WELLINGTON NOTES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2902, 27 October 1909, Page 55

WELLINGTON NOTES.

Bt Oklooxbb.

October 23. Mr W. E Bidwill. owner of Provocation, returned from Sydney on Wednesday, and was present the same afternoon at Trentham to see hi? colt Inspection contest the Wellesley Stakes. By the Ulimaroa on the 20th H. Hickey returned from Sydney with Kairoma and Mundic. They went on to Riccarton the following my, and will be engaged at the C.J.C. meeting. Maurice M'Grath also returned with Osiris and Tumut. They were railed home to Opaki the following morning, and -will probably be given a spell. Arthur Oliver was expected io return in. time for the C.J.C. meeting to ride North- ! East and other horses. He cabled on i Wednesday from Melbourne stating .hat I he intended vo stay for the V.R.C. meeting. All Black (by Gallinule) is tlw horse Mr E. J. Watt has purchased in England to take Merriwee's place at the Long-lands Stud. The hcree named was a good per- | former in the colours of Me-^rs Clark and Robinson, the Ansrio-colonial sportsmen. I For the second ve-ar in 6uceession''tbe , Metropolitan Club struck bad weather for the opening day of its spring meeting:. A northeily gale blev throughout the afternoon, andf rain *et in after tlie fourth l-ace. I Tlie totalizator figures showed a decrease i of £2332, and the bookmakers contributed £400: The disappointing Wirral wa? looked upon as a certainty for the Huidlfs in a j field of four. Mertvrimn jumped badly, I and Cohort is not yet proficient enough at ' the business to be seen to ac/vantajre. j Wirral made a poor finish when Waiptmehu • +ack!td him at the last fenc?. The winner i 9 full brother to Waione, by Waiuku — Leonie, and won a race recently at Hasj tings. Hg was ridden by H. Cairn=, \vlio 1 returned from Sydney a couple of days i previously. A. Julian save Marfvnum i another lesson in public. She jumped i" badly, but will win races later on. I Dolce was ridden by an apprentice in the; J Rimutaka Handicap, and was slow to leave i the mark. Mr Goodwin is taking her on i to Riccaiton for tlie. Maiden Plate, gene- ! rally a fairly hard race to win. The Karamu rejjresentative, Dreadlese-, carried nearly one tliird on the machine. She did. her test, but could only k** flhnrd. . The Poriruatrained Kina (St. Ambrose — Seashell). with a light weight, #ot a^vay J smartly, emd was never headed. i For the Shorts hardly anything- was backed, eaoapt Penates ami Gipsy Belle. T. j Pritchard rode the former, who carried 9.8, j and made hacks of the field. The horses I he beat can have little chance with him in the Stewards, as he won so easily. C. ', Pritchard trained Penates', aaid another 1 brother (Harry) looks after him. Naumai aaid Mon Arrai (two stable mates) -were also , started. J. H. Prosper and J. W. Lowe • also started two horses each, but none of , ihem had any chance with Penates, who is I favourite for the Stewards. T. Pritchard will ride him in that, race. Thp Soult colt Elvsian carried more than, double the money of any of the other runners. He had a fijocd position throughout, but could only get fourth in a i-low ly-run. mcc. Different hoi>es led at different stages of the race, first King 1 Post, theiii ' Muskfiiy (who is not ri n ad\ ). and Sandstreani. Five hoii^s were better backed tlian All Red. who enly got the \erdict after a great fini«h. and. paid a doublnfiKiiro (dividend. All Red will have to put up \v?iffhr-for-affp (9.6) in the New Zealand Cup St