SPORTING NOTES.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1919, 19 April 1880, Page 4

SPORTING NOTES.

Br Siwbad. Mr Elliott, of Blenheim, who bo successfully edited the last volume of the "New Zealand Stud Book," is at present engaged on fresh edition. To dilate on the advantages such a publication would be really a work of supererogation, and I feel Bure that when vol. vii. of the " New Zealand Stud Book " makes its appearance sportsmen throughout the colony will give Mr Elliott the support he deserves. But the editor requires a little more than this. He asks owners, for their own interest as well as his, to send in their returns with as little delay as possible. The present writer has been authorised by Mr Elliott to collect particulars for the " Stud Beak," i xnd any details sent to "Sinbad," Pbe3S office, will be forwarded to Mr Elliott, without delay. The Timaru meeting, considering the unfavorable state ef the weather, passed off very well Mats sored a couple of very easy ■wins on the first dav in the Trial Stakes and Fiyirg Handicap. Volunteer scored his first win in the Maiden Plate, while Betrayer got home in front of four others in the Timaru Oup, Titania and Oamballo being his immediate attendants at the finish. Mata'a performance on the second day must bo locked upon as an exceptionally good one, as carrying lOst, he beat Betrayer and three others in the S.O.J.C. Handicap. MrFraser's colt was carrying a seven pounds penalty for his win of the previous day, or the verdict might have been different. The time was given a 3 2rain. dojecs., which, considering that the ground was very slippery was quick going. Oumbullo won the Winter Oats Handicap from Botrayer and Luna, and Tera secured the Consolation Stake. The old chaser Alma carried off both Hack races. Fred Matthews has, I understand, christened his Traducer-Charm colt Amulet, while George Cutts has changed Orange Lightning's name to Bogardus. The horse being by Dead Shot, the name is decidedly appropriate. For the two succeeding paragraphs I am indebted to " Beacon." " Whether or not the decision of the committee of our club to appoint three members to ae v . with Mr Caleb Moore in framing the handicaps for the above meeting will give Batisfoction to either Mr Moore or the public is doubtful. The former gentleman is absent from town just now, and I do not know his views ; but the genoral impression amongst the public is that this arrangement is neither one thing nor the other, and that either Mr Mcorj should have been retained alone, or that the trio of committeemen should have done the handicapping alone. As it is, there are an even number of individuals who will have a hand in the adjustment of weights, and it is quite possible that they may come to a dead-lock. However, as this is the last meeting of the season it does not matter greatly, but next season a more satisfactory arrangement must be come to. " The committee of the Dunedin Jockey Club met on Tuesday evening, to hear Goodiaon's and Drake's statements concerning the alleged wager laid by the latter to the former of £2OOO to £9O against Mata for the Dunedin Cup. Goodison was in attendance, but Drake was not—the latter writing from Christchureh that he objected to the Dunedin Club's considering the matter at all, as their rules state distinctly that they take no cognisance of betting transactions. He would not, however, object to the matter being heard before the Canterbury Jockey Club, which does give decisions on disputed wagers. The meeting, after considerable discussion, recommended Goodison to lay the matter before the Canterbury Club." There is talk (says the Paris correspondent of the "Field") of a projected match between Lord Rosebery's Touchet and Mr Macksey's Paul's Cray. The distance is to be 4000 metres and the stakes 20,000 francs (£SO0). The last-named animal is to carry 71b more than ln3 opponent, and the site of the race will probably be La Marche. It being the intention of Sir Thomas Elder (says the " South Australian Advertiser ") to run for an English Derby, two of the best mares were served by Gang Forward to English time, and have promising foals. Arapeile, by Beads:nun—Salamanca, full sister to the English Leger winner Pero Gomez, has a bay filly by Gb*ig, Bhowing the Stockwell marks, a beautiful foal full of promise, and will no doubt do ciclit to its high lineage. Adeliza, by Adventm-. ■<• out of Adeliz, by Cotheistone, by Touehutone, has one cf the grandestyoungsters ever foaled, with unusually fine bone, back, and loins, the double cross of Touchstone (from Lady Mary, Gang Forward's dam) being apparently a most favorable nick.

