SPORTING.

Globe, Volume II, Issue 109, 6 October 1874, Page 3

SPORTING.

♦ THE C.J.C. HANDICAP.

By Hermit

TheCJ.C. Handicap originally attracted an entry of fourteen, but the striking out of Yatterina and Castaway has reduced the number to a dozen. Seven stables are interested in the race, Kay having three— Traitor, Remnant, and Tadmor ; Mr Redwood a like number in Titoko, Koro, and Batter; Webb’s stable being represented by the Caledon colts out of Zigzag and Emmeline respectively, whilst the remaining four nominations each hail from a different quarter. Commencing, as he was in duty bound, with Tamburiui, the haudicapper has apportioned to this well-known hut not first-class horse, the respectable weight of S)st 91b, and with this impost I am not in love with his chance. Pertobe. who comes next, has never done anything which, in my opinion, entitles him to the steadier of 9st 21b, and the weight allotted to him must, I think, have been calculated by seeing that the horse was nominated for the Canterbury Cup, and that, therefore, his owner presumed him to be a good animal, or he would never have thrown his money away in such an entry. Pertobe may bn a first-class horse, but he has never yet performed like one, and I do not think him dangerous, though the impossibility of gauging the merits of a nag who has only performed on “ the other side” must be taken into account, and I do not hold myself committed to the expression that he is not a good horse.

Malvina, who comes next in order, is a fair animal, and may have a chance in this race ; but I have not yet soon enough of her this year to pronounce as to whether she is in any form or not. She performed respectably last year, and ran one very good race with Gahimny ; but whether she can compass the two miles requisite' in the C.J.G. Handicap Ido not know. The next two that 1 come to are (hitter and Temph-ton, both with Sst to cany, and of their chances in this event I uui't speak with respect. Balter only ran a moderate animal at the tTi list can rch meeting last, y. ar, (nil she improved on this form later on in the year, and managed to score a

couple of wins in Auckland, though 1 fancy that the company she beat was but moderate. .She is a plain headed creature, and without showing much quality, she seems a sound, useful sorb of animal, and there are more unlikely events than that she should come out in very different colors-at the ensuing meeting to what she has ever shown before, and begin by placing the stakes for this race to the credit of Mr Redwood. Templeton is well in, and if I was only satisfied that he could get two miles—a thing he always failed in doing successfully last year—l should look no further for the winner. He appears to me to be a very hard horse for a boy to ride, requiring a good deal of driving along, and having a most decided will of his own ; but with a man who can get him out he runs a good animal, as was proved in his severe finish with Kakapo for the Bt. Leger at the last autumn meeting. As this race was only some three hundred yards short of two miles, I fancy that he may be able with the extra age he has now got, and ten pounds in weight off his back, to run even a better horse than he did then, and if so, whatever licks him will have !o gallop in earnest. On the appearance of the weights, almost every one was unanimous in saying that Traitor was let in too light. Seven stone ten, certainly is a light impost for a horse that was last year supposed by the stable to be Lurline’s equal, and of course if he is anything nearly approaching this estimate of his powers, the other competitors had better stop at home, as ho will win in a walk. I cannot think, however, that he can be the horse that he is supposed to be, and it must be recollected that none of Deception’s stock have proved of any account as yet. He is rot an attractive looking animal, and I fancy that there will be a good deal of trouble in getting him fit to the post, but if he does come out in good form, it would be absurd to ignore the fact, that from private reputation, if not from public performance, he must or ought to win. One thing is certain, viz., that if he cannot win this event, he can have no earthly show for the Cup on the second day. Mr Redwood’s two fillies, Titoko and* Roro, have been rather harshly treated by the handicapper, as it is asking a good deal of them to run a fairly good four year-old like Templeton, at a stone, so early in the year. Titoko T fear is not much good, and as I stated before, is backward, and Roro is, T think, too small to carry her allotted weight successfully. Of the remainder, I know nothing as yet of Tadmor, but the circumstance of Ids being by Caledon is no recommendation to him in my eyes ; Remnant ran a second, such as it was, to Wahmi, in the Champagne Stakes last year, but then something was bound to be second, and the whole lot behind Mr Redwood’s filly will be fnind to be moderate The Emmeline gelding is as slow as a man, and the Zigzag colt is not much to look at, whatever he may be to go. To sura up, I fancy that the four-year-olds have got all the best of the race, and that it lies between them. I wish it was otherwise, and that i could go in opposition to the general feeling, which has been all along very wrong in their favor ; but I am compelled to join in the popular cry, and I like the animals I have mentioned in the follow ing order —Templeton, Traitor, Batter. Amongst other sporting itemsj I may note that I had an opportunity of seeing Waverley, the winner of the Maiden Plate at Geraldine, the other day. He is a fair sized animal, by Malton out of Miss King’s dam, but no one would imagine he was by Malton on looking at him. He is little on the leg, with fair bone and substance, and seems to have an excellent temper. He seems suffering from shin soreness at present, but it appears only a slight temporary ailment. A countryman should have a good show among the moderates this year, and if the colt gets into any of the handicaps at a light weight, he might prove dangerous. I trust, for Ids owner's pluck in bringing him up to the. Metropolitan meeting, that he may land something at the ensuing meeting. Mr Uelamain’s imported mare Mountain Nymph dropped a fine colt foal to Traducer on Sunday last. This youngster ought, if all goes right with him, to turn out something good, and we sincerely hope he will do credit to his breeding. Young Ray met with an accident yesterday. Ho was riding Remnant, who threw him. ami then kicked him in the face, breaking his jaw, and inflicting a veiy nasty wound. Ho was removed to the Hospital, where his wounds were looked after.