WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVI, Issue 911, 22 August 1907, Page 8

WELLINGTON.

Hawke’s Bay Wing at C.J.C. Meeting 1 — Words of Wisdom re Auckland Horses at C.J.C.—Wellington and Wairarapa Horses at Same Meeting*—Bull, Seaman, Armamento and Ancycle—The Voucher and Hiro Entered for Manton Meeting*.

WELLINGTON, August 21.

It was generally anticipated that the North Island Contingent would annex the lion’s share of the stakes offered by the •C.J.C. at their Grand National fixture. Hawke’s Bay had a specially good innings, the G.N. Steeple, Winter Cup, Enfield, Beaufort and Lincoln Steeplechases, Trial, Spreydon and Styx TJurdle Handicaps being won by horses hailing from Hawke’s Bay. Auckland sent a strong team, including Shrapnel, Kaitere, Irish, Inniskillen, Loch Fyne, Cuiragno, Vizier, Aqua Regia, Lady Hune, Landlock, Ben Jonson, ■Cavalry, Catch’em and Le Beau, the eight first-named were specially reserved by their o(wners for the Grand National Meeting, but with the exception of Shrapnel’s victory in the G.N, Hurdle Race their mission was a disastrous one; their ■owners may realise now that they might just as well have had a cut in for the stakes offered by the Wellington Racing •Club at their winter meeting. Of the fourteen Auckland horses only Shrapnel and Ben Jonson won a race at Riccarton; the latter with Lady Hune, Landlock, Cavalry, Catch’em and. Le Beau were no doubt benefited by the racing at Trentham, and it is to be hoped that the C.J.C. programme will be sp arrange ed in future that horses fro;m the North, can participate in both the W.R.C. and C.J.C. meetings without in any way detracting frorp thejr winning prospects. The Wellington and owners secured three events with. Sen Sim, Hihupai arid Levant, the former’s wip

was long overdue, whilst Levant came near to being looked upon as a “has been.” Lull, the Feilding representative, gladdened the heart of his owner’s good lady by annexing the coveted bracelet; that race and the G.N. Hurdle Handicap being the only events for which the son of Handsome Jack was started. The local trainer, W. Davies, has returned from the South with Seaman,, Armamento and Ancyle. The former made a bold bid for the Winter Cup, and was not subsequently started at the meeting. Armamento and Ancyle, although allotted minimum imposts, never flattered their connections, who from the appearance of the totalisator supported them freely in their engagements; the pair mentioned are fine upstanding horses, and seemed in good racing condition, too. But few local trainers have engaged the’r charges at the Marton Meeting. The Voucher and Hirp being the only pair, to patronise the inland club. The Horowhenua Meeting, which takes. place a week later, will probably draw nominatioris froin several local owners, whose horses have freshened up since their efforts at Tr.entham.