WANGANUI.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVIII, Issue 1941, 17 February 1910, Page 7

WANGANUI.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) WANGANUI, February 14. Milan is as good a favourite as anything else for the Wanganui Cup. Crucinella is also well fancied. Weights for the minor events at the Wanganui meeting are due on Saturday next, while acceptances for all the first day’s events are to close on the following Friday, the 25 th inst. The St. Clements gelding Kaiwhaka, has been returned to his owner by F. Lind, to whom the gelding has been a big disappointment. Astraea was sent to the post for the Egmont Cup in excellent condition by P. Coffey, and she was shaping well for half the distance, when her saddle shifted, and she was forced to retire. There was a large attendance at the annual sale of thoroughbred horses at Tattersail’s Hawera, on Friday morning, by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. The prices obtained were considered satisfactory. The bay filly Bonfire was sold to Mr. W. H. Churton, of Wanganui, for 26 guineas, and the chestnut gelding Clemency changed ownership at 30 guineas, Mr. J. M. Laurent, of Hawera, being the purchaser. Mr. J. Crocker, of Normanby, bought a chestnut gelding by Sylvia Park for 9o guineas; Mr. J. Casserely, of Hawera, secured a bay filly by Coronet for 12 guineas, while Mr. D. Barry, of Hawera, paid 14 guineas for a chestnut filly by Patronus. Mr. Cleland, of Kaponga, gave 21 guineas for a filly by Sylvia Park, and a bay colt by Lupin was knocked down to Mr. H. Davis, of Greymouth, for 25 guineas. The gelding Coronetted was passed in at 200 guineas, as was also Asteraea at 300 guineas. The weights for the two principal events —the Cup and Flying—to be decided on the first day of the Wanganui Jockey Club’s Autumn Meeting, have made their appearance. It is generally considered that Mr. G. Morse has succeeded in framing handicaps in the Cup which will take a lot of picking to pieces, though, of course, there are some who fancy they can see some mistakes. That All Red would head the list was certain, and in awarding him '9.8 Mr. Morse has not been unduly severe on the son of Stepniak. Crucinella, who comes next to All Red, has a stone less, and concedes 11b to Husbandman and 21b to D’iabolo. Of the three I prefer Crucinella’s chance, though some contend that Diabolo was unlucky not to have beaten the daughter of San Francisco at ’Trentham. If this opinion is a sound one then Diabolo should nearly win here. He should stay out the distance all right, and there is no question as to his brilliancy. Ringdove, 8.5, is in her right place, and on New Zealand Cup and subsequent running Mr. Morse seems to be justified in putting Roosevelt and

Lady Lucy on the same mark, 8.0, though, on Cup form, Lady Lucy would probably again win. Of the others Milan 7.10, Sir Antrim 7.6, Lady Medallist 7.1, Waitapu 6; 12, Ambrosian 6.10, Lawn Rose 6.8, and Perolina 6.7 all appear to be amongst those with possibilities in such a race. Milan’s Egmont Cup performance was a high-class one, and she is bound to have many supporters at Wanganui if she goes to the post. Fred Tilley has two good ones to rely on in Lady Lucy and Milan, and the better of the pair will be exceedingly hard to beat. Waitapu looks to have been let in particularly well, while Perolina is being talked about as a likely winner, and if George Price can land the daughter of Persimmon at the post in her very best form, then she may be depended upon to make a good showing. There is every prospect of a big field and a splendid race. So far as the Flying is concerned the adjustments do not appear to leave much room for criticism, though it is considered that Mon Ami and Golden Loop have been let in rather light. The former has only 6.10 and Golden Loop 6.9. They can both cut out a very fast six furlongs. It is hard to understand why Adria should be asked to give Mon Ami 71b and Golden Loop 81b, but it is quite likely Mr. Morse’s judgment will be proved correct. In any case there should be a good response from owners and a capital race should be witnessed.