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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 321, 21 January 1908, Page 3

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WELU.Vm i.N ACCEPTANCES. Per l'res* Association. Wellington Monday. Thv following arc the Wellington Club acceptances for the day: -Wunjjaioa Hack Welter Handicap Martyriuin !>.](>, Suttee S.lll. Kinjj l'o.-t #.12. The Libyan Playmate S.:j, Sen | Sim 8.". Ataalma 7.11, lihiel>rll. Orisi-;, j and Anryele 7.7. I ■lanuary Handicap—Aeolus H.H. Med- ; ,d(Ut S I. Untterer William 7.12, j Suimminir lidt ?.!>, Varilu 7.7, Prinm

Poiieke Mack Handicap- Culmination !1.4. I."'liicl.i 7.1. Helianthes 7.0, Saut l!o-.i|cer au.l Taitoke 6.7.

Wellington Rjiving Chili ] rTll]ii .111 — i;>.i.l < re-t S.li'. Kin- Bill M, Moloch ami Apa 5.2. sir Tristram S.ll. San Julie 7.11. My-.iiicatii.n 7.10, Aeolus l anginioana i.4. I'lanchaUan 11.11, Kurau.ika 111. Siga 1i.7. Htzherliert Handicap licringaria anil Ot;i>m.lo ~11. Chantrc-s 7.1t1. Separator ami Pa-sive 7.1.

Metropolitan Handicap Full Rate S I I. AH lied, i.awain. and Moriarty 8.1, lVtrovna 7.Lt. Itallarat 7.10. Tupniio 7.1, IX' V itte and Mon Ami li.lll, Aboriginal and Chamoi- li.i.

! I'eiiearrow Hack Handicap Waikaraka 8!l. Hanvripiiji.i S.S. Suttee 5.7. Xorili Head. Tru»anini, and Miss Vera 7.11. losanii 7..">. Lucretius ll.i:i. Diphniatic ami Advantage li.lo, Taitoke 1i.7. Wellington Stakes— (Cavitation, I)!.i----holo. Heetfoot. Armlet. Finer,v. Sir Artegal, and Aborigine 7.7.

SALE OK VEAKLINCS. Per Press Association. Wellington. Last Night. The first annual sale of Waikanae yearlings took place this afternoon at Wellington. The sale was conducted bv Mr Pyne, of Pyne and Co. Christchurch. A large number of prominent racing men were present, amongst those at the ringside lieing the Hon. .1. I). (Irmond. Messrs f:. Stead, <i. Hunter. O. E. Ridwell, T. H. Lowrv. O. (Jaisford, .1. B. Coates. ,T. B. Harcnurt anil .1. Monk. A chestnut filly by Kilclieran or Porinia—Moresque was sold to Mrs Seymour for 3.> guineas; a bay colt by Conqueror —T.ady Principal to Mr Watson for 110 guineas; a bay filly by Royal Artillery—Blue Fire to Sir C. fi. Stead for ■2m gnineas; a brown fillv by Kilcliernw —iTourze to Mr J. CJaisford for 170 guineas: a black colt by Merriwee—Olivette to Dr Newman for 1.1(1 guineas; a bay filly by St. Ambrose—Waiwhera' to Mr F. Preston for 120 guineas; a bay fillv bv Kilcheran Ekaterini—Passeropoul to Mr McDonald for 130 guineas; a lay colt by Kilcheran—Spungold to Mr Hay for 100 guineas; a chestnut colfc by Conqueror—Berenice to Mr C. 011i< ver for 00 guineas; a brown filly by Kilcheran—Sombre to Mr Cooper for 75 guineas. A brown filly by St. Ambrose —Strath~pey was withdrawn. The total amount of the salo> effected was 1300 guineas.

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It transpires thai the report of the breakdown of Elevation was unfounded. After the hard rating the toit has had tills season, Mr Vidweii decided lo give mm a short spell, and he was thrown out of work for a fortnight. As wa., only natural after his spell, the brilliant three year-old did not show to advantage in his first gallop, and pulled up very stiff. It is reassuring to kn,OW( that Elevatiou w quite sound, and arrangements have been made for tile colt to leave for Melbourne 011 Februjary Tth, in charge of his trainer, .J. Farmer.His mission is the Newmarket Handicap. Given a fair weight, Elevation will shake things up at Flemington. > The well-known Australian sportsman, W. P. Crick, offered his horses at auc-' tion last week, but bis "cracks" failed to find buyers. Crick was the man who confidently tipped Ossian to win the .Mellioiirne Cup "by the length of the street,'" but Ossian proved a] failure and wa.- sold for a paltry 100 guineas. Two others, Desolator and Metaphor, changed hands at low figures, but Collarit, for whom 2000 guineas was refused some time ago, was passed in at IS-iOgns, the reserve being 1700gns. Borodino, from the same stable, which Crick offered to back for a fortune against any other horse named for the next Victorian Derby, was passed in ah ISOOgns. Crick was always a man of great expectations, and. thinking every old heap of skin and bonee a champion, told the world the news. How-, ever. Crick's tongue galloped faster than his racehorses, and he is evidently tiredlf of the g.ime: only a well-lined pocket lias enabled him to keep it going so long.