WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1162, 18 July 1912, Page 10

WELLINGTON.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) WELLINGTON, Monday. A large number of visiting horses have reached Trentham for the W.R. C. wintei' Meeting that begins on Wednesday, and there is every prospect of a successful reunion. The gathering will be brought to a conclusion on Saturday next when the July Steeplechase and Winter Oats will come up for decision. After seeing the first day’s form backers should be better placed with a view to finding the winners on the concluding day.

Mr. C. E. Twist the Greenmeadows owner is due to reach Trentham this evening witn Perceler, who will be a starter in the Kia Ora Handicap on Saturday next. The son of Gold Reef has a partiality for heavy going and he should be well in his contests this week. Accompanying Perceler is a two-year-old filly by Lethe from Golden View, for w’hom the name of Pursefiller has been claimed. The latter is a fine stamp of a galloper and should be heard of in next season’s racing events. Pursefiller is be-

ing brought down for the purpose of getting her accustomed to travelling. Bally Shannon, who has been' somewhat of a disappointment on the flat, is to be tried over hurdles. The gelding is being trained for the jumping business by J. Phillips at Masterton. Wellington will be the rendezvous this week for all the prominent sporting folk of the l Dominion, the occasion being the annual meeting of the Racing Conference that opens on Thursday next. B. Deeley, the premier horseman for this season left Wellington for Sydney on Friday last. With 87 wins to his credit, Deeley is still two behind C. Jenkins’ total of 89 for one season. Sir Frisco whose owner missed the acceptance for the Parliamentary Handicap will be a starter in the Wintei' Oats on Saturday next. This fine type of a galloper is said to be coming back to his form of two seasons ago, and this being so, his efforts this week should be interesting. Nedra who has gone slightly sore has been withdrawn from her W.R. C. contests. There is, however, every prospect of the mare fulfilling her Grand National engagements. At the conclusion of the W.R.C. meeting, Merrivonia and Lady Kilcheran are to go into active work with a view to being got ready for early spring racing. Acting under instructions Mr. Corry of Blenheim, Bracken is to be schooled over the hurdles. Being stoutly built with plenty of pace Bracken strikes the eye as the makings of a typical jumper. The gelding is under J. Ayre’s guidance at Trentham. As a result of the recent heavy rains the course at Trentham is in a very sodden state, consequently the times registered this week should be somewhat on the slow side. Khamsin has sufficiently recovered from the accident that occurred to her during the running of the Huia Handicap at Otaki to be brought home to Trentham. The Quarryman— Mist filly is, however, in a bad way, and it is questionable whether she will be fit to race again. This is extremely bad luck for the mare’s owner, Mr. Lance Wood, as Khamsin had some excellent races to her credit, and with the opportunity would have certainly won several more. Mr. J. H. Prosser is busy at Porirua with half a dozen budding juveniles, who are being prepared for their debut on the racecourses next season. C. Pritchard has removed his horses from the Lower Hutt to Trentham, and pending the erection of his looses boxes, his team are quartered at the W.R.C. training quarters. ‘‘Charlie’ has eight horses in work, namely: Knutsford, Aema, Mediterranean, Ceylon, Odessa, Mount Victoria, Gold Bird, and Gray Lawless. No less than five of the horses named are owned by the local sportsman who races as Mr. H. W. Whitney. The Hon. J. D. Ormond is represented at the W.R.C. meeting with Idealism, Bollin, Peary, Sir Tristram, and Outward. The bearers of the all cerise bear a well trained appearance.