SPORTING.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1853, 30 January 1880, Page 3

SPORTING.

PAPAKURA RACES. [By Telkgbaph.] AUCKLAND, January 29. Tho Papakura races wero well attended. Handicap Hokdle Race of 30 sovs. Harry Mount 1 Sportsman ... ... ... 2 Lark 3 Pai'akura Handicap of 100 sovs. Piscatorious ... ... ... ... ••• 1 Malvern ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Maiden Plate of 25 sovs. Grand Duchess ... ... ... 1 Traducer 2 Milkman ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 Railway Handicai of 25 sovs. Golden Crown .. ... ... ... ... 1 Destiny 2 Hack Race of 10 sovs. Old Time 1 Ladies' Purse of 20 sovs. Piscatorious ... ... ... ... ... 1 Traducer ... 2 Consolation Handicap of 15 sovs. Malvern ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 WELLINGTON RACES. [By Tblegrafh.l WELLINGTON, January 29. The latest betting on the Wellington Cup is : 4 to 1 against Lara (taken) 4 to 1 against Foul Play (offered), 5 to 1 taken and wanted 5 to 1 against Hippo, Laertes, and Templeton 10 to 1 against the others Sinking Fund has done no work lately, and is reported to have broken down. Hippo has done no fast work since arrival. Hailstorm, York, and Templeton aoquit themselves best in the gallops. Yesterday Hailstorm and King Quail did a rattling gallop, the former getting the best of it. Templeton and Lara had a three mile sweat, a go»d scrape being got off both. There is next to no betting.

RACING NOIB3 FROM ENGLAND. BY AN EYH-WITNBBS. It may be interesting to your readers to peruse these brief remarks upon the last aot of the racing drama of 1579 brought to a close during the past week at Manchester, Warwick, and Kempton Park. At the first place mentioned there were but few events worthy of comment, as nearly all were either short scurry nurseries or Belling races, so popular with lessees of race courses, as a large item of profit is invariably gained by the sale of the winner. Such contests, however, are in no way interesting to the true lover of racing form. Therefore, I shall confine myself to races contested by animals of well-known merits. The ball opened by Lindrick, a son of Argyle, defeating a large field for the Lancaster Nursery Handicap, for which Mr Crawford's Sohool Boy was a hot favorite. After several small handicaps and selling races had been run off Sunny Brae upset a great pot on Storm for a Welter Handicap. For the November Cup, one mile, Master Kildaro once again showed hie inability to get through heavy ground by being beaten by the moderate Umbria very easily by two lengths, Lord Hastings' colt never seeming able to go the pace, a marked contrast to his Liverpool Cup performance, where, from start to finish, he always appeared to heve the race at his mercy, whilst at Manchester and Linooln, on the contrary, he never seemed able to live with hia field ; therefore, the only feasible construction that can be put upon his in and out running is, that the deep ground is not to his liking. In the Lancashire Cup, a handicap, one mile, Robbie Burns showed what a superior animal he is, by carrying his Bst 31b burden gallantly first past the post a length in front of the lightly-weighted Humbert, Avontes, who was only oonceding the winner 111 b, being beaten two lengths from Mr Jardine's colt, whilst among the runners was Lord Olive, 4 yrs, Bat 21b, the Cambridgeshire winner, La Merveille, 4 yrs, Bst 81b ; Mars, aged, 6at 71b, besides Beveral others, all carrying light weights j and, as Mr Fickersgill's colt has on several occasions proved himself a good stayer, I think he may be counted as unlucky not to obtain a place in the St. Leger, which he most assuredly would have done had not one of his suspicious looking hockt given way a few days prior to the race, as I now feel sure that such horses as Ruperra and Exeter, the second and third to Rayon d'Or in the great race of the North, would have but very litcle chance with the stout son of Martyrdom and Auchnafree, and I fully expect him to prove next season a thorn in the side of Count Lagrange's champion for the Cup Rices. In the Eglington Nursery Handicap Lindrick again proved himßelf a smart colt by defeating Fallow Deer and several others. The Manchester November Handicap one mile and a-half, was a genuine surprise, as Mars, not backed for a shilling, won with consummate ease from the Cesarewitch favorite Adamite, with Humbert third, My Delight being at the head of the others, whilst the other favorites Belplocbe, Chocolate, and Lansdown were all well beaten. Since Mars so nearly created a similar surprise at Linooln in the spring, where he ran Touehet to a Bhort head for the Lincolnshire Handicap, he has Btarted no less than thirteen times without once catching the judge's eye, therefore his owner, Mr W. Brown, is to be commended for his perseverance, and richly deserves his success in netting so nice a stake after so many disappointments. The backers sustained another severe blow when Hackthorpe, Telescope and Tatter went down before Fallow Deer for a weight-for-age cup, and tho concluding day's sport was abandoned through the untimely appearance of Jack Frost.

