WANGANUI.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVI, Issue 911, 22 August 1907, Page 7

WANGANUI.

Maniapoto Doubtful Starter for N.Z. Cup—ldolatrous and King’s Birthday —Sedgemoor, Cassiopea, Anemone— Fishermaid Expected to Run Well at Hunt Club Meeting—General Peel Doing Well—lrish Bifle Hard to Beat —Sylvan Park Good for Marton—Lady Sylvia in Work—Xavier Dangerous for H.C. Meeting—Kuroki and White Star Doing Well—Helen Portland, Armistice and Guiding Step—Marton Acceptances Due Tuesday Next—Bangitikei Acceptances Saturday.

WANGANUI, August 21. Maniapoto, who started to work last week after a bad attack of strangles, looks very jolly on it, but it is very doubtful whether the son of Soult will run in the New Zealand Cup, since it seems almost impossible for him to be got fit enough in time, after such a severe attack of strangles as he suffered from.

Ido’atrous and King’s Birthday' (in charge of W. Powell) are not only looking well, but are doing useful work. Sedgmoor, Cassiopea, Anemone, and others of Belcher’s team are in capital condition, and galloping well .at present. Walter Raynor has Fishermaid well forward, and she is doing good sound work. She should run prominently at the Hunt Club Meeting. Judging from the way General Peel is acquitting himself under the care of George Laing, he should run well at the

W'anganui Club’s Spring Meeting. George has been . very careful with the geidirig, and it is to be hoped he will reap some reward. 'lrish Rifle will be. a starter at the Hunt Club Meeting next Thursday, the 29th inst. Dunn has the half-brother to Shrapnel in capital nick, and he should be hard to beat. T , , Sylvan' Park, one of R. Johnston s string, is engaged at the forthcoming Marton meeting, where he may be expected to run prominently, as he is in good fettle. In addition to a full sister to Golden Eagle and the St. Cyr gelding, which Johnston has also in his stable, he has just taken in hand the mare Lady Sylvia, who gave great promise in the Taranaki district. . . George Smith has rather a promising sort hacking about the roads, viz., a chestnut half-brother (by Sylvia Park) to Explode. He has also a horse called Xavier, who bears a well-trained appearance, and should be dangerpus at the Hunt Club Meeting. Smith has also Monte Peille (by Explosion ou tof Keepsake) in work, and according to the way he is shaping on the track he. promises to be fairly successful; which it i? hoped he will, be seeing the care and attention bestowed on him by his trainer. ? Kuroki and White Star, under, the care •of Frank Lind, are going along very nicely?' The former is engaged in the two big flat events at the Marton Meeting on the 4th and sth of next monthc Harry Jackson has returned from the Grand National Meeting with Helen Portland, who ran a very fine race in the Winter Cup after getting anything but a’'” good run. During Jackson’s absence W.’Andrews (the head lad) had charge of Armistice, Guiding Step and the rest of Mr? 'Moore’s horses which are in work. The Mahaki mare is looking remarkably wrelf, arid all going well it is safe to say that she will take a power of beat’ng in the New Zealand Cup. The Marton Jockey Club have received such capital nominations for their annual meeting to be held on the 4th and sth of next month, that it is quite safe to predict that the gathering will be a most successful one. Acceptances are due oh ‘Tuesday next. Owners are reminded that nominations for the Rangitikei R.C. Meeting are due, -oh Saturday, the 24th inst. 'Considerable interest is being taken ip the, Egmont-Wanganui Hunt Club’s meeting, which takes place on Thursday next, the 29th inst., on the Wanganui Racecourse. The entries received for. the various events are good, and some capital sport , should be witnessed.