SPORTING NOTES BY "HIPPO."

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3809, 29 September 1883, Page 3

SPORTING NOTES BY "HIPPO."

Tho final payments made the other night must be very satisfactory to the club, and should the day be fine the meeting should be a financial kiicccms. By the last spring meeting- the club cle—i'-il —rlf.liin v. few shillings of £'100, and this year it should bo nearly'doublo that amount. The club will pay away in prizes (deducting the five per cent) the" sum of £4 51 ; they have alroady reoeived for nominations, etc., £419, and if we add £15 for hack entrance fees it will leave only £17 to be made up, and as the privileges have becnsolclfor£l2l 15sthis leaves £101 15s that tho club has now in hand to the good. Tho expenses connected with the meeting last year were £107, and I suppose will be the same this year. Tho revenue derived from tho gates, stand, totalisator, etc., was £440 2s, so that, should tho expenses and receipts be the same as hist year, the club will make a clear profit of £440 17s, but should the day prove fine wo may expect to see this sum exceeded. This should be an inducement to the committee in drawing out their next programme to make it still more liberal to owners of horses by reducing the nominations, acceptances, and other payments, seeing that at this meeting the owners will have paid within £17 of the money they are running for.

During tho week I visited Munn's stables, and was first shown Loch Lomond. The old fellow was looking very well, and much improved since he has been in Muun's charge ; he was looking if anything rather big, "but he is a horse that runs better with condition on him. I next saw Scud ;_ ho, too, was looking very well, and as he is in the hands of a man who is no fool, and has that smart littlo mare Rangipo in the same stable to try his pace with, and being an aged horse with only 6st 71b to carry, he might upset the potj but I hardly think he is class enough for the company. The next box contained Wacwaetika ; he is a hor.se I never fancied, and I do not expect to see him shine at this meeting. The hvst I saw was Rangipo ; she is looking bigger than I have ever seen her, but is very firm and healthy looking. The horses this week have all been worked before breakfast, and been doing some fast gallops. Mischief and Loonato went together very early the other morning, and I fancy had about their handicap weights up. Their trainer is, of course, too clever a man to let lookers on see which was the better of the two, but I think Mischief held her opponent safe at tho finish; they both look really well. Oberon and Radames also did fast work with tho colours up. " Marjory did a trial gallop on Thursday morning Avith her Guineas Aveight up in very good time. All the horses engaged in this meeting, except Mr Douglas','Munn's team, and Juilettc, are now working on the training ground.

This morning the horses began to muster on the course before 5 o'clock. Lady Bab and Fear Not Avere tho first to go ; they cantercel once round, and then went a fast mile. The chestnut had more Aveight than the mare Avas carrying, and then could beat her. Yankee, Carmen, and Oberon Avere sent together, and after going slow once round were sent three-quarters of a mile fast, the marc having tho best of it at the finish. Mischief, Leonato, and Lone Hand only did slow Avork. Tim Whither and Kingask Avent thrice round fast, Tim holding the young one safe at any distance: Kingask appeared a bit oft' color, and did not go kindly. Kalo with the hoods on, wont twice round, the second time fast Avith Snider, Avho Avent in better style than he had previously shown. Kuni and Hcretauuga went a fast gallop, and after the first half mile the horse Avas better than tho mare. Wild Dayrell and Reform went together, and although Dayrell had a lump more weight on him ho had the best of it at tho finish.