SPORTING NOTES.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2315, 5 September 1881, Page 4

SPORTING NOTES.

Bx SinbJlD. The entries for the third annual steeplechase meeting of the Otago Hunt have appeared, the fixture itself being on September 10th. The nominations are excellent in all four events, there being nine in the Tally-ho Handicap, eleven in the Maiden Hunters’ Steeplechase, thirteen in the Hunt Club Steeplechase, including Winfield and Fakir, while in the Hunters’ Flat Rice twelve are engaged, of whom Chancellor is one. Such a good entry should ensure a capital day’s oport. We are not favoured with many Wanganui telegrams, but I wonder it never occurred to the sapient genius who sends them that a good number of Southern sportsmen would have liked a report of the Hunt Steeplechases held on the 20th, of the particularsot which meeting he has kept a profound silence. I c a costermonger's donkey had broken its leg ho would have sent us a line of that quick enough “Phaeton” reports that Major George’s mares, Realisation, Pearl Ash, and My Idea, ■will visit Musket this season.

I have not the privilege of seeing “ Saul’s ” n.-tiolos, bnt “Beacon” quotes him as follows :—" Mr Drake has settled up with all to whom he owed any money in Auckland. Some ‘ sports ’ who wont to Melbourne tho other day were surprised to find that Drake and Co., instead of luxuriating in Tattorsall’s Club, had to do their betting in the passages. They can’t enter the ‘ holy of holies’ there. The Southern talent are raving mad because Dick Clarke (who owes every man in the King a hundred or so) has not only arrived in England, but absolutely made a £SOO book on the English Derby, and did well out of it. Walters’ Grand Duchess and black filly are in training for the. Waikato meeting, after which they go to Napier.” I am also indebted to “ Beacon ” for the information that the stakes at Duntroon will be leas than half what they were last year. It will be a one day programme, the items being as follows Tho Duntroon Cup (presumedly a handicap) ; J.O. Handicap of 35 •ovs; Novel Handicap, 25 sovs, and Ladies’ Purse of 25 sovs. Nominations for the first three are due, as well as the Trotting Handicap on September 15th, the meeting itself being held on October 14th. Ted Cults informs mo that there is no truth in the report that ho is to train Mata. Stewart Waddell will undertake his preparations throughout; at least so 1 am given to understand. J. OhaSe has arrived with Nautilus, and has taken np his quarters at Chokebore Lodge. I believe Ohaffa will be engaged permanently to assist Cults. The sixth volume of the “New Zealand Stud Book” will, as I am informed, appear to-day, and the “ Turf Register ” will shortly follow. Tho “ Victorian Turf Register” is already published, and tho “New South Wales Stud Book ” will appear shortly, edited by Mr Mostyn, who for many years was sporting editor of the Sydney “Town and Country Journal,”

Messrs Mason and Yallanoe inform me that they wish to dispose of Morpheus, the four-year-old colt by Castaway out of Sonambula. Morpheus is a perfectly sound big upstanding colt, being quite sixteen hands, and from both his breeding and shape would make a useful up-country stallion. As tho price wanted for him is anything but a large one, they should have no difficulty in placing him.

I learn from Messrs Ford and Newton that they have, on account of Mr Hanken, disposed of Guy Faux to Mr M. Studholme, of Waimate, who, 1 think, will find the son of Havens worth a very useful horse, the more so as the mares in the Waimate are all of a good sort. Mention has been made recently in these columns of the excellence of Guy’s stock.

