SPORTING.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume II, Issue 76, 11 December 1862, Page 5 (Supplement)

SPORTING.

Champion Race.—The entrances for the Champion race, to be run at Dunedin, in March nest, closed on the Ist inst., and Kelson will furnish three horses for the great contest ; namely, Waimea, and Ladybird, from Mr. Redwood s stable, at Hedgeslbrd, and Ultima, from Mr. 11. Stafford’s stable. Waimea, sister to Zoe, the winner of two champion races in Australia, is by Sir Hercules, out of IHora M’lvor. Waimea is now five years old, and in remarkably good form, and likely therefore to take u prominent place in the betting. Last year at Canterbury she ran away from everything slm met on the two first days of the meeting, but tne course was too hard for her, and she suttered so severely in her feet in consequence, that, tor several months afterwards, she was almost a cripple. The mare is now quite recovered, and should she be all right at the post, it will take a good horse to beat her. Ladybird, Mr. Redwood’s second animal, is a four year old filly, by 11 Rarbiere, out ot Moth, and at the Kelson meeting last year proved herself one of the best threeyear olds that ever came out on our course. The filly has thriven well during the winter, and promises to show in tip-top condition, and, should both animals keep right, we shall esteem Mr. Redwood a fortunate man in having two such marcs in his stable, on the eve of such a meeting as Otago will furnish in March next. Mr. Stafford’s mare Lltinia, well known both hero and in Canterbury, promises to show in as good running form as ever, and Mr. Stafford, having secured the services of George Cutts to ride Ultima, there is nodoubt but that the old mare at the finish of the great race, will be “ there or thereabout.” —Eelsffn Examiner, Kov. 8. _ House Stock ron Kelson. —The ship WaferMjf, which loaded in London for Canterbury, was engaged by our fellow-settler, Mr. W. Robinson, to call first at Kelson to land seven valuable horses put on board by him for this province. As the vessel has now been upwards of 100 days at sea, hei arrival here may be looked for very shortly, and we sincerely hope that all the animals shipped will be landed saiely. Three of the seven hoises shipped in tliis vessel were Clydesdales, and the remaining four thorough-breds. One of the former is a remarkably fine colt, which took the first prize for two-year-olds at the last show of the Royal Agricultural Society of England. The sire of this colt took the first for throe-year-olds, at the Glasgow show ot the Highland Society, 1811, his dam being likewise a prize mare. The other two Clydesdales are mares, both, we understand, remarkably fine animal. The four tho-rough-breds consist of two stallions and two fillies, namely;— Diomepes, three years old, by Hesperus, out of Diomedia, (sister to Woathcrgage), by M ealherbit, out of Taurina, by Taurus— Esmerelda by Zingance ; Hesperus by Ray Middleton, out of Plenary (sister to Plenipotentiary), by Emilius, out of Harriet, by Pericles. Goliu.n Grape, three years old, by Barnton, out ol Hop-picker, by Orlando, out of Hopbine, by Sir Hercules—Sylph by Spectre — Panny Leigh by Cnstrel : Rarnlon (own brother to Voltigeur) by Voltaire, out of Martha Lynn, by Mulatto—Leda by P'ilho da Puta—Treasure by Camillas. CoiiONAitiA, brown filly, two years old, by - Sweetmeat, out of Jessica, by Launcelot— Collina by Langar—Lady Stafford by Comus ; Sweetmeat by Gladiator, out of Lollypop, by Starch or Voltaire—Relinda by Rlackloek—Wagtail by Prime Minister. Skvbikd, filly, two years old, by Tcddington, dam Skylark, by Peep o’ Day Roy—Growl, hy Ray Middleton—Rarbichc, by Lapdog, Teddington by Orlando, out of Miss Twickenham, by Rockingham—Electress, by Election, grandam by Stamford. As these animals “were purchased out of the best studs in England, without regard to price, so long as they satisfied Mr. Robinson’s judgment, we ex” poet to see, should they reach us safely, such a lot of horses as never before were landed in a colony —lbid. J