SPORTING NOTES.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3727, 26 June 1883, Page 3

SPORTING NOTES.

[By Hirro.]

All the horses have now arrived for the Steeplechase meeting, and over twenty horses were on the coursO i yesterday morning, and a finer lot of big-weight carriers have never been seen on any course, in New Zealand. They are all looking well, and have been doing good work lately, and should wo only be favored with fine ■weather the biggest steeplechase meeting that has ever been held in New Zealand '•will take place on Thursday on tho Hastings course I expect to see eight horses start for the Maiden, and thirteen or fourteen for the Handicap. Hawko's Bay has eight horsee engaged, Wanganui has seven representative?. Poverty Bay five, Canterbury two, and AiJqkland qnp, bo that wo have twenty-threp cross-country "horses engaged' in this meeting, which is something to boast of. Somo of the fences have been altered and aro mado much stifter than they were last year, and it will take a clever as well as a good horse to win anything at this meeting. The horses that have been doing the most work lately are Calamity, Morning Star, Wild Dayroll, Tartar, and Mount. Calamity is p, perfect glutton for work, and must be a perfect terror to ride, as she pulls like a steam engine, but I don't like her style. Morning Star is also going very strong and free ; he is looking in good form, but bores too much upon the bit to be a safe jumper. Wild Dayrell is looking well, but I think is beginning to show tho white feather at times. Fashion is looking, going, and jumping well, and with Edwards up will be a rough one to meet in the Maiden. Ngata is as good looking a horse as you could wish to see, and if ho can only negotiate his fences will bo all there at the finish in tho Handieip, Diomcd.es I do not like, although he has a pretty good reputation and some friends. Mount is looking well, and if we have much rain it will bo all in his mM fclawnflp And Quamby put in then- first m .priaranoe on th.o track this morning ; (■ aro both looking in good buckle, but wH only treated to easy work. Dhudeon jm been doing somo useful work, and Mheß B ure jumper, and the fences are pretty s< ■ hie chanco is not to be slighted. Woka| think, would bo more in bis place take tha side of the plough. A.t, Lo e Again, Loch Lomond, Ruahine, bend, ;>■ Pastime I have not seen lately, they )■ havinf put in an appearance on the tra« ing track. The following is a list of \M horses and their probable riders: — MAIDEN. Fashion, Edwardes Calamity, McElwa A.G., Jones Wcka, McGuinne Heretaungn, Warren Come Agum, Mi Dhudeen, Taylor tagh WildDayrcll, Honor Dioinedcs, Lamp Fea? Not HANDICAP. Clarence, Lunu Quamby, Lyford Mount, Hope Loch Lomond, Jo Buahine, Munn lleform, Edwardt piomedes, Campion Chandler, Boy ■

Lady Bab, Keith Ngata, Taylor Morning Star, Clif- Fashion, Warren ford Wild Dayrell, Honor Calamity, McElwaine Tartar Scud Pastime To-morrow I will send some account of the horses engaged in the Bracelet, and a list of the gentlemen likely to sport silk.