SPORTING NOTES.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2064, 5 October 1880, Page 4

SPORTING NOTES.

BT SINBAD.

The Geraldine meeting seems to have passed off as pleasantly as usual, tho weather and sport being bath good. Clarence commenced proceedings by winning tho Maiden Plate from an old opponent. Swindler, Mr Webb’s Knottinply colt being third. Lone Hand won the Hurdle Race, beating Milo, Little John, Robin Hood, and Swindler. Mr Webb, I was glad to notice, hud a turn in the Publicans’, which ho appropriated by the aid of Virginia Water. She seems to have run in very good form. Bellman won the Selling Pace very easily. Following up his good fortune of the first day, Mr Webb was again successful with Virginia Water in tho Geraldine Cup, which she won after a good race with Marie Antoinette. Clarence was third, Luna and Playboy also being starters. Lone Hand seems to have had li'tlo trouble in lowering the colors of Levant in tho Ladies’ Purse. The latter subsequently won the Consolation.

Marie Antoinette, it will be seen, ran in a ■very disappointing manner. I believe myself, though she is not one of the willing sort, that she will see a better day before the season is ont; but should she not do so, I believe ■he will be relegated to the cross country business, to which game, being a grand jumper, «he should be well adapted. The Waimate Jockey and Steeplechase dubs have amalgamated. The annual meeting will be held as usual on January Ist. The Greymouth Jockey Club intend adding considerably to their stakes this season. I was out on the course during tho week and discovered that the teams are commencing to work much earlier. Tod Outte, who was first out, commenced the morning’s work by sending Hilarious a good strong gallop of a mile and a-half by himself. Sir Garnet and Kosciusko, stripped, did three miles steady. Somnus and Idalium were jumped off two or three times, and then covered a mile and a-half steady. Amnio 1 ; and the Fancy colt went once round, finishing ■very fast. Sir Modi’?d was restricted to walking exercise, but has since re-commenced hia usual work, Romeo and Juliet were in physio. Holdernoss and Bads worth did a good striding gallop once round, the Tantrums colt coming home with them from the bottom turn. The two-year-olds by Albany out of Wave and Lady Florence respectively, covered a mi e and a half at a moderate pace, tho Wave colt striding along in very' nice form indeed. Virginia Water cantered and eoemod none the worse for her Geraldine exertions. Laertes did useful work by himself, and later in the morning Natator, On Dit, Foul Play and Grip went in pairs serviceable gallops of two miles. Mr Webb's mare Lady Florence (Middleton’s dam) has thrown a nice filly foal to Albany. I am pleased to learn from a Southern friend that Trump Card is likely to have a grand season in the Geraldine district. “ Beacon ” informs us that the Australian Hangitira has been sold for stud purposes; also that the newly-established Dunedin TatterBall’s Club have adopted tho Christchurch rules. Manuka is advertised to stand at Oarrick (Tasmania) daring the coming season. The Totalisator Bill will be again introduced at the Tasmanian Assembly. The well-known speedy mare, Virginia, recently arrived in Christchurch, being forwarded here by her owner, Mr Carson, to visit Leolinns, As, however, the owner of Ruseley has decided not to place the son of Caterer at the service of the public, Virginia will have to go elsewhere. Folle Farine (by Golden Grape—Belle of the Isles) will this season visit Totara.. A friend of mine, “ and a good judge too,” has recently interviewed Sir Hercules Robinson's string in Wellington. Ho describes Lady Emma as showing a lot of quality, though rather on the small side. The Thunderbolfc colt, Tomato, is a big raking powerful colt, while he considers that the Victorian -bred youngsters are likely to find many equals on their first appearance. So after all Hilarious and Sir Garnet are to he absentees at Hawke’s Bay, their departure being countermanded at the last moment. Had they gone and arrived in good trim 1 fancy Hilarious, at any rate, would, between Hawke’s Bay and Wanganui, have more than paid his expenses, but in view of the Canterbury Jockey Club Handicap, for which the speedy son of Goldsborough has an undoubtedly good show, it may eventually prove that the policy adopted by the stable is a judicious one. “Mazeppa,”in calling attention to the close ■of hia “ Turf Review,” makes the following remarks :—“ The errors are mainly chargeable to the confused and incomplete manner in which several of the race meetings have Deen reported, and the difficulty of obtaining, from some of those who are in a position to give it, any information by way of correction. And it may not be out of place to mention here that the labour of compiling turf statistics, or keeping a record of performances is greatly augmented by the oft reprobated evil of naming horses after others which are still running. Where horses which are identical in name change owners it is frequently a very hard job indeed to avoid making a muddle. This mischievous and stupid practice is not only productive of confusion to newspaper men, bnt to the sporting community generally. It should bo dropped at once.” The “ Review” will appear shortly in a pamphlet form, and 1 strongly recommend my sporting readers to purchase this useful book of reference. Nolan will, 1 hear, again visit Now Zealand this season, the Yaldhurst stable having the first call on his services, as usual. The colt by Papapa, out of Why Not, has been named “ If Sothe filly by Maroro, from Toi Toi, “ Zealandia,” and tho three-year-old by Anteros, out of Fancy, at present at work under the tuition of F. Mathews, “The Poet.” The owner of the foregoing has within the last few days received Sinking Fund from the North. The son of Phoebe will not, however, go into work for some time yet. I learn that the Slander filly, by Hippocampus, and the Yatterina filly, by Traducer, have been suffering from severe colds, and had to be thrown temporarily out of work. They are now up again. Piscatorious and Libeller are doing well, and are now at Hawke’s Bay. They will come to Christ--church. Billingsgate will join them at Napier, ■and form one of the string. French got Jacked by one of the youngsters, and stays at home. I am sorry to learn he will not be able to ride for some considerable time. Mr Mitchell informs me that Meg Merrilies died on Monday last. Tho old mare was bred in 1852 by Mr Tinline, and after being in the possession of Mr Mallook and Mr Nosworthy was eventually purchased by her vacant owner, Mr Mitchell. Old Meg had a lot of foals, the best of which were Azncena, (dam of Talisman,) Envy, and Sorcerer. Meg Merrilies was also the dam of Lady of the Lake, at present running at Yaldhurst. ■The English racing news by last files is very interesting, and may be summarised as follows:—At the Kempton Park July Meeting the principal events, the Grand Two-Year Old Stakes of 20’ sovs each, with 500 sovs added, and the Warren Nursery Handicap, also of 500 sovs, fell to Favorite, the Favo-nios-Adraslia filly. Of this filly the “ Sportsman ” says—“ If not quite the best form of the season, her performance must be ranked among the very best, and it is to be regretted that she baa no good tbree-year-old engagements next year. Favorita is own sister to Favo, whose owner made an offer of £2OOO -for her. Favorita herself was originally purchased by her present owner, Mr Bates, for SO guineas." The Kempton Park July Handicap of 600 sovs fell to Lord Elfesmere’e Plaisante, by Cymbal, who won very easily. Thormanby’s son, Oharibert, pulled off three races, intelligence that will be “ plaisante ” to Mr Nosworthy, the more so as Oharibert, ridden by Archer, won the Rous Stakes at Brighton. Glorious Goodwood passed off with unwonted success. Tho popular blue and silver of Mr Jardine first caught the judge’s eye in the Goodwood Stakes, which he won with the aid of Reveller, Edelweiss and Bay Archer, Mr Orawfurd’e pair, being respectively second and third. The former, being by Adventurer, is a half sister of Perkin Warbeok, while Bay Archer is by Musket’s eire, Toxophilite. A fine performance of tho same two will receive notice presently. Reveller 'the winner, is own brother to Hilarious, winner of the Oesarewitch in 1877. The Richmond Stakes of 500 sovs. fell to Lard Falmouth’s Adventurer filly, Bal Gal, who, later on in the same meeting, won the rich Rons Memorial Stakes of S(K) sovs, 10 to I being laid on her. The Gratwicke Stakes, usually a most interesting race, was little more than an exercise canter for Mask, who also won the Sussex Stakes of 500 sovs., and the Drawing-room Stakes of 200 sovs. The Stewards’ Cup fell to Elf Kin?, after a close thing with Hackthorpe and Veto, and here it may be stated that Elf King is out at Queen Mab, the dam of Mr Stead’s mare,

