WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1241, 29 January 1914, Page 14

WELLINGTON.

Notes bn "Trentham Meeting—Lady Laddo Creates Surprise in Foxton cup. (From Our Own. Correspondent.) WELLINGTON, January 26. Wellington was the rendezvous, last week tor tne gathering together of a large numoer or sporting enthusiasts from an parts or wew Zealand, tne oujecuve oemg me summer meeting of me Wellington Racing Ciub 1 , whicn extenueu over three days, nixceiieno sport was witnessed,, and the meeting was cmeuy remarkable for the large iiamuer or outsiders tnat won during me progress or me campaign. me meeting, snuuid snow a naiidsome pront alter payment of all necessary expenses. me Win oi ixiiram in tne Cup was pup.uiariy icu-eiveu, cneers greeting tne geiuing and inner tn. Gray) on tnelr return to me enclosure, Hie norse s owner (Mr. H. xtiuuiford), who is a Steward or me weningion Macing uuu, aiso coming in ror many coiifei'atuiacions on nis ganoper s suceeos. ine irenmam trainer, J. w. cowe, uad ms charge in capital nick, unu ne aiso was tne recipient or many congratulations on preparing tne Cup w inner. omapis again proved what a little champion sue is oy accounting ror me racing, v.au s Handicap on tne middle day. me aaugnter or St. Ambrose is small ior ner mates, out she is prooamy one or the west or our Handicap norses m training in mis country. Monologue, trained by “Sam'' Jamieson, won tne uouro Cup in a very convincing mariner. The daughter or Anvaime j.s a useful sort and snouid oriiig ruituer successes to Jamieson's estamrsiiinent during the next rew monins. £ At the conclusion of the Disposal jdaxwes oil mursday, tne winner, Altcar, was purchased by Mr. A. Harns, or me nower mutt, tor 110 guineas, r ne emaramu representative will ror me future be trained by -J. W. Lowe c.l irenmam. Reputation, the handsome black colt by Martian—Stepfeldt, captured two races for Mr. W. E. Bid will on me nrst anu second day at Trentham. me two-year-old was turned out m rare trim e. D. Jones, whose many mends were giad to see him making sucn an auspicious commencement on me squire or Rototawai's horses. a nice cut of a colt named Want, by Penury—Lady riora, and who carries Bir J. Carroil s colours, was seen in action at Trentham. The youngster, who is a member of J. W. wwe s Trentham team, gives promise of making a uecided acquisition to L..e iof the racing brigade. Mai Cara, a shapely two-year-old filly by Boniform —Carissima, owned by Mr. Wifi Tokena, the non de p.ume of a popular Wanganuite, and trained by F. Tilley at Fordell, acted as run-ner-up to Daytime in the Fitzherbert Handicap. The juveni e showed seme pace, and is evidently more than useful. Adroit, trained by A. Shearsby at Awapuni, created a surprise I>y winning the Metropolitan Handicap on Thursday - The daughter of Field Battery—Trix put up an excellent 1 erformance, and in the mare the

genial “Alt” has the makings of a capital performer. There~was £6547 invested" on the totalisator in the Wellington Cup, which is in marked contrast to the £12,000 odd that was indicated on the machine in the Auckland Cup. M. McDonald, who is riding in good form, intends visiting the Takapuna meeting. As he can go to scale at a handy weight, no doubt hiS' services will be in demand during the progress of the two days’ campaign. Bronze was quite one of the disappointments in the Cup and failed

to show, a bold, front. The. Field Battery mare appears to have trained off, but she' is one of those class of horses that may pop up when least expected. . <? i Mr. F. Hall’s Bleriot just missed the Wellington Cup by. a narrow margin, the daughter of Soult beating all but the winner. A win for the Gisborne sportsman in the big Trentham event would have been popularly received in all parts of New Zealand. Mr. H. L. Jackson, of Blenheim, passed through Wellington last week on his way to Foxton to see his horse Imarose race in the Foxton Cup. The chestnut son of Conqueror acted as runner-up to the winner (Lady Laddo).. Supporters of the chestnut were rewarded with a nice dividend as a result of his exertions in the event named. Lady Laddo, trained by F. J. Garment at Levin, had a very easy win in the Foxton Cup on Thursday last.

The hurdle horseman W. Adams, who is not usually seen on flat races, piloted Lady Laddo in her contest. The mare returned her 140 ticket-holders on the totalisator a very acceptable two-figure dividend. The Patronus —Pauline gelding Tikorangi, formerly an inmate of W. J. Crozier’s New Plymouth stable, has developed soreness and has been turned out for a spell. A respite in the paddock should soon restore Tikorangi to his usual state of activity. * * * * The Sydney trainer, H. Raynor, put up one of his best performances at Randwick by training six winners. W. H. McLachlan rode a like number, including three of the abtove trainer’s charges.