SPORTING NEWS. The following are the weights for the TAPANUI HANDICAP. NEW ZEALAND OUP. SPRING HANDICAP. PARK STAKES HANDICAP. OTAHUHU RACES. MAIDEN PLATE. CANTERBURY SPORTING NOTES. CHRISTCHURCH BETTING.-Wednesday. SPORTING NOTES FROM NEW SOUTH WALES.

Otago Witness, Issue 1819, 1 October 1886, Page 22

SPORTING NEWS.

The following are the weights for the TAPANUI HANDICAP.

NEW ZEALAND OUP.

SPRING HANDICAP.

PARK STAKES HANDICAP.

OTAHUHU RACES.

MAIDEN PLATE.

CANTERBURY SPORTING NOTES.

CHRISTCHURCH BETTING.-Wednesday.

SPORTING NOTES FROM NEW SOUTH WALES.

As I have before remarked," this gathering must to a certain extent be spoiled by the racing at the Napier Park Club's meeting which is to be held to-day, several of the same horses being engaged at each place. We are therefore quite in the dark as to what will be left in for the Jockey Club's gathering; but given a run I shall expect to see Pasha win one of the big handicaps; while Musk Rose, Expelled, Salisbury, Normanby, and Marion should run prominently. If Brigadier is fit to go for the Guineas he should land the stake; next to him I like Galatea. The following are the acceptances for the two principal events: —

At the Hokitika summer meeting at Christ mas about £350 will be given in stakes, the best of which are the Hokitika Handicap, of 55sovs; Westland Handicap, of 70sovs ; Open Handicap, of 25sovs; Produce Stakes, of 25sovs; two Hurdle Races, of 35sovs each; and District Handicap, of 25sovs. The Island Bay Park Racing Club have arranged the programme for their spring meeting to be held next month. The stakes amount to over £800, and include the Hurdle Handicap, of 60sovs-; Island Bay Handicap, of 200sovs; Selling Plate, of 40sovs; Hack Race, of ISsovs; Stewards' Stakes, of 70sovs; and Ladies' Bracelet, of 25sova. Secondday—District Han-

RAGING FIXTURES. October 5, 6— Hawke's Bay Spring October B—Cromwell8 — Cromwell Spring October 15— Lowburn Annual October 20— Poverty Bay Spring October 21 — North Canterbury Spring October 21, 22— Wanaka Annual October 22, 23— Island Bay Spring * October 26, 28— Timaru R.C. Spring November 2, 3— Oamaru Spring November 6— Auckland Spring November 9 -Petane Annual November 9 — Taieri Annual Novembers— Maniototq lt. C. Annual November 9— Wangatnri Spring November 9, 10— Wiirarapa Spring November 9, ll, l2— Canterbury Spring November 25, 2G— Ashburton H.O. Spring November 27, 30— Wellington R. C. Spring November 27,30 — Dunedin Spring. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Observer, Albert Town.— The uew rules for billiards are just published ("in theJAuatralasiani, but they are not yet in force in the colonies. Rule 19 says :— lf a player after striking a ball forces either his own or the object ball, or both balls, off the table it connta two to his opponent, whether a score is made or not. If a score is made it does not counb, and the opponent breaks the balls. T. A., Gore.— lt. is quite lawtul, aud is often done at certain stages of the game in order to prevent an opponent from getting through a lone hand. F. R., Maheno.— We were not aware last week that Chancellor was in the district mentioned by yon He will of course have to be numbered arnonff those stallions that have raced most. Chancellor ran in 87 races, won 26, was second in 22, third in 14, unplaced in 25 ; winnings, JE2610. Guy Fawkes started in 59, won 27, secind in 15, third in 9 unplaced in 8 ; winnings, £3230. Le Loup Btarted in 10, won 5, second in 7, tbird in 7, unplaced in 1 ; winnings, £1924. Trump Card started in 9 won 8, second in 1 ; winnings, £1442. Betrayer started in 18. won 4, second in 5, third in 5 unplaced in 4; winnings, £1870. Witako fthat is as near aB we can get to our correspondent's signature).— Such horses cannot run at recognised meetings, but there is no rule against jockeys riding at t hem . X NOTES BY BEACON. The programme for tbefour principal meetings of the Dunedin Jockey Club are now oufc and I have received from the secretary copies of them, as well as a book containing them all bound together. The dates of the meetings, with the amounts of added money are as follow : Date. • Meeting. 'MS November 27, 30 ... Spring... £\mn February 23, 21, 26 ... Autumn '" 3775 March 23 ... ... Anniversary '.'.'. -150 May 34, 2,-.... ... Winter... ... 1125 £0,880 As I stated in a reoent issue, the money value of

