SPORTING NOTES.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1761, 11 October 1879, Page 4

SPORTING NOTES.

By Sinbad. The Duntroon meeting came off on Thursday and Friday last, and passed off most successfully. Little Fenella commenced proceedings by winning the Maiden Plate from live others, of whom her most formidable opponent was the cr;ss-country horse Black Prince. The latter struck himself close to home, or the finish would have been a very close thing. Rangatira scored his first win in the County Plate, which he won after a good race from York, who, as usual, seems to have shown temper—an example which was followed by his relative and stable companion Chancellor in the Waitaki Cup, which followed. Here five went to the post, the constant Pinfire having a trifle the call in the betting. Maritana and Chancellor alternately cut out the running, but the chesnut coming a quarter of a mile from home, stalled eff the temporary challenge of Chancellor, who soon turned it up, leaving the chesnut to win oomforfcably, Libeller was third. After a Trotting Race, which it would be better to omit on future occasions, Fenella was saddled up again to defeat a good field in the Selling Hack Race. She wa3 subsequently knocked down to Mr Gibson for £37. The weather on the second day was most unfavourable, which naturally had its effect on the attendance. Five weighed out for the Handicap Hurdle Race, and here Te Whetu, who was giving lumps of weight to his opponents, won easily from Robin Hood. Old Loyalty was amor.g the contentants, but seems never to have been formidable during the latter part of the race. Only a tro faced the starter for the Waitaki J. C. Handicap, for which Maritana, who was cmceding 171bs to her two opponents, was made a strong favourite at even money. Chancellor cut out the work at a clinking pace for about a mile, but, on being challenged by the mare, resigned. Rangatira then got on terms with the favourite, and the two ran a slashing race home together. The mare, however, had the most in her at the finish, and secured a length verdict from the Australian. Mr Goodman had his first win this season with York in the Champagne Stakes, which he won with a bit in hand from Pinfire. The Auckland colt Libeller was third. The Consolation was appropriated by Mr Hill with the aid of Unknown. Chancellor, who again ran very ■unkindly, being second, and poor little Libeller again placed. The acceptance for the Canterbury Jockey Club Handicap must certainly be considered a very good one, the only owner absent from the li3t that I should have expected to see being Mr Redwood. The Russley stable pair have both cried content, which induces the belief that Naiad must be training on welL Should she continue to do so, this four-year-old sister of Lurline's, with only six twelve on her back, must be dangerous, though, until I'm taught better, I prefer the chances of her stable companion. Chancellor has paid up, but his southern performances this season so far do not speak much in his favour, not to speak of his uncertain temper. Dundee's Geraldine running too was not of a high class, still I cannot but think there is a good race in this colt. _Mr Webb's other representative, Adamant, is a wonder- — fully improved colt, and it is to be hoped will turn out a better stayer than his brother Danebury. Of Mr Walters' pair, Libeller and Piscatorious, one can say little more than that they are two uncommonly wellbred colts, and that little Libeller has been running very gamely down South, where it almost seems a pity to have sent him. With another month's condition in him, I think he will run very differently. The next in the list is Betrayer, but it is most probable his owner will elect to start him for the Derby, for which race he still holds the position of first favourite. Mr Robinson has paid up for both Numa and Natator, the former I I cannot stand at any price for a race of this description ; but the chesnut, if he keep on as he is going, will run a great race for the big stake. I have not seen much of St. George in his work so far, as he usually works in the afternoon. It seems to me that if he can gallop at all. he ought to run well up in this race. He is doing, I hear, a lot of work under George Cutts' supervision, and I don't think there will be much fault found with his condition. We have not yet seen enough of Maid of Honour in work to form a very reliable opinion of her capabilities. She is a grandly bred filly, and ran during her two-year-old career two desperate races with the best of her contemporaries. She has not so far won the good opinion of the " early rooming birds," but I think, bar accidents, she will look a very different filly in November. Whether she be a stayer or not remains to he seen, but there can be no doubt about her being able to travel, and I think Mr Smith vill see a good part of her purchase money back before the season i 3 out. Ido not think her chance for the race under notice a very first class one, as Keaa has hardly had a fair chance with her, and should rather expect to see her figuring to advantage at the latter end of the season. Of On Dit again I know next to nothing, as she is trained up country, and will probably not make her appearance till a few days before the meeting. Her only two-year-old performance was but moderate, but she may have altered very materially for the better. Indeed, the very fact of her having accepted for this race is proof almost that she must have done so. Her stable companion, Marie Antoinette, has also accepted, and on public running must of course be considered the best of the trio. The Yaldhurst confederacy have paid up for Camballo and Pinfire, reserving Volunteer for the Derby. The chesnut has has been running successfully both at Geraldine and Duntroon, and will no doubt run a good race for the C.J.C., but I question whether he is quite class enough for the company he will have to meet, while on the Autumn Handicap running several of those engaged should hold Camballo quite safe. Of Ray's trio, Templeton, Maritana, and Fishhook, I certainly prefer the chance of the last named. Laertes has nothing to complain of in his impost, and he has, I believe, been backed to win a fair amount already, but I don't think distance is his forte. Mata i 3 doing well, and must have a good say in the race, for I don't think we have seen the best of this big son of Deadshot yet. Oberon and Atlantic must have improved many pounds to have much to do with this race, and Soukar I cannot have at any price. I think when the race is run and over, the winner will be found among the following :—Fishhook, Natator, Longlands, Mata, and of course Betrayer, should he be a starter. I find that in a previous issue I was in error in reference to the match between The Agent and Mousetrap. Mr Markey informs me that there is every probability of such a contest coining oil'. If so, it will probably take place at the Timaru meeting. The conditions are three miles, over a fair hunting country, for i'oo sovs. aside, the chesnut to concede two stone to the little grey. The Marlborough race programme has been published in the local papers. In the advertisement the added money to all events ii> left an open question, but from the report of the meeting of the Club it wou'd appear that the etake ; ? for the jumping races are to be raised, as also the Racing Club Handicap, Following *he example of Dunedin, they have omitted the Maiden Plate, a Flying Handicap taking the place of that event. The Wellington Raoini? Club have applied the pruning knife to their programme for tb° comm o ' season, the most notable re.uction being in the case of the Cup, which is reduced to 400 sovs. Nominations for this, as well as the Racing Club Handicap of 200 sovs. and the Hurdle Race Handicap of 75 govs, cloae on November Glh. The annual meeting of the members of the Wairarapa Jockey Olub was held on the 27th ultimo, when a very favourable balancesheet was brought up. The Club appear to be in difficulties over the course, which the secretary reported was in a very bad state, the Tauherenikau river having cut away about seven chains of the racing ground. It is more than probable that it will be found necessary to make an entirely new couise. A general meeting will be held on the 25th October, when it Is understood that the date of the race meeting will be fixed for the Thursday and Friday in the week following the Wellington race meeting. Argentine (by Traducer out of Aurifera), revoke (dam of Trump Card), Belle of the t - ™ m ot Templeton), Gift (sister to vu& ence) > and Fan °y ( dam of Foul flyi, ar £ ■* present on a visit to Leolinus,

