WANGANUI.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1483, 26 September 1918, Page 12

WANGANUI.

Waverley-Wakotara R.C.’s Meeting— Form of Local Horses at Egmont Fixture —Nobleman Making Steady Progress—F. Tilley Has Large Team in Work.

WANGANUI, Monday. It is expected that the WaverleyWaitotara Racing Club will receive large nominations for its annual meeting, to be held on Labour Day. The hack events are sure to fill well, while the two open races should also draw good fields, as they are both well endowed. Nominations are due on October 2 with Secretary W. Macfarlane.

Pennon does not look any the worse for her race at Hawera, but it is feared that as soon as the tracks become hard she will have to be eased up owing to her dicky knees. In the meantime, W. Rayner will probably try to win all that he can with the daughter of Coriander. That she can gallop very fast is beyond question, and it is a pity she is not sound, otherwise she .would win some good races for Mr. G. M. Currie. Zola won the hurdles at Hawera so easily that it is hard to say how good he really is, though the opposition was not very strong. He will be seen out again at Waverley. Rayner was disappointed with Zela’s display at the Egmont meeting. The daughter of Patronus had been galloping well on the tracks, and it was quite expected that she would run into a place, but she was never prominent.

Mr .T. Long, who had Interlude under lease for a couple of seasons, has got hold of a big strapping four-year-old gelding by Husbandman which he intends to try and knock into shape. The gelding is very rough at present, and it will be some considerable time before he will be ready to race.

The Advance —Daisy Clipper mare which H. Johnston has in work con-

tinues to make steady progress, and from the pace she is already showing she should prove equal to winning a good sprint race or two when properly wound up. Hyginas is at present being trained at Hawera by J. Fryer. The gelding ought to win a race soon, as he looks very well. Mr. Alf. Morse, of Hawera, has been appointed to do the starting at the Taranaki Christmas meeting, the Stratford meeting, and also the Opunake gathering. Mr. Morse has acted as starter at Opunake for three or four years past with great success, and he can be depended upon to do equally well for the other two clubs which have engaged him.

W. Rayner, the well-known trainer of Zola, Pennon and others, was suffering from the effects of ptomaine poisoning at Hawera; in fact, it was doubtful on Tuesday whether he would be able to make the trip, so bad was he. His son, Percy, was also very bad from the same cause, and was unable to fulfil his engagements to ride at the Egmont meeting, but he has since recovered, and will be riding at Otaki to-day. It is understood that the poisoning was due to eating some brawn, and quite a number of other people who patronised the same shop were also very ill after partaking of the brawn. Nobleman is making steady progress in his preparation at Bulls under J. Coyle, and should be in something like racing condition by the time the Wellington meeting comes round, though he might be given a run at Masterton before then. Client is to make his first appearance this season at Masterton, and as he is hitting out nicely in his work at Fordell he should be< fairly well by October 17. Tilley will have strong teams for the Masterton and Wellington meetings, as he has no fewer than seventeen horses in work now, though several will not be seen out until later on in the season. Moutoa Ivanova has been striding along freely since racing at Marton, and when next she is started she should show improvement. Amongst others which are beginning to show something like a return to form at Fordell are Moutoa Camp, Endure, Acre, Oratress, Bayberry Rude and ’Cello.

A number of trainers are busy getting their horses ready for the Waverley meeting though the work being done is mostly of the useful sort at present.