the various stakes remains the same as for the paßt season. At the Spring meeting th«> principal stakes will be the St. Andrew's Handcap, of 300sovs; President's Handicap, of 200sovs ; Criterion Stakes Handicap, of 120sovb (for two-year-olds) ; Selling Race, of lOOsovb (for two-year-olds); Trotting Handicap, of 120sovs ; Hunters' Plate Handicap, of lOOsovs (over hurdles); and Tahuna Park Welter Handicap, of lOOsovs. At the Autumn meeting we have the Dunedin Cup, of lOOOsovs ; Champagne Stakes, of 250sovs (closed with 43 nominations) ; Jockey Club Handicap, of 400sovs ; City Stakes Handicap of 200sovs (for two-year-olds); buburban Welter Handicap, of 150sovs ; Forbury Handicap} of 300sovs ; Marshall Memorial Stakes, « I^bovs; Flying Handicap, of lOOsovs; Hurdle Handicap, of lOOsovs ; Tally-Ho Handicap, of 120bovs; and Steeplechase Handicap, of, lpOsovs. At the Anniversary meeting the principal attraction will be the Anniversary Handicap, of lOOsovs; Cliff's Handicap, of 7550v S ; and two Trotting Races of 55sovs and 45sova respectively. At the May gathering there will be the Provincial Handicap, o£ 200sovs; Birthday Handicap, of 150sovs; Tradesmen's Handicap of lOOsovs ; St. Clair Welter Handicap, of lOOsovs • and other good stakes. The Dunedin Cup nominations close on Saturday next (October 9) which will not give distant owners much time to forward their entries. The weights will this time not be declared uritil January 5, so that the handicapper will have the benefit of the Auckland running to guide him, and we shall have a better field of horses than stripped for, the last Cup. As the weights' are not due till then, the date of entry might well have been put off till November. As I have previously noted, the distance of the J.C. Handicap has been reduced to a mile and a- half, and that of the Forbury Handicap to a mile and a-quarter, while that of the Flying Handicap is a mile. There seemed little necessity for these alterations, but they have been made to please owners. A private telegram was received in Dunedin on Wednesday afternoon stating that Stonyhurst had been scratched for all engagements. Among my notes this week appears a letter to an Oamaru paper having reference to the jumping of the Kakanui Olub's date by the Oamaru Tradesmen's Racing Club. This latter club appears to think that they will easily smother the Kakanui body, but from what I know of the Kakanui sporting people, I fancy that they will object to being snuffed out, after nearly twenty years' existence, by a mushroom arrangement such as the Oamaru Tradesmen's Club. No donbt the Kakanui Club will bring out an extra good programme for their next meeting, and as their gathering is always a popular, one among Oamaru and other people it is pretty safe to say that on Boxing Day more people will wend their way there than 'to the Oamaru course. The Dunedin Jockey Club's*. Committee have passed the programmes of the Tuapeka and the Winton Jockey Clubs. Details of the former appear elsewhere, while at the Winton meeting over £200 will be given in stakes. The principal races are the Winton Cup, of 40sovs • Derby Stakes, of 25sovs ; Hurdle Handicap, of 25sovs • Prince of Wales Handicap, of 2550v8; and Flying Handicap, of 25sovs. Rumours have been current during the last few days that the Derby favourite First Lord is not progressing as well as his backers would desire. The fact is that he suffers from a slight enlargement -of the coronet of one of his feet but while it interferes somewhat with his training, it is hoped that his preparation for the Canterbury Spring meeting will not be materially interfered with. Trident was backed in Dunedin for the Mcl bourne Cup on Monday at 100 to 15, staight out. 6 The question of the departure of Nelson and some other of our cracks to Australia has not yet been decided, but from what I hear a few days will see the matter Settled one wav or another. J Mr C. J. Wilson has withdrawn the protest lodged against Mammoc in connection with the Farmers' Steeplechase at Amberley, and the stakes have been paid to Mr Sleightholme. At a meeting of the Tuapeka County Jockey Club held on Monday evening, the 27th, the following programme was approved of: — First day, January 2o— MaideaPlate.of 20sovs ; Publicans' Handicap, 35sovs; District Handicap 20sovs; Handicap Time Trot, 45sovs; Novel Race (handicap), 30sovs; Lawrence Handicap ; 45sovs ; Hack Selling Race, lOsovs. Second day, January 21— Hurdle Handicap, 40sovsFlying Handicap, 20sovs ; Handicap Time Trot 20&ovs ; County Jockey Club Handicap, 60sovs • Trial Stakes, 20sovs ; Hack Selliug Race, lOsovs '• Consolation Handicap, 15sovs. The amount given away in prizes is £390, or £50 more than last year. Mr George Dowse was appointed handicapper to the club. Messrs Solomon and Murrell's offer to work the totalisator on same terms as that of last year was accepted. South Canterbury has sustained a loss in the i death of Mr M. Studholme. The Christchurch j Press says :—": — " He was essentially a representative colonist ; of that class which has constituted this one of the best wool-producing countries in the world. He was a son of a gentleman farmer ; of Cumberland, England, and arrived in the colony at a very early age about thirty-five years ago. He and his brothers took up property in the North Island, but for over thirty years he has been the sole proprietor of the Studbolme run at Waimate. He married a Miss Channon, one of three daughters of a gentleman who died almost immediately on his arrival here. Mr and Mrs Studholme are well known to the older colonists, all of whom remember them for their cordiality and hospitality. Mr Studholme, though not actively engaged in public affairs, took a deep interest in all that was progressing, and his many acts of kindness will, perhaps, be better appreciated now than they were during his lifetime. He was a strong robust man uritil he was internally injured about fourteen years ago by a horse falling on him. Since then he has at times been very unwell, and for the last four or five years has been compelled to give up all kinds of business. This accident doubtless acoelerated his death, whioh took place at the comparatively early age of 55 years. He leaves a widow and a large family, some of the members of which are married. The late Mr Studholme was a great lover of sport, and was for many years judge at the meetings of the C.J.C. at Riccarton. He also took a great interest in the Waimate Steeplechase meeting, which has been for some time held on his property, a large estate in South Canterbury. He was one of the first owners of thoroughbred sires, owning Sir Charles and St George in 1860. He bred Knottingley, a horse that by his dual Canterbury Cup victory proved himself one of the best horses that had been bred up to that date. Mr Studholme owned several ffirst-class brood mares, chiefly of the Spray blood, from which he produced many useful animals, but none of first class. Of late hig stud horse has been Guy Fawkes who baa proved himeelf a useful sire.

