SPORTING NOTES.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2257, 23 May 1881, Page 3

SPORTING NOTES.

Br SINBAD

Several correspondents have written me wanting the correct pedigrees of the horses shipped and sold- here last November by Mr Eady, of Tasmania. I find I was mistaken in the breeding of Albion, now the property of Mr Lewis, of Doyleston. He is by Lard Erin, by Panic out of Molly Bawn, and seems likely to make a very payable animal for his present owner. The two-year-old colt subsequently purchased by Mr E. Mitchell is by Bt. Albans out of Zelia, by Peter Wilkins. Quamby is by Castle Hill, and is descended, like the colt, from Peter Wilkins, which is much in their favour, inasmuch as nearly all the Peter Wilkins’s are good jumpers. Oolstook's pedigree I have no record of. I am sorry to learn from Mr Bed wood that Eaupo has missed to Anteros. Her last foal by Oaesivelaunus is represented as a very fine colt.

“ Sprightly,” the jockey (?), Bays “ Spectator,’’who some three years since made an exhibition of himself by falling off in each of the two jumping races he rode on the Wanganui course, was disqualified for trying to run a horse called Hero off the Westland Racecourse in the Trial Stakes.

I haye received from Mr Frank Evans, the Hon. See. of the Wanganui Trotting Club, the programme of that Club’s meeting, which will take place on June 24th. It is a very original one for New Zealand, The following are the items :—Trotting Handicap Baoe for vehicles drawn by two horses ; ISsovs ; three miles. Maiden Trotting Bace, lOst; 20sovs ; three miles. Trotting Eace for Horses in Single Harness ; 20sovs; three miles. Trotting Baoe for Ponies not over 14 hands ; 20sovs ; catch weights; two miles. Handicap Trotting Baoe for Horses in Saddle, not less than lOst; fiOsovs ; three miles. Consolation Stake for Horses in Saddle, not less than lOst; 15sovs; two miles. Nominations for handicaps must be in the hands of the Secretary by 9 p.m., on Saturday, June 4th, I called in at Ohokebore Lodge during the week, ond found that Ted Outts was erecting a new lot of boxes, which indeed he will require with the large string now under his tuition. Sir Modred was looking well, but is very larky ; and apropos of the Dunedin Cup winner, Mr Foder is painting a very good likeness of him to the order of the Hon. B. Campbell. Digby Grand has commenced his education, and gives so far every satisfaction, at does also the handsome Matapo, who has already lost a lot of his superfluous flesh. His half-brother, by Traduoer, is a rare model of a colt, and Ted is very sanguine as to his future prospects. He is now the property of the Hon. G-. Maclean.

The acceptances for the Dunedin Birthday meeting are to hand. The Hurdle race seems to lie between the two top weights, Milo and Bobin Hood, while I should think Lady Emma, at the weights, should win both handicaps. The Hawke’s Bay Racing Club held its annual meeting on May 12th. A special committee was elected to make arrangements for a permanent course. It was further decided to hold a spring meeting, and a notice of motion was given to change the name of the club from the Hawke’s Bay Racing Club to the Napier Turf Club. For the City and Suburban Petronel has afforded a sensation, as it was rumored that he was scratched. The “ Sporting Life” says the rumor is untrue, but there is no doubt that the colt met with an accident, and although he has come back again in the betting, yet he is not so firm as he was at the odds of 100 to 6 against him. Maid of Booleston, says “ Spectator,” by Painter —Policy, entered for the Wanganui Derby of 1883, and backed to win about £2OOO, will be taken up this week for the winter. Mr Wm. Wilson has Sweet Home in winter quarters, and Mr John Powdrell has Tallyho up again, besides Hailstorm, the two-year-old Ely, and Tantivy, the latter a young yearling by Hailstorm, from Mies Emma’s dam.

