WANGANUI.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1312, 17 June 1915, Page 13

WANGANUI.

F. Tilley’s Team for Hawke’s Bay Meeting—Aruake Back to FormWanganui Jockey Club Contemplate Further Improvements — Wanganui Trotting Club Purpose Securing Track of Their Own—Draft Being Schooled Over Hurdles. (From Our Own Correspondent ) WANGANUI, Monday. F. Tilley intends leaving on Wednesday for Hastings with Kew, Ardent and Miacara. The two former are engaged at the Hawke’s Bay meeting also at the Park, where Miacara also cla’ms an engagement. Aruake is in st?ady work, and appears to have thrown off the cold which he contracted during the Wanganui meeting. He looks well, and is moving along nicely, but it is not yet decided wh th er he will be taken to Hastings or not. He is in fairly well there, and the chances are that he will be given an opportunity of repeating bis last year’s victory in the Hawke’s Bav Hurdles. St. Gate ’’s being kept at easjr work. He is not engaged at any of the forthcoming meetings, and it is mor > than likely that he will not be raced again until the spring. A. Hall is getting Marcavis into good shape, though he will not be seen out in public until the Marton spring me ting comes round. The son of Marco is a very likely looking horse, and moves in a most attractive style. If he turns out as good as one wou'd expect him to do from appearances he will be a useful performer. The Wanganui Jockey Club has the matter of erecting new stabling accommodation under consideration, and it is understood that the work will be put in hand almost immediately. In such case, the new buildings should be ready for the spring meeting. It is intended to erect the new stables further back than th? present buildings, and thus increase the size of the saddling paddock. The new buildings when completed will be of the most up-to-date description and a credit to the club.

The Wanganui Trotting Club have had several properties under offer, but so far have not decided upon any particular one for their n?w course. At leas* a couple of the sites ar? admirably adapted for the purpose, and it is more than likely that a se lection will be mad? shortly. The club’s progress has been very rapid, and trotting has become very popular on the coast, so that the future looks bright. Once the club secures a track of its own trotting should go ahead by leans and bounds as there can be no Question as to how it takes on with the public, given a suitable track. The club is luckv in having a splendid lot of sports at th? heads of its affairs, and under their guidance this class of snort should soon come to its own in this district.

W. Rayner has come to the conclusion that if Draft is to do anv good it will be over hurdles, and not on the flat, and he is having the gelding schooled over the small sticks. Judging by the wav he shaped in his initial effort he is likely to take kindly to the new game.

Rayner has taken up the full brother to Sweet Zinnia again, and the gelding will, if he goes on all right, be given a run at the Marton meeting. Sweet Zinnia was a very fast mare, and would have won some .good races but for having to go under an operation for throat trouble, which put her out of action. Alf. Neale has turned Euroco out, but is keeping Crown Head and Rawarau going, though they are not likely to b? raced until the spring meetings come round. Denise Orme is still enjoying a spell, but A Hall intends taking her in hand again shortly for the spring campaign.

The profits over the A.J.C. Belgian National Fund race meeting amounted to £11,249" 7s. 6d.

Golden Lock, by Gold Reef from Edith Cureton, won a race at the V.R.C. Birthday meeting.

Valhalla, by Hierarch —Peace, won the first division of the Flying Handicap at Victoria Park races on June 2nd.

The Napier Park Racing Club have generously decided to donate half the profits of their coming meeting to a fund for wounded Hawke’s Bay soldiers.

At latest advices, when these notes went to press, Mr. J. B. Joel was expected to win the Derby, or its substitute, with Pommern, winner of the Two Thousand Guineas.

As A. J. McFlynn has gone over to Australia to ride for Mr. G. L. Stead, the report that J. N. McGregor would ride Tim Doolan in the V.R.C. National is probably incorrect, though that gelding has been schooled lately by the ex-New Zealander.

At a yearling sale in Brisbane eight of the gets of imported Syce averaged over 200 guineas. Other prices were lower, but a colt by imported Bezonian from Eden, bred at the Waikanae Stud, made 210gns.

Blue Quilt, by the three times winner of the Auckland Cup Blue Jacket from Counterpane, won a 200sovs. Novice Handicap at the Queensland Turf Club’s meeting on June sth. Stevedore, by Treadmill, bred by Sir Geo. Clifford, won the Second Welter Handicap at the same meeting. Sea Pink’s seconds in the Brisbane Cup and Moreton Handicap were creditable performances. He was beaten a head in the last-named event giving away 181 b. to the winner, whose time, 2min. 7sec., constituted a record for the race.

From what appears to be a reliable source, it is assumed that horse racing will soon be in full swing again in Kentucky and other American States. As a matter of fact, the Kentucky Derby was due for decision on a recent Saturday, and so certain were some authorities of the revival of racing throughout America that English breeders were led to expect a mild invasion of American buyers at Newmarke i fthe sales are held in July, as usual.