At the Obemata races on the 21st inst., the Maiden Plate, of 12sovs, was won by Mr G. Sutherland's Bosco, with Mr J. Condon's Shadow second, Mr W. Cairns' Formosa third. The Trotting Race was carried off by Mr W. Munro's Billy Nutts (scr), with Mr Condon's Forester (lOOseo) second. In the Cup race (says the local paper) one of the most barefaced tricks was . done that could be seen on a racecourse. The horse Speargrass, after the first round was run, crossed th© centre of the course, and, as the other horses were entering the straight, ca^e up i n front of them, and sent Bosco, who was leading by nearly two lengths, off the course. A protest was entered by the owner of Bosco, with the result that the stewards disqualified the rider (H. j Richieson) and the horse Speargrass for the other events of the day. The stakes, however, went to Shadow, who got home first. Formosa wou the Hack Race for Mr Cairns, and the j Consolation Stakes went to Mr E. Hodgkinson by the aid of Donald. During the week some sensation was caused by a reported run on Nelson for the New Zealand Cup, but after inquiry I found that it was all due to the fact of an infatuated backer taking 100 to 10 about him. Present quotations aTe as follow: —

The following pertinent letter appears in the North Otago Times:—"ln your issue of the 20th inst. you have a leaderette in which you , very justly condemn the action of the Dunedin Jockey Club for having jumped the claim of the Oamaru Jockey Club, they having chosen the same day'as that on which the O.J.C. hold their races. .While agreeing with you as to the ungentlemanly action of the D.J.C., I think you might with greater reason have looked at home for a similar example; for whereas the O.J.C. have been altering their dates every year or two, the Kakanui Racing Club have consistently held their meeting for the last 15 or 16 years on Boxing Day, and the Oamaru Tradesmen's Club (which has only been about a year in existence) has also chosen that day for their races; the chairman at their last committee meeting remarking that small clubs have to give way to large ones. I wonder which is ihe large one ! I think, sir, that you, in questioning the propriety of the D. J. Club's action, might also have noticed that of the local club, thereby showing your judgment as being unbiassed.—Kakanui." In the tabulated pedigree of Trident, given last week, Cocoanut's sire was through a typographical error given as " Melbourne " instead of Nutbourne. Since he won the Derby this colt has added to his laurels the O»aven Plate and the Randwick Plate, which shows that he is good at any distance. At present the V.R.C. Derby looks a very soft thing for him. So much is his chance fancied, indeed, that he is being backed over here for it at 2to I. If he wins it he will become an immense favourite for the Melbourne Cup. Sporting men will regret to learn (says the Queenstown paper) that Mr Barnett's Dead Shot, who was to have been raced at the Frankton meeting, died of inflammation on Sunday night last. The Lake County Press treats the question of the new racing rules from a jocular point of view, as thus:—" The metropolitan racing clubs are attempting to force on country clubs the/ acceptance of rules drafted by them, and in one or two cases I have seen the country clubs very spiritedly refuse to adopt them under the threat of disqualification with which the former named clubs accompanied their request. Several Canterbury clubs have combined —no doubt in a spirit of retaliation—with a proposal to disqualify horses and owners facing under the new rules. Some of the city men have designated the action of the ' yokles' impudence; but they must, so to speak, have closed'one orb when they arrived at that conclusion. They cannot at least take in the humour of the situation, which is apparent to the outsider." In the Mount Ida Chronicle the following notes are supplied by "Off Colour":—Mr Fereuson has two horses in hand—Miss Flora and XJhance the trotter. Mr Hall is lightly exercising Jock, and Tioga has been committed to the grass. Flying Fish is in the stable, and will in all probability come up to the scratch at Sowburn. Faust is looking well this season. Mr S. Inder has Gipsy the trotter in fair form; also another one for the handicap. Blinking Boy and his trainer "are doing well, but they have not touched the turf yet. At Sowburn Mr Hall has Little Jane and Adelaide in steady work. Mr T. Foster's Thespis (for the big handicap) and Wanderoo (for the trot) are in good form. At Hyde and Lower Kyeburn there are a few travellers in the stable. Two local racers — fjfeocky and Mabel—have been showing good foot in Dunedin at the Hunt Club's meetings and ' the last races. The following are the latest training notes from the Press:—The weather during the past week has been all that trainers could desire, and as, thanks to the caretaker, the training gallops are in first-class order, some capital work has been.put in by Cutts' lot. Nelson is in great heart, looking well and doing strong work every day. On Thursday he covered four and a-half miles at half-speed with rugs on, and next day was sqnt six miles at three-quarter pace in heavy sweaters, Maligner accompanying him a good part of the journey. On Saturday and the two following days he put in some shorter distance work with Stonyhurst, but at an improving pace. After a serviceable three-mile gallop on Tuesday, in which Galatea finished the last mile and a-half with him, he next day had the sweaters on again, coming about four and a-half miles at good half speed. Maligner and Stonyhurst are getting through very fair work, and so is Galatea, though at shorter distances than the other two, but they none of them aspire to the class of exercise awarded to Nelson. Next to him Tasman is the greatest glutton after work, and he too is thriving on it. He was only treated to steady work on Thursday, but on Friday he galloped three miles at a good three-quarter pace, and was brought home by Hermitage, and next day repeated the dose at an increasing pace. On Monday he had a good sweat, and on Tuesday, accompanied by Argonaut, covered three miles at a good speed, the last half of the distance at a rattling pace. Hermitage is also looking remarjjably well "and thriving on hi 3 work a deal more than ho did last year, but although

