Wellington Racing Club Summer Meeting.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume III, Issue 131, 26 January 1893, Page 6

Wellington Racing Club Summer Meeting.

FIRST DAY.

(from our own correspondent.)

Wellington, 23rd January. The opening day of the Wellington Summer Meeting was a grand success. The weather was magnificent, and the attendance numbered quite 4000, including a large proportion of ladies, whose

bright costumes made the grand stand look quite gay. Among the visitors were the Hons. Captain Russell and J. D. Ormond, Mr. W. Douglas and Dr. Reed from Hawke’s Bay; Mr. C. Redwood and Dr. Cleghorn from Marlborough; Messrs. Buchanan, M.H.R., and W. E. Bidwill from the Wairarapa; Mr. G. H. Clifford from Canterbury; Messrs. J. Paul and Parsons and Dr. Earle from Wanganui ; Messrs. W. Percival, H. H. Hayr, Adams, and C. F. Mark from Auckland, and hosts of others well known. I also noticed on the ground —though I must say they did no betting —four well known Auckland bookmakers, Messrs. Blaikie, McLeod, Davidson and Philpot. The arrangements were generally firstclass, and the only trace of unpleasantness was a written protest from about a dozen owners, against the running of the horses whose entries were sent to Dunedin by mistake of the Post office, and received as valid after closing time, which was sent to the stewards before the races began. The stewards took no formal notice of it. Rebellion, the winner of the Telegraph Handicap, was one of the late entries, and it is said that a lawsuit is to be instituted for the recovery of the stakes by Mr McKinnon, who ran second with Loch Ness. The sport generally was excellent, and as the course was in capital condition the times recorded were generally fast. Of course the Cup overshadowed all other events, and it is not too much to say that it was the most interesting ever run at Wellington. All ten candidates were veil backed, the favourite being Queen of Trumps, with 379 investors, and Rosefeldt, the outsider, with 76. Next to Rosefeldt in friendliness was the local mare Retina, whose chance of victory was scoffed at by most people. “ Vigilant,” iu the New Zealand Times, on the morning of the race, tipped Merrie England to win, but added “ that Retina was one of the fittest animals in the race, and if a surprise was in store she would effect it.” His words came true, and Merrie England being second made his prophecy a very good one. It was generally agreed when the ten competitors paraded in front of the grand-stand before the race that a better and fitter lot of horses had never faced the starter’s flag at the Hutt, and Merrie England, Queen of Trumps, Crackshot, and Retina bore the palm for perfect condition. Krina looked very pretty, but she was on the big side and sweated profusely in her preliminary canter, notwithstanding she was very heavily backed, possibly because of St. Katherine’s success in the first race, the Anniversary Handicap. She was done with at a mile, and Boulanger and Rosefeldt also ran very badly. Queen of Trumps flattered her admirers for a mile and a quarter, for which distance she led, but Retina and Merrie England both fairly outstayed her. Retina’s final spurt in the straight was a very brilliant one, for she was leaving her field at every stride for the last fifty yards, and finished full of running in 2min 4osec dead. She has hitherto been a most disappointing mare, and Mr Martin, at the beginning of this season was seriously thinking of throwing her out of training. She was trained by Mr. E. Cutts, at Christchurch, Mr. Martin having given her to that veteran at the back end of last season. Her last victory before this was in the Geraldine Cup,(about three months ago. The total put through the three totalisators by Mr. Joseph Ames and his his assistants was which is about more than was put through on the first day last year. This is considered very satisfactory, and if it is anything like kept up on Wednesday the club will make a good profit. The trophy which is really the Wellington Cup was not presented to the winner on the course after the race as it was last year. The reason of it was that the cup has been ordered in London this year, and has not yet arrived. Mr. W. V. Jackson, a well-known Wellingtonian now in England, has been commissioned to purchase it, and it is is expected in about a month’s time. The following are the details of the racing :—

