WELLINGTON NOTES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2860, 6 January 1909, Page 55

WELLINGTON NOTES.

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December 31. j R Batch, the successful light-weight, | rode half a dozen winner? at the **«*[<, Valley meeting. Three of the sueoease.-lln-m?£J* tr*i«ed by JF. Higgott, to whom Hatoh i* appregxiced They were Tupono Brawn, and Sweet Lethe. Tne .horses jund each competed once unsuccessfully. Wailefhe was the only member of Higgott's team that tailed to score, warcot ie made his .first appearance aa i a jumper at the meeting, and accounted lor Uie opposition without any difficulty. me Blenheim-owned Lerida had an easy win on the second .day. She also competed in the races for gentlemen riders, winning one and acting as runner-up in the other. Glen, stable mate of Lerida. was aleo saddled up fouT time«, but failed to get a win. Swallow (Conqueror— Wai-whera), formerly trained »t Porirua, proved the pest •f the maiden hacks. feilken Rein ISara-

J cen— rDi'omedary scored in the principal event, which was her only appearance at the meeting. f H. Fletcher also had a win with Purakau (Saracen — Lolia). J. Crest won a double with Thera (Amphion — Inisthona). Other winners at the meeting were I Skye (Saracen — Warnote', Knight Comman- ; der (Knight Errant — Lord Mandeville mare). Oblivion (Sir Lancelot — Lullaby), Diplomatic (by Diplomat), and Tainui (Strathbraan — Voltigeur mare). Half a dozen bookmakers were licensed, but the totalisator turnover showed a falling ofi compared with last year. Horses tyained by A. J.'Shearsby for Mr Highden have not been seen out much the last six months. The team put up"* creditable record at Manawatu. Aorangi was successful in. the two hurdle races he took part in. Pexolina ran first and second, and Boanerges (Pilgrim's Progress — Rarera) won a Nursery Handicap. The stable winnings amounted to -£4-75. Kilw inning (Kileheran — Success) was the unlucky youngster at the Manawatu meeting. In the Nursery Handicap lie just failed to concede Boanerges 2st. In the valuable Sires' Produce Stakes he carried 31b penalty-, and was beaten by Maori Kiag (brother to King Billy). T'»e three sprint events at the Manawatu meeting 1 were w-on by the progeny of Gold Reef. The veteran Ballarat won on the j second and third days,, and retains her r form in a wonderful manner. On the con- ' eluding day she defeated Rangipapa at a [-difference of Illb. W. Davis alfo f-cored a win in a hack hurdle race with YcEami. She* had only Commander to beat, as Mikotani and^ Don Carlos fell. Tatigaimoana's success in the Manawatu Cup was very popular. Her owner. Mr David Buick, M.P., is a vice-president of the club. She had not previously stayed further than a mile and a-quarter, and con°equently was not one of the fancied candidates. S. Reid rede Tingraimoana. 31b' overweight, and won by the narrowest of margins from Blue Ribbon, Paritutu's half-sister, winner of a hack race on the first day. Kopu appears to be paying for his Hawke's Bay Guineas win. The Officer gelding Longner beat a decent field in the Gillies Hack Handicap. He carried 8.10. and ran six furlongs in lmin 15=ec. Longner pulled up scxe. and may not be seen out at the Rangitikei meeting. The connections of Passive (sister to Replete) were most unfortunate in the Grand Stand Handicap. She weighed out 2ilb overweight, bur failed to declare it. The race, worth ISCsovs to the winner, was jriven ro Sir' Antrim. Flotilla and Full Rata were plaecd second and third. S. Messena. _ the Foxton owner-trainer, opened the season at Ashurst with a double win, Guineas and Cup, with two of the .progeny of Conqueror and Waipuna. The three-yeai-ukl .Waitoto scofrd an easy win in the Guineas, a mile hack race, from M'dian. tXe'tor— Merope). In the Cup Waipake" c-arriect 7.10, and won from end to end under a strong pull in 2min 11 l-ssee. Waipake is engaged in the Wairarapa Cup. a/nl the stable will be represented in rhs Rangitikei Cup by Waitapu. Tangaimpxna ran a good race in the Ashurs- Ctip under 9:4. Hipporoffla jumped badly in the Trial Hurdles, -and Moose beat him easily at the end. Moose (Sonnester — Natator mare) is a splendid jumper, and will be heard of again. He showed some form at FeWing-. and is engaged at Rangiiikei. George Hope brought off a surprise in ihe Firing Hack Handicap with Taumano (King George — Millenium). The three-year-old Roosevelt (Mensehikoff — Yankee Kate) pur up a penalty for a win at Palmerston. and scored in the Eomato Welter Hack Handicap. Tumut won the Pohangina Handicap from end to end. Conquestina (Conqueror — Laurestina) had too much pace for her opponents in the Maiden Hack Hard ; ca,p. The place-getters. Fond Meracry (Merriwee — Tuhirangi) and Toanga (Conqueror — Nioiti). can both 'go fast. Hatch rode Conquest ina, and also scored in the n-ext race on Lethean. Mi»s Ver/i made her second appearance in this event, an 1 beat all except the winner. The first batch of the progeny of the imported hcr^e Sh* Laddo were submitter! by tho Manawatu Stud Company at Palrnerston thh weak. Sir George Clifford /arave 150gs for a brown colt from Purity. Four other youngsters realised 170g^. and a colt from Meltisina was Dashed in. By tne Tuimii tbi« week the «tallion« Bezonian and Va-eo. unporrert by Hf^fs J. B. Reid and lan Duncan, arrived. Mr A. Boy!e. of ■Chri^rc'iurc}]. brought out a tvio-yoar-r id filly. Wet Da;, (by Mock'n-to-h)- Mr C. O. Giconword. of Chrifitchurch. brougur oiu a brocd mare. J