Tristram-, effort was probably , th/» b'tl he lias done since he started racjr>ar Sir (ico. Clifford's Merchantman (Birkenhead — Brave Hotut) beat some moderates in thp Spring K lo lliii'g- Plate, and was eofld for 75gs to Mr J. Colvin. M.P. He goes into W. il'Conkey't 'table a-t Awapuni. Hnck-ors woaild not ha\e Fonnln's defeat of X< i !iiiiom- in the Hastings Stakes a^ ccrr-pct. Tl'e> were fiit-r out, and Foimbv b A ut the other colt uscimx r ly. Thr> Aucklandor, Lord .Soult. cut Kohmor r out of ireond place 'in the la<=f hundird vaid= The other I runner* included tw.o of the progeny of imported Sir Laddo. San Fernando (San Franci«co — Sybil), a i winner at Otaki, .scored in the Wainui , Ha.m'Jicap freni Merriyonia. Morrip- Zea- , la.Tid was se>nt out c good fai ourite, but w,ie i never nearer than thiid. Diabolo finieh-od . in that position, while Ins stable mate j (Pauira) was fifth. San Fernando tan j (raUop, but is not aluays in the humour. ■ He is trained by Frank Hi^gott. who ol=o , won the race following with Undecided . (M«n-chikoff or Seaton E>e]a\al — St. Amy). | The Dun-cdin-own-ed Chameleon /Multiform - -Sr. Ouic'j,) finished third in thit= race. • R. Hatch met with an accident last Sun- , day at. tli^ old Hutt Park coui<?e th.routrh a , rx>nv falling with him. He only rode in th<=- fii-£t race. L. Wilson got th" ride on | tho la~L two winners thiough the other hor«ejnan boing laid up. i D. Mora shari ha^ ljeen unlucky with MaotT Ho landed at Trentham la^t i SaturdaN, ami was net out of sn-> box on | Tuesday, when a vet. hadi to b»» called in. ' It was caused by a tape worn by stallians oau--.intx inflammation. It look* as if the j Cup favourite will have hi.s chance ex-tinani-hed. C. Pritchard informed me that hf- had >imlar trouble with Penates i '■•oiiio time afro, and he has uot worn a tape sit'.c<». The w-Aather --r^'lt tli<^ second Vlav's r£c\n<i The field for the Champion Plate ; wa« very disappointing, only four start me, ' two out of one stable. Elysian scored an i ea--v w-in. and must be hard to lx>at in the Drf-rln'. Taskmaster b°at the Porirua pair j for second money. The useful Mprrie ' Z-ea!«nd, who was unsijrhted in the Wainui Handicap on the first day. won the ,Pearo?> , Handicap after Chanteuse had tripd to win , from e-nd to enci. Mprri« Zealand wan 1 two mile races at the Lower Valtev meeting, ami will have to put up 101b penalty I in the Cup To-day ho wa^ lidden by W. Ayre, whose only mount it was at tlie mpetintr. T. Pritchard scored a comfortable win on Aotca in the Hurdles, in which j Martyrium and Lucretius came to errief. ! D^lro got lpft at the pot on the fir^t day. but to-day her apprenti-c* ricJar, .7. Traskna>s, was wide awake, and won from end to ond. Sh3 goes on to Riccarton for the Mai-t'-'n Plate. Lord Kelvin, a member of J. W. Jones's team, put down a good favouute in Winning Po-t in tlie Juvenile. Magneio. a stiible mate of Lcrd Kelvin's, wa« a good favourite for the Spring- Trial. lint ran la>>r. Multip^ (Multiform — Soult G-irl) 'Coroc'J an Pa->v win Royal Marine 'Ho- a! ArLilleiv — Ou'rm ) put flo« n a big- __ pul-ilio fa'icv in Kihnditi in fli" RualnncHandicap. The Duri.cdin owned Chameleoii

was among the anpLace<l division. Tho Birkenhead colt Davbeam scored an easy win in the Nair.ai Handicap, in which J. W. Lowe started three.

Sir Goo. Cliffords hors?s return home on Monday. D. Morripran goes on on Tuesday. Master Soult was in thp paddock this afternoon, and looks ncn-o the worse for his mishap.