WELLINGTON NOTES.

Otago Witness, Issue 3889, 25 September 1928, Page 58

WELLINGTON NOTES.

(From Opr Own Corresponds September 21. Mr W. R. Kemball, proprietor of the De Luxe and other theatres, is a very busy man. He leaves on the 26th inst. for Sydney, -and will get to Randwick in time for the first day. F. E. Jones rode Sir George Clifford’s Guineas candidate at Wanganui and then doubled back here on Friday to ride Miss Gunn’s Double Event in the saddle race at Hutt Park on Saturday. Roy Reed did not know anything about going to Sydney at Wanganui on Thursday when your correspondent asked him if he had a message for his brother Ashley. Word came the following day, and as J. H. Jefferd gave him leave of absence he leave by the Ulimaroa on the 21st. It is two years since he was in Sydney, when he won the Metropolitan on Star Stranger. Although that horse accepted for the Avondale Cup, trainer Jefferd was not certain at Wanganui whether he would make the trip. A. E. Ellis rode Limerick in the Dolninion, and your correspondent thought he might have been sent for. He rode Singleton at Wanganui, and went south on Monday night. Mr W. T. Hazlett, of Invercargill, got a gold brick when he bought Simper for UOOgns at the late Mr Rupert Morrison’s sale at Masterton in March, 1319. Glad Light, the first filly by Paper Money, failed to train on, but her two sisters, Lucky Light and Speed Light, have both won recently. The latter was successful in the Debutante Stakes, the first two-year-old race of the season at Wanganui. . She is in the Avondale Stakes, but is not in the Auckland Welcome Stakes. She beat another of the same breed in Francolin (Paper Money— Philomel). The latter is in both the Avondale Stakes and the Auckland Welcome Stakes.. She won one of the parades at Wanganui, and the other was won by another Trentham-trained one in First Money (Paper Money-—Peronilla). She did not race at Wanganui, but is in at Avondale and. Ellerslie.

Laughing Prince has proved a great bargain for his Wanganui owner, Mr T. A. Duncan. He has won the Eclipse Stakes two years in succession. ■ That owner also won the Maiden with Cashier (Paper Money—lsabel), full brother to Otaieri. Valkon was sent out favourite on both days at Wanganui. On the first day, when ridden by E. A. Keesing, he finished third. The second day he had A. Tinker in the saddle, and got fourth. His running the first day was challenged, with the result that the trainer and rider were put out for 12 months. Roy Reed will return from Sydney in time to ride at the Wellington spring meeting. The reduction of Maurice M'Carten’s term of suspension to one month will debar him riding at the AJ.C. meeting, but leaves him free to fulfil engagements at the Caulfield and V.R.C. gatherings. The rider of Limerick in the Hill Stakes on Saturday was not sent. Another omission was the win of the Wellingtonowned Concentrate in the High-weight Handicap, seven furlongs. Mr °R. Murphy, who was there to see him win will probably be wishing he had him in the iLpsoin, instead of Ciinabue, who was handicapped up to his best form. Concentrate, who is bred to stay, was engaged in the A.J.C. Derby. “ Cohesion, who showed winning form at Gisborne and Marton, failed on both days at Wanganui, and is evidently not as good as his previous form suggested, otill, he is a fair performer on the flat. A friend in the racing game who this week returned from a visit to Victoria tells your correspondent that Gothic, top "eight in the Caulfield Cup, is considered a moral. Lou Robertson has trained Caulfield and Melbourne Cup winners, and he should certainly know what is required. Last autumn Mr Green thought Gothic would beat Limerick over a mile, but the New Zealand champion prevailed. Mr Green is not afraid to back his opinion, and the Victorian bookmakers treat him with respect. Gothic is conceding 71b to Hynanna, and a stone to Maple, who wilj represent Western Australia. 1. Metcalf, who was riding in his best form at Wanganui, will be on Bisox. winner of the Parliamentary Handicap

