SPORTING.

Globe, Volume II, Issue 195, 23 January 1875, Page 3

SPORTING.

TUAPEKA RACES. [By Electric Telegraph .) [prom our own correspondent.] January 22. MAIDEN PLATE. Traitor 1 Bothwell 2 The weather was showery all day. The colours of the riders were hardly distinguishable. Tadmor is the favourite for the Handicap. January 23. Tuapeka Handicap —ss sovs; one and a half miles. Tripolis 1 Seven started. Unknown was the first to show in front, and led for half a mile. Right Bower then pushed forward and led for a considerable distance, closely followed by Tripolis till half a mile from home, when the latter came to the front and eventually won by a couple of lengths. The rest of the field were nowhere, Tadmor the favourite being the absolute last. District Handicap—2s sovs. Fenian 1 Bismarck 2 Color-Sergeant 3 Flying Handicap—ss sovs. Traitor 1 Earl of Lynne 2 Envy 3 Won by half a length after a good race, SPORTING NOTES. {From the Press.) The programme issued by the O.J.C. for the Autumn Meeting is certainly in every respect a most liberal one—in fact, a better one has never been published in New Zealand. It commences with a Trial Plate of one and a quarter miles, weight for age, with penalties; the Leger and Champagne (which require no comment); the St George’s Handicap of one mile; the Hurdle Race, Selling Race, and Consolation are much as usual, but the Great Autumn Handicap has been raised to 300 sovs, and the distance reduced to a mile and a half. This ought to produce a good nomination on the Ist February. The Flying Handicap, too, of three-quarters of a mile has been raised to 150 sovs, and altogether if the meeting be not a very great success it will not fail from want of liberality on the part of the club. Already several of the horses are in work for the Autumn Meeting, and [Champagne candidates, many of whom I shall have occasion to mention presently, are commencing to learn their trade. Bob Ray, who is away South to try his luck at Tapanui and Tuapeka, is at present an absentee from the course. He has with him Tadmor, Sonnambula, Traitor, and Daniel O’Rourke. The latter is a two-year-old, by Sledmere out of Brunette, and consequently half-brother to Tadmor. Re is a small but compact colt, and certainly one of the most promising-looking of the youngsters of the season. Mr Webb’s lot at present consist of a quality-looking bay colt by Malton out of Prophetess ; another, by Sledmere out of Tantrums, a very powerful colt, who looks as if weight would never stop him, but from whose appearance I should say that distance was his forte. Both of these are engaged in the Champagne, as is also Gilda. This handsome daughter of Mermaid is a real beauty, but I should think sprinting would suit her better than a long distance. The Ada colt, for whom, in spite of his bad performance at the last meeting I still entertain a great regard, is also in work, and has accepted for the Dunedin Cup. A great raking three-year-old, by Malton, out of Caspar’s dam, is also being handled, and some day, if he gets the chance, will make a good steeplechase horse. The Malton— Revoke and Spray fillies (three-year-olds), are both learning their business. They are both very much like other Sprays and Revokes, but I prefer the Revoke filly, There is also an uncommonly neat two-year-old, by Ravensworth, out of Barbary, which is well enough bred for anything. She is engaged in the Champagne, and has every appearance of making a grand mare. I hear that Mr Webb is likely to have another addition to his string shortly, in the shape of old Gossip, and I should not be surprised to see the old- mare carrying the black and gold jacket to the front in the big event. Dan O’Brien’s lot are located at John Lunn’s. Old Tam, who has been spelling since his Wellington campaign, has just gone into work again. He looks well and hearty. It is scarcely likely that he will go to Dunedin. He will probably go to the West Coast, where, between Hokitika and Greymouth, he ought to have a good time of it. Tommy Dodd, the hurdle-race horse, bought by O’Brien in Wellington, is a very useful looking bay, standing about fifteentwo, by Bay Middleton, out of a Barber mare. He won the Hurdle race in Wellington, and has performed with a fair amount of success before and since. In the present scarcity: of cross-country horses he ought to prove a profitable speculation to his present owner,

