SPORTING.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2057, 27 September 1880, Page 3

SPORTING.

BACK MEETING IN MELBOUBNB. [BBUTEK’S TBLESHAMB.I MELBOURNE, September 25. The race meeting in honor of Sir Hercules Robinson was held to-day. There was good racing. The Marquis of Normanby and Sir William Robinson were present. There was a moderate attendance of the public, and the weather was showery during the day. ROBINSON STAKES. Lord Harry 1 Oamballo ... 2 Prattle ... •• 2 This was a fine race, and was won by a neck. Sixteen horses started.' Time —2min. GOJsecs. Mata was scratched, PABBWBLL HANDICAP.

Camballo ... ... ••• 1 Lord Harry 2 Cremorne ... ... ... ... 3 Won easily by several lengths. Twenty - two horses started. Time—lmin. 20seos. WAITAKI J.O. RACES. [PBB PRESS ASSOCIATION SPECIAL WISE.] OAMARU, September 25. The following are the nominations received for the above races, which take place at Duntroon on October 14th and 15th : WAITAKI COUNTY PLATE. IJnkown j Blue Peter Maid of Waitaki I Magician Little John I Ned Kelly Honest Jack | Shillelagh WAITAKI CUP. Lara Adamant Randwick York Clarence Tera Unknown Emerald TROTTING RACE. Bella I Charlie Nellie I Darkle NOVEL RACE. Adolgisa J Magician May Morn I Ned Kelly HUEDM RACE. Milo j Honest Jack Clarence I Adalgisa Robin Hood j Shillelagh Little John | WAITAKI JOCKEY CLUB HANDICAP. Lara Adamant Randwick York Pilot Fish Tera Clarence Maid of Waitaki Unknown Magician Bluo Peter Emerald

SPORTING NOTES, By Sinbad. Papapa was sold under the hammer on Saturday last by Mr O. Newton. After some rather listless bidding, he found a now owner in Mr Harding of Leeston, at tho wonderfully small price of £l3O.

The Hawke’s Bay Racing Club have decided to bold a meeting on the Petone Racecourse on New Year’s Day, when 200 sovs will be given in stakes. The regular Annual Meeting will probably bo held about the usual date on the Clive Course. The H. B. R. C. talk of establishing a Mares’ Produce Stakes and a Derby. X have received from Mr H. M. I/yon the programme of the forthcoming Wellington Spring Meeting on St. Andrew’s Day. This, I am sorry to say, clashes with the Dunedin Spring Meeting. The following is the programme :—Railway Stakes Handicap of 50 sovs, f of a mile ; Hurdle Handicap of 50 sovs, 2£ miles ; Hutt Park Spring Handicap of 125 sovs, miles ; Consolation Handicap of 30 sovs, 1 mile; two hack races of 25 sovs. Total, 280 sovs. Nominations on October 20th; weights on November 15th ; acceptances on November 22nd ; final payment Spring Handicap, November 29th. The annual programme will be, I hear to hand shortly. The Middle Park Company have had another turn of bad luck, I am sorry to learn, the foal by Traducer, out of En Avant, dying three days after birth. The nominations for Wanganui Spring are very good. The Hurdle Race has filled well. In the Wanganui Stakes I observe the names of Hilarious, Sir Garnet, and Adamant amongst the Southern horses. Amongst the rest are Soukar, Otawa, Opawa, Hailstorm, and other well known Northern performers. A West Coast correspondent informs me that there is a probability of racing taking a fresh lease of life over there. The programme of the Qreymouth Jockey Club will shortly appear, and it seems that a new stand is in course of erection there. A meeting of Hokitika sportsmen will shortly bo held to decide on the annual programme, which, I understand, will bo a great improvement on those of former years. It is to be hoped that the two West Coast clubs will so arrange matters that intending visitors from this side of the range may have an opportunity of putting in an appearance at both fixtures. Says “ Beacon ”“A letter to [the “ North Otago Times ” states that the Oamaru Jockey Club will probably hold a race meeting on December 9th and 10th, and that an autumn meeting will be held in March, with Doesibly a Champagne Stakes and a Derby Stakes as prominent features of the programme. The bill of fare for the December meeting provides £450 in added money, and includes a Maiden Plate, Novel and Selling Races, Oamaru Cup, Publicans’ and Flying Handicap, County Plate, and County Handicap.” I learn from Northern files that over forty horses are now in work in the Wanganui and the surrounding districts. Taking advantage of an exceptionally bright morning on Tuesday, I accompanied an old mate to the course. There was not much work done, the Geraldine contingent having started that morning. La Mode and Mischief wont a fast half mile, the latter having a hit the best of it, while the Governor and Bogardus wore sent a mile and a half at a good pace. Mischief then cantered once round with Nonpareil. I was surprised to see Hilarious and Sir Garnet going twice round with the sweaters on, as I understood that they had left for Napier. It seems, however, that the boat was too crowded, and they have had to wait. Somnua and Ruination went about three miles, the second round at a good pace, and Idalium cantered. Romeo went three miles, being accompanied by hie sister Juliet the last circuit. They finished home fast. Levant did a good useful gallop of a mile and a half, Laertes stripped about twice as far steady. Kosciusko went a slow mile and a half by bimself.Hilda, Badsworth, Holdernesse, and the Tantrums Colt went a couple of short canters, and Bellman and Johnny did a fast mile and a half. The Knowsloy team worked on the private course, and Hornby and Matitana worked in the afternoon.