Anniversary Handicap of 100 sovs ; second horse to receive 10 sovs from stakes. One mile. 118 Hon. Capt. Russell’s br m St. Katherine, by Stoneyhurst—Kate Ferguson, 3yrs, 7.11, J. Murphy 1 106 Mr. J. Freeth’s ch m Violence, syrs, 7.9, H. Reed 2 80 Hon. J. D. Ormond’s ch g Free Lance, 4yrs, 7.7, Price 3 184 Mr R. E. Mcßae’s brg Torpedo, 6yrs, 9.0, Derrett o 141 Dr. Reed’s b m Dreamland, syrs, 8.5, Moroghan .. o 77 Mr. McKinnon’s b g Scot Free, aged, 8,3, Gall o 167 Mr. E. Halward’s b g Swordbelt, 4yrs, 7.12, Brown o

76 Mr. J. Kennedy’s b m Ngatioma, 4yrs, 7.4, Johnson o 53 Mr. P. F. Tancred’s ch g Senator, 3yrs, 1002 Good finish; won by a head. Ngatioma fell. Time, imin 44 3-ssec. Dividend, £"] 10s. Hurdle Handicap of 100 sovs; second horse to receive 10 sovs and third horse 5 sovs from the stakes. Two miles. 270 Mr. J. Kennedy’s br m Paradox, by Patriarch—Parera, aged, 10.9, W. Laing 1 166 Mr. J. A. Wilson’s br g Disturbance, 6yrs, 9.0, Mitchell 2 47 Mr. J. O. Driscoll’s b g Jacob, aged, 9.10, baulked first hurdle, Seccombe o 171 Mr. J. Freeth’s gr g Mutineer, syrs, 6 54 Won all out by half a length. Time, 4mm 4sec Dividend, £2 as. Hack Hurdle Handicap of 30 sovs; second horse to receive 5 sovs from the stakes. One mile and a half. 183 Mr W. Strang’s br m Twilight, by Mangle, 6yrs, 9.12, Proctor I 139 MrF. Seccombe’s b g Jimmy, aged, 9.12, Seccombe 2 204 Mr J. Pringle’s br g Roger, aged, 11.2, Greenough 3 182 Mr R. Campbell’s g m Traitress, aged, 10.2, Hilder o 68 Mr F. Hiley’s b g The Link, aged, 9.7, Harris o 776 Won by two lengths. Time, 3mm. Dividend, Z 3 Iss. Wellington Cup, a piece of plate of the value of 100 sovs, with 400 sovs added ; second horse to receive 40 sovs, and the third horse 20 sovs from the stakes. One mile and a half. 115 Mr F. Martin’s br m Retina, by Apremont —Iris, 6yrs, 7.7, Ross I 361 Mr H. Lunn’s br h Merrie England, Syrs, 8.7, Clark 2 379 Hon. J. D. Ormond’s g m Queen of Trumps, syrs, 7.5, Price 3 142 Mr J. Paul’s b h Boulanger, 6yrs, 9.4, McKeague o 245 Mr V. Harris’ b h Crackshot, syrs, 9.3, Derrett o 76 Mr W. Douglas’ b m Rosefeldt, 4yrs, 8.2, Moraghan o 208 Mr J. Freeth’s ch g Revolution, syrs, 7.12, H. Reed o 241 Mr D. O’Brien’s b c Captive, 3yrs, 7.5, Leeson o 146 Mr D. McKinnon’s br h Loch Ness, 6yrs, 7.4, Gall o 319 Hon. Capt. Russell’s br m Krina, 4yrs, . 11, Murphy o 2232 Won by two lengths ; good third ; Loch Ness fourth. Time, 2min 4Osec. Dividend, 4s. Nursery Handicap of 100 sovs ; second horse to receive 15 sovs from stakes. For two-year-olds. Six furlongs. 251 Mr. J. Paul’s br c Westmere, by Escutcheon —Leonessa. 9.0, McKeague 1 81 Hon. J. D. Ormond’s ch f Spinaway, by Nordenfeldt—Spinnaker, 7.4. Price.. 