OTAGO ELECTIONEERING MEETING.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 104, 10 February 1871, Page 3

OTAGO ELECTIONEERING MEETING.

MOUNT IDA COXriOLATIOX STAKES. To "be run for at au early daio au the JVaseby cour.se. Stewards 0- Pitzbuttleaxe, t 10 (Jrowler M Edger, J Wideawake. Judge— Prince Goodman; Treasurer— tt'i 11 Grabaii; Starter—T H E Super. The following nominations have already been received :—• jj ; Squatter, by Bunkum, out of Clatha half-brother to Taieri, a brown folk— " Kan his. maiden race acme two yoars ago at a Naseby meeting' in .-oia'pany with those celebrated district horse's Kyeburn and Chappy. After a deal of jostling by Chappy he was debated uv Commonage, who had always been a,» troublesome customer.

Maori, by tussock, out of Waikouaiti, an iron-grey entire, aged.— \V r eii known I in this district as a useful and spirited animal, but from bis weakness .for the fow or marshy grounds has not ao many supporters an he deserves—being occasionally (from colds) a little slniLy on his pins. Sajrey Gamp, by .Newspaper, out of Sydney.—-A fine old filly, imported ,ljy her present owners to supply the place, of Julius, whose tendency to bob off ,- the course rendered it impossible to run him with any certainty. The severe training that this old'filly has undergone has made her a little fractious, but in the last Electric Stakes she came off a winner, notwithstanding som.e heavy jostling by Telegram, who was, ridden by Bogle. Smileh, by Podgy, out o£ Wakatip, a roan entire.—A line borae to look at, but not to, be trusted. He has lately ' got his. owners into trouble throu»u kicking at Chinamen, ilia Ut race was. at Narrow Town, w.heu he was beaten, by Orton, a. v v ery old favorite in that district. A.t present, he is taking a few preliminary canters at Clyde, where it is expected lie will recover his usu d sleeky appearance, which he had lost during the late severe contest. Heservoir, by Storekeeper, out of Hamilton, dark bro.vu horse.— Thi* js ! essentially a " dark" borse, and well thought of in his own stable. In an occasional trial with II Barbiere he has come off with flying colors. Some littie time since he was savagely attacked by Cornwall, a fiery eheauut, but we can confidently inform our frieudb lie is none the worse.

Spratt, by Brewer, out of, Waikouaiti, black horse.—Not much'known in this district. His last appearance was on the Waikouaiti Course, where he bogged and was ran over by Mills, a very fast young colt.. kpratt is expected to arrive by railway, via Pigroot and Kyeburn, but should the Hound, burn Hill tunnel be completed by next .week he will travel direct. < Old Soldieb, by Hyde, out of Strath- ft taieri, brother to Squatter, a chesn'ut horse.—Well known in, the district: Knows the course well, having been at nearly all the meetings, where hiß Mamy efforts and a good Whip have worked wonder*. We imdejvaauj he I will be pensioned off by his. admirers, I andmav end his days in" a comfortable' loose - box in Uunedin. (sine© * scratched). A CUT-AND-COME-AGAIN, by CrOWU Land, out of Witness, grey horse, aged. —.The performances of this good old horse throughout the Province are too * well known to require comment. It is some years since he appeared in public, in fact be has been turned out on "the "Crown Lands," but aiW feeding j u that luxurious paddock lor a few years he is now restored to his pristine iorai and vigor, and will come to the course as fresh as paint. Toothache, by Forceps, out of Dunedin.—A well upstanding daonle grey horse. Forceps' sire (Last of the [ Kings, by OToole) was imported for Te Kooti by Captain Cook, in the year 1851. Toothache ha# never appear d on any course in this councrv. bur in Victoria tie ran a hard nu-v wit.ii Land Bill, and would have won but for hit* pulling propensities. Peking tail's do;;.. P.S.—Full, particulars of the Gvaud Provincial Handicap for tf.X) sovs. will shortly appear. jp, T„ IS.