WAIRARAPA.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1483, 26 September 1918, Page 10

WAIRARAPA.

Damien Making Pleasing Progress— Masterton Cup Certain to Claim Many New Zealand Cup Candidates —Addition to P. Daly’s Team— Brown Joe’s Consistent Running— Opaki Tracks Busy—Mr. R. D. Morrison’s Valuable Stud at Masterton— Local Horses Freely Engaged in Egmont Classic Races. MASTERTON; Friday. Black Lake has been returned to her owner, and it is unlikely that she will race again. Tuticorn will be making his first appearance since going into T. Pritchard’s stable at the Otaki meeting. The race there should do. the son of Sarto and Chinook good, as he has not been up very long. Mr. W. R. Kemball has named the Bezonian —Aloha filly Missma'd, and the filly by the same sire from Portland Lass has had the name of Missmorn bestowed upon her.

Damien (Wolawa — Dorothea) is going along all right under T. Pritchard’s care at Opaki, and will be ready to race any time now. J. Watts, who is connected with P. Daly’s Lansdowne stable, has just come out of the Masterton Hospital, he having contracted the prevailing epidemic, diptheria, in a mild form.

As in previous years, the winner of the. Masterton Cup will not incur a penalty for the New Zealand Cup, and a large number of horses engaged in the big Riccarton event are sure to be seen out at Opaki next month. Last year’s New Zealand Cup winner (Menelaus) won the open flying at the local fixture, paying a big price. The latest addition to P. Daly’s Lansdowne stable is a four-year-old gelding by Provocation from Silken Rein, a mare which did a lot of racing in this district a few seasons back.

The two-year-olds in J. T. Jamieson’s stable were given a sprint from the barrier at Opaki on Tuesday last, and acquitted themselves well. The Kilbroney—Simper colt Affectation and Hyades (the full sister to Hymestra and Torfreda) both show promise of coming to hand early. The two Hymettus geldings in T. Higgins’ charge are going along well in their work, and it will not be long before they are seen to advantage with the colours up. Brown Joe was the only Waira-rapa-owned horse to get into the money at Egmont, he having .ran second in the Hunt Cup Steeple. Brown Joe has yet to win a race, although he has been placed on several occasions during the past few months.

The tracks at Opaki are now bearing a very busy appearance, and about 50 horses are being worked there. Most of the local horses are a bit backward on account of the continued wet weather, but a great improvement' will be noticed during the next few weeks. Hymestra, Snub and Nanna are among the regular attendants.

On Wednesday afternoon last, before the district coroner, Mr. E. G. Eton, the adjourned inquest concerning the death of the late Mr. J. L. Henrys was held. Evidence was given by Constable Ede, of Eketahuna, and Mr. C. Lamb, who was riding with the deceased when the accident occurred. After hearing the evidence the coroner found a verdict of accidental death. Constable Ede drew the coroner’s attention to the necessity of the County Council erecting a notice board near the dangerous spot where the accident took place, as a warning to motorists.

Mr. R. D. Morrison, of Blairlogie, Masterton, is getting together a fine lot of thoroughbreds at his stud, which promises to rank as one of the most important in the Dominion. Mr. Morrison has been connected with all classes of sport in this district for a number of years, and his entry into the ranks of owners will be welcomed. It is not the Master-

ton sportsman’s intention to race at present, but there is every probability of his taking an active part later on. He has entered five of his youngsters for the Taranaki Stakes of 1920, and has also five engaged in the Egmont Stakes the same year.

Owners from this district have responded liberally to the entries for the Sixth Taranaki Stakes, to be run in 1920. Mr. W. E. Bidwill, of Featherston, has five entries (Proclamation, Vivation, Coercion, Quotation, and Duration). Mr. Kemball has seven engaged (Nanna, Vasilkov, Missgold, Misslass, Misslove, Missmaid and Missmorn). Mr. A. McDonald has Affectation, Rose Wreath, Murihuku, Hyades and Torfreda engaged, while Mr. R. D. Morrison has five of his unnamed youngsters in the list of entries. In the Egmont Stakes of 1920 there are 22 Waira-rapa-owned horses engaged, and in the Hawera Stakes the same year 15 from this district have been nominated.