WELLINGTON NOTES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2856, 9 December 1908, Page 56

WELLINGTON NOTES.

By OsLOoxxm. ; December 4. Mr R. D. Ahlwoitli. v. ho was r-centiy i appointed starter to tho Feildinp, Rangitikei, and Tarr.naki Jookev Club;, made lii^ n,-i appearance at FeiWiug o >i MonCay. Ho had b;-r tielils to <!eal miii, and d.i! not fa\ourabtj impious the. crowd. After tho Kruitea Welter, the | a .-i racebut, or.o on the opening clay, wh:ch «a* waited ijj from cf rhe i-taru!, rite crowd made a iiostii" (!emon-iraro>). :u- 1 Mr Aiduoith handed m hi* rcMginition. M/ T. Caiiioion started tl.e condudi'iy e\ent. ami B)£o acted on tlie >-ccop.fl ilaj . Mr Aldwcr'h has also roipncd from other olu!)». that appointed him. ilr Cameion has aKo Locn appcirncd ut Rangitikei. He formerly officiated' for th<> clubs nanwd. The r<;ce for the- Third Feilding Stakes was «poilt by C. Jcnkni* g^ttiiijf a fly on (iold Crest. He got a break of three lengths, and was ne\er heaW-ecl. Armlet, who was fa\ourite, ->howc<l up at the t-tart, but died away in th^ -.traiglit, finishing fourth. Tho two two-year-olds. Provocation and Broadsword, filled tho place-. , The five furlongs v.ere cut out in the fa--t time of 60 3-seee. Flitaway did' not run up to her track form in the Stakes, and in the York Stakes on the second day was run in bar shoes, but shaped no better. Husbandman -shaped like a gcod colt in the St. Andrew*, Hand.cap. He ran through the leadeis at th« distance, and won by a fair margin. Han Julie ran well for a mile and a -quarter, whore she died avay. finithinsr fourr'i. She is oiot too ■ souiwl. and ha-> only br"n started once at the last rhrcc jncctiugt:. The Lark and Moral put up solid perform- , aric.es. The fonncr wa r galloped on, ' and in ronicquenc* l wa«j *iot »een out on th^ tfcond t'av Mo-t of the others wouUl have her>n ljeiter suited by a shorter <hst.inc.'. The top weights had no rha nee in tiio L'g r«.ce t,n the <-econd i!a\ Hoomorat.g's oi^tc-r, Muikeii\, \\i:o !i<>d not pirMous.lv laced <-,\er a <h-rai co of jfroanJ. bioke away fioni t}'<? fi<?!ii ar once, ai.d making- the pace a ciackor tlirough'riit was never caught. She ftjualle<l the tinr* put up W Margueri'e in the R.tr.trinkoi Cup Truganini was the only one to p-et within striking distance during the race, and at

the finish she- gave way to Hiro, who was evidently in a galloping mood. He ran ixr the coloure of hie new owner — a resident of Feilding. The pace settled Moral and Tangaimoana. Mr Fred Douglas won a double with Ikon, Gold Crest's halfsister. She has scored in the last three raced she took part in. Mr Doug-las nay send a. ream to Australia in the autumn. If it eventuates Moral and Ikor will go. The oniy other double winner at the ineetiiij -was rhe Lebe-1 geUling Stayboy. Ho ecoied in a flat race and a hurdle race, and is decidedly useful. Lord Soult's brother. Sir Antrim, scored his third successive win at the meeting, and will soon have to take on open company. The t>uceeesful sire Soult sired two winners- at the meeting. The Sprite colt Shuja, a highpriced yearling, returned his supporters less than level money in a field o' 14. Eclogue, by Sylvia Park — Epilogue, who acted ac runner-up to Shuja, scored in rh© Scurry on the second day. D'Nil, a big chestnut gelding by Crack&hot, made hacks of .ho lot ir the hurdles on the second day. There were several, surprises at the meeting. 'One of the biggest was the success of the Apremont gelding Oryx. in the hurdles on the first day. He only won on the post from Don Carlos, whose first appearance it was in open company. Lyri e t felt the^ hard ground, aaid was not brought out oft the second day. He will probably be spelled until the winter. Mahoe showed a glimpee of his best form when he defeated Paparaehi. He will also probably be spelled for winter jumping events. The Taraaiaki sprinter, Golden Eagle, has managed- to win a race at each of tho last three meetings she has competed at. Rangipapa saw the finish out better on tho second day than tliL- first w ith more weight on hie back. Lady Men«:hikoff wa6 out of her class in tho Stakes, bub managed to pull off a hack race on the second day. A. Oliver and R. Hatcb were the most successful jockejs- at tho meeting, with three wina each." The principal winning owners were Sir George Clifford (£375), Mr J. R. Macdonald (£350), Mr A. F. Doug-las (£305). The meeting was capably managed by Mr Edmund Goodbehere. Mr Pro?&er informed your correspondent at Feilding that the members of his j team for Auckland would be All Red, J Diabolo, and Gold Crc*t. Handicapper Morse has been getting a move on lately. Ho was at Takapuna last Satuiday, put in an appearance at Feilding on Monday and Tuesday, and went j on to Waitara on Thursday. G. Price has engagements to fulfil at Manawalu and Rangitikei. and w ill be un- ' able to accept the offer to ride Diabolo j in the Auckland Cup. L. Wilsan'e ser- ! vices may bo secured. , From Feilding E. Cutts and R. J. Mason j journ-eyed on to Auckland .with their re- j specthe charges. Sungl-ow was not started j on either day of the Feilding meeting. j It was reported at Feilding that The ! Lark, Mahuta, and Tangaimoana would j not fulfil their Auckland engagements. H. Donoian went south on Tuesday night. He rides at the Hororata and i Christchurch Racing Club's meetings, and ! gc«>s on to Auckland to rido Armlet. j C. Mitchell, who does the riding of t.he ! jumping hovces attached to H. Coninop's [ Wocc'ville stable, got a nasty fall on each clay of tho Feilding meeting, but fortunately escaped serious injury. J. Morris j ,-!--> pot a nasty shaking en the second | d<i;. . i