SPORTING NOTES.

Evening Star, Issue 3918, 14 September 1875, Page 2

SPORTING NOTES.

In anticipation of the Canterbury November meeting "The Druid" writes in yesterday's Lyttelton ' Times' as follows : "The first team to come upon the course the other morning was Mr Redwood's under the care of Ted Cutts. • Being short-handed, fed has to bring his string out in two relays —one in the morning, and another in the afternoon. The morning's team comprised a colt by Towton, out <-f Shrovetide, a great big 'un, with rather suspicious-looking hocks. Whether they will stand during the co!t's preparation remains to be Been. The colt ia a good mover, and comes of rather a racing family—Blackboy and Batter, both beinn; able to move a bit. I do not very much admire this colt, but still I must not hold him too cheap. The Certainty colt is another Towton, his dam being also dam of isconoiny, well-known here some five or Bix years ago. I cannot think this colt will be a grent one ; although not a bad 'un to look at, I think the breed will not exactly do now-a-days. Guy Fawkes comes next, and is much improved since the autumn meeting. When be ran here last April he was a dead horse, nevertheless he showed plenty of foot. Being a Ravensworth, 1 do not place a great deal of confidence in his bing a stayer, none of that horse's stock showing much Btaying power after two years old. If Guy shows he has retained his staying, he will be dangerous if placed in the C.J. 0. The three I have just mentioned I saw go a sharp spin of about a mile, and the lot moved very free. Korara, a grandson of Waimea, is another Towton, his dam being by St. Aubyn. From hia pedigree, this colt should be a regular clipper, but not seeinghim doing auy work, lamuuable to say much about him. He looks a lively one, and short races, I should say, would be hia forte. The Chief, a fine son of Queen of the South, by Towton. is the pick of Mr Redwood's lot that was out that morning. He ran and won his maiden race at Kowai Pass, some four months ago. Although he had nothing of any note to meet there, still the style ot the colt's going; showed that he was one of the right sort. He is engaged In the Derby, and will no doubt be a favorite for it. Ted's afternoon lot comprised Kourie, the Wimea >;o!t. He is in blood own brother to Manuka, being by Towton instead of by the Peer, the sire of Matiuka, who was Towton's own brother. This is about the grandest colt that has appeared on this course since the days of Manuka. Kourie's fore-logs are reported to be splinty, but I don't think this will interfere with him, as I understand from Mr Redwood that theße lum; s were cau;ed by hia getting into a wire fence when a foal. It will be a thousand pities if he will not stand his training. I have only seen this colt do slow work, and his going greatly prepossessed me io his f:\vor. I only hope I shall not be disappo nted in him when doing fast work. Wainui is again at work, and is grown into a fine mare. 11 er action is too high for a stayer, but that she can go well for a short distance has been proved, in the short races she will be a dangerous competitor. The Fair Puritan colt, if he had not the •■ diver Cromwell strain in his pedigree, imight be a good one, his grand am being an imported mare, and marked A. in the stud-book. The colt took a little soiu with the Waimea colt, and went well in his slow work. Twitter, out of Sky bird, by Towton, i« the last of the lot at present down from the North. This filly is too fidgetty, and, being like Awatea in her action, I can put no confidence in her staying over half a mile. I never saw any of the Skybirds do anything yet, so I shall not look to Twitter for any great things. Bob Ray's lot this year comprise Tadmor, Daniel O'iiourke, a five year old mare by Traducer out of Termagant, the dam of Tantrums, Tattler by Slcdmere out of Deception, Sounambula, and Tommy Dodd for the hurdles. Tadmor, h\s grown during the winter, but as yet he has not thoroughly got cvjr the attack of strangles he had last season, and altogether the little horse Jlooks dull and heavy. Little Daniel, on the contrary, is all fire and life, aud if lie wero only another hand lrgher he would bo a right 'un. As it is, he n not to be despised, as he is a rare mover ; but I fear much that in the Derby he will find Bst lOlbs too much fot hi n, meeting, as he will do, colts -well able to carry another stone. As a mover, I never saw prettier than Daniel, but if he cant't hump his load with it, what good will that do him ? Son nam U a is again ai work, aud looki both sound ana web. 1 hope Bob will have luck with her th ; s year, and bring her sound to the post. She is a good one I know, as 1 saw her do a good thing or two iu Dune.an last year. If I see her start aonnct, 1 f;hall look to her reporting herself. Old Tambourini was out, looking both fresh and sound. Whether he will repeat his victories this year remains to be Been ; but i fancy the field will be too strong for him. Lough Neagh, his stable companion, is turning out a nice gelding. For the Champagne Stakes he had numerous friends, but he failed to get a decent place. 1 don't think ho will do anything very great this time ; he will find the cwrapany too good for him. Tho Bush Inn stable this year has again filled up its stalls, which of late years have been conspicuous by the absence (f anything w.rth traminy. For many yeais this stable carried ail before it—a reaction then set in, and siuce the days of Knottingly scarcely a uiu has been scared to tho stable. Upon

