THE RACING SEASON 1876-7.

Evening Star, Issue 4207, 21 August 1876, Page 4

THE RACING SEASON 1876-7.

We take the following extracts from an article by "The Druid," in the ' Lyttelton Times,' descriptive of the racehorses in training at or near Ohristchurch :

Ted Cutts had not his team out when I I Arrived, but soon after the lot came on to j the course in single file, the first to leave his j fox being Puriri, a chestnut son of Towton, j trtrt of old Waimea, the dam of some of the rery beat horses ever bred in New Zealand. Afl far as appearances go, her representative the turf this year promises not to disgrace Hs breeding. Puriri is a colt with great Cabstance, but not showing quite the quality €f Ma elder brother Kauri, the colt that tnts such a great plum in the stable last ywr l bis legs, however, are much better, 4nd look as if they would not meet with the game fate as Kauri's did before the« Derby. I have not seen Puriri going out of a cantor, bttt in that pace he gives one the impression ttert he ean slog along over the ground when extended. I shall watch with interest the feingß of this son of Waimea, as I am sure ll* Bed wood has in him the makings of a second Manuka. Songster next came forth. I had not seen him since he made his dfbut ft ((he Champagne. I was very much fleaeed with the improvement he has made tfxiee then, his winter keep evidently havmg ■greed with him, as he has grown into a rery alee colt, with plenty of power. Songrtsr is by Towton, out of Skybird, an imparted English mare by Teddiugton, so that M ar as breeding is concerned he ought to l>e all that can be desired. Skybird's stock hitherto have not answered the expectations of their friends, having a soft place somewhere, but weether Songster will prove an exception remains to be seen. The perform ■seeof the coltin the Champagne Stakes must feet be taken as a test of what he can do, for he was then totally out of form. If I were t» take appearances alone, I should certainly name songster as my pick for the Derby, but knowing the peculiarities of the family, 1 oannot yet trust him to stay the 4btanoe. The Lilipee colt, Guy Fawkes, and Lady of the Lake were the next out. The first named is, as "Augur" truly reBMurkj, "a regular coach horse." ±ie may fce able to gallop, but he is not one of my •eft; he is too much of a lolloping young •©lt to race. Guy Fawkes looked remarkably clean and fresh after his winter's Spell, and owners of horses must look eat or ho will repeat his last season's Erformances, and win the biggest money. kdy of the Lake is a Sledmere filly out of fcfcg Merrilies, but as none of the stock bare ever done much,: I don't look for any great things from this filly. As far as appearances go, she is not to be despised, as the has plenty' of power, though small. Ketarils sister is a neat little horse, muck Mnaller than her brother, but very much his <at., .Whether she,will prove as good remains to be seen. Ted Cutt3 told me that

lie had Korari up and at work of an afternoon, m well as the Fair Agne3 colt, and a. sister ♦Mhe. Chief. I trust Korari will stand his wotk. and come fit to the post, as he is a determined little fellow, and will take a •flicking, if hot over-weighted. The Fair ran in the Champagne, and then Showed a fair turn of speed'.- fie has plenty «f;substance, andoughtto be able 1 to stay, a Astanca.

