WELLINGTON NOTES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2811, 26 August 1908, Page 55

WELLINGTON NOTES.

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August 21_ J. W. Lowe, tlie TrentJiam trainer left! for Sydney yesterday with Acrtillerie anot -flColus. The owner of Artillerie aiso went , across. Sir Frisco -will not be eeen out' - !at Randwick next month. Mr P. F. Tancied, owner of Penates, left for Sydney yesterday. He has gone across to Molong to have a look at the talf -brother and sister to the Winter Clip winner, and wiltprobably bring the pair back with him. J. Cameron, the cross-country .rider, re« turned from Melbourne this week. C. Jenkins has been engaged to ricTal Mahuta in the New Zealand Cup. R.. Hatch's service*, have been secured fo^. Molocih. The Hon. J. D. Ormond was a passenger - for Sydney to-day, also Messrs Scott andj MaTtindale, the local firm of pencillers. Mr H. Chisholm, the Sydney stock agent r returned home to-day. He spent a f&vt. dajs hers, and visited Poiirua, the WaX kanae Stud, also Trentham. The etocK purchased by Mr Chishohn at the Yald-i hurst sale -was aboard the boat which left* for Sydney to-day. ._Mr S. Nettlefold, part owner o£ Pinki O"n, ihas been spending a few clays hexer. and leaves for Wanganui on Monday. Thef" writer would not be surprised if Mr Nettled' fold takes Motoa back to Australia withj him. The price asked for the Conquerori horse is lOOOgs. The imported mare Perolina, by Pen . 6immon — La Carolina, has joined A. J< '.^ Shearsby's 6tring at Levin. f Apa and Frisco having been engaged atJj the Marton meeting next month, it looks ' O3 if the Australian trip of F. TiUey'd . pair was abandoned. The Masterton Racing Club has decidedl to raise the stakes for the forthcoming sea-T =. son from £2500 fco £3000. It was decided? ' "~ to spend £2000 in improvements. Nancy Stair, ' by SouhV-Chiaira, wa«| aboard the boat for Sydney yesterday. Achilles and, Kilciheran wili be the 6ire« at the Waikam&e Stud this season. At the annual meeting of the Wairarapsß Racing Club held on Thursday a resolution?' wag passed tbat the Wairarapa Racing Clua placed on record its high sens© "of the! - services rendered to the turf of New Zea» land! by the late Mr G. G. Stead. All Red and 1 Sir Friaco appear among the nominations for the Horowhenua Cu/p>: • Satisfactory nominations have bean re^ - ceived' for the Rangitikei and Horowhenua? meetings, witfc the exception of the short open races, which have not filled too well.