WINTER MEETING ABANDONED

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24895, 7 June 1946, Page 5

WINTER MEETING ABANDONED

WELLINGTON RACING CLUB DECISION

( ™2 nr w ♦ WELLINGTON, June 6. The Wellington Ractng Club’s winter scbedu led for July 6 and 13, has been abandoned. This decision was anevening by the secretary, P w a ?He' E ' Bray, after a meeting of the stewards committee. Members of the committee inspected the track at Tren;ton m rt ? n^ Wedne F Sday ’ and at the conclusion of the meeting in Wellington to-day th -^i, lss HF d ii the foßowing statement:— Racing Club regrets to abonH nCe -. hat 11 finds it necessary to tSv Yo lnt^ r meeting scheduled for ♦h and 13 -J n coming to this decision. the committee wishes to state that tne abandonment has been brought about °y- the reconditioning of the southern end of the course proper. Although the work is fairly well up to schedule, there has been unavoidable delay, caused by unforeseen difficulties with supplies of soil. It is considered that there is an element of risk that adverse weather during the next few weeks would possibly render the newly-formed portion of the course proper unsafe for riders and horses.”

Trainer Attacked by Colt The Riccarton trainer R. Wilson had tne misfortune to be savaged by the Derby winner Al-Sirat on Wednesday. He had gone into Al-Sirat’s box to tie him up when he was attacked, suffering a severe bruising of the left shoulder, only the heavy clothing he was wearing saving him from more serious injury. He was able to escape before very serious damage was done. Al-Sirat injured his trainer on a previous occasion.