WANGANUI.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XV, Issue 885, 21 February 1907, Page 8

WANGANUI.

WANGANUI, February 20. Local punters had a very good innings at Egmont last week, Marguerite, Pawa, Kuku and the locallyowned Fishermaid being very heavily backed here. Mr. J. Bull’s hurdler Mahoe won the double, Cup and Bracelet, at the recent Karioi races. This horse should rank amongst the best hurdlers this season. Marguerite and Delamere are being taken freely in doubles for the coming Wanganui meeting.

Multifid and Marguerite are much fancied here for the Wanganui Cup.

Tilley’s Fordell stable, although represented by two good ones in Polycaste and The Lark at Egmont, were not successful in catching the judge’s eye once. Alick Reid, the well-known local rough rider, who has been giving performances in conjunction with O’Neil’s equestrian display at the Exhibition, was in town this week. Alick has accepted a challenge from .Mr. Oppenfall, the champion rough rider of Australia, the stake to be £5O a-side, the match to come off in a few weeks, either here or Palmerston North.

The horses recently trained by Charlie Berkett at Waverley, including Sedgmoor, Showman, Lantern, Lingerer and Sammy, are now under the care of George Powell. Fred. Whitehouse will ride Mr. J. Rollo’s horses, Aroha and Monarque, in their coming engagements, and Fred, will also ride Mr. G. F. Moore’s hurdler Sammy. The local publican who owns Seaman had a good win, I hear, over the gelding’s success in the Inaha Hack Flat at the Egmont meeting. The locally-owned and trained Fishermaid was well supported here for the Mere Hack Flat the first day at Hawera, but got a bad run and finished out of a place. She, however, -made amends the second day by annexing the Te Roti Hack Race from a good field. Dan Sullivan, who rides for Tilley s stable, had the misfortune to have his collar-bone broken again the other day, Handsome Rose f alling with him whilst being worked over the sticks. One of the finest fillies I have seen for some time I had the pleasure of looking at this week. She is by Musketry out of the* pony mare Omeo, who won several good pony races in her time. The filly is a chestnut just under 14.3, and is very well developed, showing plenty of bone and muscle, and shows signs of being very fast. She is owned by a gentleman who races under the nom-de-plume of Mr. H. N. Weston, who intends racing her in Auckland.

The weights for the Cup and Flying are just out, and Mr. Morse is to be complimented on forming a first-class handicap in each race.