WANGANUI.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1591, 21 October 1920, Page 11

WANGANUI.

Waverley - Waitotara R.C.’s Annual 'Meeting — Prospects'.. of Intending Starters Discussed —Tirana Enjoying Spell—F." Tilley’s Team for Trentham —Rose Queen - and Listowel Expected to Race at Ellerslie —Local Horses Engaged at Wellington Meeting. z . WANGANUI, Monday. The Waverley - Waitotara Racing Club’s annual meeting will be held on Labour Day (Monday; October 25) on the Wanganui course. The club is evidently in for a record meeting, judging by the splendid acceptances received. The fields, all through promise to be excellent, and the racing should be the best ever seen at W. and • W. gatherings, which are always enjoyable. Proceedings will open with the. Morton Memorial, for which twenty have entered. Of these ‘ Malingerer and All Cerise have ■ shown promising form, and on his running at the Wanganui spring meeting the former, may be -expected to win a race soon. There are seven in the Brewer Handicap, with Simonides (9.0) at the top of the list. If he can reproduce his best form on the day he will be hard to beat, but Listowel will prob-

ably be favourite.-? The son of Absurd has’ not done anything in the way of trials lately, but he is looking bright and well, and. will keep the best of the others busy if the going is firm: Egmont Park is nicely handicapped, and should, be handy. Crucelle is also engaged in the Cup, and’it is thought that she will be kept for the big event..' If started in the Brewer Handicap; she should run a big race. The Cup race promises to be a very fine one. There are ten left in, Marqueteur (9.6) heading the list. He is said to be galloping well, but Tame Fox (8.4) reads better, and if able to show his best form" will take a power of beating. Crucelle (7.8) and Rose Queen (7.2) are a pair that are likely to be very prominent. Crucelle is credited with doing excellent work* at Waverley while Rose Queen is hitting out in fine style here. It is said that Seaspritd has been showing signs of lameness, but the daughter of Hallowmas figures among the • acceptors for the Moumohaki Stakes, so evidently there are hopes of getting a race out of her. She has 9.4, which’ would not trouble her on last year’s best form, but she does not seem Io be as good now. Voluble (8.6) and’Nemaline (7.12) are a pair 'likely to run well. Old Florist is shaping well on the tracks for such a veteran, but how she will race remains to be seen. H. Johnston has her in both the hurdles and the welter. Her prospects appear’ better over the sticks, but if Tempo and Carmel Arch jump at all well they should be too brilliant.

Campguard has been pleasing Trainer Gardner since racing at Wanganui and such a fine jumper is sure to run well. Farce went a bit lame the other day and this accounts for her nonacceptance for Waverley. The filly was going along nicely, and was fully expected to pick up a race soon. H. Johnston has had to spell Tirana since, the Otaki meeting, as the gelding was galloped on, and has been lame since:- Jt was intended to take. the son of Coronet down the West Coast for the Christmas meetings, but this will probably be out of the question now. Admyra has been left in the Brewer Handicap, in which the Solferino filly has 7.7, a weight under which she would run a big race - if at her best. She is not now ah inmate of T. Long’s stable. F. Tilley intends leaving for Trentham on Wednesday with Oratress, Demand, Isabel and Rude. The four named have been • doing good work on the track, and between them should pick up a race or two. If the form ,at Trentham justifies it, no doubt the team will be taken on to Christchurch for the New Zealand Cup meeting. \ It is more than likely that Rose Queen and Listowel will fulfil their Auckland engagements. Rose Queen has been paid up for in the Mitchelson Cup, in which she has the mini- “ mum, while Listowel has been in the Guineas.. If .the latter is a starter in the Classic event he will probably show that hex is a really good three-year-old, but he. will need hard going to be seen at his best. J. Peachey intends taking Warrawee to Trentham, where the Wolowa gelding is engaged in the Rimutaka Handicap, one mile, at 8.7. He is galloping in attractive style, and with any luck in the early stages will, make things interesting in the straight with those’ long Strides Of his. Rational’s victory at . Masterton will invest his meeting with Mermjh in the Wellesley Stakes with added interest. Both these Absurd colts have now won a couple of races, and they appear to stand" out above the remaining two-year-olds so far seen out.. In addition to Listowel and Rose Queen, W. Rayner will have. Tivoli racing at the Waverley meeting- as she is in the Maidbn. - 1 - '

When the A.J.C. Derby winner, Salitros (a portrait of whom appears l on the Clubman page) was offered at auction as a yearling he was passed in at 140 guineas; and was then leased to Mr. W. V. Manton, who had the option of purchase. After winning the Nursery Handicap Salitros was bought. The colt was bred by Messrs. George and Hugh Main,, and was got by Limelight (imp.) in that stallion’s first year at the stud. Mr. Hugh Main is one of the State members of Parliament for Cootamundra (N.S.W.), and it was he who beat the then Premier (Mr. W. A. Holman). Salitros is a half-brother to Hem, who so easily won the Doncaster Handicap of 1919.