By no means discouraged by th erefuaal of the Hawke'a Bay Racing Olub to amalgamate with them, the Hawke'a Bay Jockey Club have arranged a capital programme for their Autumn meeting on March 17th and 18th. All the principal events have been increased in added money, and £750 will be given altogether by the Club. The Club also announce that they will add to their programme a new three-year-old race, which is to be called the Hawke'a Bay Guineas of 100 sovs, added to a sweep of 5 sovs. The The nominations for this race of 1880 and 1881 close on December 20th.

The nominations for the Patea Handicaps closed on Saturday last, and Bay informs me that he has entered Maritana for|j the flat rices, and Lone Hand for the Handicap Hurdle Bac?.

Hammock has dropped a filly foal to Traducer.

Monday morning being very rough, little or no work was done on the course, and on Tuesday, on account of the ploughed gallop being very heavy, trainfra had to work on the old outside gallop, and very little strong going was indulged in. Robin Eood did a couple of canters at the far side of the course, and Mata with the rugs on did some slow work. Natator and Fable were fweatod. Luna and Laertes, both stripped, wcie sent a good gallop of over a mile, and Nnma went about the same distacce by himself. The Parachute colt cantered, and Maid of Honour went a alow gallop of about a mile, moving in nice form. Piscatorious and Grand Duchess were sent about a mile and a half alow. Titania and Lone Hand, stripped, did slow work, and Fishhook, Templeton, and Hornby were sweated, the two elder horses doing a turn by themselves after the colt was pulled off. Dundee and Adamant went a couple of striding gallops of a mile and a half each, the colt going freely and well. Daisy and Betrayer did useful work in company with the Derby favourite, and the filly beiDg pulled off, Edward James finished the gallop, and Oatch-me-not, Mr Brabazon'a horse, went by himself. The Yaldhurst team did not put in an appearance.

It iB said that Mr Pierre Lorillard's br g Parole, who is entered for the Cambridgeshire, 1 mile 240 yards, to be run on the 21st October, has been backed to win £30,000. The Bona Memorial Stakes for two-year-olds, to be run for at Goodwood in 1881, closed with 169 subscribers.

Mr J. W. Hunt Reynolds (aaya the " Turf, Field, and Farm "), has sold his great three-year-old colt Falsetto, by Inquirer (son of imp. Leamington and Lida, by Lexington), dam Farfaletta, by imp. Australian; second dam Elkhorna, by Lexington, out of Glencona, by imp. Glencoe, &c, to Mr P. Lorillard, for £3600. The horse was purchased with his engagements, which inclnde the Sewanee Stake, two-mile heats, at Nashville; the Viley Stake, one and a half miles, and Elkhorn Stake, one and three-quarter miles, at Lexington, Ky., and the Kentucky St. Leger and the American Stallion Stake, one and three-quarter milea, at Louisville, Ky. Falsetto has a double cross of Lexington and a double cross of American Eclipse, to which source much of his excellence as a racehorse can be attribnted. Mr Lorillard doubtless will send him to England.

Mr T. S. Olibborn makes the announcement (says the Sydney " Town and Country") that he will dispose of all Mr F.Wentworth's thoroughbred horse stock about the end of the year; and thia will cause regret to all true sportsmen, whe believe thoroughly in having such men aa Mr Wentworth connected with the tnrf. It has been known, however, for months past that he intended going to England before long, and so the projected sale of the blood-horse stud was not unexpected. There will be lots of time and plenty of opportunities to comment on the different animals that will compose this distribution, and so for the present we may leave the preliminary advertisement to gain itself publicity, merely remarking that there are a lot of high bred mares collected at Greystaneß, and that among the youngsters will be lound yearlings from Sylvia and Onyx. The Botomahana (says "Augur" in the " Australasian"), which arrived in the bay on Monday, has on board one thoroughbred mare, the property of Mr Wilson, of New Zaaland. Sissie. bred in 1885, is by Suffolk out of Irma; Suffolk, by North Lincoln from Protection, by Defence from Testatrix, by Touchstone; Irma, by Rataplan from Hermione, by Kingston. Mr Wilson takea the mare with him to New Zealand, and the blood is a valuable addition to the thoroughbred stock of that colony. Sissie is in foal to Cos rule as.