Warwick has somewhat fallen from its high estate, when it used to have the last week allowed for flat racing entirely to itself. The sport on this occasion was of such a plating description that very little need be said about it. The course, as it always is at this time of year, was dreadfully deep and holding, which caused tho downfall of many a favorite, and sent the talent away with very long faces. On the first day, the only event worth of notice was in the success of Rosalind in the Guy Cup, for which she started the best favorite, which was not to be wondered at coßsidering she was let in at nearly the bottom weight; why is difficult to tell, as at Brighton she defeated Preoiosa in a canter, and I think that the sooner the Jockey Glub take some notice of, to say the least, such flagrant mistakes, the better, as nothing is bo calculated to do harm to tho turf bo much as the looße way in which handioapping ia at present carried on. The once great Midland Counties Handicap, which has been cut down from two miles to one and a quarter, was a comparative failure, seven wretched animals only facing the starter. Of these Stitchery proved the best, but as she was receiving 61bs. from the moderate Calabria and Slbs. from Elf King, the performance was not much to boast of. For the Grendon Nursery, Privola, a daughter of George Frederick, carrying the top weight, very eaßily disposed of her field. The Studley Nursery Handicap fell to the lot of May Queen, a daughter of Onslow, who was disgraoofully handicapped, considering the ex cellent form she had shown in the _ early part of the season and at Brighton in the summer ; the meeting being brought to a conclusion by Calabria defeating a great favorite for the Warwick Autumn Welter Cup in the much talked of Sfylites. The Leamington Grand Annual, cut down from four to three miles, waß a dead failure, two only going to the post, tho winner being Collegian, who had no difficulty in beating poor old Chimney Sweep. Kempton Park has this year certainly not been blessed with very pleasant weather, but few were prepared to see the dosing scene celebrated amidst a heavy fall of snow which, singularly enough, seemed to "lay" everywhere exoept on the racecourse. Many on reaching Waterloo Station turned back, deeming it quite impossible for sport to take place; but other adventurous spirits determined to proceed to the scene of ia case it was found practicable to make a Btart. These were rewarded for their temerity by a very fair day's sport when all adverse circumstances were taken into acoount, and although a good deal of enow was lying about on d-ifferent placeß, and the whole spot presented a most wintry aspect. The actual running ground was not so bad as might have been expected. The day's proceedings commenced with a hurdle race, in which old Bugle March had but little difficulty in disponing of Gunnersbury, who last year finished third in the Middle Park Plate to Peter and Victor Chief. A goad field then turned out for the Kempton Park Nursery Handicap, which was won by War Horn, an own sister to Reverberation, who started favourite. The Garrick Two-Year Old Plate waß won by tho diminutive Hypatia—by liOCturor, out of Rosary (Hackthorp'edam)—

who, although little more [than a pony, evidently has tho gift of going. For tho Halliford Welter Handicap Lady Blanche did not start so good a favourite as Saltier. She, however, defeated him in a canter by four lengths, some speedy ones being behind the pair. Avontes wag selected as favourite for the Teddington Handicap, and after a slashing race he only just managed to defeat Seringa by the shortest of heads, mainly owing to the masterly manner in whioh he was handled by Cannon. The rest of the meeting was devoted to the usual number of Belling and sprint races, the Kempton Park November Handicap alone being the exception. Typhoon was selected favorite as soon as the betting opened, which it did some days before the contest, Vegetarian being second in demand, whilst Rigman, who was at one time first favorite for the Cambridgeshire, came in for support at 7 to 1, St. Augustine, at a point more, being backed by the adherents of the Manton stables. The race itself admits of very little description, the favorite being in front until he had fairly pumped himßelf out, when he was passed by Ragman, who in his turn gave way to St Augustine, the last named passing the post an easy winner by two lengths, Bute being third, with Typhoon fourth. After the winner had passed the seals, Jennings, trainer to Count Lagrange, objected to him on the grounds that the hood which ho wore was not weighed with the jockey, which being proved, tin stewards had no alternative except to disqualify St. Augustine, and award the race to Ragman, which they did, granting permission to Sir W. Lethbridge, the owner of St. Augustine, to appeal to the stewards of the Jockey Club against their decision, why, is best known to themselves, as, according to the rule framed by the Jockey Club, it is therein enacted that if a horse run in a hood it must be put in the scale and included in the jockey's weight. Now as it seems clear that St. Augustine did wear a hood, and the same was not put into the scale, I cannot see on what possible grounds they could allow of any appeal against a decision come to in so simple a case, which could have been decided in less than five minutes by two schoolboys. The curtain then fell on the last act, Maid of Orleans landing an 8 to 1 chance for the Han worth Park Nmsery. In the way of news I may here state that the turf has lost another aristocratic supporter in the Earl of Durham, who died, after a few days' illness, on Thursday last. He was the owner of Glendal*, who was twice defeated for the Northumberland Plate by a head, last year being that distance behind Hampton, and this season the same in the rear of Clearhead. Mr A. O. Barolay has had the misfortune to lose his beautiful filly Grace Cup, and Lord Rosebery a like loss in the death of his promising colt Duke of Cumberland. The Derby winner, Sir Bevis, having become a confirmed roarer he has been returned to his breeder, Lord Norroys, and taknen leave of the turf. Charibcrt, troubled with the same complaint, has fallen from his high estate, and has been running in selling races, but not in the colors of Lord Falmouth, he having disposed of him to Mr Vyner. Count Lagrange is at the head of the winning owners for this year, taking over £26,000 out of the country. F. Archer is, of course, at the head of the winning jockeys, having ridden 199 successful races, a great feat when the fact of his not being able to scale under Bst 71b is taken into consideration.