WELLINGTON NOTES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2722, 16 May 1906, Page 52

WELLINGTON NOTES.

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- ~ _ May 12. s?he success of Solution in the Hawke's Bay I, *up .was' well received here. This is the Soult xriare'L first, important win in a long-distance ">ace, also Her first success since aht left F. TKlley*k Fordell stable. In consequence of W. Brown having to stand down L. H. Hewitt 3ba3 the mount. Solution is trained at the Hutt by "J. W. Lowe, who was formerly first assistant to Harry Goodman during the time be trained for our local owner. Since then iLowe has acted as private trainer to the Hon. pfT. P. Crick at Randwick. Solution was kreatlyv fancied for the Wellington Cup, but Whe pace set was- too solid for her. There ire no "owners more anxious to see their carried successfully than Mr PatexSn, ,wlio will prize the trophy attached to the awke-'a Bay Cup more than the money. The members of W. Davis's Hutt team made the journey to Hastings managed "io.pay expenses. On the opening day Kohu£mi .-.acted as runner-up in tne Karanru 'lißfardleE, and 'paid » better price than the -•firmer. Araaamento- scored oe the second ddy. tanduern (thfe Stepniak — Leda colt) failed to v *unv prominently in the Maiden Hack Race ion. the i first day. '. The Racing Club had, a most -Successful meeting on Wednesday and Thursday 'last. ' On both days the weather was . Ithreate&ing, bui, k«pt - fine. The sum of ieiO 656 was passed through the totalisator, Vnich- amoiint is £2350- akeftd of last year, jit' the opinion of your correspondent, who *wi& present, a great deal of trie success of jH«r fixture was due to the presence of the ■Jporirua team. Mr Proeser -and his clever Assistants,- C. 'Jenkins and A. Oliver, wer,e Snaking their first appearance at Riverlands. She team .wa» very successful, winning five Yaces and "being second in another. Had 'Marguerite got, well away "she would probably 'Binte equalled the record of her stable mates, and scored a double. C. Jenkins rode half a dczgn winners at the. meeting, which brings Jbis record for the. season up. to 67. The only member of. the team that failed to score was. -Monsieur Beaucaire (Stepniak— Belle Clair), Who is only a commoner at present, whatever >be may. be in the future. He ran second to H*a Hutt-traiced two-year-old Strathfillan "fSfar'afhbraan— Falka) in the Maiden Hack iSaee,' in which Glenledi (a two-year-old colt by GlencgJe) appeared. Gold Crown is in feteat form at present. In the Cup, one mile jmhT a-qu«.rter, he* made hacks of his opponents, tbe bftst of whem was Bonheur. On the second day he scored in good style under 10.4, being attended by Capulet, a stable mate of Bonheur. In the "Opawa Welter Devonia, * black Merrrw-ee out of a full sister to Totstnlla, won fairly .comfortably. On the second day she slipped the field in the Welter, and ■was attended by Tiuha (The Officer— Spot) at the; 'finish. The latter had earlier in the day put down -a. hot favourite in Sherlock Holmes in the. race for gentlemen riders. In the Flying" Marguerite, backed down to 2 to 1 on, rv* rmsrt'v. aid never gave her opponent* a chance. On the "second day she met fit*, runner-ap. in the Flying. Rose Petal HHandsome Jack — Spring Rote), on a few joundV- worEe terms, 1 and appeared to have -the race won al the top of the straight. The /light-weight cut her- down at the finish, and ' Bcored a popular win for tie treasurer of the club. Sherlock Holmes, who was only taken • across the day before the meeting, was saddled .up four -times. After running third in the Opitua Welter he came out and won the Electric Hack. The Hutt-trained Black Squall , XSomnus— Element), a half-sister to Shrap--mel, scored in the Hurd^s on the first day in" the easiest manner. On tVie second J'v jshe liad Sardonyx at top all the way The Saracen horse was credited with doing the mile and a-half in 2min 49sec. Cyrus ran a good race on the second day, finishing fourth. Hoity Toity was interfered with by Kudu wnen the latter lost~her rider on the second

flay. The Wairarapa-owncd Mataari. a halfbrother - to- Matakokeri. scored hiß first vies jtory in the Autumn Hack Handicap on the opening day. He is a nice colt, and should he useful next season. Sir Galahad, ,who has clone a couple of seasons at the stud, made Ads reappearance in the Dash Hack Handicap, end only lost by a head to The Voucher XSt. Cyr— Vivat), who was well handled by Jenkins. The Cyreniau colt Hiro scored coni-

fortably in the Riverl'ands Hack Handicap on tne second day. The distance, seven furlongs. «ras more, to his liking than a shorter courEe on Ihe previous day. Tbe starting machine was not jn use, and, consequently, there were long delays at the post in most of the events. Mr Aneus Keith acted on the first day, and Mt C. Chevaunes . an the sceond.' Mr Prosser has presented the club with a- barrier; The use of a barrier at i all totalisator meetings should be made compulsory by the conference.