SPORTING NOTES.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2245, 13 June 1881, Page 3

SPORTING NOTES.

By Sikbad. i Tuesday last being a fair day, my confrere and I started out for Russley, where we duly arrived, and, in D. Jones's absenoe, after prei senting the " Open, Besame," we proceeded to the box tonanted by the newly-arrived patrician immigrant, Cadogan. He is a horse that I think would attraot notice anywhere. Ho is about fifteen two, and stands over a lot of ground. His head, which is a very kindly and intelligent one, is well set on to a good neck. His back and thighs are excellent, the latter particularly so, while his quarters are grand. All over he looks ono of the very speedy sort, and it is a thousand pities he broke down in tho Derby, which, I should say, he must have won on his form with Oharibort in the Two Thousand, and, further, considering the fact that tho field, the year he ran, was not a very high-class one. He is liko no horse I have seen here yet ; but one thing is certain, that, with the chances he will havo with tho Russley mares, if, with his ex coptionally faultless pedigree and symmetrical conformation, he cannot get clinkers, I don't know where we can look for a higher-class sire even in England. His neighbour was Leolinus, both occupying fine roomy boxes in tho new range of stabling I spoke of recently, and I had almost forgotten to say that, though Cadogan will be tho better for a trifle more condition, ho appears just about as healthy as a horse can look. Leolinus is big and lusty, though Jones tells me he takes a tremendous lot of exercise on his own ascount in tho paddock cv£>ry day. He ae°ms full of life and health, and I never was more struck at the great length of his arms and shortness of his cannon bones than when looking at him in the box on Tuesday. We now wont round on to the quadrangle, whero we first interviewed Luro, who has grown more still and furnished too, since I last saw her. She is indeed a grand filly, and if her nervousness can be overcome, I think she will prove bad to beat in any oompany. Her neighbor was the Equation filly by Leolinus. Her dam, who she rather resembles, was a very nioely bred one, being by Demonstrator out of the Hampton Court mare- Conceit She is engaged in the coming Wolcome Stakes, and in representatives for this event the Russley stable is unusually strong, as will be seen presently. Another filly engaged in this raco is Aieda, by Leolinus out of the English mare L'Orient. She occupies the next box, and is full of quality. For a T.Y.O. couree, however, I should rather prefer the daughter of Leolinus and Gossip, who looks nil over being a sprinter. She is another Welcome candidate. All three are now well broken in, quiet, and are progressing well with their education. Prospero, the son of Castaway and Belle of the Isle, is looking big and well. On tho occasion of his only performances, at the Autumn Meeting, he showed a good turn of speed in the Easter Handioap (in the Autumn Handicap he was leftat the post), and being a shapely, powerful horse, he is likely as I said once before, to dispel tho cloud that has hung so long over the progeny of Lurline's big brother, Louis d'Or. The handsome son of Traducer and Rupee occupies the next box. He has wonderfully improved and furnished since I saw him last, and has every appearance of wintering on well. So far as good looks go, I think, if he should start for the coming Derby, there will bo few to compare with him, and I think, in spite of what will doubtless be a very formidable field, he will take a very prominent part in the fray should he train on. Hinemoa was at the blacksmith's, so we did not see her ; but, driving up the side traok to the West Coast road, we met Jones with two more Welcome candidates in the shape of the oolt by Leolinus, out of Wave, and the filly by the same sire, out of Watersprite. The latter, who was purchased by Mr Lancelot Walker at the last Middle Park sale, is full of quality, and looks like going fast. The Wave colt is also promising. Betrayer, who has not yet been taken up, was xunnißg out in a paddock near tho homestead. As I said last week, he has not increased much in height, but has filled out and furnished wonderfully. Of other youngsters, the Royal Heart oolt, Bayard, and Loos, the oolt by Leolinus, out of Petroleuse, are yet to be taken up.

