WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1459, 11 April 1918, Page 12

WELLINGTON.

Sweet Tipperary Enjoying Brief Spell —Notes on the Form Displayed at the Easter Meetings. WELLINGTON, Monday. Quite the most profitable, and, by the wav, the only win secured by a locally-owned horse during the Easter racing compaign was that of Bonnie Maid, owned by a Wellington medico and M P., who races under the name of Mr. P. Soames. This mare s who is by Boniform from Happy Maid, won the St. Leger Stakes at the recent A.R.C. meeting from a hot favourite in Estland, who was considered unbeatable. The performance was a meritorious one, and both owner and trainer Joe Ayers have been congratulated upon the result. Messrs. - Dwan Bros. withdrew Sweet Tipperary from all the Easter meetings, it having been decided to give the handsome black mare a brief respite from activity. She has won a considerable sum in stakes, and well deserves a holiday, as she has been racing since she was a two-year-old. This mare is a very free goer, and in all her races has been ridden without whip or spur, and always does her best. Her only fault is her impatience at the barrier, being invariably anxious to get away. In Oratress, the two-year-old filly by Demosthenes from Equitas, the well-known sportsman Mr. “Sam” Gibbons has a typical galloper and one sure to fare well on the racecourses. The two-year-old filly made many friends by her showing at Feilding. and is certain to be heard of again later on. The dividend returned was of microscopical proportions, but as “Sam” races for the “Jove of the sport” the price made no difference. T. McGrath has taken up his residence at Mr. Rupert Morrison’s stud at Blairlogie, where imported Hymettus will be at the service of breeders this season. This fine horse has furnished into a fine stamp of the thoroughbred. Mr. W. Grey’s Khatmundu was considered unlucky in getting beaten at Feilding. Alf. Wright has the four-year-old in fine form, and he should be heard of later on. Mr. J. E. Fleurys had a lengthy list in dealing with the handicaps for the Manawatu meeting, and appears to have done his work well. If only twenty per cent of the horses weighted see the starting post there will still be sufficient material to provide a couple of days’ interesting racing. The Hawera owner-trainer “Hoopiron” Goodwin had Winning Shot looking well to the eye at Feilding. The four-year-old mare should soon be doing Taranaki-ites some use c ul service. A feature of the first day of the Feilding meeting was the success of Iceberg in the Cup and Royal Chef in the Flying Handicap, both of whom are trained at Hawera. The former returned a nice price, while Royal Chef’s dividend was a very substantial one. Some capital dividends were returned at Feilding, those on Royal Chef, Lord Ainslie, Marquetuer, Lord Nelson, and Jean Laddo running into substantial double figures. Taken right through, the meeting was unfortunate for backers, who experienced a severe buffeting in their encounter with the totalisator. Nystad, after many failures. got amongst the winners at the C J.C. meeting. The win did not come out of its turn, and nobody will begrudge Mr. J. Goring Johnston the win to which he is undoubtedly entitled. Trainer G. R. Price—who, by the. way, takes up military duties Shortly—was deservedly complimented upon the fine condition in which he landed Nystad at the post. Flying Camp is well down in the weights for the Manawatu meeting. This descendant of Campfire can gallop and jump to some purpose. Mascot, owned by the Messrs. V. and E. Riddiford. just failed to capture two good stakes in her starts at the C.J.C. meeting To run two seconds is very disconcerting, but the descendant of Martian may do better on her next appearance with the colours up. In Toa Tere and Flying Camp the New Plymouth owner, Mr. J. Hawkins, should be worthily represented at the Manawatu meeting. Both horses are capital gallopers, and the future should reveal them as average stage earners.

The Messrs. V. and E. Riddiford will have a useful team to carry their colours at the Manawatu meeting. In Cooing, Mascot and Exclusive they have a trio that are shortly due for a win.