Titania. The Goodwood Chip fell to Dresden China, Chippendale being her only opponent. The s upper tern of the latter horse still maintain that the son of Rococo is the better horse of the two. On the lost day Victor Emanuel won the Chesterfield Cup, beating Sword Dance, Exmouth, and ten others. The American horses made a fair appearance during the meeting. Paw Paw (Parole e sister) won the Molooomb Stakes, while Parole ran second to the Count de Lagrange s Phenix for the Lennox Stakes, and third to Peter for the Singleton Stakes. Iroquois won the Levant Stakes, and on the same day ran second to the speedy Wandering Nun for the Findon Stakes. Nereid won the Racing Stakes from Mr Jardine’s Grantham, Parole, who seems to have lost a good deal of his form, as was shown by his subsequent running at Brighton, has, in company with Ealsetto, Sly Dance, Pappoose, and Wyandotte, left for America. Mr P. L rrillard has, however, a good team left in England, and though the English sporting papers assert that his English expe riences during the past two years have cost him £40,000, to a millionaire like he this is a mere flaa-bite. Ho is, lam informed, a very good “ plucked ’un/* and X fancy he will prove a better stayer than even Mr Ten Broeok, who, by the way, I see won a sweepstake at Goodwood with Qowan, a daughter of Scottish Chief. At the Brighton meeting Mr Jardine won tho big event —the Brighton Stakes of 500 sovs— with Humbert, Parole being a strong favorite. Bay Archer was second, but Mr Orawfurd was more successful in the Brighton Cup on the second day, where hia two representatives. Bay Archer and Edelweiss finished first and second. In® Adventurer mare could have won easily, but her owner had declared vith Bay Archer. In the Astley Stakes at the Lowes meeting, which followed, tho unusual spectacle was witnessed of three animals—Scobell, Wandering Nun, and Mazurka—running a dead heat for first place. By way of an addendum to this phenomenal finish, only a bead behind the three leaders came Cumberland and Thora, running a second dead heat. The official decision as to the bets made on the five dead-beaters reads like an algebraical problem. It was held' that the whole stake on either side must be added together and subsequently divided into thirds, tho layer taking two-thirds and the backer one-third. There wbb some fair horsemanship about, as Scobell, the subsequent winner, was ridden by Cannon, Wandering Nun by Goater, Mazurka by Eordham, Cumberland by F. Archer, and Thora by Luke. At the same meeting, Mr Bevill, I observe, had a winning mount in the Southdown Welter Handicap on Mr Dodd, a son of The Miner. The whole of the Middle Park stud, consisting of eight stallions, sixty brood mares, thirty foals and yearlings, were to be sold on the premises at Eltham during the present month. Particulars, of course, are not to hand. The “Turf, Field and Farm,” in a leading article, advocates an official handioapper for America. The Grand Prix closed with 338 subscribers. The English Derby and Oaks, 1882, show a considerable falling off, the former closing with 210 as against 247 for 1881, while the Oaks has fallen from 185 to 159.

It is only a short time since the English sporting papers brought us nows of the death of Mr Thomas Dawson. They now announce the death of his brother Joseph. _ The best animals he ever trained were Diophantus, The Rake, Friponnier, Cardinal York, Frivolity, Prince Charlie, Peter, Hawthornden, Julius Ceesar, Rosy Cross, and Elizabeth. Mr Joseph Dawson died at the ago of fifty-seven, and was much regretted. A good number of nominations are void by his death. The famous American mare Maud 8., in a recent match at Chicago against Trinket, trotted a mile in 2min. 13Jaeca. Tho first three-quarters of a mile she accomplished in Imin. 37yjeos. Captain Stone, the manager of Maud 8., said ho was not at all surprised at the result, and is confident ehe could have beaten St. Julian’s time easily if she had not slowed up to save Trinket’s distance. Indeed, Captain Stone expresses his opinion that the mare can trot as good as 2 10, and says her 2-131- record, the best ever made in a race, and made by her in her second public trial, ranks her as the best trotter in the world.