Racing Memos.

Manawatu Herald, 25 March 1893, Page 2

Racing Memos.

Complaints have been made that the jockeys in this colony do not observe the fashion: of Jthj?ir« English brethren who are only allowed to ride clean shaved, "We have come across the costume of an old time jockey which was as follows : — " A black velvet cap with long French peakj with a bow of black satin ribbon behind, long hair falling to his shoulders, a white cambric nec'fcloth .of ample folds, tied at the back, al^dg body coat with flaps, wide skirt.'and three buttons at the Bide when it opened, as well as in Iront and behind, knee breeches strapped just below the knee, white stockings aud black' le||her shoes, &c . ' '

At the last meeting of the Mana* watu Racing Club only £10 was offered for the light of selling the ♦ cards.' The Club., kept r thenv and employed Mr Wiltshire tb a^lVthem and they cleared closeon £40 ! '

This from the Adelaide letter in the Sporting Standard : — Held your breath for thirty se,eonds,%for hejre's a long named horse coming. * His title is Pullparrakoor,atarranimina. It is hardly credible that' an owner would give a name like that to a horse, but such is the case, "as he has been entered^ for %\& : hurdles.' How is he ttf'get-bver the sticks with such a name? The bookmakers could not put un witn the selling plater Euhonhaiteeiiyah, and called the NewministeF mare " Annie Rooney '' for'shortv < :Ab regards letters, she is of stunted : growth compared with the War«nia-hturdler, but I'm told they contemplate calling him " Pull for the Shore.". ■ ; v That's near enough," they say. ■■ ■ : -■:• ■ -;r r-i & S|S %i - - . Itiis-qlAimed thtOJt.ihe hoijsftMMn? ChildersTSved ift in^'h^hh^ ~Buke of Devonshire was the fleetest horse that eVer ran in Newmarket or 1 that was ever bred in the world ; lie ran four miles in six minutes and forty • eight seconds. # — -* # Jbclipße the fleefcest^hprse t^t. f ever ran in England &ssv*' Flying VMttters haying never bee^'iseajen v il\ed 'in 1789. His heart i weighed 'itibs: