SPORTING NOTES.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2088, 2 November 1880, Page 4

SPORTING NOTES.

By Sinbas. "On Monday last a fair amount of work was done on the course. T. Lyford, at a very early hour, sent Borneo and Juliet a.slow - nile and a half. Nautilus, stripped, went a nise striding gallop of about two miles, moving very freely and well. Her stable com panion, Atlantic, stripped, was sent about three miles at a fair pace. Hilarious, with ' the rngs on, covered three miles flow, Hilda following suit at a rather brisker pace. IdaHum and Sir Garnet were sent ores round at a steady pace. Amulet, in clothing, and Sinking Fund, stripped, did a good gallop of a mile and a half. Lone Hand and Kosci ■ttsko did slow work. Tera and York went to pother in clothing a pretty smart circuit, and •' Luna went once round rather fast. Levant atripped, went one cironit by herself, and was then picked up by Adamant, with whom she covered another mile and a-half. L;«ertes went onoe round at a good pace, movinu in much better form than I have seen him exhibit for a long time. La Mode and Nonpareil strode together a mile. Hornby, with the sweaters on, and The Governor, stripped, went a mile and a-half in company, when Hornby was pulled off, and Mischief accompanied the Derby representative for another circuit at mi improved pace. The J**dy Florence and Wave colts were jumped off and went a short flutter. Holdemess and Bads worth, stripped, did a mile and a-half at a fair pace. Virginia Water went a good useful gallop of about the same distance, whioh .trashed the proceedings. Sir Modred, who is Setting quite himself again, worked after reakfast, and the Knowsley team worked on their private ground. On Wednesday morning, owing to the sharp frost, trainers were not astir as early as usual, *bufc when they did come, a good morning's ■work took place. Tommy Lyford'e pair, Borneo and Juliet, cantered. Cutts* team, *rith the exception of Hilda and Sir Garnet, who went once round at top speed in clothing, were restricted to walking exercise. The Knowsley team next put in an appearance, and Marie Antoinette and Foul Play (both in clothing), went a mile in company, Natator, Grip, and Oa Dit being indulged with a canter. Goodman sent his pair, Tera and York, about a mile, the filly moving very abort. Luna (stripped), went twice round, Laertes (also stripped), going the same distance subsequently. Sinking Fund and Amulet went onoe round with rugs on, Kosciusko going twice round at top speed. By this time the Bush Inn team had arrived, and the Lady Florenoe filly, tha Wave colt, and Virginia Water, were jumped off for a «hort flutter, the half brother to the Geraldine Cap winner moving in rare form, and subsequently accompanying Virginia Water onoe round at top speed. Holdercess and Badsworth (both stripped) went a little over once round. Derrett mounted Foul Play, who in clothing and aeoompanied by Grip, went once round at half spsed. Grip was then pulled off, and the son of Fancy went another round -fey himself, going very well. Higgott then •tripped Marie Antoinette, and with Derrett up, sent her two miles at top speed. Fanny Fisher has dropped a filly foal to Yattendon, and Peeress, who is at present in Sydney, is shortly expeoted to foal to the same horse. The programme of the Ashburton Swing dub is to hand. Oa the first day (November 17th) we have a Handicap Hurdle raoe of 50 sovs, District ditto of 20 sovs, Ashburton Cup of 70 sovs. Ladies Purse of 25 sovs, and a Sailing Hack raoe. On the second day the items are as follows:—County Steeplechase Handicap (district) of 30 sovs, Racing o>ub Handicap of 50 sovs, Farmers' Plate of 30 sovs. Consolation Stake of 20 sovs, and a ■Trotting raoe of 15 sovs. All nominations must be in the hands of Mr J. Wilkie not later than 9 p.m. on Tuesday, November 2ad. "Beaoon" says: "Fine weather has favored the Danstan races, and the attendance was good. From the telegraphed results I Sther that the Maiden Plate was won by r J. Elvers' Spectator, who at Alexandra ran seoond to his stable companion Sunshine in the Maiden Plate. Spectator now beat Mr Ohaafe's Hippona and Mr Butler's Lord Antrim. I presume this Hippona, though telegraphed ' Appona,' is the filly by Traitor, out of Gilda, that belongs to Mr J. F. Kitchlng, and I can only regret that her turf debut has not been on a par with her breeding. In the J.O. Handicap and the Vincent Handicap Mr Ohaafe was more successful, for ho carried off both with Atlantic, beating in tho first Playboy and Dandy, in the second Tlayboy and Hippona. The Hack Race was secured by Mr Bivers' Friction, the Hospital Bace by Mr Robertson's Pillbox, and the -Consolation Stakes by Little Nell. The stakes run for amounted to £55, or £2O less than last year." Oamballo, fit and well, at 7st 41bs, seems a very good thing for the Wagga Cup.