and Winter Cup, in the Avondale Cup. Silvermine will represent J. Brown’s stable in the Flying Handicap. Three good performers in Reremoana, a previous winner of the race, The Hawk, and King Lu finished behind the place getters in the Eclipse Stakes at Wanganui on Saturday. Silvermine was not among the runners in the sprint race on the first day at W anganui, but he was sent out favourite on the second day, and had behind him at the finish the three horses placed on the first day. The Trentham-trained Catkin was only produced on the first day at Wanganui, when he scored in the Marangi Han dicap. A new apprentice, who claimed 51b allowance, rode Silvermine. He is in the Flying Handicap at Avondale, and is liable to be re-handicapped. Backers of Pale Star, who had scored three wins on end, were lucky to get a dividend when Vigilance scored on the first day at Wanganui. The horses named were bracketed. Last season at the Wellington Trotting Club’s March meeting New Brighton trainer G. N. Clarke won the principal handicap event all the way with Jolly Pet. Last Saturday he tried to repeat the performance with Jolly Chimes, halfbrother to Jolly Pet, but was worried out of it by Pageant, owned by Messrs Armstrong and Johnston, stewards of the club. Tn IV. J. Tomkinson’s absence in Australia Pageant (who was first and second at the March meeting), was driven by J. J. Kennerley. The writer has seldom seen a fitter horse at either a galloping or trotting meeting. Although the goipg was holding, the gelding returned to the weighing paddock without having turned a hair. Francolin began -well, had the rails and every chance in’ the Debutante Stakes at Wanganui, but Speed Light, who is not so well-grown, ate her up at the finish. Mr T. W. Hazlett was present to see her win. and was naturally pleased. Royal Game appreciated the drop in weights to within 31b of the minimum in the Higgie Handicap on the concluding day at Wanganui. He was ridden by T. Metcalf, who was on the two big dividend payers, Catkin and Helotis, on the opening da w

Maurice M'Carten was to have ridden George Price’s pair, Ruanui and Jocelyn in the Epsom and Metropolitan. It is not know whether Roy Reed will ride them, as it was stated if he went across he would be on Cimabue in the mile race Wanganui form may work out well at Avondale. Nukumai ran a good race on the concluding day, and if the going is heavy at Avondale he may show-up, as the field, with Star Stranger out, does not look like being a strong one. Silvermine, with a rise of 31b, will take lots of beating in the Flying. His' Wanganui nilot had never ridden in a race before, and at Avondale he will have the services of A. M'Cormac.

Last season Mr G. Currie made a good start at Wanganui by winning the Guineas with Danmris. Episode, the stable representative, last week was beaten and her backers only got halt their money back. The winner, Consent, is owned by his breeder, Mr T. A. Duncan, by Acre —Lucky, by Lucullus—Lady Nivelle, by Soult —Merry Nif, imported by the late Mr J. O. Haywood, who died recently in Victoria. Mr Haywood also imported Lucullus and Soult. General Latour (Soult —Merry Nif), sire of Te Kara, and Shower Gold (Marble ArchMerry Nif), dam of King Lu (by Lucullus), also belong to the family. B. H. Morris is going south to ride the members of G. Murray Aynsley’s team at the Dunedin meeting. W. J. Tomkinson returned from Sydney' by the Ulimaroa on Tuesday, and went south the same night. During the trip to Melbourne he disposed of the Wellingtonowned No Favours, 'and the gelding -will probably race - at the unregistered meetings. He went out to Porirua on Tuesday morning with Mr C. Boyle, and inspected the Kilbroney gelding. At the annual meeting of members of the Wellington Racing Club on the 17th, the oldest contributing member. Sir George Hunter and Messrs A. de B. Brandon, C. W. Brodie, G. Cudby, W. A.

Grace, E. W. Kane, and T. M. Wilford, -were elected life members. Speed Light and Francolin. first and second in the Debutante Stakes, were both paid up for the Avondale Stakes, but neither will take part. The Trenthamtrained First Money is to run.