On our road back we called at Mr Powell's, where we had a look at Norseman, whose probable destination, so his new owner, Mr W. Thomson, informs me, will be in the vicinity of Hurunui, where it is more than likely breeders in that vicinity will have an opportunity of availing themselves of the services of Mermaid's son for their mares. On the other side of the stable were a very compact neat filly by Korari, out of Grip's dam Awatea, who in many respeots resembles her game sire, while in the next box waa Amulet's sister, a very good looking filly by Traducer, out of Charm. She is one of the most promising looking of the coming two-year-olds, and if not already named I should suggest Lady Charming as the most promising name she could have. Old Totara was looking moat healthy and well, and I hope to see this undoubtedly good horse get some high class mares this season.

Old Te Kooti, erst chaser, hurdle racer, and hunter, has at last paid the debt of nature, and has joined the majority. He will leave in the minds of many of my readers recollections of severe falls. No horse that ever lived could give his rider a more well rehearsed crumpler than the gay Te Kooti, though he could jump above a bit when he so chose.

The trotting raoe on the 24th at Wanganui promises to be an unusually interesting one. " Our Pony" is already on the spot, while Beacon is my authority for stating that Native Cat will also be there. The looal talent will be also strongly represented, amongst them being Mr Evans' grey mare Millie, who, it will be recollected, ran such a good mare against Black Boy on the Ricoarton road.

Amongst the latest additions (says tho " Poverty Bay Herald") to Mr Allan McDonald's stud farm at Waerenga-a-hika is the famous stallion Partbenoposus, by Traducer, dam Atlanta, by Towton, her dam Orescent by Sir Hercules' Moth by Comet. Parthenopoeus will stand this coming season in this district.

Mr Lewis, of Bicoarton, the owner of Daniel O'Bourke, informs me that he will be shortly leaving for Australia, and that under the circumstances he wishes to part with the handsome little son of Sledmere and Brunette. Messrs Ford and Newton are, I believe, empowered to give particulars as to price, &c. It is the intention of the Wanganui and Christohuroh Hunt Olubs to hold Steeplechase meetings before the hunting season finally closes. The last Australian files bring the full accounts of the Adelaide races, from which it seems that Mats, besides the Birthday Cup, carried off the All Aged Btakes of 50 sovs, seven furlongs, and the May Handicap of 60 sovs, one mile and a quarter. Darebin, Lurline's colt, by the Peer, out of Lurline, won the Two-year-old Handicap of 70 sovs, beating Result and Spectre seven others. ENGLISH ITEMS. The last mail brings us a good deal of interesting intelligence. The Northamptonshire Stakes brought out a very small field, and was won by Eordham on Commandant. This is Baron Alphonse de Eo the child's first English victory. Sir George Ohetwynd's colours seem at present right good colours to stick to, for ho followed up his steeplechase and Brockleby wins by appropriating the double event at Northampton of the Spencer Plate and the Althorp Pa»k Stakes with Comely and CEnone. The former, who is a daughter of Winslow's, scored'another winning in tho Stoneleigh Plate at Warwick. Lord Falmouth's Cantiniere, the dam of Bal Gal, has foaled a colt by Sterling, and will next visit Hampton. Speculum's subscription list for the present season is full, Mr Ten Broeok is buying horses in Kentucky with a view of making another venture upon the English turf. Apropos of Americans, I was pleased to see Mr P. Lorillard have a really good turn by winning the Derby, for a pluckier sportsman docs not exist. Iroquois, who credited his owner with the Blue Biband, is by (imp.) Leamington out of Maggie by (imp.) Australian. He is exceedingly well engaged, being in all the principal events for the coming season at Newmarket, Ascot, and Goodwood. He ran twelve races as a two-year-old, winning four. He seems to have been considered quite an outsider, and his owner, who backs his opinion very freely, will probably have thrown in for a very big stake. Tho following romarks appearing in an English paper were a very good tip :—" The Lorillard Stable—' Audax,' in the ' Country Gentleman' of March 19th, says :—Among other animals at head-quarters I noticed Mistake, who has cleaned out all his stable companions and may be worth backing. I saw him last year in the Jockey Club Cup, and then made a mental note that he would, when