he gets through sharp work, not at nearly such long distances as Tasman. Argonaut sometimes accompanies the latter, and at other times takes strong exercies with Peter Osbeck. Mr O'Brien's Derby candidate, who caused his owner much anxiety as a two-year-old, is now standing his work as if he would get through a good preparation, notwithstanding that he has a stilty style of going. Whether Talebearer will stand winding up seems doubbful, but Tit Bit and Artillery are going well and appear in great heart. Their work on the course is of the usual half and three-quarter speed and over fair distances, but they occasionally take their gallops on Mr Butler's private course awayfromthe ken of the tout. Of Mr Sfcead'Bteaui Lochiel aud Moana usually follow one another over distances .varying from two to four miles at a steady pace, the rest of the team only doing slow work. On Friday, in presence of their owner, Chautilly, Sierra, Lochiel, and Moana covered three miles steadily on the plough, and some other members of the team did slow work. On Saturday Chantilly and Fair Nell strided along for about a mile, the filly appearing to have the best of it at the finish. On Monday Sierra was treated to a mile on the plough at three-quarter speed, and next day covered three miles in good form, moving freely and well. On Wednesday Lochiel strided along about four miles at a slightly better pace than usual, and Moana followed suit. Both of these are looking well and seem in good heart, though rather on the light side for so early in the season, and Sierra appears to have recovered her soundness, but, like the others, carries but little flesh. Marion's performance at Plumpton on Tuesday proved her to be in rare nick, and it is not necessary to refer to her exercise gallops. Ray's three-year-olds are doing good work, Torrent appearing at present to be the pick of the basket. They did slow work on Thursday, and again on Friday only with sweaters on ; and on Saturday, after a half -speed gallop of a mile and a-half, Torrent and Longwaist finished a couple of furlongs at top, the former having all the best of it. Torrent and Disowned had a three-mile sweat on Monday, and next day, in presence of their owner, these two, accompanied by Longwaist, covered three I miles steady, when the latter dropped out, and the other two covered the last six furlongs at a strong pace. On Wednesday they were all three sent a striding gallop of three miles, Torrent moving very freely. Of the older portion of the team Winchester and Thunderbolt are the only ones that have lately visited the course, and they have done nothing beyond steady work. Those handsome two-year-olds Enfilade and Engagement are the two finest-grown youngsters on the course, but judging by the class of work they are doing are not intended for spring engagements. Milne is driving the work into Fusilade, and he appears to keep quite sound. He did useful half and three-quarter pace work during the week, and finished up on Wednesday with a good sweat on the plough. Rocket and Mirella are putting in useful work, but Madonna has been eased off during the last few days. Mr Webb has no exercise companion of his own for Ruby, so he generally sends him along with Mr Lunn's Tres Sec, and sometimes with Patrician. With' these two he has been putting in some useful work, and is a decidedly imposing colt. New Brighton races will be held on December 16, and about £250 will be given in stakes thereat. The principal items in the programme are the Handicap Hurdle Kace, Of 4050v6; New Brighton Cup Handicap, of 70sovs ; Handicap Time Trot, of SOsovs ; and Flying Handicap, of 30iovs. The principal stakes of the Ohoka-Eyreton races on November 30 will be the Cup, of^ 60sovg.; and Hurdle Handicap, of 35sovs. Heathcote is to have another gathering on November 1, when the club will give over £300 to be run for, the stakes including the Spring Handicap, of 75sovs; two Trotting Races, of 45sovs each ; and a Hurdle Handicap, of Sosovs. With reference to the two-year-olds that ran at the Plumpten meeting, " Senex " writes : — Lorraine was certainly the most fashionably bred, he being the produce of Apremont and the imported Rataplan mare Maria Theresa, but he was also as certainly the plainest one of the lot, being possessed of a mulish shaped head, and having generally a three-cornered look about him, as if his mother had -been philandering with a donkey. But his quarters are unmistakeably powerful, and as he was a«oodlooking colt as a yearling, and grew out of Wandshapes, so it is quite on the cards that with age he may grow into them again. Kimberley, the other Apremont colt, is none too handsome either,_but he is altogether a better looking one than his half-brother, and notwithstanding that one of his legs has apparently given his trainer some trouble, he looks an all round useful horse and is a nice mover. Ivanhoe, by Python — Bribery, is fairly well grown, but he did not appear to advantage in the matter of condition, and moreover seemed to have inherited some of the wayward disposition of his dam, Vaultress, by Albany from Templeton's sister Miranda, is a fine lengthy filly, with a kindly look about her, and a very even mover ; but she appears to have overgrown herself, and will no doubt shape to better advantage as the grows older. Mr O'Brien's Authentic is a very taking filly indeed, both in her appearance and her movements, and reflects no little credit[on her sire, Hornby. She is of the low set powerful build, with a big middle piece, and although of a cobby sort shows any amount of quality. A good judge of horseflesh told me on the ground that Authentic was wonderfully like what Necklace was as a two-year-old, and that I take it is no slight compliment to the filly. She is not a brilliant mover, and with her daisy-cutting style reminded me very much of how that good horse Kakapo was served in his long distance races with that same creeping sort of action. Authentic was slow in getting away at Plumpton, and the others gained so great an advantage over her at the start that I conclude she was not persevered with, and consequently we do not know of what metal she is made. Northcote, who, stripped a head and shoulders handsomer than any horse in tne race, has placed a winning bracket to Bundoora's credit at the first time of asking, and 1 think it may fairly be said of this colfc that while following the lines of his sire in all his good shapes, he has improved on those where his sire was deficient. His superior condition and brilliant coat no doubt, tended to enhance his appearance as compared with the other five, but even without these advantages I consider that he would still outclass them. A lengthy colt on short, well-shaped legs, with grand back and quarters, he in these points takes " after the contour of his sire ; but, whereas Bundoora was inclined to be flat-sided, Northcote has a barrel as round as a drum, which he probably inherits through Antidode on his dam's side, and. in the graceful setting on of his quality-looking head he also scores a point over his sire. He is a brilliant mover, with an immense stride, and there can be no question that the Plumpton Two-year-old Flutter was won by the best horse. At a recent meeting of stewards of the Foxton Racing Club the programme for the forthcoming annual meeting was drawn up. The

