WANGANUI.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XX, Issue 1121, 5 October 1911, Page 6

WANGANUI.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) WANGANUI, October 2. The fact that Lady Lucy is said to be doing very good work at Ranwick has led to some inquiries about her for the New Zealand Cup. It is understood that there is some probability of the Seaton Delaval mare returning to New Zealand to contest the big event, but providing she shows anything like her best form or a prospect of returning to it, the chances are that she will be a starter in the Melbourne Cup, instead of the New Zealand CupIn Royal Scotch and Ireland E. J. Watt has a pair of good three-year-olds. On the form shown here the latter is the better of the two, ’but he seemed more forward than the son of Royal Artillery, who was well ■beaten in the Guineas after entering the straight, with Miscount in the lead —the want of a gallop telling a tale. Ireland won the Maiden with the greatest of ease, and was unlucky to lose the Hack Race the second day, in which he finished second . He gallops in fine style, and promises to be quite one of the best of the season’s three-year-olds. Tiwari, the colt that had the distinction of beating Ireland and paying a huge dividend, is a nice looking three-year-old, by Conqueror, out of Delamere, a mare that won a deal of money for H. M. Speed, who also owns the colt, who is trained by Fred Tilley at Fordell. Tilley’s horses did well at the meeting, Goodwin Park winning the Spring Handicap, and shaped in a style that suggests he will be hard to beat in the Cup at Riccarton. Goodwin Park is a six-year-old son of Sylvia Park and Vivat. As he has stayer, and has a very light weight in the two mile event, he should beat all the rest of the Cup horses which competed here. George Price also has a pair in Boanerges and Kilosteri that may have to be reckoned with. Though Boanerges won the mile and a-quarter here on the second day, he did not strike one as likely to score in such a race as the Cup. If Kilostere goes on all right he might run a good race, while The Rover may be expectved to be seen to more advantage in another four week’s time. The WaverleyjWaitotara Racing Club’s annual gathering, which is to be held this year on Labour Day, the 23rd inst., should be easily the best meeting the club has yet held- The club has spent a lot of money lately in improving the track and appointments, an deverything promises to be in order for the meeting.

There is some- probability of Whimper being sent across to Melbourne shortly to compete in some of the steeplechase events in Victoria. If the Wonderland gelding makes the trip George ang will go in charge of her. Laing has had a lot of experience across the Tasman Sea, and should know how to place the gelding. The Cordon Rouge colt, Jargon, one of .0. Cox’s team, appears to have thickened out since he raced at Patea. He ran well both days here, and should win a race soon. Con the Shaughran, one of the best hacks seen out last season, is engaged at Waverley. He has been placed in T. Pine’s hands to get ready for future engagements. The Sylvia Park mare Contralto is entered for the hurd'es at Waverley. She is said to be acquitting herse'f very satisfactorily in her schooling lessons over the hurdles.