SPORTING NEWS.

Hastings Standard, Issue 59, 4 July 1896, Page 4

SPORTING NEWS.

R A C I X G I T E M S . T>Y (iIFSY (.TRAND.j Cullods-n, Poimamn, Sternchaser. Mo-<|iietaire and Earl King were shipped from Melbourne for England a fortnight ago. Idoktor and C'olarado were shipped to India from Melbourne about a week ago. Solanum and 1 ! - n ' ( anlfield cup winner Sailfoin lu've retired from ■ i Mou it i u fell in tli:> hurdle Kce at the recent .*>vd»oy meeting, and his rider (Fallon) wtts d: -<]!ui.lifi- d for twelve months. Rather rough on the rider. Jewfeller is in work again for the Melbourne Cup. An Australian paper says that Loyalty's entry for the Melbourne Cup probably means nothing. Punters beware i Mr Henry is noted on all sides to be a very competent handicapper an opinion in which I share —but like anyone else he is apt to make mistakes at times ; and when such mistakes occur, I contend that it is the duty of a sporting scribe, not with a view to profess to be more competent than the handicapper. to point outsuch u'i-t vkf-. It wi'l !« >» membered that I con iti- nted adi i-- upon the heavy nupo-t tdiotu 1 V v Forest in the Welter Handicap at the recent Hastings n„« >. Th % i[ poit of such contentions may be put into very brief space. The son of Newumister and Forest Queen won his :ir-t and only race at Chu.-tchurch at impulse's Cup meeting, having as runner-up the exhack (-roodwood. Since that time New Forest has sported silk unsuccessfully on different courses in the colony. How the handicapper could imagine that the horse in question should b- .i-ked to carry list lib, I still fail to conceive. On performance he should not have been asked to carry a pound more than 9st. The owner of New Forest (Mr E. Connop) is as straight a hm-M c \\ ner as stands in the colony, and this m itself should be worthy of the highest consideration from any handicapper. It is rather hard on a trainer to go to the expense and trouble of preparing a horse for a nice, and as ,-oon a.-, the \> i ij.ht- appear be compelled to scratch the animal. I know some owner l ;, who. were they placed in a like position to Connop, would have started the horse and run a beautiful last in order to get the weight off, and bring the public down for a hundred or two. But. be it said to Con-iop's credit, this course was not pur-uvd, and the public not allured, for he wiihdivw horse immediately lli«-» weights appeared. Mr Henry has evidently ovt.-r-e.stimated the Austra-lian-bred geuiing. and in handicapping horses one thing only should be taken into consideration a horse's past performances. Mr Henry h is eo:np:!-~-d the weights for the New Zeal.tr;.! Cup, and the list is: rd.iy's i--ue. In all fl-j ho;-~< nominated, and of this numh.-;-. it may l> -aid v. ;th a degree of «af»'ty, not more than 20 will face Mr Piper in November ti \t. In the long list promin::!.t horse- are noticeable by their absence, notably : Impulse. Prime Warden, The Artis:, Skirmisher Noith Atlantic, and Spemlnft. the list is none the less intere-timr Gipsy Grand, as was expected. ht.iii-. the event with 9st 71b., and with that weight, .should the son of Grandmaster go to the post lit and well, he will take all the beating thai is possible. Those who witnessed this horse's running in the last New Zealand Cup coald not fail to see that he was the th?* should have won. Unlike setaassi

Pl ivr 1 a runaway game at the start, aiiil Jockey Pavno had a hnrd tussle to k--"p the c">k back t: i'lt: I;*- Id in the first fix fnelongs, and in doing s-o lie ivas obliged to run the colt wile, | lU";- wring fully hundred yards ! mow than anv inrsa i*t the race, and thru firti Jiing thirl. Hi - performance ' in la -1 Ci'i» on tithes him to ivspec-fc in the coming one. However, lie is under a cloud, and kickers would do well to stand off him for tlio present. Ivaroclydon, with 9s' ■">!'>, comes next, hutas the son of Gortbu has done nothing since his record-win hi i»he Canterbury Cup, he is as well The (ir'--nr Northern Derby winnelSv'hnI list (H.st 12lb), comes ne:;t. j is reported to ho going well in his I work, and his many good performances I la-t should give him a right go d eh.mee. Lady Zetland, with Sst 91b, will only require to run the two miles cpial to the first two of the ("iinc-rburv Cup to win right out. The Wellington Cup winn- r -Brooklet —with Ski S>t, will have to he reckoned with if she faces the starter, but I think the weight and the distance wiil be beyond the capabilities of the daughter of Torpedo and Rivulet. Saracen will find the distance too far, and it is quite possible that the son of St. George and Fair Nell will be reserved for the shorter events. The Possible has not shown well enough since his returnfrom Australia to make his chance too good. Mahaki will be found absent on that day. The Wangamii Derby winner— Ngatuere—is a real good colt, and Homes will make a bold bid for the Cup with the son of Natator. Searchlight, on her local victories, will prove a very hard 'un to beat, and if all goes well with the sister of Bloodshot, she will be a certain starter. Were Irish Twist tile Irish Twist of a couple of seasons ago, his chance would be second to none, but the son of Ingomar is not. and would be better left alone. Bessie McCarthy, with Bst, would be looked upon as a good thing on her Australian form, but since her return Mr Gollan's marc has not shown that brilliancy which characterised her in Australia. Lorelei may find the distance too far. C'ulverin, on recent Christelmreh performance, has established a claim on the big event. Like Lorelei, the offspring of Son-of-a-Giui will find the distance half a mile too far. Bonnie Scotland I do not care for, and I doubt if Saracen's brother will see the post. Of the middleweight division, I prefer the chances of Lotion. Bolliccnt, Dauntless, Anita, and Defiance. Mr Ormond has four strong candidates engaged, but it is unknown at present which will be selected. In the light weight division I prefer Hippodrome, and his stable companion, Sabrner. These two colSs have done nothing in public, it is true, lji.it on breeding and appearances they should develop into Cup horses, and", bold though it may appear, I should should not be surprf.sed to see one of the last two named will the Cup. Hippodrome has plenty of size and looks every inch a racehorse, and with St. Andrew for his sire and Hippona his dam, therefore three-quarter brother to St. Hippo, his breeding gives promise that he will get the two miles with Gst 91b in the saddle. His companion Sabruer, is by Cuirassier (full brother to Trenton), which in itself justifies the high opinion I have of the colt. To have a long shot and pick a dozen in which may be found the winner, I should say : —Gipsy Grand, Euroclydon, Fabulist, Searchlight, Ngatuero, Lotion, Bellieent, Dauntless, Anita, Defiance, Hippodrome, and Sabruer. It is understood that Mr C. A. Loughnan has received an offer from a well-known sportsman of £2-)0 for Glengarry, but that he refused to sell at the price mentioned. The big grev has been nominated for the Wellington Steeplechase.