In last week's issue I had occasion to notice the expected arrival of Mr E*dy s horses from Tasmania, and in this connection a paragraph written by " Tarn O'Shanter " in - the " Tasmanian Mail," on their departure from Van Dieman's Land. Since their arrival • I took advantage of the kind invitation of Messrs. J. T. Matson and F. Tabart. to pay ■ the equine immigrants a visit. Their owner, Mr B&dy, informed me they had a beautiful v passage down, but he was unfortunate . enough to get two of them slightly damaged -in landing. These were Albion and Quamby. 'The accident was, under the oiroumstanoe of . their being shortly offered for sale, particu- . larly unfortunate, but an examination of both animals is quite sufficient to show that neither has sustained any really lasting damage or dia- . figoremeut. The quartette have taken up their abode at Tattersall's, where, since their arrival they have had numerous visitors, most of whom (self included) expressed themselves very muoh pleased at their appearance. The first led out for inspection was Albion, by Lord Erin (a son of Panic) from Molly Bawn. He is a dark bay gelding standing a little over fifteen-one, and is a long low powerful horse. He has a nice shoulder and capital quarters and baok, and looks one of the cut-and-come-again sort, which indeed he has proved himself -to be. Turf records in Tasmania show him to be the beat weight-for-age performer in the "tight little island " and though il -should scarcely expect him to be quite up to our. first flight, he ought to make a good trial horse, and would bo more than likely, if .properly placed, to win a good race •r two for his purchaser in any part of Sew Zealand. Quamby, described as a " steeplechaser' and hurdle racer " was next brought out. He is by Castle Hill (a son of Voltigeur) out of Medea (a Peter .Wilkins mare). He is four years old, and stands on good sound legs, about fifteen three. In his way he is perhaps the most taking .looking horse of the lot, and looks what he,is—a fine jumper. He has performed successfully over the sticks, like most of the Peter Wilkins family, and on one 000 'sion defeated -Mr Yeend'e horse Intrepid, of whom report speaks very highly, and who recently won a cross-country event, carrying ISst. When fully furnished I think Quamby. ..will make a really grand cross-country horse, and should he find a New.Zaaland purchaser 1 fancy he will make it very warm for our r <shasere during the forthcoming season. An elder relative of Quamby is Oalstook, who is a big bay five year old. He pro mises to be very big, and with Tory racing looking quarters and rare loins, he should i prove a very useful horse, the more so as he' has performed well, and brings with him a; big.sprint reputation. Should he however' , prove not quite fast enough for the flat, he; would, like Quamby, make a grand cross- , country horse, and I hope both will fall into; 'the hands of some one who will train them -for the illegitimate game, for 'there can he no: .question that if steeplecfaasing is to possess'

any interest next season, some improvement aausfc be introduced into the general run of jumping performers. The last on the list is a dark two year-old bay colt by Blair Athol 'b •son-St. Albans, out of Z.llab, by Peter Wilkin*. -He is B.Terv well coupled oolt, with a ihort bark, good flit bone, shows a good deal of quality, and promises to be big. He is a pretty m>ver, aiA looks like making a speedy oolt. The whole four are in nice trim, ana having be<n in work right up to their departure from Tasmania, would not give their purchaser jauoh trucible to brine fit to the post. >ltis 4h« intention of Mr Bady, I understand, to submit them to auction during the race week.

A recent telegram from Melbourne brings the intelligence that Mr •£. Howie's Faublas is dead. Fanbl&g was bred in 1876, and wae by Maribyrnong out of Ckress by Indian Warrior out of Sweetheart. His performances as a three-year-old were jss follows—At' the V.B O. Spring Meeting, carrying 7st 91b, was third in Maiden Plate, won bv Oaepian, and carrying 6it 51b unplaced in V.M O. Han dieap, won by Le Loup. At tiw» V. 8.0. Chwnpion Meeting, carrying 7st Blb, finished last in the Champion Race, wou by Pint King. At the AJ.O. Autumn Meeting ran fourth in the Leger, won by Fetres, wad next

