 'dub was -fonneß. Mr Goldsmith acted as secretary of the club when the Gold Cup (wonhy Admunstrator) -was run in 1885. The Summer meeting in T.BBT extended over three days. The classic races, Wtfodcote Stakes and Poneke Stakes, were won by Sir George Clifford's Mtiligner and Cruchfield. The late Mr Goldsmith was 54 years of age.

Mr P. E. Baldwin recently disposed of Benefactor to Mr F. Martin for .£lso, 'and purchased Cornea for £120. I -understand ib is intended to mate the St. George mare with Stepnia-k when her racing career is finished. Fairy J>reani, who was purchased at Mr G P. Donnelly's sale last week hy Mr E. .Stevens for 52 guineas, has joined A. Shearsby's string at Pnlmerstou .North. .Fairy Dream is a two-year-old .brown illy by Quilt — Nymph* •(by Ingamar — "Wood Jfynxph), half-sißter to Orion (by Castor), and full-sister to I-ohnrthe, Te Mahunga, '(who was sent -to Australia), " Bcnes (who -met 'with .fatal injuries -at IFeiltling), and Rags. Fairy Dream 'started three times this season. "She ran twice -unplaced sb the Hawke's Bay Hockey Club's Summer meeting, .and "bent "Wind, Stepdaughter, Ballyneetyjand Bijoutry «t the Waipukuraa meeting, running five furlongs in -emm 6sec.

The 'Hutt trainer, 3". Lowe, gmuaieyßd -on Wanganui from Pahnerstcm -with Doctor 'Sill, .Ringlet Mid "Warwhera.- H .the -suit, > the team may 'be "taken north 'for 'the AncTrTancfc ' meßting. Mataka, v. 'fewo^yearr-old -bay filly by fGoiareef ' — Kotuku (Musket-Maid of 'Mhol), aolS -at Pa*-- . xn erst on Norfh for 49 .guineas, -was -purchaseii by Mt R. TV. Pateraon, di Wellington.