SPORTING NOTES.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2043, 10 September 1880, Page 3

SPORTING NOTES.

Br Sinbad. ! The Becky Sharp colt has been appropri ■ ately christened Bawdon. Private advices from Victoria bring the intelligence that Mata is looking the picture of health, and never went better in his life. Neither he nor Camballo went to Sydney. Spritsail has thrown a colt foal to Anteros. The following are the performances of Geraldine, the winner of the Hawkeabury Guineas: — Geraldine was purchased at the yearling sales held in March of last year, by Mr Smith, who is a partner of Mr W. A. Long, for the sum of 600 guineas. She was bred|by the Hon. E. K. Cox of Fornhill, and is by Yattendon from Atholino, who was the dam of Habena and Gainsborough. We first find her running at theY.RO. Spring Meeting, when she ran a dead heat with Otira for second place in the Maribyrnong Plate, won by Palmyra. Her next essay was in the Flying Stakes, $ mile, at the same meeting, in which she carried Git 61b, Bemembranca and Cinnamon, who had 51b Icbb, being first and second. At the Exhibition Meeting of the A.J.C. she rnn second to Kamilaroi in the Two-year-old Stakes, Dover being third. At the last Autumn Meeting of A.J.C. Bhe appropriated the Breeders' Plate, Grand Prix being second and Sapphire third, the six furlongs being traversed in lmin 19 8-10aec, and ran a dead heat with Kamilaroi for the Sires' Produce Stakes, Grand Prix third. Apropos of the Hawkesbury Meeting, it may not be generally known that Master Avenel, the winner of the Epsom Handicap, is by Julian Avenel, who in his turn is out of Mary Avenel, a mare originally brought from England to Canterbury by Mr Hatfield, with Sugar Plum and Els wick. Mary Avenel wa3

eventually sold in Australia. She was also the dam of Maid of Avenel.

By special invitation from Mr Mason I wbb enabled to see the Yaldhurst team work one beautiful morning during the week. The new gallop, whioh was in course of formation on the occasion of my last visit, has now been finished for some time, and is in capital going order. Work was commenced by sending old Pinfire and Volunteer a fairly strong gallop of about four miles with _ the rugs on. Pinfire still retains his winter coat, but seems in nioo trim, while Volunteer is evidently a fast improving horse, and looks the picture of health. Kindwick, with tho rugs on, and Fleur-de Lys stripped, were jumpod off twice, going a couple of half-mile spinß at a good pace. Lara did long slow work with the sweaters on, being aocompanied on part of his journey by Randwiok. Bawdon (the Becky Sharp colt) worked in the afternoon, and goes well and kindly. Bundnora was ridden out for the second time. He seems a beautiful tempered colt, and from his present appearance I do not think hia owners will regret their bargain. Gladly availing myself of the invitation of one of the proprietors of Middle Park t? go out and visit the successor to Traducer, I proceeded to the well-known paddocks last Monday, in company with a gentleman who has wielded tho starter's fljg with muoh success in this province and in Auckland. King of Clubs, as your readers are probably aware, is the horß9 recently selected by Mr Gsorge Cutts in Victoria to fill Traducor's place. Ho is by Ace of Clubs out of Marohioness, winner of tho O iks, own sißter to Towton and The Peer, and half sister to Marquis. Marchioness is the dam of Jttose of Denmark, Angler, Fishhook, and other good ones. Ace of Clubs, who was by Stoekwell out of Irish Qtieen, died shortly after his arrival in Victoria ; but during his brief sojourn there he begot some very good stock, conspicuous amongst whom are King of the Ring (at present one of the most fashionable stallions in Australia) arid Argus Scandal. King of Cluob is a dark chesnut, standing a good 15 3, but the size and roundness of his barrel apparently detracts from his height. He has a good intelligent head, exceptionally woll set on to a fairly masculine neok and beautiful shoulders and forehand. He stands over a good lot of ground, and has very nice knees and hocks, but he is a little narrow over the hips, a peculiarity possessed by Mb ancestor, Stookwell. He is altogether an.excessively fine-looking horse. Mr George Cutts was fortunate in securing suoh a highly bred animal in tho short time at his disposal, and he must feel highly gratified at the general verdict of approval King of Clubs appears to meet with from all who have seen him. When the season is a little further advanced I hope to bo able to give your readers a full account of the stock in the Middle Park paddocks. Meanwhile I may say that St. George looks very henlthy and well, and will be this season at the service of the publio for a limited number of mares. The batch of youngsters coming up for auction next autumn is larger than usual, consisting of twelve, of whom four are colts. The Traducer-Idalia colt is about the pick of the basket, while the Aglaia and En Avant colts, by Traducer, and the Hammock and Rupee fillies, by the same sire, are very good looking. Hammock's foal of this year is, I regret to say, dead, while Red Rose and Watersprite have both filly foals by Totara. Charm has a nice filly foal by Traducer, and the foal out of Idalia, by the same sire, concludes the list of this year's arrivals so far. The Albion, which left Sydney on the 2nd, brings with her as a passenger the well-known horse Cap-a-pie, who has been purohased by the Auckland Stud Company. Cap-a-pie is by Maribyrnong out of Miss Magus, by Magus out of Georgina. He is now just six years old, and on the turf has proved himself an exceptionally good horse. His wins have not been very numerous, but he has seldom been unplaced even in the best of company. His best porformanoes were defeating Chester in the A. J.O. Leger and running him a dead heat in the Cumberland Stakeß at the same meeting, Chester winning in the run off by half-a-neck. Cap-a-pie is represented as a very good-looking horse, and will no doubt prove a capital second string to Musket and a valuable acquisition to the Northern Stud Farm. Temuka Races will be run off on the 30th.

The Derby colt by Anteroß out of Fancy has gone to F. Mathews, who will train him for his engagements.

For the following items am indebted to "Beacon":—

The programme for Alexandra races is published, the added money amounting to £6O, divided amongst six events. Nominations for the Cup and Distriot Handicap close on September 22nd.

Dunstan Spring races will be held on October 15th, or a week after the Alexandra fixture. The programme has not yet appeared. The meeting for the purpose of forming an Otago Tattersall's Association was held on the Ist in the Empire Hotel. Some twenty gentlemen were present. Mr F. Meenan occupied the chair. The following resolutions were carried :—" Resolved that the gentlemen present who have signed the interim secretary's book to that effoct hereby agree to form themselves into a club, to be called the Otago Tattersall's Association." " That the following gentlemen be the provisional committee of the association, with power to adopt rules and take such other steps as they may deem necessary, subject to approval by the members; and to report to a general meeting hereafter to be called to appoint the committee for the current year :- Messrs H. Driver, J. Hazlett, J. StephensoD, T. H. Dodson, John Watson, F. Meenan, W. H. Taggart, N. Hart, G\ Dowse, J. M'Neill, J. Vezay, J. Jobberns, A. Smith." Mr Sydney James, who was acting as secretary, laid on the table the rules of the Sydney, Victorian, and Christchurch Associations. He stated that he wished to resign his position as secretary, as he did not consider that it would be compatible with his position as Secretary of the Jockey Club. At the expressed wish of the meeting, however, he consented to act till a permanent secretary could be appointed. It waß stated that from 100 to 150 members would probably be secured.

From a correspondent I hear that the usual Omarama, Otematata and Duntroon meetings will be held during the next fow weeks. Also that the Kakanui meeting will be resuscitated this season, aftor falling through for a year. None of the programmes are as yet out, the preliminary meetings of members of the respective clubs not having been held up to date.