SPORTING NOTES.

Globe, Volume VI, Issue 692, 7 September 1876, Page 4

SPORTING NOTES.

(From the Press.")

The entries for the Cup aud Jockey Club Handicap show an increase on last year of two in the former and sis in the latter event, and the nominations may be considered very satisfactory. Mr Redwood’s entries are numerous, and if the quality is there as well as quantity, the Northern stable should, in the present scarcity of horses, land a number of good things this season. Guy Fawkes, Korari, Ngavo, Ariel, Rob Roy, Nectar, Tadmor, Cloth of Gold, Fishhook, Templeton, Pungawerewere, are all tolerably known to fame. Puriri, the Waimea colt, must, I m told, win the Derby, and therefore his Cup chance should be a good one. Stirabout, the Shrovetide colt, is big enough, but is anything but a general favorite, and Maroro is the Fair Agnes colt w .o ran in the Champagne. Tara is Koran's handsome little sisier, and small as she is, many judges like her as well as anything in Mr Redwood’s stable, Tasso, Lady Lea, Fallacy, and the Lady Florence colt are all untried, but they will, I should say, require some leniency from the handicapper to place them on terms with some others in the list. Isaac Walton is by Dainty Ariel out of Fanny Fisher, and has performed once or twice in Auckland. DeadBeat and Danebury (the Ada colt) complete the list. The two last ones I should look upon as unlikely starters in the Handicap, as each should have a fair Derby chance. From their running in the Champagne I should prefer Dead Heat’s chance. The Cup horses are, so far as they go, nearly the same as the C.J.C, except that Mr Redwood has nominated' Songster. This handsome son of Skybird ran well in the Champagne when quite out of form, and though none of the family have ever yet done anything worth mentioning, I rather fancy this youngster will prove an exception. Mr Walter’s three-year-uld by Dainty Ariel out of Fanny Fisher has not yet arrived, but I hear great things of him. Wrangler, the Tantrums colt, is a great favorite of his owner’s, and is well on in his preparation There is at present not much speculation on the Cup, but the following odds for the different events have been laid recently : For the Cup —IOO to 14 Guy Fawke*, 6to 1 Danebury, Dead Heat, and Korari, 7 and 8 to 1 Templeton and Cloth ;of Gold. For the Derby—Dead Heat, 4 to I ; Puriri, 5 to 1 ; Danebury, sto 1 ; Fallacy. 6to 1 : Wrangler, 7to 1. The doubles on the Cup and Derby run from 100 to 2to 100 to 5. On theO.J.U. no business has been done, but 10 to 1 is obtainable on the field. It will be seen from the, above that if we except Dead Heat, who can scarcely be called an Otago horse, Rob Roy is the only Dunedin candidate. It is a matter of wonder to me that with such liberal stakes as are given by our Southern neighbors there are not more men who go in for racing. 1 had the pleasure recently, when in Dunedin, of visiting Mr Dodson’s stud farm. Mr Taggart kindly drove us over, and a very charming drive it was, but the scenery and the stud farm itself have been so recently described by Augur that it will only be necessary for me to say that Mr Dodson was hospitality itself ; that I saw several mares well known in Canterbury, notably Amuri, Remnant, Azucena, Miss King, Envy, and Wetsail, Remnant has furnished into an uncommonly nice mare, and the rest looked healthy and well, Another of Mr Dodson’s recent purchases is Awbio Awhxo, a very good looking mare indeed, and well bred enough for anything, being by Ravensworth out of the imported Teddington mare Skybird. As far as make and shape goes, 1 liked Sweetlips, a Tasmanian bred mare, as well as any. the has plenty of sub stance as well as qualny, and seems to me just the one to suit Cassivelaunus. The foals, mostly by this horse, are good-looking youngsters, but I liked a filly by Albany as well as any, I should fancy, from thenappearance, the place was rather bleak for them. The mares are all in foal to Cassivelaunus, who is certainly a very grand horse, and who looked the picture of health. In the stable was a very neat brown colt by Traducer, out of Miss King, with a powerful back, racing looking quarters, aud a rare set of legs. He is engaged in our Champagne Stakes next year, and looks a very likely candidate. In the next box is another Tradneer, a brown filly out of Little Nell. She is a neat little lady, but her hocks are very suspicious. Mr Dodson has, altogether, a capital lot of mares and a very good horse, and I hope his speculation will prove remunerative. When in Dunedin, Mr Stevenson drove me out to see Rob Roy and Steamer, who are located on Mr Chaplin’s farm. The former looked healthy and well, and has just been taken up. Steamer has not furnished so much as I should have expected. Both are now under Sam Haynes’ care. In the paddock was Castanette. own sister to Envy, formerly the property of Mr R. H. Campbell, and a very useful little mare she is. King Philip, MrYeende tells me, is not likely to put in an appearance at our Spring Meeting. Mr Yeende intends to give him a good spell aud bring him out fresh for Dunedin, where, T hope, he will be more fortunate than last I am glad to see the Timaru Racing Olnb is in a most prosperous condition as regards funds. It is intended, I believe, to erect a permanent stand, somewhat similar to the one recently erected on the Canterbury course. In consequence of laying down the course, the Timaru meeting will not take place till April, or not at any rate till the far end of the season. The Waitaki Jockey Club hold a meeting on the sth and 6th October, and advertise a very good programme. The Waitaki Cnp Handicap of 100 sovs, a handicap Hurdle Race of 40, and the Waitaki Jockey Club Handicap of 50, are the three principal items. This meeting clashes with the Geraldine, which is a great mistake, as many owners would send their horses down for the two meetings, when they would not fur ooe, and there is not, so far as I can see, any reason for clashing at all. I remind owners that nominations for the Waitaki handicaps must be sent to the secretary not later than the 16 th.