-flEhe. team from the Bushlnn is not so large SB usual, but somehow/! think the quality ia better than it has been of late years. The fob-Under Mr'Webb's care at present number fire, being Cloth of Gold, The Tantrums colt, laAy'-.Florence colt, Fireworks colt, and a ;bay faiy.put 6f;Frolic, by Traduccr. Stn'of Gold ha 3 grown into a nice horse, «nd will no doubt have.a fair share of'success thisseason, if histemperhas improved during l^ ; winte* ; spel] t; but.imuch fear : Mr Stud°hoknesarilljlOt fmd in him a second Knottingley. Thdc-Ta,tttroms .colt to my mind is the piok of the string. In the Autumn when he Mn, he was only half lit, but then during hil preparation he"*sltowed some pace, M I shall .expect ; t6 .see him the-coming th& stable/for' the ;biue .riband" c a ;tive I -fcltiiilt he wiU prove, So far as'br'eedingjs concerned, thferfr will m 'ffew better bred't¥an thetantrums Colt in the race,, and. with his size, he should be vers.naar.<winuuig ; I have not «<#H jbwgping.fast, but I like him ijr>his fcIQW wors. mu«h,: .The Lady. Florence colt ifrarmoe one; with powerful, quarters, and ifc atrikeg me' thai?-staying- will'be- more his forte'-Jthan speed; -The- -Mrewtirks ' colt I he ■wasalteredso'much since mare in foal thaii'a,racehorse. He is a big powerful r colt, comt&.of good, blood, therefore 1 cannotßeo -why this importation *bwld not prove, an inquisition to, our racing etook. \lhe>big fil}y..out of Froliolodks as if her place was across. country, as she has finch good jumping quarters, and with plenty tff-'jpdwe^'-ought to : win more Money at than over'"the flat/ "■'■■'■ t "Sob Eay was no^;9ut rj Dut heiaa in training Danebury or the Ada colt. Fallacy, by Sledpwre, .out \of Deception-; Lady Leajf .by Sledmere v and Tadmor. Daneburyi js a hot favorite for the Derby; but whether he will toffvifer the expectations of his new owner remains .to. be seen... I don't, see in-Dane-bury, a. very dangerous horso for the Derby. lam not ioreetting that, it, was' Bob Eay who woh 'the Champagne, ahd riot the colt, for Dick Richards, on Dead Heat, was so tbiuarngKly beat that he was -uflable. to help his horse a tit. Fallacy is a very nice well grown filly, with good quarters and a nice ahWiiaerV with afgbod long' rein, and-if Bob can bring'fier fit to the post, ih her I think he will find he has the best Derby horse iajhis stable, though many think the. X#W>;**» <sUy; tte better ,of .the tW HasTß&£p?fever, seen them in the. stable alone,!JL am np.4 at present in a'position to give any decided opinion about' either. Tadmor; id looking. well, and; iwill no doubt

hia; corn again, thiat year, if: not at our big meetings, afi some of the smaller "TOe'T&ldhursfc contingent consist of four in work—Tenipletcm, PungawereWere a ligißlLto.EJfinJ&ng,, and ajoufcycar-pld filly ofilbrWsteiWitch bySledmerb.' - Mfclting •nd Folle Farine hw'Shot been taken up yet. !fempßt|6n"js6ff the better tor hia ran out, which- Beems to have dorie : him aitdeal of mod, having freshened up his fi,re-legs with Ihe help of go ?dblistering; now, I expect to see the little horse again to the foro in some where they deal mercifully with Mm;"' Man s sister is bigger than he is, and is a aice neat filly, .and being the last repre*. tentative of old JVlalt- n, should run well'in % Q Derby, and she is the only one Mr Delainaiu has Piiuga has not yet lost her winter coat, and looks rough ; she ic not grown a3 much as I should have expected. . * •,

..Dead. ; Heat has grown into a good-sized •tit, and if he runs in the' Derby as well as ho performed in the -hampagne Stakes, ho «oght to be very clobo upon winning it. The •olt'has got.» good, turn of foot, and looks ••-it-he ooul'cL'atay a mile .and a-ialf. Nectar la dolng:goffiA \fprk, and as, I presume, intended for and. then, perhaps r to go on in work for our-big handicap, and try •rid/iepeatlasst year's * dose. . Fishhook is •lSß'fin heavy : training, but T cannot help thinking rest he: requires more than strong*work. "He has had no rest, -I 'think, since f he_ was nearly ran oti his;legs',A :-ij".'.7) '"' '"'"' '"■ '' •. J Bear thac s£r Mallorck has Mangle and ,Banolf| in work in the care of Samuel ?iggott, Jn the Mangle colt he ought to.

have a good animal for the Derby, and if the I chestnut horse has lost his evil ways he i should be a good horse in the Cup and Handicap. I sincerely trust we see the black jacket and cap to the fore at no distant date. George Cutts is also coming again with Ariel and Ngaro ; the former is a useful colt, and if not too heavily weighted will run well up in the handicaps. Ngaro is no good ; she has deceived everyone so often that no one will ever trust her again with money. With age the chestnut i mare may have improved her ways ; she has j pace, and if sho can only stay she may yet win a good race..