WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume VII, Issue 328, 5 November 1896, Page 8

WELLINGTON.

The Carterton acceptors — The Catesby Stakes acceptors — Darkey Jake and Charge-The drawer of SabretacheTurf topics. Wellington, October 29. Mr John Coyle has reason to be proud of the acceptances received for the Carterton meeting. Out of sixty-seven horses handicapped, fifty-nine have accepted, and, of the eight non-acceptors, Selma has broken down and Challenger, Senator, and Oddfellow have accepted for other races. The only horses entered -at the meeting no.t running are Master Jack and Minora. The meeting will beheld at the Taratahi racecourse on the 9th and 10th November, and should be very ■uccessful.

Mr Allan Donald, of Featherston, has had. the misfortune to lose a two-year-old bay colt by Petroleum —Nector, who became entangled in a barb-wire fence and sustained such injuries that he had to be destroyed. The youngster was engaged in the Wairarapa Hack Guineas next season. The first of the Catesby’s to score was Sortie, the Barosina (Leo —Diosina) colt taken to Australia, where he was engaged in the two Cups and the Champion Stakes. He lost his maiden status in the Granville Stakes, at Rosehill, on the 17th inst. Plotter, another of the first of Catesby’s progeny, has since scored at Oamaru. Mr George Humphries, the popular representative of the Press Association, and senior member of the Press-room at Hutt Park, leaves shortly for Wakapuaka. He will be greatly missed in local sporting and athletic circles.

There is considerable dissatisfaction among horse owners over the Otaki-hatidioaps. On performances; the big race looks the best of things for King’s Own. This horse ran second to Swift for the Richmond Park Stakes, at Nelson, having a good field behind him, including Cheque (8.2), Leda (8.1), and others. Just previous, at Blenheim, King’s Own carried 9.0 and beat such performers as Voltaire (8.5), Seabreeze (8.6), and Springtime (7.10), and won comfortably in Imin 33|sec for seven furlongs. ■ ’ I am pleased to hear that Mr J. O. Hayward is getting some well-bred matrons on Gold Reef's list. Among those booked are—Falconet (Musket —Lovebird), Thyra (Robinson Crusoe—Cordelia), Balm (Dunlop—Frou Frou), Puwerewere (Nordenfelt —Pungawere), Caller Herrin (Hippo-campus-Lizzie), Nectarine (St. Albans—Horticulture), Merry Maiden (Somnus —Lady Artist), Muriwai (Torpedo—Mystery Girl), Hippodamia (Hippocampus — Slander), Young Dinah, and mares by Somnus —Miss Puritan and TorpedoBay Leaf. November 2. >" Only six youngsters made the final payment for the Catesby Stakes, to be run on Thursday. One of these, the brown colt His Lordship, was taken across from Palmerston North by R. Ross. His Lordship is the only colt paid up Ifor the race. He is well furnished, and is from Her Ladyship, by Puriri —Countess (sister to Contessa), dam of Princess Cole. Darky Smith, or Black Jack as he is familiarly called, drew Charge in Tattersall’s big sweep. He cabled across, laying his owner £lOOO to nothing. Jack is very popular, and his Wellington friends would be pleased to see him win. A gentleman in the Petone Woollen Company drew Sabretache in the same sweep. Goulbourn, who is engaged at the Carterton meeting next week, is the Palo Alto colt brought across from Australia. : Selina (Petroleum—Belinda) has been mated with Rebellion. Charlie Tully’s filly, Pasfolette (Derringer— Chatterbox), did not make the final payment for the Wairarapa Guineas, but will probably be seen out at Martinborough on Boxing Day. One owner with a horse engaged in the Otaki Plate thinks it such a good thing for King’s Own that he wired to accept with his horse on condition that the Blenheim horse did not accept.