WANGANUI.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVI, Issue 930, 2 January 1908, Page 7

WANGANUI.

WANGANUI, December 30. Truganini, the winner of the Maiden Hack Race, at Manawatu, was bred by by Mr Lambert, of Stratford, and is by Merriwee—Heart Whist. He must be very fast, as the time recorded (officially) for the seven furlongs was 1.283-5, though the chances are that the watch was wrong.

I wrote some time ago to the effect that CrucinePa w as a very speedy filly, and ought to be worth watching. The half, sister to Nonette and La Gloria ran second to Truganini in the Maiden, but went sore and could not compete at the meeting again.

Tarina, who won a race on Boxing Day at New Plymouth,has recently been leased by the Hon. Jas. Carroll, who has also leased Miss Advance. The pair are in future to be trained at the Hutt by J. Lowe (Solution’s old mentor.) The three-year-old daughter of Advance shou’d make a name for herself as she has done some fast work.

Elevation’s performance in winning the Palmerston North Stakes as he did after being left so badly, was one of the finest efforts ever seen on any course for many a day, and there can be no manner of doubt but that the son of San Franc’sco is a champion. There is every reason

to believe that he will be taken to Australia later on, perhaps for the autumn meetings, and it is certainly to be hoped that the colt will have an opportunity of meeting Mountain King. With both these colts at their best a series of races between them would be worth a barefotted pilgrimage over broken bottes to see. In the Stakes he lost fully 15 lengths through the bad start and stumbling, and it looked any odds that he would never get near Orton and Sir Frisco. However, Sid Reid got his mount together again, and riding a splendid race on the champion—who fairly flew over the last furlong—had the pleasure of landing the event. Many private watches made the time 1.15, so it will be seen that Elevation must have put up a marvellous performance to get up after losing so much ground. The colt is to enjoy a well-earned spell, and his next performance will be awaited with great interest. Splendid Idea scored in the Awapuni Handicap on the opening day of the Manawatu meeting. The daughter of Captain Webb had not won for over twelve months, though frequently backed as if a moral for various events in the interim.

Fred Tilley took Sir Frisco, The Lark, and Paione down to Palmerston. The former ran a good race in the Stakes, getting second, a position also run into by Paione in the Sapling Stakes, while The Lark ran third in the Cup and won the big money the third day. Last year the Fordell stable supplied the runner-up in the Cup—the unfortunate Apa. Both the Lark and Maniapoto got off badly in the Cup, otherwise they wou’d have been closer up at the finish. The fact that Apa did not obtain a place in the Auckland Cup, did not surprise many here, as the son of Addington was not greatly fancied. The news that Cassiopea had won a race on the second day of the Taranaki meeting was very pleasing to the many friends here of the trainer (Mr J. Belcher) and the popular owner (Mr W. Tucker), who had almos; grown sick of the many failures the mare had registered recently. Maniapoto is reported to have run a mile at Hawera last week in 1.42.

B>u»ky Morn was epected to run well in the Awapuni Handicap on the first day of the Manawatu meeting; but the Sou’-wester gelding got off badly, and had no chance practical’y from the jump.

Fishermaid scored a double at the Taranaki meeting, but it was not before her time that the daughter of Fiske—Waltonia got home. Walter Raymor only recently got quit of her after hanging on to the mare for a long time without any luck, only to see her score a double immediately afterwards. She did good work on the track while Walter had her, but though always a trier, fai’ed to reproduce her form in pub Tc. A large number of local enthusias m intend journeying to Bulls on New Year’s Day to witness the racing there, while a number are also going to Stratford. There should be some good sport at both places.

The mare Lady Disdain, was put up for auction on the first day of the Manawatu meeting, and passed in at £2OO.