SPORTING NOTES.

Globe, Volume IV, Issue 418, 14 October 1875, Page 2

SPORTING NOTES.

On arriving at the race-course this morning, I was greeted by my confrere “Sinbad,” who informed me that I was just too late to witness the [work done by Mr Redwood’s team. The nags themselves were still walking about on the course, and Ted Cutts had out Guy Fawkes, Cocksure, Korari, Twitter, and a big coarse mare of the name of Blue Grass. They had all done some work at a pretty fair pace, and as the morning was very warm their clothing was dispensed with. Twitter went once round, and, as usual, she was doing her work alone. Blue Grass had two fast canters, once with Guy Fawkes and then with Cocksure. The Conspirator and Korari went rather over two miles at a good pace. The few spectators who were now assembled had to Avait a long time before any other trainer brought out his lot, and Dan O’Brien was the first of them to show up-

Tam had his usual dose, and was accompanied by Fishook for about two miles. The latter was stripped, but I can not see a Derby winner in him. The old horse went very well, and should be getting into good form, considering the amount of work he has been doing. I hope, for his owner's sake, that he may stand up till the meeting is over Dan had Pakeha out, and he treated the spectators to some jumping. The horse goes like a bull at a gate, but when once he is settled down, he jumps well and quickly. He hit the first flight this morning very hard, but it had the effect of making him jump the remaining flights cleanly. Dory O’More and King Philip were out by this time, and after some walking exercise the clothes were taken off Kory, and Goodman took him up to the top turn. King Philip, with a heavy suit on and a light-weight in the saddle, was then sent found and Kory picked him up, the two then going round three times more. The King, of course, was driven along, but Kory was evidently very fiesh and pulled hard all the way. He did not seem to like the plough gallop, and would have been better pleased if the pace had been faster. Kory will be pretty near the handicap, if he goes, and he has numerous backers who declare that the old horse cannot lose it. lam not of the same opinion, though I do not like to go against the judgment of those who know the horse so well. Bob Kay had Tommy Dodd, Sonnambula, Daniel O’Kourke, Tattler, and Satanella out, and he stripped the three latter outside the course, and jumping them off from the bottom turn they came round to the commencement of the rails at a really good pace. Tattler is short of work as yet, and Satanella, with Bob up, could not - keep with the light weights, of which Daniel went the better. He is not the little duffer that some people imagine the colt to be, and he is well enough bred for anything. Tommy Dodd and Sonnambula, both in clothing, went once round, coming in fast, and the ancient hurdle-racer was decidedly a little lame after it. As he did not run for the hurdle race at Geraldine, I presume he Mill go for the race here, as I don’t suppose Mr P. Campbell keeps him to look at. Webb’s was, as usual, the latest string on the ground, and the whole lot did some cantering before commencing any fast work. The Gitana filly (is her name Slouch or Sludge ?) was stripped, and sent once round. Little Clark seems to be able to keep her straight, and there is no doubt but she can go a hopper for a short distance for all her crooked legs. I shall look to this filly to be dangerous in some short spins, if they can get a youth to steer her. She pulls hard and has, I should think, a will of her own, but she may be amenable to reason by the race time. Ranolf and Castilian were stripped, and set from the far corner, once round. They went fast most of the way, but the General held his hand up when they were approaching the stand, and they did not go to work again until the bottom turn was rounded. I do not think Kanolf improves in his going, and Castilian is not gro\vn much since last year. Kanolf will, of course, have many friends if he comes to the post for the Cup, in Webb’s best condition, but travelling two miles and a quarter is a different thing from getting through a six furlong spin, and I fancy Kanolf will be found to prefer a mile to a longer distance. Castilian, too, is not a great stayer, but he may scramble through a handicap, if the handicapper is lenient, as a light weight will suit him better than eight stone ten. Mr Shand’s two chesnuts, Blair Athol and Cloth of Gold, were the next to perform. By this time the morning was very warm, and though these colts were stripped and did not do much more than once round, they showed the effects of their galloj). In Cloth of Gold this was more visible than in his relative. They are both nice colts, but I fancy that the Derby won’t go to Mr Shand through their agency, though he may perhaps collar the stakes by the aid of Kauri. 1 did not see the latter gentleman go this morning, and The Chief was absent in town being shod. Altogether, the work done was of a satisfactory nature, and there do not seem to be many cripples amongst the nags now undergoing their preparation. If the weather should continue as it is at present it will find out the weak points of some of them, but the gallops are in very good order, and the going is sound. During the morning Dick Kichards was out riding his two-year-old Dead Heat, who has the makings of a nice horse, if he is properly managed in his youth. With regard to the Handicap, the more I see of the work being done by the horses engaged in it, the more I am convinced that Rory O’More and Guy Fawkes have all the best of it. Hercules will be here in a few days, and the stable will of course soon know if he can beat his companion. If he can, then they will in all probability go for him, but the market movements will soon show if this is the case. Kory’s chance I cannot ignore, but I must repeat my conviction that Guy will beat him if the race is a true run one ; the only doubt in my mind being if Guy can quite get two miles comfortably. With regard to the Derby, none of Mr Redwood’s string, that are here at present, are any good. I fancy Mr Delamain’s filly will beat Mr Shaud’s chesnuts, though she may not be able to foot it home with Kauri. Tattler will not have condition to fetch him home in a strong run race, and Daniel must succumb to something a little bigger. Though the race is so open I shall take an early plunge into prophecy, and predict that Kauri or Pungawerewere will be the winner of the Derby of 1875. But I must not forget that Mr Redwood is bringing down Norah, by Towton, out of Hercules’ dam, and as I hear promising accounts of this young lady, she may prove as troublesome as Kangi was last year. There is no betting worth chronicling. HERMIT.