added money amounts to L 345,. divided as follows:—Handicap Hurdle Race, 50sovs; Hack Hurdle Race, 15sovs; Ladies' Bracelet, 20sovs; Foxton Racing Club Handicap, HOsovs ; Stewards' Handicap, 65sovs; Hack Race, lOsovs; Flying Handicap, 50sovs; Forced Handicap, 20.fovs. Patea races will beheld^p November 12, with £160 given in stakes. ThePoririua Jockey Club will hold their Spring meeting on the Prince of Wales' Birthday. " The principal events are the Cup, of SOsovs; Hurdles, of SOsovs; Stewards' Stakes, of SOsovs; and the District Race. At the annual meeting of members of the Masterton-Opaki Jockey Club it was shown that there is a balance in hand of £71. The privileges for the Napier Park meeting realised £127. At the Town and Suburban Racing Club's meeting last week, the Maiden Hurdle Rac», of 15sovs, was won by Mr H. Campbell's On Trial, who beat five others very easily. The Hurdle Handicap, of 40sovs, produced a field of seven, of whom Mr H. Hickey'sPilgrimage (10st41b) was the favourite, and she won comfortably, with Mr W. Birch's Exchange (lOst) second, Mr Hearne's Ravenswood (list) third. On Trial next put i through eight opponents in the Maiden Plate, of 15sovs, and Mr J. Andrew's Little Wonder t beat 10 others in the Pony Race, of lOsovs. A I capital field of 10 weighed out for the Taradale Handicap, of 50sovs, for which Mr H. O. Caultor's Expelled (7st) came in first by several] ler.gths, but he was disqualified on the ground of have gone inside a post, and the stakes were awarded to Mr Hearn's Rimu (Bst 101b), Mr Stock's Kitty (7st) taking second place, Mr S. Wright's Crummy (Bst 71b) third. The dividend on Rimu was the satisfactory one of &14 ss. The Selling Race, of 15sovs, was secured by Mr G. Williams' Miro, in a field of eight, and Ravenswood then won the Ladies' Purse, of 20sovs, somewhat, unexpectedly, from seven opponents, paying a dividend of £14 Bs. The qporfc concluded with the Flying Handicap, of 20sovs, in which Expelled (7st 61W beat Mr W. Dennett's Sylph (Bst), Mr Hearn's Rimu(9st), and seven more. The following acceptances have been received for the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club's .Spring meeting: — \ First Day—October 5. maiden hurdle race, Of 70sovs. Two miles. Owahaoko Kimu Hard Liberty Itaveuswood Volcano. HAWKB S BAY GUINEAS, Of 25050v8. Colts, Bst 101b ; fillies and.geldings, Bst 51b. One mile. Mr J Munn's'blk g Huata, by Javelin—Ura, Bst 51b Mr B Cutts' b f Galatea, by Apremont- Nautilus, Bsfc 51b Capt. Russell's b i" Fardingale, by Cadogan—Crinoline, Bst 51b Mr P F Tancred's cb c Forester, by Puriri—Gossip, Bst 101b , Mr G Stead's b f Sierra, by Apremont—Hammock, Bst 51b Hon B Mitchelson's br f Torori, by Musket —Peeress, Bsfc 51b Hon E Mitchelaon's b c Gremdrne, by Gadogan - Miss Laura, Bst 101b Messrs Duder Bros' br c Brigadier, by Musket— Fungawerewore, Bst 101b Mr T H Hill's eh g Tornado, by Bylong—Policy, Bsfc 51b. SELLING RACK, Of lOOsovs. One mile and a-quarter. The Arrow Deceiver Sylph Rimu Normanby Orwell. i ! !

