WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume VII, Issue 333, 10 December 1896, Page 8

WELLINGTON.

Horses in training for Wairarapa—Local Gossip—West Coast meetings. Wellington, December 8. The Hutt-trained horses engaged at the Wairarapa New Year Meeting — perhaps the most popular country gathering which town people patronise — are Salute, Loveshot, Stockade. Nominations (half-a-guinea) must be made on Saturday next for the Wairarapa Guineas of 1898. The Australian-bred Lochiel filly, Warnote, is among the Masterton Cup acceptors. I understand the new owner of The Guardsman is not the Dunedin man who races Lady Somnus, but a local sport. The colt has gone into W. Davis’ stable, and did not make the journey to Feilding. Slaiden and Tutanekai, who are engaged at the West Coast Meetings, were shipped ft Greymouth on Wednesday last. Slaiden, who looks well in the Inangahua Cup with 6.12, was in charge of his owner, T. Leeson. J. Fagan, who has recently been riding Bona Fide, went down with Tutanekai, and will ride him in his engagements. Among the Candidates for Hack Hurdle honours at the Wairarapa New Year Meeting is a horse called Fred. Hedge, after the wellknown steeplechase rider, now deceased. . / ? Good acceptances have been received for the Masterton Meeting for Thursday and Friday next. Leda has accepted for the Cup, and she

will probably be re-handicapped for winning at Feilding. On Dit and Springtime have been promoted from the hack class at the Wairarapa Meeting. W. Davis has now a team of eight horses in training at The Hutt. Coin, who came across from Blenheim for the Maiden Hack at The Hutt, is engaged in a like event at Masterton ; and others engaged are the Russley filly, Russley Belle, Cuirassina, and Come Again. Revolt, who got knocked out at the Napier Winter Meeting, is entered at Wairarapa. He is, however,, only in two races—the Members’ and Settlers Handicaps. These are new races, and have filled badly with only four and five entries respectively. Timothy, who is engaged at the Wairarapa Meeting, is a horse perhaps the best of whom as a steeplechaser will never be seen. Fred Martin is so pleased with the way Chorid is shaping that Retina will probably again visit Chainshot. Black Dust, who journeyed to Feilding to compete in the Hurdle Race, got his foot into a hole while galloping the morning previous to the races, and was unable to start.