SPORTING NOTES.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2545, 5 June 1882, Page 3

SPORTING NOTES.

[From the “ Weekly Press,”] The Queen’s Birthday Meeting at Dunedin concluded the flat racing for the season in the Otago provincial district. The principal event, the Birthday Cup, brought together five acceptors, of whom the Envy filly (with fiat lOlbs) and Sir Modred (Bat 121bs) were the favorites. A grand race ensued between the pair, resulting in Sir Modred gaining a neck verdict. Legerdemain won the Maiden, Jasper the Novel Race, Luna the Tradesmen's Handicap (with Set 21b»), beating, am eng her six opponents, the Envy Filly, second (with fist 12ibs), and The Poet (fist lOlbs). The Consolation fell to The Poet, boating four others. The only other event was the Handicap Hurdle Race, won by Robin Hood, beating a field of six others. The Wanganui Steeplechases, held also on the Queen’s Birthday, appear to have been fairly successful. For the big event ten horses weighed out, but only two animals were considered to have a ghost of a show— To Whetu and Grey Momus. Certainties in steeplechasing, however, as often as not missfire, and such was the case in this instance, for To Whetu came to grief. Alario, a rank outsider, and Now Year made the running the whole of the way, the former winning with the greatest ease, Grey Momus third. The Maiden, won by Harry Mount in a field of six, the Grand Stand Handicap, won by Baron from a field of five, and the Consolation by Now Year, terminated this

meeting. A very pleasant and immensely successful little meeting took place at Lower Heathcote on Monday Tho attendance was very numerous—considerably over a thousand—and the sport most, excellent, Messrs Hobbs and Goodwin had but one instrument on tho ground. The large sum of £1617 was the amount passed through, and this would have been considerably augmented had there been a possibility of taking all tho money that offered. With so successful a meeting the club’s balance-sheet should show a good sum on the right side. If such prove tho case, we would suggest the erection of a stand, which would at once become a profitable speculation. In any case, there is one thing that certainly should be seen to. that is tho removal of that abomination in tho shape of barbed wire round the saddling paddock. The report of the racing appears in another column.

At Wyndham Races, on the Queen’s Birthday, Mr D. Steward’s team completely swept the board. Operator, won the Maiden and District Handicap, Border Lad the Mataura Handicap and Selling Baoe, and Tera the Ladies’ Puree. The only other winner during the meeting was Miss Griffiths, in the Consolation. Wallacetown Races were held on the same day, but here the stakes were better divided, Mr B. Baine’s Battler won the Steeplechase Handicap. The Maiden Plate was taken by Mr B. Patterson’s Gipsy, who had run second to Battler in the previous race. Mr N. Sellar’s Beamsman won the Trotting Handicap, and Mr M. Hayes’ Paddy the Wallacetown Handicap. The programme concluded with a Hack Race and Consolation Stakes, the former being won by Mr Bridge’s Little Fraud, and the latter by the same owner’s Viper, On Friday last, says the " Timaru Herald,” a number of matches were run at Albury, as follows :—Mr G, J. Palmer’s Pet against Mr J. Menzies’ Wonder, Sat up, for £5. Won by Wonder easily. The winner was next matched against Mr Feddon’s Never Did for £5, Sat up, and won this match also. Mr Palmer’s Pet then ran arainst Mr Menzies’ Kerosene for £5, Bst up, and won, and Mr Menzies not being satisfied, he backed his horse for another £5, with the same result. Mr Menzies then matched Wonder against Mr Palmer’s Three Star, for £5, and Wonder bolting eff the course, Three Star had an easy win. In a second match between the same horses Wonder turned the tables, winning easily. The Oamaru Jockey Club, according to the "North Otago Times,” have just got a renewal of the lease of the racecourse reserve for seven years. Considerable improvements and alterations are at onoe to bo proceeded with in the shape of fencing and planting. The club have also now under consideration the erection of a grand stand on the Forbury pattern, to be erected at a cost of £ISOO or £2OOO,

