WAIRARAPA.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume III, Issue 113, 22 September 1892, Page 6

WAIRARAPA.

Featherston Sept. 16 Yesterday Mr. Alexander McKenzie, of Featherston, sent his thoroughbred Arab stallion Kaliphia, to Palmerston North, where he will stand this season The Wairarapa stables are all busy getting ready for the coming campaign. The Tauhereuikau course is shut up, and the horses usually trained there are being exercised at Greytown. Among these is a roan colt that should be heard of to advantage, not perhaps this season, for he is still growing very fast—Mr. N. Grace’s Legislator, by The Premier. C. Lyford has him in hand, and is bestow

ing great care on his education. K. McKenzie has in his team the hurdlers General Gordon and Viola 11., and Reek, a four-year-old mare by Remington, a two-year-old colt by the same sire, out of Mascotte, and a two-year-old colt by Master Agnes—St. Helena. The youngsters have only just, been taken in hand, but General Gordon, Viola 11. and Reek are doing good work. Viola leaves for Napier in a few days to fulfil her engagements in the hurdle races at the Hawke’s Bay Spring Meeting. She is very fit, but is not very well treated on the first day with lOst. Hugh Christie, at Featherston, has four useful hacks in his stables, viz., Mr. W. Donald’s chestnut mare by .Puriri, full sister to Paramu, a likely-looking six-year-old that has never raced and is only just taken up; Mr. McKenzie’s Jack, a compact little jumper by the Arab Littlejohn, and bred by Mr. Riddiford of Rangitikei; Mr. W.Buckeridge’s six-year-old bay gelding by Mangle, a maiden, and the chestnut gelding Guess-it (a full brother to Paramu), who was formerly under the care of A. Peters at the Hutt and ran unsuccessfully there at Otaki. This team is working on a private plough gallop in the vicinity of the town. At Taratahi Freeth has Revolt, Revolution and Rebellion. All three are engaged at Napier, but Revolt, who lately wrenched his fetlock, will not fulfil his engagement, as he has had to be stopped in his work. I hear that he was not seriously injured, and is now in good work again. Revolution is in good fettle. Mr. Hirschberg’s horses are still at Greytown, but it is understood they will go into Freeth’s charge very soon. Mr. Armstrong’s roan gelding VivaciovS; who figurecLat the -Hutt and Wairarapa Hunt meetings lately, is at Taratahi on the sick list. When well he will go into Christie’s stable to be trained. Mr. W. Buckeridge’s two mares’ Depression and Blenheim, are both in foal to Petroleum, which stallion is standing at~ Alexander McKenzie’s place at Featherston. It is doubtful if either of these mares will race again. E. Cuneen, the Wairarapa jockey who has lately been employed in Mr. Ormond’s stable, returned to Featherston the other day, having severed his connection with the Hawke’s Bay squire. T, Winturingham, another well-known jockey, has returned to Masterton from Palmerston. lie has lately been riding for Mr. O’Donoughue, owner of Shan, who ran second in the Hurdle Race at the Rangitikei Hunt Meeting to Ben Lomond. Mr. W. Buckeridge, of the Royal Hotel at Featherston, has just supplied a want much felt in the district, by building a number of good loose boxes which are now available for trainers. The annual meeting of the Lower Valley Jockey Club takes place to-morrow at Martinboro. The feud in the Wairarapa Jockey Club over the Comet — Tuhitarata row at Tauherenikau last season, which resulted in the resignation of Mr. W. E. Bid will and several’other stewards and members, has died a natural death. The resignations were not accepted at the time, and the malcontents were written to and asked to re-consider their determination. Apparently lapse of time has brought about a more kindly feeling, as at the annual meeting of the club last week, several of the secessionists, including Mr. Bidwill, attended and took a prominent part in the proceedings, all reference to the recent unpleasantness being studiously avoided. The meeting, however, was not altogether of a cordial character, for there was a very heated discussion on the question of borrowing for improvements ; and after several hours had been occupied in argumentation without coming to an agreement, the subject was adjourned for a fortnight.

There is a five-year-old called Marvel running in England, and he is the property of the Duke of Devonshire (until recently better known as the Marquis of Hartington). This Marvel is by Marden (brother to Sir T. Elder’s stallion Nautilus) out of Applause 11, and I notice by my English files that he was successful in the Stewards’ Cup of 300 sovs., about 6 furlongs, at Goodwood. He beat Peter Flower—who was a good two-year-old of his year; Hildebert, the property of the Australian sportsman Mr. D. Cooper; and 27 others, and he was receiving 21b from Peter Flower and giving 151 b to Hildebert. Marvel started at 1000 to 45 against for a win and 100 to 12 against for a place, and won all out by a neck. At this same Goodwood meeting Orme beat Watercress (who finished in front of him in the Leger the other day) and Bushy Park. In the Sussex Stakes, one mile, with 5 to 1 betted on him. Orme had to be ridden hard to win by a head from Watercress. Directly they had passed the post 6000 to 5000 was offered against Orme for the Leger.