Sporting

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 16, 24 July 1890, Page 3

Sporting

(Notes by Carbine.) Mr P. Bell, who was well-known m this district, has laid action for liViel again6t one of the Sydney papers for commenting on the running of his horse Waitu in a Hurdle Eace recently at Sydney. Great regret is expressed in Englaud at the fact that by the Hon J. White's death all engagements entered into for his racehorses now at Home are declared yoid. . At the sale of racing stock in Melbourne on Tuesday last Oakleigh was sold to Mr Cripps for 300 guineas, Titokowaru to Mr luglis for 675 guineas, Donald to Mr Phillips for 300 guineas, and Yatapa to Mr Jenkins for 500 guineas. Lochiel was sold privately. Hales is said to be the purchaser, and the price was about 1000 guineas. The New Zealand horse Cuirassier has been heavily backed to win the Melbourne Cup. The well-kuown and consistent hurdler and steeplechaser Oddfellow died on Tues diy after an illness, brought on by lockjaw, of 12 days. His career has been short but brilliant, and McElwain and O'Neill lose in him a valuable horse, which it will be hard to replace. The short time he was running his winnings amounted to some £1500. Becluse, who has been under the treat meat of an Auckland "vet" for some time past, is improving fast, and will probably be in work again shortly. I am glad to notice that our local Hunt Club have decided to hold another Steeplechase Meeting, which will certainly be well patronised by horse-own-ers and the general public. Last year, notwithstanding the inclement weather, the meeting was a success, and as it is in the spring this year, instead of the winter, the odds are in favour of fine weather for the gathering. At the Bosetiill (Sydney) Meeting oc the 3rd instant, two New Zealanders— Repose and Recruit— won the Orient Handicap and Steeplechase (100 soys.) respectively. Escutcheon ran third to Oroya and Nero in the Australian Handicap at the same meeting. Mr McElwain has decided to sell all his horses on account of the bad treatment they have received at the hands of the handicappers. Mr Wilson, the owner of the erst- while New Zealauder, Sultan, will probably send him to England shortly to the trainer of Ringmaster. "Amongst the candidates m training at Flemmgton for events further afield, who are in magnificent condition to undergo a thorough preparation, nothing fills the eye better or more pleasingly than the undoubted champion of champions, the mighty Carbine, who lopes along tfce tan track as if he were paying the strictest attention to business. His stable companions — Prince Consort, Tormentor, Tantallon, and Titan— are eah and all as well as could be desired, and are putting in serviceable preparatory exercise." Australia's racing men will be rather taken back when they see Mew Zealand cross-country horses cutting so formidable a figure m the decision of .their prin cipal prizes. J. Rae's horsed—Donald, Titokowaru and Orangeman — acted as runners up in three races at Flemmgton last Saturday, and although the y are good performances, showing the sterling merits of the horses, they mean nearly as much weight in the future as if they had secured the first places. What with the mighty deeds of Garbing and the consistent running of J. Rae^s " junipers," it appears that New Zealand can supply the champions both on the flat and over sticks. _.