WAIRARAPA.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1516, 15 May 1919, Page 10

WAIRARAPA.

Latest Addition to Mr. W. R. Kemball’s Team—Galore Enjoying Spell —Local Horses’ Efforts at Manawatu Meeting — Three Successes Come Their Way—Prospects of Local Jumpers During Coming Campaign. MASTERTON, Friday. T. Pritchard left on Thursday last for the Marlborough meeting, taking with him Merrie Poto, the only local horse engaged. Mr. W. R. Kemball is still adding to his team in Australia. His latest purchase is Explorer. Comment has been sold by Mr. W. Hume, and in future she will be trained by J. McLaughlin, at Trentham. Mr. W. Bradford is the new owner. Galore has been turned out for a spell, and it will be some time before the daughter of All Black and Orlay will be asked to race again. At a special meeting of the Ground Committee of the Masterton Racing Club it was decided to ask the present caretaker of the course to reconsider his resignation, the result of which is that W. McConkey will still have charge of the Opaki course. T. Pritchard is handling a promising youngster owned by Mr. Jensen, of Carterton, by Lucullus — Elfrida, which shows promise of being able to gallop. Mr. E. Darley, who now resides in Auckland, was this week presented with an illuminated address by the members of the Pahiatua Racing Club and Woodlands Hunt.

Red Ribbon was brought home after the Wellington meeting and did

not go to Awapuni to contest the Gold Cup. Mr. Dorset’s mare was fourth in the Great Easter and Great Autumn Handicaps and filled a similar position in the Trentham Gold Cup.

Opaki-trained horses were successful in three races at the Manawatu meeting, Chimera accounting for the open flying each day, and Murihiku for the Nursery Handicap on the second day. In addition, Multaine ran a second, and Multicipal was third in the Hurdles on the concluding day.

Affectation did not get a good run in the Sires’ Produce Stakes, and this, combined with his penalty, stopped Mr. McDonald’s colt from adding to his stake earnings. Affectation will not race again this season. He has won about £2OOO in his two-year-old career.

W. Galbraith will shortly put into work for Mr. W. Hume a youngster by The Nut from Wailethe, therefore half relation to Comment and Probate. The youngster is well grown.

A lad named A. Corlett, brother to the well-known lightweight, F. Corlett, was thrown from a young horse at Opaki on Wednesday last while riding exercise. The horse struck the lad, and several of his ribs were broken. He was taken to the Masterton Hospital, and it was found that an operation was necessary, as the ribs were pressing upon the lungs. At present he is progressing favourably.

Mr. H. Nee, a steward of the Masterton Racing Club, who, a few seasons back, raced Sir Knox, has at present a sturdy, well set two-year-old gelding, which he intends putting into work shortly. The youngster is by Sir Knox from the defunct Benison, and, like his sire, is a chestnut with four white feet and a white blaze on the forehead.

The prospects of this district having a fair number of jumpers for the approaching season are looked upon as quite up to the standard of previous years. Mr. C. F. Vallance will have Torchy, Otara and Sturdie to carry his colours at the early meetings, and later on some of his other horses will probably be seen out over the hurdles. The local owner has won the Wellington Steeplechase twice, with Nedra and Bransfield respectively. Sir Solo is looking nice and big, and W. Garrett’s gelding will again be seen out. He is not getting any younger, and is now going on for 12 years old. But the son of Sir Laddo and Wepener is a wonderfully sound horse, and is soon ready to race. Warmth is also in Garrett’s charge. J. T. Jamieson will have a useful pair to carry the colours of Mr. McDonald in Multicipal and Hydrus. Mr. H. W. Brown will have

Loyal Arch to carry his colours, and several other Tauherenikau - trained horses are spoken of as likely to be seen out over the small sticks, including Momac and Occasion. T. Higgins will likely have Brown Joe again in commission, but on last season’s form he does not give much promise of turning out more than useful. Lately Brown Joe has been turned out on his owner’s property near Masterton, but is to be brought in again shortly. Several other Opaki-trained horses are to be given a trial, and if they take to the jumping business will be seen out over both the hurdles and country before the season closes.

Ben Nicoll, who has been super’ ntending the training of some of Mr, W. R. Kemball’s racing stock during the past few months in New Zealand, is to take over a draft to Australia from Masterton when the opportunity arrives.