dicap, of SOsovs; Hurdle?, of 60sovs; Melrose Stakes, of llOsovs; Welter Handicap, of 50sovs; Hack Race, of 15sovs; Kilbirnie Stakes, of lOOsovs. An extraordinary general meeting of the Island Bay Racing Club (the annual meeting having lapsed) was held at Wellington last week. Mr E. H. Goldsmith questioned the legality of the meeting, but the chairman explained that the directors were acting under legal advice. During the 10 months of the club's operations a profit of 7 per cent, had been made. The chairman, referring to the question of the Metropolitan Club, said that the Island Bay Club had adopted the rules and become the Metropolitan Club before the Wellington Racing Club. They had been asked to submit the matter to arbitration, but had declined. I Hhave received copies of the programmes of the Wellington Racing Club's Spring and Summer meetings, to be held in November and February respectively. As I gave the details of them a fortnight ago, there is no occasion to go over them again. At the spring gathering £685 will be given in stakes; at the summer fixture £1500. Nominations for the Wellington Cup, of 500sovs, and RC. Handicap, of 200sovs, close on November 5. In commenting on these programmes a Christchurch paper's Wellington correspondent says: —" It is with regret that I notice that the committee of the Wellington Racing Club have thought it necessary to reduce the aggregate stakes of their Spring and Summer programmes by something like £530. In these days of totalizators racing clubs are prone no doubt to be somewhat extravagant, and last season, perhaps, the W.R.C. were liberal beyond their means. Nevertheless their Summer programme left a handsome profit, and I question if they have not used the pruning shears too ruthlessly on this occasion. To dock £150 off the Cop was a big •come down,' but to reduce the Racing Club Handicap from 300 to j 200 was a much wider leap. An injudicious omission, in my opinion, is that of a Nursery Handicap." j Referring to the mishap to Brigadier, the Napier Telegraph says: —" Brigadier was sent twice round. On coming down the straight ho ! went lame, and pulled up very badly. After being in his box and being dressed down, he went off the course very lame. His trainer said he had only struck his leg, but he looked to be in more trouble than that." j Trickster also pnlled up lame at Napier a few days ago. At the Wanganui Spring meeting on November 9 nearly £400 is offered in stakes, including the Wanganui Stakes' Handicap, of 150sovs; Hurdle Handicap, of 75sovs; and Trial Handicap, Of 608OV8. The annual meeting of the Waikato Hunt Club will be held on October 13, when prizes amounting to £75 will be run for. j

Auckland, September 25. At the Otahuhu races the following were the principal events: —

Contractor ... ... ... 1 Magnesia ... ... ... 2 Matagouria ... ... ... 3 HUEDfcB KA.CB. Tiger ... ... ... ... i Falrplay ... ... ... ... 2 Rawenata ... ... ... 3 SUBURBAN PLATE. Cremorne ... ... ... 1 Orphan ... ... ... ... 2 Victory ... ... ... ... 3 STEEPLECHASE. Rowdy ... ' ... ... ... 1 Falcon ... ... ... ... 2 Wildboy ... ... ... ... 3

By Rata. Christohubch, September 28. Last Friday a number of scribes and sporting men Were driven out to Rangiora at the invitation of the committee of the North Canterbury Jockey Club to inspect their new course and to note their respective opinions on the merits and demerits of the property, now virtually the freehold property of the club, who have by means of the totalisator been able to launch out in a, most elaborate manner. I was not able to go myself, and much regretted the circumstauee that prevented me despite the weather, but having heard the opinions of all those who were there I find that there is an opinion, and. that is that the N.C J.C. have been capitally advised in the formation of their course and the general arrangements in connection therewith. The course itself is situated in or near to the Ashley river bed, and consists of ground very much akin to that of which the old course was formed, but having a freehold property closely fenced in and protected frorajstray cattle, &c., from which the old I course was never free. They have adopted the principle of dressing the course over with a good coating of good soil and clay, over which the seed sown has taken good root, and is making a capital sward. All the other arrangements are in proportion, and with the publicity given to the visit by the press representatives, there can be little doubt that the N.C.J.C. will have a good time of it during this and future seasons. A most acrimonious and useless discussion is taking place in some of the journals here with regard to the action of the Ashburtou Racing Club in an alleged attempt to defy the Canterbury Jockey Club in their action with regard to minor clubs, and I am glad to see that the matter is being taken up with a certain amount of zest in some quarters, and that these attempts to override the authority of the metropolitan club are bearing the fruit they phould, and that the interests of sport will not be sacrificed to the caprices of a few cavilling, cantankerous members of pettifogging committees, who, because they happen to be all in all in their own little Pedlingtons, think they are able to ride rough-shod over the whole universe besides. But (and here lies tho joke) they find they are not supported ; and let us hope they will retire into the shades of respectable oblivion from which they should never have emerged. The Geraldine meetiug commences ere this sees the light of day, and before Thursday it will be a difficult matter to find a sporting man in town, as all are bound South either to-morrow morning or afternoon in order to be in time to see th» meeting on the grand little course, which has so many attractions for 'everyone who has a penchant for sport. Having discussed the matter of weights, &c, with many good sports, I have come to the conclusion that the following will 'win :— Cup— Kingask ; Hurdles— lrish Kinc;; Flying— Athol Daisy; Sir»s' Produce Stakes— Chan filly; and Maiden I'lnte— Hilaud. Books are open on all tho events at the prices I quoted last. week. With good weather the frcraldine Club should have a most successful gathering. Doubles, N.Z. Cur ami Dkhbt are being laid to small amount*. Nel-ou or Pa ■•ha ■with First Lord, 100 to 2V, other ways down to 100 to 1 ; but very little doing.

