THE TURF IN NEW ZEALAND.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 119, 11 May 1876, Page 4

THE TURF IN NEW ZEALAND.

■ /■/•,.■■•-•.-■- CFrom the Australasian.) In bur last issue we published the first ipetalment of turf news from New Zealand," written by our contributor, " Augur," who has been specially sent over to inspect the various etuda-.- So far as our sgecjal's observation had extended, he has reported on one breeding ■i^u'dj'-iTtt-^whio'lij'-w;^. fpme first-class mares and one §ire of high pedigree, and i v no. 4*u&t, ?s 'th.c, ' scope of . obigervation is extended, : other interesting news will come to hand. 'Those who have had an opportunity of perusing that well got-up yoJlumQ,' the New Zealand Stud S 2?O0&, compiled fey Mr. Charles Elliott, and published at Nelson, have been- aware that a love of racing has long existed among the residents of the Eritwn; of "the iSouth: . But .the' generality of our readers have perhaps been rather in the dark- *on the subject, although "for many years : back hofses 9fj^reat n n^erit,' fired An, Maori land, have /periodically visited Australia, ando/notably, during the last year or two, the names' of Calumny and Lur.line'Have been fa|miliaT in the mouths of racegoers. Manuka, too, came from New- Zealand, a -horse whose performances jfanfe very h)gh } and, who isnow dojng'siud duty in the Western district of this oolony. _„ _^ p ßrusa i o f t jj 6 ]Sf ew Zealand Stud Book, howeyerj even if we bad not had such horses as Manuka, Calumny, and L upline; before our eyes,- shows us tb/at the risl.anders possess blood equal to Any in Australia, and we trust that the r visit of our "special" may to Borne extent lepid^ to '"•]»;' closer alliance . between jue supporters of racing in both colonies, and that we shall have more frequent vißits ? .frpm .New -Zealand sportsmen, and that New Zealand horses may carry off some of the great prises of the Australian turf. The cable now brings us iieariirs to: the islaoda i than formerly, and items of New Zealand news are now published daily. The fast steamers that now run have lessened the time of the voyage» f and consequently the risk- of 'trapeporting , valuable horses, and we may hope that -henceforth we shall find New 1 Zealand horses in trajnitig at Ilattd.wic^ ";\ and Fleinington 'for the meetingVr there .held. Perhaps, also, . a New Zealand horse may be found good enough to win the next Champion Kaoe. The filly that won the Dunedin Cup has a pedigree equal to Kicnmondjfl,- ( o^, jii^ fact, , of any horse' in Victoria^ and the -presence of one or two New Zealand horses in the race would lend an interest to the contest ihat would render- it doubly attractive to the^hqusands who flock to Flemington on NeW Tear'e Day. And perhaps, in view of such a contingency, some v allbv?ance might be extended to horses coming from New Zealand, to compensate in some degree the change of climate- 'and passage, therefrom, the WDrmer climate of this continent having an ibjuribus effect on the condition of animals used to the milder temperature of iNew Zealand— as was found in the cases of Lurline and Calumny, who arrived here at a time of year most unfavorable to the full development of their powers and quality.