WELLINGTON NOTES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2661, 15 March 1905, Page 56

WELLINGTON NOTES.

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March 11. Satisfactory acceptances have been received lor the Horowhenua meeting, which opens on St. Patrick's Day. The following may run prominently: — Trial Handicap, Flying Cloud; Plying Handicap, Maui ; Hvirdles, Wind; Wel- , , ter, Maui ; Cup, Gold Crown ; Park Stakes, Ngatarua; Electric, Hukaaka; Shorts, Hukaaka. Mr Brown has received) word from Mr Van Doussa that the entiiea of Mocassin and Talune are in order. He extends a welcome to th.c -New Zealand owner and will cable the .weiglits on the 18tb. ' who showed good form at Flem■ington last- week, is a full sister to Pearl sNecklefc, who is engaged in the Hack Races at SMJa.na.watu meeting. Coxswain, will journey across to Nelson 'for the Cup. C. Pritcha'd will take across Defoe, _32*gnificent, Black- Squall, and Kudu. C. Jenkins did not journey to the Danne.Virke meeting, birt was ai fchannon yesterday. He had a ride in every race. He won four, was second twice, and once unplaced, i The Wellington man who drew first prize -in one of Tattersall's sweeps on the Australian Cup is a son of Mr Justice Denniston. Achilles will make his next appearance in tlie North Island Challenge Stakes at the end the month. The Dannevirke Club had a great meeting on Wednesday and Thursday last. £14.043 went through the totalisator, which is £3089 more than last year. Kakaroa was raced out both days on a hard, rough track under hea\y weights. Inspan was allowed to pay a false ' price in the Hurdles on the first day, when j he scoredl in the easiest manner. He was given 12.7 on the second day, but was r.ot started; he" could not have beaten Weary ■Bill (a brother to Australasia), who had the minimum weight, and put up 2min 53sec. Talune (10.3) was second. On this form he cannot have much chance at Onkaparinga. The Foxton-owned Foveaux (Flinders — Doliy), a. winner at Woodville, scored in a hack race. At the turn Kaharoa appeared to have the Cup in safe keeping, but he could not stall off » late run by Gold Dust, who had two stone end a-half the best of the weights. Gold Dust won the same race two yeaTs ago. He •has been right out of form for a long time, and had not won a race since he scored) at Hastings in January last year. The threeMystification (Apremont — Mystic), with A. v Oliver in the saddle, scored easily in the Autumn Handicap on the second day. He was in receipt of over three stone from Kahafroa. The winner car:icd the well-known chocrKlate jacket and canary sash of Mr George [Hunter, the popular president of the club, j-who witnessed the colt's win. The fancied 'candidates for the Trial Hack were Golden Streip (Gold Reef— Brooklet), Hippo RofHa (St. Hippo — Girofia), and Fishermaid (Fiske—Walt tonia). The latter, with G. Price in the saddle, scored comfortably. Laertes (Soult — HLrady Enimeline) \ron his first race for Mr F. Napier, formerly of Wellington, when he scored in the Tahoraiti Hack Welter. The kiseful Rungaraua, under a. light weight, jolted with the Flying- Handicap. He will 'win a descent hurdle race in the winter. Wet Jieef ran well in tEe race, and scored in bis best style on the second day, when he Just outed Assayer. Hutt-trained Hukaaka v(Musketry — Nautilus), with A. Oliver up, /cored cleverly in the half-mile Hack Race, fcfter .getting blocked on insicte. Mr Alf. ElHngham scored with Hippo Roffla (St. Hippo —Girofla), who had previously ran three times unsuccessfully at the meeting. This was pliver'e third win at the meeting. PolyanJthus (The Possible — Violet) scored a comfortkble victory in the Tawaki Welter from Wai?toti, a game but unlucky pony, who was jbeaten by half a head by Ngatarua on the Becond day. Baltic (Crackshot — Chiquita), who was well backed for the Electrio on the first day, scored in the Telephone Hack on the second day. He is related to A.8.N., and 'formerly raced as N.A.B. There were several 4urn upe on the second day, when good prices „-were paid in small fields. Fancywork (The jWorkman — Variety) pai<J £5 in a Hac> Welter. pThree two-year-olds contested tjie Maiden tHack Scurry, for which Eone (The Officer — fiEon) was favourite. Prelud-e (Merrie JSngfland — Prologue) won from end to end. Lady /SVhite C&rakaki — Ladysmith) got second without any difficulty, and may win a two-year-old ;jace at Napier Park, The other youngster, cftfaarseillaise (Soult-rr-Lady Antrim) was very factious, and took £p part in th« race. gShe showed, a. lot of pace- in fi. preliminary ■■gallop, anc! ran with her plates on. 'i' C. Parker informed me at Dannevirke ttat tie would continue to train Kaharoa for Hr vDugald Thomson. t" H. Hickey left for the West Coast on Saturday last, taking with him Inspan, HinetaUVkauriki, and Pantaloon. J. Ayers will ride the horses in flat races. Freeland was taken *gwn. at the gains tiffi*.