In the middle of the week I took advantage of a fine day to visit Ruosley and have a look at the mares and foals, as well as the horses in work. I was accompanied by an old confrere, who can talk racing all day long, and, the weather being very fine, the drive was a very pleasant one. We were very courteously received by David Jones, who, judging from the appearance of many of the inmates, must have been doing a lot of good useful work. Lure, who occupies her old box, was looking very well indeed, and, should she have left off her old tricks, should be very handy in the 0.J.0. Handicap, with Bst, a weight she is thoroughly mistress of, as she stands fully .16 hands, and has furnished greatly during the year. Hinemou, who was just losing her winter coat, seemed well and Healthy, and, like Lure, has evidently wintered well. She should, if she train on, [carry a dangerous label for whichever race the stable elect to start her for. The Rupee colt, Louis d’Or, was always a favorite of mine, and he is well forward in his preparetion. I shall be muohjsurprised if he[doea not secure his first winning bracket at tbe forthcoming November meeting. There are several sons and daughters of Leoliuus in work for the Welcome Stakes. The most racing looking ones amongst them are Leonora, a brown daughter of Gossip’s, Aida, out of the English mare I’Orient, who looks like making a speedy sprinter. Lsonato, out of Virginia Water’s dam Wave, and Leos, the son of the handsome Petroleuse, are both big raking colts, but the former is not remarkable for good looks, while Leos, as well as Watersprite’s daughter Doris, a big, powerful filly, will I think appear to more advantage as throe-year-olds. Elaine is a daughter of Equation, whom she very much resembles, and seems likely to to make a useful mare, while the Royal Heart colt by Tubal Cain, who is called Bayard, scarcely looks at present so ariatroeratio as one would expect from his high lineage, but on the other hand he looks like racing. Leolinus was the picture of health, while Oadogan has wonderfully improved in appearance. He has now » coat like satin, and is certainly the handsomest horse that ever came to Now Zealand. Mr Nosworthy is sending six of his mares to him, and I hoar Mr Carter, of the Ashburton, intends availing himself of Oadogan’s services for his English mares. After • very welcome lunch wo had a look at the mares. Amofcia, the short-legged powerful dam of Hineraoa, was browsing tranquilly alongside of Lurline’s sister. Naiad, who was of a friendly turn, and followed us all through our inspection. Both these, as well as the plain-looking Fancy, whom no ons would ever suspect of being the dam of such a horse as Foul Play, are in foal to Leoliuns. Petroleuse and Miss Lama, who were shipmates from England, have both missed, I am sorry to say, but Calumny’s sister Tree Deuce, and the English mares L’Orient, Titania, who has grown into quite a stately matron, and Crinoline, by Lord Lyon, out ox Orinon, by Newminster, are all in foal to Leolinus. Close to was Pulohra, who is, so far as the matter of grand descent is concerned, the queen of the paddock, being by Bosierucian, out of Formosa, both of whose names are historical in turf annals. She is a bit on the small side, but in all her paces a beautiful mover. She was sent last season to the now defunct Perkin Warbeck, and is evidently in foal. The Adventurer blood should nick well with hers. Retracing our steps to a paddock near the running track, winch was in capital order, we found throe yearlings all by Leolinus and out of L'Orient, Petroleuse, and Naiad, the first one leing a colt, and the best looking of the three. The trio have been early named, the eolt from L’Orient being called Radames ; the filly from Petroleuse, Lemessa; the Naiad filly Necera. In the next paddock are eight yearling colts, of whom seven are by Leolinus, and fire out of Amohia (Botoroa), Fancy (Leodogren), Miss Laura (Laureson), Revoke (Trickster), Equation, Sir Anton, and the colt by Albany out of Tree Deuce—Sir Bedevere. I liked the latter, Radames and Trickster the best of the lot. The colt out of Fancy has a most absurd resemblance to Foul Play about the head. All the yearlings are in good condition, and show every sign of careful attention being paid to them. We then returned to the stable, and proceeded to Yaldhurst, an account of which stalls 1 shall give next week. In connection with Busfiley, I had almost forgotten to mention that there is every probability of Betrayer being taken up later in the season. The Geraldine weights have made their appearance. For the Hurdle Race the two top weights seem to have the best. In the two flat races Don Juan and Coldstream are simply turned loose. Why untried colts like Bawdon and Fleur de Lys should give a lot of weight to tried performers like Coldstream and Don Juan is something I cannot understand. Nor do I see why On Dit should give Luna 61b over a mile and a quarter. Messrs Mason and Yallance have sustained a severe loss in the death of Afghan, who died on Saturday morning last from inflammation of the bowels. Afghan was a three-year-old by Albany, out of Tell Tale. He was purchased at the last sale of Mr Noswortby’s. He was going in very nice form up to getting ok.