Mblboubnb Cup and N.Z. Cop. Doubles beginning with Trident, or ending with Nelson, 1000 to 10; any other way 1000 to 5. A good deal of business doing on this double, which has quite supplanted the V.R.C. Derby and Melbourne Cup double, on which very few of the books ,are open. Trident, Malua, and Little John are of fcenest picked for the Melbourne event, conjoined with the most prominent favourites here. , ! I I I | | | 1 i

(Fbom Our Own Correspondent.) , There has been a fair amount of speculation this week on the New Zealand Cup. Nelsoa was backed for some hundreds at 100 to 10, and now 100 to 12 is the best offer, though at that there is plenty of money to be had. Tasman and Pasha have been supported moderately at 100 to 7, and Fusillade, Winchester, and First Lord at a point less. 100 to 6is offered against Brigadier, without acceptance. Hermitage had a backer for four or five huudreds at 100 to 4. Nothing else received- quotable support. The following prices are dbtamable: — NEW ZEALAND CUP. Nelson ... ... 100 to 10 tk 100 to 12 off. freely Tasman, Waitiri, Pasha ... 100 — 7 Spade Guinea, Lochiel, Fusillade, .Winchester, Ruby, First Lord, Brigadier ... ... 100 — 6 Artillery, Derringer, Administrator, Leon, Hermitage, Liverpool, July, Stonyhurst ... ... 100 — 5 Torrent, Alpine Rose,Beresford, Maligner ... 100 — 4 Others, 100 to 3 to 100 to 1. DERB7. There is so little straight-out betting that the following quotations are little better than nominal: —

Others, 100 to 8 to 100 to 5. Wednesday Evening. The horses engaged at Geraldine went down this morning. I fancy Patrician or Kingask for the Racing Club Hanicap and Cup; Kingask for the Maiden Hurdles, and Peter Osbeck or Sec* retary for the Open Hurdles. Galatea goes to Napier to-morrow. Stonyhurst has been scratched for all engagements. His owner was on the course early this morning and it was found the horse could not stand a preparation. Fusilade did strong work with rugs on his shoulders moving grandly. Tasman had a good gallop.

THE AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY CLUB SPRING MEETING. (Br Our Australian Sporting Correspondent " Waerior.") " Time flies." Only fanoy 21 years passingaway since the time I had the pleasure of witnessing Mr Cheeke's Clove, ridden by Frank Martineer, carry off the Sydney Derby. How many good and trustworthy fellows have' passed in their checks since then. Memories of the past re* mind me of many happy faces, some of whom are still living—the veteran honest John Tait, Dr Bathe, Messrs Hurtle and C. B. Fisher, Billy Lang, A. Thompson, J. Coldham, W, Winch, Keighran, Redwood (New Zealand), Blackwell, Harper, W. C. Yuille, T. Ryan, G. Watson, and others. Racing in these days is not what it was then. The scratching of a horse didn't depend upon whether they got their " money on " with the books, such gentlemen being few and far between. Hawking fish; selling oranges in tho principal theatres, boneyard and tinsmith workmen, and shoeblacks was the vocation in those days—not thousand pound bookmakers " vantine to lay." Having the pleasure of representing the Witness, Mr Clibborn, auctioneer and secretary of A.J.G., did me the kindness of issuing a press ticket to the stand, but.with six other journalists I had to be satisfied with a seat in the old press box, handsome Charley and the Mogul of the turf, with a couple of corpulent gentlemen, occupying the new one, much to our annoyance. Olibborn delights in toadyism, and this " Handsome Gbarloy," of the T.C., and' Teddy C, tho banjo performer of Hobartonian fame, come in for all the good things. The secretary and committee of the A J.C. should feel ashamed of themselves for the scant manner in which they advertised and posted the meeting. • Had one not been aware of the Derby day by hearsay and paragraphs in the metropolitan press,' nobody would have known, that a race meeting was being held at Randwick, which accounts for the Bmall attendance of 12,000. There is one thing certain, racing in Sydney will never flourish like that of Melbourne for several reasons. For instance, they have no facilities for conveying 50,000 people to the course; and moreover, they take more interest in Beach winning the championship —as was exemplified on Sunday evening last when upwards of 5000 people assembled in front of the office of the Daily Telegraph—than all the Metropolitans and Melbourne Cups. Take away the Hon. James White, Messrs D. and W. Cooper, Lee, Smart, Osborne, Eager, and Long, and racing could scarcely exist in the capital that can boast of " our beautiful harbour." fc The National Anthem announced to file 12,000 people at Randwick that his Excellency had arrived accompanied by his lovely wife. Lady Carrington was tho theme of admiration. The pealing of the bell for saddling brought me once more into the busy crowd of layers of odds, most of whom were bursting their boilers with a view of being heard calling out the odds—" Two to one, bar one! six to four Caloola! " Readexs, only fancy: six to four about the favourite in a field of 15 in a a hurdle race. SJucb was the case on Satnrday. As usual, the Hurdle Race opened the ball. Caloola was installed first favourite the night previous, and started at almost level money. The race was never in doubt, Caloola winning hands down from Belle Brandon ancl Studeut. In the next event, the Trial Stakes, one mile a'ul n quarter, brought to the post nine three-year-olds, the Robinson Cru?oe black colt The Wreck having a host of friends at even money. The Hon. James White's Chester—Alpaca brown •filly Neophyte—and Mr W. Cooper'sblackßobini>on Crusoe gelding Fernandez fought the battle out between them, tho filly winning by a head, followed by Tho Wreck, Blue Blood, Home Rule, TJch'oirina, Simoom, Coroban, and The Mule. A long time previous to the weighing bell summoniuK the jo"U8, the candidates for the irnpoitflot event of the day were scanned by scores of eager rysp, Tridfint came in for the lion's share, Blairgowrie being next in favour, then the New

