CAP AND JACKET

Observer, Volume 3, Issue 72, 28 January 1882, Page 308

CAP AND JACKET

SPORTING TELEGRAM,

(FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.) Wellington, Thursday. — The Wellington race meeting takes placenext woek, and, as the Cup has twelve acceptors left in, I will briefly scan over their respective chances, commencing with the top weight (Grip, 9st 91b) ; and, allowing him to be as well as he was at Christchnrch" meeting, and intended by the stable, I think he will about win. Sir George (Bst 21b) I will not have in the company at that weight. Piscatorious (7st 121 b) I know very little about, as he did not perform since his meritorious second to Le Loup in the C.J.C. Handicap twelve months ago ; but allowing him to be anythingliko he was then, I must say he has a big show. Libeller (7st 121 b), though owned by the same gentleman, is in another stable — and a very dangerous one j. so if this little fellow is intended this journey, I do not look further for the winner. He ran a good second for this same race last year, and had the bad luck to meet such a good horse as Natator, thrown in. the Handicap at Bst lib. Lady Emma (7st 71b. I have also a good, respect for, and on paper she seems as well in as anything in the race, and should on the day run a desperate race for first place. Grand Duchess (7st 71b) I will not have at any price or at any weight in such a raceas this will be. King Quail (7st 21b, and his penalty of 71b for winning tbe Auckland Cup, which will makehim carry 7st 91b) will find the penalty just too much, and the distance a little too short. Louis DOr (7st) isthe only representative from a very powerful stable, and although he ran a good horse in the Canterbury Cup with 61b more on his back, and meets Grip on much better terms, and is also three months older, still I don' t think he is brilliant enongli to win this Cup. Fleur de Leys (6st 101 b) has won several short distance races in really good style, but I do not think she is a stayer, therefore I will not have her until I see her get over thedistance. Salvage (6st 61b) has a very appropriate name, and may bear it out in this event, as I hear he isa good one ; but I know nothing abont him. The Poet (6st 41b), from his running and winuing tbe A.R.C. Handicap at our late meeting, must prove himself a. very dangerous animal, as he will, with his light impostand gameness, run all the way and come up at the finish as game as anything in tlie race. (Hilda (6st 41b). I do not think is as reliable as the colt, as sometimes she: will not try ; and as she lamed herself running in theA.R.C. Handicap, I do not think she will be sufficiently recovered to show up in this race. Thus, from the above (allowing them to be fit and well on the day), L select the following— Grip, Libeller, Lady Emma, Louis DOr, Salvage, The Poet— to furnish the winner, and I place them : — Libeller 1 Lady Emma 2 Salvage 3 with The Poet and Louis DOr close up.