WANGANUI LETTER.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume II, Issue 62, 1 October 1891, Page 3

WANGANUI LETTER.

(from our own correspondent.) Friday, September 25th. The dam of La Petite Fille, Lady Grey, has given birth to a colt foal, by Sou’ wester, full brother to La Betite Fille. Lady Grey has visited Natator. The Wanganui J.C. have added another grand stand to their course, having built one on the top of the outside booth, capable of seating 500 people. A small lawn will be fenced off in the front of this stand, the entrance to which will be a shilling. This will be a great improvement, and will add to the com. fort and convenience of the visiting public, and as all the games usually played on a racecourse will be at the back of the booths, a clear view of all the racing may be seen from this newlyerected edifice. La Petite Fille, by Sou’ wester —Lady Grey, and Oaklands, by The Clown—Reserve, are leaving for Napier at the beginning of the week. Both these horses are in good condition, and should run well forward in their events. La Petite Fille should go very close to winning the Flying Handicap, as she has proved herself to be a flyer over short distances. The trainers and jockeys have arranged a football match with one of the local clubs (Kaierau), to take place on the 3rd of October. The knights of the pigskin are in active training, but they complain that it is jolly hard work, and are to be seen returning from practice thoroughly tired looking, some limping slowly along, whilst others are marked by scratches and bruises. Fraternite, by Dauphin—Sissie, is to leave Momohaki for Napier next Wednesday, to fulfill his engagements at the forthcoming meeting. lam informed that he is in .grand fettle, andhasdonealotof work; and as he will I believe have the services of Alick McCormick in the saddle, I shall expect to see him returned the winner of the Hawke’s Bay Guineas for 1891. , For the horse parade to be held on the racecourse next Wednesday, under the auspices of the Wanganui Agricultural and Pastoral Association, twenty-five entries have been registered. The entries show a good variety of closes. I regret to hear that Mr. C. Robifjpm s Jof Foxton) horse Sligo, by Somnus —May King mare, met with an accident the other day, which will put an end to his being trained on. It appears th.o horse was turned out in a yard for a few minutes, and whilst indulging in a roll he got entangled in a barb wire fence, with the result that one of his hocks got terribly cut, several of the sinews being completely severed. This is bad luck for his popular owner, as not long ago a full brother to Waiter, Somnus —Barmaid, met with a similar accident which prevented him from standing a preparation. . . . Boulanger will make the journey to Napier to fulfil his engagements, about the middle of the week. This horse is moving along in first class style, and is very fit; he will make the best of them shift on the day, and I shall expect to see him win one of the events. Cretonne, Ascot — Leonessa, the Guineas candidate, has gone a bit wrong in one of his hocks, and has not been worked for the last week. He will not make the journey., This is a pity, for had he kept all right he would have taken a lot of beating, judging by his two-year-old performances.