WELLINGTON NOTES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2921, 9 March 1910, Page 55

WELLINGTON NOTES.

B? Okloozbk. March 4. At the Woodville meeting Albert Goodman informed me that he had taken the Rtabl<*s at Trentham formerly occupied by Frank Higgott, and he and his father would set up there as public trainers. They have Liza and Succession to, start on. S. Reid, the well-known jockey, frao-

lured a collarbone through his mount falling at the Shannon Hack Racing Club's meeting on Saturday last. Hydrant, who has not sported silk sinoa he wns warned off {at Flemington, made hi* reappearance at the Wanganui meeting th&j week.

J. W. Lowe returned from Dunedin on Tuesday. The horses came home on Thursday. Lowe did not engage any of his team at Wanganui, but will make the journey to Dannevirks with Sir Frisco, Truganini, Sea Queen, and Magneto.

From Hawera the death is announced of Mr P. C. M'Rae, who was well known id sporting circles for the past thirty years.Among the horses he owned was the steeplechaser Whalebone, winner of the Hawke's Bay, Napier, and Wellington! steeplechases. In the last-named event he dead-heated with Oeo. At the time of hie death Mr M'Rae acted as handicapped for the Patea and Opunake clubs. Mr J. Whitworth has purchased Chauve? lin (Soult —Inamorata), a three-year-old full brother to Ney. At the Woodville meet-: ing recently Chauvelin acted as runner-up In the Autumn Handicap, one mile and a distance. He will be taken across to Syd-. ney ne t week in company with Artillerie.

Mr "Lance Wood'- has announced his intention to retire from the turf. Ukraine, full sister to All Red, is therefore in the sale list.

By the Moan a, which leaves for Sydney, on March 11. Mi' lan Duncan, of the Waikanao Stud, is shipping to Sydney three yearlong fillies by imported Kilcheran to be submitted at the Easter sales.

The Nestor gelding Nelius, who ran two good races at the Wcodville meeting, was purchased by Mr W. Montgomery for £175, and went back to Auckland with Hoanga. Splendid weather was experienced for the opening day of the Wanganui Jockey, Club's autumn meeting. The Captain Webb—Chatelaine horse, Swimming Belt, winner of a double at Taranaki, carried top weight, and won the 'Stewards' Handicap, one mile, ir lminj 42sec. The New South Wales-bred Idolatress (Gossoon —Idolatry) scored her first win ini the Petris Hack Handicap, six furlongs. She got out well, and the boy hunted her along all the way. Messrs Stead's Ristori (Royal Artillery—Helen Fauoit) was among the unplaced competitors. J. H. Proseer, the Porirua trainer, took the Westinere Hurdles with Waione (Waiuku—Leonie), who is an improved horse. Ho had charge throughout, and won comfortably. Hydrant (who has been. off the scene since he ran at Flemington) and Pikopo made their reappearance in the race.

Maggie Paul failed to run up to form ire the Hack Hurdles, which Gold Bird (well handled by H. Cairns) won comfortably at the end in 3min 17.?ec. He was meeting) Maku on 101 b better terms than at Woodville. Gold Bird, who is now trained by Geo. Delaney, has run two firsts and a second out of three starts in hurdle races. He is engaged at the Dannevirke and Masterton jneetings. The Oliver-Preston combination prevailed in the Cup. But for her saddle slipping back Lady Lucy (stable mate of Milan) would have been second. Sedition'was the first beaten. Osiris held a good position throughout and had no difficulty in beating Diabolo for second place. Milan came right away in the straight, and won easilj in. 3min 1 l-ssec—record time. When MrPreston announced his retirement a few, weeks ago, 300 gs was asked for Milan. Since the New Year she has won £I2OO inf stakes. t . . Polymorphous was considered a certainty, for the Juvenile, which went to Mr G. F. Moore's Pistol—Alveary filly, True Shot. This was her second ' win, the previous being on the same course in the spring. She got a break at the start, and her) opponents were not able to get up. King's Prize (The Possible—Dazzle) was hot for the Wirotoa Hack Race. He led all the way, but was doing his best to stall off Joh,r (Cuirassier—Matamataharaf'keke). It was John's second appearance during the day. This was King's Prize's first win for T. Wilson, who trains him. The big field in the Flying gave Mr Coombe a lot of trouble, and they got away on good terms, Te Roti acting as pacemaker. Boanerges was in trouble in the straight, where Tumut got in front. NorthEast, who has only started once previously, since he fell in the Stewards, got up in the last few strides, and won by half a length. This made C. Jenkins's third success during jhe afternoon. M. M'Grath, the Opaki trainer, was unlucky to ict as in the two big events. ,