I was out on the course the other morning;, and most of the teams were out, but no fast work. Maroro and Stirabout went once round slow, and then Guy Fawkes and Puriri did a serviceable gallop twice round the plough. The Conspirator seems in great buckle, and the colt went very well Maroro has wonderfully improved, and will shortly, I believe “shortly appear” at Geraldine. Stirabout is not a pretty goer, but he gets over the ground, and the ploughs horse, as they call him, may perhaps be found as awkward to meet as Kakapo, the coach horse, was. Tara was sent a striding gallop three times round the plough ; the first round travelling with Songster, the (jecopd witty Warow a» d the last witb Btir *

about. The little mare gallops in good style, and pulled up sound and well. Songster scarcely pleased me so much, he seemed tender on his hind feet, and did not move nearly so freely as I have seen him. Hay sent Tommy Doud and Lady Lea a steady canter once round the grass gallop together, and Fallacy, Danebury, and Tadmor afterwards followed suit. The old steeplechaser looks big, and, in fact, has only been a short time up, which remarks apply also to Dane bury. The two fillies improve, and Tadmor looks uncommonly well. Nectar only did walking exercise, and Fishhook slow work. The latter is well on in his preparation, and se' ms to have, wintered well, for he certainly shows a great difference on his last season’s form. Dead Heat went a s'ow canter once round the gallop, and I think Mr Logan, who was on the course, must be pleased with his improvement, not only in appearance but in his manners. The Bush Inn string, consisting of Wrangler, the Lady Florence colt, Spreydon, Cloth of Gold, and Tasso, only did a short canter. Wrangler went very freely and well. The Yaldhurst team did not put in an appearance, In the afternoon Mr Redwood's second lot wore out, Lady of the Lake doing a sweat three times round the plough, with Amohia and the Queen of the South filly. Korari did slow work.

Mr Redwood, who has now rented the course for a term from the Jockey Club, has already commenced fencing and clearing the Hibernians off. The plough and grass gallops are also in good order, and I have little doubt that Mr Redwood will take all pams to keep them so. The Wellington programme is to hand, and a vsry good one it is. There are two Hurdle races of 50 and 100 sovs respectively, a Maiden and Derby of 100 each, two £SO stakes, while the Provincial Plate (district) of 125, and the Jockey Club Handicap of 150, the Wellington (hip of 300 sovs are the big events. The date has been changed from December o February, for which I suppose them are good and sufficient reasons, but I fancy December would suit Southern owners far better. SINBAD