WELLINGTON "WINTER MEETING. "Wellixgtox, -June 3. The following nominations have been received for the Wellington winter meeting, on the 22nd and 25th July:— Stewards' Handicap, .1 mile.—Porepo, Cheque, Seabreeze, Revolution, Moonraker, Strowan, Haeata, Bowshot, Kent, Crawley, Swordfish, Voltaire, The Miser, Dummy. Marino. Slander, Sylvanus, Lotion, Rainbow, Waiuku, Prince Charlie, King Wai. Hurdles, 2 miles.—liauri Gum, Tenby, Cfinard, Nat. Napoleon, Tippler, Narrate. Austral, Steel King, Magazine. St Kilda, The Plug, Solitaire, Kidnine, Rangipunehu, Be volt. Maiden Steepleehase, 2i miles—Silent Friend, Pastime, Sir Athol, Coastguard, Violence, Black Dust, Pescador, Souvenir, Otaieri, Toprail, Natatrix, Hoop-la, Sweet William, How's That. Parliamentary Handicap, 1| mile.— Lotion, Solitaire. Sylvanus, The Plug, St. Kilda. Slaiden, Marino, Dummy. The Miser, Voltaire, Swordfish, Kent, Westmere, Bona Fide, Silver Spec, Crawley, Crimson Streak. Haeata. St rowan. Moonraker, Flying Shot, Porepo, Rainbow. Waiuku. Hutt Flying, 6 furlongs.—Solitaire, Magazine. Marino. Voltaire, Kent, Crawley, Bowshot, Strowan. Revolution, Cheque. St. Kiida, Slaiden, Dummy, Swordfish. Bona Fide, Crimson Streak, Haeata, Moonraker. Flying Shot, Porepo, Waiuku, Prince Charlie. King Wai. Winter Oats Handicap. 1 mile, —Raiubow, Seabreeze, Moonraker, Haeata Crawlev, Bona Fida, Kent, Voltaire, Dummy. ■ Sladen. The Plug. Solitaire, Porepo, Flying Shot, Strowan, Crimson Streak, Silver Spec, Sylvanus. The Miser, Westmere. Swordfish, St, Kilda, Marino, Lotion, Waraku, King Wai. Wellington Steepleehase, 3 miles. Kulnine,Chris,Hopeful, Sir Athol, Booties, Timothy, Narrate. Kaika, Tenby, Cyrus 11., New Year, Tiritea, Otaieri, The Plug, Glengarry, Conscript, Austral, Nat, Canard, Dromedary, Joker. Trial Steeplechase, 2 miles.—Tenby, Canard, Tippler, Scissors, Narrate, Rossall, Ryroo, Conscript, Lank-re. Sir Athol, The Plug. Hopeful, Otaieri, Chris, Kulnine, Revolt, Voile nee, Hangipunehu. Bird. Hunt Club I.ailies' Bracelet, 2 miles.— Dainty, Cyrus 11., Makoiuako 11., Ben Lomond, Spermaceti, Laitaire, Silent Friend. Glengarry, Flirt, Mit/ord. Committee. Venture, Pascador. Forty Winks. Taprail, Natatrix, Daisy Bell, How's That. Hunters' Hurdips, H mile.—Cyms 11., Joksr, tfakonako, Tippler, Bctean,

Byron, Hossrdl. Bon Lorannd, Spermaceti, Sir Athol, Glengarry, Flirt, Mitfortl, Gladstone, CciumitLop, Venture, Pescador, Forty Winks, Violence, Toprail, Bird, Xatatrix. Houpla, Daisy Fell. Hunters' Steeplechase, *2} miles.— Flirt, Tippler, Pastime. Coastguard, Black Dust, Pescador, Souvenir, it ambler, Toprail. Halicore, How's That.