WELLINGTON NOTES.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19144, 29 October 1927, Page 18

WELLINGTON NOTES.

[THS PEESS Spoclil Serrle*.] WELLINGTON, October 23. There was another big contingent of horses for Riccarton on the Wahinc to-night, comprising 15 gallopers and two trotters. F. Davis took Gascony, Doree, Great Charter and Pure Gold. So far ho has not en''a''ed any rider for Gascony in the Stewards' Handicap. _„.,,. Yonia also went south. He has 7-8 in the New Zealand Cup, and will be ridden at 7-10 by A. McCorniae. A lot of good judges are •irepa'red to see Yonia run a great race hi the ('up. He wili certainly stay as well as anything in the race. 0 Cox arrived'from Hawera to-day with Keremo.iiia. Lady Cavendish, and Lady Desmond, having stayed overnight at Palmerston North. He went on. to Riccarton by the Wahiiie. All three horses look well. J. S. ''otter iius been engaged to ride Lady Desmond in the New Zealand Cup. Mr T. New-li'i-.n wi'l n:>' be present to see his filly ran, belli" in' Melbourne to see the Cup race there. (1 Cox is"fairlv confident that Lady Desmond w'iif be verv hard to beat, as he says she is - true'stayer. It was not intended to take i'-idv Ciiveiulisb to Riccarton, but at tho last i"inute i'"ox changed his mind. He said that 'lithnu'.ii beaten at Waverley on Monday, the ivire showed that she had lost none of her 'li."e and it was v >sf 'k'° '-' iat witn another ■t'loV*!'.-"' might tiisulay something like* her old form'.' That nnd her weight, 7-13, in•ii'ced him in take her south, although ahe i'--ss only :h» one engagement at tho Meeting, the S'c'wards' Handicap. K. J. Maekie has •■ee-i jinguged to ride her. Reremnnna is Poking verv well, and while he may not be e.iual "to hfs task in the Stewards' Handi--ip he mav win a race at the Meeting. Both ho ' and Lady Cavendish will probably start :;; the Stewards' Handicap. .". Jackson look L'eu/oru coatii to-night. The' Bisogne celdinp will be ridden, in the Stewards'" Handicap by H. H. Morris. W. If. Dwyer arrhed from Wanganui today with Kiosk, who is a very fit horse, lit has greatly pleased his trainer lately; so much so that he is particularly confident of his prospects in the Stewards' Handicap. On Thursday morning, at Wangauui, Kiosk gave Civility "a lot of weight and ran half a mile with her from practically a stand in 49, and :hev were wide out. Dwyer said to-day that lie was unaware that tho value of the BUorts Handicap at Trentham on Saturday did not entail a penalty to tho winner or he would have raced Kiosk at Trentham. Pnleta is not quite right, but he has gone on well since winning the Great Northern Guineas. He will riin in the Riccarton Handicap on the opening day of the Meeting, preparatory to tackling the Derby. His trainer has no fears regarding Paleta's ability to get the mile and a half. Silver Rule looks none the worse for her two races at Trentham, and she went south to-night in charge of A. McCormac. Monoghan accompanied Yoma to Riccarton to-night. R. Reed has been engaged to ride Tea Miss in the Welcome Stakes. Civility leaves Wanganui for Riccarton on Monday. It has been stated that R. Reed will be on her in the Stewards' Handicap, but Reed will be on Joy King.