WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XI, Issue 540, 25 April 1901, Page 12

WELLINGTON.

[By Otte Own Correspondents.] ADVANCE’S RUNNING-RANGITIKEI HUNT CLUB—APPOINTMENT OF MARTON J.C. TRUSTEES- HORSEY PARS - HEWITT’S DISQUALIFICATION— WELLINGTON R.C.’S NEW OFFICES. ‘ Wellington, April 20. The Wairarapa Racing Olub came off £2OO to the good over its late meeting, despite the unsatisfactory weather that prevai.ed on the second that Advance’s price for the All-aged ■ Stakes at Rand wick was 7 to 4 against, but there was .a little going at 2 to 1 prior to those odds being offered. One Sydney writer says . that the lessees of the horse were very unwise in scratching him for the Doncaster Handicap and Sydney Oup when they did, as he would have taken no end of beating. Be this as it may, Laurel’s son proved unequal to downing La Carabine and San Fran in the A. J.C. Plate on ' the fourth day of the meeting. According to one observant writer who was at the gathering, Advance’s understandings show signs of wear, and he doesn’t think he will be kept on the turf long. Perhaps not, but the horse’s owners aren’t the sort of people to knock him about, and the black isn’t likely to be raced off his legs. A winter spell and a good spring preparation may precede another visitation to Flemington at Oup "time in November. Oharley Jenkins didn’t carry a whip when he won the Autumn Stakes, of a mile and a-half, on the opening day at Randwick, and it will probably be found on arrival of the next mail that he didn’t use one in Advance’s other two races either. It has been said across the water that 1 ! Laurel’s son turns cur, and won’t answer when thrashed, but one writer, in alluding to the matter, doesn’t put Advance down as a cur on that account. He says that the horse resents being flogged when he has done all he can and can do no more. Well, there is a great deal of sound reasoning in that assertion, and I am inclined ito coincide with it. Advance certainly never shirked the whip before he went to Australia, but there were few occasions when it was necessary to apply it for that matter, but if he races better without sight of it so much the better. Many a valuable race has been lost through a sparing use of brains and indiscriminate use of the flail. Trainer Scobie, by the way, was one of the first • to congratulate the Porirua trainer on his initial win. “ I’m sorry La Carabine got beaten,” he ■said, “ but I’m glad that you’ve had a win with Advance.” The stakes won during the Melbourne and Sydney campaign by Prosser’s charge will amount to £1460. Mr J. G. Wilson presided at the annual meeting of the Rangitikei Hunt Olub, when the report of last year’s operations was presented and pronounced favourable. The following officers were elected President, Mr J. G. Wilson ; vicepresidents, Messrs R. Aidworth and W\ H. Hammond, deputy masters; Messrs J. Hammond, T. McKenzie, apd L. M. Taverner; com mittee, Dr Skerman, Messrs W. A. Keiller, R. E. Beckett, R. Aid worth, J. Green, K. Dalrymple, F. Gibbons, E J Wilde, P. Wotton, L. R. Houghton, F. Watson, and E. G. Alpin; secretary, G. F. Bishop. Mr Bishop was voted a donation of £5 5s for past services. Five new members were elected. A vote of thanks was passed to the farmers of the district for the use of their paddocks during the hunting season. A sub-committee consisting of Messrs J. G. Wilson, D. G. Rutherford, J. Hammond, H. Gaisford, and A. H. Bill, was appointed to arrange,for the annual ball and Point to Point Steeplechase. It was decided to give another dinner this year to the farmers. The trophies for the Point to Poiet gathering will be given by the Olub this time, but members are to be asked to subscribe towards a race for farmers’ horses that haven’t raced for three years in other than Point to Point events. The sum of £lO 10s was subscribed in the room for this object The members’ open events will he confined to hacks and hunters only. Vanquish, Sundial, Employer, and Forward ■Guard, came to the Hutt after the Feilding Meeting.!