“ Soukar ” in his notes previous (says “Spectator ”) to the Auckland meeting spoke of Dan and Matau as the Wanganui hacks. Matau was bred on the Napier side of the Island, but commenced his turf career amongst the Bangitikei hacks the year Flora M'Donnld won the big handicap there. He ran again amongst the hacks in Wellington, and I believe I am right in saying that it was not; before the Patea mooting twelve months later that he succeeded in getting homo first, even in such poor company. His first victory, however, was a wonderful one. He ran in the hack hurdle race, and I shall never forgot it. At the first hurdle he was thrown on his haunches losing fully two hundred yards. The race was about one mile and a distance, and it looked a hopeless task when Oroft took the colt in pursuit of a lot of good jumping horses. To the surprise of everyone, Matau, then called Aroha, jumped the remaining hurdle well, caught his field and scored his first win oy a nose. As a hack he did not show half the brilliancy of Dan, but there can be little choice between the pair at even weights. Matau was first favourite for the Hester Handicap, Auckland, soon after the weights appeared. His Taranaki victory over Libeller, and the fact of his being by Dainty Ariel, no doubt raised him in the estimates of the Aucklandites who hacked him. He didn't win.

The following is the advertised programme of the big match between Scott and Doctor

Total sales, <£7410. The following is the analysis of the sale, viz.—s2 sections, averaging each £ 142 10s and comprising an area of 7a. Xr. 24p., making an average of <£lool.lßs 11 id per acre.

Carver, the American, terminating it may b» recollected in favor of the doctor : —“ Royal Aquarium. To-night will be concluded the greatest shooting contest ever yet held In England or in the world. Dr. Carver, the champion shooter of this Great Universe, v Mr Scott, the champion of this little village down south, viz,, England. Great and stupendous excitement is created by this unapproachable match for £6OO. No true eporlsman will loss perhaps the only opportunity in a lifetime to see these gigantic champions compote in this most unquestionably unparalleled undertaking. Boyal Aquarium. To-night, in the Annexe, the great shooting match for £6OO. Dr. Carver, champion of the world ; Mr Soott, champion of England. The widespread and universal interest manifested by the public in the great nigeun match between Mr Scott and Dr. Carver at the late contest, prompted the manager to offer to these gentlemen £6OO to bo competed for. 20,000 glass balls will be fired at, and the shot who breaks the greatest number shall receive £SOO. £IOO will bo paid to the loser for cxpen-;cs. To complete this slmoet incredible task there will have to be consumed—l ton of shot, 3?wt of powder, 2 tons of glass. 66 tons 9cwt each shooter will lift during the contest; 758 tons ISnwt will be the force of the recoil which will have to bo borne by these gentlemen in this wonderful shooting match.” The noble army of sporting tipsters are, perhaps, not aware that Lord Macaulay was also amongst the prophets. But he was, though. In his “ Lays of Ancient Rome ” ho takes two against the field, and these are his final words of advice: tius, buck Herminius.” They both pulled through The fifty miles pedestrian championship between Bailey, Mason, and Noromac, for the belt and £75, was won easily by Bailey, who, both his opponents giving in, was allowed to stop after he had gone forty-eight and a half miles, which ho covered in 13 min. 35sec. in advonce of the previous best time. The great American dual welting contest came off in the middle of March, and was won by the Englishmen Vaughan and Rowell. The walking of the farmer is much praised by the American critics, but they question his ability to stay a six days’ contest. The distance covered has been twice beaten in the time, on both occasions by Rowell. The next contest for the Astley belt will bo held in England in June next. The two following paragraphs are from tho pen of ‘‘Rapier” in the ‘‘Sporting and Dramatic News.” The win of the ploughhorse at the recent Ash Steeplechases calls to mind the exploits of tho chosnut Waterford so called from the place whore he was discovered. The horse was noted while working in a plough by, if I am not mistaken, Captain Ward Bennett, who asked the ploughman whether the animal could jump ? Tho peasant grinned, said he did not know, but suggested that hie questioner should try. Forthwith Waterford was mounted and ridden over four or five fences, which he cleared in very decent style, and he was bought out of hia humble occupation for a very small sum. Captain Leslie Martin, of the 12th Lancers, presently became bis possessor, and Waterford won tho Grand Military at Punchcstown, and, besides other races a gold cup at Rugby from a good field, the Empress of Austria’s present pilot, Captain Middleton, being “up” on both occasions, it I remember rightly.