WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1349, 2 March 1916, Page 14

WELLINGTON.

The Speedy Panmure—Prospects of Candidates Engaged at Dannevirke —Well-known Sportsman Joins the Colours. WELLINGTON, Monday. H. Crawford, at Featherston, is handling a nice cut of a filly by Aberbrothock from Detonation, and consequently a near relative of Vibration, belonging to Mr. T. Ongley, of Greytown. The two-vear-old, who is nicely built, will be given her first run at the Masterton meeting. The four-year-old filly Consultation (Elevation —Consolation) has been leased by her breeder, Mr. W. E. Bidwill, to Mr. J. B. Crawford, of Featherston. The latter gentleman has raced some capital horses in his time, and success should come his way with his latest acquisition. She will be trained by Mr. Crawford’s sen at Featherston. W. Weller, the well-known horseman, who served his apprenticeship with F. Tilley, at Fordell, is the latest jockey to join the colours. Weller has been posted to the infantry branch in the Fourteenth Reinforcements, and goes into camp early in March. Mr. G. Nash, owner of Taringamutu, was very much surprised to see his mare’s name in the acceptance list for the Dannevirke meeting, as no instructions were given for his galloper to be kept in the race, as he had decided to turn her out for a spell. It would be interesting- to know why her name was allowed to appear in the final payment list. Panmure and Cease Fire returned to Awapuni from Dunedin last week in charge of their trainer, G. R. Price. The former gained many admirers by his splendid galloping displays at Wingatui, and Price was congratulated on his foresight in picking up such an ideal type of a thoroughbred on his visit to England last year. Certainly Panmure is one of our best sprinters in training in this country at the present time. The many friends of “Mr. F. Selwood,” the assumed name of a popular Otakeho (Taranaki) owner, were right pleased to see Play Off winning the Flying Handicap for him at Wanganui on Thursday last from a field that included the best sprinters in New Zealand. In leaving the six furlongs behind in Imin. 13 2-ssec., the son of Coronet —Pommery put up a splendid performance. The win should compensate Mr. Seiwood for some of Play Off’s failures during the Christmas racing.

Mr. W. Hume will be represented

at Dannevirke with Comment (Provocation —Wailethe). This beginner to the racing business is expected to carry her popular Wairarapa owner’s colours with some success. She is being trained by A. Godfrey at Tauherenikau, who is sanguine that she will develop into a useful galloper.

The Wellingtonian who races as “Mr. Lindenow” will be represented at Dannevirke with Bairnsdale (Be-zonian-—Sonoma). Provided the chestnut is as fit as he was at Woodville then some of the runners in the Electric Handicap could be with advantage kept in their boxes. It would be a bold man who would predict anything in the hack class at Dannevirke to account for Bairnsdale in a race up to six furlongs. Sir Musketry has come through a capital preparation at the hands of J. W. Scott at Trentham, and should run prominently at Dannevirke. S. Watson, at Awapuni, has The Baronet fast getting into racing form. The brown gelding’s turn should come in the near future, when a nice price should be the result. The son of Sir Laddo is a decent sort, and can gallop to some purpose. Master Achilles is hitting out in quite an attractive style at Devin. The son of Achilles is thought capable of making a bold bid for victory at Dannevirke. A win on the part of the gelding is certainly overdue. Detroit (Frisco —Fishermaid), who is being trained by his owner, H. O. Barnett, at Levin, is showing promising form on the local tracks. The four-year-old gelding is thought capable of running well on the next occasion that he lines up at the starting post.

Master Moutoa is reported very fit at present. The gelding must be kept in view for events that he is saddled up for at Dannevirke. Florist is well down in the weights at Dannevirke. Provided the chestnut mare makes the trip she will have to be reckoned with. Rongora should keep the opposition busy at Dannevirke, as the bfiown mare is galloping very attractively just now.

Tiora should show up prominently at Dannevirke, as the aged St. Clements mare is doing quite all right under her owner-trainer’s (S. Brereton) guidance at Awapuni. W. H. Bowden, at Otaki, is busy with Ally (Achilles —Hiko mare), who gives promise of developing into a useful sort. The four-year-old will probably compete at Dannevirke. J. S. O’Neill makes no secret of the fact that he expects Sartoline (Sarto —Formaline) to be catching the judge’s eye in the near future. The

four-year-old’s prospects are held in high esteem by those concerned in her turf welfare. Her turn should certainly arrive before many meetings have run their course.

Martial Air (Achilles —Marsellaise) has been some time in making good, but the mare’s opportunity should arrive in the near future. No one has been more dismayed at her repeated failures than her trainer, F. Higgott, of Otaki.

J. F. Walker, at Carterton, is busy with Master Boris (Boris —Fair Lady) and Altercation (Provocation —Mahurangi), both of whom should be in capital trim by the time the Masterton meeting comes up for decision next month. The latter is owned by Mr. W. M. Halley, the popular “mine host” of the Taratahi Hotel.

The Opaki stables of R. Knox, H. Pritchard, T. Pritchard, W. Garrett and J. T. Jamieson are getting their horses in order for the Masterton meeting next month. With some capital types of gallopers in their respective establishments the trainers named are quite sanguine that they will put up a decent fight against the visiting contingent at the approaching local fixture.

T. Pritchard, at Opaki, has Merrie Poto (Maniapoto—Merry Chimes) looking the picture of health. With this galloper and Lady Black the popular “Tom” should fare well during the next few months. Maryland reads well at Dannevirke, where the mare appears nicely placed. The writer selects this Salvadan —Desdemona mare to race well during the present season in events up to six furlongs. The latest sportsman to join the colours is Mr. Robert Cooper, a sheep farmer and owner, of Gladstone, near Masterton, who is attached to the Thirteenth Reinforcements, in camp at Tauherenikau. Ever since the war began Mr. Cooper has been a liberal contributor to the war funds, and notwithstanding the fact that he is a married man with a wife and six children, he has decided to give his services for his King and country. Mr. Cooper, who is a very popular identity in the Wairarapa, recently visited the ram fair at Masterton, when very eulogistic references were made to Mr. Cooper’s patriotism in severing himself from all his sporting friends. Three cheers were given him by the large crowd present, and the hope was expressed that he would safely return to New Zealand. It may be mentioned that Mr. Cooper is forty-six years of age, and his example could, with advantage, be copied by many more sportsmen in the country.