WELLINGTON NOTES.

Otago Witness, Issue 3040, 19 June 1912, Page 55

WELLINGTON NOTES.

(From Ot.tr Own CoimEspoNr^^T' June 15. H. Cairns is doing well on the other side. He recently won "the- Warrnambool and Adelaide Cutis on Swaggor. At the S.A. .meeting he also scored on the Otago-bred Ob&ono in the Norwood Handicap. J. M Cameron has abandoned the proposer', trip to Australia with his team ot jumpers. Golden Loop has been purchased by Mr F. Douglas, and has joined Cameron's beam. George Price is expected to leave Sydney to-day on the return journey to Wellington Dearest has been sold for 600 gs to a local sportsman, but will probably continue to be trained at Porirua. , C. Jenkins's best winning record in any »ea,son is 69. < B. Deeley has to ride five more winners to ccjual that record, and six to beat it. There are eight more days' racing to go, and as Deeley is very anxious to nut u;< fresh figures he may succeed. Want ."of puMiculion is «aid to be the reason why Merrivonia and a few other North Island horsts are missing from the list of nominations for the New Zealand Cup.' A. At>vood. the FeiMing trainer, who took the hurdlers Ruemae and Captain Bell to Sydney, returned this week. Mr C. C. Hammond, owner of Captain Bell, also reti.rned. T. Pritchard, whose injured leg had to be re-broken, is (jetting along well in the private hospital. TTe expects to be able to go to his home at the Hutt ui a coupl© of weeks. C. Piitehard goes through to Hastings on Monday in charge of Aema. who is engaged in the Hack Hurdle event at Hastings. After Dearest was sold there were inpuiries for her from Sydney and Auckland. Her new owner, who raoes as Harvey Raynor, also owns St. Felix.