MrR Bright, of Grey town, lost a two-year-old filly by Trickster last week. She was fastened to a fence with a rope in which she got her feet tangled, and in plunging she tumbled over and broke her neck . Mr Prosser leaves Sydney to-day (Saturday) with Advance and his recently acquired bloodstock, purchased for himself and clients who entrusted him with commissions. Boreas arrived here from Auckland this week, looking as well as when he left here for Melbourne a while back. Messrs S. Gibbons, R. E. Beckett, aad D. G. Riddiford, of the Marton Jockey Olub have been appointed trustees, and empowered to complete the purchase of the new course from Mr Crabb. Brisa ran very badly at the Taieri, and didn t pay up for the Wellington Meeting. W. Young, who scored on Reikura at Nelson, is a very small jock, and weighs 4st 2lb. Queen’s Guard wasn’t accepted for at the Hutt. One of her legs filled after the Wairarapa Meeting. - -rrr uField Rose, by Hotchkiss—Rose of Wellington, will not be seen out again until next spring. Mr H. Knight’s Phaeton filly Olytie didn’t shape sufficiently well in her recent Southern engagements to warrant her being brought to Wellington. Mr K. N. Jones controlled the totalisators (£1 and 10s) at Nelson, the machines being worked 80 p ELrcb 16 ly J. Cress’s horses have won seven races and run two dead-heats for first place at the Blenheim, Wairarapa and N elson Meetings, all got off recently. The following amounts were paid over atter the late Feilding Meeting Messrs J. George, £180; D. Gordon, £120; J. Goodwin, £B5; E. Morse, £B5; W. H. Phillips, £80; H. Quinn, £6O; P. Coffey, £6O; V. H. Collelo, £6O; J. Macara, £4O ; R. T. Haianga, £3O ; J. Belcher, £3O; D. G. Riddiford, £2O; F. H. Lambert, £2O; and others, bringing the total up to £lO2O. Roney, by Piscatorious, has gone wrong. The trotter Rata, handicapped at Nelson, had his name changed to Rataplan at the instance of the chairman of the New Zealand Trotting Association, there being another of the name in the colony. The Kumeroa Racing Olub holds its next meeting on June 3. The jockey Hewitt was to have ridden at the Wellington Racing Club’s Meeting, but his six months’ disqualification by the South Canterbury stewards for interference in the race won by Benzoin (also passed out) has prevented his doing so. Benzoin rolled badly in the race in question, and Hewitt says that he didn’t deliberately cross anything in the straight. Weights for the Manawatu Racing Club’s Meeting are due on Thursday. The Hon. G. McLean purchased a colt by Projectile in Sydney, and the youngster arrived here the other day and was taken South. The Wellington Racing Olub has secured commodious offices in the Exchange Buildings, Lambton Quay, and Mr Clark, secretary, is now installed there. The location is No. 1, first floor.

Beddington, Bosella, and Nonette arrived from Auckland to-day. Oannie Chiel, Glenogle, Glenaladale, Somerled, Menschikoff, and Skobeleff also came up from the South. Loveshot, who hasn’t sported silk for a long time, ran at Nelson, but toiled hopelessly in the rear in his races.

rear in his races. Languid, who is in the Maiden at the Hutt, is a two-year-old by Son-of-a-Gun — Tired. F. JHiggott secured her when at Christchurch recently. Ruamahunga, who dead-heated Volley in the Nelson Cup the other day, won the event in 1899. April 24. The stallion Mauser (by Maxim), secured by Mr Oorlett for stud purposes, arrived at Carterton last week. A goodly number of visitors have already put in an appearance in connection with this week’s meeting The balance-sheet in connection with the late Wairarapa Club’s gathering shows a surplus of £332. There is a debit at the bank, however, totalling £857. The Wellington Olub has secured a new set of saddle cloths; the numbers are in white on black ground, rendering them more conspicuous. Shrapnel Shell, engaged in the Maiden at the Hutt, is by Son-of-a-Gun —Dudu, and consequently half-brother to Fashion. The committee of the Wairarapa Racing Olub has considered the question of holding a steeplechase meeting, and decided to remit the ma ter to the general meeting of members. They recom mend that if a winter fixture of this character is decided upon, that the sum of £B5O be voted for stakes. The committee of the Wellington Racing Club met this afternoon, and formally passed a resolution barring all bookmakers, their clerks, or agents, from entering the course this week. At the last race meeting of the Wairarapa Olub, the judge, Mr J. S. Oundy, declared a deadheat between Mr W. J. Nix’s Forest Oak and Mr

J. Cress’s Cavalier, in the High-Weight Handicap on the second day. Mr Nix was aggrieved at this, declaring that his horse had won, and that the judge was at fault. In consequence of his conduct Mr Cundy wrote to the stewards (of whom Mr Nix is one) complaining about the matter. As Mr Nix refused to withdraw his statement, a resolution was (.assed to the effect that the stewards wished to record their absolute confidence in the judge’s ability, and that Mr Nix, in consequence of his conduct aggravated by his position as a steward, and his continued refusal to withdraw, be suspended for the remainder of his term of office. It appears that the hooting indulged m at Nelson when Honduras won the Second Trot, was on account of the farcical contests provided, by the trots on both days. Indifferent handicapping was apparently the cause of the trouble, but Nelsonites don’t take very kindly to trots. The omission of Ruamahunga from the Hutt acceptance list on the first day, was due to the horse having struck himself at the start of the Richmond Park stakes at Nelsom He fell back, but finished very gamely. The injury necessitated his being scratched for the Waimea Handicap later on. Rhoderick Dhu j umped right on top of the hurdle opposite the grandstand at Nelson, on the second day of the meeting. Adam McMorran had three winning mounts at Nelson, G. Price and Cotton (trots) two each, H. O’Leary and H. Fowler one and a deadheat, and 0. Cress, F. Lowry, and W. Young one apiece.