WAIRARAPA.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1588, 30 September 1920, Page 13

WAIRARAPA.

Sir Solo Slightly Amiss — Dunedin Pleasing in His Track Work —Ohiti Again in Commission: —A HighPriced Local Two-year-old—Bonnie Heather to Take His Place in New Zealand Cup Field —Lord Nagar a Regular Attendant on Tracks —Ten- . terfield’s Victory at Wanganui. MASTERTON, Saturday, Sir Solo went slightly amiss on the eve of the Wanganui meeting, and had to forego his engagements there. The injury is not serious, and the old gelding will be working again very shortly. Elcullus is one of the most forward horses at present in .work at Clareville, and the son of Lucullus — Elfreda has been responsible for some good work on the track lately. Very little has been done with Torfreda during the past few months, and the mare is looking -big and well. It will be later on in the season before the full sister to Hymestra is likely to show her best form. The three-year-old colt Dunedin is ' going along nicely in his work at Opaki, and has grown into a finelooking animal. At different periods he- has given his trainer, a good deal of trouble, and is sometimes very hard to manage on the track. The nominations received by the Masterton Racing Club constitute a record, and judging by the class of horses engaged there should be an exceptionally good meeting next month. The course promises to be in excellent condition. Ofciti is again doing steady work at Opaki, and although a little backward in-condition is bearing a healthy appearance. The son of California — Belle Agnes was a disappointment last season, but is expected to do better as a five-year-old. z Mr. Joseph Tocker, -of Featherston, has disposed of a two-year-old half sister to Astinome to a Wellington, buyer. The price was 330 guineas, the highest realised in the •Wairarapa for a two-year-old. Bonnie Heather has been doing well, on the track at Tauherenikau lately; although the heavy going has been against the gelding. All going well in the meantime, Mr. Elgar’s representative will take his place in the New Zealand Cup field, T. Higgins has Lady Witchet doing -easy work at Opaki, and the daugh- . ter of Hynaettus — Witch Hazel is looking big and. well. It will be later on in the season before this mare is forward enough A-to show winning form. The sitable presided over by Jr-T. Jamieson, at Opaki, has no less than five, entries in the Trial Plate, to be run on the first day of the local meeting. Four of them are two-year- ; * •olds. , Lord Nagar has. been a regular jsaMendant on the tracks lately, and has shown little signs of the accident he met with at the A.R.C. Great Northern meeting at Ellerslie last June. ' The Australian-bred gelding ■ wiliVbe seen* out in both jumping and ' • flat events during the present season. Red Ribbon is looking well just now, and although W. Garrett has ■ not been able to give her as much work as he would like on account of the wet weather, she bears evidence <of being very carefully attended to during the past few months. There is likely to be a strong team from ’this district competing at the Napier and Hawke’s Bay meetings, and the following horses have been nominated: Master Boris, O’Rane, Tenterfield, Mill o’ Gowrie, Gladful, Miss gold, Rebuff. Bonne tter, Raceful, Little River, and Weldone. The last Giree still hold their ground in the Hawke’s Bay Guineas, and are sure do have been benefited by the racing they had at Wanganui. ’ ' Although it was not a high-class lot that Tenterfield beat at Wanganui, the way in which the gelding won > favourably impressed followers of W. Hawthorne’s stable, and as the son mf Sea Prince —Tenderhook is capable of considerable improvements during the next couple of months, his New Zealand Cup prospects are likely to be discussed. Tenterfield was making his first appearance in the Dom-

inion when successful at Wanganui.

J. Prendergast has Mr. Kemball’s Masterton team looking very well just now, and has half a dozen horsep under his care. For some time past ,it has been Prendergast’s duties ‘to prepare the local members of the team, and when they are forward enough they are handed over to W. Hawthorne to have the finishing touches put on, which is generally done away from Masterton, where the tracks are firmer, and better schooling has been available for the jumpers. However, during the next few months, Prendergast will be racing several horses, and judging by their appearance at present they should Jjive a good account of themselves. ' The local mentor is well up in his profession, and knows when a horse is likely to show his best form.