WANGANUI.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume V, Issue 214, 30 August 1894, Page 4

WANGANUI.

August 24. Owing to diversity of opinion amongst Country Clubs regarding proposed aberration of the number of meetings, Mr J. G. Wilson, M.H.R., their delegate, intends calling a meeting of Country Clubs, and he suggests that it should be held at Marton. The Waverley-Waitotara Racing Club’s late popular secretary, Mr Walter Symes, has gone to Stratford to reside, and the above Club have therefore appointed Mr H. J. Mussen as their future hon. sec. The thoroughbred stallion Vanguard is in the hands of Mr Jno. Walker, of Aramoho, who intends standing the son of Traducer in the Wanganui district this season. Goodwood did not arrive back from Christchurch with Amalgam and other local horses, as he was left behind to compete at the South Canterbury Meeting, where he is engaged in the Timaru Cup. The Natator mare Lisetta, who shaped well in a couple of cross-country events at the late Wanganui Steeplechase Meeting, has been purchased by Mr F. Welford, of Marton. The mare is under the supervision of Charlie Woodley, who will train the daughter of Natator for her engagements at the Rangitikei Hunt Club Meeting held on September sth. There is a full-brother to Norton, two-year-old, running on Mr Cameron’s farm at Marangi. The youngster is for sale, and I believe could be bought for some where near at which figure he should turn out a good investment. The nominations received by the Rangitikei Hunt Club are exceptionally good, and the gathering is being eagerly looked forward to by the racing fraternity,

and there is every prospect ot a most successful gathering on the sth inst. For six events the entries total no, made up as follows: —Hack Flying 18, Hack Flat 23, Bracelet 23, Hunt Cup 17, Hack Hurdles 13, and Hunters’ Hurdles 16. Among the nominations are to be seen the names of Amalgam, Pumau, Repo, Awarua, Lascar, Narrate, Spreydon and other well-known jumpers, while the flat events include such performers as Welcome Nat, Tuhiwai,-Hinau, Huia, Puella and Tamarere. Strayshot, who placed a few wins to her credit in hack events during the past season, and also received the stakes over the famous Dandy protest, has left W. Butler’s stable and is to be sent home to Manaia next week. This mare, who is by Foulshot out of Stranger’s dam, Kaikatea, is a really good one, and will be heard of to good advantage during the season. The steeplechaser Tiritea, by Somnus —Wairuareka, is reported to have changed hands for the sum of 400 guineas, the purchaser being a Mr Ashton. George Lang, who rode Amalgam in the National Steeplechase, has now got that horse under his care, also Stranger, winner of Flying Handicap at May Meeting, and Whiffler (by Tim Whiffler— Kaikatea). who is a very speedy customer for six furlongs. Should he train on all right he will be a hard horse to beat, in the hack events this season. Laing is a very steady and careful young fellow, so there can be no doubt but that his charges will receive every possible attention, and should he meet with success it will be well received by all who know him.