NOTES BY "ACHILLES."

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11166, 29 January 1904, Page 2

NOTES BY "ACHILLES."

i Grand Rapids is reported to bp amiss. Nominations 'fdr , the Wanganui Cup close 10 -night. The fittest horse in the Wellingt6n Cup is said to have been Convoy, who came in without turning a hair. Clean Sweep, who won a Melbourne Cup, wjas sold in, England recently for 30 guineas.. The Canterbury horseman L. H. Hewitt rode three winners', one second and ( one th^rd on the first day at the Hutt. Ballarat proved that her win at Bulls was no fluke i by settling a good field in the Telegraph In Perth recently the guarantor of a bookmaker iiad to find ' X3OO which the Mter was short.

In ,au action against bookmakers the Appellate Court of, New York State recently decided that bettors could recover their losses!

' Convoy, acted aa runnjpr-up' to Gladsome on both , occasions at the Hutt, and the performances pl L the , Vanguard gelding •w.ere really meritorious. ' BaHarat's, "win in the Telegraph Handicap at Wellington" is said to have been a b'ltter pill for the bookies, who lost more on that, event than on any other at the meeting. : Gladsome was ridden a splendid race in the Gup at Wellington by F. Jones, whilst some writers reckon that Convoy was injudicously handled. The Vanguard gelding got left several lengths at the start, but after traversing a mile rushed to the front and led the field by 2Jlengths as they entered the straight. At the distance, however, Convoy had run himself- out, and Gladsome passed him and won ail out by nearly two and a half lengths. Convoy was looked upon by, some as a rod, in pickle, .and what would have happened had he got away better is hard to' say. . . , Canteen's owner invested .£3OO on the Now Zealand Cup winner with the.pencillers just" prior to tfie start of the Cup at Wellington. The best of the son 'of Castor was not seen in the race, however, and he finished- second to last.

It is- stated fhat prior to the contest f,or the Cup, Mr J. B. Reid, ow»er of Gladsome, expressed he opinion that he would have liked nothing better than for Achilles to have started, as he was confident that the Porirua crack could not concede the daughter of Seaton Delaval 231 b and a beating. Gladsome has won five races in succession, and haß placed no less than ,£2475 to her owner's credit this season. She only cost Mr Reid 100 guineas, so that he has had an excellent return for his outlay. Gladsome's Auckland performances, although good, were nothing to those accomplished by her at Wellington last week. What a sterling performance this filly put in the Cup, running a mile and a half in 2min 33 3-ssec, and one the second day she again demonstrated her ability to gallop by winning the Racing Club Handicap, 1£ mile, in the splendid time of 2min 7sec. Several good judges reckon her a better mare than Cruciform.

Sir G. Clifford's representatives ran well forward on the' first day of the Wellington Meeting, Brave Heart' and Lessera each scoring a win, Golden Vein and Stronghold a second each, while Cannie Chiel filled third position in the Cup. A one-time wearer of the blue and gold chequers .in -Tercelet won the Tongariro Hack, having *the previous week annexed the Nelson Cup in> good time^ — equalling Aboydo's record of two years back. The nominations received by the Egroont Racing CJub for their meeting on the 17th and 10th of February are very satisfactory indeed, all the events having filled well, and there is every prospect of the gatehringr being a most successful one. The weights arc due on Monday next, Ist inst.

The annual meeting of the Patea Racing Club was held on Wednesday last. The balance-sheet showed that the Club made a profit of .£l9O over the last meeting. The liabilities were only. 8s 6d against ansets worth -£1074. The Club has a cash balance of £350.

, Owners and trainers are reminded that nominations for the undermentioned events to be decided at the Wanganui J.C.s Autumn Meeting, on Murch 3 and 4, close with the secretary, Mr F. Moffat, at 9 o'clock this evening: — Wanganui Cup, Wanganui Stakes Handicap, Flying Handicap, Stewards' Stakes, Juvenile Handicap, First Hurdle Race, Second Hurdle Race, First Handicap Hack Hurdles, Second Handicap Hack Hurdles, Wiritoa Hack Flat Handicap, Matarawa Hack Flat Handicap, Autumn Handicap, Harrison Memorial Welter Handicap, Farewell Handicap, each 1 soy. An examination of the internal organs of the racehorse Battleaxe, who died onTuesday morning, show that they were much enlarged and had probably bcien affected for about nine months past.