The newly-formtd Nelson Jockey Club appear not to have definitely as yet decided on a permanent course. In the absence of nothing better offering which their finances will permit of their taking advantage of, they have decided on at least holding another meeting on the Hope course used last year. A two-year-old colt named Alluvium, according to “Beacon,”arrived by the Ravenscraig from England last week, and was safely landed in good condition at Port Chalmers. Mr Lee Leesmith appears to be the owner of the new acquisition. The following is the colt’s full pedigree : -Alluvium is a chesnut colt got by Lowlander, dam Solway by King o’Sootts (son of King Tom), out of Bosary by Surplice, from Sweetbriar by Ooningsby (son of Venison), from Marie by Wavorley— Benevolence by Figaro—Swiss dam by Shuttle —Lady Sarah by Fidget—Alfred—Magnolia by Marske—Babraham—Sodbury—Ebony (1728) by Childers—Old Ebony by Basto— Massey mare, jjowlander is got by Dalesman (son of Tadmor), out of Lufra by Windbound, out of Maud by Loup-Qarou —Yenilia by Velocipede, Major George of Auckland will doubtless be particularly gratified to see the filly Result’s performances in the Goodwood Handicap, particulars of which we publish elsewhere. Rfalisation, the dam of this smart filly, stinted to the Marquis, was purchased by the above gentleman, with, if we are not mistaken, a foal at foot by King Cole, from Mr Finlay last'year, and imported to Auckland. The Goodwood Handicap winner is her first foal. She ie an English bred mare got by Vespasian from Hopeful Duchess by the Flyibg Dutchman from Espoir (dam of by Liverpool, &o. The classical races of the English turf, so far thisjseason have been more than ordinarily interesting, and show the fillies to be greatly superior to the other sex. The victory of St. Marguerite in the One Thousand over Shotover, who obtained second place, and the latter’s double success in the Two Thousand

and Derby, caused the Oaks—the nest event in which tho two animals were engaged—to bo looked forward to with the utmost expectation. On Saturday night, too late for the evening papers, a cablegram gave the result: —Geheimniss 1, St, Marguerite 2, Nellie 3. Thus Shotover, if he ran, was unplaced ; and even Nellie, who ran third to her second in the One Thousand, must have, turned the tables on her. However this may be, Nellie has done what no filly over before succeeded in doing—won tho Two Thousand and Darby. Blink Bonny was tho last filly who won the Derby, in 1857 ; she, however, asserted her superiority over her own sex by winning tie Oaks likewise. The Duke of Westminster is lucky in having so brilliant a filly, but more particularly in being enabled to win the Darby twice in three years—with Bend ’Or on the former occasion in his memorable victory of Robert the Devil. The following is the pedigree of Shotover:—Got by Hermit out of Stray Shot, by Toxopholit.e (sire of Musket), out of Vaga by Stookwoil, from Mendicant (dam of Beadsman), by Touchstone out of Lady Moore Oarew, by Tramp, &o. Quicklime, who ran second in the Derby, secured the same position in tho Two Thousand. He io a bay colt, tho property of Lord Bradford, got by Warlock (son of Birdcatoher) out of Duvomay, by Beadsman from Oachuca, by Voltigeur out of Ayacanora, by Birdcatcher, Ac, The th rd animal is an American-bred colt, belonging to Mr P. Lovellard, got by War Dance out of Sly Boots, &o, Geheimniss, the winner of the Oaks, is the property of Lard Stamford. She was got by Bosiorucian (son of Boadsman—Madame Eglan'ine by Oow!) from Nameless, by Blinkhooiio (son of Rataplan) No Name, by Teddington out of Queen of Beauty, Ac, The Oaks is the eighth consecutive win of the daughter of Bosierucian, she having won seven of j the principal two-year-old events without sustaining a defeat. Hermit’s stock are doing wonders this sceson, as will be seen by the following in the three-year-old events : —First and third in the Two Thousand ; first, second and third in the One Thousand ; ' first in Derby ; and, lastly, second and third in the Oaks. Had ever a sire such success P and this exactly fifteen years since he himself, over the snow strewed course of Epsom, won his memorable Derby.