THE W.J.C. SPRING MEETING. TRAINING NOTES. (By "Pakeha.")

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9875, 16 October 1899, Page 2

THE W.J.C. SPRING MEETING. TRAINING NOTES. (By "Pakeha.")

A fairly large crowd of spectators assembled on the racecourse this morning to watch training operations, but the work allotted the various horses, though, of tho useful ord6r, was not particularly interesting. Troubadour and La Volta put in a couple of circuits, the first at naif and tha last at three-quarter pace. The Son-wester gelding moved well. Fitmaurice's team — Rubin, VVaitrcra, Forager, and Bugler — performed serviceable work, and the quartette, appear to bo in good trim, Forager (who has developed into a fine-looking horse) especially so. Indian Shot and Voltigeur wero associated in a medium-pace- gallop once round. The latter is very much on the big side. The Napier-owned Bones is a lengthy customer. He is a bit dotty in one of his hindlogs, the result of being caught in a barbed wire fence when a youngster. The hitherto unlucky Lightning is moving freely, and it is about time Collelo broke the spell of bad luck that has ! followed this marc. Black Jacket (a nice cut of a horse) and Vibration were given slow work. The threo local candidate^ for the Guineas wero out, and negotiated serviceable work. It is somewhat of a novelty for Wanganui to be thus represented in a "classic" event on the local course, and it is to bo hoped that one of | tho trio — Roseplot, Punui, or St. Lyra — will bo equal to beating the two Napier candidates, which I much doubt. Tho other work before breakfast is not worth recording at any length, but noliceablo amongst those present were Light, Whitney, Indiana, Strene, Notoriety, Hotapur, Somnolent, Kai Iwi Lad, and soveral others. Chasseur, who is in splendid condition, moved very freely.

Tremarden, tho winer of the Caulflold Guineas last Saturday, is by Trenton — Lady Marden, and is owned by Messrs W. and C. Wilson. Besides the two big handicaps — Caulfield and Melbourne Cups — Tremarden is engaged in the V.lt. C. Derby and Champion Race. Scorn, the runner-up for tho Guineas, is by Bill of Portland — Tea Hose, and is owned by Mr W. R. Wilson. Promontory, who ran third, is also by Bill of Portland—Montalto, and is owned by Mr C. M. Lloyd. In my notes a few days back Promontoi-' was referred to as one of the best handicapped horses amongst the three-year-olds in the Melbourne Cup, his impost for that event being 7.1, or slbs less than Tremarden and Scorn. It will bo noticed from the cabled results that in the Caulfield Stakes Dewey had to strike his colours to The Australian Star and Contrast. The Debutant Stakes, for 2-year-olds, run (over four furlongs, went to Mr George Lee's filly Wyglemar, by Bill of Portland — Etra-Weenie. The latter won the V.R.C. Maribyrnong Plate in 1891.

At the recent Napier Park Meeting on the second day, I bear that the judge's decision in the Park Stakes giving it as a dead heat between Kubin and Koremataku caused tome considerable dissatisfaction ambngst the stable connections of the former, it being contended that tho chestnut eon of Tasman won by at least a head. I was not at the meeting so cannot attempt any criticism of the decision, but understand, that the supporters of Koremataku were very thankful when the dead heat was announced.