WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume IX, Issue 461, 25 May 1899, Page 13

WELLINGTON.

Violence —The St. Leg er—Sunbeam gelding — Local horses — Hutt Jockeys — Dromedary — Saracen>— Nevermore.

May 22. Violence will be sent to Napier for the Hawke’s Bay Steeplechase in charge of Bob Kingan who is training her at the Hutt. A yearling gelding, by St. Leger —Sunbeam (Ingomar—Amohia), arrived here from Auckland last week, but I have not heard who is to be his future mentor. He was consigned to J. J. Smith a local cabman and owner of the trotter Fragment and the pony Recoil. The youngster was bred by Mr D. B. Nolan, and is entered for the Marlborough Fourth Challenge Stakes (1901) in Mr D. Burns’ name.

Upon good authority I learn that the Colonial Secretary is favourable to one Trotting Association for both islands instead of two as at present. Mr W. Lemon, of Woodville, owner of Bush Rose, has bred a couple of fillies from his mare Repose (Somnus —Polly),and has had them placed in the hands of Penman at Woodville. They are sired by Master Agnes and Kempenfeldt, and have engagements in the Wairarapa and Ashurst Hack Guineas. The Kempenfeldt filly is a brown named Calm.

Bob Campbell submitted a five-year-old geldieg by Derringer—Ngaima, in the yards on Saturday, but failing to reach the reserve (£2O) he was taken home again. He is a fine upstanding bay, up to a good weight, who ought to make a firstclass hunter or useful steeplechase horse. There is no opportunity to qualify hunters in this district. The jockeys Barlow, Fowler, and V. O’Neill are employed by A. Peters at the Hutt. The latter expects to get a license when he next applies. Mr Walter Armstrong, the Wairarapa handicapper, informs me that Dromedary is in foal to Saracen.

While at Greytown North recently I saw the thoroughbred horse Saracen (St. George Idalia). It is just twelve months since Mr J.|O. Hayward brought him up from the South. He has filled out into a fine specimen of a stallion. Nevermore (St. Andrew —Lenore) is at present an inmate of A. Peters’ stable at the Hutt.

The local owned Harkaway was well supported for the Maiden Trot at Christchurch, but could not foot it with the well bred Dellaroo (Del Paso, imp.—Wanderoo).