CROMWELL JOCKEY CLUB.

Cromwell Argus, Volume 2, Issue 94, 29 August 1871, Page 5

CROMWELL JOCKEY CLUB.

hack spring meeting. (r,V PEEPING BOB.)

Haying visited the training ground the other morning, and observed a number of horses taking their ‘ 1 preliminaries,” and thinking the sporting portion of the immense public 3 for whom you cater may like to know how they are getting on, I will give you a “ tip.” A visit to the training stable is a very severe undertaking. There are so many clitliculties to overcome. These stable-men are (as Lord George Bentinck said) men of “ stable mind” and it is not easy to “ get at” them. They have peculiar notions as to [ “ stable hours and object to strip a horse for a stranger, especially if lie has pencil in his kid:. But these boys were very kind to me, and I have had every opportunity offered me of judging of the possibilities and proba bilitics of the coming Spring Meeting on September sth. So far as I can learn, there will be the largest “ field,”—for the Maiden Plate,- yet known in this part of the colony. lam open to lay a monkey that twenty start. Among them will be Master King and Crichton. For the rest we know little or nothing,—probably the latter. lam glad to sav that Master King is “ all right” again. For the Handicap there will be a good race.; I think 11 or 15 will start. I shall name Rip, Gazelle, Fenian, Maniototo, Brunette, the Elswick filly, Native, Roebuck, Cromwell, Garnet, and Backbiter. The Rip is now in fine condition, and wont two miles the other morning like a book, ridden by Mr Smitham. I fancy he is rather too big for my sugar. Gazelle is a fine filly, got by the Scud, but is rather too young for this contest. Maniototo is also a young one ; but being well brad, may show up. If the Elswick filly is as good as her sire, she will be a “hot one.” The Native and Garnet are nothing extra ; but miy surprise some of us. The well known horse Cromwell will be there, and from what I can hear will do honour to his illustrious name. I fancy, about the Handicap, Ned Ryan’s Brunette, (with a fair weight on); Rip second ; and the Fenian third, —(the latter will he piloted by Young Grindley). The rest nowhere. For the Hurdle Rue there will probably bo entered Fire-eater, Native, Musician, and Poison, (ridden by Jack the Fifor, over the sticks). I lay on Musician for first place, and Poison for ae.'ond,