WAIRARAPA.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1533, 11 September 1919, Page 10

WAIRARAPA.

Elcullus Rejoins T. Pritchard’s Active Brigade—Lord Nagar’s Double Win in Melbourne—Murihiku Meets With Slight Mishap—Tuticorn and Sturdee Again in Work at Opaki—Four Wairarapa Horses Engaged in N.Z. Cup—Vasilkov, Missgold, Rebuff and Raceful Leaving for Australia —Quartette All in Good Fettle. MASTERTON, Saturday. Elcullus is back again on the track after a short spell, and T. Pritchard also has several others of his string doing steady work. It is not likely they will be asked to sport silk until the local meeting next month. A cable received in Masterton this week from Melbourne stated that Mr. W. R. Kemball was rather seriously ill, and that his departure for the Dominion had consequently to be postponed. The Finland—Landrail filly owned by Mr. W. H. Lord, of Masterton, has come on a lot lately, and promises to do good service for Trainer Jamieson, who has the full-sister to Chimera under his care. Mr. Lord is a new owner in the district. W. Hawthorne was not long in getting a return of some of the purchase money paid for Lord Nagar, as he won his first race since going into the stable at the Melbourne Hunt Club meeting on August 20, when he accounted for the hurdle event. At the Williamstown meeting on August 23 Lord Nagar started a hot favourite and again won the hurdle race. Stan

Reid was in the saddle on both occasions. Two of the three-year-olds in J. T. Jamieson’s stables, Rose Wreath and Murihiku, have come on a lot lately, and have been regular attendants at Opaki. Unfortunately, Murihiku got into some wire one day last week, and has had to be eased. The daughter of Sunny Lake —Arai-te-Uru will not be taken to Dannevirke, but it is not thought the injury will prove serious. Tuticorn and Sturdee are again in work at Opaki after a short let up. J. Gravestock has hopes that the pair will still come good, and will give them a chance on the flat during the present season. Tuticorn shows considerable pace in his track essays, but fails to repeat it with the colours up. Of the W’airarapa horses weighted for the New Zealand Cup, Rebuff will not be a starter, which leaves four in the race. Red Ribbon has been given 8.2, which cannot be said to be excessive in what appears to be a moderate field. Kilrush has got 7.3, and the three-year-olds Affectation and Rose Wreath are weighted at 7.1 and 6.7 respectively. Nothing definite as to the probable starters can be ascertained until the horses have been tried out by their respective trainers. E. Chadwick arrived in Wellington from Melbourne on Sunday last to

take four more of Mr. Kemball’s team across to Australia. The horses will go by the Moeraki on her return trip to-day (Saturday), having been sent to Wellington by rail, from Masterton. The horses to be shipped are Vasilkov (Autumnus —Ukraine), Missgold (Lucullus —Recoup), Rebuff (Martian —Lady Disdain), and Raceful (Martian —Rose Red). The first three are three-year-olds, while the latter is a two-year-old. The writer paid a visit to the stable at Lansdowne on Monday last, and had a look over the horses. Rebuff, Snub’s full-brother, has furnished into a handsome gelding, and his efforts on the training track lately have been of a very promising nature. He is not so massive as Snub, but shows more quality. Rebuff has an engagement in the Melbourne Cup. Vasilkov was not raced as a two-year-old, having met with an accident while training at Auckland last summer. Ben Nicols would much rather the half-brother to Sasanof had remained at home, as he is still growing and should not be hurried. He is a fine, determined galloper, and some of his recent efforts at Opaki have been of a high order. Missgold is looking a picture, and is galloping brilliantly. It is safe to say that the best has not been seen of this filly, and her trainer is very sorry to part with her, especially as he was looking forward to seeing her contesting the early classic events, in which he is confident she would have held her own with the best at present in this Dominion. Missgold is engaged in the Epsom Handicap and ’Caulfield Cup, and as she is ready to race at any time Mr. Kemball will probably start her in the former race early in October if the trip across is accomplished safely. The other member of the team to be sent across is Raceful, for which 800 guineas was paid at the sales in Christchurch last November. This colt has grown a lot lately, and is now in steady work. Taken all round, the quartette are a likely lot, and are in first-class condition, bearing evidence of the care bestowed on them by their mentor. Nicols is naturally very sorry to lose them, but is buoyed up with the hope that they will do credit to him in Australia. He has gone to Wellington to personally superintend the shipping of the horses.