WAIRARAPA.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1522, 26 June 1919, Page 10

WAIRARAPA.

A Promising Two-year-old—Occasion Rejoins Active Brigade — Local Jumpers Away at Hawke’s Bay Meetings—Masterton R.C. Seek Extra Days—Mr. W. E. Bidwill’s Two-year-olds. MASTERTON, Friday. Penury Rose is still on the easy list, but is to be taken in hand shortly in view of the Marton meeting, at which place the son of Penury and Merrie Rose was successful last year. Probate (Provocation —Wailethe), a promising two-year-old belonging to Mr. W. Hume, and trained by W. Galbraith at Tauherenikau, is spoken of as likely to appear to more advantage in the future than her full-sister Comment.

The Sir Knox rising two-year-old owned by Mr. H. Nee is being educated, and will be handed over to the veteran trainer R. Knox shortly to be prepared for future events. J. T. Jamieson took two of Mr. A. McDonald’s rising two-year-old Kilbroney youngsters through to the Hawke’s Bay meeting, along with Multicipal and Hydrus, for educational purposes. Occasion has quite got over the accident which happened to her at Featherston recently, and Mr. Cobcroft’s mare is again one of the active brigade at Featherston. As is usually the case, Wairarapa stables are well represented at the Wellington winter meeting. Most of the trainers have representatives entered, and there are sure to be a good sprink'ing of jumpers accepted for in view of the near approach of the Canterbury meeting. Private advice received from W. Hawthorne is to the effect that he is not returning to the Dominion with Mr. Kemball, as was decided upon recently. Hawthorne has his hands full on the other side with the recent purchases of his patron, and is busy handling the rising two-year-olds, which he considers are a good lot. The Australian team now comprises ten horses.

With Hydrus, Multicipal, Torchy, Sturdee and Tuticorn away at the Napier and Hawke’s Bay meetings, things are quiet in the schooling line at Opaki. All the horses were taken up in good time before the meeting, in order to get some schooling. On their return from Hawke’s Bay they will go on to Trentham.

The whole of the two-year-olds belonging to Mr. A. McDonald, and in J. T. Jamieson’s charge at Opaki, are wintering well, and look in the best of health. Besides the two-year-olds, the stable shelters some very promising yearlings, and as they have been freely nominated in classic events both in the Dominion and Australia, next season should turn out a record one as far as this stable is concerned. Mr. McDonald has shown by his purchases that he is a good judge of a thoroughbred, and it may be added that he is not afraid to pay a high price for his youngsters, as has been evidenced this season. Trainer Jamieson should look forward to next season’s racing with confidence. The Masterton Racing Club intends making application to the Minister of Internal Affairs for a restoration of its racing dates to the same number of days as was the case prior to the war. The club has expended a sum of about £lO,OOO on its course. It has up-to-date accommodation for jockeys and trainers, and has brought its buildings up to the standard of the majority of country clubs. It serves a population of about 15,000 in the North Wairarapa, to say nothing of the bower Valley district. A deputation is to wait upon the Minister in support of the application, and Secretary Hathaway is confident that favourable consideration will be given to the delegates. Mr. W. E. Bidwill, the well-known Wairarapa sportsman, will probably have several two-year-olds racing in his interests next season, and it is said some very promising youngsters are at present to be seen at “Roto-

tawai,” where the Featherston sportsman has his private track. It will be a pleasing feature to record the success of the black, light blue sleeves and salmon cap, which a few seasons ago were carried to victory by some of the best horses in the Dominion. This season Mr. Bidwill has only been represented by Quotation (Hallowmas —Culmination), and although the two-year-old filly failed to win a race she showed enough pace in her races to lead her trainer to hope that as a three-year-old much better things may be expected of her.