SPORTING.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1056, 1 April 1882, Page 2

SPORTING.

Taloga Bay Race MeetingThe following entries were received on Wednesday last, by Mr W. M. Phillips, the secretary uf the Tologa Bay Club, for the meeting which takes place on t e 10th inst., at Tologa Bay : — Handicap Hurdle Race. Mr Bloom keld’s Lizard. Te Kani Wi Pere s Hero. Mr Bailey’s Luck’s All. Mr John Trimmer’s Sylvio Maiden Plate. Mr Swainson’s R< b Roy. Rabauia’s Tangi. Mr Henry Trimmer’s Fiji. Mr John Trimmer’s Tummy Dodd. Kutin's Wild} Duck. Law a Stakes. Nir John Harding’s i’enguin. Karaurjk s Eaheen. .ALv' uiley’» Luck’s -All. ''' Mr Swainson’s Rob Roy. Mr John Trimmer’s Sylvio. Flying Stakes. Mr Swainson’s Rob Roy. A. Rangiwi’s Kitoa. Mr J. Cannon’s Naughty Boy. Kutia’s Wild Duck. Mr Henry Trimmer’s Kalulu. Sam Gilhiian’s Liza. (From Exchanges.) Saionara (full brother to Spinningdale) met with an accident while being taken out of the train at Melbourne, and received a severe 1 shaking. i Old Swivellcr has broken down in one of i his fore-legs, and is unlikely again to sport 1 silk. Rorv McTvor, the well-known cross-country rider, received a nasty fall while riding a horse named Shadow, in the Tasmanian Steeplechase. Duchess, the erstwhile favorite for the Melbourne Cup, won the Handicap for two and three year olds at the late V.R.C. Meeting, beating The Drummer, Waterloo, and ten others. Darebin suffered two more defeats at the V.R.C. Meeting. In the Grand Stand Stakes he was defeated by Bathurst, and in the Town Plate, which was won by Commotion, he was unsuccessful in getting a place. “ Sir Launcelot” states that Mr W. "Walters recently refused an offer of 500 guineas for the three year old colt by Yattendon—Peeress.

George Williams, the well known Australian light weight, will ride at the Autumn Meeting, probably for Mr Allan McLean, of Napier. Mr Allan McLean, of Napier, has purchased Virginia Water for 500 guineas. It will be remembered that when the stallion Albany, was being taken home from one of the shows in Canterbury at. the beginning of last season he injured himself severely. The old horse has not yet recovered from the effects, and it is considered very doubtful whether he will be of any service again. This is very much to be regretted, fur his stock have been running very well this season, as proved by the victories of both Hilda and Mischief.

The following nomenclatures have recently been made :—Mr 11. Horsford’s yearling Korari—Fallacy filly, Deceit.; Mr G. H. Lees’s three-year-old Tubal Cain—Ace of Hearts colt, Emir Bey ; Mr Tiincred’s two-year-old Albany—Telltale colt, Gabble ; Mr J. Cowan’s two-year-old Tubal Cain—Argossy filly, Argolis; Mr Stephenson’s two-year-old Tubal Cain —Ace of Hearts colt, Taiaroa.

Mr P. Butler lias sold Amazon,by Anteros, for 300 guineas, Io Mr J. Gallagher, of Taupo. The following horses are on their way up from Napier for the purpose of competing in the various races at the Auckland Autumn Meeting ; —Mr P. Martin’s Mischief and Mavis, Mr Reilly’s Angler, Mr Gallagher’s Te Whetu, Amazon, ami Ringapo, Mr Ellis’ Lone Hand, Mr Ruddock’s My Dream, Mr Allan McLean’s Louie and Comet. At the sale of Mr M. Loughlin’s well-known cross-country and hurdle racers, held recently in Melbourne, good prices were realised; Great Western, by Panic, was purchased by Mr T. Chirnside for 560 guineas ; and Sir Peter, by Panic, fell to Mr Wilson’s bid for 500 guineas ; Handy Andy also brought 500 guineas, Mr Hurtle Fisher being the purchaser. “ Tout. Cola,” writing on the horses engaged in the Australian Cup, said of the winner:— Pollio (6st. 51bs.) is always going to do the trick, but never does, an apology being invariably found for the failure. Accordingly, if he chances to catch the judge’s eye this time, I’ll even apologise for my present verdict—which is, “ Can’t stand him.”

In the Hurunui Cup another of the Auckland Stud Company’s horse Anteros’s stock scored a win ; Mr Dunn’s Canard beating a field of aight. The distance was two miles, and, according to the conditions of the race, no weight was to be under twelve stone.

Iroquois will not be mteept.ed in London for the Lincoln Handicap, and Foxball and Sachem are not accepted for the City and Suburban Handicap. Progress made bis appearance, after a long rest, at the late V.R.C. Meeting. Notwithstanding that the son of Angler was as fat as a bullock, he placed a win to his owner’s credit in the Port Phillip Stakes, beating Wellington, Bathurst, and Guinea. The result was altogether a surprise, and the stable didn’t back him for a shilling.

The Ascot Gold Cup has twenty-three entries this year, among them being Faxhall (winner of the Caesarewitch and Cambridgeshire Stakes last year), Iroquois (winner of last year’s Derby), Petronel (winner of the Two Thousand Guineas in 1880), and Thebais (winner of the Oaks). The entries for the Epsom Gold Cup are almost similar. The resuls of these two great races will be looked forward to with much interest in Auckland, as it will show what Musket’s son, Petronel, can do against the American horses, either of whom, to use Jonathan’s words, “ can beat all creation.”

When a bookmaker will offer 100 to 1 a horse should be either a complete “ stiff ’un,” or so completely out of it as to be considered as having no earthly chance ; and yet wo hear of Snyder offering £lOO to a drink about Louie, with no takers ; more fools the backers. 1 would sooner take a 10 to 1 chance any day than a 2 to I ; for if the latter does come off you win nothing, while you always have the long odds going against your pick ; and lately none of the short-priced ones have eventuated. The Agent’s win in the Hurdles at Dunedin was his 33rd since he first made his appearance five years ago at Napier. These include two Grand Nationals (12st 71b each time), Auckland, Canterbury Autumn, and Timaru Steeplechases, &c. The gallant son of Oliver Cromwell is now eight years old. Weston, the well-known bookmaker, paid a heavy penalty for being a considerable epicure. He was just going to eat an apple, when Snyder, a brother book, offered to lay him £lOO to the fruit about Louie ; but Weston cut the apple in two, and offered to take £lOO to the half ; “ all or none,” quoth Snyder, but Weston was, as usual, hungry, and refused. His face, when Louie won, was a perfect picture of woe.

The Napier Handicap run recently resulted in another boil-over, for Louie (against whose ability to win, the proverbial hundred to an orange was offered) succeeded in getting home first, beating Luna, Mischief, and a good field. The performance of Louie was a very good one, for she succeeded in compassing the distance in 3.9, and that, too, after having a race already in her. The winner is by Anteros out of of Tree Deuce, and was bred by the late Mr Mallock, and at the break up of that gentleman’s stud, she was purchased by her presant. owner, Mr Allan McLean, of Napier. It. must, indeed be very gratifying to the Auckland Stud Company, after the many Tradueers Anteros has had, that the horse has so well proved his ability to get “ racehorses.”