The Bill for legalising the totalisator hap been thrown out by the Tasmanian Assembly, but seems likely to pass in Victoria. From Victorian files just received it would seem that Mata does not please the touts so much as formerly, though from what reason does not appear. The Duntroon meeting comes off on October the 14th and 15th. The programme, which I quite accidentally received from a sporting friend who cut it from a Southern paper, only arrived here barely in time to enable me to acquaint my friends here of the date of entry for the handicaps. It is to be hoped that on future occasions the Duntroon sportsmen, who, to do them justice, bring out a very nice annual programme, will endeavour to give us a little longer notice, and in the framing of the programme try to obtain the services of some one who can give owners some slight idea of when the different entries are to bo made. The present programme as advertised is simply a conundrum, which I for one, with the best intentions, cannot satisfactorily interpret for the benefit of your readers. English telegrams inform us that Robert the Devil has won the English Legor, for which he was supported to a large extent over since the Derby. No mention is made of Bond Or, and it seems questionable if he could have been present at the great Doncaster meeting. Oipolata was second, and the honest but very unfortunate Abbot has once moro to bo content with the barren honours.

Atalanta has been sold to go North. In Mr Delamain’s colors, the old mare, though one of tho very uncertain sort, placed more than one good stake to her owner’s credit, and Mr Delamain has now in his possession a very neat daughter of hers, by Anteros. If well mated Atalanta will prove an acquisition to her new owner. Amongst your recent telegrams, I observe your Auckland correspondent sends the information that Mr T. Ivory, junr., of the Ivory Stud Company, Sydney, returns thither, announcing his intention to come back with a string of horses superior to those he recently brought to New Zealand. I have my doubts about this business. So far as I am aware, thero.is no “ Ivory Stud Company.” Mr Ivory, senior, ia well known us a first-class breeder, und has been for many years one of the best and most popular sportsmen

in Now South Wales, and should it be really a son of his, I should be the first to cry peccavi; but I have sot hoard of any shipment of that gentleman’s stock to Now Zealand, though I did meet a young gentleman who called himself Mr T. Ivory, jun., and who said he had brought horses down; but he brought none, and ho was not Mr T. Ivory, jun. I’m afraid the Ivory representative has been playing an elephantine joke on your Northern correspondent. THE WELCOME NOMINATIONS—IBBO.

Though the Welcome Stakes, from the fact of its being a two-year-old race held early in the season, does not meet with the approval of some of my confreres, there can be no doubt that the inaugural event of last year was a moat unqualified success, and judging from present appearances, I should say the two-vear-old event in November next will be one 'of the most interesting items on a day when all the events are most exciting. The original entry consisted of thirty-two subscribers, and of these by far tho larger portion are now undergoing their preparation. A very considerable additional interest is attached to the race this year, from the fact that the first progeny of a number of tho Middle Park English mares will appear for tho first time. At present, judging from tho betting at Tattersall’s, Somnus (by

Traducer —Hammock) and Fleur-de-Lys (by Traducor —Fleurange) appear to have the call in the betting. They are two utterly dissimilar colts, Somnus being of the big sort, while Fleur -de - Lys is of tho lilliputian order. Tho stables to which they respectively belong have each a stable companion engaged in the same race. That of Somnus is tho high-priced Idalium (own brother to Betrayer and Sir Modrcd) but, however, he may turn out I do not think it will be possible to get him in trim for the race under notice. Rawdon (by Albany—Becky Sharp) is the Yaldhurst second string, and not having

been up very long, it is rather hard to say what ho may turn out. The Dauphin (by Traducor—Maria Theresa) is, I believe, doing good work at Spring Creek, but I am not aware whether Mr Redwood has taken up his other Middle Park purchase—the gelding by Korari, out of Eglantine. Louis D’Or (by Traducer—Rupee) has a companion in the filly Hinemoa (by Totara —Amohia), and though both are clover looking candidates, I am almost inclined to think I should prefer the chances of the lady. King Arthur (by Anteros— Lady Bavenswortb), is also an inmate of tho Russley stable, but his education haying only just commenced, it is scarcely likely be can be got into anything like such form as the other two. Mr Mitchell’s colts by Maroro, out of Misfortune and Malvina respectively, ought to bo very nice, but I have not heard of their being in work. Juliet (by Castaway—Laconfeed) is also in work, but though a nice filly will, I am afraid, as her own brother Romeo did last year, find the company rather too good for her. Amulet (by Traducer—• Charm) has been very carefully worked by his owner ever since his purchase at Middle Park, and from his action I should say should get over tho ground fast. Five nominations appear in the original list against Mr Nos worthy'a name. Of these, Mignon (by Korari—Malice), Afghan (by Albany— Tell Tale), and Aurora (by Maroro—Awatea), are not. in work. The other two —La Mode

(by Albany—Mermaid) and Nonpareil (by Korari—No Name) ara in Harry Fuller’s hands at Crisis Lodge. The filly has been doing excellent work, and has been up a good bit longer than Nonpareil who, I ara afraid, has scarcely time enough to be got thoroughly pink by November. That he will make a racehorse however I have not the slightest doubt. Mr Walters has a pair of fillies engaged, out of Slander and Yatterina, by Hippocampus. It is scarcely likely that those will put in an appearance on this occasion, for though the Papakura veteran is always very forward with his youngsters, he generally contrives to find more profitable employment for them on their native beathe than in risking the long passage down here to compete in the best of company. Of those to whom I have made no allusion above I shall refer next week.