Zealand bred Kingflsh. The latter was soared? forward enongh, but the first two could not have • been in more perfect condition. Kingsgrove had no friends, and should never have faced the post There is no mistake about it, the best horse won. From the flag falling to the winning post the race was never in doubt. Acme cut out the running for her stable companion, making the pace a teazer for a mile. Kingfish ran a grand colt. Mr A. Hallyard's five-year-old mare ZSeno defeated a field of 17 iv the Epsom Handicap, one mile, Goldlake second and Leichardt third. Among the starters were Monte Christo, Gorday, Here's Luck, and Kitawa. As I predicted in my last article, Trenton ■when asked to hump 9st 51b in a mile and a-half broke down, and I don't think he will ever run again. Alick Robertson on coming round the turn for home felt that the son of Musket s leg had given way, and consequently eased him off. The poor brute could scarcely walk down the straight towards the saddling paddock. Mr Lamond did a very unwise thing when he sent Trenton for the Spring Stakes, tor the horse had never galloped on the course previous to this event, but had trained on the tan. In my Sydney letter published in the Witness of the 10th ult., the following paragraph appears :— " Many people have hopes of Mr Lamoud pulling through this grand representative of Musket by Melbourne Cup day, but I have not the slightest. Trenton will never be able to hump 9st 51b in the big handicap, but should he be reserved for the weight-for-age races at the V.R.C. Spring carnival and Australian Cup and Champion Race meeting in the autumn of 1887, Mr Cooper no doubt will be well paid for his New Zealand purchase." Twenty-seven horses left the paddock for the Welter Handicap, the Hawksbury Handicap ■winner (Meteor) being served up very warm at 2to 1 against him. " You never can tell until the numbers go up." The son of St. Albans — Deception broke down on the post just as he was winning, and Industry, by Musket, won by two lengths. I need scarcely mention to my readers the breeding of Industry, for as far as the sire is concerned every sportsman in New Zealand is well aware, but as regards the dam, perhaps not. Pearl Ash is now 12 years old, having been bred by Mr Gee in 1874. Lord Clifden is her sire and Potash her dam. She was imported to Australia and put to the stud.

Falser King Hackboy Cino ... lir Audley Naret... st lb ... 9 0 Kuriwao ... 8 10 Lady Ellen ... 6 10. Snider ... ... 7 7 MiasKllen ... 7 0 Laurel ... at lb ... 7 0 ... 7 2 ... 7 0 ... 6 9 ... 6 4-

100 to 10 agafc Nelson 100 — 8 Pasha !00 — 7 Waitiri! 100 — 7 Tasman 100 — 8 Firab Lord 100 — 6 tiuby 100 — 5 Fusillade 100 — 5 Lochiel 100 — 5 Administrator 100 — 5 Artillery 100 — 4 any other.

'»ova. \jiio nine nuu tt-nau i. Administrator Pearl ... Pasha ... Waitari 'Marion..., Strenuous Miss Dargon Musk Hose Oemorne Mystery stlb ... 9 0 Lady Artist ... 8 11 Soudan ... 811 Silence... ... 8 G Salisbury ... 8 2 Normanby ... 7 10 Rivulet ... 7 5 Clyde ... ... 7 2 Psycho ... 7 2 Tornado ... 7 2 Fardingale atlh ... 7 0 ... 7 (1 ... 6 12 ... 6 1C ... 6 8 ... 6 8 ... «5 1 ... 6 7 ... 6 7 ... 6 S

FLYING HANDICAP. Of 12580V8. Six furlongs.

'earl ... 'asha ... Ifcrenuous Jard ... liss Dargon ioudan Inapshot iußk Hose ... 8 12 Silence... ... 811 Psycho ... 8 3 Tornado ... 7 12 Torori ... ... 7 11 Rivulet ... 7 7 Kupi ... ... 7 5 Expelled ... 7 4 Fardingnle ... 7 i ... 6 1( ... 6 II ... 6 X ... 6 II ... 6 I ... S ( ... 6 I

Second Day— October 6. matdbn plate, Ot 60sovs. One mile and a-quarter.

twulefc Sylph fttty Jlyde ?orori >iarama. Hurata Fardingale Kupi Snapshot. Musk Eose Expelled Tornado Orwell British Lion Forester

HURDLE HANDICAP, ■ Of lOOsovs. Two miles.

Jrebus... )enbigh lelle ... )ruid ... Hrecfcor )whaoko ... 12 0 Voloauo ... 11 10 Barb ... ... 11 7 Liberty ... 10 10 Kangaroo ... 10 7 Bide-a-weeA ... 9 7 ... 9 7 ... 9 7 ... 9 7 ... 9 0 ... 9 0

iOso ovs. One mile and a-nal 11. Adminsfcrator Marion Deceiver' ... Trickster ... Silence Soudan Ohoaka at lb ... 9 2 Orwell ... 8 6 Clyde ... 8 0 MuskKose... ... 7 10 Psycho ... 7 9 Fairdingdale ... 7 7 Rivulet ... 7 4 st 11 ... 7 . ... 7 ... 7 ' ... 7 ... 6 ! ... 6

TRAMWAY STAKES, Of 125sov§. Six furlongs.

Bard Deceiver . . . Soudan Snapshot ... Torori Sierra Psycho ... 8 2 Tornado ... ... 8 0 Orwell ... 710 Forester ... ... 7 5 Tamahine ... ... 7 4 British Lion ... 7 3 Fardindale ... 7 3 Huafa ... 7 : ... 7 i ... 6 li ... 6 ... 6 ' ... 6 ... 6 I

First Lord Ruty Galatea, Brigadier Itepo Torrent, Disowned 100 to 33 100 — 20 100 — 15 100 — 12 100 — 10