WELLINGTON NOTES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2913, 12 January 1910, Page 59

WELLINGTON NOTES.

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The holiday meetings have passed off, and your correspondent has to chronicle the death o 9 F. Wihitehouse, a well-knowm hurdle horseman, who, during hie career,.' received more than his share of falls. In/ fact, it is a wonder he had not turned the game up before it terminated his career.] He was riding Arcadia in the Hack Hurdle ©vent on the second day of the Rangitikeij meeting. The horse fell at a hurdle in the straight, and Whitehouse was carried away, on a stretcher to the club’s accommodation* house. He died at 6 o’clock the following morning, and he leaves a wife, but nd. family. The Manawatu Racing Club has not yetf given its decision in the Equitas inquiry*' She was taken across to the Wairarapa fo.il the Cup, but was not started. Mr “Pi Preston ’ informed your correspondent at Rangitikei on Monday that he intended to retire from the racing game. Most of the meetings should decrease inf totalisator receipts andi increase in bock-: makers’ fees.

On the opening day at the Wairarapa! meeting the sum of £B3ll was handled. J. Cross, the Opaki owner-trainer, took; the Maiden Hack Race with the Waiuku— Miss Dargon horse Pukewai, who has bseni a long while coming to the front. He was the best backed of 16 runners.

Mr " Highden'a" Boanerges (Pilgrim's: Progress—Parera), a winner at Ashhurst, with A. Oliver in the saddle, was favourite for the Tuhitarata Handicap, and won comfortably in lmin 14 2-ssec. Mr Lancewood won the Rimutaka Hack Handicap with Chauvelin (Soult—lnamo-. rata).

The Wairarapa Cup, with 325sovs to tho winner, went to Messrs Stead's Ringdove (ridden by R. W. King). She only won by a head from the Manawatu C'np winner Merrivonia, with Merrie Zealand a neck away.

G-105,3, a stable, mate of Polymoi'phous, was favourite for the Nursery Handicap, but was beaten by Killaloe (Kilcheran —Prelude)^ The Field Battery colt First Battery failed to get nearer than third in the Puhio Hack Handicap, which went to Warlock (Strathbraan—Petrol). Full Rate showed a return to his best form by winning' the Reynolds Welter, in which lie carried 8.7, and won comfortably in lmin 28g.seo Seaman's full brother. Waxy, opened his winning account in the Hack Wiifcx* SftVAO

