SPORTING NOTES.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2227, 18 April 1881, Page 3

SPORTING NOTES.

By Sinead. About a week ago I accepted a kind invitation from the Yaldhurst proprietors to come out and see their new Victorian purchases; and after seeing the horses go, and a very acceptable breakfast, we went round the stables and paddocks. Bandwick, who had done a good gallop that morning, was looking very little the worse for his Northern trip, while I found the Castaway—Sonuambula colt, Morpheus, much improved since I last saw him, and ho moved very freely and well in the gallop he went with Bandwick. He, however, has a slight touch of his dam’s temper, and wants a determined rider on him who won’t stand any of his nonsense. Tho colt by Yattendon, from Peeress, is, as might be expected, a very promising youngster. Ho was sent down some time since to Mason by his owner, Mr Walters, and has greatly improved since he commenced his Yaldhurst education. He is a powerful brown colt, with nice flat bone, a rare good back, and a kind, intelligent head, and from his general appearance promises to furnish into a grand three-year-old. He has nice action, and showed a good turn of foot as he finished tho last three-quarters of a mile with the two oheanuts already alluded to. Bundoora, the son of the Peer and Argosy, has grown a regular big one, and is growing bigger still. Thus it was that his owners decided not to allow him to start as a two-year-old. Volunteer will not start again this season, which I think, after the sad exhibition he made of himself in tho Dunedin Cup, is perhaps us well. If he could be thoroughly strung up he would, I feel sure, make a racehorse, that is if looks are any criterion. Fleur de Lya was in his box, looking rather tucked uo from tho effects of a recent severe blistering, which it is to be hoped will put his rather suspicious hooks all right. He will have plenty of time to get round during the winter, and I think, should he be brought out sound and well, he will bo another little Templeton, who, as I have said before, he closely resembles both in his appearance, style of going, and manners. A big plain colt occupies the next box. He was purchased by Mr Yallanoe last year at Mr Dodson’s sale, and is a big and plain son of Oassivelaunus, from the Victorian mare Little Nell. He is a three-year-old, and just broken in. In a paddock adjoining the training we passed old Pinfire enjoying the otium cum dig. He will, I suppose, be taken up again during tho winter with a view to spring engagements; unless bis owners carry out their original intention, and relegate him to the illegitimate game. In the paddock fronting on tho West Coast road—a paddock where a good many of tho right sort have spent their early days—were Bawdon and the three Bundoora colts, Tho little son of Albany was full of life and play, but ho will soon be taken up, and if placed with his owner’s usual judgment, will prove a very payable colt at meetings where the company is not of the first force. His only performance as a two-year-old so far was running a good third, in the Welcome Stakes at the last Metropolitan meeting, to Amulet and Hinemoa. In this ace, ho went very straight, and showed a good turn of foot. The three Bundoora colts are all by Tubal Cain, a sire who, like his near relative Silvio, an English Derby and Legor winner, combines the blood of Stockwell, Kingston and Melbourne to an equal extent. Ho is by tho imported Tregeagle, a son of Wild Darrell, out of Zillab, a grand-daughter of Stockwell’s. The three colts are all whole browns, with not a speck of white, if I except a small white star on the forehet d which distinguishes the son of Debenture from the other two, who are as like as two peas. The only noticeable difference between the two others is that when standing close together, the Seaahell colt is slightly the biggest, and shows rather more bone than tho son of Topaz. A sign of their Kingston descent is shown by a few grey hairs being interspersed through their rich brown coats. Debenture, tho dam of the first,"is by Indian Warrior, out of Mountain Maid, a big winner, as was Debenture herself, in Indio. Tho colt himself, I do consider equal to the other two, either in breeding or appearance, but he is a growing looking colt, with evidently a good constitution, standing on good sound logs, and the success of Gladiatenr and Robert the Devil, both from what would be considered very ordinary mares, and, to come nearer homo, the running of Amulet, is proof sufficient that mares looked upon as anything but first-class do occasionally produce a clinker. I hope it may turn out so in this instance. Of tho two others I believe the Topaz is the greatest favorite. Both show great quality, but I’m rather of opinion that, all thingoi being even, tho winning brackets of the son

of Seashell will beat those of hig at present more popular brother. But at their ago it’s nearly all guesswork after all. Now, as to their breeding on their dam’s side. Topaz is full sister to First Water, winner of the Adelaide Cup and Leger, and is by Fireworks from the Gem, who in her turn is by Maribyrnong out of the imported Chrysolite, by Stookw 'll from Juliet, by Touchstone. Ohry. solite was the dam of Onyx, Eobinson Crusoe and Lapidist, while Juliet was also the dam of Sylvia (dam of Qoldsborough and Bobin Hood), Charon, Bagpicker, and other good ones amongst whom was the Friar, Oamballo’s son. Sylvia and Onyx wore sold, it is needless to say, to the Auckland Stud Company for 3003g5. Fireworks was by the imported Kelpie, out of Gaslight, also imported. The Kelpies are too well-known to require comment, which, though rather an auctioneering sort of remark, has at any rate the merit of being strictly true. The Topaz colt in his pedigree has a double cross of Stock well, Touchstone and Sheet Anchor, and a treble one of Bay Middleton, Seashell, the dam of the other colt, is by Nautilus from Bloise, who in her turn is by imported Hermit (winner of the Two Thousand) out of the English mare Sweetheart. This mare was the dam of Tooal, and is halfsister to Gwendoline fdam of the Diver), and The Fawn (dam of Bichmond, Bosworth and Palmyra). This colt has three Yenison strains, two of Melbourne, two of Touchstone, four of Bay Middleton, two of Birdcatcher. He is closely related through his dam Eloise to the Boyal Heart colt, purchased by Mr Stead, who is certainly the most fashionably bred of the lot sent down by Mr Gardiner. The performances of these colts will—Tubal Cain being so fur a young sire—be looked forward to with much interest; but it make and shape and patrician blood go for anything we ought to look for a clinker or two amongst them. Owners are reminded that nomination* for the Canterbury Champagne Stakes, 1883, of 250 sovs., are due with the secretary of the Canterbury Jockey Club before 9 p.m. on Wednesday next, April 20th. The weights for the South Canterbury Jockey Club Handicaps will be out on the 21st Acceptances and general entries are duo on Monday, April 25th, at eight o’clock. Nominations for the Grand National Steeplechase are duo with Mr Q. Olulee, the secretary, on Friday, the 22nd inst. The Liverpool Steeplechase was won by Woodbrook, a eon of the Lawyer, carrying list 31b ; Begal (list 121 b) was second and Thornfield third. The two first belong to the Irish division, which is every year becoming more formidable. Thornfiold was on the sick list for some time prior to the race, and it was very questionable up to the last if he went to the post.