(at, take a prize. The new Anwi, -,an tra * n A r » I Pinoui, has apparently greatly imp. * oved Mr I Lorillard's team, and Iroquis may . •« p^,ue I

ths natives when next Been in public." * **•" grine, who ran aecond, wae the winner 01 l *L e reoent Two Thousand, is also well engage d > while Town Moor, the third hone in thV Derby, is by Doncaster out of Euxine, by King Tom. He, too, is well engaged, and is the property of Lord Boseberry. The American horses were well to the fore at the Newmarket Craven Meeting, where

Mr Lorillard won the Newmarket International Handicap by the aid of Mistake, who also ran third in the Great Metropolitan, won by a daughter of Musket's at Epsom, at which meeting Mr Keeno's Foxhall, another American, finished aecond to Bend-cr in the City and Suburban. The two other principal events at the Craven Meeting were the twenty-third Biennial Stakes, won by Tunis, and the Newmarket Handicap, by Berzsnezo, by Blinkhoolie. The Oaks was won by Mr Crawford's Thebaiß, by Hermit out of Devotion. Her two-year-old career, a most excellent one, was recently published in theso columns. Lucy i Glitters, who was second, is by Speculum out i of Bicycle, and is highly engaged. Myra, i who finished third, is by Doncaster from i Czarina. Lucy Glitters has never scored a t win, but was third in the Dewhurst Plate and t Middle Park Plato, second to Wandering Nun <

at York, and third to Fortissimo and Simnel in Tatteraall's Stake. At the same meeting Myra ran unplaced in the New Stakes at Ascot and the Richmond Stakes at Goodwood, won the Rous Plate at Doncaster and the Second Nursery Stakes at Newmarket, and ran second to Durance for the Subscription Stakes at the Newmarket October. George H. Hosmer, of Boston, U.S.A., contemplates visiting England early during the summer, and he will, doubtless, enter as a competitor in the first regatta for tho new "Sportsman" Champion of England Challenge Cup, We hear that Warren Smith, of Halifax, may also decide to again visit this oountry and try his skill in the above-named equatio event. Newspaper enterprise, always remarkable, occasionally displays itself in a style calculated L ,o slightly unhinga the nerves of anyone, save he most callous. Yesterday, for instance, an

illustration of what can bo across plished by a little dexterity and ingenuity was afforded an amazed public. The University Boat Raoe was concluded at 8.56 a.m.—that is to say, the victory was not gained until the hour named—yet at 9.5 copies of a newspaper con taining the result of the race were being sold opposite Broad street Station—a spot about two miles from the office of publication. It is pretty evident that the public spirited proprietor of this journal must have gone to press so soon as the crews passed Hammersmith. He was fortunately right in his hazardous guess, and was thereby enabled to " bowl out " a couple of contemporaries who had made elaborate preparations, and were flattering themselves that they would have the first run of public patronage.—" Sportsman." The following is Dr. Carver's ohallenge to English shots:—"A ohallenge from Dr. Carver.—We have received the following letter from Dr. Carver:—To the Editor of the ' Sportsman.'—Sir,—As there are still a few people in England who think the Gun Club can produce a number of better shots than I am at pigeons, I wish to afford them every opportunity of doing so. Nothing will give me greater pleasure than to shoot at one time and on one day the ten best shots in the Hurlingham and Gun clubs for a sum of £SOO. The match to take place in August, under the following conditions:—The guns to be limited to 81b ; in other respects Gun Club rules. I will shoot one thousand pigeons to my opponents' one hundred eaoh, making one thousand in all. I hope this ohallenge will not offend, but be reoeived in the same good spirit in whioh I send it. While I make no claim as a pigeon shooter, I hope to be able to entertain the gentlemen in the most satisfactory manner should they accept my modest proposition.—Yours very truly., W. F. GABTBE "

In connection with the proposed visit of the English cricket team to the colonies, the ««Turf, Field and Farm " has the following paragraph with reference to their probable American matches :—" The professional cricketers, Shaw and Shrewsbury, have made arrangements for a cricket tour through the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The team will start early in September for Canada, where matohes are already arranged to be played at Toronto, Hamilton, London, Montreal and Ottawa. In the United States they will plav the clubs of Boston, Philadelphia, New York, San Franoisco and other cities." It is said that "Blower" Brown,the English pedestrian, is going to Australia.