In tho above connection, the London "Daily Telegraph" has the following:— " The time is probably not far distant when English turf enthusiasts will revolt against the atr.gntition of the close time prevailing here between the end of November and the middle of March by transferring themselves to Melbourne and Sydney, on board the Orient or some other of the new anr. magnificent steamers which now accomplish the voyage between England and her Australian colonies in little more than a month. To those who, as ' The Druid ' says, 'regard five to two on the field, and nine to two bar one, as sweeter music than that of the spheres,' there need be no surcease of their favorite diversion if they choose to supplement the Houghton meeting at Newmarket by a trip to Australia. They will there find horses, jockoys, owners and bookmakers, who, in passion for the sport, and energy in pursuing it, have no occasion to shun comparison to our own. Moreover, tho time is not far dis'ant when some enterprising Australian, hailing it may be from the sporting islands of Tasmania or New Zealand, will bring a Suwarrow or a Darriwoll to England, and throw down the gauntlet, after the fashion of the Americans, to the best horses that Newmarket or the Downs of Yorkshire, Wiltshire, and Berkshire can sond into tho field, The victory of a Taßmanian horse, Darriwell, for the Melbourne Cup has made the " Tasmaniacs!" —as they are called at the Antipodes—jubilant with exultation ; and should it ever come to pass that an Australian champion is able to lower the sails of our beat English steeds the past records of the British turf may bo appealed to as indicating that no half-hearted 6hout of welcome will issue from English throats, Binco —as in tho enco of Gladiateur, Kisber, Rayon d'Or, and Parole —it will bo by an English horop, born boyor.d the seas, that our defeat will be accomplished." In the last number of the " Australasian ' "Augur" has the following paragraphs, which are both well worth the consideration of " those whom they may concorn " : "Whilst on this subject, it would be well if the committee who frame the programmes would do something to assimilate tho conditions of selling races to these in vogue in England and elsewhere. The last change made by it, in altering them from weight for age (winner to bo sold for a specified sum) to weight for age with Belling allowances, was anything but an improvement, as is Ehown both by the size of the fields before and since the alteration and by tho prices realised by the winners. At present a wealthy owner puts a speedy weed in to be aold for a song, backs it for a lot of money, wir.s, and buys it back with the money won lit the upset price, as other racing men havo no incentive to bid beyond the desire of possession, and each likely buyer is ov.ro to be appealed to not to run the owner up. Thus tho club and the owner of the second norse are both robbed, and the class or horses for which such races are intonded are really precluded from having a chance. But were the amount brought by the wir.ner over the upset price divided between the club and the owner of the second horse, knock-outs would be aboli-hrd, as whoever ran second would ensure tho winder's fetching his true value. " With reference to the second resolution to he considered—thi>.t re the totalisator's legalisation—the readers of thi3 journal are already :iware of its advoc'ey of Ita advisability. W.?re tho totalisator legalised, in tho esse of tho Vicfnrie Radr::; Club, it would largely increase the funds r.vdilablo for stokes at its disposal, and it would derive that revenue to ar< immense extent from a port'oa of the public who now cor.tr bute nothing towards racing beyond the amount of the chargo for admission to tho ground. Stakoa being thus largely supplemented, owners mig't make racing pay by stakes alone, whilst Jiithough it might to a certain extent limit pest betting with tha rh,g, yet those who deeired to back thrir fancy in two-year-old races, Derby?, Legrr«, Melbourne or Australian Cups, would alwa; e find bookß open from the inception of these tvents. That the members of the club will muster in force on tho 9th April, End clearly express their cpituorg To:' ar.d against tho trailers to be considered, is really to be hoped, for seldom have more important issues needed their determination."