NELSON HORSES IN AUCKLAND.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IV, Issue 135, 11 June 1869, Page 2

NELSON HORSES IN AUCKLAND.

" Young- Nick," writing to the Weekly Neivs, thus delivers himself on Aucklaud sportsrncu and Nelson race-horses: — "We have never had a Jockey Club worth mentioning since the military left, and I often wonder how it is that anyone can succeed in getting up a race as all here. Looi, for instance, at what took place immediately after the Selling Race. Misfortune, the winner, was put up by Mr. Alfred Buckland (the local G-eorge Robins par excellence in thes« matters), and she was bought in by the owner at £ao. Then XXX was offered, "and was likewise bought in at £42. Mr. H. H. Stafford, apparently wishing to give Auckland a chance of becoming possessed of a really good horse, theu offered Masenta, and an enterprising sporting public bid as much as £100 for him. I wonder what impressions of the state of -the Auckland turf these Southern sporting men who have brought their horses up here (and who are likely to take them bark again with some very substantial sonveuirs if the visit) will carry away with them. One thing, at least, they cannot fail to be struck with, namely, the utter absence of encouragement; to breeders of first-class horses. Why did not some of our sporting men buy a filly like Misfortune, whose running proves her to be as good a bit of stuff as ever ran on a racecourse? Again, the Nelson people have completely taken the shine out of us not only in the quality of their horseflesh, but also in the condition in which they brought their horses out. Look at Peeress and weep. I may say very safely of Mr. Redwood's filly U at she will make a name for herself in any part of the colonies she may set down upon. And the condition of Magenta — was there anything that Auckland produced that could hold a candle to him? I am sorry that I should have to make these comparisons, but really there is nothing for it but to tell ihe naked truth, and I only hope to see the tables turned next year. I hope also that their success on this occasion will induce the Southern men to pay us another visit, and in all candor I may add that I fervenily trust thnt, if they do, they will be tremendously thrashed by Auckland horses.