WELLINGTON RACING CLUB’S AUTUMN.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume III, Issue 140, 30 March 1893, Page 5

WELLINGTON RACING CLUB’S AUTUMN.

Mr. Evett has issued his weights for the Thompson Handicap, the big mile race on the first day of the Wellington Racing Club’s Autumn Meeting, to which the club add 250sovs. He has once more made one of his flattering handicaps by starting with 9.3 on The Workman and Boulanger. A good estimate this and if the pair were to run a match at the weights I fancy it would be a toss up for favouritism. In putting 9.2 on Stepniak Mr Evett makes him out to be lib better at a mile than Mr Henry adjudged him at seven furlongs in making his Great Easter Handicap. Therein he gave The Workman 9.4 and Stepniak 9.3. St. Katherine, 8.9, has after her recent victories rightly gone up in the scale, but I do not care for her chance. Whakawatea, 8.7, has had to a great extent to be handicapped on supposition. I have already expressed my opinion as to his Challenge Stakes chance at 8.9 if he be fit and well, but it will be better to wait till next week to see how he shapes. Ido not care for Retina at 8 2, and I think Melinite, 8.0, would be better served by a six furlongs course than a mile one. The Hon. J. D. Ormond’s pair, Thame and Queen of Trumps, are in at 8.0, and of the pair I certainly prefer the Queen at 8.0 if she will only be in the humour on the day, but I would sooner have Kulnine at the same weight than either of them. Krina, 7.12, is given an undeniable chance, and she should in my opinion have been placed above 1 hame, Queen of Trumps, and Kulnine. I think a fairer handicap would have been to leave Thame and Queen of Trumps where they are and to have given Kulnine 8.3 and Krina 8.5. Mr Evett has taken a bit of liberty too with Cajolery, who might well have had 8.0 or a little over, instead of 7.12. The son of Apremont and Flattery is a demon at sprinting when he likes to go, which isn’t very often. He and Queen of Trumps or he and Retina would make nice matings at the stud. Cretonne, 7.10, met with an accident recently and may not put in an appearance, and the distance is a trifle further than Heather Bell, 7.10, likes. Revolution at 7.8 and Rebellion 7.7 —the latter especially —are put in at a few pounds less than they are entitled to perhaps. Freedom’s brother Dishonor, 7.7, is a patched-up horse that we have to know something about yet. Scot Free, 7.7, should be held safe by Swordbelt, 7.6, and Tulloch also at 7.6 has no cause for complaint. I see nothing among the bottom weights that I care for. With the Auckland and Christchurch Autumn Meetings —besides numerous other meetings north and south to give horses an opportunity of showing their form this week and next— I will say no more about the Thompson Handicap now except to remind owners that acceptances are due on Monday week, April 10th.