in its debates. He was governor of kew Zealand during two wars which took place in this island, and ho killed the Maoris and took the land, fie is a Superintendent now, and takes part in an able manner in the debates of this House. Now I wish him to be Chief over the Maoris. What I say will be approved of by the o'her tribes in the island. In a former session of Parliament the hon. member for Timaru proposed a motion of want of confidence |.in the Government. 1 took part with him brcause I thought that hou. gentleman was A man of knowledge and a great roan, an;l wou'd do some good, and correct the wrougi affecting the Maoris. _ It was nob from any personal eum'ties against my friends that I Went over t> hira. I went over for the sake of the island. I did not do so for anything personal to myself. I have no wi.h to take any active part in tins dispute which appears to exist among yourselves, because we know the difference between the General Government and the Provlncca. I have told you that lam deaf and dumb ; but it is not that I am afraid of yon. I say nothing against this House when I have to talk to my Maori friends. I tell them that this is a good House, ihe fault that J find is what I have told you already—that I do not like the Government to appoint the interpreter. Let the interpreter be appointed by this House. If the representation in the next Parliament is to be the same as iu this, as far as the Maoris are concerned, I Bhall go to my people and urge them not to return any member to this House. If there are to be only four members in this Parliament I shall say, "Do not send anybody else there; leave the House to the Europeans." I shall then ask Parliament to have a different law for the Maoris and another for the Europeans, to that you can di«cusa in your House matters relating to your own disputes. lb is not well that there should be only four Maori members here taking part in the debates about the laws of New Zealand. We do not know in what respect they are united in the things that go on. The laws you are making are dangerous to the.Natives. Things improperly done under the 'aws of this House have not been corrected by you, although ask?d for. Therefore, I say, I shill represent to the people not to allow only four members to come here. ou are treating us like decoy kakas that bring in the rest of the flock to be killed. Bitter kill them outside ;do nob bring them here and kill them. Let your plans be laid here, but kill them outside. I hope that the Government will carefilly consider this question of Maori representation and propose an increase of Maori members : if not, your House will be your own nex • year. Let other stupid tribes send their representatives here ; they will be just the same as we are here ; they will do no good by coming. Let the Parliament appoint its oivn iuterpieters, and consent to allow an increased number of representatives. It will be only bright, in my opinion, that we should get a representative for each tribe. I can only know a small portion of what you say, and lam in great distress. Some of the members epeak well of the Maori*, and others speak badly. Those who speak badly of the Maoris are those who talw p--rt in framing laws fcr their destruction. I have. been five years a member of this Parliament, and I have rot yet found out that we are one in body. We are only one by the words of your lips. You frame laws whioh have evil effects towards the Maoris. Therefrre, I say, if you will only allow us to have four members, next session you can keep the House to yourselves.