WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1596, 25 November 1920, Page 12

WELLINGTON.

Feilding J.C. Spring Meeting—Excellent Acceptances Received — Pro- '* spcts of Intending Runners Discussed — Successful Horsemen at Horowhenua R.C.’s Fixture. WELLINGTON, Monday. Excellent acceptances have been received for the Feilding J.C. s spring meeting, which takes place on the 30th inst. and December 1. The first day’s programme has filled well, and there is every prospect of the club having a very successful gather- ' ing. Certainly the club’s prospects are very bright indeed. Manihera, who created such a favourable impression at the Wellington r.C.’s spring meeting at Trentham, where he won both hurdle events, should show up well in the Waituna Hurdles at Feilding. This descendant of Maniapoto bids fair to become a very successful hurdler. * A big field figures in the Aorangi Trial Plate, and of those that have been seen racing nothing pleases ( better than Released, whom trainer R. E. Hatch is subjecting to a thorough prepartation at Awapuni. This three-year-old son of Treadmill and Happiness is destined to develop into a decent racer. Marqueteur, with 8.12, appears well placed in the St. Andrew’s Handicap (11-2 miles), while Tenterfield, who won the Metropolitan Handicap (iy 2 miles) at Riccarton, is entitled to considerable respect. The Kowhai Hack Handicap (seven furlongs) should suit Blackhead and Prodigal, both of whom are well at home over a race of this distance. Mr. W. R. Kemball intends starting both Miss Gold and Dunedin in the Flying Handicap, and needless to say the bracketed pair will be well in the boom. Another candidate that can be depended upon to go well is Statuette, for whom a win is slightly overdue. Empyrean and Canyon are a pair that will probably give a good account of themselves at the finish of the Fitzroy Hack Handicap (six furlongs), for both horses have something, to recommend them in the galloping line. Raceful and Vasilkov, who will be coupled on the machine, are assured of ample patronage for the Kiwitea Welter Handicap (one mile and 54yds.). Both horses are in capital form at present and should run well. Winning Hit (Antagonist—Winning Way) and Gloaming (The Welkin — Light) appear to have a mortgage over the Fifteenth Feilding Stakes (five furlongs). The latter would only need to start to be one of the hottest favourites ever saddled up on -the course. The same pair divide favouritism for the Oroua Stakes (w.f.a.), 5% furlongs, to be run on the second day at Feilding. The report circulated in Wellington that the Governor-General, Lord Jellicoe, is thinking seriously of en- ■" tering the ranks of owners has been received with acclamation in sporting circles. It is many years since a representative of the British throne in Sir Hercules Robinson went in for racing, his straight-going qualities doing a lot of good in shaping the destinies of racing in this country. It is only fitting that the GovernorGeneral should engage in a pastime that has been designated “The Sport of Kings,” and it is expected that Lord Jellicoe will make some announcement on the matter in the near future. A. Reed and L. G. (“Snowy”) Morris, with a brace of wins each to their credit, were the - most successful riders at the Horowhenua meeting last week. Others to get their mounts past the winning post in first place on one occasion were W. Bowden, W. Young, W. Bell, and W. Kitchener. O’Rane put up a splendid race in the Manakau Hack Hurdles at Horowhenua. At one stage of the contest the Elevation gelding was well out of it, but by a determined effort he came very fast at the finish and won by a head from Pawerewere. O’Rane made many friends by his latest performance.

Hushman did not shape too well over the obstacles at Levin, but when the gelding becomes more accustomed to the timber he should develop into an ideal jumper, for the descendant of Husbandman—Generosity has all the charactei istics tha. go to make a successful hurdler. At Trentham Trainer E. Browne has in training a promising type of a hurdler in Pokanekane (Mystification —Motive), who is destined to become an accomplished jumper. The gelding is going on the right way, and should be heard of before many meetings have been decided. Revocation (Cheshire — Applause) must be written down as a coming hurdle aspirant. The bay gelding ran well enough at the Horowhenua meeting to suggest that he would be getting amongst the winners in the near future. By the way, Wallace D. Young, who rode Revocation, made many friends by his capable handling of his mount, who finished well in third position. When holding an excellent position in the Maiden Scurry at Levin Jackaroo fell, but luckily no harm was sustained by either the horse or his rider (Con Reed).