SPORTING.

Globe, Volume I, Issue 93, 17 September 1874, Page 3

SPORTING.

SPORTING NOTES, Thirteen entries for the Canterbury Jockey Club, and eleven for the Cup, look well for November, the more so as, in the absence of Lurline and Co, there is every probability of a very open race for both events. Referring to the Handicap, Mr Walters has already put his pen through Yatterina’s name, considering that nine seven was rather too much. It certainly is more than the game little mare can carry in good company. At the Auckland Summer Meeting she conceded four pounds to Papapa in the Turf Club Cup, the mare carrying seven twelve and being defeated by a length. In the New Zealand Cup Handicap (one mile), at the same meeting she received 171bs from Calumny, and just managed to beat the latter by a head. She has never shown herself able to carry weight, and her chance, in the event of her coming to the post, would have been but small. Tamburini will have all he can do to hold his own with nine nine ; but he could hardly have expected to get in much lighter, Pertobe hails from Dunedin. He was purchased by Mr Pritchard shortly after the last Melbourne Cup Meeting, where, carrying seven stone, he ran second to Wollomai in a Four-Year-Old Handicap, two miles, the winner carrying six seven. He also ran in the V.R.C. Handicap If miles, won by Fitz Yattenden, carrying five nine. In this race Pertobe, carrying six nine, made most of the running, was in front to the distance, and finished fourth or fifth. His only win, was, I believe, a district race in the Western district of Victoria. He is allotted seven pounds under weight for age, and from what I hear of him ought to run well up for it. Malvina, fit and well,, should be very dangerous at the weights, for a gamer mare never looked through a bridle, and her performance in the last Canterbury Cup when she made the running for Papapa was exceptionally good. Castaway concedes seven pounds to Templeton, which from performance, the latter has certainly the best of. Batter should be an acceptor at eight stone, and Traitor at seven ten has certainly a long way the pull of every other horse in the race. Titoko and Roro are both three-year-olds, have never performed before, while Remnant, if she can get the distance, ought to show well with her light impost. She showed undoubted pace in the last Champagne Stakes, though it has yet to be proved that she can give weight to Traitor. The Zigzag colt and Tadmor cannot complain, nor can the Emmeline colt, who was such a moral for the last Champagne. It is to be hoped distance is more his forte, if so, he ought to be amongst them with his present impost, i ;

The Leger for 1876 closed with fourteen subs. I should have been pleased to see a larger number, and am disappointed at not seeing the name of Mr Walker, Wanganui, amsngst the owners. The new race course is now finished, and the grass, thanks to what I believe it is correct to call the late fine growing weather,” is springing well. It is however, I understand, not the intention of the Jockey Club to make use of it at the forthcoming meeting. The new course however is a very good one, has been very carefully laid out, and no pains or expense spared to make it what it should be.

The horses are now in steady work, and though visitors to the course and “ men in the ditch ” have scarcely yet commenced their matutinal visits to the course, there is plenty of work doing. I was out a few mornings ago, when Bob Bay’s team were the first to show. Traitor, Remnant, and Tadmor went a steady gallop of a mile and a half, Traitor leading and going very strong. Sonambula was not out, being on the sick list from the effects of a kick. On a fprmer occasion, however, I saw her going in capital form. Mr Redwood’s team, chaperoned by Derrett, were the next to show; Wainui, Parawhenua, and Malvina, the latter with Dick Richardson up, going once round at a steady pace in company. The Derby favorite looks exceedingly well, and Parawhenua better than I ever saw him before. Hitherto, it has been a matter of difficulty to get condition on this lathy son of Diomedes, but judging from appearances, the climate seems to agree with him. Tam and Batter went a serviceable gallop twice round. The old horse is looking uncommonly well, and Batter is perhaps the most forward in condition of the whole string, though she does not appear to have grown much since I last saw her in Auckland, Toi did not put in an appearance, but she looks well and healthy, and will, I feel sure, pay her oat bill this season. Before finishing with Mr Redwood’s lot, I may say that I understand their owner will be down per next Phoebe bringing Titoko and' Roro. Mr Webb’s team were as usual the last to appear. Meteor did some gentle exercise, while the Ada and Zigzag colts cantered once round. The former improves daily. Mr Webb was exercising old Knot, who appeared remarkably well, and no doubt looked with a critical eye on the performances of the young’uns, thinking, perhaps, from past experience of the mill, “it ain’t' worth while a going through so much to learn so little.” Alice Grey had a strong gallop by herself, finishing very well, and old Scandal, who is in work for the Hurdles, cantered once round. Coming home I had a look at Gilda, now at the Bush Inn stables. She is certainly a magnificent filly, and if looks go for anything she ought to be a good thing next season, no matter what company may be about. Mr Delamain’s string have, like the Macleans, a boat of their own, by which I mean they work on their own ground. I went out recently to Yaldhurst to have a peep at them. Templeton looks exceedingly well; he went a steady three-mile gallop by himself, going very well, and striding along in excellent form. Hercules and Elfin King went together a slow gallop of about two miles. The big Blenheim colt goes very strong, and is a far better mover than one would think. If he can only travel fast enough, Derby weights won’t stop him. Elfin King moves well, but he is very small. Chinaman, which, I understand, is the name of the colt out of Atalanta, I did not see at work, nor Belle either. Theformcr is a strong colt, the latter a dainty-looking little demoiselle, showing plenty of quality but hardly size enough. She looks like going though, with a light weight, and before her career is finished will probably carry the blue and white first past the post in some handicap. The whole quintette, under the care of Sam Haines, are looking uncommonly well .] m ■

and promising. Castaway and Malice are being tutored again by Pbil Ball, at Southbridge. With ordinary luck, the big chesuut ought to place a hat full of money to Mr Campbell’s credit this season, and I think he will. Whether the uncertain Malice will face the starter for any of the events in November I am unable to state positively ; should she do so, she is dangerous mare eitherto back or to lay against a fact which “ nobody can deny.” The Geraldine races come off on the 24th and 25th of the present month. The stak-’s are very tidy, and the bill of fare long enough to satisfy any one. I believe Alice Grey is going down there to try conclusions with our Southern friends. To come nearer home, I hear it is quite on the cards that the Ashburton races will this season come off before the Metropolitan meeting. Should this be the case, the sooner the Ashburton committee get out their programme the better. I observe from the Australasian that Mr Coombe, of Tokomariro, has purchased the racehorse Right Bower, by the Peer out of Midge, by Kelpie ; also Flying Dutchman, by Peter Wilkins. The latter, well known for his grand struggle with Saladin in the Australian Cup two years ago. The above may be stale news to those of your readers who peruse the Australasian , but at any rate Otago is to be congratulated on two such acquisitions to its racing stock, SINBAD.