WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume VII, Issue 353, 29 April 1897, Page 7

WELLINGTON.

Ladg Agnes’ big dividend — The Featherstone meeting — Strathbraan injured—MissEmmy tipped from the North —The Wellington Club give £2 A to the Flood's Relief Fund —An in jured, jockey relieved —Meeting of Stewards —The forthcoming meeting —-Sedgebrook an unlikely starter —Pollock, v. Saunders —Boreas beats Waiuku —Barshot reported lame. Wellington, April 27. Wi Pere (daddy of Kani Pere) was one of the three lucky persons who held a ticket on Lady Agnes—(dividend, £144) —at Featherstone. He gave Mr Corlett £8 and the jockey (Phillips) £2. How Mr Corlett could let the mare start unbacked at such a price it is difficult to say. On the second day she ran two seconds, beating on one occasion her brother (Sir Agnes). Tommy Clarke won his second race at Featherstone on Tuesday with Umslopogaas, after being beaten over the same distance on the first day; he • beat King’s Bowman at a difference of 51b and paid’’the fair dividend of £5 ss. Jimmy Pilbrow won the Hurdles the first day on Kiaora, Tricky Jack being unplaced; on the second day Tricky Jack won, with Kiaora second. Testator won the Trial Hack Handicap, beating two better favorites, In the Swim and Sylph. Mr Tancred protested against The Miser’s rider for striking his jockey with a whip, but it did not come off. Kiaora and Testator are four-year-old geldings by Petroleum. Ruamahanga (a three-year-old by Voltigeur) won a double, defeating War Note, Vaseline, Sir Agnes, Langdale, and all the best sprinters, on the first occasion. Strathbraan struck himself while galloping on Saturday and his leg filled. He has not worked since. Miss Emmy was sent down as a strong tip for the Criterion at Ellerslie. Joe Dyers rode three winners at Featherston, also three seconds. Master Agnes’ progeny won three races, besides being placed on nine occasions.

Owing to illness in bis family, Mr J. E. Henry, the handicapper, missed the first day of the C.J.C. Meeting, but he was present on the second day, although unable to make the handicaps. The Stewards of the Wellington Racing Club met yesterday. A suggestion was made that another race should be added to the programme of the coming meeting, in aid of the sufferers by the recent disastrous floods in Hawke’s Bay, but it was considered too late in the season for a programme of eight events, and a sum of £25 was voted to the relief fund, instead. out of the Jockeys’ Relief Fund, R. J. Walden was voted £lO on account of injuries received in the Taranaki District some months ago, and £6 was voted to James Reynolds, who was hurt at the Masterton-Opaki Race Meeting on March 17th last. The secretary’s action in guaranteeing amount up to £6 10s for the funeral expenses of the jockey, Sharp, who died suddenly iu Wellington recently, was approved. Minnifies’ Band was engaged to play on the lawn at the races on Thursday and Saturday. Alf. Dillon has brought the jumping horse Pyrites from Blenheim with a view to taking part in the jumping meetings. Most of the horses have arrived sroin the north or south to take part in the Wellington Racing Club’s meeting this week. Sedgebrook had a rough passage in a small steamer from Wanganui, and got considerably knocked about, and is unlikely to take part in the meeting. On Saturday last Mr Jellicoe applied to have the case, Pollock v. Saunders (Feilding Jockey Club) removed from the Supreme Court to the Court of Appeal. The case is likely to be heard this week, and will settle the right of bookmakers on private racecourses. The case, Proffitt v: Canterbury Jockey Club, to be heard at Christchurch next month, will also decide the right of pencillers on public reserves. Loveshot and Strathbraan were taken to Featherstone for the Wairarapa Meeting, but were brought back to The Hutt on the meeting being postponed. The former went up for the second day, and raced twice unsuccessfully. Mr Roderick Mcßae, of Richmond (Nelson) has come across to see the gelding (who now runs in Mr R. Richmond’s name) perform. Boreas did a good gallop this morning, beating Waiuku. Barshot is reported lame.