OUR WANGANUI LETTER.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume II, Issue 74, 24 December 1891, Page 2

OUR WANGANUI LETTER.

(FROM*OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Mr. W. Wilson’s mare Eclat, by Natator— Fame, has dropped a colt foal to Armament, and visits him again. Mr. Sam Powell has sold the bay gelding The Banker, by Somnus, to Mr. Grant, of Wairarapa, the price being £5O. Stranger, by St. Clair—Kaikatea, has gone in to W. H. George’s stable, who has also in hand Mirgbelle and She. Stranger was, until recently, under the charge of H. Pell. . It is rumoured that Mr. F. Hill’s horses will be taken to Australia shortly. Whether all of them will go I do not know, but I believe Prestige and Cheque will be included in the team. Cheque will most likely be nominated for the Newmarket Handicap. The Wanganui Jockey Club have received good entries for their Autumn Meeting, the total number being 180, made up as follows :— Wanganui Cup 40, Flying Handicap 26, Earle

Stakes 23, Wanganui Stakes 38, Nursery Handicap 15, and Autumn Handicap 38. Amongst them are such well- known performers as Dudu (winner of the Wanganui Cup three times), Reculse, Rosefeldt, Fraternity, British Lion, etc. With such a class of horses it only remains with the Club’s handicapper, Mr. J. 0. Evitt, to make the meeting a most successful one. In the Cup race Mr. Gollan is represented by Captain Webb and Pearl Powder, Mr. Hunter by Whisper and Cynisca, Mr. Stead by Lebel and Palliser, Mr. Ormond by Thame and Queen of Hearts, Captain Russell by Krina, Katinka, and Huerfana, Mr. Douglas by Kapua and Rosefeldt, and Mr. Donnelly by Kotuku and Hakimana, the rest of the field being made up by single nominations. Wanganui is represented by La Petite Fille and She. None of Mr. Paul’s horses have been nominated for any race at the meeting, and I, am informed that Mr. Paul says he will not race another horse on the Wanganui course. The reason why I believe, is that some time ago B. Coyle sued Mr. Paul for £3 for looking after the racehorse Boulanger, which case Mr; Paul gained, and he retaliated by bringing Mr. Coyle before the stewards of the W. J.C. for trying to obtain money when it was not due to him; but after hearing the evidence, the stewards threw the thing out, hence Mr. Paul not nominating at the W.J.C. Meeting, but I suppose the Club will not feel the loss of Mr. Paul’s nominations. The Manawatu Racing Club have not received very good acceptances for their meeting on the 26th inst., but what are left in are pretty well of the same class, so therefore, some good racing should he the order of the day. The Hurdles should be won by Doncastor, with Rere second, and Empire third. The Trial Handicap has nine acceptors, Weka, Bst 121 b, being top weight, and as she has proved herself a speedy mare she should take a lot of beating, Torpedo, 61bs less, I think, will be held safe by her. Recluse is, to my mind, the pick of the lot, and as I hear that he is somewhere near his old form, I shall expect him to secure an easy victory. ’ The best of the others I take to be Rufus and She. To select the placed horses I shall place them—Recluse, 1 ; Weka, 2 ; She, 3. For the Boxing Day Handicap ten have accepted, Retina, Bst 91b, heading the list, but I have no particular fancy for her. Recluse, Bst 81b, should have a show, but his running in the Flying will give a clue to his pretensions. Pyramus, 7st 131 b, if as well as he was at Fielding, will take a lot of beating. Torpedo, 7st 121 b, showed good form at the May Meeting of the W.J.0., that I certainly reckon he has a show. Weka, 7st 81b, I fancy, will find the distance too far. Ros, 7st 71b, is a good horse, and will beat more than beat him, and he should have a good outside chance. Paradox, 6st 131 b, is the only one of the others I fancy has a chance, so to vote for the winner I shall go for Pyramus, 1 ; Torpedo, 2 ; Ros, 3. The Park Stakes should be won by Recluse, 1 ; Torpedo, 2; Fortune, 3. The Tradesman’s should go to Ros, 1 ; Weka, 2; Pyramus, 3.