WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVIII, Issue 1036, 13 January 1910, Page 8

WELLINGTON.

(From Our Own Correspondent).

WELLINGTON, January 11.

H, Cutts has arrived at Trentham with Sir George Clifford’s team, consisting of Taskmaster, Kilwinning, Full Sail, Sharpshooter and Tenterhook. Broadsword, Husbandman and Flitaway are still at Riccarton, but will join the team at Trentham during the week. The whole of the horses are reported in capital trim, notwithstanding that most of them had rather arduous times during the holiday racing. Mr. J. Whitworth, in withdrawing his mare, Artillerie, from the Wellington Cup, explains that although her weight was an equitable one, the mare had not been in active work since her return from Australia and being badly in need of a spell, he had determined not to race her until the autumn meetings come round, when she may again be raced at Randwick. Gold Lace was also taken out of the Cup by her owner, Mr. F. Hall, the well-known Gisborne sport. The mare’s trainer, J. Lowe, it transpires, advised that he feared that training Gold Lace for a distance race would tend to impair her pace and she will be kept at sprinting in the meantime. Had Artillerie and Gold Lace continued their Cup engagements they would have received plenty of backing. The metallicians had innumerable enquirers immediately the weights appeared, and the prompt withdrawal of the two mares saved intrepid backers considerable cash. Prosser’s teams which were assisting at Auckland and Rangitikei meetings are again installed in their boxes at Porirua. Report credits them with feeling no ill-effects from their racing, and the whole of the Porirua horses claiming engagements at the Wellington Racing Club’s meeting will shortly be taken over to Trentham. R. Hatch has been engaged to ride Ringdove in the Wellington Cup. The English-bred mare greatly impressed those who saw her win the Wairarapa Cup and she is being well supported by the public for the Wellington Cup and in doubles. Armlet, Broadsword, Kilindini and Theodore are being persistently enquired after for the sprint event.

Mr. Barclay’s fine sprinter, Penates, is reported as showing signs of soreness since his efforts at Manawatu, and may not be seen out at the Wellington meeting. Lares, the property of the same owner, was given a run at Wairarapa, but displayed no pace and will require more time to develop.

. The beginning of the end appears in sight so far as Galloway racing is concerned. At a meeting which took place at Miramar on Saturday, Chaos ruled. Horses that passed the winning post first were not acceptable to the managers of the show, and in couple of instances they were promptly ruled out and the result was that the police had to be called in to protect those in authority, who were being chased by an infuriated crowd, who came near doing serious damage to those responsible for running the meeting. Returned visitors to the Auckland Racing Club’s Summer meeting agree in saying that they had a most enjoyable time, the hospitality of the A.R.C. executive being highly spoken of. The facilities offered to holidaymakers by the Main Trunk is much appreciated, and Wellington sports can always be relied upon to largely patronise the Queen city’s big summer gathering. Local metalllclans report good busi-

ness on the Wellington Cup and in doubles. The following horses have already been supported from the right quarter:—Ringdove, Roosevelt, Merrivonia, Merrie Zealand, Prim, Waipaku, Crucinella, Sir Antrim, Paisano, Equitas and Koran.