furlongs. W. Davks, the Trenthamtrainer, has Chauvelin and Waxy. On the opening .day at Rangitikci the totalisator figures dropped from £3183 to £7710. In the Soott Memorial St. Bill carried 8.13. and just managed to boat 3allarat. Simplex was third and To Ru fourth. The latter put in a great run on the second day, and just beat Simplex. Nyland was produced on the second day, but ran badly. The St. Alwync filly Satehot (one of the Porirua team) was sent out a strong favourite for the Maiden, but could only get fourth. Bowbells (a hollow-backed filly by St. Clements) won ail the way. Attention (Advance —Good Luck), a stable mate of Lady Lucy, and Mclologue (AdvanceEpilogue) filled the places. The Stepniak gelding Playmate, who has been oft the scene for some time, won both open hurdle races. Stayboy made a much better showing on the second day, when he ran in the name of J. M'Combe, than on the first. H. Cairns rode him on both days. M'Combe -vas also reuresented in the Scurry by " r eodel (Formosan—Edelweiss). He ran - -ell for a bit. but died out at the end. Uterid (a good-lcoking horee by the Vanguard horse First Flash)- won from New- ' -'ort, a gelding by Daystar. Jim Munn brought Polyanthus and Mapu (MahakiThe- Brook) across from Hawke's Bay, and -won the Hack Hurdles both days with the .]a6t named, who is the biggest hoi\se at oresent racing in the Dominion. Jeny •O'Connell rode Munn's horses. On the second day of the meeting- the bookmakers were shifted cut of the road. "They blocked the traffic the first day, and the totalisater receipts jumped up £3OOO. Several fresh horses were produced, and four of them were successful. J. W. Lowe, the Trentham trainer, won ■with Sea Queen and Effort. The St. Ambrose filly is improving-. She had all her work cut out to stall off a late run by Sfcrathmoira, a Soult gelding, who carries the same colours as North-East. Strathmoira was a present from Mr Massey to Mr M'Manaway. The Advance filly Effort was allowed to get a break in the Raumai Welter, a six-furlong event, and was never headed. This pair were ridden by W. Ryan, who is in geed form at present. Re also scored cleverly on Marion, on whom he won two races at Manawatu. Sea Queen and Effort will nrobably represent Jones's •stable at the Pahiatua meeting next week. Waitoto (brother to Waipafce, was made a great pot for Marten's race, but failed to run well. The other new. horse to win was the. Soult horse Sir Antrim, winner of a double at Manawatu. He carried ton weight, and won cleverly from Mendip. w'n acted as runner-up in the Cup to Y •■■>. The Foxton trainers are handicapped i-i sime respects, but they have the benefit j ■cf a tram, which runs through Sandon to the Pangitilcei Bridge. The Cup. to which was attached a handsome trophy, brought out a field of 12.* The Waverley trainer (Mr Gardiner) . started both Crucinella and Koran (Pilgrim's Progress—Mantelpiece), who ran ■'■wo good races at Manawatu. Koran was ridden by T. Carroll, who returned last week from a trip to Victoria, and practically led from end to end. When Mendip challenged in the straight. Koran ran out from the rails, and Mendip had to pull in. The stewards held an inquiry, and disqualified T. Carroll during the pleasure of the stewards. Koran was purchased by his present owner (Mr D. Noake) at one of Mr G. F. Moore's clearing sales for 16gs. He is not nearly ready yet, and should do well later in the seasoa. Another, winner on the first day (Dervish) was also a cast-off •of Mr Moore's, being one of the batch sold at Feilding last month. With R. Young in the saddle he slipped the field. Waioru .(brother to Motoa) was saddled up both ■days, but runs green. Mr Whitney sent the two-year-old Varna (Stepniak—Decoy) to Rarigitikeii. He was ■> pry sore, and ran absolutely last in the Maiden. :I. Carmont (brother to the trainer of Teotane and Thetis) made his reappearance in the saddle at Waikanae on New •Year's Day. He won two races, and ran second in three others. Carmont (who used to ride for F. Higgott's stable) was badlv injured by a fall from Matariki at Otaki a'-"uit three years ago. (Daunt —Julia) nut up a decent —oiler performance on the first day at Tangitikci. On the second day he burst a blood-vessel when competing in the open .c^ntis. Fred Tilley. the well-known Fordell trainer, has a very poor lot going at. present. Midian, Milan, Dobenaire, and Attention were seen cut at Bulls. Goodwin Park has been turned out, and Sinsrel met with an accident. Midian and Milan are in at Pahiiatua. January 8. Hairy Cutts arrived from Auckland this •morning with Sir Geo. Clifford's team that pompeted at Ellerslie. Four of them were railed to Trentham. The yearling which [realised top price—Boogs—at the Auckland ttaJes was also shipped south this evening. Considering Who nominations received, -the acceptances for the Pahiatua meeting must be regarded as very satisfactory. The horses engaged include winners at Hawke's Buv, Wai.rarana, New Plymouth, Ashhurst, ar.d Stratford. Artilierie and Gold Lace, two members of ■'."f. W. Lowe's team, have been withdrawn ivom the Wellington Cup. Artilierie will .proba.blv be seen out again in the autumn. arid Gold Lace may be seen out at Randwick. She has probably been engaged in '±he Doncaster Handicap, although her name [was not among the New Zealand horses :S&nt across. Effort, has been accepted for the Pahiatua. Cap She is a bit sore after racing at Mar.i&watu and Bulls, and may not be &g.ken up. The only representative of the istiable at the meeting will be Sea Queen, lwho appears to be an improving filly.