Lough Neagh, another Wellington purchase of Dan’s is a two-year-old by Traducer out of Laurel, Laurel by Peter Plat out of a Riddlesworth mare. He is a fine looking colt, with powerful quarters, good legs, and a regular Traducer head. Take him all over, he is perhaps a trifle plain, but promises to make a good 'un. He won the Maiden Plate in Wellington, and is engaged in the Champagne and Derby of this year. Both the latter, as well as Old Tam, are now in work. Neither Lurline nor Calumny have as yet scored a win, and the Victorian trip has been very unsuccessful for these two daughters of Traducer. The former, however, seems, judging from her performance in the Midsummer Handicap to be improving, and is a favorite for the Geelong Gold Cup to be run in February. Woolomai, the winner of the Midsummer Handicap, beat Pertobe last season in the Four-year-old Handicap. Pertobe running, I believe, a fair second. This will probably give Pertobe a rise in the market for the Dunedin Cup, in which he is, I should say, uncommonly well in. At present, however, Traitor holds the position of first favorite at 5 to 1, and little or no money at that price. Yatterina at 8 and 10 to 1 comes next in public favor, and Spritsail and Flying Dutchman (the latter of whom ran the memorable dead heats with Saladin in the Australian Cup) are I understand backed heavily in Dunedin. I understand Mr Redwood will, as the theatricals say, “ shortly appear.” His two-year-olds, judging from their appearance last year, ought to be a formidable lot, and with Remnant and Wainui, the northern stable will probably score more than one win. Dick Mason and Papapa have returned to Auckland, but I doubt greatly whether the handsome chestnut will put in an appearance at our Autumn Meeting. I regret to learn that the Leithfield meeting is not coming off this year. A moie pleasant little meet there was not in the province, nor a more universally successful one. There was, I hear, some prospect of the Leithfield and Hurunui committees amalgamating, and having a Great Northern Meeting. This may eventuate in some season yet 'to come, and if such an amalgamation could be effected, an excellent programme might bo given. My Leithfield friends tell me that they would not have suffered the meeting to fall through but from the fact that they have at present no course to run on. We must hope for an extra good meeting next year. The Kowai Pass programme is published, and it is in every respect a very good one. A Handicap Hurdle race, of 40 sovs—which will, it is to be presumed, drag the good little Mousetrap from his retirement —forms the first item on the bill of fare. A Farmer’s Plate, The Malvern Stakes Handicap, of 50 sovs, added to a sweep of 5 sovs ; the Kowai Pass Handicap, of £35 ; and the usual Hack race, make up the rest of the programme; and with the train running close to the course the Kowai Pass stewards may confidently anticipate a success. The Hurunui stewards this year restrict the meeting to Hack races, and in the present scarcity of horses, and so many meetings coming off at the end of the season, there is little doubt that they have done wisely. lam glad to note that there are no catch weights in the various events, and if the stewards of the up-country meetings were to allow no weight under 10 stone in Hack races, I think they would do well. Mr J. Lunn recently took Waverley, Alice Grey, and Dolly Vardan to the Coast ; but Septimus, who was in rare buckle, proved altogether too many for his team ; Septimus, carrying 9st 61bs, did what he pleased with Alice Grey at Sat 91bs for a mile and a half and a distance. Alice Grey pulled off the Consolation ; Nero was the only other competitor, conceding her 21bs weight for age. One can only wish that John Lunn may have better luck next time. Every sporting man in New Zealand was pleased to hear of Mr Delaraain’s throw-in in Auckland, where the game little Templeton carried off the Auckland Cup, Grand Stand Handicap, and Town Plate. Bell also scored a win, and was since sold to Captain Fraser. Sam Haynes expresses himself thoroughly satisfied with his trip, and informs me that Templeton is none the worse for wear, and that the rest of Mr Delaraain’s team are doing well. Hercules is again in work with two Champagne candidates, and I understand Castaway is likely to bo in Sam’s hands shortly for training. After visiting the Yaldhurst stable, which I hope to do shortly, your readers shall have full particulars of its various inmates. SINEAD.