WELLINGTON NOTES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2734, 8 August 1906, Page 51

WELLINGTON NOTES.

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August 4. Your correspondent paid his annual visit to tli© Fordell stable, presided over by F. Tilley, on Tuesday last. The stable includes three Cup candidates — Martello, St. Joes and Apa. Martello has grown into a good-looking horse. He and St. Joe are both very healthylooking on it— bright in the coats and fairly muscular; but Apa, who has not been up co long, is not so forward. St. Joe will probably be the Cup candidate of the liar ton sportsman who races as P. Preston. Tilley informed m« that Asteroid would journey south for the Jumpers' Flat Race if the weights suit. Delamere, Polycaste, and Handsome xtose are at present enjoying a spell in the paddock. Tilley has a useful string to commence the season with, including Arc

Light (Merriwee — Dazzle), half-sister to Prospector; D'Nil (by Crackßhot), half-byother to Kuroki ; 'Frisco, who showed winning form as a two-year-old in the autumn ; a two-year-old colt by Pilgrim's Progress — Neva, by Stepniak; Nova (Stepnoak — Fauna); Lady French (Soult — Dolly), who has grown too big to compete in the pony class ; a. three-year-old chestnut gelding by Sylvia Park, from a mar* by The Workman — Romp. Clementine and The Dane, who have been wintering at their owner's place, join the Fordell team shortly, when all the boxes will be full. The success of the stable is no doubt' in some measure due to the manner in which the horses are handled by W. and D. Price.

The Hon. J. D Ormond's team. Coxswain and two horses in charge of V. Colello. went south last night. J. Prosser will probably leave on Monday with four.

S. Reid, the well-known light-weight rider, returned from Sydney this week. If G. Price does not journey to Melbourne he will leave Sydney to-day.

Your correspondent witnessed the work on the Feilding track on Wednesday morning. There are about 25 horses in work there, including A. Hail's team, four of whom are in Christchurch. Notwithstanding the support that Kremlin has been received from the right quarter, there is an opinion in Feilding that Shrapnel, who once ran well in a New iLiaaland Cup, is the better of the pair over a distance. Apiti and Lull are both being kept going, and will be ready early in the spring. A. Raynor has half a dozen going, including Scrap Iron Jack, Repulse, Tercelet, Wairau (by Cuirasow — vVniruna), Investment (Advance— Btovti Spec), and Detonator. A. Attwood has Killaraey, Capulet, Bonpeur, and Retdrock looking healthy on it. At Mr Duncan Campion's place the writer saw a four-year-old half-sister to Ballarat by Addington, and * two-year-old half-brother by Advance. Other horses in work there arc a four-yeai-old gelding by Gipsy King — Fulsome (half-brother to Apiti), Swoop, Tokatea, Hutana, Peruvian, a three-year-old filly by Papakura — Nil Desperandum. Needlework, Wild Cat.. .Ros^grove, Compass, Brenda, Languire. Rangitoto are engaged at the Woodland's Hunt Club meeting, to b« held at the Pahiatua Racecourse on Wednesday next. Armamento was well supported in trebles for the Winter Cup, and his withdrawal came as a surprise. He was all right when the writer saw him a week ago. Mr Dans still has Landween to represent him in the race. On the form shown recently the wtiter takes Armamento to be the better of the paiT.

The Waverley contingent, consisting of Auratus, Romany King, and Kaihu, went south on Tuesday last. Auratus did not accept for either the Winter Cup or Grand National Hurdles, in which he was engaged.. He will probably compete in some of th« sprint events. Your correspondent went out to Porirua yesterday, and inspected J. Prosser's lengthy string. Achilles looks well, and more forward probably than at the same timo in any previous season. He has become very docile, which is very unustial for a stallion that has done so much racing. The stable shelters no less than nine two-year-olds. The youngsters are a well-grown Soult filly, abay with black points, a full-sister to Merjy Soult. The full-brother to Prelude (Merrie England — Prologue) is a bay^with white star; a filly from tho WinteT Cup winner (Wainhera), by Conqueror, is a chestnut with a white face and two white hind fetlocks ; a colt by Conqueror—Vanguard ma.re is a black without any markings, and the writer has suggested the name "All Black" for him. The full-brother to Moscow dees not resemble his relative. The two-year-old has been unsexed. and is at present in the rough. The Finland — Rumour colt is an ail-bay, without any markings, and is rather a good sort. A bay colt from an Officer mare is said to be the first foal sired by Advance. He repembles his sire in disposition and make. The brown colt by Stepniak — Whirlpool is an evenly-made youngster, and well-grown. The biggest youngster on the place is the full-brother to Gold Crown. He does not resemble his sire in colour, being a chestmit. A three-year-old black filly by Conqueror, from a sister to Ngatihina, evident.y throws back to the Torpedo family. The other three-year-olds are Kurawaka and William, both winners at two years of ag«. Kurawaka has not furnished out as much a& expected. Since he was last seen out William h*is been operated on, and h« will in future race as a gelding. Ghoorka has joined the active brigade, but only time can tell whether he will stand winding up. He does not look like being got ready for the Cup. Devonia has been spelled since she raced at Otaki, and Pana and Kuku have been having an easy time since they raced at Trentham. Exmoor has an unelightly-looking hind fetlock, caused by contact with the fences at Auckland. Gold Crown, who has not been seen out since Easter time, haa been kept wound up, and will go to Eiccaj-ton wi'h Aiisa., Maui, and Mak'hri.