WELLINGTON NOT2S.

Otago Witness, Issue 2848, 14 October 1908, Page 56

WELLINGTON NOT2S.

October 9. Mr "H. Whitney," C. Pritchard's oldest patron, will be represented at the Dunedin. meeting by Sa-ga and Alma. They will afterwards compete at North Otago and Oamaru before returning home. Pritchara is busy getting Mon. Ami and Penates ready, and could not make the trip south. C. Hack will rkfe the horses in their engagements at Wingatui and North Otago. H. Price has been engaged to ride Saga in the New Zealand Cup. Alma (by Stepniak — CouTon-ne) -competed in a- Maiden Hack race at Rangitikei last month. She is a full sister io Step-up, winner of a Scurry at Ashburton recently. Mr P. F. Tanered, owner of Penates, leaves Sydney to-day on the return trip to Wellington. Mr C. O'Connor has been appointed! starter for the spring meeting of the Wellington Racing Club. 7 J. W. Lowe's luck stuck to him at Sydney, where he won both hurdle races with The Euroclydon gelding was making his first appearance there in the ownership of Mr S. Whitworth, brother to the owner of Artillerie. The latter and Cross Battery both ran well, but got beaten in fast time. Effort -and Iranui, members of J. W. Lowe's team, rated prominently at the Hawke's Bay meeting, although both failed to score a win. They return to Trentham, last night. In a gallop with Rangipapa (C. Jenkins) and Whetumarama. (A. Oliver), Mon Ami (R. Hatch) is reported to have put up one of tho fastest half-mile gallops ever done on the Wanganui track. Mon Ami has been struck out of her first day's engagement at Trent-ham, and may not race until the Stewards' Handicap" comes up for decision. The Wellington Racing Club has decided to purchase a number-board similar to tha-b in use- at Riccarton and Ellerslio. T. Burns, whose death a>t Reefton was» j announced yesterday, was a well-known and successful light-weight a; few years baefc. . ■In the South Island, Otago, and on the West Coast he was test known. He was associated with Messrs Stephenson and Hazlitt. T. W. Hungerford, arid other owners. The Wellington Racing Club has increased the aalary of its handicapper from £250 to £300, which brings that official's fee within £200 of what the Canterbury Jockey *Club. pays. The Aucfclonri facing Club gets ite handicapping work done cheap, considering the number of days' racing. J. Prosse-r left for Otaki this morning with Gipsy Belle, Waimarie, and Swimming 1 Bolt. It is evidently intended that Artillerie shall fulfil her Stewards' Handicap engagement, as she i» leaving Sydnsy .o-day for home. Winners at the Hawke's Bay meeting have incurred the following penalties at Trentham : — Hack Hurdles, Master Douglas (71W, 10.1; Wellington Handicap (slb\ California, 9.7: Wainui Handicap, Master Soult (71b), 9.6.