WELLINGTON NOTES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2813, 12 February 1908, Page 56

WELLINGTON NOTES.

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February 7 Mr H D Vavasour. President of the Mailborough Racing Club, left io-dav for a visit to the Old Country. He will net be back until Christina*, and will miss two meetings at Rivei lands. During the Wellington meeting Mr Alonk disposed of Wiuiam, and tlie hers© was shipped South on Monday last. So fRr the new owner and the puce pa.d have not been made public. Three North Island competitor raced at Riocarton on Thursday last, and one of them! was successiul. This mad/3 Moscow's third win since Christmas-time. He now Taces as a gelding, and it looks as if he will make amends ror past failures C Jenkins's application for the leturn of his -jockey's licence came before the Wanganui Me'tiopohtan Committee this week, but that body could not see its way to reinstate the well-known horseman. The Welhngon Racing Club dismissed the appeal of Messrs Harris and Soloman (owners of Suttee) against the decision of the cub in awarding the stakes in tha longarno Hack Handicap to Culmination. Mr S. W. Tathan re ently disposed Oi Houyhnhnm (St Hippo —Tuhirangi), and she was "shipped to Greymouth this week The members of the local Piess paid a visit of inspection to the new pony racecourse at Muimar yesterday. The tiack is six furlongs round, and a chain and a-half in width, the course being railed all the way. A grandstand to seat \ 1100 peop'e has been erected. For the opening meeting, to be held on the 22nd inst., 93 entiies have been received for six events It is considered here that Munieet is the best-treated of the New Zealand hoices engaged in the Newmarket Handicap, and that Dusky Morn ha_s got all he is entitled to on performances Mt A. C. M'Donnell has been appointed staiter to the. M'asteiton Racing Club, out of 14 applicants. The successful applicant is a beginner at the game. The- starting business is getting well cut up. The Wellington Metropolitan Committee decided that the omission to register the partnership of the ownership of Munjeet was an oversight, and resolved to issue the necessary certificate. It also decided to refuse to remove the disqualification of persons taking part in the umegistered meeting at Greytown North. J M'Combe lodged a complaint against J. Cress, owner of San Julie, for remarks made at the conclusion of the race for the W.R C. Handicap. It was decided to ask both persons to attend a special meeting of the committpe and bring witnesses. W. J. Woon. a licensed jockey, has been requested' to supply an .explanation of his connection with the racehorse Alluvial, purported to be leaseu by his father The oase of B. Oliver, who was disqualified at the Wairarapa Racing Club's meeting at New Year time, was considered, and it was resolved that the Licenses Committee bring down a report at a special meeting to be held on the 10th inst