day, carrying Bst 4lb, won the Autumn Maiden Stoke*, beating fire ethers, following up the victory by another at the came meeting in the All-aged Stakes, in which, carrying 8»t Blb, he easily defeated five others, of whom Hie Loidsbip was one. On the appearance of the weights for the Melbourne Crop, in which he was allotted 7at 41b, he was backed to win a good stake, and when the last mail left Melbourne he stood at 100 to « in the quotations for the great raoing event of Australia. , ; _ Mr Redwood writes me to say that flaupo. Fair Puritan, Fair Agues, and Puriki, have all foaled ojts to Cussivellaunus. They are all fine youngsters, both in size and shape, the Kaupo or e being at present the pick. Woieti and a fillv out of Eglantine, by Albany, are yet to foal. Countess bad a dead foal to Rama Rama. I aiu indebted to "Spectator for the following :—J. J. L.ing, late of Wanganui, is now training several horses for Mr Buckland, of Auckland. Both his boys are promising riders. Bucket »nd Roleenn-r are now located at Hcarn and K-mneds's, Kakaramea, under the cha -ge of B-,bt. Danahay and X. Qulnlan, junior. , ' The unexpected loss of Castaway (who, had to be destroyed in Titnaru on Tuesday last) deprives the oountry of another descendant of Traducer, and one who, in his day, was no mean performer. Castaway, who was bred by Mr Noeworthy in 1870, was by Traducer out of Mermaid, by King Tom out of Waterwitch, and oonstquently own brother to the illustrious trio—Lurline, I;e Loup, and Lure. He was a bright chestnut, standing a trifle over 16 hands, with two white feet and the well-known Traducer blaze down his face, but possessing the fatal prime legacy of the Mermaid family in the shape of rather auspicious hocks, whiob, however, as in the case of his relatives, never gave any trouble while he was in training. It was, however, mail ly owing to this defeot that, when submitted to auction at Mr Nosworthy's annual sale, he was purchased by Mr B. H. Campbell for the small sum of 50 guineas. It was in this gentleman's oolours that he made his first appearance on the turf at the Canterbury Metropolitan Meeting of 1873, when, though far from cherry ripe, he was beaten half a length by Papapa for the Darby in 2inin 46>eoa., and .this sterling performance he followed np by winning the Wellington Cup with B<t on his baok. He did not visit Dunedin, but at the ■ Canterbury Autumn Meeting he finished third to Kakapo and Templeton in the Leger. Owing to " leg " considerations he was thrown out of traiuing shortly afterwards, and was placed at the service of mares in the Kiiapoi district. He was again, however, pub into work under the tutelage of Mr William O. Webb at the beginning of 1875, and re appeared in the Dunedin Cup, where, with 8«t. 10!b, he was unplaced, a position which, with 101 be less to carry, he occupied in the Forbury Handicap. Better luck, however, attended him at the Canterbury Autumn Meeting shortly afterwards. Here, carrying 8)t and ridden by Matthews, he won the St. George's Handicap of lOOsovs (one mile), beating Guy Faux and five others, while on the next day, carrying Bjt 51b (including a 7ib penalty), he finished a good second to Parawhenua in the Great Autumn Handioap, Matthews being again his pilot. At Ashburton he placed the Ashburton Cup and Somerset Stakes to Mr Campbell's credit, carrying 7st 121 b in eaoh event, and his opponents being but moderate, and at Timaru he appropriated the Timaru Cup and South Canterbury Handicap, winning both races easily, with the reapeotive imposts of 9it lib and 9st. He was entered for the princip Jevents of the Canterbury Metropolitan Meeting of 1875, but his leg again giving way he was finally relegated to stud duties, and when the Middle Park Company commenced operations at their stud farm, Castaway was chosen as lord of the harem. At this time, however, the company did not possess the aristocratic imported brood mares now grazing in their paddocks, and tha big son of Traducer and Mermaid had not, therefore, such a good opportunity of distinguishing himself. Having served two seasons at Middle Park, he was sold in September, 1878, to Mr King, of Timaru, in whose possession he remained until his death. It is perhaps premature to judge of his stock so far, as but very few of them have been Been in public, _ though the forthcoming Metropolitan meeting will, no doubt, introduoe to us some of his progeny, notably Miss D>mett (out of Amohia), Falcon (out of Deception), and Borneo and Juliet (both out of Lioenfeed), though it is to Prospero (by Castaway out of Belle of the Isle), one of the Bussley team, that I shall eventually look to uphold the stud reputation of the descendant of old Mermaid, whose career I have described above. The " Australasian" of the 16th instant quotes Mata's price for tho Melbourne Cup as 100 to S Later telegrams, however, inform us that he shares with Lord Burghley and Progress the piide of place at 8 to 1. Glancing at the general entries for the V.R.O. meeting, I find the son of Ranpo nominated for the Melboarne Stokes (wf.a), Bailway Btakes (w.f.e.), B>val Park Stakos (w.f.ai), Spring Handicap, V.R.O. Handicap, Canterbury Plate (wf.a.), and Free Handicap; while Camballo figures in the Hotham Handicap, Yan Yean Stakes, Spring Handicap, Veteran Btakes, V. 8.0. Handicap, and Free Handicap.