WELLINGTON NOTES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2812, 5 February 1908, Page 55

WELLINGTON NOTES.

8t OmtooKMm. February 1. Since the passing of the new Gaming Acf racing clubs have been having « good timet The Waixar&pa Club cleared £700 and Foxtoi< £500, while the Wellington Cap meeting re« suited in a balance of £5000, probably t record for the Dominion for one meeting. It is expected that the Pahfatua meeting mil result in a profit of ftbout £1000. This club received over £500 in bookmakers' fees. Bettuming from the Pa&iatua meeting yes-» terday Mr Bidwill informed me that hi had! abandoned his proposed trip to Australia* with Elevation. In the Newmarket Handi-> cap he received 9.1. Munjeet and Pink 'Unr received 8.13 each, and Dusky Morn 9.3. All the horses named are in Australia except Elevation-. He lias been engaged in th<* Easter and Autumn Handicap*, and all going well in the meantime will be seen out af Riccarton. l£r Bidwill expect to see Gravij tatioa. turn, out something above the ordj> nary. Hj» goes to Riooarton to meet FJaeic foot and Co. in the Champflgn* Stakes. CnU mlnation (sUter to Elevation} has retired ttf the stud. Her first mate will be Birkenhead* ah will be shipped south on Tuesday to] cap: She will be gulden by^> §atob> The appeal of ISesua Harris and" Stejomora Uftiott the decision of the Wellington BaalnJ Club in awarding the Tongarlro Hack Handu cap to Culmination .will come before iai •towards at the monthly meeting on Mdl^ day. '-Your cowerooittflen-t would not fcfe »tjt< prised if the club decided; to: pay ths atak* i Ovas AaaAn*

The registration of the partnership of Messrs Carl and Bice in the ownership of Munjeet was not .onipleted when she competed. This is another matter the stewards ■will have to consider. The omission may affect Munjeet's Australian engagements. The meeting of the Pahiatua Racing Club, held on Wednesday and Thursday of this Week, was the most successful in the history ft the oiub. Although some 44 bookmakers' lioenses were issued during the two days the lotaljsator turnover amounted to £12,806, Which is £1200 more than last year. Seaton Delaval had two representatives in the Pahislu* Cuo, and they finished first and second. Both are five-year-olds, and are out of daughters of St. Leger. King's Lynn •had won previously races/thia season at Woodville and Hastings, while Loiret had been successful at Foxton the previous week. Seaton Dale, the other representative of the Melton horse at the meeting is out of Innisfail. a daughter of Nordenfeldt. The only horse F. Tilley took io jhe meeting was Nova, who i* racing more consistently since he has been gelded. He was placed in a close finish in the Cup, and scored cleverly on the second day after Wai•Dftku tried to win from end to end. The. latter horse acted as runner-up in the Foxton *nd Ashhurst Cup, and will rin a good handicap when he can. be induced to steady down. Mount Cook (Apremont— Misthona), who was placed in the hurdle race each day, Sa a, useful sort. Papatawa scored fairly easily on the opening day, and Pantaloon, who only appeared on the second day, gave •weight and a beating to everything. Splendid, Idea had a soft thing on in the Railway Handicap. She was saddled up again for the Welter later in the day. It was a close thing between her and Roeegrove, the judge eiving the latter the benefit of it by half * The form of the hacka was rather hard to follow. Greenleaf (Sou'wester— Lorelie) won 4he sprint hack race on the first day. Meme Zealand failing to get a place. The latter ■walked in on the second day, -when Green(leaf was among the' "also started division. Golden Eagle was unplaced in a hack race on the first day, and won the open spnnt event on the second day, when Splendid ■Idea ran unplaced. The stewards challenged the latter'a running, but decided to accept the owner's explanation. Mr *. Rhodes, owner of Golden Easrle, also scored •with Mikotahi on the first day. He was unsighted on the second day, and the stewards asked the owner to «*P lftm .t. th * Uiorae*" running, which was done satisff "3oTn!e Doon 'Lord Roslvn— S»nk Kate,'r.ia) Nitcbon (Petroleum-Viola ID. «»d Blue" Bell (by Conqueror) scored their first wo at the vneetin?. Prince Bfcssan. • -yon the Trial Plate. Aboriginal was pro<tt,ce<l ir the Grtmd Stand Welter, J»«* ™J e • r-ir show. • Raneihaeta (brother to ftw feto) won with little lo .-we from Silver Shell.