WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume VI, Issue 303, 14 May 1896, Page 5

WELLINGTON.

H. Piper in request—Another thoroughbred for Palmerston North-A popular marriage—Leakage in the telegraphic department—Another handicapper.

Mr Harry Piper arrived from the South on Sunday on his way to Napier to assist at the Napier Park Meeting on Wednesday and Thursday. Mr Piper was asked to officiate at Otaki on the 25th, but was unable to do so, being engaged' at Waipawa on the same day. “ Watty ” Fergus, trainer of Seabreeze and Cheque; nas purchased the Medallion—Spring Creek filly frem Mr Tom Shannon of Spring Creek, Blenheim, and brought the youngster over on Monday. She is half sister to King Harry and Mrs Shannon, a,nd is engaged in the Wanganui Two-year-old Stakes and Derby. Mr Charlie Cress, of Cress Bros., the wellknown horse owners and sportsmen, of Greytown North and Tauherenikau, was married last week to Miss Morris, a popular young lady of Greytown North. Mr and Mrs Cress are spending their honeymoon in Christchurch. • Mr Jorgenson informs me that Strathbraan will make the journey to Wanganui. • It is stated that the reason Lufra came to be backed here for Avondale was on account ‘of the strength of a wire sent from Auckland to Dunedin leaking out.of the Telegraph Office. Mr John Coyle informs me that he intends offering his services as handicapper to clubs in the Wellington, Wairarapa, and Wanganui districts. As a thoroughly reliable and perfectly competent man he is in a position to carry out any handicapping he undertakes.