WELLINGTON NOTES.

Otago Witness, Issue 3769, 8 June 1926, Page 61

WELLINGTON NOTES.

£F«om Obb Owb Cobrmfondert.l IT | June 4.\ The Palmerston North owner Mr (V P. Nash left this week for Sydney with Imperial Spark, Imperial Purse, and Coin ah. It is reported that T. F. Quinlivan. who reently relinquished the position of private trainer to Mr E. L. Riddiford at Trentham, may shortly resume train* ing some horses owned by Mrs Perry. H. Wiggins has been retained to do the light-weight riding for Mr E. L. Riddiford's stable next season. Wiggins, who was riding at 7.4 at Wanganui, will spend the winter in Sydney, and come to live at Trentham early in the new season. During this season another Auck- . land rider in A. E. Keesing rode for the stable. The principal flat race on the first day of the Wellington Racing Club's Winter \

has been named the Whyte Memorial, in memory of the late secretary, Mr A. K. Whyte, who died on the eve of the last Winter meeting. The Wellington Steeplechase and the Winter Hurdles, to be run next month, will worth lOOOsovs each, like last year. The principal flat event on the second day is the Parliamentary Handicap, one mile and a-quarter, 500sovs, and on the last day the Winter Oaks Handicap, one mile, 400sovs. Idle Manawatu Racing Club is applying tor a two days’ Winter meeting, and a special jubilee meeting next racing season. • A V,, the raeetin S °f % Wellington Racing Club on Tuesday it was decided to appoint Mr W. Russell judge, vice Captain Gage-Williams (resigned), for the Winter meeting. Royal Divorce reappeared on the tracks on Wednesday, and was given light troting exercise. The imported horse looked to be in great health, and has built up during his spell. Tanadees is also back again, and doing well after his short holiday. Master Peter and Dubious are being kept in work schooling with a number of novices. The weather at Otaki on the holiday was more like summer than winter, and there was a record crowd. Race cards sold out early, also the tickets at the uatee, at which over £IOOO was taken. That will give some idea of the attendance. Backers mostly went for the form at Egmont and Wanganui to guide them, and in some cases it worked out well. Taitaiata, second at Wanganui, was •pnsidered the best of the Tot in the Hurdles, but he was beaten by the Otakitrained Slump (Absurd —Commerce), placed at the same place.

Acred (Acre —Erme), a member of 0. Cox’s successful Hawera team, was favourite for the Maiden, and he scrambled home from the Hastingstrained Mountain Star. Another Hastings-trained one in Coot (Crown Imperial ll—Tame Duck) got the verdict in the Waitohu Hack Handicap after a good set-to with Gardant. Megan made a greater effort to win the Raukawa Cup for the third time, and was just headed in the last hundred yards by the Fordell-trained Shining Armour (Grey Spear—Sunglow), who was second each day at Egmont, but failed at Wanganui. R. Knox, the veteran owner-trainer and breeder, won two events with Sir Moment (Merry Moment—Merrie Rose) and Lady Fingers (Merry Moment—Kakawai), who was among the winners there last winter, and the latter just beat Orchid. Captain Gazeley, a Hawera winner, failed in the Te Horo Hack Handicap, won by the Otaki-trained Our Jack, by Bezonian from Lady Louisa, a successful I performer at Otaki Winter meetings.