WANGANUI.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVII, Issue 998, 22 April 1909, Page 8

WANGANUI.

WANGANUI, April 20.

t It is to be regretted that Crucinella has again shown symptoms of soreness, which led to her being withdrawn from her Feilding and Trentham engagements. The filly was one of the most fancied candidates for the Thompson Handicap. Albert Jackson left on Saturday for Wellington with Roosevelt, who is engaged in the Thompson Handicap with 6.13. The colt will be piloted by young F. Coleman. The St. Paul colt Tanekaha, winner of the Mangaone Stakes at Feilding, is to be sent to Auckland to compete at the Avondale Meeting. F. Coleman has been engaged to ride him. Frank Lind has had the St. Clement gelding Burton in steady work since he was placed in his charge, and Mr. Young’s recent purchase appears to be in good buckle. At the time of writing there is every prospect of the Wanganui Trotting Club’s Meeting, to be held on the 22nd and 24th inst., being a great success. The acceptances received were very good, and there is every probability of the sport being of the most enjoyable description. Horses are coming from all parts of the Dominion to compete, and some high-class trotting is being looked forward to.

It is confidently predicted that the Wanganui Jockey Club will be favoured with capital nominations for their Winter Meeting, which is always one of the most popular of the many fine meetings held by this Club. The nominations are due on Friday evening, and it is quite expected that when the list is made up it will disclose the fact that there are a goodly number of very promising beginners at the jumping game included. The programme is an attractive one, both to owners of flat racers, and to those who own jumpers, as the prize-money is on such a liberal scale.

The Patea Racing Club passed £7364 through the totalisator on Easter Monday, as compared with £5234 last year. It is satisfactory to know that the receipts from other sources were better than in previous years, and the meeting may be safely estimated to show a handsome profit and prove a record of the club. Mr. Ben Bennett’s gelding Waione ran very well in the Farmers’ Plate at the Patea Meeting, as he caught up his field in good style, and finished third, after being tangled up in the tapes and losing a lot of ground. The Waiuku —Leone gelding has been a disappointment to his owner, who deserves better luck, as he is a good sportsman. Coronetted showed really good form in the Alton Welter on Easter Monday, as he was fully a dozen lengths behind the leader two and a-half furlongs from home, but he smothered the opposition for pace down the straight, and won full of running.