2 38 Mr. G. Matthews’ ch f Busybody, by Apremont—Tell Tale, 7-8, Connop.. 3 83 Mr. H. Lunn’s b f Persuasion, by Apremont—Flattery, 7.8, Higgott o 87 Hon. Capt. Russell’s b f Noyade, by Lord of the Isles—Lorelei, 7.7, J. Murphy o 83 Mr. K. McKenzie’s ch c Purepo, by Remington—Mascotte, 6.7, H. Reed o 623 Won easily by a length. Time, imin iglsec. Dividend, £2 4s. Hack Handicap of 30 sovs; second horse to receive 5 sovs from stakes. One mile and a quarter. 123 Mr. T. Ray’s ch g Welcome Nat, by Johnny Faulkner—Lady Florence, syrs, 8.8, J. Reed 1 203 Mr. J P. Belcher’s ch h War Cry, 4yrs, 8.6, McKeague 2 15 1 Mr. C. R. Bidwill’s ch m Thalia, 4yrs, 8.8, Seccombe 3 88 Mr. J. E. Pilbrow’s br m Puni, Syrs, 8.4, Gillet o 148 Mr. W. Harland’s b g Houp La, Syrs, 8.0, Farrar o 17 Mr. R. Campbell’s g g Nimrod, 6yrs, 7.4, Bates o 136 Mr. A. W. Cave’s b g Sea Serpent, 3yrs, 7.4, Connop o 63 Mr. J. Pringle’s br g Ben Bolt, aged, 7.9, inc. 51b over, Leeson o 75 Mr. W, Strang’s br m Twilight, 6yrs, 7.5, inc. ilb over, Price - o 9 Mr. H. O’Donoghue’s b g Dunlow, aged, 6.12, inc. sib over, Higgot .. o 1013 Won by half a length. A protest was entered for foul riding, but was dismissed. Time, 2min I7sec. Dividend, £"] 6s. Welter Handicap of 80 sovs; second horse to receive 10 sovs from stakes. One mile and a quarter. 159 Mr R. E. Mcßae’s br g Torpedo, by The Australian, 6yrs, 9.12, Derrett.. I 65 Mr D. McKinnon’s b g Scot Free, aged, 9.7, Wilmott 2 242 Mr J. Paul’s br m Fleta, syrs, 8.6, McKeague 3 95 Mr R. Kingan’s b h Bay King, Syrs, 9.7, Kingan o 136 Mr J. Kennedy’s br m Paradox, aged, 8.10, Brown o 56 Mrs W. H. Reed’s b m La Petite Fille, Syrs, 8.7, Mitchell o 123 Mr J. Freeth’s ch c Revolt. 3yrs, 8.4, J. Reed o 46 Mr G. Redwood’s ch c Prince Cole, 3yrs, 8.2, Williamson o 28 Mr J. K. Hamilton’s b g Angler, aged, 95° Won comfortably by a length; two lengths between second and third. Time, 2min I4sec. Dividend, £5 ss. Telegraph Handicap of 100 sovs; second horse to receive 10 sovs, and the third horse 5 sovs from the stakes. The winner of arty previous

race the same day to carry ;lbs penalty. Three quarters of a mile. 450 Mr J. Freeth’s ch h Rebellion, by Treason —Mischief. 6yrs, 9.0, J. Reed 1 241 Mr D. McKinnon’s br h Loch Ness, 6yrs, 8.7, Wilmott 2 117 Mr J. Kennedy’s b m Ngatioma, 4yrs, 7.7, Johnson 3 149 Dr. Reed’s b m Dreamland, syrs. 8.8, Moraghan 0 172 Mr E. Halward’s b g Swordbelt, 4yrs, 8.5, Brown o 139 Hon. J. D. Ormond’s ch gFree Lance, 4yrs, 7.8, Price o 29 Mr G. Ward’s ch g Leo, syrs, 6.12, inc. 21b over, Attwood p

1297 Won by a length. Dividend, £2 1 is. Total amount put through machine